Envy by:Victoria Christopher Murray By the NAACP Image Award winner for Outstanding Literary Work and national bestselling author Victoria Christopher Murray, who “creates believable women to whom readers will easily relate” (Library Journal), Envy is a novel inspired by the seven deadly sins: Gabrielle and Adrienne are elated to discover that they are half-sisters, but…
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{New Releases} Week 43 (Oct 16-22)
In Too Deep: Station Seventeen Book 3 by:Kimberly Kincaid As Station Seventeen’s rookie, Luke Slater knows his fire and EMS training will be both rigorous and risky, but he never imagined having to partner up with the one woman he wants to keep at arm’s length most of all. Quinn Copeland is as wide-open as…
{New Releases} Week 40 (Sept 25-Oct 1)
Lewa by:Luke Austin “The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian writer “Lewa” (Yoruba for “beautiful”) is about the beauty of black skin. From skinny, wiry bodies to beefed-up…
{New Releases} Week 17 (Apr 17- 23)
The Cut by:Morris Chestnut Transform Your Body in Just 12 Weeks Hollywood leading man Morris Chestnut may be known for his washboard abs and ripped arms, but not too long ago he was in the worst shape of his life – 30 pounds overweight, avoiding the gym, and frequenting the drive-through. Morris turned to celebrity…
{Excerpt} Giving My All to You (The Grays of Los Angeles) by:Sheryl Lister
Before she could set the phone down, it rang again. Her smile faded. Brandon. She debated whether to answer or let it go to voicemail like she had done last night. It rang twice more. She heaved a deep sigh and answered. “I know I’m the last person you want to talk to right now,”…
{Review} Places in My Heart (The Grays of Los Angeles) by:Sheryl Lister
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to focus and enjoy a book. I started this book two nights ago and I’ve carried it in my purse, filling each spare moment with the goodness on these pages. Sheryl Lister has managed to create strong characters who are successful, mildly flawed and real. The…
{New Releases} Week 43 (Oct 17-23)
Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History by:Molly Schiot Based on the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, a celebration of the pioneering, forgotten female athletes of the twentieth century that features rarely seen photos and new interviews with past and present game changers including Abby Wambach and Cari Champion. Two years ago, filmmaker Molly Schiot began…
{New Releases} Week 39 (Sept 19-25)
Fiction A Stallion’s Touch by:Deborah Fletcher-Mello The sweetest medicine Nicholas Stallion’s championship dreams are almost within reach. The star quarterback has lucrative endorsement deals, A-list friends and beautiful women on call…until a play-off injury changes his life. He’s angry at the world—and butting heads with family friend Dr. Tarah Boudreaux. Yet the ambitious neurosurgeon’s unwavering…
