African Saga

Ya'll, let me tell you my story!Glad you could find your way here, and I welcome you to the Sellers Plantation here in the deep south of Mobile, Alabama. I'm anxious to get started with my story tellin,' so, I'm sharin' a little bout the story that I be tellin' to ya'll down below. When I wuz born, I be given the name Gertrude Ida Rollins, but as I be growin' folks just be callin' me Ms. Gertie. I wuz born in Mobile, Alabama in the year eighteen and eighty-eight. Yes, that be a long time ago for most of ya'll, but I thinks it be good to be learnin' bout the history that be comin' before you...

The beloved #1 Essence best-selling authors of Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made now deliver a novel in which you'll meet their most unforgettable characters yet. Carmen, Jewel, and Regina could not be more different. When they meet as freshmen at Columbia University, they're pretty confident that a friendship among them isn't in the cards.

As the Princess of the Black Mayhem Mafia, Dijon has been able to get every heart’s desire…except Rakim Mayhem. Not only is Rakim forbidden by her brothers but her mother too. After seeing the effect loving the wrong man had on her mother, Dijon is determined to not have the same fate. She’s forced to choose between what she thinks she wants and what her heart really needs. Rakim Mayhem lives by a code of honor, loyalty, and respect. Nothing has ever been worth breaking that code…except Dijon Black.

"Captivating, suspenseful & raw. An accurate depiction of life during that time. Incredible!" When Danny Jackson says "the N-word" on his fifth birthday his grandmother tells him their family doesn't use that word, though he's learned it from his father. There's a mysterious grave in their woods, and all he's ever heard it called was "the N-word Grave." Thus begins a family saga and coming of age story as an Appalachian grandmother tries to change her family's trajectory regarding race relations. Danny and Martin Noble Peoples, a descendent of the murdered black man, team up to uncover the ...

Abigail was the last keeper of the house, the last to know the Howland family's secrets. Now, in the name of all her brothers and sisters, she must take her bitter revenge on the small-minded Southern town that shamed them, persecuted them, but could never destroy them.

The year is 1985. Benji Cooper is one of the only black students at an elite prep school in Manhattan. He spends his falls and winters going to roller-disco bar mitzvahs, playing too much Dungeons and Dragons, and trying to catch glimpses of nudity on late-night cable TV. After a tragic mishap on his first day of high school, when Benji reveals his deep enthusiasm for the horror movie magazine Fangoria, his social doom is sealed for the next four years.

Contains the complete Fold series: Thou Shall Not Run, Thou Shall Not Hide, and Thou Shall Not Fear.

What’s done in the dark always comes to the light, doesn’t it? In part two of this jaw-dropping series, Ace's revelation has the family reeling with shock, but Paris is on cloud nine as she finally has the man of her dreams with no interruption—but will her bliss be short-lived as she and Ace struggle with choosing a hard right over an easy wrong? A lucrative record deal promises to bring Majesty the fame and fortune they’ve always dreamed of, but once the money is laid on the table, things take a treacherous detour when Danger’s true motives come spilling forth with a shock-wave ...

Tender-Hearted Cowboy - He was her risk. She became his reward. Sierra Jackson never believed in true love. Raised on broken promises and hurtful betrayals, she swore off romance as nothing more than a trick of the mind. But when her search for answers about her father leads her to Sunset Springs, Texas, she finds more than family—she finds Cody Hardin. Cody is everything Sierra told herself she didn’t need. Rugged, charming, and persistent, the rodeo cowboy sees past the walls she’s built. Beneath her sass and guarded heart, he discovers a woman worth waiting for—and he’s ...

In Black Moses, Gayle brings to vivid life the world of Edward McCabe: the Black people who believed in his dream of a Black state, the white politicians who didn't, and the larger challenges of confronting the racism and exclusion that bedeviled Black people's attempts to carve a place in America for themselves. Gayle draws from extraordinary research and reporting to reveal an America that almost was.

Family over everything – that’s the motto in the Carson family, and no matter how life has tried to tear them down, these five brothers always find a way to put family first – but is it all a lie? They present a united front, but each brother has enough lies and secrets to rip the family apart forever. In this first installment, you meet big brother Ace: the glue that holds the brothers together, but even the most noble man can’t say no to temptation. He’s living the dream, but will his happiness last when his “temptation” decides she wants to be his main? Mason is willing to ...

The Road Beasts: Gator – A Slow-Burn, Enemies-to-Lovers MC Romance 💀 He’s a silver-tongued flirt. She has strict rules. But when hearts and minds clash, will love rewrite the rules? 💀 Joseph "Gator" Zenek has a reputation—charming, cocky, and always up for a good time. As a loyal brother in the Road Beasts MC, he’s never had trouble attracting women. But lately, the thrill of casual flings is wearing thin. He wants something real. Something lasting. Then he meets Tiffany Brigman—fiercely independent, blunt, brilliant, and completely uninterested in his advances. She runs her...

Things ain’t never fair in love, and the harder these Carson brothers try, the more the drama seems to keep coming for them. Lance can’t seem to catch a break as one blow after have him caught between ICU and law enforcement. Just when he’s about to catch his breath, the worst of the worst slaps him in the face: baby mama drama. Tanya, his bitter ex, is determined to have the last laugh – and she’ll burn down anything that gets in her way. Just how far is she willing to go to exact the perfect revenge? The jagged triangle that is Ace/Gianni/Mason continues to prove dangerous to ...

Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. And it is also Cassie's story - Cassie Logan, an independent girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family, even as she learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect.

The year was 1877 and Reconstruction was working until Presidential politics removed the union troops from the South unleashing violent cold-blooded men to pray upon black Americans. Bertha and Tucker were raised in the ways of the Elders: maintain your dignity, know your history, and never compromise your values. Their children were more than sharecroppers. Junior, the oldest, was an astute businessman and new leader. Joan was a teacher. Joseph, the brother, no one wanted to fight. Rose fell in love with the wrong man. Gladys, the youngest, helped Rose through tough times. "If the Elders ...

Nikki hasn’t seen her grandmother in years. So when the elder calls out of the blue with an urgent request for Nikki to visit her in the hills of western North Carolina, Nikki hesitates only for a moment. After years of silence in her family, due to a mysterious estrangement between her mother and grandmother, she’s determined to learn the truth while she still can. But instead of answers about the recent past, Mother Rita tells Nikki an incredible story of a kingdom on this very mountain, and of her great-great-great grandmother, Luella, who would become its queen.

The Road Beasts: Fox – A Gritty, High-Stakes Legal Thriller MC Romance 💀 He’s a ruthless defense attorney. She’s a disgraced prosecutor. A case this dangerous could cost them everything—including their hearts. 💀 Victor "Fox" Cosby built his reputation on two things: winning impossible cases and never letting emotions cloud his judgment. As a high-powered criminal defense attorney and a trusted member of the Road Beasts MC, he walks a fine line between law and loyalty. When his club leader, Cougar, asks him to defend a scientist accused of espionage, Fox knows he’s stepping ...

Jennifer was tired of holding her head down and rolling with the punches. Lawrence had long reinvented himself as a trap king before the young woman could fit into a training bra. A chance encounter forces Jennifer to play a role just to be saved and taught by the man who seemed like he had it all together. Though she becomes transfixed, even after being exposed to the cruel underbelly of the dope-dealing and pimping lifestyle, she’s faced with the task of reinvention now that she’s officially a runaway. Lawrence “Polo” Cree blesses his protégé with a new name that fits with how ...

IThe Road Beasts: Panther – A Gritty, High-Stakes MC Romance 💀 He’s never wanted more than a night. She’s never had the freedom to choose. Now, danger is closing in, and their only chance is each other. 💀 Panther has always been a player—a smooth talker who takes what he wants and walks away before things get complicated. But when he meets Haimari Bhatt, a stunning woman with fire in her eyes and secrets in her heart, something shifts. For the first time, one night won’t be enough. Haimari has spent her life under the control of her powerful family, expected to obey without ...

Armand Blackstone wants very little in life, and needs even less--he's a millionaire in his own right, and scion of the Blackstone Empire. He has everything at his fingertips, everything a man could want--except Jo Dawson. His borderline obsession has lasted for over a decade, and he manages it the same way he controls everything else around him: with icy perfection. Simultaneously distancing himself and yet staying constantly aware of her, he's managed to keep his dignity intact and stay away from the one woman that drives him past the point of control. But now she's at risk, his younger ...