American Plays

Legacy Myle’s life takes a dark turn when her mother, desperate to pay off debt, sells her to a ruthless pimp entangled in the world of drugs. Thrust into the unforgiving streets, Legacy quickly learns that the price of survival is steep and trust is a rare commodity. Betrayed and broken, she struggles to find her place in a game where everything comes at a cost. But when she meets Saint — a man who sees beyond her scars and offers her the security she's been denied — Legacy begins to question her path. Can Saint Clark love heal the wounds of her past, or will the shadows of her ...

In this romantic-comedy novella, the sexiest player in the NFL and a small-town librarian prove that when opposites attract, their chemistry can be game changing.

Two siblings investigate the murder of a friend only to unearth even more deadly mysteries in their small town in this page-turning young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games. When Mikky Graves left his small, stifling hometown of Prophets Lake to live with his...

You’ve heard of a womanizer but this is the story of a manizer A manizer is a woman who uses men for own selfish pleasure. She is such a manizer ... she has a new man every week! Jazmere is living her best life. What she wants she gets. She could have any man she chooses but she would much rather get what she can from them and move along. After breaking pockets and hearts of countless men she meets Worth. Worth gives Jazmere a run for her money and leaves her wanting to give up being a manizer. She has never met a man who is not going crazy about her so that makes Jazmere want him even more.

“Louise Hegarty’s genre-splicing debut is a treat—clever, confident, and always surprising, a mystery story that ingeniously escapes the locked room of the genre to take on the biggest questions of life and death.”—Paul Murray, author of The Bee Sting For fans of Anthony Horowitz and...

Kimera Davis finds comfort in dating married men. It's easier that way. Her needs are taken care of, and she doesn't have to give more of herself than she wants to. No messy feelings involved. But when the man she's seeing poses an unexpected question, Kimera quickly realizes she's not the only woman pulled in by his charm. Their new arrangement doesn't require much from Kimera, but she soon discovers someone else is pulling the strings. She's not looking for complications, yet she can't help feeling there's something devious at play.

Four lifelong friends Anna, Casey, Tina, and Mattie escaped to an isolated log cabin hidden within the misty mountains of Chattanooga, Tennessee. What was meant to be the ultimate birthday celebration, and Halloween weekend getaway, quickly spirals into something dreadful. Soon after their arrival, as the sun begins to set, something malevolent within the cabin awakens. When a cryptic note appears on the mantle, the women realize nothing about the cabin is what it seems. Trapped inside and cut off from the world, they’re forced to play a series of supernatural, sadistic games led by a ...

The founders of a respected Silicon Valley advisory firm study legendary category-creating companies and reveal a groundbreaking discipline called category design. Winning today isn’t about beating the competition at the old game. It’s about inventing a whole new game—defining a new market...

A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman Nick Offerman has always...

LaToya Hudson and Simon Gibson were acquaintances during their time at Smith University. However, they became close after several encounters in New York. They started dating and eventually became parents. But due to their busy schedules, they haven't had much time to be a couple, which makes them question their future together. LaToya has always been afraid of commitment because of the issues she experienced with her parents while growing up. Although they are committing to their marriage, it is also due to her father's illness. LaToya is going through a difficult time, with her new job, ...

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel Shirley Jackson meets Friday the 13th in the rollicking, bloody first novel of The Indian Lake trilogy by the master of modern horror Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter...

In God Don't Play, trouble comes a woman's way just when she thinks she's finally got it all figured out. Annette Goode couldn't be happier with where she is in life. She has a good job, a comfortable home, and a wonderful husband and daughter. But tough times lie ahead. Out of the blue, Annette begins receiving anonymous hate mail and threatening phone calls. It seems her life isn't as settled as she thought, and demons from her past surface in unexpected ways.

In the 1880's, an American senator observes, with some perplexity, English country life and all of its social echelons. To add some spice along the way, we follow the romances and intrigues of the flirtatious Arabella Trefoil.

Discover the magic of the Native American flute and touch the hearts of millions! Learn about the culture and delve into everything you need to know to play the Native American flute to enamor everyone around you. With this book as a launching pad, the ancient secrets of the Native American flute will unveil themselves to you. As you work with the practical tips and techniques in these pages, your confidence will soar, and your playing will reach impressive heights. The Native American flute is beyond compare, quite unlike any other flute or woodwind instrument out there. Its ethereal ...

August Wilson in his own words

The Pulitzer Prize winning modern classic of two Cuban musician brothers during the mambo-filled nights of 50's New York from literary trailblazer, Oscar Hijuelos. It's 1949 and two young Cuban musicians make their way from Havana to the grand stage of New York City. It is the era of mambo...

Few television shows revolutionized comedy as profoundly or have had such an enormous and continued impact on our culture as In Living Color. Inspired by Richard Pryor, Carol Burnett, and Eddie Murphy, Keenen Ivory Wayans created a television series unlike any that had come before it. In Living Color shaped American culture in ways both seen and unseen. Now, Homey Don't Play That! reveals the complete, captivating story of how In Living Color overcame enormous odds to become a major, zeitgeist-seizing hit.

NYC, 2013. During late night trips on the A train, we get snapshots of Tyrone's life - his close relationship with his mother, his attempts to flirt with a coworker, Niesha, his job as a bouncer, and his dreams of going back to school. As new traumas accumulate, Tyrone's world becomes as claustrophobic as the subway car, with as few opportunities to exit or change course.

Norah Pettiway spends her life worrying about one person and one person only; herself. After being swooped up by her much older husband and being placed in hip-hop royalty she quickly became acclimated to the world of the finer things with every man, woman and credit card at her whim. One day her insatiable thirst for the finer things takes over and she finds herself not being the main priority of her life. Quickly her life is turned upside down as she finds love for the first time in her life with the hottest up -and -coming rapper in the game who coincidentally is her husband’s ...

When Amy Klasse loses her TV job to a dancing chicken, handsome veterinarian Jake Elliott rescues her with an offer to be his receptionist. Jake just can't resist a damsel in distress, and Amy certainly doesn't mind Jake's charming sincerity. Then, the job-stealing chicken suddenly disappears...