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Siblings Brenda and Brian Andrews think their good looks, money, and charm should afford them the pick of the litter among the abundant singles scene in Atlanta, and they've never been too shy to sample. Unfortunately, all pawns in their single life games aren't playing nicely, nor are they willing to take being manipulated lying down. As though they aren't dealing with enough, the doorway to hidden family secrets is suddenly slung open when their alcoholic, philandering, and often abusive father's body is discovered floating in their parent's pool.

In 1997, Chicago’s street gangs were highly organized, and the Ida B. Wells housing projects were one of the most dangerous in the nation. Two brothers, Carl and Tommy, were born into a world of hell and chaos, fighting every day to survive living with drugs - addicted parents. A child’s innocence was a small price to pay in order to secure the next fix. Abandoned by their mother after their father’s incarceration, they turned to their friend Lucky and joined the Gangster Disciples.

When you’re a djinn, fixing all your problems can be as simple as snapping your fingers. This isn't one of those times. We all have our crosses to bear. The demons of our past haunt the corners of our minds. More often than not, those demons stay locked away, never to see the light of day. Rosie is not so lucky.

After fourteen years in prison, Gerald “Stew Pot” Reeves, age thirty-one, returns home to live with his mom in Parkland, a black middle-class neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The residents are in a tailspin, dreading the arrival of the man they remember as a frightening delinquent. The anxiety only grows when Stew Pot announces that he experienced a religious awakening in prison.

Brenda and Brian Andrews seem to be on the road to happiness with their newfound relationships, but trouble has a way of finding these two sexually charged siblings no matter how hard they try to avoid it. With the introduction of their half-brother Julian in the mix, there's enough scandal and mayhem to spread around. Now, not only do their closest friends have front row seats to the chaos, but they're also entangled in it.

It’s that time of year again, and Zuriah Price is excited to go home to celebrate the holidays with her family. A native of Houston, Texas, Zuriah now lives in Chicago and is in her third year of internship to become an anesthesiologist, and things are going perfect. Great loft, an awesome career, and a doctor boyfriend, Zuriah has all she needs, and falling for another man is not on her Christmas wish list.

Despite a long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion, creating a more diverse bar has been challenging for the legal profession. And this begs the question "why"? Does the profession find itself in the precarious position of having self-imposed barriers in place that work against its best efforts? Are outside factors beyond the profession's control inhibiting progress?

All Jyme Samson wanted was to leave the past behind. When he met Cricket Hooper, his desire to be everything she needed forced him to transform into the real Jyme, the man he’s always wanted to be.

Once infected, the virus shuts down organs, kills nerve impulses, and even reprograms the way we think. The virus becomes us. But the process takes eight hours. If you only had eight hours left to live, what would you do? For Chris Smith, that decision has been made for him. He's infected, and returns home to find the rest of his family undead or missing, save his youngest daughter Maisie. He's never been much of a father, but can he make up for it now in the final few hours of his life and find somewhere safe for her to survive?

The Drew Smith Series features the dark gritty urban capers of a District of Columbia trial attorney. Material Witness is the third in the series. He works to free an innocent man detained in a murder investigation enlisting the help of fellow attorney Edward Miller and TV news reporter Stephanie Gilchrist. The three become ensnared in a love triangle while Smith wrestles with his post-traumatic stress disorder. The team penetrates the Chinese underground human smuggling network and when their lives are threatened, Smith races against time to save them. Material Witness establishes Drew Smith as a seasoned attorney.

Perennial student Elliot James has racked up many degrees and is contemplating another to continue postponing life. When his roommate forced Elliot to find a job, he applied for the secretarial position at Bethel Community Church. But, in a case of mistaken identity, the ranking church officer thought Elliot was the perfect candidate for the open pastoral position. He must become a pastor in a hurry because the church is falling apart. The church needed a jolt and Elliot needed a job.

An Unscrupulous Mind is One Ironwoman Publishing's audiobook preview introduction to the empress of romantic murder suspense, author K.F. Johnson. Prepare yourself to delve into the first four chapters of some of her current releases and get a taste of some of the crazy, dysfunctional, and unscrupulous characters that await you in the audiobook!

A night that was supposed to be a celebration of all her success ended up being a devastating one. The last person Lyric saw before being snatched was Logan. Once she woke up, she was confused as to what was going on until everything was laid out on the table for her. Shocked and scared, Lyric tried her hardest to keep her sanity while being held hostage due to her husband Chadd's selfish actions.

"With the MC fully functional and thriving in New Mexico, there isn’t much to be concerned with anymore. Until Ray comes to me and tells me that there is a problem with the Sarasota chapter. It is me and my brother’s responsibility to figure out the problem and we are more than willing to take a vacation. When we get there, it is anything but a vacation. An old rivalry with a vicious MC has come back. Our job, to handle the problem and we are good at our job. But, when a new woman comes into my life, she could be the Achilles heal of finishing the job."

This book addresses and helps with solutions for many of the key, urgent aims of the Black Lives Matter #BLM movement. Timms shows how all teachers, regardless of their own cultural heritage, can make a difference to African American children, their confidence, their futures from within the education system. Not just in terms of curriculum delivery and lesson-planning (all of which are covered), but also in terms of understanding key cultural and historical issues that affect the students' outlooks and expectations.

Evan Lawston had lived his entire life, all 12 years of it, under the shadow of the Dark Knight. The Dark Knight had reigned with a dangerous reputation of fear and respect. A parent with a reputation like that was great, what every 12-year-old boy should dream of. But you have to be careful what you wish for, because sometimes your wishes come true, just not like you had hoped.

After the duel that was to decide the fate of our reality, Kwen finds that even the best laid plans can collapse into ruin. The brighter tomorrow he fought for brings even more challenges. Having found the courage to accept the role given him, can he now find it within himself to face the darkness fueling the movement of the once halted New Light?

Lina Vandark isn't human. She's an artificial intelligence, and right now she's as smart as a four-year-old child. The engineering team at Vandark Software is gearing up for a major release. Optimism is wild. But there's also fear.

Marcus Redding is a junkologist living on the boundary between the Belt and Mars, hunting for tech from ships of the Pre-Crawl days. Harboring a secret and a chip on his shoulder the size of Deimos, he prefers to be alone. Yet, with his new partner Lashiel, an Ilas hybrid, he has found something that will make him very rich or make him very dead.

This book is also a spiritual guide to help you grow and understand the spiritual world around you. Hearing the Still Voice of God and Being Sensitive to Him is for all ages who are seeking the presence of God at a deeper and more intimate level. Be ready to learn, be corrected, grow, and receive all that God is speaking to us in these last days. Have a humble heart and hear the still voice of God.