African Angels

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK A magnificent new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage—Tayari Jones has written an unforgettable novel that sparkles with wit and intelligence and deep...

She thought hitting him with her car was the worst mistake of her life. Then she realized the mysterious stranger she saved might not be from this world. He looked like sin… but loved her like salvation. When life had her at rock bottom, Heaven sent her a Hood Hero. Meoshii “Jett” Cándida was born with a silver spoon—and a savage attitude. As the only daughter of one of Brooklyn’s most feared kingpins, she grew up spoiled, untouchable, and reckless. But when her father’s sudden death leaves her broke and her mother locked away in a mental facility, Jett is thrown into a life ...

She thought hitting him with her car was the worst mistake of her life. Then she realized the mysterious stranger she saved might not be from this world. He looked like sin… but loved her like salvation. When life had her at rock bottom, Heaven sent her a Hood Hero. Meoshii “Jett” Cándida was born with a silver spoon—and a savage attitude. As the only daughter of one of Brooklyn’s most feared kingpins, she grew up spoiled, untouchable, and reckless. But when her father’s sudden death leaves her broke and her mother locked away in a mental facility, Jett is thrown into a life ...

Jezebel, a sweet, innocent, southern belle, grows up in a home where only perfect exists. A pastor for a momma isn’t easy for her, yet alone, holding in the deepest secrets that she can’t dare expose. Her momma will do anything in her will for her daughter to be a “Saint” and for herself to uphold her perfect imagine. Jezebel is tired of the tortured and trapped soul. She can’t live a day longer with the hypocrite and conniving person she calls “momma”. At the age of seventeen, she is left on her own to fend for herself. As small-minded as she is, she doesn’t know what path ...

In 1940, World War II has begun and the Nazis steamroll the French Army and the British Expeditionary Force. Sophie Sollar, M.D., a Jewish surgeon, flees France and the certain antisemitism the Nazis will impose. Sophie and her cousin, Hélène, hide their identity and open a women's clinic in the far southwest of Tunisia hoping to escape the war. When the Americans invade North Africa, the war comes to Tunisia. An American pilot, Danny Booker, crashes near the clinic amidst the German army and is rescued by Sophie. The escape of Sophie, Hélène and Danny from the Germans becomes a trial ...

New York City, 1929. A sanatorium, a deadly disease, and a dire nurse shortage. So begins the remarkable true story of the Black nurses who helped cure one of the world’s deadliest plagues: tuberculosis. During those dark pre-antibiotic days, when tuberculosis killed one in seven people, white...

For those who wish to decolonize their minds, particularly Black women, comes a thoughtful guide to ancestral veneration, with a focus on the importance of reclaiming African Spiritual practices as an act of liberation. In today's world, there's a notable resurgence in spiritual exploration that...

Pretty, flighty Daisy Devreaux can either go to jail or marry the mystery man her father has chosen for her. Arranged marriages don't happen in the modern world, so how did the irrepressible Daisy find herself in this fix? Alex Markov, as humorless as he is deadly handsome, has no intention of...

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK As the Civil War looms, a young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost in this “poignant story of love, family and friendship [that] celebrates the power of liberation” (People). “An enrapturing tale of survival...

Five years after everything changed, Jett and her unconventional family have finally found their rhythm in New York City. Life feels calm. Normal. Almost too normal. But just when things settle, a surprise hits that threatens to shake up everything they’ve built. As Naz steps back into a normal life, Jett is forced to face what love really looks like now—messy, evolving, and tied to choices that don’t come easy. Between family, loyalty, and unfinished business, the past isn’t done with them yet. Heaven Sent Me a Hood Hero: After the Ball Dropped is a short, heartfelt novella about ...

A piercing short story collection that explores the feverish hunger and dizzying pleasure of girlhood and queer coming-of-age in a small town, from an acclaimed emerging writer “An ode to Black girlhood in all its forms, each story its own messy, hilarious, profound illustration of desire...

It's the late 1980s and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets millionaire drug dealer Quadir and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her house, her car, and the cash. Both of them find...

GOLDEN'S life spirals out of control after a devastating loss plunges him into a world fueled by vengeance and pain. Blinded by rage, he gets caught in the deadly crosshairs of RICH LOC. Navigating a brutal landscape of lies and shifting alliances, he's forced to confront his enemies and the consequences of his actions. Meanwhile, COWBOY is slipping deeper into mental instability, making him unpredictable and dangerous, especially to those considered a threat. Then there's SHIRVETTA, haunted by the ghost of her former best friend Chick. Her vengeful spirit pushes Shirvetta to the edge, ...

This thrilling memoir by a heroic special forces soldier reads like a real-life version of an action movie. It was midafternoon on January 15, 2019, and Christian Craighead was stepping out of the shower. The forty-three-year-old British special-ops soldier was at home in Kenya’s bustling...

“The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed…. This is an absorbing book, beautifully written.” —Wall Street Journal “Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It’s a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero’s self perception...

THE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED SEQUEL HAS ARRIVED! When Jett’s life spins out of control, the last thing she expects is for a fallen stranger to crash into her world—literally. He’s dangerous, mysterious, and fine enough to make her question everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and survival. Naz isn’t just any man. He’s hiding secrets that defy logic… secrets that make him powerful, untouchable, and unlike anyone Jett’s ever met. But power comes with enemies, and Naz has more than his share—enemies willing to do anything to destroy him and anyone who dares love him. ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the third and final novel in an unforgettable series about four friends and the divine intervention that changes their lives forever. Against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage...

A 2025 Audie Awards WINNER | A WOMAN EVOLVE BOOK CLUB PICK | A NORTH CAROLINA READS PICK | A Christy Award WINNER | A 2024 American Fiction Award WINNER | Best Historical Fiction of 2024 (She Reads) | FEATURED IN GMA, WASHINGTON POST, AND ESSENCE | There is only one known queen who truly ruled a...

This Jamaican-inspired fantasy debut about two enemy witches who must enter into a deadly alliance to take down a common enemy has the twisted cat-and-mouse of Killing Eve with the richly imagined fantasy world of Furyborn and Ember in the Ashes. Divided by their order. United by their vengeance...

What if the story you were taught was incomplete? For centuries, the history of Black and Indigenous people in the Americas has been filtered through colonial systems designed to divide, erase, and control. Names were changed. Identities were reclassified. Entire communities disappeared from official records—not because they vanished, but because recognition was taken from them. We Were Already Here explores the often-overlooked connections between Black and Indigenous peoples and examines how race, identity, and belonging were reshaped through colonization, law, and documentation. This ...