African Inspirational

Sometimes You Can be Broken and Not Even Realize It… Janine believed that if she stayed prayed up, and trusted long enough, love would eventually fall into place. But after years of disappointment, she’s forced to confront a painful truth: her heart has been quietly broken behind faith. Determined to rebuild her life on honesty and God’s guidance, Janine never expects to find safety—and hope—with Marcus, a widowed attorney whose calm strength hides a heart still shaped by loss. As their connection deepens, past betrayals and present dangers threaten to pull them apart. When hidden...

Before the blessing comes the breaking… Mia Monroe has rebuilt her life on prayer, discipline, and discernment. When a steady, faith-filled man enters her world with quiet strength, loving him feels like peace she didn’t have to chase. But when a lie threatens to unravel everything, Mia must confront the one thing she thought she had mastered — her ability to trust her own judgment. As old wounds resurface and hidden biases come to light, she will have to decide if love is strong enough to survive fear, pride, and public scrutiny. Because sometimes what feels broken is simply being ...

Ruth’s beau died - simply because he was a slave.She is determined to help other enslaved people as she assists with the Underground Railroad. Recently freed and illiterate, Ruth is hired to bake mouth-watering delicious bread in a Philadelphia bakery. Her boss Joseph is kind, handsome, and determined to put an end to slavery. She feels emotionally connected to him as they work together for a common cause. His presence is like a fresh splash of spring rain on her parched soul. However, Joseph has plans. He’s determined to make some major changes in his life. He desperately wants to ...

The lovely Juanita Thompson is living a charmed life. She has a loving family and wonderful friends who always have her back. When she meets the saved, handsome, and single new pastor of her church — Joshua Ellerbee — she decides right away that he's a decent individual, who's worthy of leading the flock at Zion Grove Christian Center. However, Pastor Ellerbee unwittingly makes a decision that causes Juanita to lose her part-time gig at Zion Grove. Consequently, her approval of him changes in an instant. Because of his ill-fated move, she begins to suspect that her new handsome pastor ...

Twenty-nine year old Dominique Mitchell is the beautiful mother of an eight-month old baby daughter. She thought she'd married the love of her life when she exchanged nuptials with her baby's father — successful attorney, James Bennett. However, James ends up being both verbally and physically abusive towards Dominique, forcing her to eventually divorce him. Fearing for her life, she goes into hiding. When she unexpectedly runs into Kevin Gates — the boy she'd had the biggest crush on back in high school — she quickly notices that he's not a boy anymore, but a handsome, saved brotha ...

When the night closes in, Heaven draws closer… Chanté Holloman never expected exposing corporate corruption would cost her everything—including her safety. Now hidden far from the life she built, she finds herself under the protection of a man who trusts strategy more than prayer and control more than comfort. Vance Abrams knows how to guard a perimeter. What he doesn’t know how to do is guard his heart—especially when the woman he’s sworn to protect refuses to live in fear and keeps reminding him that God still intervenes in humankind’s affairs. As danger tightens around them ...

Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar Winners, 23 Grammy Winners, 8 Emmy Winners, and 5 Golden Globe Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV) This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical...

Gorgeous, saved, generous… Those are all words that describe Ericka Johnstone, a struggling actress with dreams of making it BIG in Hollywood. But when her dreams finally seem within reach, Ericka comes to realize that all that glitters isn’t gold. She serves a God who has the power to supply all her needs — the desire to have a soulmate included. But when it’s all said and done, will Ericka end up making the right moves that will grant her every single thing that she’s ever yearned for?

Thirty-something, Shawntriece, is a well-paid executive at a Fortune 500 corporation. Her life is practically perfect — at least to her it is. She has a beautiful home, an expensive car, a family who loves her, and two adorable twin daughters to cherish and spoil. However, despite everything that she has in the material world, she's sorely lacking in the spiritual realm. When life throws her a curve ball, will it end up being the chance she needs to find her way back to Christ? Will the relationship she develops with a saved, good-looking, single father grow into much more? Somehow, some ...

Who sleeps or lusts after a pastor? And who on earths wants to be stuck in the shadow of a man, wearing a big hat and sitting in a permanent front row seat where everyone is watching you? Not Destiny! Roderick Prince Strong is just as handsome as he is fine, but I’m just not sure if being a first lady is a part of my destiny. I know that my journey is marked by love and destined by God, but I still have not accepted the fact that I now own, Faith Temple Cathedral…a church. But just as I’m finally coming to grips with my assignment and things are coming together after the death...

Marita is a woman of faith, married to her childhood sweetheart and believing her life is finally complete — until one longing remains unfulfilled: motherhood. When God blesses Marita with the child she has prayed for, the miracle unexpectedly fractures her marriage instead of strengthening it. Left to rebuild her life as a divorcee, Marita learns how to live without romance, relying solely on her faith to carry her forward. But the God Marita serves is a God of second chances. When an unexpected connection begins to stir her heart, old wounds are tested and new hope quietly takes root. ...

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 ...

Brains, beauty, and faith. Forty-four-year-old Angelique Avery has all three. She also has two siblings — two younger sisters — who’ve been married for years, leaving Angelique the last woman standing. Angelique wants a soulmate, too, but her Mr. Right has been quite elusive. With menopause feeling like it’s right around the corner, Angelique has all but given up on ever having a husband and children of her own. When a handsome, charming, and very saved technology executive offers her an exciting job opportunity — all on a silver platter — Angelique ends up doing what she always...

Carmen is a very beautiful sista. She's smart, resourceful, and has a lot going for herself. That all changes for the worse when she hooks up with the wrong boyfriend. Because of bad decisions on her part, she ends up with a broken spirit and a criminal record. Despite all of that, God's still in the blessing business. She's fighting hard to rise above the ashes of her past. Because of her strong faith, humble spirit, and beautiful determination, God might just be ready to hand her the man and the life of her dreams...all on the wings of a prayer.

She was Secretly Falling Apart—Until the Man God sent Refused to let Her do it Alone… Persia Boudin has always believed three things: strength meant self-reliance, love was optional, and control was everything. Then her carefully built life collapses, leaving her financially desperate, spiritually shaken, and carrying consequences she never imagined. Determined to survive without being seen, Persia isn’t prepared for a man of quiet faith entering her life — a brotha whose steady presence feels like safety instead of pressure. As old wounds resurface and truth refuses to stay buried,...

When life shatters beyond repair, God still writes the ending… Anissa Gatling is doing her best to rebuild a life that fell apart. Each day she moves forward quietly, carrying memories she rarely speaks about and a weight in her heart she believes she deserves. The future she once dreamed of feels distant now, like a chapter that already closed. Greg Marston remembers the girl Anissa used to be. Years ago, when they were teenagers trying to find their place in the world, she helped him believe in himself when life felt uncertain. When their paths cross again, Greg sees something in her ...

When Truth Leaves her Broken, Will she Find the Strength to Stand? Denise Carson has spent her life surviving—childhood betrayal, weaponized faith, and the quiet belief that love always comes with conditions. Now grounded in her faith and ready for partnership without losing herself, Denise believes she’s finally found stability with Drew Kennedy—a man who seems steady, certain, and safe. For the first time, marriage feels possible. But when buried truths surface and deception cracks the foundation of her relationship, Denise is forced to confront a painful reality: what happens when ...

"Reed's writing opened all of my senses, allowing me to smell the smells or hear the action in ways some books only dream of." --Black&Bookish.com Review "I was impressed with the author's ability to draw one into the story, and appreciated how she wove her story around such an important, life-changing subject... I loved this novel." --5 Star Review Alyssa Elmore, Reader's Favorite Reviewer "The themes of sisterhood and financial freedom, prominent in the book, are very relevant to many women today. I especially liked how the women stood together and helped each other out when any of them ...

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Goodreads, Essence, Sunset Magazine, SheReads, BookBub, and more! From acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living. Leigh is the last of the...

Nala Carter is a woman after God’s own heart. She’s beautiful, humble, and generous — an all-round good person. But that doesn’t make her perfect. She’s had her demons in her past, yet she’s fought and conquered them. When she meets handsome car dealership owner, Aaron, she’s pleasantly surprised that he has a heart for God that is just as humble as her own. There’s definitely a mutual attraction between the two, but in the end, can a moment of generosity spark and ignite heaven on Earth for Nala and Aaron?