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2381) Diamond
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Being the wife of one of the most respected and feared men in the city comes with an array of perks and Diamond enjoys them all. From designer tags, fast cars and trips to foreign lands, Diamond lives a life that most women only dream of. For Diamond, however, dreaming and wishing is not her forte but when she does, it's a guarantee that her husband, Leon Gator Douglass, will make all of her dreams and wishes come true. When the good life goes sour...
2383) No ordinary love
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"In the 5th installment of The Love, Lies & Lust Series, Octavia and Damon are back and more in love than ever. Together they've seen their share of death and destruction. Now, with the conviction of Octavia's abductor, their lives can finally return to normal. However, there is nothing normal about being a Whitmore and trouble always seems to surface when it's least expected. When the unthinkable happens, Octavia is faced with her most devastating...
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This collection of six gritty tales from the underground is a tribute to the streets and those forced to try to survive them. With tales of slick con men, revenge, a heist gone awry, and more, Robert Beck, the man many know as Iceberg Slim, brings us on a ride through the terrifying urban streets. With the same unforgettable and distinctive prose on display in his other books, Airtight Willie & Me is further evidence that Iceberg Slim was an expert...
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Professional hitman, Almas Branson, is on top of his game. He's one of the most sought after executioners in the business. But after his latest contract killing of Seymour Morgenstern, a senior partner at a financial company that caters to the Mafia, the FBI jumps on Almas's trail and he's forced to lay low. Almas's handler, Ellison Eaton, won't give him any more contracts. But Ellison will give him another job--a hand-picked position as CEO of one...
2386) Dare to ride
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"Marcus Heavy is the founder of the Heavy Sinners Motorcycle Club. They specialize in the drug game, prostitution, blackmail, and murder. You cross any member of the club, and that's the end of your life. Marcus's son, Darius, doesn't want that life. So, Darius gets a college degree and a good job and claws his way out of the hood. The life he's chosen couldn't be more different than that of his homicidal father's--until unknown enemies show up at...
2387) The stone face
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"First published in 1963, The Stone Face tells the tale of a young African-American man who takes refuge from American racism in France, only to find himself complicit in a racist order of another sort. Simeon Brown, a journalist who, as a teenager, lost an eye in a racist attack, lives in his native Philadelphia in a state of agonizing tension, and after a violent encounter with some white sailors on shore leave, he decides to pack up and leave for...
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"We are all familiar with tropes of the horror genre: slasher and victims, demon and the possessed. Bloody screams, haunted visions, and the peddler of wares we aren't sure we can trust. In this young adult horror anthology, fans of Jordan Peele, Lovecraft Country, and Horror Noire will get a little bit of everything they love--and a lot of what they fear--through a twisted blend of horror lenses, from the thoughtful to the terrifying. From haunted,...
2389) The best of Simple
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Langston Hughes's stories about Jesse B. Semple--first composed for a weekly column in the Chicago Defender and then collected in Simple Speaks His Mind, Simple Takes a Wife, and Simple Stakes a Claim--have been read and loved by hundreds of thousands of readers. In The Best of Simple, the author picked his favorites from these earlier volumes, stories that not only have proved popular but are now part of a great and growing literary tradition.
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The GMBAM is back with more drama, murders, deceit and lies. After the loss of Zyira, Beretta and Kemara tried to pick up the pieces. Their wedding is approaching and Kemara is trying to leave the past behind before she becomes Ms. Jones. But every time she gets closer to her happily ever after, a storm strikes and causes havoc on her life. Beretta is the man of the city, with more money. The GMBAM gang has spread. But with more money comes bigger...
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Seeking something she never experienced in her home growing up, Alana Kim relishes the affection and attention she receives from the opposite sex. Men absolutely adore her, but she's unable to return those feelings, which causes problems to arise with a longtime lover. For years, Alana has been content having sex without commitment, and she has no plans to be tied down by anyone. It's not until she witnesses the lives of the ones closest to her changing...
2392) Before all the world
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A mesmerizing, inventive story of three souls in 1930s Philadelphia seizing new life while haunted by the old. ikh gleyb nit az di gantze velt iz kheyshekh. I do not believe that all the world is darkness. In the swirl of Philadelphia at the end of Prohibition, Leyb meets Charles. They are at a speakeasy called Cricket's, a bar that serves, as Charles says in his secondhand Yiddish, its feygeles. Leyb is startled; fourteen years in amerike has taught...
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"In Arcade and the Fiery Metal Tester, New York City is experiencing the hottest summer on record. Eleven-year-old Arcade Livingston can't keep his cool after receiving this suspicious warning atop the Empire State Building: "Things will heat up in all areas to test your mettle." In no time flat, Arcade is tested like never before to use the Triple T token's powerful ways to outsmart a bully, find a place for his best friend to live, and spy on some...
2394) Holiday temptation
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A gift of love: A drama professor works on her playwriting at a cafe where an attractive male barista works. Holiday spice: A Christmas-time tragedy has crushed the holiday spirit of photographer Miranda Lawson. She travels to Istanbul and meets a man who's also looking for escape. From here to serenity: A real-estate developer takes a cruise to Miami on his yacht, and is attracted to his new personal chef.
2395) Null & void: a novel
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Amelia Reid has it all. Married for twenty five years to a wonderful man, Pastor Carson Reid, and the mother to their two children, Aden and Payton. Add on the nice home, elite status in the community and the prospering church which she is the first lady would make anyone envy her. Now that her husband is better after his bout of pneumonia, she can focus on the pending marriage of their daughter. Rowan was the man of her dreams and Amelia was on cloud...
2396) The marriage favor
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"The day Lisara Compton caught her husband in a rather compromising position changed her life in a way she nor her sons ever saw coming. Realizing too late that divorcing him would cause a domino effect of turmoil, she is now forced into an uncomfortable life that she can't seem to stay afloat in. With her eldest son acting out, and a nonexistent ex husband, Lisara feels things can't get any worse. That's until her ex betrays her and their son in...
2397) A reason to sing
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Megan Higgins is still mourning the death of her husband, Jackson, when she first rested eyes on Ryan Oakes. The first time he meets her, he asks her to marry him. He uses his vast wealth to make sure she has to marry him so she can care for her young son, Cooper. Forced into a marriage, Megan knows only her faith in God will help her tolerate the cold-hearted man waiting for her at the altar. But when the FBI begins an investigation, will Megan be...
2398) Rumor has it
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Liza Palmer couldn't be happier when her best friend and sorority sister, Chante Britt, and her closest guy friend, Robert Montgomery, hit it off. And she's beyond thrilled when they announce their engagement. Robert is an up-and-comer running for the North Carolina senate. Chante is a partner at a prestigious law firm. They're a power couple made in heaven--until Liza discovers Robert in a compromising position with another woman. Liza can't possibly...
2399) Perfect pleasures
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World famous MMA champion Zachary Barrett has returned to his home in Phuket, Thailand, and his elite training camp, Revolution. Thanks to his twin brother, a renowned pro trainer in Colorado, Zachary is primed and ready for his next title bout -- but his toughest match may be with the gorgeous sports journalist assigned to write an exposé on him. She's after a well-guarded secret that Zach realizes makes her off limits in every way. But the more...
2400) Thug holiday 5
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Best-selling authors Twyla T, Patrice Balark, J. Dominique, and Dani Littlepage team up once again to bring you this total engrossing drama-filled story, right in time for the holidays. Thug Holiday 5 fast forwards to two years later, unveiling the Holiday sisters along with their Rock Boyz husbands’ lives and how they are adjusting with marriage, family, and careers. In this story, trust is a major issue, relationships are thoroughly tested, and...