"Life has a sense of humor. So does grief.
Hunter's Cove, Texas has always had a lot to say about Savoy Chandler, as a widow and the woman her mother-in-law spent years deciding wasn't quite enough. What the town doesn't know is that a year after burying her husband, she is still sleeping in his car, still running a gospel radio show she can barely hold herself together for, and still carrying a grief nobody around her knows how to touch. The quiet, dignified version of loss, the one people bring casseroles for, left the building a long time ago. What's left stinks, drinks, and sits outside a pile of rubble that used to mean everything just to feel close to what she lost.
When the life Savoy has been white-knuckling her way through suddenly fills up again with people she didn't ask for and a reckoning she can no longer outrun, she has to decide whether the woman she's been surviving as is the woman she actually wants to be.
The last person she expected to walk back through the door was her husband's ex-wife. And the last thing either of them expected was what they would mean to each other."
"Starting over is more than a song lyric . . .
The last thing rising fashion designer Dayton Royal anticipated when she moved to Necessity, Texas, was managing one of her cousin's taco trucks. But after being skewered on social media for ruining her first famous client's wedding gown and then her estranged mother reaches out to reconcile, Day retreats, drowning in tortillas, salsa, and humiliation. Romance isn't on her plate, until the handsome business owner she's been casually flirting with makes a move.
Single dad Grant Thomas has been smitten since the stunner, Day, walked into his store. Though burned by love, Grant still seizes the opportunity to ask Day out–right before his ex-wife arrives demanding he take their angry teen for the summer, perhaps longer. Unsure if he can balance work, fatherhood and romance, Grant's determined to try.
Inspired by her new relationship, Day becomes a mentor to Grant's daughter and dives back into her dream career as well as indulges her creativity and love of tacos. But can she embrace her new life and family, as well as forgive her mother and past mistakes?
Contains mature themes."
"A second chance could be their new beginning . . .
Balancing single motherhood with twins while managing her sister's second taco truck isn't the life newly divorced Ari Bent dreamed of. But her husband cheated and moved in with his new baby mama so it's the life she has. Determined to make it on her own juggling diapers and taco shells, Ari's working harder than she ever has. When an old friend reappears and needs a job, Ari's torn. He's the man who slipped through her fingers. Will the irresistible eye candy and his innovative taco recipes tempt her, or can she keep her hands to herself?
After his secret engagement with a country music superstar unravels, chef Talent Malone returns home broken, but hoping to open a restaurant. Bumping into Ari jolts him back to life. She's still beautiful and funny, but kinder. She needs a chef. He needs a job. But she's the first woman who broke his heart. Can he trust himself to resist temptation—especially when double teamed by her adorable twins?
They've both sworn off love. Who will cry taco first?
Contains mature themes."
"He needs a marriage of convenience. She can't imagine anything more inconvenient . . .
Paisley Bent is having a day. The dilapidated ice cream truck she dreams of converting to her dream taco truck is next to inoperable, and she can't afford to fix it. The social media show she launched cooking tacos has been poached by her brother-in-law, and just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, Paisley arrives home to find her boyfriend cheating on her. Enraged, Paisley starts to enact some creative revenge, but her public meltdown is interrupted by a hot, handsome stranger.
Everson Loving has a problem, and Paisley might be the solution. To honor his mother, he wants to open a library, but his inheritance is held up due to an irritating clause—marriage. Paisley is gorgeous, sexy, funny, and a wicked talent fixing his favorite food. She's also in desperate need of cash. Can Ever convince her to fake wedded bliss for six months?
They both have a reason to lie, but why does their fake love feel like the truth?
Taco 'Bout Love is a steamy, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy perfect for fans of fake dating, foodie romance, and opposites-attract love stories.
Contains mature themes."
"A searing exploration of femininity and womanhood, Every Black Girl Dances hits the truth-telling mark. Fans of Jayne Allen's Black Girls Must Die Exhausted and Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie will rejoice at the tight writing and honesty.
JC Burke catapulted straight from film school to Hollywood darling, churning out “Black trauma' films that have made her a household name—but at what price?
When she abandons the set of her latest production to flee to her hometown Parable, Texas, JC is forced to reconsider the career that made her a superstar, as well as reexamine her deteriorating relationship with her producing partner, Hudson Pyke.
A romantic connection with high school Media Technology teacher Luke Favors (dubbed The Hottie Professor in a viral social media post) alleviates a bit of the sting from her disappointments, but is Luke enough to keep JC away from Hollywood forever, or will she return to the privilege she turned her back on?"
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