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One sexy Morgan man may have finally met his match in a talented and beautiful young widow. But will their ambitions come between them?When artist Anise Cartier leaves Nebraska for L.A., she's finally ready to put the past and its losses behind her. And she soon finds a welcoming committee in the form of one very handsome doctor, Gregory Morgan. Their attraction is instant. So is their animosity.Gregory is in a fierce competition for a multimillion-dollar medical research grant. The grant will make a new research center possible. . .once the beloved artist community where Anise plans to set up shop is demolished. Soon, it's a battle between art and science--one that neither Anise nor Gregory intend to lose. Can their red hot love survive this heated war of wills?
Acclaimed author Anita Doreen Diggs is a former editor who has drawn on her experiences in the Manhattan publishing world to create this riveting novel. A Meeting in the Ladies' Room is a story laced with intrigue, racial tension, and obsession that leads to murder. Jackie Blue is a hard-working, ambitious, young black editor. She looks forward to her weekly meetings with the Black Pack, a small group of African-American professionals with ties to the industry. These connections have helped place her on the fast track to a coveted executive editor's position, but she still faces an uphill battle against the predominantly white trust-fund babies. When her boss is suddenly murdered, Jackie finds herself in police custody facing her greatest challenge ever. Diggs packs her novel with suspense, sophisticated characters, and a surprise ending.
Author Bettye Griffin pens novels featuring contemporary women trying to make sense of a crazy world. When middle-aged divorcee Emily Yancy moves home to be with her ailing mother, she's not expecting to find romance. But Aaron Merritt is a handsome doctor with all the right moves'except when it comes to the bedroom. Then there's Teddy Simms, her former crush whose only skills seem to lie between the sheets. What will Emily choose'happiness or sexual fulfillment?
Ernest Hill has won critical accolades and an ardent fan base for novels such as Cry Me a River (F0112). Hill's unflinching insight into the human condition is on full display in A Person of Interest. One morning, Felicia is startled to see police at the house of her long-ago lover, Luther. When she learns that Luther's wife and young son have been murdered in their home, she refuses to accept the police's contention that the man she once loved could have committed the crime. "A skilled storyteller."-New York Times Book Review
National best-selling author Angela Winters has earned legions of fans for her tempting tales of passion. This second installment in her D.C. series features the continuing saga of best friends who overcome difficult childhoods to find professional success, but still struggle with chaotic personal lives. As Sherise Robinson puzzles over who fathered her daughter, Erica Kent endures a difficult family reunion. Meanwhile, Billie Carter flounders in the aftermath of a nasty divorce.
A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Brenda Jackson has won numerous awards for her contemporary African-American romances. In Jamaica for a well-deserved vacation, city planner Darcy Owens is stunned by the sight of a chocolate-skinned god in the distance. Upon closer inspection, however, it turns out this dream man is York Ellis, an arrogant ex-cop'and notorious bachelor'Darcy knows all too well. But when her life is threatened, he offers her protection and sparks begin to fly between them.
When Darcy Owens leaves snowy New York for some Jamaican fun in the sun, she isn't expecting to meet the hero of her fantasies. But the sexy, sun-kissed man she sees on her first day on the beach comes pretty close. Until he turns out to be York Ellis, the gorgeous but supremely arrogant ex-cop who thinks she needs his protection - and his passion. But when York looks at Darcy, he knows she's the woman he'd give his life for...
An exciting new contemporary romance series featuring successful men and the women they're determined to win Xavier Whitted, CPA and city council candidate, is excited to get away to the Crystal Coast for his best friend's wedding. He is shocked when he runs into his high school sweetheart there, the only woman he ever truly loved. Dr. Imani Grant is just about ready to open her own dermatology practice when old feelings for Xavier resurface. Imani isn't willing to let him back into her life, until Xavier starts a new campaign: win Imani back-no matter what it takes.
Dr. Imani Grant isn't looking for love. Between the rigors of medical school and the opening of her own dermatology practice, there is simply no room in her life. But when she's called upon--yet again--to be a bridesmaid for one of her best friends, she comes face to face with the man who broke her heart ten years ago. Xavier Whitted may be just as handsome and charming as she remembers, but their knee-trembling kiss on the beach won't change a thing. Except--it changed everything. Now Xavier is back in her life and determined to win her heart. And, though Imani harbors a secret that could put both their blossoming careers in jeopardy, she's finding it harder and harder to keep her distance.
Jealousy, greed, and violent revenge are all at the forefront in this page-turner by Brenda Hampton, the queen of girlfriends' drama. Kayla, Evelyn, and Trina have been on-and-off-again girlfriends for many years, but the lines of true friendship have been crossed, the knives that went into another friend's back cut deep, and trust no longer applies when one woman has an affair with another's man. Once the lines of true friendship have been crossed, will this trio ever be able to regain the bond of loyalty they once shared?
New York Times best-selling author Carl Weber pens down-and-dirty fiction packed with the highs and lowsof characters struggling with family and tumultuous relationships. In this sequel to Something on the Side, two Rubenesque beauties kiss the Big Apple goodbye and launch a new chapter of the Big Girls Book Club in Richmond, Virginia. But this time, the size-14-and-over ladies' club is welcoming a chunky (and very male) player into its ranks'and plus-size shenanigans are sure to follow.
In Tracy Clark's electrifying new mystery featuring Cassandra Raines, the former Chicago cop turned private investigator looks into a suspicious death as a favor to a friend-and makes some powerful enemies . . . Sitting in cold cars for hours, serving lowlifes with summonses . . . being a P.I. means riding out a lot of slow patches. But sometimes the most familiar paths can lead straight to danger-like at Cass's go-to diner, where new delivery guy Jung Byson wants to enlist her expertise. Jung's friend, Tim Ayers, scion of a wealthy Chicago family, has been found dead, floating in Lake Michigan near his luxury boat. And Jung is convinced there's a murderer on the loose . . . Cass reluctantly begins digging only to discover that Jung neglected to mention one crucial fact: Tim Ayers was terminally ill. Given the large quantities of alcohol and drugs found in his body, Ayers' death appears to be either an accident or suicide. Yet as much as Cass would like to dismiss Jung's suspicions, there are too many unanswered questions and unexplained coincidences. Why would anyone kill a dying man? Working her connections on both sides of the law, Cass tries to point the police in the right direction. But violence is escalating around her, and Cass's persistence has already attracted unwanted attention, uncovering sinister secrets that Cass may end up taking to her grave.
