A Woman's Intuition: A Love Lesson by Quiana Nicole (Major Key Publishing) (56 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

"Trust your instincts; intuition doesn't lie." A woman's intuition just may be one of the most powerful forces on earth. It's an internal magic that tells a woman when something isn't right way before a man notices anything. In fact, it has been catching men do dirt for years... You have two women in very different situations. Cheyenne has found herself in one debacle after another, and she is at her wit's end when she finds herself unemployed, carless, and almost homeless. She doesn't have a man to speak of, but she is doing ...

Genre: Black & African American

Twice Tempted: Long-Awaited SEQUEL to House Guest! (The Magical Bouquet Book 2) by Edwina Martin-Arnold (32 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

THE LONG AWAITED SEQUEL TO HOUSE GUEST! LIGHTNING DOESN'T STRIKE TWICE, AND LOST LOVE CAN'T BE RECAPTURED... Defense attorney, Samantha Martinson, firmly believes this, and as an intelligent woman, she refuses to make the same mistake twice. Also, Sam knows that oil and water don't mix; neither do defense attorneys and cops. She learned that lesson the hard way when she and her ex-husband, Nathaniel Martinson, tried it and ended up at each other's throats So, when Nate winds up being a witness in one of her trials, she ...

Genre: Black & African American

I pay for p_$$y by Rasheed Carter (GoldPack LLC) (58 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

When Syeda La'sha discovers that Tayonte (Tay) Greene her boyfriend and love of her life has been moonlighting behind her back as a photographer and talent scout for up and coming models. In reality he was scoping out social dating sites searching for new girls to hook up with. Syeda felt foolish for believing that Tay was all hers when in fact he was around for everybody. While grieving Syeda encounters a beautiful stranger. who is brilliant and charismatic. Nouri is arrogant, enormously wealthy, and consumed by power and control. ...

Genre: Black & African American

The Dream Deceiver (The Dream Weaver Series Book 2) by Chantae Oliver (20 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

The Dream Deceiver Book 2 of The Dream Weaver Series by Chantae Oliver * * * Powers are multiplied. Alliances are entangled. Friendships are strained. Love is complicated. * * Just as Rhiannon feels her life is settling into some semblance of normalcy and independence, a new enemy appears. But, how do you fight back when the one destroying you is looking back at you in the mirror? Lilyette fights for her life while fighting for those she loves. Her inner fire burns brighter as she learns more about herself and her ...

Genre: Black & African American

The Wrath of Eve by Sharmaine S (8 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

They took everything from her, and now she was going to get it all back. Eve was going to gain their trust, help them achieve all their hearts desired. And just when life was sweet, she was going to destroy everything, as they did to her. Nothing was going to get in her way, not even love. Not even Henry with his muscles and gorgeous smile. Not even his warm embrace, kindness, and unyielding support. Nothing. She had a plan, and they were not going to see her coming.

Genre: Black & African American

Princess Jaelyn and the Magic Necklace by Howard Dunkley (7 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Meet Princess Jaelyn. She doesn't know that she's a princess. One day, she finds a magical necklace and begins an adventure of self-discovery.

Genre: Black & African American

It's The Game We Love by Brandy Echols (194 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

After being framed for his mother's vicious death, Elandro Tezmont returns home from a fifteen year sentence. While adjusting to his freedom, he finds that his younger sister, Redd, is struggling, his close friend, Daniel, is now a drug addict, and the true murderer of his mother has yet to be revealed. After being ambushed by a group of strangers, Elandro refuses to continue with the disrespect. His life begins to move at a fast pace once his best friend, Trel, introduces him to the infamous Randall Vargas. Randall is the king of ...

Genre: Black & African American

The Bitter Truth: Sneak Peek by Shanora Williams (Dafina) (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition! An upstanding political candidate. A determined stalker. A shattering lost weekend. Now, when his worst secret comes calling, how far will one man's elegant, all-too-devoted wife go to uncover the truth... or bury it? For Jolene "Jo" Baker, the least she can do for her adoring husband, Dominic, is give unwavering support for his North Carolina gubernatorial run. He is not only the love of her life, he's also helping her prove that she's far more than just a pampered ...

Genre: Black & African American

She Stay Paid: A Caught Up in Them Novel Book 9 by Naimah Elise Robinson (8 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Pretty birds with broken wings, Ashanti's and Marchelle's difficult lives had never allowed them to soar. Plagued by trauma and a cycle of hate, they'd hardened themselves towards the world and all others in it before meeting one another. Ashanti and Marchelle had one agenda in this life, and that was to take. They planned to take the bags, the men, and the very life of anyone standing in the way of them getting what they deserved. For them, the world could be a grimy, unforgiving place, and the game they played could be even ...

Genre: Black & African American

Naive To The Streets: A Young Girl Lost With No Guidance by A. Roy Milligan (241 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Will a teenaged girl take the murder case and go to jail for life, or will she rat out her boyfriend... the man she loves so much? Naïve to the Streets is a dark, fast-moving urban drama about a 17-year-old girl with no guidance, besides the advice that she gets from her older boyfriend Ant, who is constantly pimping out Triangle like an underaged prostitute to all his friends. He couldn't care less about who Triangle is having sex with, just as long he is getting paid for it. But Triangle is blind - she is in love. One day, as ...

Genre: Black & African American

The Werewoman and Her Witch: Remember Me by Aunt Georgia Lee (Onyx Lee Publishing) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Hello, sweet dahlings! It's me again, your Aunt Georgia Lee, preparing to tell you the second story in the Sapphic Sojourners of Truth series. Are you wondering what lies ahead? Well, you're in for a treat. This short narrative reintroduces you to our two favorite lovely ladies in this paranormal, steamy romance, Selene Moore and Tala Marlow. Yes, the werewoman and her witch are at it again! This time, we take a walk down memory lane. In the words of Paula Abdul, and in this case of opposites attract, before we can go two steps ...

Genre: Black & African American

Tonight, Tonight (The Cambion Rider Chronicles) by Fannie Price (Platinum Dragon Publishing) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Veronica's and Lachlan's last night together in Chicago is interrupted by a friend's desperate plea to save a gargoyle's life. Tonight, Tonight is an interlude story in the Cambion Rider Chronicles universe, with events that take place after the events in book #1 After the Flesh, and before book #2, Burn.

Genre: Black & African American

The Dirt Eaters by H.D. Timmons (31 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Set in the 1960s of America's rural south, a young African American woman is forced to reckon with her cultural eating disorder of eating dirt.

Genre: Black & African American

Seed On Fire: A Romantic Suspense Novel about Family, Loyalty, and Parenthood (Moore Family Saga Book 1) by Michele Sims (168 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

NOTHING ABOUT THEIR LOVE HAS EVER BEEN TYPICAL. In a world where fantasy and reality collide, Seed on Fire by multi-award-winning author Michele Sims, will take you on an unforgettable journey. Kaiden and Alicia Moore, originally from North Carolina, were enjoying a life full of love and passion. As a young, beautiful, and upwardly mobile professional couple who had made their home in New York City, they were busy balancing their careers with the demands of a new marriage --- which as fate would have it, included an unexpected ...

Genre: Black & African American

Carnival of the Lost (The Cambion Rider Chronicles) by Fannie Price (Platinum Dragon Publishing) (1 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Can Veronica survive a carnival which changes Lachlan into something she barely recognizes? Participating in a rite of passage for mated riders and their dragons, Veronica and Lachlan step out of their reality and into a world of kittens and lost sheep, where guilty pleasures have dangerous consequences. Carnival of the Lost is an interlude short story in the Cambion Rider Chronicles universe, with events that take place after book #2 Burn, and before book #3, Came Back Haunted.

Genre: Black & African American

Duke Prince of Hearts (Yadili Book 1) by Kiru Taye (Love Africa Press) (33 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Duke's life is about honour, loyalty and respect for the business. Nothing else. Yet... One look at Carla across a crowded nightclub, and he breaks his own rules. One night with the seductive woman who calls to him like no other, and he wants to keep her. But... His troubled angel is a mafia princess who lives dangerously on the edge. She plays a desperate prank and sparks a cartel war. Now... Duke is in a high-stakes battle to keep everything he loves. And he intends to win, come Hell or high water. Content Warning: contains ...

Genre: Black & African American

A Search for Love by J.M. Cagle (18 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Hallie Chandler is an African American young woman who has moved to the quiet town of Lake Willow, Connecticut to write her latest book. She is talented as a writer but also a seasoned witch. She buys a rundown house and plans to renovate it. It gets help with the project from a very handsome and eligible bachelor, Fresco Sterling, who also turns out to be a witch. Hallie overhears a conversation about a coven that brings her trouble and threatens her life. Together, with a little unexpected help, they uncover a coven and expose the ...

Genre: Black & African American

Gangster's Daughter by Leo Sullivan (Leo Sullivan Presents) (875 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

At 17 years old, young Kadisha Spencer has the world in the palm of her hands. She is young and beautiful, and lives a lavish life with a wonderful family, and an adorable boyfriend. She is destined for success. She graduated from high school ahead of her class, with Valedictorian honors. She has been accepted to a prestigious college, her dream is to became a doctor. All the while, she was raised in the preeminence of her legendary father, the infamous gangster, Ike "Monster" Spencer. Ike has been retired from the goon life for ...

Genre: Black & African American

First Comes Love (New Castle Book 1) by Lydia Michaels (Bailey Brown Publishing) Price verified 12 hours ago

Passion erupts in this spicy contemporary romance from bestselling author, Lydia Michaels, when the irresistible new neighbor, Tyson Adams, offers his "services" to the shy, single mom on the street. Kat D'Angelo's bittersweet life is about to get decadent. Four years after the scandal of her young pregnancy, Kat has finally managed to come to terms with her otherwise lackluster life. Budgeted to the penny and scheduled to the minute, Kat's highest priority is her daughter, Mia. After being deserted by Mia's father, abandoned by her ...

Genre: Black & African American

Frizzy Tizzy Goes to the Park by Wendy Hinbest (68 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Frizzy Tizzy learns self-confidence. She spends the morning at the park with Mommy and Daddy. She wants to feel like a big girl, so she attempts to go down the bigger slide for the first time in her life.

Genre: Black & African American

Crazy about You: Book 1 (Crazy about You series) by Erica Storm (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

After Micah meets Ian, she doesn't expect to meet another man who will rock her world, but she does, and she falls madly in love with him. Now she has two men who wants her body and soul, and they refuse to give her up. Can she handle two handsome white dudes? Or are they too much for any one woman? But Micah isn't any woman. She's a black woman, and she believes the saying, "Once you go black you can't go back."

Genre: Black & African American

Take the Long Way Home: Sneak Peek by Rochelle Alers (Dafina) (95 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition before the full length novel comes out! From a cloistered 1950s Mississippi town founded by freed slaves to the striking diversity of Paris and Rome in the 1960s and 70s, through Wall Street's glittering Roaring 80s to the present day, this sweeping, unforgettably moving novel from the national bestselling author chronicles one southern Black girl's remarkable journey through some of history's most turbulent decades -- and the four men who challenge her to fight for ...

Genre: Black & African American

FAKE ENGAGEMENT by DRICEY (LADY LEGACY PRESENTS) (105 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Deon doesn't know who she wants, her girlfriend Mya of four years or the one person she has loved her whole life; but didn't know it until they made a deal to a Fake Engagement. They each agreed on the terms for their own selfish reasons, but they would soon realize that they were falling hard in love with each other. The one thing Keven didn't want to do was admit his feelings for Deon, yeah she was his best friend for years but he cared for her more than a friend and when the opportunity came up for him to be in a fake engagement ...

Genre: Black & African American

Matika and the River Lion by Latrice Simpkins (223 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Matika, a young daughter of an affluent and prominent military general, is abandoned by her mother and separated from her siblings during the Lords Liberation Army's raid. She escapes into the menacing jungles under the pursuit of a crazed colonel, who becomes obsessed with her emerging womanly beauty. Matika must contort through a labyrinth of deceit, crafted by her father's enemies, to make a heroic stand using her ingenuity and inner-strength. Will Matika rise above the shadows of obsession, conspiracy, and bloodshed...

Genre: Black & African American

SCANDALOUS AFFAIRS by LADY LEGACY (546 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

AN AFRICAN AMERICAN URBAN ROMANCE AND BESTSELLING SERIES After almost six years, Maceo and Chrissy King marriage could be over with. Maceo has completely ignore his vows. Especially the part, 'forsaking all others.' Cheating is his side hobby, and been faithful doesn't exist. With Maceo being extremely sexy, arrogant, and successful, it takes a strong man to turn down some wet panties. Even though he loves his wife Chrissy, he keeps a sidepiece on standby. He can't help himself. Maceo has a weakness for fine, freaky women. The King's ...

Genre: Black & African American

The Other Mistress: Sneak Peek: A Riveting Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist by Shanora Williams (Dafina) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition! "Shanora Williams expertly drops hints and clues as she spins and twists this psychological thriller, leaving the reader gasping for breath and racing to get to the explosive end." -- Darby Kane, international bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife Perfect for fans of Jeneva Rose and Charlie Donlea, the chilling new book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Before is an insidiously sexy and twisty novel of seduction, betrayal, and obsession about the ...

Genre: Black & African American

Sami Mahogany, Gold Strand (Cincinnati Series Book 2) by Jessica Caryn (Tainted Sweetheart) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Gold Strand Sami Mahogany Williams didn't come from money. She couldn't get anything in this world without having to give up something. Life taught that lesson several times over, so the penthouse at the Gold Strand Hotel and twenty grand in cash were signs that everything was about to go wrong. A veiled threat against her sister will force her to make a deal. Sami was given six days to do it, but she's willing to risk it all. Jamieson Carmichael was the co-owner of Lennox Restaurant but success didn't change him. Family issues ...

Genre: Black & African American

THE DAUGHTER OF BLACK ICE 2 by Shameek Speight (True glory publications) (288 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

After killing her ex-boyfriend's family and kidnapping her Crackhead abusive mother, Faith continues to fight the darkness inside of her and the urges of becoming like her father. While attempting to break free of the family's murderous reputation, her father, Black Ice, intervenes with other plans he has in place for her and life lessons that he feels she must learn. Embark on the journey and enter the world of, The Daughter of Black Ice.

Genre: Black & African American

CHASE A CHECK NEVER CHASE A CHICK by LADY LEGACY (LADY LEGACY PRESENTS) (248 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Romeo, La'Marcus, and Trey are three guys bound by bruthahood since childhood. As children, they grew up poor in the dangerous streets of Compton, California. Growing up poor in a single parent home, they made a pact at a very young age to always, 'Chase A Check Never Chase A Chick'. The young boys started stacking money early, as corner boys, under the leadership of a Drug Lord, gangster, and father figure named Chico. They had a notorious crew called, 'The Compton Hitters'. They were one big family, until Chico was sent to ...

Genre: Black & African American

Tainted Bleu (Miami: Tainted Book Series 1) by Jessica Caryn (Tainted Sweetheart) (21 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Sacha Bleu left her family's Louisiana farm after a series of tragic circumstances. She took a bus out of town, and the final stop was Miami, Florida. Sacha found a place to stay and struggled to survive in a strange city without her family or financial support. She had a job at a local show bar and was attacked one night after work. Sacha was emotionally and physically scarred but alive. She became a successful business owner with help from a family inheritance two years later Sacha tried to adapt to life in Miami but kept ...

Genre: Black & African American

Nightstar Werewolves by Matt Jones (12 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Get ready to howl at the moon and feel your heart race with the exciting new romance novel, "Nightstar Werewolves." Join Jakie as she navigates the challenges of being a werewolf in a world that doesn't always accept her for who she is. When she meets the fierce and dashing Abel at an African American werewolf camp, she can't help but feel drawn to him, despite his intimidating demeanor. As they work together to create a community where werewolves can thrive, sparks fly and passions ignite. But with TJ, their leader, keeping a ...

Genre: Black & African American

Her Billionaire Man TENSION Book1 (Her Billionaire Man Romance Series) by Olivia Summer (32 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Share Your FREE HBM eBook at herbillionaireman.com Hi, I'm Amanda Smith, and I'm sure you remember how my life turned around when my dear neighbor Mrs. Janey died- may her soul keep resting in perfect peace and left her billion- dollar company to her parrot, Boosh, and me, technically. What I thought was a turnaround for the better proved otherwise when I was met with resistance from her grandson, the irresistible Craig Vans. The man was insufferable, and I could not stand him one bit, well except in bed. I told you he was ...

Genre: Black & African American

Martine: Short Family Drama by Kimolisa Mings (12 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Martine Carter has the perfect life. She is a Junior Professor in the Foreign Language Dept. of a community college. She has a loving husband and two daughters who are a handful but the loves of her life, but Martine has a secret. A secret from her past has come looking for her and she now has to figure out how to make him a part of her life.

Genre: Black & African American

This Love is Real the Prequel (This Love Is Real Novella) by tmh writer (Amazon Digital Services) (32 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

They say best friends make the best lovers.. but Sonya wants more... Terri and Sonya are best friends who met during their freshman year of college. Terri wanted financial security, while Sonya had her own career goals. It was love at first sight for Sonya, but it caused Terri to question what she really wanted. But then tragedy struck and nearly a decade passed before Sonya finally confronted Terri and confessed her love. Can Terri overcome her fears and accept the love she craves, or will her past stand in the way? Will Sonya's ...

Genre: Black & African American

The Scribe by A. Bean (The Rebel Christian Publishing) (96 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

In a world where reading is a rare ability you must be born with, there are many who strive to become a Scribe. These are men of great stature, responsible for writing the legends of old. But there have only been twelve Scribes throughout history and the world desperately needs another. There is no shortage of young men lining up for scribal training, but this position isn't earned, it is chosen. The only problem is that it's been decades and a new Scribe still hasn't surfaced... or has she? Amana Hart believes she was born with the ...

Genre: Black & African American

Her Deadly Mistake by Rachel Woods (BonzaiMoon Books) (99 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

As soon as I saw her, I needed her. I just didn't expect to fall for her. But then she tried to kill me. She should have known better. She made a grave mistake. Somebody should have told her that Ben Chang is not the kind of man you f*ck with... I'm sadistic. Twisted. Deadly. Spencer Edwards will learn that I'm not to be played with... I'll force her to do my bidding. Bend her will to mine. She will submit to me... Or else... Her Deadly Mistake, Book 1 of the Ruthless Revenge Romance series, is a steamy dark romance with ...

Genre: Black & African American

Should Have Thought Twice: A Psychological Thriller (The Quiet Ones Book 1) by Tanisha Stewart (415 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

They say to always watch the quiet ones, because you never know when they might snap. Shatina is a young woman with a troubled past and present. She lives in the shadows of her fraternal twin sister, who sucked up all the beauty genes, her best friend, whose seductive charm will sway any boy who listens, and her cousin, who is more than a knockout, but a force to be reckoned with. Shatina feels like she has nothing going for her but her grades and her full scholarship to a four year institution of her choice... until someone comes ...

Genre: Black & African American

The Pleasure of pain: Teflon Divas by Shameek Speight (True Glory Publications) (6,591 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

In this twisted tale you will be introduced to Tess, Iris, Vanessa, Ebony and Bless who find out that The Pleasure of Pain is a true testament that we always want what we shouldn't have. Tess is a strong determined business woman by the day and queen of the streets by night. She will stop at nothing to get the life she wants for herself and her three best friends along with her man, even if it means breaking old bonds and creating lifetime enemies. What she doesn't realize is in the game of cut- throat there are no rules. Bless ...

Genre: Black & African American

A Perfect Day for Rain: A Short Story by Jala Summers (54 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

*** A Short Story *** Liana Harris has always avoided love because of the tumultuous home life she experienced growing up as a child. But after allowing herself to be vulnerable in a relationship with her longtime boyfriend, Brian, she is slowly opening up to the possibilities that a marriage may be able to offer. When she attends the wedding of an old friend, one stormy day in May, she is once again faced with all of the misgivings of her past. This is the short fiction back story for character, Liana Harris, featured in the ...

Genre: Black & African American

Never As It Seems: Never As It Seems Serial Book 1 by Gomer Joseph (342 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

A murdered doctor. An angry ex-wife. A defense attorney must uncover the truth... Defense Attorney Kevin Auguste has devoted his life to the pursuit of justice. An immigrant from Haiti, he has seen first hand the corrupting influence of money and power. Now he fights to be a force for good in his community, and to ensure his children grow up in a better world than the one he left behind. But when late night police sirens disturb his sleepy neighborhood, Kevin is shocked to discover that his neighbor and client, Dr. Delroy ...

Genre: Black & African American

Tender Secrets: The Warner Family Book 1 by Ann Christopher (Blue Iris Press) (790 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

A sexy billionaire with a terrible secret. The vengeful reporter determined to expose it... The Warner Family Secrets. Lies. Undeniable Passion. Billionaire Andrew Warner fiercely protects his family, their fortune and the one secret that threatens everything. Beautiful investigative reporter Viveca Jackson fiercely guards her true motivations for writing an exposé about the Warners. The one thing these two determined competitors never expected? The startling chemistry they experience at first sight... If you love sexy and ...

Genre: Black & African American

GodSend: Out of Darkness, Into the Light by David Wallace (Kingdom First Publications) (82 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Award-Winning Director, Writer and Producer, David M. Wallace proudly presents GodSend: Out of Darkness into the Light, a faith-based anthology series consisting of eight fictional short stories. These stories center around ordinary people and their encounters with God's messengers and fallen angels. Themes of faith, hope, fear, temptation and persecution are explored. TWO NEW STORIES + SPECIAL PREVIEW: 1. Man on Fire: A young boy receives a dire message at his Uncle's wake. This modern day tale is based on The Rich Man and ...

Genre: Black & African American

Seducing Sheri: A Climax Creek Contemporary Short by Kianna Alexander (122 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Is this just a sexy holiday fling? Or is Nick using his sexual prowess to convince Sheri to enter a business deal with him?Or could he be after her most guarded possession of all... her heart?Home for the Holidays... Sheridan Cole works hard as an accountant and financial planner- so hard she's barely had time to sleep, let alone date. She's looking forward to a relaxing Christmas at her parent's home, in the tiny North Carolina town of Climax Creek. But a chance encounter with a handsome man from her past changes everything.An ...

Genre: Black & African American

Claiming You (A Lennox In Love Book 1) by Tina Martin (384 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

A Standalone Novella At 39, Remington (Remy) Lennox married Emory McNeil. They've been friends for two years - married for one of those years. He told her the marriage was strictly for business reasons and that they'd keep it between themselves while remaining friends. That the rest of the Lennox family doesn't have to know. What he doesn't tell Emory is, he's deeply in love with her. She thinks they're only friends, but he worships the ground she walks on. Still, he keeps his feelings at bay, that is until he feels like his ...

Genre: Black & African American

Griot: A Chapbook by the Nia Centre for the Arts, Black Pen Writing Workshop by Yvvana Yeboah Duku (Knopf Canada) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Nia Centre for the Arts is a Toronto-based charity that supports, promotes, and showcases art from across the Afro-Diaspora. We build the creative capacity of our community and support the development of a healthy identity in young people through artistic development, mentorship and employment opportunities. We are a platform for the arts that is rooted in the diversity of Black-Canadian experiences. In 2021, we hand-selected six emerging writers to participate in the Black Pen writing intensive program. The writers in this ...

Genre: Black & African American

Fatal Jealousy (The Black Widows Book 1) by Christina OW (88 Reviews)    Price verified 14 minutes ago

Twins Ellsa and Ellie are completely different in character, personality, taste and interests. Apart from the striking resemblance to each other, they share the one thing siblings shouldn't. The same taste in men. Carson is interested in only one of them. He is pulled by Ellie's passion for love and art, and most importantly, him. What starts as a sexual chase, ends with his permanent retirement from bachelorhood. But their love story is not a smooth one. Ellie is implicated in the brutal murders of her ex-boyfriends, and Carson is ...

Genre: Black & African American

Hold On To Me: Love Rekindled (Candle Light Book 2) by Christina OW (118 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Sandra suffers a tragedy that is quickly followed by a divorce. She never thought anything could hurt as much as losing her sister Kristy, God was she wrong. Completely deflated and defeated, comfort comes from a man she'd spent years avoiding, Ronald. Would he be the one to save her from her pain, or would he cause her more?

Genre: Black & African American

Rich & Petty by Keesh Washington (Felony Books) (87 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Atlanta native Phaedra Hodges wrote a New York Times bestselling novel called "Petty" about the sensationalized disappearance of her husband, Isaiah Hodges. The media accused her of killing her husband and his mistress, but because of a lack of evidence she was never brought to trial. Free and rich, all she wants now is a man to love her for who she really is. So she unleashes all of her pent up sexual desires on a bunch of young men around the A. Until she meets Rayshawn Meeks and Faheem Mathis, two wealthy men with great skills in ...

Genre: Black & African American

The Orchard Inn: An Interracial Romance (Orchard Inn Romance Series Book 1) by A. M. Kusi (Our Peaceful Family) (397 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

She's hiding from her past. He's looking for his future. Will they take a chance on a love neither expected... Ella lives in constant fear. After seven years of concealing her whereabouts from an abusive ex, she gets an opportunity for a fresh start when one of the few men she trusts leaves her a charming inn. When a mysterious, charming guest tempts her to open her heart again, she fears the scars from the past will keep her from anything close to love. ?Hardworking and successful, River has always wondered if something's missing ...

Genre: Black & African American

Mash Up (Love & Reggae Book 1) by Nia Arthurs (81 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Music is his life. Until he meets Izzy. When it comes to music, Jace Kelly lives by his own rules. He's a talented, reggae-jamming, non-weed smoking white boy. Reggae is imprinted in his identity and, despite his parent's disappointment, Jace can't stop the reggae jam. He's focused on making it big and nothing can distract him. Until he meets her. Izzy Daniels is one of a kind. She's gorgeous and smart and has the biting wit of a girl twice her age. Jace knows that what he feels for her is love... he just has to convince Izzy to ...

Genre: Black & African American

In the Face of the Sun: Sneak Peek by Denny S. Bryce (8 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition of Denny S. Bryce's riveting new historical saga. A candy-apple red Ford Mustang is parked outside my building. Unmistakable. My Aunt Daisy, the driver, is an audacious woman that no one in our family actually speaks to. They only speak about her -- and not glowingly. Still, she is part of my escape plan... 1928, Los Angeles: The newly-built Hotel Somerville is the hotspot for the city's glittering African-American elite. It embodies prosperity and dreams of equality ...

Genre: Black & African American

Re-emergence : Book One of The Surviving The Blaze Series by Copper Smith (Copper Sky Publishing) (25 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

When a mysterious fire scorches the earth and brings the population close to zero, Michael Nash finds himself alone in a world exploding with chaos, violence and lawlessness. His wife is gone, perhaps dead. His friends, family, neighbors have also disappeared, victims of random violence and stray animals that have mutated into savage beasts. And the biggest threat of all: the patrollers. Patrollers are re-animated humans, hand-crafted into unstoppable killing machines. Protected by steel armor and guided by the instructions of ...

Genre: Black & African American

STATUS by Jordan Belcher (Felony Books) (862 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

In social media, nothing is what it seems... STATUS by Jordan Belcher Tyesha Fenty is a beautiful 22-year-old mother of one very precocious little girl -- and an unashamed internet addict. Between taking care of her daughter and posting updates about her life via the Web, Tyesha stresses over love and family. The father of her child is a spiritually devout drug dealer named Rodrick Al-Bashir who has a thing for other women. And her mother, Velma Fenty, is a widowed hoarder on the verge of losing her house. Stalking is the least ...

Genre: Black & African American

Dear Morenike: The Sequel to Dear Obajimi by Sharon Abimbola Salu (PublishDrive) (24 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Set in the '90s, this sequel to Dear Obajimi is told from the perspective of the missing spouse. In 1998, the same year Morenike writes to her husband, Obajimi pens one long letter in response. His letter examines his own point of view of their marriage, dwelling on issues of identity, love, trust and commitment. Ultimately, he answers the question Morenike, his now estranged wife, asked in her final letter. Told in the voice of the husband, this short story explores the challenges that threaten the fragile relationship of a ...

Genre: Black & African American

Magic in the Mud Show: A Historical Fantasy Novella (Neva Freeman) by Nick Wisseman (36 Reviews)    Price verified 45 minutes ago

A famous circus. A sick elephant. A dead artist encased in wax. What does it all mean? Neva, a bone-bending dancer, isn't sure. But she needs to find out before she ends up in wax herself. Magic in the Mud Show takes place in the Barnum & Bailey circus of 1892. The story was first published in the Winter 2020 issue of The Colored Lens and serves as a prequel to Witch in the White City.

Genre: Black & African American

THAT CRAZY WEEKEND: An Urban/Christian Novel (The Phat Five Book 1) by D.A. Bourne (61 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Teddy is living college life with his newfound faith and girlfriend Janet. He used to be an active clubber and always looked forward to the annual Jam Fest, but his priorities have changed. However, as the Jam Fest weekend is approaching, his four best friends have no idea that Teddy is a Christian. Ajani is a drug dealer trying to leave the lifestyle. Eros is a proud player looking to expand his sexual horizons. Q is looking for a new identity and a solution to save his marriage. And K.J is on a quest to become hip-hop's next star. ...

Genre: Black & African American

The Black Arts Enterprise and the Production of African American Poetry by Howard Rambsy (University of Michigan Press) (9 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

The Black Arts Enterprise and the Production of African American Poetry offers a close examination of the literary culture in which the Black Arts Movement's poets (including Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Larry Neal, Haki Madhubuti, Carolyn Rodgers, and others) operated and of the small presses and literary anthologies that first published the movement's authors. The book also describes the role of the Black Arts Movement in reintroducing readers to poets such as Langston Hughes, Robert Hayden, Margaret Walker, and ...

Genre: Black & African American

Kisses in the Moonlight (Give Me the Night Book 1) by Liane Spicer (Oxford & Pembroke) (24 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Run, Naeva, Run! Leaving her island home and fleeing to Miami to escape a man who has a yen to kill her should have simplified life for Naeva, but her new normal is anything but... Wracked by nightmares and seeing an assailant behind every shadow, she feels the net tighten. Who is the man hiding in the darkness watching her every move? What is the secret her new lover is guarding? Is the danger back on the island -- or is it much, much closer? With compelling characters, brooding suspense and desperate passion, this dark ...

Genre: Black & African American

Siren (The Cambion Rider Chronicles) by Fannie Price (Platinum Dragon Publishing) (21 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Needing to save her cousin, Sigmund Greer, from a siren's deadly poison, Veronica 'Roni' Sykes, must go outside the law and track the creature to its lair in the city of Chicago. Read the short story that kicks off the Cambion Rider Chronicle series.

Genre: Black & African American

A Heated Encounter (Café au Lait Book 1) by Liane Spicer (Oxford & Pembroke) (42 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

When Shari runs away to the sultry Caribbean island of Trinidad in search of rest, relaxation, and maybe even a little no-strings romance, what she doesn't expect to find there is a stubborn, sexy man determined to make her face the things she desperately wants to forget. Why is Michael so intrigued by a woman whose icy attitude seems designed to discourage any man who tries to get too close? Her plan is to love him, leave him, and return to the life she left on hold. But Michael doesn't give up easily, and he'll use every tool in ...

Genre: Black & African American

Publishing Blackness: Textual Constructions of Race Since 1850 (Editorial Theory And Literary Criticism) by George Hutchinson (University of Michigan Press) (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

From the white editorial authentication of slave narratives, to the cultural hybridity of the Harlem Renaissance, to the overtly independent publications of the Black Arts Movement, to the commercial power of Oprah's Book Club, African American textuality has been uniquely shaped by the contests for cultural power inherent in literary production and distribution. Always haunted by the commodification of blackness, African American literary production interfaces with the processes of publication and distribution in particularly ...

Genre: Black & African American

The Cougarette (The Cougarette Series Book 1) by Eliza David (Hampton Estates Press) (181 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

After her husband of twenty years falls in love with someone else, PR exec Cecelia 'CeeCee' Banks is forced to reinvent her life post-divorce. Between career shakeups, raising a teenage son and the news that her ex plans to remarry soon, CeeCee is juggling her new reality with grace, laughter and a little more alcohol than usual. CeeCee catches one of her life's sexiest curveballs in the form of Jay Weston. A promising artist, Jay brings out a passion in CeeCee that she hasn't felt in years. He is everything her ex wasn't: ...

Genre: Black & African American

Will of the Mischief Maker: An Old Gods Story (Orishas Among Mortals Book 1) by Antoine Bandele (Bandele Books) (83 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

What happens when a deity needs a human body? They go to the source, of course. Eshu the Trickster needs a mortal form for his mischievous plans, but the only other Orisha who can help him swore off the practice ages ago. It will take careful scheming to convince the Original Architect to come out of retirement. Any misstep and Eshu will be thrown from the Sky Realm. What's worse, Eshu hasn't visited the heavens for several centuries. Would his former comrade even be the same? How can Eshu persuade someone he barely knows ...

Genre: Black & African American

Chess Moves (GreenLine Series) by Kenneth A Nelson (GreenLine Works LLC) (25 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

"Chess Moves" is a prequel to author Kenneth A Nelson's 1st book in the GreenLine Series titled "A Walk In The Chi". For the past year, Chess Matters has been counting down his departure from life on the South Side of Chicago. Always watchful of his younger siblings, ongoing gang wars and his dealings in the streets, not getting locked up or killed has been quite the feat. After the recent murder of one his close friends, and alleged betrayal of his girlfriend, his last days before hitting the road for college has him guarded and ...

Genre: Black & African American

What I Never Lost by Joshua English (59 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

What I Never Lost tells the story of two different American girls who grew up in New York City and Los Angeles. They both live with their relatives and are the only source of joy for them. Natasha Sullivan is a hot-headed, no-nonsense, beautiful young lady who lives with her uncle, Harry Sullivan. Natasha hated bullying and any form of oppression and tried to save as many people from it as possible. She gets into a scuffle with Melissa, the principal's daughter of her new school. Melissa is the resident bully at her school and does ...

Genre: Black & African American

Hoop Dreams I: African American High School/College Romance by Aaliyah Jackson (208 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Darius really knows how to make me crazy Especially now every clout chasing sidechick in the area is after him When Gemini's boyfriend, Darius, threatens his promising NBA career by getting caught up with his thug friends from his old neighborhood, it's up to Gemini to try to get him back on track so he can focus on getting paid and starting a family with her. However, when Darius turns an injury into a major advantage and a NBA deal is finally brought to the table, every clout chaser and sidechick in the area is trying to steal ...

Genre: Black & African American

Trap Fever: Addicted to Dope Boys by MJ Cannabliss (Felony Books) (411 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Twenty-two-year-old Aleesha realizes she deserves better in life, especially when it comes down to her relationships. For too long she's endured hurt and betrayal from the men in her world, and instead of getting tired of love, she gets even. She's been having an affair with ex-boyfriend Cali, but decides to end it when she comes to terms that she still wants to be with her boyfriend Savage, who hasn't exactly been faithful either. It's only a matter of time before the two men face off, and Aleesha can't do anything to stop it. The ...

Genre: Black & African American

Feels So Right, It Must Be Wrong by Charmanie Saquea (Pleasure Principle Publications) (410 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

After witnessing the double murder of both her parents, Asia's heart is cold and she has no plans of being in a relationship, especially after a failed attempt with her son's father. With the help of her brother Symir, they take over the business their father left behind which they believe is rightfully theirs. Enters Omari known to the streets as Knowledge, moving back to his hometown he links up with Symir to be down with his team. Instantly, he has his eyes set on Asia and has plans to make her his but there's one problem. ...

Genre: Black & African American

Multiple Me's by Sasha Wright (True Glory Publications) (981 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Moneca Robinson had to grow up fast when, at a young age, she was forced to care for her mother after a nervous breakdown. Living the fast life way before her adult years, she finally met her match when she fell in love with Rex. Although she thought he was everything she'd been missing, she soon learned Rex was not the man she thought. Now over twenty years later, she's desperate to find her long lost daughter who she was forced to abandon all those years ago. Oneca Alvarez has always tried to live her life as a good girl. Growing ...

Genre: Black & African American

Until Ray: Book 1 of the Until Ray Trilogy by Cheryl Robinson (Rose Colored Books) (71 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

She's trying to find love. He's trying to find himself. Sarita Deering has all the right letters after her name -- MBA, CPA -- to be a rising, upper-level business executive, but she hasn't been successful in gaining the attention of men. Her well-to-do background has provided much for her, and her parents expect her to marry a doctor. But Sarita isn't convinced that Dr. Graham Emerson, someone she's known her entire life, is the one for her. A blind date with the accomplished Sarita Deering could turn Ray Saint's world around. ...

Genre: Black & African American

Giant Change: Confessions of a Giantess, Book One by Constance Burris (95 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Tessa is a giant. Well, she's almost a giant. Before she could reach the usual ten feet of most giants, a fey queen offered her a potion to stunt her growth. And it worked. Now she's living her best life. Yes, she's six and a half feet tall, but she's passing as human, and she landed her dream job as a lawyer. Best of all, she's dating her sexy new co-worker who doesn't mind that she's an inch taller than him, or that she's a virgin (not that she plans on keeping that label for long). But all of her perfect plans for the ...

Genre: Black & African American

Falling For Her Ex: Falling for... Series (Book 1 of 3) by Chrishaun Life (148 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Lena is a young aspiring writer, but she's afraid to put her work on the market. When she secretly shares her book with her publishing boss, who can smell a best-seller in his sleep, he tells her it's no good. Lena has to decide if she should let go of her dreams or go behind his back to see if she has what it takes to become a best-seller. Her ex finds out and he has plans of his own for getting her back. Set in Kansas City, post-covid, "Falling for her ex" is a short read for those who enjoy fun and romance.

Genre: Black & African American

Frayed: Shapeshifters/Shifter Mysteries, Urban Fantasy (Madison Lark Adventure series Book 1) by Blakely Chorpenning (Belle-Merrick Publishing) (155 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

SHAPESHIFTERS. ROMANCE. MAYHEM. HEART. "I loved the laugh-out-loud, witty dialogue, intricate plot, and fully actualized multicultural cast of characters." ~Angie Sandro, author of the DARK PARADISE series As a semi-pro fighter and free spirit, Fray doesn't have a care in the world, until a secret group begins abducting supernatural teens in the Blue Hills of North Carolina for excruciating experiments. Will Fray, a leopard shapeshifter, and her unlikely allies rescue the children before they are dissected alive? Fray will do ...

Genre: Black & African American

Fine Ending (Age Is No Bother Book 4) by Emem Bassey (27 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

It's the evening after Mandy and Joe's wedding. Celia is expecting the knock on the door but not the visitor on the stoop. Having courted feelings for Adebayo, who is her intern and younger, Celia held back despite knowing he reciprocated these feelings. When he upped and left before the end of his internship, she missed him terribly. However, when he stood before her that night, both of them alone in Mandy's former apartment, Celia wondered if she'd be able to let go of the hang-up of being older than him.

Genre: Black & African American

A Hustlers Dream by Ernest Morris (Good2go Publishing) (51 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

A new start always comes at a price. Dante 'Worlds' is fresh from the joint. Leaner but more importantly... wiser. He's smart enough now to not get 'caught up' again. But also knows a life of crime is unsustainable. His main goal now is to return to the old game but with a few new tricks. Ones that will keep him off radar to the authorities. Once he's stashed away enough coin... its the 'straight and narrow' for him. Meanwhile a new 'connect' Worlds made in prison named Fredd aids him in organizing a venture that is sure to pay off ...

Genre: African American

My What if Christmas Wish by Daria White (170 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Patrice Nelson is a hard working psychologist with everything she has ever wanted in life, or so she thinks. She has always helped people with their problems, but has failed to face her own. However, when Patrice runs into her old college boyfriend two weeks before Christmas, she wonders is her life really complete the way it is. Seven years have passed since Patrice last saw Adam Chambers. Once she does, her old feelings for him resurface. This time they are stronger than ever. With Christmas quickly approaching, Patrice analyzes ...

Genre: Black & African American

Mia (A LeFlore High Short Story Book 2) by Sherman T. Cooley (13 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Mia's tough. A fighter. She's been fighting her entire life. When she was a child, she fought her older sister---Debra. Later she fought Joyce, her mama. Now, most days, she has to fight the feelings of self-loathing and doubt that accompany her through the halls of John L. LeFlore. A year ago, at Phillips Prep, Mia was part of the "in crowd," mostly because she had been friends with Chandra Thomas since elementary. But things are changing, and Mia is slowly falling out of Chandra's good graces. But high school is the least of her ...

Genre: African American

Andre (A LeFlore High Short Story Book 1) by Sherman T. Cooley (36 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Young Andre Mitchell is a gifted football player who is adept at dodging tackles and dodging trouble. In junior high he was a star. But now---in high school---Dre must not only make the grade in the classroom, he must hold his own on the field and in the streets. At John L. LeFlore, Dre is a small fish in a pond full of piranhas. He's uncertain if new love interests can be trusted or if old puppy love can mature. All of this becomes even more complicated when a run-in with local thugs leads to his arrest and questioning by ...

Genre: Black & African American

Tracey (A LeFlore High Short Story Book 4) by Sherman T. Cooley (32 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Tracey is an honor student, a teacher's pet, and the only black grandchild of the mulatto Kauffman Family. After generations of carefully-chosen mates, the Kauffmans have diluted just about every trace of Africa out of them---until Tracey's doting father went against his mother's wishes and married a smart, ambitious girl with beautiful ebony skin and features that call to a black man like West-African djembe drums. Tracey takes after her mother, at least when it comes to skin tone and features. But being the dark-complexioned, ...

Genre: Black & African American

We Can't Be Friends (The Andersons) by Casamore Jones (Kaemedia LLC) (48 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Fran's best friend Greg is coming to visit. They have been friends for nineteen years, she intends to have fun and just chill. But the night they spent together a few years ago still lingers in her mind and she hopes they can be more. Greg can't wait to see Fran, spending time with her is always fun. He can't forget the night that they spent together but he knows that he is not who she needs. But will he be able to keep his hands off her?

Genre: Black & African American