Kevin R. Free
61) The Cruisers
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Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy, learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, to try to make peace.
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When Nate Kenny convinces Daphanie Coleman to sign over custody of her newborn baby to the father, his ex-wife, Monica, vows to help the young woman. But Monica is still recovering from a gunshot to the head that put her in a coma. As she struggles to win back her child, Daphanie must decide whether or not she is willing to live by the rules of a man she despises in order to stay in her child's life. (Bestseller)
64) Drama queen
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Drama queen (La Jill Hunt) volume 1
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LaJill Hunt's wildly successful first novel entertains readers with the tale of a woman who just can't seem to stay away from the drama.
Kayla Hopkins is young, beautiful, and can't win for losing. That's why everyone calls her the Drama Queen. She doesn't go looking for drama; it just happens to find her. Take, for instance, her love life. Kayla's not satisfied with just one man. She has two-one she's in love with and another she's pregnant by....
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For decades one of America's most recognizable stars, the real Sammy Davis, Jr. has long remained hidden behind the persona the performer so vigorously generated'and so fiercely protected. In Black and White vividly recounts this untold story, drawing on painstaking research and more than two hundred and fifty interviews to trace Davis, Jr.'s journey from the vaudeville stage to Broadway, Hollywood, and, of course, Las Vegas. Here Wil Haygood brings...
66) Unforgiving
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In an attempt to set his life on the right track, Joel reaches out to the most unlikely person, his stepmother and long-time nemesis, Madeline, pleading with her to let him back into the family business.
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Monica has just discovered she is not able to conceive, and her husband, Nate, wants a divorce so he can start the family he's always dreamed of. However, he does not want Monica to get half of his considerable fortune, so he hatches a plot that will cause her to violate the fidelity clause of their prenuptial agreement. Will he be able to orchestrate Monica's fall into temptation?
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"In 1866 as Tom and his guardian, Eliza Bethune, struggle to adjust to their fashionable apartment in the city in the aftermath of riots that had driven them away a few years before. But soon a stranger arrives from the mysterious island of Edgemere, inhabited solely by African settlers and black refugees from the war and riots, who intends to reunite Tom with his now-liberated mother."--Page [4] of cover.
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Starting with a bang and never slowing down, this shocking novel concludes Essence best-selling author RM Johnson's provocative trilogy. Now that Nate Kenny has ex-wife Monica back in his arms, it's time to give marriage a second chance. Yet those plans are shattered when Nate and Monica are gunned down in their home. Nate recovers, but Monica falls into a coma. When she eventually regains consciousness, she awakens to a world of infidelity, duplicity,...
70) No more drama
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Drama queen (La Jill Hunt) volume 2
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Essence best-selling author La Jill Hunt is a hot voice in African-American fiction. Her humorous novels are a big hit with fans who love her sharp characterizations and snappy dialogue. Don't be fooled by the title-No More Drama's got more drama than an acting school. Former player Terrell thinks he's got it going on. Then the past comes calling and suddenly his best prospects are endangered.
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Traveling to recently unified Berlin in search of a little-known avant-garde jazzman whom he believes to be a musical kindred spirit, disaffected Los Angeles DJ Darky encounters the dramatic local changes that have transpired after the tearing down of the Berlin Wall and ruminates on a range of cultural, social, and philosophical topics.
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Raised by a bootlegger in a bad section of town, Karim Spencer becomes a successful businessman. His sister is a stripper with a gangsta-wannabe son, and his brother is serving a life sentence for a murder he didn't commit. But how can Karim help without jeopardizing his future or destroying his family?
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This raw and passionate novel from national best-selling author Tracy Price-Thompson is a provocative story of love across racial boundaries. Juanita and her best friend Scooter are both frustrated in life and love, Juanita because her light skin makes it tough to fit in, and Scooter because he is gay. When they meet two fine-looking Puerto Rican men, their lives head down paths they never anticipated.
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Cold Weather, Warm Hearts: Winter Romance (teens)
GPLD Winter Favorites Young Adult 22-23
Happy Holidays - Teen
Holiday Romance
GPLD Winter Favorites Young Adult 22-23
Happy Holidays - Teen
Holiday Romance
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In Atlanta, just before Christmas, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life during the storm of the century, which results in a magical moment that changes everything.
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Black, formerly known as Samuel Jackson, is a crack addict caught in the violent world of the drug trade on Philadelphia's mean streets. But that doesn't mean Black is guilty of murdering city councilman Johnny Podres. And his innocence doesn't mean that he won't be tried and convicted for his crime. He and three other of his friends are going down for the killing, and Black has only one chance to turn things around.
78) The sacred place
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Widely hailed for its historical resonance, Daniel Black's The Sacred Place is a powerful examination of racial tensions in 1955 Mississippi. Visiting from Chicago, 14-year-old Clement is unfamiliar with social customs of the tiny town of Money. Striding into a general store, he offends the white store clerk by not placing his nickel in her hand. This seemingly innocuous act leads to a horrific murder and a conflict drawn along racial lines.
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Brandon Massey wrote the frightening novel Dark Corner and edited the collection of horror and suspense by Black authors, Dark Dreams. With The Other Brother, he presents a thriller of terrifying proportions. Gabriel Reid has led a life of good luck. From a loving family, well educated, and now quite wealthy, he holds an important office in a prominent Atlanta construction company. But good fortune doesn't always last. Isaiah Battle arrives from the...