Going Down South
by Bonnie Glover
Published 2008 by One World

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780345480910

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From the author of "The Middle Sister" comes the heartwarming story of three generations of spirited, proud women learning to live and love together in 1960s New York City and Alabama. More...

Stand the Storm
by Breena Clarke
Published 2008 by Little Brown and Company

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780316007047

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Even though Sewing Annie Coats and her son, Gabriel, have managed to buy their freedom, their lives are still marked by constant struggle and sacrifice, in this novel marked by love and tragedy. More...

More Drama in the Church
by Dynah Zale
Published 2008 by Q-Boro Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781933967523

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In the sequel to her highly successful "Drama in the Church," Zale returns to the First Nazareth A.M.E. Church, where life--and love--is more complicated than ever. More...

Yellow Moon
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Published 2008 by Atria Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416537106

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Part two of the New Orleans trilogy that began with "Voodoo Season, Yellow Moon" is magical realist fiction that takes the legend of the voodoo priestess Marie Laveau into the present day. More...

Sleeping with the Enemy
by Wahida Clark
Published 2008 by Dafina Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780758212573

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Two "Essence"-bestselling authors and reigning stars of urban lit team up to deliver a duo of scintillating drama-filled tales about life on the streets. This two-in-one volume includes Clark's "Enemy in My Bed" and Swanson's "Keeping My Enemies Close." More...

Love on a Two-Way Street
by J. L. King
Published 2008 by Karen Hunter

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416563136

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"New York Times" bestselling author King delivers a gripping novel about seven high-powered millionaires who harbor a secret about their sexuality--they are all men that are part of an underground organization on the down low. More...

Back to the Street
by Treasure Hernandez
Published 2008 by Urban Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781601620804

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Hernandez delivers the third novel in her powerful urban saga set in Flint, Michigan, where the good die young and the innocent don't stay that way for long. More...

The Sunday Brunch Diaries
by Norma L. Jarrett
Published 2008 by Broadway Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780767921435

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Lexi, Capri, Jermane, Angel, and Jewel are back together and meeting on Sundays to chat about their lives, the law, and the Lord. Each woman has tried to keep the faith--and each has discovered that sometimes when prayers are answered, she gets much more than she bargained for. More...

Corporate Corner Boyz
by Anya Nicole
Published 2008 by Q-Boro Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781933967516

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In this powerful debut novel about friendship and ambition, two friends find their relationship tested by success. More...

Mo' Dirty: Still Stuntin'
by Darrell King
Published 2008 by Urban Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781601620682

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From the author of "How Do You Want It?" comes an action-packed, gritty novelcentered around the enforcer for a Georgia street gang. More...

No More Good: A View Park Novel
by Angela Winters
Published 2008 by Dafina Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780758212634

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"No More Good" is the next compelling, page-turning installment in national bestselling author Winters' gripping View Park series. More...

Indecent Proposal
by AC Arthur
Published 2008 by Urban Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781601620651

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When their youngest cousin announces her engagement, Cally, Serena, and Nola come up with a plan: show up with a date, a man with the appearance and credibility to be presumed husband material, and then their mothers will see the potential and cut them some slack. More...

The Legacies
by Michelle Larks
Published 2008 by Urban Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781601629678

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When two young people from completely different backgrounds fall in love, they must find a way to pursue their own agendas and escape the lives their parents have planned for them. More...

The Lovechild
by Ashea Goldson
Published 2008 by Urban Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781601629661

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In this emotional and thought-provoking book, a successful designer faces personal crises that could destroy her--or lead her back to God. More...

Sunshine & Rain
by Dawn Desiree
Published 2007 by Triple Crown Publications

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780977880485

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Sunshine & Rain is the story of two young divas who come from different parts of the streets of Washington, D.C. With their families torn apart from the vicious life of the streets, Sunshine & Rain find each other living with the same foster mother, Cathy, who has a secret life of her own. More...

Mistress of the Game
by Sherrie Walker
Published 2008 by Triple Crown Publications

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780977880454

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Elise, Aparis and LaKiesha have been best friends since their pre-teen years at St. Henry?'s Orphanage where, under the harshest circumstances, they forge a bond that is to last a lifetime. More...

Queen
by Cynthia White
Published 2007 by Triple Crown Publications

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780977880409

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Queen is young, beautiful and extremely intelligent. Born and raised as Princess of The Black Mafia, an organization founded by her father, she wants for nothing except the love of her cruel, cold-hearted mother. When the police arrest Queen's father for her mother's murder, Queen's perfect life is shattered. Holding a dark secret, Queen must decide if she can reveal the true identity of the killer in order to spare her father's life. More...

Preacherman Blues
by Jihad
Published 2008 by Envisions Publishing

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780970610225

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Terrell (TJ) Money and Percival (PC) Turner have achieved their goal of becoming preachers and heading up a megachurch in the Southeast. Now the best friends battle temptation and each other. More...

Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African-American History in and Around Washington, D.C.
by Jesse J. Holland
Published 2007 by Globe Pequot Press

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780762745364

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Millions of people visit the National Mall, the White House, and the U.S.

Capitol each year. If they only hear the standard story, a big question remains:

"Where's the black history?" Packed with new information and archival photos, Black Men Built the Capitol
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Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva
by Tarsha Nicole Jones
Published 2007 by One World

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780345497482

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