Rachel Leslie
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English
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Former Washington Post columnist Donna Britt's memoir presents an honest and thoughtful look at a life spent giving to others. In 1977, Britt lost one of her brothers in a senseless police shooting. Plagued by her grief, she spent the next three decades putting her own needs aside to care for the men in her life.
2) Haiti noir
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Recorded Books
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[2011]
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English
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A collection of crime and noir stories set in Haiti.
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English
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" A major debut from an award-winning writer-an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands. In the early 1900s an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea, just as the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule. Orphaned by the sunk vessel are two sisters and their half-brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a...
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National best-selling author Tiffany L. Warren has garnered popular acclaim for her tales of hope and inspiration. For many years, 17-year-old Zenovia has had to care for her schizophrenic mother Audrey. That's why she is pleased-at first-when the Brethren of the Sacrifice show up at her door, offering to help her. After she and Audrey join their congregation, Zenovia begins to fear for her mother's safety when the brethren encourage Audrey to stop...
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English
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Three women are determined to ride their rich men's successes to the very top. When her marriage to an NFL phenom ended, so did Adrienne Sheppard's chance at wealth and security. Now she's betting on her exclusive new nightclub--and her new man--to turn her luck around. Sexy vixen Shanice Whitaker is taking her pay-for-play schemes to a whole new level to stack up the mad fortune of her dreams. And Zakiya Lee is sure she knows how to work the sports...
6) Haiti Noir
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English
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Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. Brand-new stories by: Edwidge Danticat, Rodney Saint-Éloi, Madison Smartt Bell, Gary Victor, M.J. Fievre, Mark Kurlansky, Marvin Victor, Josaphat-Robert Large, Marie Lily Cerat, Yanick Lahens, Louis-Philipe Dalembert, Kettly Mars, Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel,...
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English
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Essence® bestselling author Daaimah S. Poole serves up a sexy tale of three sisters who long for the successful marriage their parents have--and a man as good as their father. But once they stop looking for Mr. Right, surprising things start happening. . .
Dana Turner is tired of watching her co-workers get married and wondering what she's missing. . . Single mother Crystal Turner works triple-overtime to give her three children a good life. . ....
8) Mama's Child
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English
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A stunning tale about the deeply entrenched conflicts between a white mother and her biracial daughter. Mama' s Child is story of an idealistic young white woman who travelled to the American South as a civil rights worker, fell in love with an African American man, and started a family in San Francisco, where the more liberal city embraced them-- except when it didn't. They raise a son and daughter, but the tensions surrounding them have a negative...
9) Suspicions
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English
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When an abandoned baby girl is left on her doorstep with a mysterious note, Noelle Gordon, the owner of the hottest beauty salon on the south side of Chicago, is filled with uncertainty about her marriage and will stop at nothing to find the truth.
10) Saved and Single
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English
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In this sizzling tale of secrets, faith, and love by best-selling author Sheila Copeland, two L.A. sisters discover the importance of being single and saved, but not scandalous. While waiting for God to bring the ideal husband into her life, Tiffany has done everything a good Christian woman should. And just when Mr. Right begins to show an interest in her, her wayward sister Shay posts Tiffany's picture and profile on a dating website without telling...
11) Crush
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English
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In Crush, three of today's hottest romance authors offer tempting tales about crushes that compel women to risk it all for love. "Wanted: You" by Lutishia Lovely features a man receiving erotic letters at his place of employment that shock his assistant. In "White Mocha" by Michele Grant, a woman who's normally conservative about romance gets all fired up after enjoying an eyeful of a handsome coffee shop owner. And Cydney Rax's "From One Lover to...
