The Black community of past generations found strength in families, but today's Black children have less than a one in three chance of being raised in a two-parent household. Harper's search for answers to this phenomenon is...
African American women
- Author:Harper, HillSummary:
- Author:Walker, AliceSummary:
As a young, black woman living in 1930s Georgia, Celie faces constant violence and oppression. She survives the brutality of incest before being married off to "Mr.," who routinely abuses her both physically and emotionally....
- Author:Swinson, KikiSummary:
Kiki Swinson's bestselling "tension-packed" (Library Journal) and "unrelenting" (Publishers Weekly) novels burn with extraordinary characters, triple-down twists-and a raw portrait of Southern life only she can...
- Author:Roby, Kimberla LawsonSummary:
The Reverend Curtis Black has made his share of mistakes, a fact his daughter Alicia is all too aware of. So she vows she'll never follow in his footsteps. When Alicia marries Phillip, the assistant pastor of her daddy's...
- Author:Diamond, De'neshaSummary:
Four powerful women vie for total control of the Memphis hood, and they aren't about to let past loyalties get in their way. While Lucifer is hitting the streets to get her revenge for a deadly shooting, Essence is hitting the...
- Author:Parker, MirandaSummary:
Sassy bail recovery agent turned sleuth Angel Crawford is back, and though this brainy part-time sleuth's been ordered to take a vacation, she's not slowing down. Determined to catch the killer who murdered her fiancé six years ago,...
- Author:G'Orge-Walker, Pat.Summary:
Her marriage to a minister compromised by numerous infidelities on both sides, Chyna turns for advice to her sister Janelle, who still harbors resentment for Chyna's affair with Janelle's own husband.
- Author:Dickey, Eric JeromeSummary:
Three beautiful young women look for the good life in the bright lights of L.A.
- Author:Phillips, GarySummary:
Shots ring out during a heavyweight title fight. In the ensuing mayhem someone steals five million bucks that used to belong to a casino owner. If Chainey tracks down the loot, there's a cool quarter million in it for her troubles...
- Author:Monroe, MarySummary:
It's the best of times and the worst of times for Dolores Reese, who's married to two different men in two different cities.
- Author:Copeland, SheilaSummary:
Two L.A. sisters discover the importance of being single and saved, but not scandalous.
- Author:Sherrod, Leslie J.Summary:
In her most chilling challenge yet, Sienna St. James believes she has come face to face with the terrorist responsible for the carnage in her hometown. Taking him on as a client in her therapy practice may be the only way to prove to...
- Author:Griggs, Vanessa DavisSummary:
When her husband gets a job with David, a gospel megastar, Brianna, a lonely young wife seeking solace in religious studies, finds a connection with David that causes her to question her faith, fidelity, and the sovereignty of God.
- Author:Monroe, MarySummary:
Lula Mae, Ester, Megan, Rosalee, Helen, and Rockelle are like a close-knit family as they work the mean streets of San Francisco. For better or worse, they have something else in common too: their "manager," Clyde Brooks--a...
- Author:Mink, MeeshaSummary:
Rapper Make$'s wifey, Harriet Jordan, finds herself out in the cold financially after Make$ is imprisoned for his role in the brutal rape of Luscious' friend and his business partner, Kaeyla "Goldie" Dennis, a...
- Author:Dames, Jamise L.Summary:
For seven years, Daisy Parker has been Jasper's lover and mother to Jay, his nine-year-old son. But when Jasper doesn't come home one too many nights, Daisy decides she's had enough. But Jasper hasn't been partying--...
- Author:Ione, CaroleSummary:
Born in 1937 and raised by her physician great aunt, chorus-line dancing grandmother, and glamorous murdermystery writing mother, psychotherapist Carole Ione knew more about the men in her family than she did about her secretive female...
- Author:Griggs, Vanessa DavisSummary:
Aspiring event planner Melissa Anderson falls for the handsome, successful Marcus Peeples. But there's a catch--he's divorced--and Melissa struggles to reconcile this with her spiritual beliefs.
- Author:Griffin, BettyeSummary:
Elyse, Susan, Grace and Pat are all turning 50, just like the Chicago housing project where they all grew up. As they gather for a reunion with other former residents, the women learn it's never too late to follow their hearts.
- Author:Wesley, Valerie WilsonSummary:
Life is good for Tarmara. Her New Jersey-based private investigation business is thriving, she has a loving boyfriend, and her teenage son is doing well in school. But then Lilah Love saunters into Tamara's office. She claims her...