Aster lives in the low-deck slums of the HSS Matilda, a space vessel organized much like the antebellum South. When the autopsy of Matilda's sovereign reveals a surprising link between his death...
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Author: Solomon, RiversSummary:Genre: Apocalyptic fiction, Science fiction -
Author: Phillips, DeloresSummary:Fourteen-year-old Tangy Mae tells of the brutal physical and mental abuse that her mother inflicts on her and her ten siblings.
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Author: Ford, DarnellaSummary:
When a horrible accident kills Blaze James' father and scars her twin sister Aerial, Blaze is left in the care of exotic Felicity Hardaway. Felicity opens new vistas for Blaze. And as their...
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Author: Moses, Shelia P.Summary:Following her grandfather's death in rural North Carolina in 1947, twelve-year-old Pattie Mae learns more about her family after reading her grandmother's collection of obituaries and traveling to...
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Author: Roby, Kimberla LawsonSummary:
A seemingly perfect 12-year-old girl harbors a terrible secret--one that threatens to tear her world apart. But the girl also houses a surprising inner strength, and the power to hope may just be...
Genre: General fiction -
Author: Moore, Stephanie PerrySummary:
Even the best Christians sometimes wear their halos tilted--especially when dealing with troubled marriages. For Shari and Dillon, fissures have appeared in the bedrock of their union. So when...
Genre: Religious fiction -
Author: Rhodes, Jewell ParkerSummary:
In 1921 Tulsa, a white woman and a black man get on an elevator. The woman screams and suddenly the man is on the streets--barely ahead of a lynch mob gathering behind him. Accused of rape,...
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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...
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Author: Hunt, La JillSummary:
Paige Michaels seems to have the perfect family. But she's beginning to feel like her man is just using her--and he might have another woman. Maybe it's time to finally let go. If Paige hadn't...
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Author: Ward, JesmynSummary:
"We saw the lightning and that was the guns; and then we heard the thunder and that was the big guns; and then we heard the rain falling and that was the blood falling; and when we came to get in...
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Author: Williams, TiaSummary:
Intelligent and gorgeous, Billie Burke is a workaholic who hasn't paused since she set her sights on the top editor position at a premier beauty magazine. So far, her ambition has effectively...
Genre: Romance fiction -
Author: Blades, NicoleSummary:
She's blossomed from a wealthy surgeon's beautiful daughter to elegant socialite to being the top fashion stylist in the country. And Nora Mackenzie is only days away from marrying into one of New...
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Author: Shecter, VickySummary:Examines the life of Cleopatra, discussing her rule at an early age, alliances, acquisition of land for Egypt, enemies, and other related topics.
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Author: Entel, RebeccaSummary:Driven by curiosity about her small Carribean island, Myrna secretly excavates the ruins of a former slave plantation. Her investigation into the past will take a deeply personal turn in the...
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Author: Warren, Tiffany L.Summary:
Scarred by poverty and life with a crackhead mother, Onika Lewis had a rough start. Still, thanks to her sharp mind, and hard work, she graduated with honors from a prestigious college. But her...
Genre: Romance fiction