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African American women

  • Harlem on lock
    Author:
    Williams, Karen
    Summary:

    Harlem is a beautiful, smart, and funny seventeen-year-old. She lives in the projects with her drug-addicted parents. They are so far gone that Harlem must fend for herself and at times do a little hustling of her own to feed their...
  • Guilty Gucci
    Author:
    Ashley Antoinette
    Summary:

    The Red Bottom Bandits may be the world's most fashion-forward gang of masked outlaws. They're the talk of D. C. for their daring robberies and fly gear. When the innocent, naïve Gucci recognizes ringleader Sunny Raegan during a holdup...
  • Gonna lay down my burdens
    Author:
    Monroe, Mary
    Summary:

    Carmen Taylor is always dependable: she can be counted on to show up for work, help a friend in trouble, and be loyal to Burl, her wheelchair-bound boyfriend. But underneath her strong facade, trouble is brewing. Although she feels...
  • Gone crazy in Alabama
    Author:
    Williams-Garcia, Rita
    Summary:

    Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother Big Ma and her mother Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles' half sister, though the two haven't spoken in years. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine...
  • God still don't like ugly
    Author:
    Monroe, Mary
    Summary:

    Annette Goode has finally found a man who loves her. But at a pre-wedding ceremony, her ugly past is revealed, and her world falls apart. When she reunites with her childhood sweetheart, it seems like everything might be fine--until her...
  • God don't play
    Author:
    Monroe, Mary
    Summary:

    Annette Goode couldn't be happier with where she is in life. She has a good job, a comfortable home, and a wonderful husband and daughter. But tough times lie ahead. Out of the blue, Annette begins receiving anonymous hate mail and...
  • God don't make no mistakes
    Author:
    Monroe, Mary
    Summary:

    Annette Goode Davis is attempting to reconcile with her estranged husband. However, her appetite for food--and other men--has her world spiraling dangerously out of control.
  • God ain't blind
    Author:
    Monroe, Mary
    Summary:

    After a crash diet and a makeover fail to get the attention of her husband, Annette shacks up with Louis and goes on a spending spree, until she discovers a terrible secret about Louis and turns to her friend, Rhoda, for help.
  • Girl, woman, other
    Author:
    Evaristo, Bernardine
    Summary:

    The novel's twelve central characters lead vastly different lives. Amma is an acclaimed playwright whose work explores her Black lesbian identity; her friend Shirley is a teacher, jaded after decades of work in London's underfunded...
  • Gangsta divas
    Author:
    Diamond, De'nesha
    Summary:

    On the streets of Memphis, gang wars are heating up thanks to the arrival of dangerous new players--the Cripettes. Ta'shara is planning to knock her sister off her perch and climbing to the top of the game. Qiana's deal with the devil...
  • Flirt
    Author:
    Brown, Tracy, K'wan, Mitchell, Angel
    Summary:

    From three big names in urban fiction comes this collection of novellas, unforgettable stories of urban love and its consequences for four young black women: Flirting with Disaster by Tracy Brown, Wild Cherry by K'wan, and Twice in a...
  • Filthy rich
    Author:
    Banks, Kendall
    Summary:

    Chetti Bishop must protect her family empire at all costs, despite the violence launched against her. As a self-proclaimed bitch, her sights are set on becoming untouchable. Nothing gets in her way--not even Nessa, a sexy outsider who...
  • Feminist theory : from margin to center
    Author:
    hooks, bell
    Summary:

    A sweeping examination of the core issues of sexual politics, bell hooks' new book Feminist Theory: from margin to center argues that the contemporary feminist movement must establish a new direction for the 1980s. Continuing the...
  • Fatality in F
    Author:
    Gordon, Alexia
    Summary:

    Fresh from solving her third mystery--and saving Dunmullach's firstborn males from a vengeful ghost--Gethsemane Brown's ready to relax and enjoy her summer. Her plans include nothing more dangerous than performing in the...
  • Falling into grace
    Author:
    Stimpson, Michelle
    Summary:

    Former singer Camille Robertson reinvents herself as a gospel singer to restart her career, and she finds herself conflicted by her growing attraction to a handsome worship leader even as she uses him to make her dream a reality.
  • Execution in E
    Author:
    Gordon, Alexia
    Summary:

    When an influencer-turned-bridezilla shows up at the lighthouse to capture Insta-perfect wedding photos designed to entice sponsors to fund her lavish wedding, Gethsemane has her hands full trying to keep Eamon from blasting the entire...
  • Drop the ball : achieving more by doing less
    Author:
    Dufu, Tiffany
    Summary:

    Once the poster girl for doing it all, after she had her first child, Tiffany Dufu struggled to accomplish everything she thought she needed to in order to succeed. Like so many driven and talented women who have been brought up to...
  • Drinking coffee elsewhere
    Author:
    Packer, ZZ
    Summary:

    Already an award-winning writer, ZZ Packer now shares with us her long-awaited debut, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere. Her impressive range and talent are abundantly evident: Packer dazzles with her command of language, surprising and...
  • Drama 99 FM
    Author:
    Morris, Janine A.
    Summary:

    Naomi is a rising star in the music industry. Sereeta has a special talent for hooking up NBA ballers with luscious ladies. And Madison makes careers as the music director of the Big Apple's hottest radio station. Each is on top of the...
  • Doll house
    Author:
    Amour
    Summary:

    In the gritty streets of Toledo, Ohio, Doll finds her world turned upside down, so she decides to move to Atlanta to be with her aunt and her younger sister, Fall, but soon realizes that Atlanta consists of the same hate.

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