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Sweet Heat by Bolu BabalolaThe bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club pick Honey and Spice returns with a sexy, hilarious, and heartfelt standalone novel starring Kiki Banjo, a young woman who hosts a podcast about modern love, even though her own love life is a hot mess. When her ex comes back into the picture, Kiki must decide whether she's ready to risk it all—or let her heart burn again. As she's preparing to be the Maid of Honor in her best friend's wedding, everything starts to unravel, and Kiki is left wondering if she ever had the answers. Then Kiki finds herself face-to-face with the Best Man, her ex-boyfriend, Malakai—the smooth-talking, absurdly handsome, annoyingly perceptive man who stole her heart and then shattered it.
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The re-write : a novel
by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
"In this lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers rom-com, two exes are faced with one deadline. Will they make it to the end? Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt, date, meet each other's friends. . . . Then Wale dumps Temi to go on Love Villa. Instead of givingin to heartbreak, Temi throws herself into her dream: writing. She's within touching distance of a book deal that would solve all her problems. But publishers keep passing on her novel and bills still have to be paid. So, when the opportunity to ghost-write a celebrity autobiography arises, Temi finds herself accepting. And, of course, the celebrity turns out to be Wale... Has too much time passed, or just enough to spark a whole new kind of relationship?"
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Dominion : a novel by Addie E. CitchensIn a taut Southern family drama, the sins of a favorite son rock a small Mississippi town. Reverend Sabre Winfrey, Jr., shepherd of the Seven Seals Missionary Baptist Church, believes in God, his own privilege, and enterprise. He owns the barbershop and the radio station, and generally keeps an iron hand on every aspect of society in Dominion, Mississippi. He and his wife, Priscilla, have five boys; the youngest, Emanuel, is called Wonderboy—no one sings prettier, runs as fast, or turns as many heads. But Wonderboy, his father, and all the structures in place that keep them on top are not as righteous as they seem to be. And when Wonderboy is caught off guard by an encounter with a stranger, he finds himself confronted by questions he’d never imagined. His response sends shock waves through the entire community. |
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From the “razor-sharp and outrageously funny” (Taylor Jenkins Reid) mind of Mia McKenzie comes a vibrant novel exploring how one weekend can change your whole life.
Seeking an abortion in 1960s Atlanta's seventeen-year-old Doris Steele is exposed to a world of activism, celebrity, and self-discovery, while questioning her own desires amid the influence of her favorite teacher, her childhood best friend, and a swirling cast of urbanites.
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The princess and the P.I.
by Nikki Payne
When amateur sleuth Fiona Addai is framed for murder while attempting to reclaim her late brother's stolen invention, she teams up with guilt-ridden detective Maurice Bennett, and their uneasy alliance soon unearths buried secrets, corporate corruption and a bond neither of them saw coming. Original.
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