The Forthcoming: Daamon Speller - Out Cold

 

Daamon Speller

Out Cold

Available February 3, 2009

 

 

At age twenty-two, best friends Randall Crawford and Dirk Francis are on their own at last and living the good life in New York City in the 1980s. When it comes to the honeys, Randall just doesn't seem able to find his way out of the dreaded "friend zone," while Dirk is only interested in fast love and perfecting his funky fresh dance moves.

 

Life as they know it is about to change when Madison Jones enters the picture. She's a twenty-nine-year-old, def-to-the-bone honey-dip who always gets what she wants-and right now that's a husband, a house on Long Island, and 2.5 kids before her thirty-fifth birthday.

When these three diverse agendas collide, secrets and mayhem follow as they turn each other's lives inside out. Out Cold is an old-school story of good times, not-so-good times, and the consequences of both.

 

 

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The Forthcoming - Erica Lewis - Darkness In The Mirror

Erica Lewis

Darkness In The Mirror

Available February 3, 2009

 

 

Life can be stressful enough for a normal person, so what does it do to a person who is already unstable?

 

Ondie Reid has been diagnosed with schizophrenia; however, with medication and therapy, she is living a normal, productive life. She is trying to get her daughter's father, Dexter, to realize this so he will take her back. 

 

Dexter has no intention of taking Ondie back. He has already started a secret relationship with her younger sister, Serita.

 

When tragedy strikes and secrets are revealed, it affects Ondie's emotions and her frail mental state. Can she be saved before it's too late?

 

 

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The Forthcoming: Terra Little - Where There's Smoke

Terra Little

Where There's Smoke

Available December 30, 2008

 

 

In Where There's Smoke, Alec Avery gets an unwelcome blast from his drug-dealing, street-running past that turns his life upside down. Back in the day, he was known as "Smoke" and Anne Phillips was one of his customers. So how did they end up with a teenage son together? You do the math. Dollars make sense, but Anne didn't always have the money to pay for what she wanted. Now Alec is paying the price.

These days he's a military vet and a well-respected high school teacher. Just about the last thing he expects to encounter is a son he never knew he had and a bunch of foolishness that he thought he was done with. His son is out of control, experimenting with drugs and running with a rough crowd, and the last thing he expects to encounter is a long-lost father who is hell-bent on making his presence felt in a very meaningful way.

Before long, Smoke has no choice but to come out of hibernation to put some heads to bed, starting with the thugs who don't want to turn his son loose (see book cover graphic). They didn't count on old school meeting new school, which is their first mistake. And Alec didn't count on drooling over the woman his son's mother has become, but whether or not he's making a mistake remains to be seen.

Old school contemporary fiction meets new school urban fiction between the sheets, and the resulting twisted flame won't be easily contained.

 

 

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The Forthcoming: Ni-Ni Simone - A Girl Like Me (Young Adult)

Ni-Ni Simone
A Girl Like Me
Available November 25, 2008


She's got a voice like Keisha Cole, attitude to burn-and is the body-rockin', Bebe-sporting girl everyone in her high school wants to be.or be with. But in real life, sixteen-year-old Elite has a crack-addicted mother, no father in sight, and is secretly raising her sister and two brothers on her own. Now a radio contest has put her up-close-and-personal with mega-hot singer Haneef and their chemistry is too sizzling for Elite to stop pretending. And as the clock ticks down fast for this `hood Cinderella, she has only one shot to save her family and make all of her dreams come true.


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The Forthcoming: Dwan Abrams - Married Strangers

Dwan Abrams

Married Strangers

Available November 25, 2008

 

 

What do you do when you think you've married the wrong person? If anybody has ever found themselves asking that question, it's Rayna.  And coming up with the answer is no easy feat as far as she's concerned. 
 
Shortly after getting married, Rayna discovered that marriage is not all it was cracked up to be.  On the outside, she appears to be the happily married newlywed, but on the inside, she secretly wants out of this marriage that she knows she entered into for all the wrong reasons.  And now she knows that she needs to get out of the marriage for all the right ones; because she's not physically compatible with her husband.
 
Her friend, Aja, has problems of her own. She's dealing with baby momma drama and sometimes regrets her decision to get married, too.
 
Shania is in love and recently engaged...until she uncovers a secret that could rip her world apart. Will she even make it to the altar? 
 
These three main characters in Married Strangers takes the question of "Why Did I Get Married?" to a whole other level.

 

 

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The Forthcoming: Eric Jerome Dickey - Dying For Revenge (Gideon Trilogy, Book 3)

Eric Jerome Dickey

Dying For Revenge (Gideon Trilogy, Book 3)

November 18, 2008

 

 

After a bestselling doubleheader in 2007 with Sleeping with Strangers and Waking with Enemies (both reaching #9 on the New York Times bestseller list), Eric Jerome Dickey is back with the final installment in his thrilling trilogy-Dying for Revenge.

 

This fast-paced story about a steamy, seamy underworld of crime that spans the globe features the hit man Gideon, a character who captivated fans in the first two books, squaring off against his most intriguing adversary yet.

 

 

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The Forthcoming: Toni Morrison - A Mercy

Toni Morrison

A Mercy

Available Now!

 

 

In the 1680s the slave trade was still in its infancy. In the Americas, virulent religious and class divisions, prejudice and oppression were rife, providing the fertile soil in which slavery and race hatred were planted and took root.

Jacob is an Anglo-Dutch trader and adventurer, with a small holding in the harsh north. Despite his distaste for dealing in "flesh," he takes a small slave girl in part payment for a bad debt from a plantation owner in Catholic Maryland. This is Florens, "with the hands of a slave and the feet of a Portuguese lady." Florens looks for love, first from Lina, an older servant woman at her new master's house, but later from a handsome blacksmith, an African, never enslaved.

There are other voices: Lina, whose tribe was decimated by smallpox; their mistress, Rebekka, herself a victim of religious intolerance back in England; Sorrow, a strange girl who's spent her early years at sea; and finally the devastating voice of Florens' mother.

A Mercy reveals what lies beneath the surface of slavery. But at its heart it is the ambivalent, disturbing story of a mother who casts off her daughter in order to save her, and of a daughter who may never exorcise that abandonment.

Acts of mercy may have unforeseen consequences.

 

 

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The Forthcoming: Michelle Stimpson - Trouble In The Way

Michelle Stimpson
Trouble In The Way
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If she hadn't snooped into Karis's diary, she would never have found out that Karis went to a boy's house without permission. Now Karis is grounded, which means no modem, no iPod...and no cell phone.There's just no way a cute, popular, high-schooler can survive being cut off from the world, so Karis is forced to sneak around behind her mother's back. But the way she's acting makes Karis feel guilty -- even if it is her mom's fault -- and she doesn't like the feeling.

 

 

Her scheming is starting to cause other problems, too. Borrowing a friend's cell phone has turned into a catastrophe that may break up her oldest friendship, and the cutie she met after driver's ed is acting a little scary. Will the faith her mother has taught her be enough to help her find her way through this trouble...and show both the world and herself that she's a stronger, better person than even she ever knew?


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The Forthcoming: Frankie Nicole - Scratches

Frankie Nicole

Scratches

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Scratches is a page-turner and a fictional book for ALL - young, old, male, female, rich, poor. The storyline is a series of exciting, interesting and dramatic episodes that are real to everyday people. Charlie, the protagonist, unexpectedly befriends the characters, which are woven throughout the book, to help them deal with their emotional scars of a failed professional sports career, abandonment, incest, cheating, job termination and so much more. The inspiring message is to help you understand your purpose and empower others to have healthier lives by overcoming pain or scratches that occur in life. We do this by forgiving others, loving unconditionally, becoming responsible, facing adversity, learning life lessons, and understanding that this too shall pass. Scratches transcend across all barriers and backgrounds. We all have them! This book contains no profanity.

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The Forthcoming: Shelia P. Moses - Joseph

Shelia P. Moses

Joseph

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For Joseph Flood, life is tough. Tough because of Mama's addiction to drugs and alcohol. Tough because Daddy is away with the army fighting in Iraq. Tough because it looks like there's no way out once you're living in a homeless shelter in a North Carolina ghetto neighborhood. And tough because Joseph is enrolled in yet another new school where he doesn't know anyone and has to keep what's going on in his life a secret.

Joseph struggles to keep Mama clean and to hold their broken family together while trying to make new friends and join the school tennis team. Can a boy who's only fifteen years old win his daily battle to survive?

Joseph is a powerful and moving story from the author of National Book Award finalist The Legend of Buddy Bush that looks at what it really takes for a boy to begin to become a man.

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The Forthcoming: Rena A. Finney - If I'm Gonna Love You

Rena A. Finney
If I'm Gonna Love You
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Patrice Henderson's future is so bright, she has to rock her Dolce and Gabbana shades at all times, but living the good life isn't all that it seems. With her girls by her side through good times and bad, Patrice has always been able to make things happen in her life. But there is one thing missing--Patrice is desperately searching for that someone special.


Bryan Chambers is determined to be all the man Patrice will ever need. If there was ever a match made in heaven, Bryan believes it would be the two of them together. He is set on capturing her heart, regardless of all the obstacles Patrice throws at him. Bryan knows he can be Patrice's silver lining--once Patrice is ready to give up her search and let him into her heart.

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The Forthcoming: Crystal Lacey Winslow - Tale of a Train Wreck Lifestyle

Crystal Lacey Winslow

Tale of a Train Wreck Lifestyle

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Lisa Henderson wants to live the lifestyle of the rich and famous. Only she doesn't have the patience to do things the correct way. Destined to make something great out of her life, her father's constant praise and adulation turns the once ambitious and intelligent girl into a self-centered, conniving, and vindictive woman. Always at odds with her mother, in constant competitive mode with her sister, Lisa sets out to prove the naysayers wrong! Success is at her fingertips if only she could stop opting to take shortcuts to get what she wants.

A series of bad decisions have quickly landed her in more trouble than she can sort out. When she goes to the same friends and family for help all whom she'd betrayed in the past door by door gets slammed in her face. Desperate, and on the run from authorities, she goes into seclusion with a large chunk of her latest victim's money. With a huge home in the exclusive community of Saddle River, New Jersey, she finally feels safe. Luxuriating in her new lifestyle she experiences a sense of security and the prestige she's longed for. Little does she know an arch-enemy has plans to make her new home her casket. Always stoic in the face of danger, Lisa isn't going down without a fight!

Back by popular demand Nikkisi Ling and Joshua Tune (The Criss Cross) are woven into this tale of larceny, deceit and greed. And you won t believe who sets them up to get double-crossed!

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The Forthcoming: Paula Chase - Who You Wit (A Del Rio Bay Novel)

Paula Chase

Who You Wit (A Del Rio Bay Novel)

Available October 28, 2008

 

Mina Mooney has a new worst enemy-her best friend...  

 

Summer is just around the corner, but things are already too hot to handle in Del Rio Bay. Mina's so sprung over Brian that she's having a hard time just thinking straight. So, she's not at all ready when her best friend Lizzie makes their clique swear to a year-long virginity pact... 

 

 

 

Now Mina and her crew are feeling way too much heat. Kelly is glad to take things slow with cute jock Greg-but ex-hustler Angel isn't about to let her go drama-free. For Jacinta, a missed period and Raheem planning "their" future together is promising nothing but trouble. And when Lizzie finds out Mina has "betrayed" the pact, it's a head-to-head, no-holds-barred showdown that could say hasta la vista to the clique for good.

 

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The Forthcoming: Janine A. Morris - Playthang

Janine A. Morris

Playthang

October 28th, 2008

 

 

From the author of the smash hit Diva Diaries comes this unforgettable story of a woman who is ready to trade her long-term hopes for some short-term pleasure.

Jordan Moore is in the middle of a breakdown. Thirty-four years old and newly single, she has given custody of her son to her ex-husband and now regrets the decision; her ex-husband is getting married again; and after a year of disappointments from Jayon, her best friend-turned-boyfriend, she has given up on true love. All her years of living a moral, straight-laced, practical life seem to have gotten her nowhere. Now she wants to walk on the wild side and do a little heartbreaking of her own.

It does not take Jordan long to find the rowdy, steamy pleasure that she seeks-with no strings attached, of course-and she is content with her new attitude. By using men the way she has been used, Jordan believes that she is somehow evening the score. But when she meets Marcus, a wonderful, caring gentleman who sees through all of her guardedness, she is thrown for a loop. Is he another Mr. Wrong to be avoided at all costs? Or will Jordan realize that true love is standing right in front of her...before it is too late?

 

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The Forthcoming: Endy - A Deal With Death

Endy

A Deal With Death

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Nina Boyd is the mother of two teenage boys and a functioning drug addict. Her two sons, Malik and Marquis, understand their mother's struggle and out of love they ignore her addiction. Nina Boyd is the mother of two teenage boys and a functioning drug addict. Her two sons, Malik and Marquis, understand their mother's struggle and out of love they ignore her addiction.

Marquis, the youngest at seventeen, is Nina's pride and joy. He has just graduated from high school and has college next on his agenda. However, Malik, who thinks he is grown at only nineteen, has dropped out of high school and made a deal with death.

Todd Death McClain, a well-known street-dealer, preys upon young cats who want to be in the drug game. Once you ve been recruited there is only one way out Death!

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The Forthcoming: Roy Glenn - Ulterior Motive

Roy Glenn

Ulterior Motive

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While he is forced to deal with personal issues of his own, Attorney Marcus Douglas is hired by Angela Pettybone, an old college friend who called out of the blue saying that she needed his help. Angela was his best-friends girlfriend in college, but Marcus was in love with her and the feelings are still there. Angela had just been questioned by the police in the death of Stephanie Covey, her boss, Robert Covey’s wife. Marcus realizes that there is more going on when the body count rises and they all are connected to Angela and Robert. Now Marcus must unravel the twisted details, and keep his personal feelings for her from clouding his objectivity if he is going to keep his old friend from going to jail.

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The Forthcoming: Victoria Christopher Murray - India (The Divas)

Victoria Christopher Murray
India (The Divas series)

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The Divine Divas are on their way! They won the local, and now they're all set to wow the judges at the state competition in San Francisco. This hot, hip girl group is out to set gospel music on fire.

 

While India Morrow is happy her BFFs included her in the Divas, she knows she's not cute like Diamond, cool like Veronique, or smart like Aaliyah. Maybe if she were supermodel-thin, like her mom, she'd stand out in a crowd, but dieting never seems to work for her. The Divas are poised to win the next level of the competition and India is scared she'll let her friends down. With only fifty-eight days to get it all right, her cousin Jill tells her the secret -- how to lose weight while still eating.

 

The pounds start falling away; India is finally getting lots of attention. If only she didn't feel bad about keeping a secret. She's scared of what her friends, parents, and Pastor Ford would say. What she's doing isn't so wrong, is it? All she wants is to be a star...but will the price be too great for her, body and soul?

 

 

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The Forthcoming: Shonda Cheekes - Decoys Inc.

Shonda Cheekes

Decoys Inc.

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Deeva McCoy is floundering in a less than satisfying job when her life seems to go from bad to worse when she's fired. While consoling herself at home, she's sucked into the daytime drama of a popular talk show where unsuspecting men are set up by a sexy decoy on live television. This gives Deeva an idea, and soon she unleashes an entrepreneurial brainstorm and is running her own business -- DeCoys, Inc. Soon, women are paying her to see if their men are potential cheaters.

After meeting Tristan Savage and spending what she believed to be an incredible weekend together, her world seems to shatter once more when Monday morning the woman sitting across from her has requested her services to investigate him. Unable to fight her mutual attraction, Deeva finds herself breaking one of her primary rules of business as she continues her relationship with Tristan. But when Tristan finds out about her line of work and the possible reason behind their meeting the passionate relationship they've developed is at risk.

With all the style, colorful characters, and unforgettable moments that readers love, DeCoys, Inc. exposes the danger of mixing pleasure with business.

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The Forthcoming: Grace Octavia - His First Wife

Grace Octavia

His First Wife

Available September 30, 2008!

 

 

Kerry Jackson never thought her dream marriage, which began when her Morehouse beau proposed on a picture-perfect bridge over a lavish pool filled with rose petals and floating candles, could be pulled apart by a harmless email. But ten years later, Jamison is having an affair and a pregnant Kerry finds herself in her car at five in the morning, dead set on busting up the secret romance. Angry, confused, and in the backseat of a police car, she realizes that she needs a new plan for her life and her unborn child ... fast.

But trouble at home quickly turns to trouble everywhere, and a desperate Kerry searches for the strength to pick up the pieces of her life. Now, she is going to have to throw out the game plan, find out who she really is-and take the biggest gamble ever.

A sparkling, sexy novel, His First Wife is all about facing what is real and getting it all on your own terms.

 

 

 

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The Forthcoming: Freeze - Against The Grain

Nikki Turner Presents Freeze

Against The Grain
September 30, 2008

 

 

Love him or hate him, Arkadian "Kay" Frost has made his mark on the streets of Baltimore as the leader of a close-knit group of friends: Mike, the ladies' man; Tank, the funny guy with a short fuse; Apache, the wild one with artillery expertise; Gee, aka Dread, a cold piece of work; and Dre, who doesn't drink, smoke, or cheat-and trusts no one.

Bank robberies are their bread and butter. But when a heist goes wrong, Kay ends up in prison. After serving time, he's ready to get back to his boys and start the game again. But they've moved on to big-time drug dealing, and Kay can't duck its lure. The money is flowing, but when someone in Kay's inner circle secretly betrays him, the friends divide and engage in a full-blown war. Kay wants out before more people die, and the only person he can trust now is his woman, ShuShawn, who is not only beautiful but is as street-smart as he is. Together, Kay and ShuShawn go against the grain. It seems no one can touch them . . . except perhaps the Feds, who have been watching everything.

 

 

 

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