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James E. Causey -  The Twist -  Available Now! -  4 out of 5 books -  Travon Brown is a young journalist whose career is soaring to new heights. But his personal life could use a little work. Travon meets a reluctant stripper named Angel at his frat brother’s bachelor party. They both feel more than a physical attraction to each other. Things get complicated when Travon gets into a tense situation with Angel’s boss. This sets off a chain of events that creates a deadly environment in the streets. Travon soon finds out how one action can create a lot of drama. The Twist is an entertaining debut novel by James E. Causey. Causey brings us an interesting mix of characters and situations. You see how Travon is a young professional who is looking for more than just causal liaisons with women. Causey does a good job with character and storyline development. This story moves at a good pace and definitely keeps you glued to the pages. There is a surprising twist...

T.R. Braxton -  Sight -  Available Now! -  4 out of 5 books -  Nathan Walker is a young man who has a rare gift to do things with his mind. With this gift, he is able to protect his father, who’s a civil rights activist. The power of Nathan’s gift overwhelms him so much that he steps away from it. Due to a family tragedy, Nathan is determined to get revenge on the persons responsible. But the misuse of his gift may give Nathan more than he bargained for. Sight is an interesting tale about the extraordinary gifts of a young boy. T.R. Braxton did a good job with showing how Nathan’s skills developed and how it changed the lives of his family forever. The storyline and scenes are very vivid and keeps you glued to the pages. You see the growth of Nathan throughout this story as well. There is a constant switching back and forth from the past to the present in this novel, which made it a little confusing to read. It would have been better if Braxton just h...

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Hello. Well, we have been very e-book oriented lately with the deals....so now it's time to show some love for Paperbacks!  Here is a list of Paperbacks by African American Authors that are $6.00 each or less.   Happy Shopping. Titles that are under $2.00 Each House of Secrets by Viola M. Walker - $1.32 -  http://amzn.to/AB8cdk   Loving Cee Cee Johnson by Linda Leigh Hargrove - $1.30 -  http://amzn.to/yW0oxe She Who Shops by Joanne Skerrett - $1.30 -  http://amzn.to/xcRdQs The Precious Life by Che Parker - $1.30 -  http://amzn.to/ThePreciousLife-ppbk A Kettle of Vultures: . . . left beak marks on my forehead by Sabrina Lamb - $1.70 -  http://amzn.to/xHEzle Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It by J. D. Mason - $1.30 -  http://amzn.to/TakeYourPleasure-ppbk Seducing The Matchmaker (Kimani Romance) by Elaine Overton - 1.32 -  http://amzn.to/wuCxzn Letting Loose by Joanne Skerrett - $1.32 -  http://amzn.to/yK...

Zuri Day -  Love In Play -  Available Now! -  5 out of 5 books -  Dominique is large-and-in-charge of her life and does not need a man to complicate things. So when she meets her son's new football coach, she can't understand the immediate attraction she has to him. Jake McDonald is an ex-NFL star who now coaches a middle school football team. He is trying to get his life back on track from the loss of his wife, his father, and the fact that the men in his family don't live past 60 due to heart disease that runs in his family. So when he comes in contact with this voluptuous, full-figured woman, he is totally thrown for a loop. She is not even his type. He usually goes for the petite, "willing to please" kind of woman, which is everything that Dominique is not. Dominique and Jake can't seem to get on the same page. When it seems as if they have finally decided to give their relationship a try, an unfortunate event causes Jake to pull back even though...

Sharon Rhodes -  Family Secrets -  Available Now! -  4 out of 5 books -  Is it true that everyone has skeletons in their closets? What would you do if a secret you have been keeping for 34 years showed up at your door? How would you find the courage to tell the important family members and friends in your life? Sheila Robertson is coming to a great milestone in her life. 30 years serving her country in the military has come to an end as she is retiring. With her retirement party days away, all of Sheila’s family and friends arrive to congratulate her on her huge accomplishments. But as Sheila soon realizes, everyone has secrets and they are slowly being revealed one by one. On what is suppose to be one of the best days of her life, the day is slowly turning into a confessional. Sheila is living the American Dream. She has a loving husband, two beautiful kids, and everything couldn’t be more perfect. That is, until a surprise guest arrives at Sheila’s do...

Winkk -  Misleading -  Available Now! -  3 out of 5 books -  Misleading by Winkk is the story of Jarvis Denttin, the owner of Denttin nightclubs, an elite and prevalent nightclub. Jarvis is sexy and wealthy. He is also selfish, deceiving, andcontrolling. Jarvis has a huge appetite for sex, but he also has a devious side. Women are highly attracted to him and willing to do anything to have him. Candance Mourton is the personal assistant to Jarvis. She caters to him to keep the money flowing so that she can live the lifestyle she wants to have. She will do whatever it takes to make it happen, including appeasing his sexual appetite daily. But is that enough? As an executive, Jarvis has many trustworthy people working for him. His executive assistant, Jennifer Moeky, commits suicide and Michelle, his personal assistant, moves on to a better venture. Candance is her replacement. To Jarvis, money is always first and everything else falls below. Because mon...