Product Description: Diva supreme Yancey Harrington Braxton is working her way back to Broadway and beyond—and stirring up drama in and out of the spotlight—in the acclaimed New York Times bestseller from E. Lynn Harris.After being out on tour, the ambitious singer and actress is fired up to move past her recent setbacks—including an explosive romance with NFL tight end John Basil Henderson—and prove her talents are stronger than ever...read more

A five-piece volume follows themes of love and friendship and includes the author's signature novella, 'R & B,' as well as four additional novellas by debut writers, in a collection published to benefit the E. Lynn Harris Foundation and other charities. Original.

A New York Times Bestseller Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several successful Atlanta beauty salons, Carmyn has devoted herself to her son and his dream of becoming a professional football player. Brady has always followed her lead, including becoming a member of the church's "Celibacy Circle." Now, in his senior year at college, the smart and very handsome Brady is a lead contender for the Heisman Trophy and a spot in the NFL. As sports agents hover around Brady, a beautiful and charming cheerleader named Barrett enters the picture. Barrett is set on seducing Brady and getting a piece of his multimillion-dollar future. But is that all she wants from him? Is she acting alone? In a story that combines football, family, faith and secrets, Just Too Good to Be True is a sweeping novel that proves once and again why E. Lynn Harris is a bestselling author.

Offers a look at the life and times of fourteen-year-old Hammond Dewayne Jeter, a young African-American boy who grew up and went to school in Arkansas during the racially turbulent times of the 1970s. 75,000 first printing.

On the brink of forty, Chauncey Greer, the bisexual owner of a thriving card company in Atlanta, is inspired by a minister to pursue his old dream of a musical career, a career that had ended in scandal thanks to a teenage love affair with his fellow bandmate in a popular boy band, until he and other gay members of his church decide to take a stand against the church's homophobia. Reprint. 125,000 first printing.

One of the nation's leading commentators on race and homosexuality takes on the phenomenon of sex on the 'down low' in the black community--the covert practice of gay sex by married black men who are in denial about their sexual proclivities. Reprint.

Exploring the interconnections among sex, race, and masculinity, a definitive anthology of writings encompasses the best black gay material from the past three decades, featuring some sixty entries, many never before published, by such authors as James Baldwin, Samuel R. Delany, Peter J. Gomes, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Hilton Als, Essex Hemphill, Melvin Dixon, George C. Wolfe, and others. Original.

The author of Abide with Me recounts his life, from his childhood in Arkansas as a lonely closeted gay boy, through his years at the University of

Welcome to the irresistible world of E. Lynn Harris...He is a devilish and handsome ex-football player, now a rising sports agent at one of the hottest firms in the country. Irrepressible and dangerously alluring, John "Basil" Henderson has a history with women (and a few men). Basil is the consummate guy's guy: a commitment-phobe gadfly known for a double-edged magnetism that has the ability to thrill--and wound. She is the uncompromising Yancey Harrington Braxton, an up-and-coming Broadway star who oozes charm and bleeds ambition. Young, beautiful, and dangerously crafty, Yancey is prepared to do whatever she must to get what she wants. A femme fatale who has left more than a few brokenhearted men in her wake, Yancey is intrigued and besotted by Basil.Both believe that in each other they've finally met their match. A lavish wedding is planned, and the ultimate power couple plans to spend their lives in holy matrimony. But just before the nuptials, fate and a little comeuppance from the past threaten the happy couple's future.Masterful storyteller E. Lynn Harris takes the reader on a delicious ride into the mischievous lives of two very unforgettable characters.

Reuniting nearly a decade after their graduation from Howard University, four friends and their spouses play a game called 'If This World Were Mine,' a diversion that brings to light sexual tensions, dark secrets, and hidden animosities.

John Basil Henderson's picture-perfect life begins to unravel, possibly with the help of an unknown enemy, including Basil's jilted fiancâee, Yancey Harrington Braxton, and her diva mother.

Product Description: A New York Times Bestseller A Black Expressions Book Club Main Selection Since his first book was published in the early 1990s, E. Lynn Harris has wowed, charmed, and romanced millions of readers. Now he tells his own story -- from his childhood in Arkansas as a closeted gay boy, through his struggling days as a self-published author, to his rise as a New York Times bestselling author...read more

Product Description: Friendship. Love. Family. Bestselling author E. Lynn Harris is back with another new tale that embraces his signature themes. Zola Denise Norwood is a young hot editor in chief of Bling Bling, (the magazine “for people who want everything!) who’s at the top of her game, ruling the roost in business as well as the bedroom...read more

Product Description: In this hotly anticipated conclusion to his popular Invisible Life trilogy, E. Lynn Harris delivers a masterful tale that traces the evolving lives of his beloved characters Nicole Springer and Raymond Tyler, Jr., and reintroduces readers to their respective lovers, best friends, and potential enemies...read more

Raymond, a young African American lawyer from the South, struggles to come to terms with his sexuality and AIDS, while Nicole, an aspiring actress and singer, attempts to find a genuine love relationship.

Product Description: A New York Times Bestselling AuthorIn his riveting and bold debut novel, Atlanta author E. Lynn Harris goes where few men have gone before--into the heads and hearts of bisexual black men. Mr. Harris's protagonist and narrator, Raymond, discovers his dual sexuality at age 21--then spends eight years trying alternately to face and deny the truth of his passions...read more

A benefit for the Hurston/Wright Foundation, a literary anthology of short fiction from some of today's finest African-American writers features contributions by such acclaimed authors as Edwidge Danticat, Eric Jerome Dickey, Kenji Jasper, John Edgar Wideman, E. Lynn Harris, Terry McMillan, Marita Golden, David Anthony Durham, and Bertice Berry. Original. 35,000 first printing. (view table of contents)