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9781410462794 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, January 8, 2014), cover price $31.99

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9780758273604 | Dafina, July 30, 2013, cover price $15.00

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Product Description: The Dirty Divorce Trilogy has been a wild ride and readers just can t get enough of the Sanchez family drama. In Dirty Divorce Part 4 the offsprings of Rich Sanchez, Juan and Denie don t disappoint. Juan is determined to become his own man speeding through the fast lane of money, cars, and women...read more

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9781934230626, titled "The Dirty Divorce" | Life Changing Books, December 22, 2013, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: The Dirty Divorce Trilogy has been a wild ride and readers just can t get enough of the Sanchez family drama.
9781934230749, titled "The Dirty Divorce" | Original edition (Life Changing Books, April 20, 2010), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Drugs turn out to be a way of life for Rich, a powerful, sexy Drug Lord hailing from Washington, D.

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Product Description: This fourth novel by O.H. Bennett represents a departure from his earlier work, characterized by rich depictions of African-American families rendered in quiet but powerfully charged prose. These qualities are present in Recognition, but with the addition of a twisting plot and thriller-like intensity...read more

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9781932841794 | Agate Pub Inc, July 15, 2014, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: This fourth novel by O.

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Product Description: Fiction. Estelle wants to retire with Janet to steamy Florida, but there's baggage: Janet's grandson Daniel is the sole survivor of a Jonestown- inspired murder committed by his mother. Daniel has a secret as well—his romantic relationship with Estelle's grandson, Ari.

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9780898232837 | New Rivers Pr, November 12, 2013, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Fiction.

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9781455522460 | Large print edition (Grand Central Pub, January 8, 2013), cover price $21.99
9780446572507 | 1 edition (Grand Central Pub, January 8, 2013), cover price $19.99

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9780446572491 | Grand Central Pub, September 10, 2013, cover price $15.00

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Selected as a Go On Girl! Book Pick“100 Notable Books of 2012” —New York Times“50 Best Books of 2012” —Washington Post"McFadden works a kind of miracle -- not only do [her characters] retain their appealing humanity; their story eclipses the bonds of history to offer continuous surprises . . . Beautiful and evocative, Gathering of Waters brings three generations to life . . . The real power of the narrative lies in the richness and complexity of the characters. While they inhabit these pages they live, and they do so gloriously and messily and magically, so that we are at last sorry to see them go, and we sit with those small moments we had with them and worry over them, enchanted, until they become something like our own memories, dimmed by time, but alive with the ghosts of the past, and burning with spirits."--New York Times Book Review"Read it aloud. Hire a chorus to chant it to you and anyone else interested in hearing about civil rights and uncivil desires, about the dark heat of hate, about the force of forgiveness."--Alan Cheuse, All Things Considered, NPR"McFadden combines events of Biblical proportions--from flooding to resurrection--with history to create a cautionary, redemptive tale that spans the early twentieth century to the start of Hurricane Katrina. She compellingly invites readers to consider the distinctions between 'truth or fantasy' . . . In McFadden's boldly spun yarn, consequences extend across time and place. This is an arresting historical portrait of Southern life with reimagined outcomes, suggesting that hope in the enduring power of memory can offer healing where justice does not suffice."--Publishers Weekly"The rich text is shaped by the African American storytelling tradition and layered with significant American histories. Recalling the woven spirituality of Toni Morrison’s Beloved, this work will appeal to readers of mystic literature."--Library Journal"McFadden makes powerful use of imagery in this fantastical novel of ever-flowing waters and troubled spirits."--Booklist"In this fierce reimagining, the actual town of Money, MS narrates the story about the ghost of Emmett Till and his from-the-other-side reunification with the girl he loved as a child in Gathering of Waters by Bernice L. McFadden."--Ebony MagazineGathering of Waters is a deeply engrossing tale narrated by the town of Money, Mississippi--a site both significant and infamous in our collective story as a nation. Money is personified in this haunting story, which chronicles its troubled history following the arrival of the Hilson and Bryant families.Tass Hilson and Emmett Till were young and in love when Emmett was brutally murdered in 1955. Anxious to escape the town, Tass marries Maximillian May and relocates to Detroit.Forty years later, after the death of her husband, Tass returns to Money and fantasy takes flesh when Emmett Till's spirit is finally released from the dank, dark waters of the Tallahatchie River. The two lovers are reunited, bringing the story to an enchanting and profound conclusion.Gathering of Waters mines the truth about Money, Mississippi, as well as the town's families, and threads their history over decades. The bare-bones realism--both disturbing and riveting--combined with a magical realm in which ghosts have the final say, is reminiscent of Toni Morrison's Beloved.

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9781410445827 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, June 6, 2012), cover price $31.99
9781617750328 | Akashic Books, January 31, 2012, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Selected as a Go On Girl!

Paperback:

9781617750311 | Akashic Books, January 31, 2012, cover price $15.95

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9781480563490 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio, September 3, 2013), cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Gathering of Waters is a deeply engrossing tale narrated by the town of Money, Mississippi ― a site both significant and infamous in our collective story as a nation.
9781480564114 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio, September 3, 2013), cover price $14.99

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Product Description: A provocative novel about the only black family on board the Titanic—a beautiful, intimate look at racial tension, family discord, and how love conquers all. Fifteen-year-old Corinne LaRoche’s life changes one evening when she returns home and witnesses racist French policemen harassing her father...read more

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9781593094836 | Strebor Books Intl, May 21, 2013, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A provocative novel about the only black family on board the Titanic—a beautiful, intimate look at racial tension, family discord, and how love conquers all.

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Product Description: Denise and Derrek Shaw are the perfect American couple. Happily married for fifteen years, they have a wonderful daughter, successful careers, and a beautiful house. They also have a shocking secret: a dangerous addiction to drugs...read more

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9781619698918 | Unabridged edition (Audiogo, April 16, 2013), cover price $29.98 | About this edition: Denise and Derrek Shaw are the perfect American couple.

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Having struggled throughout her life for an understanding of her identity, Sherry wonders at an uncharacteristic display of anger on the part of her mother and digs into her family's past throughout the course of a cross-country journey.

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9780786290116 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, November 2, 2006), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Having struggled throughout her life for an understanding of her identity, Sherry wonders at an uncharacteristic display of anger on the part of her mother and digs into her family's past throughout the course of a cross-country journey.
9780525948759 | E P Dutton, February 2, 2006, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Having struggled throughout her life for an understanding of her identity, Sherry wonders at an uncharacteristic display of anger on the part of her mother and digs into her family's past throughout the course of a cross-country journey.

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9781617751318 | Akashic Books, February 5, 2013, cover price $15.95

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A novel of self-discovery, family bonds and the healing of one small southern townTwelve Gates to the City is the much-anticipated sequel to Black's acclaimed debut, They Tell Me of a Home. In this novel, Sister assumes the voice of the narrator, speaking from the spirit realm, telling her brother TL things he could have never known about their family. She constructs the story as a series of spiritual revelations, exposing to readers both who she was in the years of TL's absence and how every event in his life was an orchestration for his return. TL in the meantime is back in Swamp Creek, to stay this time, but he's still haunted by his sister's death. His decision to become the Schoolmaster is the only thing he's sure about, and his impact upon the students becomes palpable. But he still doesn't know what happened to Sister. As he searches for ultimate truth, he discovers the secrets and beauty of Swamp Creek. Twelve Gates to the City is a novel about spiritual revelation, and communal healing, ushered in by one who finally realizes that his gifts were bestowed upon him, not for his own glory, but for the transformation of his people.

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9780312582685 | St Martins Pr, December 6, 2011, cover price $25.99 | About this edition: A novel of self-discovery, family bonds and the healing of one small southern townTwelve Gates to the City is the much-anticipated sequel to Black's acclaimed debut, They Tell Me of a Home.

Paperback:

9781250013613 | Griffin, December 24, 2012, cover price $21.99

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Product Description: Now available in mass market, the compelling novel from bestselling author Omar Tyree about the face-off of three men grappling with fatherhood and one single mother of striking character and independence.After more than ten years of successfully raising two sons on her own, Denise Stewart finds herself involved with both of their fathers while also beginning a relationship with a new man...read more

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9780684855929 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1998, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: After ten years spent raising her own two sons alone, single mother Denise Stewart finds herself facing a new set of life challenges as she becomes involved with truck driver Dennis and faces custody battles with both her sons' fathers

Paperback:

9781476704128 | Reprint edition (Pocket Books, November 27, 2012), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Now available in mass market, the compelling novel from bestselling author Omar Tyree about the face-off of three men grappling with fatherhood and one single mother of striking character and independence.
9780684855936 | Simon & Schuster, October 13, 1999, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: After ten years spent raising her own two sons alone, single mother Denise Stewart finds herself facing a new set of life challenges as she becomes involved with truck driver Dennis and faces custody battles with both her sons' fathers

Prebinding:

9781417647781 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $24.55 | About this edition: After ten years spent raising her own two sons alone, single mother Denise Stewart finds herself facing a new set of life challenges as she becomes involved with truck driver Dennis and faces custody battles with both her sons' fathers

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9780984914609 | Tiny Satchel Pr, February 5, 2013, cover price $9.95

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9781601623690 | 1 edition (Urban Books, October 30, 2012), cover price $14.95

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Product Description: Essence bestselling author RM Johnson returns with the hotly anticipated follow-up to Million Dollar Demise. This electrifying novel features the Million Dollar characters fans have grown to love coming face-to-face with members of the Harris family, the unforgettable characters of Johnson’s other bestselling series...read more

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9781439180570 | Simon & Schuster, February 21, 2012, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Essence bestselling author RM Johnson returns with the hotly anticipated follow-up to Million Dollar Demise.

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Product Description: A Price to Pay

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9780758271433 | Reissue edition (Dafina, August 7, 2012), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A Price to Pay
9780758229564 | 1 original edition (Dafina, June 1, 2009), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Wealthy and high-profile, the Chase dynasty has everything an African-American family could ever want--except what money can't buy.

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9780758253859 | Kensington Books, June 1, 2009, cover price $11.20

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Product Description: Gail Neighbors is the hardworking single mother of two sons. Mason, the older, grew up without knowing his feckless father. Tyler sings in the church choir and enjoys a close relationship with his father, who left Gail a few years ago but spends plenty of time at the house...read more

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9781410448057 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, June 6, 2012), cover price $30.99 | About this edition: Gail Neighbors is the hardworking single mother of two sons.

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9781932841626 | Agate Pub Inc, November 8, 2011, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: This powerful new novel by O.

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#1 national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley goes to the heart of a marriage on the rocks—and turns one woman’s anger and heartbreak into a triumph of the spirit. No-nonsense divorce-court judge Vanessa Colton-Kirk has seen it all, presiding over the breakup of countless unhappy and disillusioned couples in her Houston courtroom. But now career-driven Vanessa is facing her own marriage crisis: when she chooses to work late on the night of her fifth wedding anniversary, her husband, Thomas, decides he’s had enough of her putting work before starting the family he so desperately wants—and he tells her he wants out. Thomas has a few more bombshells for Vanessa before they are court-ordered to attend a spiritual retreat. She goes—but not without a fight, and determined to emerge the victor. Then a twist of fate helps her see things in a whole new light, and Vanessa must face the hard questions: Can she rebuild a bond that she had a big part in destroying? Have her years on the bench made her wiser—or just bitter? Can she open her heart to the renewing power of love and forgiveness?

Hardcover:

9781410414199 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, March 18, 2009), cover price $30.95 | About this edition: #1 national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley goes to the heart of a marriage on the rocks—and turns one woman’s anger and heartbreak into a triumph of the spirit.

Paperback:

9781451656664 | Pocket Books, May 29, 2012, cover price $7.99
9781416521679 | Simon & Schuster, July 15, 2008, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: The irony of a divorce-court judge getting divorced herself is not lost on Vanessa Colton-Kirk.

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Product Description: When the streets threaten to rip a family empire apart, will La Familia give into the streets' wishes or will they stand together and continue to rule. Tree and Von are best friends who have been raised as brothers. When unequal power becomes an issue in the family, some members begin to do things on their own definitely leading to disaster...read more

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9781938442988 | G Street Chronicles, May 4, 2012, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: When the streets threaten to rip a family empire apart, will La Familia give into the streets' wishes or will they stand together and continue to rule.

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Product Description: A powerful, sexy drug lord's desire for fast money threatens to destroy everything. Leaving his empire to expand business, Rich Sanchez's decision turns out to be catastrophic. One by one, his children spiral out of control. Then his wife Lisa throws some new drama into the relationship - a divorce...read more

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9781601624994 | Reprint edition (Urban Books, May 1, 2012), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A powerful, sexy drug lord's desire for fast money threatens to destroy everything.

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Product Description: Running their Los Angeles casino has been rewarding for Luke Chance and his three brothers, Malachi, Roman, and Genesis. But recently it seems like everyone is trying to get a piece of the pie. Word on the streets alert the Chance brothers of an impending hostile takeover of their casino, which could leave Luke and his brothers penniless and possibly dead...read more

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9781601623447 | Reprint edition (Urban Books, April 1, 2012), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Running their Los Angeles casino has been rewarding for Luke Chance and his three brothers, Malachi, Roman, and Genesis.
9781933967226 | Urban Books, October 1, 2007, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The Chance brothers, who run a Los Angeles casino, will protect their family dynasty at all costs, and with the help of their lethal sister, who is a weapons and marital arts expert, when word on the streets alert them to a hostile takeover.

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Product Description: Josie Henderson loves the water and her position as the only senior-level black scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. In building this impressive life, Josie has tried to shed the one thing she cannot: her family back in landlocked Cleveland...read more

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9781410445865 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, March 21, 2012), cover price $31.99 | About this edition: Josie Henderson loves the water and her position as the only senior-level black scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

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9781565129252 | Algonquin Books, September 13, 2011, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Award-winning novelist Martha Southgate (who, in the words of Julia Glass, “can write fat and hot, then lush and tender, then just plain truthful and burning with heart”) now tells the story of a family pushed to its limits by addiction over the course of two generations.

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Product Description: Growing up in one of the most notorious neighborhoods in Brooklyn isnâ?TMt easy, but for a long time it seemed as if Prince Poet Washington might defy those odds. Sixteen years ago, his father abandoned the family, so Poet has always felt a sense of responsibility...read more

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9781601624857 | 1 edition (Urban Books, December 1, 2011), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Growing up in one of the most notorious neighborhoods in Brooklyn isnâ?

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Product Description: When Nate Kenny convinces Daphanie Coleman to sign over custody of her newborn baby to the father, his ex-wife, Monica, vows to help the young woman. But Monica is still recovering from a gunshot to the head that put her in a coma...read more

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9781410449610 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, August 8, 2012), cover price $31.99 | About this edition: When Nate Kenny convinces Daphanie Coleman to sign over custody of her newborn baby to the father, his ex-wife, Monica, vows to help the young woman.

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9781439180587 | Simon & Schuster, February 21, 2012, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: "Essence "bestselling author RM Johnson returns with the hotly anticipated follow-up to "Million Dollar Demise.

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Product Description: She gets lost in the fantasy of books and poetry. But in Tinka Hampton's all-too-real world, her mother Nicola has lost her job and is struggling to stop her family's fall into poverty. With her sons turning to drug-dealing -- and worse -- Nicola wants better for her daughter...read more

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9781410444714 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, February 15, 2012), cover price $31.99 | About this edition: She gets lost in the fantasy of books and poetry.

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9780446547741 | Grand Central Pub, October 18, 2011, cover price $21.99 | About this edition: One of the hottest new writers in urban fiction, award-winning author Kia DuPree has been hailed for her heart-wrenching storytelling and unforgettable characters.

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Product Description: Every family has its issues. It is how we go about handling our issues that makes the difference; it is who we invite in the midst of our battles that makes the difference. How will these church families handle the sins of their past and the challenges that life is giving them? Stacy Wilmington is on her way to college when a devastating secret from her father's past threatens to ruin her relationship with him and causes her to commit a sin of her own...read more

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9780983014164 | Torch Legacy Pubns, December 21, 2011, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Every family has its issues.

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