From the author of the National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the WINNER of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings

"An undeniable success.” — The New York Times Book Review
A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story...

In this poignant memoir, best-selling author Bertice Berry uncovers her family's true history and gains a new appreciation for the complexities of American slavery--determining to move beyond bitterness to a more nuanced portrait of race relations.

"Hot Box" is a baseball drill that can be played with three or more players and two to four bases. The players take turns being fielders and runners, ultimately trying to tag the rest of the players out. In The Hot Box, best friends Milena and Lydia are playing the game with Jacour, Yosef, Glenn, and Phil. The only problem: the men do not realize that they are playing. Milena lives a sheltered and dismal existence and has not allowed a man to touch...

Bones and Julian live a life of indulgence in 1950s Louisiana until Julian witnesses Bones murder a white city councilman and must decide whether joining Bones in his flight from the law is worth it.

After Othella--the daughter of the town tramp in Shreveport, Louisiana--convinces her to give her baby away, 15-year-old Ruby Jean Upshaw runs away to New Orleans where nothing can erase the memories of the child she lost or quell her simmering rage at Othella for persuading her to let her baby go.

In the tradition of Daaimah Poole and Terry McMillan, Grant, author of "Heard it All Before," portrays the realistic, funny, and sexy side of life, love, and finding the one.

David and Kari are a successful, church-going couple whose life is upended when their young daughter is abducted. It appears that the child has been taken by a serial killer who dispatches his victims after seven days of imprisonment. Compounding matters, the police investigation reveals truths about Kari that shake the foundations of her marriage.

From award-winning author Candice Dow comes a raw, sizzling, and emotional novel about a woman who must fight for what she wants-before she loses everything . . .
She's the hottest relationship expert around. Her get-real advice and tough-world experience have earned Ayana Blue money, fame, and a successful life she never imagined. And handsome Realtor Cameron Small is the sexy, steady Mr. Right she wasn't looking for yet always hoped she'd...

The small town of Belle Haven, Louisiana, is still struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill, and its residents will do whatever it takes to get it back on its feet. So when local English teacher Carissa Melody Wayne is asked to appear on the weight-loss reality show Losing to Win, she agrees. She doesn't realize that others from her past will be joining her, including her high school nemesis, an acquaintance who's...

In a prequel to the "Family Business" novels, Paris heads to finishing school in Europe, where she meets her first love, makes her first real enemy, and commits her first crime.