Vanessa Miller
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The American Queen brings to light another hidden triumph in Black American history. Queen Louella is frankly a woman that everyone should know. Filled with bravery and cultural beauty, this marvel of a novel transported me while educating me on the sheer determination of an emancipated community to not only survive but to also thrive.'--Sadeqa Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of The House of Eve 'The American Queen is beautifully told,...
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When three women find their lives inextricably linked after a terrible mistake, they must work together to make the most of their futures.
Alexis Marshall never meant to cause the accident that left Jon-Jon Robinson paralyzed—but though guilt plagues her, her husband hopes to put the past behind them. After all, he's in the middle of selling a tech business—and if Alexis admits to texting while driving, the deal
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Another storm is on the horizon for the Reynolds women. And the only way out is to go through it.
Good things never happen in November-at least not for the Reynolds women. It was the month they lost their patriarch. And the month when fourteen-year-old Trinity went missing during a tropical storm. So Hope Reynolds isn't surprised when it becomes the month she walks in on her boyfriend kissing another woman. Or when she receives a panicked call from...
4) Latter Rain
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Hustling wasn't easy, but Isaac did his best. He ruled the underworld like a predator — a self-made CEO of the streets. But one woman dared to show him a better way. Her way changed all the rules. Now, all Isaac wants is to live for God and win back his baby's mama, Nina Lewis. But when the past catches up with Isaac, and tragedy creeps in his back door — all bets are off.
Can a hustler change his ways or will tragedy cause Isaac to turn back...
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Two girls' lives are irrevocably intertwined the summer of 1985 in the streets of Brooklyn, New York, and neither will ever be the same in this coming-of-age story that spans decades.
In the summer of 1985, Lisa Whitaker is a church kid headed to college on a scholarship while her best friend, Dana, is floundering in the wake of her mother's latest eviction. Though Lisa tries to help, their paths diverge. Fifteen years later, Lisa has a beautiful...
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Sometimes love just isn't enough and Hannah Ellison is sick of pretending.
She promised to love, honor, and cherish her husband, but Thomas kept secrets. And now as Hannah wades through all of Thomas's unpaid bills, baby mama drama and her inability to conceive... she must decide if love is enough to keep her at home when her heart and mind is in turmoil over something that only God can fix.
This short story is loosely based on the Old Testament...
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The family has come a long way, Demetrius Shepherd has finally stepped out of his father, Don Shepherd's shadow and is now living for the Lord with his wife and son, Dam. But Don Shepherd has been no angel and with his last days in front of him, he begins to realize that he has a lot to atone.
By all accounts, God was showing up and showing out in Dam Shepherd's life. He had just graduated from college, was about to begin his ministry and had met...
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Tina Jones is the only member of the Four T's still singing R & B. Going solo was the best thing she could have done for her career. She is now at the top of her game and should be happy. But Trinity, Theresa, and Tara have something that Tina doesn't, and this Christmas she has decided that it is time to make all of her dreams come true.
But Tina's dreams are the stuff nightmares are made of. She realizes that she is too selfish to have a husband...
9) The Children
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Angel and Demetrius Shepherd loved each other with an everlasting love, but their love is soon tested when one attack after the next threatens the safety of their children. Angel must determine if love is enough to keep her and Demetrius together.
Demetrius is growing weary of being the son of a gangster. He sees the light in Angel's eyes and the love in her heart and desires that for himself. But no matter how many times Demetrius tries to get out...
10) Servant of God
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The sixth and final book in the Family Business series brings the Shepherd family and the Walker family from the Rain series together as they struggle to do the work of the Lord in this evil and the confused world they now live in.
Dam Shepherd is a full-grown man, married to the love of his life, with a baby on the way. Life is good... until he tries to step into the ministry God has for him. As one obstacle after another takes Dam's focus off of...
11) Escape to Love
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She wanted a peaceful escape to the Bahamas. What she got was love and danger at every turn.
Renee Thomas can't trust herself to pick a good man. Putting her life back together after being in an abusive relationship, she finds a job. Her new job isn't exciting, but it nets one major positive: she reconnects with an old flame, but like a moth to a flame, her abuser also tries to reconnect with disastrous results, not only for her, but everyone she...
12) Dream Come True
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Leah Davison has made some serious mistakes, but she refuses to give up as she tries put her life back together. But the secret she discovers about her preacher father, coupled with the abuse she suffered from a man she dated shatters her faith in family, men and God. Leah doesn't know who to trust or where to turn. Reconnecting with Cory Parker, an old church friend, proves to be a blessing that saves her life, but can Leah trust Cory with her heart?...
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Caught in the middle of a scandal that had the potential to destroy both a governor and a senator, Raven Thomas must decide whether to follow her head or her heart. With danger on the horizon no matter which way she turns, Raven tries to outrun the inevitable.
But the gorgeous and wildly successful Marcus Allen won't let Raven run away from him, even if having her puts his political career in jeopardy. While Raven and Marcus struggle to find a balance...
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Being married to the son of a gangster wasn't easy, but Angel and Demetrius Shepherd had everlasting love and doubted that anything could tear them apart. But when Don Shepherd, Demetrius' father goes to war with another gangster and destroys a city in the process, the city fights back and Demetrius is arrested along with his father.
Angel will do anything to get her husband out of jail, but when she is forced to meet with a man who tormented her...
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After a very public argument over child support payments, the mother of Shawn Morrison's third child is found dead. The police believe that Shawn is involved and bring him in for questioning.
In the fight of his life, Shawn turns to the brother who disowned him and the ex-fiancé who left because of his cheating ways and wants nothing to do with him. But Lily is now a born-again Christian and feels compelled to help her lost love.
Will stepping...
16) The Best of All
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The best is worth waiting for... Surry McDaniel loves designing beautiful clothes. In fact, it's the only thing she truly loves. Clothes can never fail her, the way people can. But when she's accused of stealing designs, Surry risks losing the life she's spent years building. The only person who can help is Ian Duncan, a political strategist who knows how to fix bad PR and who hasn't been able to stop thinking about Surry since they met. But Surry...
17) Song of Praise
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RaShawn Thomas, the youngest member of the Marshall-Thomas family is handsome, charismatic and on fire for the Lord. But none of that matters when he is thrown into a whirlwind of sin and deceit. His only saving grace in the mad, mad world around him is Britney Hartman.
Born into a privileged family, most girls would have coveted Britney Hartman's life... unless they actually lived it. With RaShawn's help, Britney escaped the horrors of her past....
18) Forgiven
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JT is committed to God and his family in ways he never considered possible. After losing everything because of past indiscretions, JT realizes that he doesn't want to live without God or his family and begins to turn his life around. But his wife hasn't forgotten the dirt in his backyard and denies JT the very thing he craves — forgiveness. When his mother-in-law and ex-mistress hatch a plot to destroy him, JT discovers that he will need all the...
19) After the Rain
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Isaac Walker is back with a vengeance. As old enemies from his past resurface Isaac desperately tries to hold onto his faith in God's ability to fight his battles.
Nina and Isaac raised their youngest son, Isaac Walker Junior (Ikee) as far away from the hood and drug life as they could get him. But the sins of the father were too strong and too deadly for the son to avoid. Once Ikee leaves the church to become a gang banger Isaac is pulled back into...
20) Her Good Thing
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As a partner in a successful Houston ad agency, Danetta Harris can check one thing off her list of things to accomplish before she's thirty. Now she can concentrate on getting married and starting a family. In spite of being burned before, Danetta's now ready to risk her heart again and forget about the man she's secretly loved for ten years. Fed up with pining for him, Danetta decides to do whatever it takes to find her Mr. Right, right now! Caring,...