SINNERS AND SAINTS - ReShonda T. Billingsley & Victoria C. Murray

Simon & Schuster/Touchstone

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Jasmine Larson Bush and Rachel Jackson Adams are not your typical first ladies. But they’ve overcome their scandalous and drama-filled pasts to stand firmly by their husbands’ sides.  When a coveted position opens up—president of the American Baptist Coalition— both women think their husbands are perfect for the job. And winning the position may require both women to get down and dirty and revert to their old tricks. Just when Jasmine and Rachel think they’re going to have to fight to the finish, the current first lady of the coalition steps in . . . a woman bigger, badder, and more devious than either of them.

RUTHLESS - Shelia Goss

Urban Books/Christian

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Bathsheba Richards has just discovered that she has a half-sister who needs her help. Sheba's long lost sister isn't too happy about their reunion, though, since she has a lot of problems of her own. Sheba's dealing with her husband's boss, who wants her all to himself. After succumbing to his advances, Sheba gets pregnant, and there's no question about who the daddy is, since her husband has been overseas for the past three months.

Kensington Dafina/Christian

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When one woman is caught in the act of her greatest transgression, it's the beginning of her greatest transformation. . . It started innocently: a coincidental meeting between old high school friends--first loves--at Butterfly's business, The Painted Lady Flower Shop. Then came lunch, then confessions of unhappy marriages, loneliness. It went on that way for years between Butterfly and Ethan. That's how they built the soul tie--the bond that, despite their devotion to God, has now led to adultery. And as with all things done in secret, they've been found out. Well, Butterfly has.

Urban Books/Christian

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Lindsay Renee Westbrook Taylor, a Christian young woman better known as Nay or Nay-Nay, was married to Shaun Taylor, a notorious Detroit City drug dealer, until his swift and untimely murder. Their marital union was plagued with baby mama drama, infidelity, deadly violence and in-law issues. Now widowed and walking even closer to Christ, Lindsay is remarried to Shaun’s former attorney, Cody Vincini. Lindsay feels like she has been blessed with God’s ultimate favor in her new life. However, she soon discovers that the sins, secrets, and mistakes of her past are rampantly invading her present and weaving dangerous and destructive paths to her very uncertain future.

Moody Press/Christian

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The Jamieson Family Legacy series follow the lives of two Jamieson brothers in Boston, Kidd and Ace, and their cousin, Cameron, from St. Louis. The older brother, Kidd, is struggling with anger and resentment issues toward his absentee father who never married his mother. Yet, he had the audacity to demand his illegitimate sons carry his Jamieson name. Ace, on the other hand, is on his collision course to be a chip off the old block when it comes to women. Their highly MIT educated cousin, Cameron Jamieson, is all about saving family from self-destruction. Through genealogy research, Cameron's mission is to show his cousins their worth as the eleventh generation descendants of a royal African tribe and to give them a choice: live with the stereotypical "angry black men" syndrome or to crush any obstacles that try and stop them to become strong successful black men.

THE ART OF LOVE - Celya Bowers

Genesis Press/Indigo

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Peri Reed is a survivor. The next time a good looking man crosses her path, she’s going to smarter and wiser. However, when a very good-looking man of Irish decent crosses her path, Peri is at a loss. Sure Brendan Donovan is good looking, stable, and is an art director at a prestigious museum in Dallas, Texas, but she’s still waiting for the other shoe to drop. With each date, Brendan is wearing down her resistance and Peri finds she’s drowning in a sea of love.

RECKLESS SEDUCTION - Gwynne Forster

Harlequin Kimani/Romance

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Haley Feldon's work with the United Nations means everything to her. She cares more about social progress than filling her social calendar. But that doesn't stop media mogul Jon Ecklund from pursuing the elegant beauty.  Jon's used to getting what—and who—he wants. And he's not going to let anything get in his way of knowing Haley. But pain from her past—and a surprise from her future—threaten to destroy everything they've started to build. Now Jon's on a mission to open Haley's heart…if only she'll let him.

St. Martin's Press

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DEA agent Sage Wagner will do whatever it takes to bring down Miami’s biggest drug lord—even go undercover and become his mistress. But her bold plan hits a snag when Delta Force shows up. Namely, Captain Anthony Davis. This ultra-elite warrior could blow Sage’s cover with a kiss—and beat her at her own game…At first, Anthony doesn’t realize that the drug lord’s sexy new love interest is actually a trained DEA agent…until she nearly knocks him cold with her ninja moves. Now he’s hoping to use her underworld edge to help block an arms deal with terrorists. And take her in his arms and never let her go…

Kensington Dafina/Romance

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A passion for the game is what it takes to win. But off the court, it takes a different kind of savvy to heat things up. . . He's part problem-solver and dream-maker. There's not a crisis he can't avert. And handling the NBA's most explosive team has put PR ace Troy Marshall at the top of his game. It also gives him a chance to give back to the community. But one determined reporter is messing with his flow. And he'll need way more than skill and charm to win this tempting one-on-one. . .

Harlequin Kimani/Romance

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Dallas Carrington has been in love with Lanier Watson ever since they shared a romantic cruise. But she flat out refuses to marry him. What the statuesque beauty doesn't realize is that the pro baseball star and second-born Carrington son doesn't give up so easily. Dallas will do whatever it takes…even if it means seducing her all over again.  There's only one man for Lanier. But before she takes her place among the Carrington women, she wants to make sure she truly belongs in Dallas's glittering world. She isn't prepared for his sensual onslaught…and the explosion of passion that brands her Dallas's woman now and always.

Genesis Press/Indigo

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Lanisha Elder thought she found a diamond in the rough. Her sexy boxer beau has nine first-round knock-outs under his belt, and Lonzo put a ring on her finger, promising to never stray as he pursues his championship dreams. But it’s hard to keep a roof over their heads in the meantime. Strapped for cash, Lonzo goes to work for a notorious crime boss, and trouble soon follows him to the people he loves. With her and her baby’s life in danger, Nisha’s not sure if she and Lonzo will make it to the final bell. Things get even more complicated when Nisha’s first love returns from the war. Ellis is a handsome and decorated Marine now, and he would love to swoop in and deliver Nisha from the madness she calls life.

Harlequin Kimani/Romance

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Working for powerhouse shipping owner Mataeo North is a dream job for Temple Grahame. The jet-setting bachelor depends on her for everything. But there's just one thing: he has no idea that Temple's been in love with him since college. Or so she thinks…until the night her studly boss takes her in his arms and uncovers her passionate secret.  Mataeo doesn't make a move without consulting the savvy South Carolina beauty. Now, on the verge of closing a major deal, he needs Temple more than ever. And not just as his right-hand woman and best friend. What will it take to convince this sensual, independent woman that once they've crossed the line from friends to lovers, there's no turning back?

Harlequin Kimani/Romance

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Ari Alexander just got the shock of his life. He's heir apparent to a glittering hotel empire. But the legacy comes with rumors of an explosive family scandal. The last thing the grieving widower needs is Natasha LeBlanc—a stunning consultant with attitude. So why is he so determined to uncover the sensual woman beneath Natasha's all-business facade? Natasha was hired to protect the interests of the luxury resort chain. But Ari doesn't seem to realize she's on his side. Worse, the far-too-sexy brother is arousing desire she's never felt before, making it impossible to keep her professional distance. From Aspen to celebrity-studded Beverly Hills, Natasha and Ari are caught up in a breaking scandal that could end their five-star love affair before it begins…

SANCTUARY COVE - Rochelle Alers

Grand Central/Forever

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Still reeling from her husband's untimely death, Deborah Robinson needs a fresh start. So she decides to pack up her family, box up her bookstore, and return to her grandmother's ancestral home on Cavanaugh Island. The charming town of Sanctuary Cove holds happy memories for Deborah. And, after she spies a gorgeous stranger in the local bakery, it promises the possibility for a bright, new future. Dr. Asa Monroe is at a crossroads. Ever since the loss of his family, he has been on a quest for faith and meaning, traveling from one town to another. When he meets Deborah, the beautiful bookstore owner with the warm eyes and sunny smile, Asa believes he has finally found a reason to stay in one place.

Kensington Dafina/Fiction

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Maurice Dupree is the first person in his family to go to college, and now he’s on his way to becoming the first African American attorney in his hometown. If only the woman he loved, the woman he’d hoped to marry since high school, were as happy for him as everyone else is.  Omenita Jones isn’t planning on waiting three more minutes, much less three more years, to start her life with Maurice. If he wants to go to law school, that’s fine. But she won’t be waiting when he’s finished.

Simon & Schuster/Touchstone

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Harriet “Luscious” Jordan, finds herself out in the cold financially after Make$ is imprisoned for his role in the brutal rape of Luscious’ friend and his business partner, Kaeyla “Goldie” Dennis, a misguided young woman who once ran a strip club out of her apartment. But Luscious is a first-rate hustler and soon becomes a successful party promoter. There is really only one thing on Luscious’ mind: destroying Goldie. Luscious has never forgiven Goldie for sleeping with Make$ behind her back before the rape, and she’ll stop at nothing to exact revenge. Yet how far can Luscious go in her blazing quest for payback without destroying herself, too?Real Wifeys: Get Money is the second installment in a fierce and gritty new trilogy from one of the most daring voices in street lit.

Harlequin Kimani/Romance

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Bishop T.K. Wilson has done all he can to make First Jamaica Ministries a success. But with his last choir director getting caught in a scandal, attendance and cash flow are down. To fill the pews and collection plates, the Bishop is counting on a new choir director, the charismatic Anthony Mackie, to revive the church.  Anthony Mackie has been waiting his entire life for the opportunity to prove he has what it takes to be a big-time choir director like Kirk Franklin. But while Anthony is more than up to the challenge, his ways around women, both past and present, could cost him more than his job.