A former stripper turned oil dynasty heiress is hustling her way to the jackpot in this urban erotic novel by the #1 Essence bestselling author of G-Spot.
Former Harlem stripper Mink LaRue seduced her way into a Dallas oil dynasty. Now, as an heiress to the Dominion family's billions, the expert con-mami is living a life of easy money, fine whips, and sparkling jewels. But she'll need to come out of a whole new trick bag in...

Packed with "high suspense" and "memorable choices and consequences" (Booklist) Kiki Swinson's novels sizzle with a uniquely gritty portrait of Southern life. Now she breaks all the rules with a story of a young woman with two targets on her back who tries to keep those she loves—and herself—alive . . .

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It was supposed to be easy money. One big payoff and then life would be better...

"A comedic story that will leave fans clamoring for more." —ReShonda Tate Billingsley
An inspiring, devilishly funny tale of hope, secrets—and hard-knock faith that can make the most impossible situations right...
For Sister Betty, the marriage proposal from trustee Freddie Noel is a once-in-a-lifetime surprise blessing. Unfortunately, she knows the chances of having a peaceful ceremony in their beloved Crossing Over Sanctuary...

The inspiration for the acclaimed OWN TV series produced by Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay

"Queen Sugar is a page-turning, heart-breaking novel of the new south, where the past is never truly past, but the future is a hot, bright promise. This is a story of family and the healing power of our connections—to each other, and to the rich land beneath our feet."
—Tayari Jones, author of An American...

"Kiki captures the heat of the streets." —Wahida Clark
Essence® bestselling author Kiki Swinson keeps it coming with a gritty drama about one cunning sistah playing a very dangerous game with the law.
Playing dirty is a skill that Yoshi Lomax has perfected. By bribing cops and officials, sleeping with her boss, and convincing her friend in the DEA to make evidence disappear, Yoshi has become a top criminal defense attorney....

The national bestselling author of The Inheritance continues her "female bonding romance series like the Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts" (Kirkus Reviews).

Sometimes you go in search of a new beginning. Other times, it finds you. Tonya Martin enjoys her job as a professional chef for a Wall Street bank—until the day she finds herself suddenly downsized. But a spontaneous trip to New Orleans opens up a new opportunity....

American-born artist Chris is forced to reconsider his conception of family during a visit to his mother's Caribbean homeland.

"Thoroughly satisfying . . . This bighearted narrative of love, loss, and family is handled with grace and beauty." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Alecia McKenzie's tender new novel [is] an emotionally resonant ode to adopted families and community resilience."

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National bestselling author Kiki Swinson always ups the ante with shocking twists, relentless characters, and a hard-edged portrait of Southern living—and dying. Now all bets are off as a newbie journalist desperate for the spotlight plunges into a killerstory . . .
Anything for the fame
As an off-air TV news journalist, Khloé Mercer covers the tough Norfolk, Virginia, neighborhood she grew up in. But between...

A riveting exploration of the complexity within mother-daughter relationships and the dynamic vitality of Vancouver's former Hogan's Alley neighbourhood.

1930s, Hogan's Alley—a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver's East End. Junie is a creative, observant child who moves to the alley with her mother, Maddie: a jazz singer with a growing alcohol dependency. Junie quickly makes meaningful relationships with

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She's falling in love with the one man she can't trust...
Elaina Robidoux knows how people view her: coldhearted, ambitious, ruthless. But it doesn't matter. Running the family business is all she's ever wanted and she's so close she can almost taste it...until her father fires her and hires her nemesis—arrogant, unflappable Alex Tyson. Elaina may be hurt but she refuses to be defeated, so she throws herself into creating...