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January 1998

  • Here and Nowby Kimberla Lawson Roby
    4.0 avg ratings, 6 reviewspublished January 1, 1998

    Brilliant and vibrant, Marcella Jones had the whole world in her hands, until she gave her heart to the wrong man. Tyrone was handsome and charismatic, but he left her destitute, raising two small children alone—and yearning for the kind of life her dead-end job will never provid...

  • Heaven (Heaven, #1)by Angela Johnson
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 1998

    Marley has lived in Heaven since she was two years old, when her mother found a postcard postmarked HEAVEN, OH on a park bench and decided that was where she wanted to raise her family. And for twelve years, Marley's hometown has lived up to its name. She lives in a house by the...

  • Milk in My Coffeeby Eric Jerome Dickey
    4.33 avg ratings, 15 reviewspublished January 1, 1998

    Jordan Greene moves from the deep south to New York City, and finds more than he ever bargained for. When he shares a ride with a vivacious young white girl, a romance grow between the unlikely pair--much to the chagrin of Jordan's friends and family. Love on the other side of th...

  • Addictedby Zane
    4.29 avg ratings, 61 reviewspublished January 1, 1998

    For successful African-American businesswoman Zoe Reynard, finding the pleasure she wants, the way she wants it, is not worth the risk of losing everything she has: marriage to the man she has loved since childhood, a thriving company, three wonderful children. But Zoe feels help...

  • Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)by Octavia E. Butler
    4.47 avg ratings, 17 reviewspublished January 1, 1998

    This Nebula Award-winning sequel to Parable of the Sower continues the story of Lauren Olamina in socially and economically depressed California in the 2030s. Convinced that her community should colonize the stars, Lauren and her followers make preparations. But the collapse of s...