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November 2022

  • That Hood Love Look Like Us 2by Noire
    Not ratedpublished November 1, 2022

    In Montavius, one night caused the city’s population to tragically decrease by one! Mino is now left to strategize the present and future without a close loved one. However, dealing with death doesn’t stop the cash flow for Capone and the Gremlin Gang. As he continues to build hi...

  • Vividby Jana Jones
    Not ratedpublished November 1, 2022

    A call from a Baltimore reporter catapults a mother down memory lane in an unconventional coming-of-age story that poses the question: Who are you when your back is against the wall? Sheri Calloway turns a job layoff into an opportunity to finally free herself from the weight of...

  • Materialism meets love on a one-way street. “All I think about when I’m with you is sex, but I feel too guilty to act on it.” Chiluba, a young and successful fashion designer, is introduced to her best friend’s uncle, George, the kingpin of the West African fabric industry to lau...

  • The World We Make (Great Cities, #2)by N.K. Jemisin
    3.75 avg ratings, 5 reviewspublished November 1, 2022

    Four-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts a glorious tale of identity, resistance, magic and myth. All is not well in the city that never sleeps. Even though the avatars of New York City have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in Wh...

  • Peek it's boo 3 (Peek it's Boo, #3)by Lisa Austin
    4.33 avg ratings, 6 reviewspublished November 1, 2022

    Hallow..Pocus... a whole lot of magical ish!

  • Passages of Hope (Doors to the Past) (Doors to the Past, #10)by Terri J. Haynes
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished November 1, 2022

    Discover the Story Behind a Secret Passageway Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure. Gracie Kingston begins renovations on the Philadelphia house inherited from her grandmother and finds a secret room. It is connected to a...

  • Kingdomby W.S. Greer
    4.33 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished November 1, 2022

    Have you ever wanted to become the character on the page? That’s how I felt every time I read a book written by my favorite author, Nathan Booker. I lived and breathed for his books, because the men in his novels sexually dominated the women, and it made me wish I could dive into...

  • Someday, Maybeby Onyi Nwabineli
    3.98 avg ratings, 12 reviewspublished November 1, 2022

    A stunning and witty debut novel about a young woman’s emotional journey through unimaginable loss, pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of new friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband. Onyi Nwabineli is a fresh new voice for fans of Yaa G...

  • With a Bite and a Howlby Tierra Cox
    Not ratedpublished November 1, 2022

    Basil Atkins' once normal way of life gets upturned in what feels like a second. Not only does she discover that one of her fathers is descended from a lineage of werewolves, which she learns while the world is ending, she and her parents are forced to try to make a new life desp...

  • Lone Wolf (Bennett Pack, #1)by K.C. Mills
    3.99 avg ratings, 25 reviewspublished November 1, 2022

    Fated Bonds are nothing to take lightly. Jo wasn’t the type to settle because she knew her mate was out there somewhere. When her Alpha attempted to claim her, she had no choice but to run. Jo became a lone wolf and would run as long as she had to because the alternative was far...

  • Hold You Downby Tracy Brown
    4.43 avg ratings, 74 reviewspublished November 1, 2022

    Hold You Down is an edgy novel from rising star Tracy Brown about the perils of love and the ties that bind… New York City. Late 1980s to early 1990s. Mercy and Lenox Howard have always only had each other. Growing up on the mean streets of Harlem with an absentee mother meant th...

  • The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banksby Shauna Robinson
    3.71 avg ratings, 13 reviewspublished November 1, 2022

    From acclaimed author Shauna Robinson comes a bookish, millennial story about a young woman looking to start a new chapter in her life, and in doing so finds a community built around the books we love and the stories we can't forget. Who decides which stories are worth telling? M...

  • Unexpected Love from a Virginia Thugby Shari B.
    3.25 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished November 2, 2022

    “Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.” – James Baldwin Egypt Davis. The true definition of a devoted wife, perfectly fulfilling her wifely duties to her husband, Kino Davis. Expensive cars, a big hous...

  • Under A Millionaire's Mistletoeby Connie Easton
    3.81 avg ratings, 16 reviewspublished November 2, 2022

    Things spiral out of control as Audrina continues to live her daily life the best she knows how. As a single mother, she wants the best for her son, but keeps running into obstacles that soon make it hard for her just to breathe. She’s pushed into survival mode and does whatever...

  • Loved Right by Mr. Wrongby Tatum James
    3.83 avg ratings, 12 reviewspublished November 3, 2022

    When you can't get over the one that got away, do you spin the block or live with your regrets? Summer Day owns a vegan bakery and ice cream shop. The free-spirited beauty lives life on her own terms. After being let down time after time, she gives up on love vowing to get her gr...

  • Best Friends with Twice the Benefitsby Annitia L. Jackson
    3.89 avg ratings, 9 reviewspublished November 4, 2022

    Tone Michaels and Montel Carter had been boys since the sandbox. They had a lot of things in common and rocked with each other no matter what. One of the things they had in common was, they were both in love with their female best friend, Talia Webster. Talia Webster was a woman...

  • All Your Secretsby C. Monet
    2.75 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished November 4, 2022

    “A secret’s worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafon Bryce Metchie is a tough nut to crack. After the way his ex-wife deserted him and his daughter, it would take a whole nother lifetime for him to welcome another woman into his heart. Still, on...

  • The Promise (Prism, #3)by Love Belvin
    4.44 avg ratings, 35 reviewspublished November 4, 2022

    Ojasvi “Sin” Sinclair . Fast-forwarding three years after it was finally revealed, what’s in a name? Ashira now knows the man she once thought of as a felon laborer is far more than the task she’d bargained for. Yes, he’s a convicted felon who works in home-building. He’s also co...

  • A Love That Restoresby Jaimsss P.
    4.0 avg ratings, 11 reviewspublished November 4, 2022

    “If you love someone, let them go. If they come back, they’re yours….” What do you do when your reality crumbles in front of you almost instantly? Davi was convinced she wasn’t meant for true happiness. In the five years since she lost her fiancé and became a mother, she had give...

  • Briarcliff Prep (Briarcliff Prep, #1)by Brianna Peppins
    5.0 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished November 5, 2022

    Fourteen-year-old Avielle LeBeau is starting her freshman year at Briarcliff Preparatory School for Girls, one of the few remaining Historically Black Boarding Schools. She has dreams of fitting in with kids who look like her, continuing her family legacy and joining the school n...

  • Strummed (The Newton Family, #1)by Iesha Bree
    4.09 avg ratings, 30 reviewspublished November 5, 2022

    The countdown is over. Harlin Cox had one year to make it as a famous singer or succumb to the wishes of her boyfriend and become his boring trophy wife. It’s the last day of the year, but giving up just doesn’t feel right. The stars align and it just may be time for hers to shin...

  • Love Like a Nightmareby Monica Walters
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished November 7, 2022

    Love is risky, and in life, people take risks. Valerie Denise Porter takes a risk to love Eric Draymond Walker, an aspiring rapper, despite her sister and best friend's uncertainties about him. His looks had her mesmerized from the beginning. That risk eventually proves to not be...

  • Safeguard My Soulby Charity Shané
    4.57 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished November 7, 2022

    Kree, Kendra, and Krystal are three sisters that were raised to be there for each other and to love and support one another. Kree, the oldest, has recently opened her heart and is looking to build a life with her new love, NBA franchise player, Jackson The Beard Man Reid. Kendra,...

  • Olive & Pear's Christmas Detourby Mia Heintzelman, Eve Kasey
    Not ratedpublished November 8, 2022

    For best friends, Olive and Pear, a holiday dream trip to the Maldives is rerouted by Christmas magic in this charming new steamy holiday romance by authors, Eve Kasey and Mia Heintzelman. One Christmas. Two Magical Love Stories. Snowflakes in Seattle What's worse than missing a...

  • Blue Like Me (Trevor Finnegan, #2)by Aaron Philip Clark
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished November 8, 2022

    A brutal homicide sets an ex-cop and his former partner on the hunt for an enigmatic killer in a gripping thriller by the author of Under Color of Law. When former detective Trevor “Finn” Finnegan became a PI, he adopted a new mandate: catch the LAPD’s worst in the act. While on...

  • Whiteoutby Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone
    3.78 avg ratings, 8 reviewspublished November 8, 2022

    Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt the ice in this novel of interwoven narratives, Black joy, and cozy, sparkling romance—by the same unbeatable team of authors who wrote the New York Times bestseller Blackout! As th...

  • Even Though I Knew the Endby C.L. Polk
    4.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished November 8, 2022

    C. L. Polk turns their considerable powers to a fantastical noir with Even Though I Knew the End. A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery...

  • Her Naughty Recipe (Naughty November, #2)by Erika B.
    4.57 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished November 8, 2022

    Everyone deserves to have things to themselves that won’t be shared with the world. Nevertheless, not all things can remain hidden... specifically when someone’s life depends on it. Mailah Price is an aspiring baker excited about Rushin Cove’s seventy-fifth annual baking competit...

  • Better Than Fictionby Alexa Martin
    4.09 avg ratings, 8 reviewspublished November 8, 2022

    Love isn't always by the books in this charming romantic comedy about a bookseller discovering how to be the main character in her story. As a self-proclaimed book hater and a firm believer that the movie is always better, Drew Young didn't anticipate inheriting her grandma's boo...

  • Nubia: The Awakening (Nubia, #1)by Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes
    4.13 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished November 8, 2022

    From beloved actor and producer Omar Epps and writer Clarence A. Haynes comes the biggest epic fantasy of the year. A powerful saga of three teens, the children of refugees from a fallen African utopia, who must navigate their newfound powers in a climate-ravaged New York City. P...

  • Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)by Tracy Deonn
    4.63 avg ratings, 99 reviewspublished November 8, 2022

    An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! "Deonn expertly weaves together a universe that both shines a light on the pervasive nature of racism and also harnesses the complexity of Black identity within this space. Deonn writes so much more than simple fantasies or Arthurian retel...

  • A Queens Story part 2: Knightby Jackie Chanel
    Not ratedpublished November 9, 2022

    "Life is parallel to hell but I must maintain and be prosperous." Abandoned by his parents, with the streets of Queens, New York raising him, Knight believes the only way he can make it through hell is with his music. His plan was to make music, get money, and give his daughter t...

  • Luvin a Jersey Menace 2by Tina J.
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished November 9, 2022

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  • MyZell & Ryan: Hard To Luvby K.C. Mills
    4.14 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished November 9, 2022

    MyZell is a force to be reckoned with. He’s handsome, paid and mysterious. He’s every woman’s dream. The fact that no one knows much about him, only makes women want him more. His only concern is making money and keeping his sister out of harm's way. MyZell learned the hard lesso...

  • Maybe I'm Selfish 2by Ebony Diamonds
    Not ratedpublished November 10, 2022

    Selfish - Of a Person, action, or motive. Lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one’s own personal profit or pleasure. The circumstances for Sabe, Holidae, Blythe, and Papa has drastically changed. One must figure out how to survive the drama while preserving l...

  • Wherever Love Finds Youby T'Lyn
    4.21 avg ratings, 35 reviewspublished November 10, 2022

    Makena’s life had never been a fairytale. She never truly understood what happiness looked like but the universe had a bigger plan. After suffering through one too many heartaches and giving up hope her knight in shinning armor finally appeared. Benji has had more lows than highs...