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Dakarai (Kai) Barbier was supposed to be at CYPHR's sold- out show with his best friends. Instead, he finds himself going solo, reeling from the news that they've decided to accelerate the next chapter of their lives, leaving him alone the summer after high school graduation.

Meanwhile, Elias Davis has just been sent from New York City to North Carolina to live with his uncle after a last-straw fistfight. Stuck in a town he doesn't want to be in, and without knowing a soul his own age, he buys a single ticket to CYPHR's Raleigh show.

When a sudden blackout ends the show early, forcing these unwitting seatmates back onto the streets of Raleigh, they are faced with a choice: get on the bus and head home or take a chance on each other. They might have arrived alone, but will they be leaving together?

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“Whether you’re a lonely hopeless romantic like Kai or a misunderstood troublemaker with a knack for self-sacrificing like Elias, these two boys will have your entire heart faster than they can steal each other’s. This book single-handedly healed my inner troubled teen who thought their love was too big for others to hold.” —Sonora Reyes, bestselling author of the National Book Award Finalist The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School

“A joyful queer rom-com that’s reminiscent of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist.” —Publishers Weekly

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Fleeing to New York to escape both Sela and Kelvin, Raymond finds himself more confused than ever before. New relationships -- both male and female -- give him enormous pleasure but keep him from finding the inner peace and lasting love he so desperately desires. The horrible illness and death of a friend force Raymond, at last, to face the truth.",{"_128":42,"_33":72,"_188":189,"_190":64},"Anchor",288,"December 28, 1991","December 28","9780385469685","0385469683","#181808",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/11623i/2ab43f9f-0c43-4b04-a841-a46ef2a5677c/1790449640.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F11623i%2F2ab43f9f-0c43-4b04-a841-a46ef2a5677c%2F1790449640.jpg",{"_128":230,"_33":115,"_158":231,"_194":-5,"_195":-5,"_196":232,"_197":259,"_199":47},[200],"22f2b1eb-ce14-4a5b-9b6a-5400ada60405",11628,"4.1",10,[],[286],"Abide With Me","20c79d91-d22b-4273-aba4-a396f88acb62",{"_21":226,"_128":227,"_228":74},1999,"Mar 1999","1999-03-16","12350-abide-with-me","In this hotly anticipated conclusion to his popular Invisible Life trilogy, E. Lynn Harris delivers a masterful tale that traces the evolving lives of his beloved characters Nicole Springer and Raymond Tyler, Jr., and reintroduces readers to their respective lovers, best friends, and potential enemies.   Abide with Me moves between the worlds of New York City, where Nicole has recently settled in order to pursue her dream of returning to the Broadway stage, and Seattle, where a late-night phone call from a U.S. Senator is about to change Raymond's life dramatically.  Relationships and ambitions are tested as Harris deftly guides us toward this entertaining novel's conclusion.

Sexy and heartwarming in equal measure, Abide with Me will thrill new readers as well as fans already familiar with Harris's unique take on the universal themes of love, friendship, and family.  E. Lynn Harris has truly done it again.",{"_128":42,"_33":72,"_188":189,"_190":64},"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group",349,"March 16, 1999","March 16","9780385486583","0385486588","#582818",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/11628i/20c79d91-d22b-4273-aba4-a396f88acb62/1790449692.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F11628i%2F20c79d91-d22b-4273-aba4-a396f88acb62%2F1790449692.jpg",{"_128":230,"_33":115,"_158":231,"_194":-5,"_195":-5,"_196":232,"_197":287,"_199":47},[200],"24540486-90cb-43b7-8a61-57bf81928621",11633,"4.33",[],[311],"I Say a Little Prayer","b7e43bef-b10c-43ca-a143-821f2357cce6",2003,"Jan 2003","2003-01-01","12355-i-say-a-little-prayer","Bestselling author E. Lynn Harris is back with another sexy, shocking, and immensely satisfying novel that explores some of today’s toughest and most timely issues.

Chauncey Greer is the owner of Cute Boy Card Company, a thriving company in Atlanta. As a teenager, he was a member of a popular boy band, but left in disgrace when word got out that he and his bandmate D were more than good friends. Chauncey is a free spirit, on the brink of forty with a body admired by both men and women. Not into being categorized, Chauncey’s been known to hook up with men and women, but now in the age of the “down low,” he’s found that women ask too many questions, so he’s just focusing on the fellas.

After one too many bad dates, Chauncey finds himself in church, where the minister’s message inspires him to follow his dream of a singing career once again. Although he’s lost touch with D, as he starts writing songs his thoughts inevitably turn to his former lover. Chauncey’s powerful performance at the church earns him a standing ovation and an invitation to participate in an upcoming revival. But Chauncey soon discovers that an ambitious fundamentalist preacher plans to use the revival to speak out against gays and gay marriage. Feeling angry and betrayed, Chauncey and other gay members of the church decide to take a stand against the church’s homophobia by staging a “Day of Absence” when all of the gay members and their friends and family stay home. Everything is going as planned... until D appears on the scene and Chauncey has to confront his past and make some hard decisions about his future.

I Say A Little Prayer is filled with the delicious plot twists, humor, compassion, and up-to-the-minute controversy fans expect from their beloved “E. Lynn.” Harris has returned with another gem of a novel that will rocket to the top of bestseller lists nationwide.",{"_128":68,"_33":75,"_188":189,"_190":64},296,"January 1, 2003","January 1","9780385512725","0385512724","#081818",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/11633i/b7e43bef-b10c-43ca-a143-821f2357cce6/1790449806.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F11633i%2Fb7e43bef-b10c-43ca-a143-821f2357cce6%2F1790449806.jpg",{"_128":230,"_33":115,"_158":231,"_194":-5,"_195":-5,"_196":232,"_197":312,"_199":47},[200],116,"Gay","category","genre","gay","/genres/gay","selectable","sensitive","position","parent","isLoggedIn",["P",324],"result",{"_21":333,"_23":334,"_19":335,"_336":337,"_25":338,"_339":340,"_27":341},"user","themePreference","light","storedTheme","gaId","G-Z1HVZ17GZ3","Blackauthored","%s","Find your next Black authored read and connect with readers with the similar taste.","handle","@blackauthored","https://blackauthored.com","robots",{"_352":64,"_353":64},{"_29":30,"_31":342,"_33":333,"_343":344,"_345":346,"_25":338},"Organization","logo","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/images/og-image.png","sameAs",[347,348,349,350,351],"https://twitter.com/blackauthored","https://facebook.com/blackauthored","https://instagram.com/blackauthored","https://youtube.com/blackauthored","https://tiktok.com/@blackauthored","noIndex","noFollow"]