She's a woman bound by fate, torn between two prophecies.He's the Prince of the underworld, fated to either claim her or end her life.Defying destiny is one thing...the heart, another.Magic has always been at the periphery of Audra's life. As a human, she knows that magic exists, but it's as distant as the legends she grew up with. Until one day, magic returns, bringing with it the all too real Fae and upending Audra's life entirely.Abducted by a cult of fae Priestesses, Audra finds herself conscripted into a magical war academy. The only hope of surviving this new world filled with guilds, magic, and danger is to band together with a group of her fellow prisoners. Though unlike the others, Audra's burgeoning magic is erratic and violent-just as the prophecy foretold. She must discover what it means to be the Heir, but time is running out. The Priestesses know the Heir moves among them, and they're determined to root them out, no matter what it takes.As she struggles to mask her power, Audra's plagued by visions of a dark, seductive being with a conflicting truth. He doesn't want to save the world; he plans to reclaim it.Now, Audra must choose: become the savior the cult demands or the catalyst the vision promises.

",{"_206":77,"_33":80,"_266":267,"_268":64},"HarperCollins","August 25, 2026","August 25","9780063448322","#422f27",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5755i/830d1e3c-072b-4a65-86b2-8451ad4e4667/1787677399.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5755i%2F830d1e3c-072b-4a65-86b2-8451ad4e4667%2F1787677399.jpg","The Clash of Prophecies Duet","7b518f55-d3e3-4b70-a5ee-ca95849e4012",{"_206":527,"_33":162,"_237":528,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":42,"_276":529,"_278":47},"601c118e-0a53-4957-9d4f-4e9b15249569","844-analeigh-sbrana",[279],"5fab300d-c2bb-43eb-bf13-6f5654b7eefe",5807,[],[548],"Before the Dawn","8456b515-36aa-4505-ab72-cb93bf270611",2001,"Jan 2001","2001-01-01","5917-before-the-dawn","Leah Barnett can't believe how far fate has carried her: from Boston to the towering Colorado Rockies...and into the life of an angry, ruggedly sexy man. Ryder Damien is not about to welcome this beauty with open arms, however, especially since Leah was the one who won the affection of Ryder's late father and now may inherit, his considerable wealth. But when she stands before him in the flesh -- proud, vulnerable, and intoxicatingly lovely -- desire replaces hatred in Ryder's heart. Yet can passion survive this wild land and its dangerous men...and the most breathtaking peril: untamed love?",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"January 1, 2001","9780380813759","#60405d",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5807i/8456b515-36aa-4505-ab72-cb93bf270611/1788204517.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5807i%2F8456b515-36aa-4505-ab72-cb93bf270611%2F1788204517.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":549,"_278":47},[279],"648249b4-6501-43c4-aa79-013ee0d3a7a4",5832,[],[572],"Jewel","de835512-8315-4cf4-aeda-6539924c8b96",{"_21":570,"_206":571,"_305":77},2008,"Apr 2008","2008-04-29","5942-jewel","A proposal she had no choice but to accept . . .

Though Eli Grayson is one of the most handsome, charming, and intelligent men in Grayson Grove, no one will take a chance on a confirmed bachelor. Unwilling to give up his dreams, Eli convinces his friend Jewel to pose as his wife. Their masquerade is to last just one night . . . but when word gets out, Eli and Jewel must tie the knot to save his career—and her reputation.

Became a love she never expected . . .

Angry at being forced to turn her life upside down, Jewel never imagined that a white-hot passion would consume her once she and Eli became husband and wife. Sharing a bed has turned their prim friendship into a sensuous love affair . . . but when a woman from Eli's past returns to stir up trouble, he and Jewel will learn just how far they'll go to protect the precious gem of their newfound passion.",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"April 29, 2008","April 29","9780061161353","0061161357",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5832i/de835512-8315-4cf4-aeda-6539924c8b96/1788205485.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5832i%2Fde835512-8315-4cf4-aeda-6539924c8b96%2F1788205485.jpg","The Grayson Family","5b5d4d02-e3ab-4b20-9520-3edfd2ebfc10",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":573,"_278":47},[279],"7e184166-4558-43df-be45-96b083405253",5815,"4.63",[],[598],"Destiny's Surrender","94d16027-8d4b-4b75-802c-3ce0809cd875",{"_21":596,"_206":597,"_305":77},2013,"Sep 2013","2013-09-24","5925-destiny-s-surrender","The child he didn't know he had . . .

Andrew Yates has come to a decision: it's time to stop sowing those oats and start a family. But searching for a bride isn't as simple as he'd hoped, and many of the respectable women of his acquaintance feel . . . lacking. Then beautiful, feisty Wilhelmina \"Billie\" Wells arrives at the family ranch with a toddler in her arms, claiming Drew is the father!

The woman he didn't know he loved . . .

Billie had no choice but to show up at Destiny in search of Drew. For the sake of their child, she's willing to leave him with his father so the boy can have a better life, but then, before she can blink, she's saying \"I do\" in front of a preacher in a marriage of convenience. All Billie and Drew have in common is the heat that brought them together, but can their sizzling passion lead to an everlasting love?",{"_206":79,"_33":81,"_266":302,"_268":64},"September 24, 2013","September 24","9780062231116","0062231111","#082868",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5815i/94d16027-8d4b-4b75-802c-3ce0809cd875/1788205476.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5815i%2F94d16027-8d4b-4b75-802c-3ce0809cd875%2F1788205476.jpg","Destiny","9a63a9e2-ac13-4ef5-aac0-61afd0263a27",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":599,"_278":47},[279],"7f1b1dcc-09eb-4b83-9532-b7f8689e5984",5852,[],[619],"Prisoner of Love","56272f8b-5d52-40ae-8c24-55cd25aefa70","Jan 2007","2007-01-01","5962-prisoner-of-love","“Beverly Jenkins is renowned for her historical romances.” –Romantic Times “Beverly Jenkins has reached romance superstardom!” –Detroit Free Press Kansas, 1884 Abandoned by her husband, Elizabeth Franklin is struggling to keep up with the chores on her 60-acre farm. Desperate to stay in the only home she ever loved, the resourceful Elizabeth agrees to marry a prisoner, Jordan Yancey – an arrangement that will set him free while affording her the farm help that she so urgently needs. But what Elizabeth never expects is that this former prisoner will arouse the kind of passion and desire she’s only heard about and capture her instead... Jordan Yancey would do anything to get out of prison, and the arrangement with the pretty, but prim Elizabeth seems like a good bet – his freedom for a little farm work, and a wife on paper. He never imagines that his pretend bride will become the most magnificent woman he’s ever met…and that his sensuous little 'jailer' will be the one to free his heart... A sensual, steamy and deeply romantic story, Prisoner of Love by Blackboard bestselling author, Beverly Jenkins, is a historical romance to treasure!",{"_206":79,"_33":81,"_266":302,"_268":64},"NYLA Publishing","January 1, 2007","9781625172761","B00F8MD368","#f8c858",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5852i/56272f8b-5d52-40ae-8c24-55cd25aefa70/1788205556.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5852i%2F56272f8b-5d52-40ae-8c24-55cd25aefa70%2F1788205556.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":620,"_278":47},[279],"7f9b9a48-50cc-4a53-801c-ee3da026de14",5765,"3.0",[],[639],"The Sunken, the Adored","57ce8d6b-0747-48db-8b81-b1e8dbc69533","5875-the-sunken-the-adored","

A chilling Lovecraftian horror story from the author of Midnight Rooms , in which a recently freed slave from America making a new life for herself in 1700 Venice finds the mysterious plague that killed her former master may have followed her to Italy . . . and now stalks the canals.

Venice, Italy, 1700. The only survivor on a slave ship, Mercy disembarks in Italy, carrying two precious possessions: the first-ever camera that makes daguerreotype plates and a letter regarding an appointment meant for the dead slave holder.

The letter takes her to Umberto, an Anatomist. In his basement workspace, she learns he hired the man who formally owned her to capture images of dissected corpses. But that man is dead. With no other recourse for her or Umberto, Mercy assumes the position. In return for the sample plate she took, Umberto takes her to the home of the Contessa, a British woman who married into her title. Charmed by Marcy, she invites the young woman to stay for the season to take pictures.

Formally enslaved, Marcy finds this new life of freedom heady, as she takes on the mantle of a photographer and guest in a decadent house of pleasure under the hospitality of an aristocrat. Under the Contessa’s roof, she meets a diverse cast of friendly and strange individuals with whom she forms new bonds and friendships.

But all is not well in her new life. Something dark and hungry stalks the canals that snake through the city, biting at her heels. The same death that rode the waves with her now surrounds her in this strange place. What is this malevolence that haunts her? As she tries to understand this macabre force, she must grapple with a greater that the horror that endangers her friends is herself.

The Sunken, The Adored is dark, eerie, and wholly original—at once unsettling and irresistibly addictive.

",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"Amistad",352,"9780063458628","0063458624","#281818",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5765i/57ce8d6b-0747-48db-8b81-b1e8dbc69533/1787774734.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5765i%2F57ce8d6b-0747-48db-8b81-b1e8dbc69533%2F1787774734.jpg",{"_206":640,"_33":163,"_237":641,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":42,"_276":642,"_278":47},"84ae4cd8-596d-4ed7-b938-72696408439b","851-donyae-coles",[279],"827885c1-285a-4021-bf62-c1be5048499d",5810,"4.33",[],[665],"Indigo","8b737f8e-81e3-416f-b91b-3950050815f3",1996,"Nov 1996","1996-11-01","5920-indigo","As a child Hester Wyatt escaped slavery, but now the dark skinned beauty is a dedicated member of Michigan's Underground railroad, offering other runaways a chance at the freedom she has learned to love. When one of her fellow conductors brings her an injured man to hide, Hester doesn't hesitate even after she is told about the price on his head. The man in question is the great conductor known as the \"Black Daniel\" a vital member of the north's Underground railroad network, but Hester finds him so rude and arrogant, she begins to question her vow to hide him.

When the injured and beaten Galen Vachon, aka, the Black Daniel awakens in Hester's cellar, he is unprepared for the feisty young conductor providing his care. As a member of one of the wealthiest free Black families in New Orleans, Galen has turned his back on the lavish living he is accustomed to in order to provide freedom to those enslaved in the south. However, as he heals he cannot turn his back on Hester Wyatt. Her innocence fills him like a breath of fresh air and he is determined to make her his, but traitors have to be found, slave catchers have to be routed and Hester's refusal to trust her own heart have to be overcome before she and Galen can find the freedom only love can bring.
(back cover)",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"iUniverse","November 1, 1996","November 1","9780595002023","0595002021","#6c539c",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5810i/8b737f8e-81e3-416f-b91b-3950050815f3/1788205474.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5810i%2F8b737f8e-81e3-416f-b91b-3950050815f3%2F1788205474.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":666,"_278":47},[279],"83c007da-5f94-452f-9a36-f1e5989c33f3",5826,[],[687],"Topaz","15d55197-fa84-464e-87e2-71b6e991bb70",1997,"Sep 1997","1997-09-21","5936-topaz","Kate Love is an ambitious young newspaper reporter on the trail of a railroad stock swindler who has been preying on elderly Blacks. Her investigation points to Rupert Samuels,one of the wealthiest and most eligible black men in the East, but her covert efforts to get close enough to uncover the goods on him bring her to the brink of becoming his wife.

A Promise of Pleasure Snatched from the altar by Dix Wildhorse, a Black Seminole Marshal from Oklahoma's Indian country, Kate has no choice but to flee with the daring knight her father sent to rescue and wed her. Marriage had never been part of Kate's plans,and she isn't about to abandon her career to become the dutiful wife of a Wild West lawman bent on wrapping her in his own protective cocoon. Determined to hold on to her independence despite the dark simmering fire Dix's bronzed, muscled embrace ignites, she challenges him at every turn. Yet even as their battle of wills intensifies, the heat of their passion blazes with unmatched fury...a wildfire of love that can only be answered in the sweet ecstasy of surrender.",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"September 21, 1997","September 21","9780380786602","0380786605","#681808",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5826i/15d55197-fa84-464e-87e2-71b6e991bb70/1788205482.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5826i%2F15d55197-fa84-464e-87e2-71b6e991bb70%2F1788205482.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":688,"_278":47},[279],"842ea8d5-d4e4-465c-bcda-0518cdb214a5",5830,"3.25",[],[711],"Captured","17be8bd0-25cd-4b4a-849e-1269d94366ea",{"_21":331,"_206":332,"_305":79},2009,"Sep 2009","2009-09-16","5940-captured","Captured is a high-stakes historical romance from Beverly Jenkins, award-winning author of Night Song and Jewel, in which a stunning young slave and a roguish privateer share forbidden passion on the high seas.",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"September 16, 2009","September 16","9780061547799","0061547794","#88c8f8",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5830i/17be8bd0-25cd-4b4a-849e-1269d94366ea/1788205484.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5830i%2F17be8bd0-25cd-4b4a-849e-1269d94366ea%2F1788205484.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":712,"_278":47},[279],"8571b6d9-3f01-40aa-83b6-51d8447558f1",5837,[],[733],"A Chance at Love","33a84d4a-c47a-4a0c-9173-7f575d116c2a",2002,"Sep 2002","2002-09-03","5947-a-chance-at-love","Loreli Winters never imagined she'd end up a \"mail-order bride\" in middle-of-nowhere Kansas -- until the two adorable orphan nieces of a dusky dream named Jake Reed beg her to be their new \"mama.\" And one look at the dark, devastatingly handsome man is enough to entice her to abandon her California plans and stay put for a while in this one-horse frontier town.

Strong, sensible Jake was hoping for a wife to help him raise his girls, but Loreli may be more than he can handle. He can't stop wondering what it would be like to hold the fiery enchantress close and kiss her deeply. Surely he could never compete with the sophisticated gents she has known, yet he intends to try. But will his honest passion be enough to take a chance on a long-shot called love?",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"September 3, 2002","September 3","9780060502294","0060502290","#181808",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5837i/33a84d4a-c47a-4a0c-9173-7f575d116c2a/1788205488.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5837i%2F33a84d4a-c47a-4a0c-9173-7f575d116c2a%2F1788205488.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":734,"_278":47},[279],"8ae5cb34-e27b-4ed8-9229-c195fd879a89",5811,[],[756],"Forbidden","778c1e45-279b-4039-9365-1eec627ae9cd",{"_21":303,"_206":304,"_305":42},2016,"Jan 2016","2016-01-26","5921-forbidden","Rhine Fontaine is building the successful life he's always dreamed of—one that depends upon him passing for White. But for the first time in years, he wishes he could step out from behind the façade. The reason: Eddy Carmichael, the young woman he rescued in the desert. Outspoken, defiant, and beautiful, Eddy tempts Rhine in ways that could cost him everything . . . and the price seems worth paying.

Eddy owes her life to Rhine, but she won't risk her heart for him. As soon as she's saved enough money from her cooking, she'll leave this Nevada town and move to California. No matter how handsome he is, no matter how fiery the heat between them, Rhine will never be hers. Giving in for just one night might quench this longing. Or it might ignite an affair as reckless and irresistible as it is forbidden . . .",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"January 26, 2016","January 26","9780062389008","0062389009","#e8a868",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5811i/778c1e45-279b-4039-9365-1eec627ae9cd/1788205474.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5811i%2F778c1e45-279b-4039-9365-1eec627ae9cd%2F1788205474.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":757,"_278":47},[279],"913ad3b8-ccf9-4d9e-bf0e-12512b0cd4a7",5859,"3.75",[],[779],"Red at the Bone","70d891bc-8e87-4fce-ad43-5b077cb15516",2019,"Sep 2019","2019-09-17","5969-red-at-the-bone","Moving forward and backward in time, Jacqueline Woodson's taut and powerful new novel uncovers the role that history and community have played in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of these families, and in the life of the new child.

As the book opens in 2001, it is the evening of sixteen-year-old Melody's coming of age ceremony in her grandparents' Brooklyn brownstone. Watched lovingly by her relatives and friends, making her entrance to the music of Prince, she wears a special custom-made dress. But the event is not without poignancy. Sixteen years earlier, that very dress was measured and sewn for a different wearer: Melody's mother, for her own ceremony-- a celebration that ultimately never took place.

Unfurling the history of Melody's parents and grandparents to show how they all arrived at this moment, Woodson considers not just their ambitions and successes but also the costs, the tolls they've paid for striving to overcome expectations and escape the pull of history. As it explores sexual desire and identity, ambition, gentrification, education, class and status, and the life-altering facts of parenthood, Red at the Bone most strikingly looks at the ways in which young people must so often make long-lasting decisions about their lives--even before they have begun to figure out who they are and what they want to be.",{"_206":77,"_33":80,"_266":267,"_268":64},196,"September 17, 2019","September 17","9780525535270","#c2aa6e",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5859i/70d891bc-8e87-4fce-ad43-5b077cb15516/1788211949.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5859i%2F70d891bc-8e87-4fce-ad43-5b077cb15516%2F1788211949.jpg",{"_206":780,"_33":160,"_237":781,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":42,"_276":782,"_278":47},"ebb2da2f-20c6-4f76-8e88-d282c1af4eea","875-jacqueline-woodson",[279],"a18a56e4-ad6f-44e3-83cc-bdb84c869ff3",5825,[],[803],"Night Hawk","3319ab82-f9e6-418c-b626-7d686cf33d82",2011,"Oct 2011","2011-10-25","5935-night-hawk","

Outlaw. Preacher. Night Hawk. He's had many names, but he can't escape the past.

Since Ian Vance's beloved wife was murdered years ago, the hardened bounty hunter knows he'll never feel love or tenderness again, so he's made it his mission to ensure others get their justice. But when he's charged with delivering a sharp-eyed beauty to the law, Ian can't help but feel he may still have something left to lose.

Orphaned at twelve, Maggie Freeman has always found her way out of trouble. But now there's a vigilante mob at her back who would like nothing more than to see her hang for a crime she didn't commit. Maggie may have to accept help for the first time in her life . . . even if it's from the one man standing between her and freedom.

As the past closes in, the sassy prisoner and toughened lawman may just find a passion between them that could bring blinding happiness . . . if they'll let it.

",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"October 25, 2011","October 25","9780062032645","006203264X","#082878",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5825i/3319ab82-f9e6-418c-b626-7d686cf33d82/1788205482.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5825i%2F3319ab82-f9e6-418c-b626-7d686cf33d82%2F1788205482.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":804,"_278":47},[279],"a73c58c5-5b14-4026-bf27-1950fb0e83e2",5842,[],[827],"Josephine and the Soldier","c29bd1ec-5acd-4223-abd3-dc0577972787",2003,"Feb 2003","2003-02-01","5952-josephine-and-the-soldier","Josephine Josephine Best has it all figured out. Just seventeen, she's been to college, she has her own hairdressing shop, and she refuses to be distracted by any of that courting nonsense. At least until nice George Brooks begins to pursue her. Jojo isn't looking for romance, but she permits George to call on her. The Soldier

Adam Morgan has always been a Casanova, and no girl is immune to his charm. But when he comes home wounded from the War Between the States, it's a girl he used to call \"Pest\" who's turning his head. All grown up, Jojo is being courted by another soldier, and Adam knows it would be foolish to play with her heart. Even so, he just can't get the headstrong young lady off his mind.

For her part, Jojo can't deny her growing feelings for Adam. But he's always been such a flirt -- he can't possibly be serious about her. Besides, she has George falling all over himself to please her. As the war rages on, Adam's feelings for Jojo grow stronger, but Jojo's determination to resist him does, too. One thing is clear, though: Jojo is a girl who always gets what she wants, sometimes in spite of herself.",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"HarperTeen",311,"February 1, 2003","February 1","9780060012205","006001220X","#482878",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5842i/c29bd1ec-5acd-4223-abd3-dc0577972787/1788205551.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5842i%2Fc29bd1ec-5acd-4223-abd3-dc0577972787%2F1788205551.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":828,"_278":47},[279],"a7895a39-192d-42bf-876f-157da8d39c64",5827,[],[849],"Night Song","4558661f-d3a8-4c0f-922c-85443415b360",1994,"Jul 1994","1994-07-01","5937-night-song","A Traitorous Heart . . .

Cara Lee Henson knows no soldier can be trusted to stay in one place—and that includes handsome Sergeant Chase Jefferson of the Tenth Cavalry. Dallying with the dashing man in blue could cost the pretty, independent Kansas schoolteacher her job and her reputation. So Cara is determined to repel Chase’s advances—even though her aloof facade barely masks her smoldering desire.

A Blazing Passion . . .

Never before has Chase longed for a woman the way he ached for lovely Cara Lee.The strong-willed ebony beauty, however,will not surrender easily. But with tender words and soulful caresses, Chase intends to conquer the reluctant schoolmarm's misgivings—and teach her how to love fully,sensuously . . . and forever.",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"July 1, 1994","July 1","9780380776580","0380776588","#d8a878",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5827i/4558661f-d3a8-4c0f-922c-85443415b360/1788205483.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5827i%2F4558661f-d3a8-4c0f-922c-85443415b360%2F1788205483.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":850,"_278":47},[279],"af052d8f-4afc-4f18-b381-600349d5643d",5822,"4.38",[],[873],"Destiny's Captive","5ba63673-0a83-40c6-8748-34b36849b0ef",{"_21":596,"_206":597,"_305":79},2014,"Sep 2014","2014-09-30","5932-destiny-s-captive","In national bestselling author Beverly Jenkins' Destiny series, the Yates men play hard and live hard. And when they find that special woman, they fall hard . . .

Noah Yates fully believes in the joys of a happy family and a good wife. But that's not the life for him. No, he would much rather sail the wild seas in search of adventure, not tied down. But then the unthinkable happens . . . he finds himself literally tied down. To a bed. By a woman.

And Pilar isn't just an ordinary woman. She's descended from pirates. And after giving him one of the worst nights of his life, she steals his ship! Now Noah is on the hunt, and he'll stop at nothing to find this extraordinary woman . . . and make her his.",{"_206":301,"_33":78,"_266":302,"_268":64},"September 30, 2014","September 30","9780062231130","0062231138","#280808",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5822i/5ba63673-0a83-40c6-8748-34b36849b0ef/1788205480.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5822i%2F5ba63673-0a83-40c6-8748-34b36849b0ef%2F1788205480.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":874,"_278":47},[279],"af6fdeb5-10ee-40f3-af5b-07ed85045ee7",5812,"4.67",[],[897],"Rebel","e1533ca6-f97b-4c97-83c5-c1d8b3429580",{"_21":475,"_206":476,"_305":42},"May 2019","2019-05-28","5922-rebel","The first novel in USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins' compelling new series follows a Northern woman south in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War...

Valinda Lacey's mission in the steamy heart of New Orleans is to help the newly emancipated community survive and flourish. But soon she discovers that here, freedom can also mean danger. When thugs destroy the school she has set up and then target her, Valinda runs for her life—and straight into the arms of Captain Drake LeVeq.

As an architect from an old New Orleans family, Drake has a deeply personal interest in rebuilding the city. Raised by strong women, he recognizes Valinda's determination. And he can't stop admiring—or wanting—her. But when Valinda's father demands she return home to marry a man she doesn't love, her daring rebellion draws Drake into an irresistible intrigue.",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},373,"May 28, 2019","May 28","9780062861689","0062861689","#e8b888",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5812i/e1533ca6-f97b-4c97-83c5-c1d8b3429580/1788205475.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5812i%2Fe1533ca6-f97b-4c97-83c5-c1d8b3429580%2F1788205475.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":898,"_278":47},[279],"b29cd36e-164d-4a8e-a1f2-21b71586c086",5829,[],[920],"Winds of the Storm","2b3b3adf-7503-4fe0-812f-f7d3a7883ac6",{"_21":331,"_206":332,"_305":77},2006,"Apr 2006","2006-04-25","5939-winds-of-the-storm","Archer Le Veq owes his life to the woman who rescued him from certain death at the height of the Civil War...a woman known only as \"the Butterfly.\" Now, in the dark, waning days of Reconstruction, he needs the courageous and beautiful former spy...in more ways than before!

Zahra Lafayette thinks her days of intrigue are far behind her, until she is asked to go on one more mission. Posing as an infamous madam in New Orleans, Zahra must gather information to ensure the safety of the South's freedmen. The last thing she expected was to see Archer Le Veq again. He is as arrogant as he is handsome, but there is something about this dusky and debonair hotelier that sends her senses singing. Zahra knows she will need to guard her secrets, but no peril awaiting her compares with the treachery of Zahra's own heart—for, Lord help her, she burns to taste the man and to lose herself in his powerful embrace.",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"April 25, 2006","April 25","9780060575311","006057531X","#481808",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5829i/2b3b3adf-7503-4fe0-812f-f7d3a7883ac6/1788205484.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5829i%2F2b3b3adf-7503-4fe0-812f-f7d3a7883ac6%2F1788205484.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":921,"_278":47},[279],"cf658a4e-bec2-44a5-bf4a-e58bb267eb7b",5814,[],[942],"Destiny's Embrace","d7f4ccfa-c7cc-4e6e-b0fd-5e63520c000d",{"_21":596,"_206":597,"_305":42},"Jan 2013","2013-01-29","5924-destiny-s-embrace","Award-winning romance author Beverly Jenkins offers up another high-stakes historical romance that is sure to make you swoon.

With Destiny’s Embrace, Jenkins brings readers back to the American West, where Logan Yates, a self-important ranch owner, must confront his feelings for his beautiful, free spirited housekeeper, Mariah Cooper. While they bicker incessantly, their sexual tension is palpable, and only rises when Mariah's former lover arrives on the scene. Will she accept Logan's heart?

Set in 19th-century California, Destiny's Embrace features unforgettable characters and a satisfying mix of adventure and passion from nation's premier writer of African-American historical romance.",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"January 29, 2013","January 29","9780062032652","0062032658","#f8c8a8",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5814i/d7f4ccfa-c7cc-4e6e-b0fd-5e63520c000d/1788205476.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5814i%2Fd7f4ccfa-c7cc-4e6e-b0fd-5e63520c000d%2F1788205476.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":943,"_278":47},[279],"dc3dc34a-9b75-49ec-8af8-9e2ef5512d9a",5816,[],[966],"Wild Rain","9845ab79-b22a-4edd-825d-d862b8147c52",{"_21":475,"_206":476,"_305":77},2021,"Feb 2021","2021-02-09","5926-wild-rain","The second novel in USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins’ compelling new Women Who Dare series follows a female rancher in Wyoming after the Civil War.

A reporter has come to Wyoming to do a story on doctors for his Black newspaper back east. He thinks Colton Lee will be an interesting subject…until he meets Colton’s sister, Spring. She runs her own ranch, wears denim pants instead of dresses, and is the most fascinating woman he’s ever met.

But Spring, who has overcome a raucous and scandalous past, isn’t looking for, nor does she want, love. As their attraction grows, will their differences come between them or unite them for an everlasting love?",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},355,"February 9, 2021","February 9","9780062861719","0062861719","#583828",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5816i/9845ab79-b22a-4edd-825d-d862b8147c52/1788205477.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5816i%2F9845ab79-b22a-4edd-825d-d862b8147c52%2F1788205477.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":967,"_278":47},[279],"f8926e75-4821-4144-a22e-6f9a46f061d8",5821,"4.05",[],[990],"Vivid","c316358b-9fc0-44ef-aae2-3bfcfca19d2e",{"_21":570,"_206":571,"_305":42},1995,"Jan 1995","1995-01-15","5931-vivid","It's 1786 and Dr.Viveca Lancaster is frustrated by the limits placed upon female physicians of color. When she is offered the chance to set up a practice in the small all Black community of Grayson Grove, Michigan she leaves her California home and heads east. The very determined Viveca is one of the few nineteenth century Black women to graduate from the prestigious Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania but she needs more than determination to face down handsome Nate Grayson, the Grove's bull-headed mayor.Nate Grayson goes to the train station expecting Dr. V. Lancaster to be a man. When the lovely dark-skinned Viveca introduces herself he is speechless, then wants her back on the train and out of his town. It's 1876 and women aren't supposed to be doctors, men are. However he isn't prepared for her stubbornness and fire, nor for the vivid way she heals, then steals his heart.",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},"January 15, 1995","January 15","9780595162024","0595162029","#f80808",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5821i/c316358b-9fc0-44ef-aae2-3bfcfca19d2e/1788205480.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5821i%2Fc316358b-9fc0-44ef-aae2-3bfcfca19d2e%2F1788205480.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":991,"_278":47},[279],"fece3126-6ed7-4f39-8576-19716e8be5a5",5833,[],[1012],"Belle and the Beau","38859ff8-0a1a-42ca-9ff1-cb88be57aafe","Apr 2002","2002-04-30","5943-belle-and-the-beau","Belle
After a grueling escape north, Belle Palmer is free, yet lost and alone. Separated from her father on the harrowing journey, Belle has nowhere to turn until she finds shelter with the Bests, the first free family she's ever known. For the first time in her sixteen years, Belle is able to express herself freely-except where her feelings for a certain dark-eyed young man are concerned.

The Beau
Daniel Best is headed for great things. Educated and handsome, at eighteen he is full of the promise and dream of his people, and is engaged to the prettiest (if the most spoiled) girl around. So when a bedraggled stranger arrives in his household and turns into a vibrant, lovely young woman, his attraction to her catches him entirely by surprise.

While Belle is determined to deny her feelings for him, Daniel is caught between his conscience and his infatuation with her. That the two belong together is undeniable, but that it could ever happen seems impossible.",{"_206":42,"_33":83,"_266":267,"_268":64},296,"April 30, 2002","April 30","9780064473422","0064473422","#78b8e8",[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/5833i/38859ff8-0a1a-42ca-9ff1-cb88be57aafe/1788205486.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F5833i%2F38859ff8-0a1a-42ca-9ff1-cb88be57aafe%2F1788205486.jpg",{"_206":270,"_33":165,"_237":271,"_272":-5,"_273":-5,"_274":275,"_276":1013,"_278":47},[279],160,"Historical Fiction","category","genre","historical-fiction","/genres/historical-fiction","selectable","sensitive","position","parent","isLoggedIn",["P",1025],"result",{"_21":1034,"_23":1035,"_19":1036,"_1037":1038,"_25":1039,"_1040":1041,"_27":1042},"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",{"_1053":64,"_1054":64},{"_29":30,"_31":1043,"_33":1034,"_1044":1045,"_1046":1047,"_25":1039},"Organization","logo","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/images/og-image.png","sameAs",[1048,1049,1050,1051,1052],"https://twitter.com/blackauthored","https://facebook.com/blackauthored","https://instagram.com/blackauthored","https://youtube.com/blackauthored","https://tiktok.com/@blackauthored","noIndex","noFollow"]