Résultats Éditeur "Recorded Books" dans Littérature et fiction

From bestselling author Caroline B. Cooney comes a riveting new novel about the destructiveness of hatred, the evil of indifference, and the power of accepting love and responsibility.

Death before dishonor was the only way out—but now Anthony Padmore is paying the price. Incarcerated for his role in the Padmore family's criminal empire, he's awaiting trial while the empire he helped build begins to crumble. Behind bars, Anthony faces new enemies and old ghosts, including the nagging question of whether Soldada Andrews, the woman who once set his soul on fire, was the one who sealed his fate.

Ivy Tremaine is head over heels in love. He’s sweet, loving, caring, attentive and caters to her needs. He’s perfect… well, almost perfect. Even with so many great qualities, Ivy only has one complaint… He won’t have sex with her. While sex isn’t the most important thing, for a woman like Ivy, it’s a pretty big deal. Her patience is wearing thin and she is seeking answers.

Cancel your plans, witches and warlocks! You're invited to tonight's Firewick Festival. Taking multiple lovers is a family tradition. Hell, it's a witch tradition, but Charice Brixton isn't having it. She doesn't have time for a man, let alone two powerful warlocks. She's perfectly fine running her magic shop in Kala West, Florida with her sisters. Until she's forced to attend the Firewick Festival, a biannual gathering with stuffy board members overseeing the match of witches and warlocks in hopes of creating the perfect triad.

Aquila Richards-Oliver has the life many envy: a high-profile husband, two beautiful sons, and a seemingly perfect role as wife, mother, and big sister. But perfection comes at a steep price. When her marriage to a world-renowned chef unravels under the weight of betrayal and long-buried truths, Aquila chooses herself—for the first time in years—and begins the hard work of rebuilding her life on her own terms.

After the death of her boyfriend, K. Mitchell, Makeda discovers H's true identity. Now bound by blood, she and H form a powerful alliance. While Makeda's acting and modeling career is back in full bloom, H is leading his lethal gang, S.K.G., in a bloody turf war for control of the streets of the Southeast. As the bodies (and money) pile up, Makeda becomes the darling of the entertainment industry, but danger lurks at every corner as H's exploits are splashed across headlines all over the country.

Menelik and Makeda find themselves imprisoned afterMenelik guns down a rival in broad daylight. While the couple battle for their freedom, Haile—still on the run for murdering a cop—expands his brand of violence to Atlanta. He teams up with a band of ruthless African immigrants and form a savage extortion gang. Aligned with a native narcotics distribution organization, they wreak havoc on the streetpreneurs of the Atl. All is well until Haile runs into a blast from his past that brings a deep-rooted seed of betrayal.

For Glory Hopkins, inheriting her Aunt Lucille’s Harlem brownstone feels more like a curse than a blessing. As a restless artist struggling to find gallery representation, Glory doesn’t have the money, time, or patience to look after the aging house of an aunt she barely knew. But when she stumbles into Parkie de Groot, a savvy, ambitious auction house appraiser on the verge of a coveted promotion, her unexpected inheritance begins to look more promising. Glory and Parkie form an unlikely alliance and work to unearth the origins of a rare manuscript hidden in the brownstone’s trove.

In the third title in the bestselling B-Boy Blues series, Mitchell Crawford attends his tenth anniversary high school reunion and comes face-to-face with the man who stole his virginity and broke his heart: gymnastics coach Warren Reid. Will Mitchell finally have his say and exact his revenge—or will he fall for Warren's charms and be the same fool twice, if only for one nite?

Makeda Barnes is an aspiring supermodel. Drop-dead gorgeous with a raw attitude, she is clearly the next big thing in the modeling industry—if only she can shake her treacherous boyfriend, Menelik. Menelik and his twin brother, Haile, came to this country in pursuit of the American dream. Raised by a despotic father, violence is what they know best. Together, they orchestrate a bloody extortion campaign to thrust them to the top of the food chain in the underworld. As Menelik climbs the ladder in the streets, Makeda simultaneously builds her modeling career.

Is finding the pleasure you want, the way you always wanted it, worth the risk of losing everything you have? It is for Paul and Joyce Ware, a naïve couple who find themselves in the middle of a sexual revolution they never dreamed possible. The Ware family has a long list of temptations, and as chilling secrets tumble forth from their lives, the aftermath leads toward a climax that can threaten not only their marriage, but the lives of their children as well.

With its lush settings and a taste for the unknown, Another Time, Another Place is a treat for the adventurous soul. This delicious collection, featuring five of the hottest African-American authors today, brings whole new worlds to life. Led and edited by New York Times best-selling author Zane, Another Time, Another Place transports sensuous and steamy encounters across the world and through history.

Hope and Faith: two things that everyone needs to survive. But the words take on a different meaning in the form of a set of twins who attend Crockett University in Washington, D.C. As seniors, they are looking forward to a bright future in corporate America. Meanwhile, they have decided to relieve some of the stress involved in getting a higher education by being members of APF.

Victoria Carlton invested everything into her dream of becoming a singer - her hopes, her time, her life savings - only to fall victim to the harsh realities of the recording industry. Devastated, broke, and faced with the choice between committing herself and her young son to a world of homeless shelters or entering the seedy world of prostitution, she applies for a job at Pandora's Box, a downtown Philadelphia brothel that bills itself as a "massage salon."

These five salacious stories are filled to the brim with sizzling, steamy encounters for anyone who enjoys, fantasizes about, or simply craves girl-girl sex.

Blindsided by lust, Misty lost her business, her money, and all her possession - and her man, Brick. More determined than ever to get her money right, she starts from scratch. Using the services of one reliable employee, she slowly rebuilds her escort service. Cash is starting to trickle in, but it's not fast enough. With a new crew working around the clock, Misty reclaims top diva status. Her world should be complete, but something is missing....she's lonely for the love and undivided attention of Brick. She foolishly took him for granted, allowing him to slip from her grasp.

A seductive tale of lust and revenge, The Climax charts the entangled lives of two women - Terelle and Kai - who have both suffered irrecoverable losses in their pursuit of Marquise, who is believed to be dead. Kai is in prison, and Terelle suffered from a mental breakdown after losing her fiance. After two years of catatonia, Terelle is awakened by a sweet and mysterious kiss, and the voice of her lost love. As Terelle recovers, she clings to the idea that Marquise (who is the father of her child) is still alive and out there, waiting to reunite with her.

Yoyin's whole life has been an egocentric quest for unbridled, hedonistic pleasure. When she travels to a beautiful island villa under the premise of fulfilling her darkest desires, she soon learns that sexual satisfaction comes with a price. She is relentlessly pushed beyond her comfort level and becomes enraged when her expectations are not fulfilled. Will Yoyin learn the secret teachings that have been planned for her, or will she continue to give in to the demands of her libido while ignoring the yearnings of her heart?

Her billionaire family's scandalous secrets are as big as their fortune. But consummate con-mami Mink LaRue plans to play them all for the ultimate high stakes.... As a newly minted Dominion family heiress, Mink has new golden moves to snag even more of the family fortune. Trouble is, her hidden love games with seductive uncle-by-marriage-only Suge have them at bad-news odds - and more than her heart is in dirty sexy trouble.

The coauthor of Desperate Hoodwives, Meesha Mink set out on her own with the street-fiction hit Real Wifeys: On the Grind. The series’ second installment, Get Money, finds Harriet “Luscious” Jordan in serious need of scratch after her hubby Make$ is put behind bars. A natural-born hustler, Luscious jumps into the party-promotion biz and begins pulling in big-time cash. But she can’t let go of a grudge against her old rival Goldie, and it may be her undoing.