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When Tabitha walks into a bakery to order some add-ons for a cake, her world changes when Harlan, a baker, locks eyes with her. As he tries to help Tabitha prepare a cake for her sister-in-law’s niece’s first birthday, she finds the handsome baker to be more helpful than she expected. Their thoughts continue to wander towards each other even when apart. As they spend more time together, they build a connection centered around smiles and intense flirtations, but both remain unsure if there’s actually a mutual connection or if they should let go of temptation.

First Lady Deidra Jones is expected to do the unthinkable. She must pull together four choirs that hate each other for her husband Pastor Myron Jones’ Pastor’s Anniversary Celebration. The Holy Missionary Mass Choir is filled with characters like Shonda, a single mother of six trying to keep her oldest son alive. Then, there’s Donnell, the church playboy, who is torn between three women. And no one can forget Mother Willie Mae Odell, whose sole mission in life is to take down Lady Deidra and the choir.

One in 10 American children has a parent under criminal justice supervision - incarcerated, on probation, or on parole. One in 33 American children - and one in eight African American children - goes to sleep without access to a parent because that parent is in jail. Despite these staggering numbers, the children of prisoners remain largely invisible to society. Journalist Nell Bernstein shows, through the deeply moving stories of real families, how the children of the incarcerated are routinely punished for their parents' status.

Snitching is what the government has perpetuated as a means to solve crimes and allow criminals to escape sentences that they may very well deserve. This book is about how the street game has never been fair. This is the guide to how it goes down.

Standing at Armageddon is a comprehensive and lively historical account of America's shift from a rural and agrarian society to an urban and industrial society.

Peggy Smart, Alter: 79, Beziehungsstatus: Es ist kompliziert... Peggys Alltag ist so langweilig und beige wie die Klamotten in ihrem Schrank: Scrabble, Wassergymnastik, Arztbesuche. Auch die Enkel könnten häufiger vorbeikommen. Aber dass das Leben mit 79 noch bunt sein kann, das beweist eine alte Freundin. Als Angie neu in das Seniorendorf einzieht, mischt sie die Rentnergemeinschaft ordentlich auf. Auch Peggy erwacht aus ihrer Lethargie. Denn die früheren Freundinnen sind immer schon Rivalinnen gewesen.

Her family was to be her legacy, until an angry mob murdered her only son.

Meet Daniela Rose and Cillian in the Orphan Dreamer Saga - a transcontinental sweeping story where Anne of Green Gables meets The Da Vinci Code inside the War Room. When a twist of fate alters the destiny of an orphan boy and the future of humanity in this epic journey that defies time and takes the listener from 1018 BC into a future of “what ifs” in the first full-length novel of the series, Orphan Dreamer and the Glass Tattoo.

Could Earth’s apocalypse really be worse than puberty for Daniela Rose-a depressive schizophrenic girl destined to meet a mysterious orphan boy who haunts her chaotic dreams? One girl. One boy. One mission. To protect their home-Earth-from invasion by the planet’s previous occupants...This epic story weaves an intricate tapestry of Divine guidance, faith, isolation, hope, and loss as it follows two children from their beginnings to their ends. If you knew your ending, how would you have lived your beginning?

Nasty and Soulja were ruthless kingpins on the streets of Baltimore. Now in prison, nothing has changed. They are still running things from behind the penitentiary walls. Even though they are still getting large amounts of money, it cannot solve all of their problems. Daily, they deal with the reality that they left loved ones behind.

Published in 1855, this history book by William Cooper Nell has an introduction by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It focuses on African American soldiers during the American Revolution and the War of 1812. It is considered by some to be the first history book by and about African Americans which is based on written documentation.

Everyone wants to be someone, but everyone's not like them. Them? They were different. The moonlight turned them into something else. They thought they were the only ones. They were willing to do anything to become someone. Anything. And that went too far. Way too far. They didn't want to do it, but they couldn't say no. There was no way they came this far to walk away. They could taste their dream of becoming one of them, becoming alphas.

Carter and Jenni never thought it would get this far. It was supposed to be over. It wasn't supposed to get out of hand, but it did. Things already will never be the same again, but now, it's getting worse.... The werewolves won't stop. They're going to destroy everything in their path unless someone stops them.

It wasn't supposed to be like this. Omega Omega Psi was supposed to be a brotherhood. They were supposed to be a family. Now, it's all wrong. With the guilt clouding his daily thoughts, how can Carter look the woman he loves in the eyes? How can he move forward?

They were willing to do anything to become someone. Anything. And that went too far. Way too far. They didn't want to do it, but they couldn't say no. There was no way the pledges of Omega Omega Psi came this far to walk away. They could taste their dream of becoming one of them, becoming Alphas. The incident changed everything. Is there such thing as going too far?

Everyone wants to be someone in college. From the hoop dreamers to those calling themselves musicians, even down to the double majors, they all try to impress someone. Everyone wants to be someone, but everyone's not like them. Them? They were different. The moonlight turned them into something else. They thought they were the only ones.

In The Warrior Code, entrepreneur, philanthropist, reality star, and retired gunnery sergeant Tee Marie Hanible serves up 11 principles to awaken your inner badass and thrive in the face of adversity. With insightful honesty and wisdom and set against the backdrop of Tee’s life, The Warrior Code will help you understand that things can beat us back from realizing our true potential...but the key is finding the way to realize one’s own innate strength.

The four Amir Sisters - Fatima, Farah, Bubblee and Mae - are as close as sisters can be, but sometimes even those bonds can be pushed to their limits.... Becoming a mother has always been Farah's dream, so when older sister Fatima struggles with a tough pregnancy whilst Farah has trouble conceiving, she can't help but be jealous - until a plan to break a huge cultural taboo in her family and use a surrogate gives her renewed hope. But nothing is ever that easy in this warm, witty look at a modern British family.

Mein Name ist Mary. Mein Haar hat die Farbe von Milch. Und dies ist meine Geschichte. Mary ist an harte Arbeit gewöhnt. Sie kennt es nicht anders, denn ihr Leben auf dem Bauernhof der Eltern verläuft karg und entbehrungsreich. Doch als sie fünfzehn wird, ändert sich alles. Mary zieht in den Haushalt des örtlichen Dorfpfarrers, um dessen Ehefrau zu pflegen und ihr Gesellschaft zu leisten. Bei ihr, einer zarten, mitfühlenden Kranken erfährt sie erstmals Wohlwollen und Anteilnahme.

Three strangers, Eshe, Milla, and Sun-Sole, meet under the worst circumstances possible - behind bars. Prison isn't at all what they expected, and from the onset of their arrival, these three savvy boss chicks find themselves surrounded by disloyal snitches, set-ups, and scandalous drama. Determined to survive the system that enslaved them, these courageous women unite and embark on a mission to level the scales of justice.