General Fiction

Leticia Langley is used to fighting for what she wants. That's how she wound up being the first in her family to graduate from college. So what if she's never had a date? All that's about to change when she gets herself a job as a food columnist for The...

Cherise McKenzie, an Atlanta crime scene investigator, and her husband, Detective Mason McKenzie, have experienced some turbulent ups and downs in their marriage over the years. With demanding careers and two children, the McKenzies find themselves...

"Now a BET+ Original Movie directed by Robin Givens! Do family, faith--and fame--go together? In this captivating novel from award-winning author Tiffany L. Warren, two brothers reach for the stars, but are they prepared for a fall?... They're handsome,...

When Michael Burroughs arrives on the scene in Virginia Beach from L.A., he floods the East Coast with top-notch product and quickly earns his title as the California Connection-Calico for short. He's also a smooth brotha with a knack for getting...

Envy Wilson, Layla Hobbs, and Kacie Mayweather are three 30-year-old friends who lean heavily on one another for support in troubled times. Layla fights the battle of obesity coupled with low self-esteem, but her melodious voice can soothe the savage...

"Octavia's storytelling is so impressive and addicting." --RT Book ReviewsIn Essence(R) bestselling author Grace Octavia's most exciting, volatile novel yet, charismatic bad boy mayor Jamison Jackson has finally taken a spectacular fall. But that doesn't...

Carin Douglas is a fearless young girl, thrust into the role of a stickup kid alongside Brooklyn's most notorious thugs. She learns to fight, to survive, and ultimately to shine through a series of events that take her from a young girl on the verge to a...

Pastor Jerome Tyler "JT" Thomas is charismatic behind the pulpit, charming to all he comes in contact with, and lethal to those who linger too long. Since the age of twenty-two, when he prayed for God to keep him out of prison, JT knew he would preach...

New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison links two beloved series in a riveting tale of envy and seduction that has basketball star Darius Jones up against a woman who takes being a fan to the next level. Darius Jones is living the good life...

"Be careful what you pray for" is an old adage, but third grade teacher Maya Richards comes to discover that it's more than just a cliché. Maya has been with her soul mate, Kenneth Green, for more than ten years. She never doubted that he would one day...

Former international model Ivana Kendall-Lancaster gives it all up to marry the love of her life, Trey, and settle into Paradise Bay, Oregon. She never expected him to be unfaithful but when the worst happens, she blames it on a miscarriage and her...

When the man that Dr. Teresa McCall promised to forsake all others for cheats on her, she is devastated. The crippling blow starts Teresa on a downward spiral that threatens not only her marriage, but also the career she has worked so hard for. Cloaked...