General Fiction

Before there was the family, there was just the business. From the minds of New York Times bestselling authors Carl Weber and Eric Pete comes the game-changing prequel to their blockbuster Family Business saga. Travel back to a small Southern town...

From the minds of New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber and Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt comes the newest entry into the game-changing Family Business saga. The year is 1978, the Duncan brothers and their tough-as-nails women have vanquished...

From the minds of New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber and Essence(R) bestseller La Jill Hunt comes the newest entry in the game-changing Family Business saga. The year is 1978, the Duncan brothers and their tough-as-nails women have vanquished...

A brilliant, exhilarating debut novel that retells The Odyssey during the 1965 Watts Riots--like nothing you've ever read before It's August 1965 and Los Angeles is scorching. Americo Monk, a street-haunting aficionado of graffiti, is frantically trying...

Set largely in Richmond, Virginia, these 27 interlinked stories follow Levy Bahm as he navigates education, love, race, work, drink and violence, and strives to understand his place in a universe that is mostly uncaring yet still somehow beautiful. X.C...

In this powerful, thought-provoking tale written by a young author who realistically relates the characters' youthful voices and perspectives, a woman caught in an abusive relationship must find the strength to leave the only man whom she believes truly...

Named a New York Times Best Book of the Year, 2016 For a runaway slave in the 1840s south, life on the run can be just as dangerous as life under a sadistic Massa. That's what fifteen-year-old Naomi learns after she escapes the brutal confines of life on...

A hilarious first novel that provides a peek into the world of the super-rich, super-connected African Americans in Manhattan. Lauren is trying to be an independent woman, starting her own documentary film company, but it's difficult when you're married...

A hilarious first novel that provides a peek into the world of the super-rich, super-connected African Americans in Manhattan. Lauren is trying to be an independent woman, starting her own documentary film company, but it's difficult when you're married...

"Got Lost is the funniest book in the series. A tour de force urban fantasy with more laughs, deeper emotions, and a sarcastic private detective who can burn with both magic and words." --Paul Genesse, bestselling author of Sakura: Intellectual...

The sequel to the award-winning book club favorite The Bum Magnet features the return of the smart, quick witted, loveable real estate agent who also has a short fuse and an affinity for Grey Goose vodka. Sassy and successful real estate agent Charisse...

It's the 1920s and New York is the place to be. Lanie Price is busy covering the gritty underside of Harlem's glamorous high life. A gutsy reporter with a golden heart, she's willing to ask the hard questions. She'll go anywhere, talk to anyone, to get...