J. J. Murray

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

North Carolina

The snow is coming down like crazy, and twenty-something sistuh, Renee Howard, is dreaming of a white. . .man. One who might just turn out to be her soul mate.

There are worse places a saucy single gal could be stranded in the biggest winter storm to hit southwestern Virginia in years. Here at Luchesi's restaurant, Renee can fill up on hot breadsticks and spiked mocha cappuccino -- and she can check out Giovanni Anthony Luchesi, the finest man this side of the Blue Ride Mountains. But damn, if it doesn't stop snowing soon, she's gonna wind up in big trouble, what with all the amaretto and candlelight.

Days later, the ice isn't all that's melting Roanoke. Renee's gone and fallen for the whitest white boy she's ever met. Now she feels like she's living a Julia Roberts movie with an interracial twist -- and gentle Giovanni, with his slow, seductive hands and spicy kisses, is her leading man. Renee always was a sucker for happy endings. Finally, with a make-do ring from Giovanni on her finger,her own seems guaranteed. What can possibly go wrong?

Mama. That's the one thing. All Shirl Howard wants is for her only daughter to be happy -- but a well-mannered Italian restaurant manager sure isn't the answer to her prayers. Meddling is the one and only thing Shirl will ever have in common with Giovanni's Pop, who doesn't believe in whirlwind romance or twist-tie engagement rings. Then there's R.J., Renee's two-timing ex, back on the scene minus his blonde girlfriend -- or so he claims.

Riotous, ardent and packed with surprises, "Renee and Jay" is Romeo and Juliet for the new millennium -- a tale that proves true love can turn up in the last place -- and face -- you'd ever expect to findit.

Renee and Jay

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Timothy B. McCann

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Giving up her successful career as an actress to marry Phillip Evans, Joi Weston finds her marriage in a shambles when Phillip decides to pursue a political career and she has a romantic encounter with passionate writer Michael Brockmier.

Emotions

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

She Had It Coming 

Eric Jerome Dickey

Hit man Gideon traverses a steamy criminal underworld to confront the most challenging adversary of his career.

Dying for Revenge

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Drifting from relationship to relationship in his work as a killer for hire, Gideon interacts with a range of con artists, prostitutes, and broken-hearted clients while passing time with three very different women, each of whom wishes to capture his heart. By the author of Chasing Destiny. 150,000 first printing.

Sleeping with Strangers

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The blackbirds

Tracy Price-Thompson

A Novel

Embracing the shattered pieces of the soul and championing the resilient nature of the heart,A Woman’s Worthtakes readers on a journey of startling depth. From a speakeasy whorehouse in the bottoms of Alabama to a luxurious high-rise apartment in Kenya, acclaimed author Tracy Price-Thompson crosses boundaries of sexuality, gender, and culture to accentuate the core of black identity: the enormous strength of family. “Ain’t nothing like a Black man. No other man on the face of the earth can hold a light up to him, coming or going. Why do you think women are all the time chasing behind them? Smooth game and all, when a brotha loves you, he loves you right.” —fromA Woman’s Worth Abeni Omorru is a stunning Kenyan woman who is haunted by piercing memories. Although her father’s wealth ensures her a life of prestige, childhood trauma has left her emotionally damaged and sexually promiscuous. While Abeni takes on many lovers, none come close to healing the wounds of her heart—and only a man who understands her worth can truly claim her soul. Bishop Johnson is also haunted by his past. Raised by prostitutes in a rural Alabama town, he is a promising teenage boxer—until his dreams are shattered when his parents are murdered during a violent robbery and he takes revenge on the perpetrators. Bishop goes to jail, and when he is released he has a volatile temper and a mean left hook to back it up. Trouble continues to find Bishop, and he is forced to leave Alabama and travel to Kenya with the Peace Corps. There he falls in love with Abeni, and they marry. When Bishop learns the secret of Abeni’s past, he is force to make a decision that may cost him more than one man should ever have to sacrifice.

A Woman's Worth

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Nine Magic School Bus level 2 reader books. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Science

Magic School Bus Scholastic Bundle

Donna Leon

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Through a Glass, Darkly

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Norman Kelley

A Nina Halligan Mystery

Civil rights leader Malik Martin was looked at as the middle ground between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. His organization, The Nation, was about to launch their new program of financial empowerment when he was assassinated. His wife, former movie sex goddess Victoria Thorn, was at his side when he was killed. She suffered a breakdown and was hospitalized for more than 20 years. Now released, she is trying to find her lost daughter. Her lawyer hires Nina Halligan for the job.

Nina Halligan, a former prosecutor whose family was massacred by the minions of a drug lord she put in prison, is a private investigator. As she starts digging into this case she stumbles across a group of black nationalists called the New Nation, who are reclaiming African art and repatriating it to the Motherland. In addition, a conservative black evangelist who is setting up church franchises that are derisively called "McChurches" kidnaps Nina to find out what she knows. She's also butting heads with the NYPD, who may have been involved in the death of Malik Martin. After two failed attempts on her life, and several dead bodies, Nina knows this is more than just a missing-person case.

Black Heat

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Karen E. Quinones Miller

In a modern take on the classic adage, "There's no place like home," three resilient friends and neighbors look out for one another as best they can.

Ida B.

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Black Coffee

Sharon Mitchell

Four African American women who had formed a tight friendship in college but then drifted apart after graduation renew their bond again one fateful weekend

Nothing but the Rent

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Kimberla Lawson Roby

Tanya Black's perfect life--a fulfilling career, a lovely daughter, a beautiful home, and a charismatic husband, the pastor at a local Baptist church--is threatened when she stumbles upon some disturbing secrets about her husband and learns painful lessons about love, betrayal, and temptation

Casting the First Stone

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Mary B. Morrison

Honey Thomas, the unforgettable heroine from Sweeter Than Honey, is back. She's changed her name and fled Las Vegas, far from sinister pimp Valentino who wanted to silence her - permanently. Now he's in jail and his right-hand man, Benito, is determined to get revenge and all of the money she stole from him. Benito sends two people to get her - her ex-boyfriend Grant and long-term enemy Girl 6 - and Honey turns to crooked police officer Sapphire to help her. But when Sapphire goes missing, Honey has to revert to her old tricks to save her life...

Who's Loving You

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Possessing a renewed commitment to behaving himself after landing a new job and wife, ne'er-do-well reverend Curtis Black quickly finds himself tempted to fall into his old pattern of seducing women but wonders if he may actually have met his match in his third wife. By the author of Too Much of a Good Thing.

The Best-Kept Secret

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Truth and lies . . .

At long last, the Reverend Curtis Black appears to be living the straight life. The all-too-human preacher is a bestselling author now, and he and his wife, Charlotte, are raising two adorable children. But the ever-suspicious Charlotte doesn't trust that Curtis has put his womanizing past behind him. While he's on the road promoting his latest book, she knows that there just needs to beone extra-devoted fan in his flock for him to stray.

Secrets and lies . . .

Still, Charlotte is no angel herself, and she's been keeping plenty of secrets from Curtis while he's been away. For one thing, their daughter, Marissa, is behaving bizarrely, reminding Charlotte a bit too much of the man with whom she had an affair five years ago--an affair Curtis won't let her forget.

Then there are the disturbing visits from her so-called brother-in-law, a man once involved with drugs and the law. Curtis has forbidden the family to see him, but the guy simply keeps turning up on Charlotte's doorstep no matter how hard she tries to keep him away.

Charlotte believes with all her heart that things will be better once Curtis comes home.

Love and lies . . .

But Charlotte should be careful what she wishes for. She thinks love is enough to untangle the web of lies she and Curtis have woven for themselves. What she doesn't know is that when her husband finally returns, she'll have some tough decisions to make if she wants to save her soul and salvage her marriage.

Love and Lies

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"TheBest of Everything is one of the best things you'll put on your shopping list this week."

--Tennessee Tribune

 

Readers who just can't get enough of the Reverend Curtis Black--the charming con man and insufferable womanizer who stars inSin No More, The Best-Kept Secret, and other acclaimed, bestselling novels by Kimberla Lawson Roby--are going to love his daughter, Alicia. In the New York Times bestseller The Best of Everything, Alicia Black takes center stage while the rascally pastor stands on the sidelines, and Roby triumphs once again. The Best of Everything, is provocative entertainment--a treat for fans of Terry McMillian, E. Lynn Harris, and Eric Jerome Dickey--because when it comes to outrageous behavior, "like father, like daughter" definitely applies.

The Best of Everything

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Bebe Moore Campbell

Witty, imaginative coverage of metrology—concepts of weight, length, volume, temperature, time, nuclear radiation, thermal power, light, pressure, much more. Nontechnical. "Solid and entertaining."—Los Angeles Times.


72 Hour Hold

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From New York Times bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby comes the ninth installment in her award-winning Reverend Curtis Black series. It's been months since Reverend Curtis learned that his wife Charlotte had affairs with two different men, and for now, he continues to be cordial and respectful to her. But he's also made it clear that once their son Matthew graduates high school, he will be filing for divorce.

Charlotte, on the other hand, continues to do everything possible to make amends in hopes of saving their marriage. Unfortunately, Curtis is ready to move on and is being propositioned by a woman who desperately wants to become the next Mrs. Curtis Black. When the situation heads down a path that is frighteningly shocking, could it be the final blow to this once blessed union?

The Reverend's Wife

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William P. Young

After his daughter's murder, a grieving father confronts God with desperate questions -- and finds unexpected answers -- in this riveting and deeply moving #1 NYT bestseller. When Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter Missy is abducted during a family vacation, he remains hopeful that she'll return home. But then, he discovers evidence that she may have been brutally murdered in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note that's supposedly from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment, he arrives on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.

The Shack

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Francis Ray

Widowed when her unfaithful husband dies while cheating on her with another woman, Traci Evans is determined to never again become romantically involved, until she meets her next-door neighbor Maureen's gorgeous son Ryan. By the author of In Another Man's Bed. Original. 35,000 first printing.

Not Even If You Begged

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Life is close to perfect for the Reverend Curtis Black and his wife, Charlotte--except their son Matthew and his girlfriend, Racquel, are about to become parents at the tender age of eighteen. Even though Curtis and Charlotte wish Matthew could focus on Harvard instead of fatherhood, they are determined to welcome their new grandson with open arms. But for Charlotte, welcoming her future in-laws is another story. Try as she might, Charlotte can't stand Racquel's mother, Vanessa--and the feeling appears to be mutual.

When the tension between Charlotte and Vanessa finally erupts, the stress sends an already-fragile Racquel into early labor. Everyone is quick to blame Charlotte, including Matthew and Curtis. That her own husband would side with someone else infuriates Charlotte and strains the relationship they've only recently been able to repair. Her one ally is Racquel's father, but that brings problems of its own.

While Charlotte schemes against Vanessa, Curtis is consumed with his own concerns about Deliverance Outreach. A mysterious figure from his past has been sending Curtis cryptic messages threatening to take away Curtis's coveted position as senior pastor and destroy everything he has worked so hard for. But who could hate Curtis that much? And how can he fight an enemy he can't even name?

Times of trouble are descending upon the Black family in more ways than one. Will they be able to overcome their challenges and stand together against someone who could take it all away? Or is the Black family finally out of miracles?

A House Divided

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An O. Henry-style tale by the author of Sin No More finds Kennedi Mason's attempt to share long-awaited happy news with her husband abruptly halted by his own surprise announcement. 150,000 first printing.

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