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"Based on an actual historical event but told through fictional diaries, this is the story of a remarkable woman who travels west in 1875 and marries the chief of the Cheyenne Nation. One thousand white women begins with May Dodd's journey west into the unknown. Yet the unknown is a far better fate than the life she left behind. Committed to an insane asylum by her blue-blood family for the crime of loving a man beneath her station, May finds that...
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"Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft...
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"Leila Darling is past done with the supermodel thing, especially the mega-parties and high-profile flings that have done nothing but leave her alone and jaded. She's got the talent to be a serious actress, but the industry sees her as a high-maintenance, impulsive party girl with a reputation for leaving men in the dust-especially TV producer Carter Bain. Carter's had his eye on Leila for years, so when a bet gives him a chance to get close to her,...
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After six years of marriage, Victoria and Ted are the ultimate power couple. She's a beautiful sister who owns one of Atlanta's most sought after event planning companies. He's a powerful, blue-eyed CEO who knows how to take care of business in and out of the boardroom. But their seemingly happy life begins to unravel when long held desire and decades old secrets come back to haunt them. Can they repair the damage before it's too late?
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"Kimera Davis thought she was finally free from marrying for money - and living way too many lies. Until her obsessed ex-husband ignited the ultimate dark hoax, a malicious deception that's left her family and her best friend, Adria, reeling. Now Kimera and her young son are prisoners at a remote estate, under the thumb of her ex's powerful father. Suddenly Kimera is getting dangerously close to an unlikely ally, but even she can t be sure if she's...
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"Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding." Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious's house with his many wives and children. Then one day she is offered a life-changing opportunity'a proposal of marriage from the wealthy family of Elikem Ganyo, a man she doesn't truly know. She acquiesces, but soon...
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Even though her life has its ups and downs, Annette Goode Davis feels lucky to have a family who loves her and friends she can count on. Most of all, Annette is grateful that her husband Pee Wee took her back after he discovered she was having an affair. Now, she's determined to do whatever it takes to make her marriage work. The trouble is, while Pee Wee agreed to give Annette another chance, she's not sure his heart is really in it.
8) Anointed
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Dave Mitchell is relishing the success of his start-up business. But the closeness he once shared with his wife of twelve years, Madeline, is gone. Dave spends most of his time workihg while his wife struggles to balance her job and home. Madeline elects to take time off and let Dave run the business, but he is not above temptation. Dave's professional relationship with his new secretary eventually crosses the line and the two share a night of passion....
9) Former rain
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When it Rains it pours, just ask Elizabeth Underwood or Nina Lewis. They thought the unfaithful men in their lives caused their storms, but as they are forced on a journey of self-examination, they realize that something greater than a "do right" man is needed to heal the hurts that trouble their souls.
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Twenty-six-year-old Aisha Branch has always gotten what she wants. Now she's getting an incredibly wealthy, white husband--unless self-made black man Miles changes her mind. Her mother Camille, who has always put others before herself, is finally enjoying a richly deserved sexual re-awakening. And her grandmother Geneva, who defied convention years ago by marrying a jazz musician, has plenty to say about all the romantic excitement.
11) Man of fantasy
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Childhood friends Kyle Duncan and Ivan have become rich successful co-owners of a beautiful Harlem brownstone. But each lacks a special woman to share his life... Handsome psychotherapist Ivan Campbell could diagnose his own issues in a heartbeat: fear of commitment. No one has been able to get past the wall he's built around himself. But Nayo Goddard isn't looking for marriage. The petite stylish photographer has no interest in settling down. A fun...
12) Man of fortune
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"Close friends since childhood, Kyle, Duncan and Ivan have become rich, successful co-owners of a beautiful Harlem brownstone. The one thing each of them lacks is a special woman to share his life with--until true love steps in to transform three sexy single guys into grooms-to-be. Once bitten, twice shy-- it's a lesson that Tamara Wolcott took to heart after her first marriage. But the handsome, witty financial whiz she ends up trapped in an elevator...