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"In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston--the sole black student at the college--was living in New York, "desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world." During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African American life and transformed her into one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly a century later, this singular talent is recognized as one of the most influential and revered American...
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In this hot, hilarious page-turner about love, life, and family values, the Duncan family, led by L C Duncan, spends their days as upstanding citizens running one of New York City's most respected car dealerships. But by night, they are ruthless criminals who control most of the East Coast drug traffic. No matter whether they're on their day or night jobs, one thing is certain about the Duncan family: drama follows them everywhere they go.
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"Stunning, suspenseful, and unforgettably evocative, Jason Overstreet s debut novel glitters with the vibrant dreams and dangerous promise of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance, as one man crosses the perilous lines between the law, loyalty, and deadly lies " For college graduate Sidney Temple, the Roaring Twenties bring opportunities even members of his accomplished black bourgeois family couldn t have imagined. His impulsive marriage to independent artist...
4) Man of Fate
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Childhood friends 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...A fender bender seems like a stroke of lousy luck, until attorney Kyle Chatham glimpses the woman who just put a dent in his vintage Jag. And the fact that gorgeous social worker Ava Warrick wants little to do with him only piques his interest.
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A wealthy boyfriend, designer clothes, exotic vacations, and a Central Park penthouse-- these are a few of Eva Cantrell's favorite things.But when her sugar daddy turns out to be an investor swindler and goes on the run, he leaves an unsuspecting Eva without a couture bag to her name. With the gravy train permanently derailed, suddenly nobody is who Eva thought they were. Her socialite best friend has become her worst enemy, and her new attorney is...
6) Here I am
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"Born into a real-estate dynasty, Brandt Wainwright chose football over the family business, and now he's a Super Bowl MVP. That streak of good fortune runs out the day Brandt crashes his SUV into a tree. During the long recuperation, the fun-loving quarterback becomes cranky and sullen--until private nurse Ciara Dennison shows up for duty. Ciara has zero interest in sports, or in tall, blond jocks with overblown egos. She's dated a man in the public...
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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...
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"The Book of Harlan opens with the courtship of Harlan's parents and his 1917 birth in Macon, Georgia. After his prominent minister grandfather dies, Harlan and his parents move to Harlem, where he eventually becomes a professional musician. When Harlan and his best friend, trumpeter Lizard Robbins, are invited to perform at a popular cabaret in the Parisian enclave of Montmartre--affectionately referred to as "The Harlem of Paris" by black American...
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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.
10) Divas, Inc
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Diva (n.): an extremely arrogant or temperamental woman.
Delicious Diva Tip #13: When in doubt, just do it anyway.
Tiffany Lane and Chantal Hollis are bonafide divas-in every sense of the word. They've also been Margaret Drew's best friends since they were children. Margaret has always been the plain Jane of the threesome, living vicariously through the exploits of her friends. But when Tiffany and Chantal head to Europe on an extended vacation,...
11) All he needs
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Wedding consultant Renee Hart is finally ready to take the plunge as creator of an innovative bridal magazine. Her own dreams of happily-ever-after were shattered when Carter Hampshire broke off their relationship without warning. Newly relocated to the Big Apple, Renee discovers that her former lover--more charismatic than ever--is now also her greatest rival. Carter came home to New York to oversee his family's publishing empire. Finding out the...
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You'd be angry, too, if you grew up poor in the Harlem of the 1960s and '70s with a dad permanently checked out and a mom at the end of her rope. Ke-Ke Quinones was whip-smart and sassy, a voracious reader of everything. And with every hard-knock lesson learned, she grew fiercer to get through it all. Now, decades later, comatose after a medical crisis, Ke-Ke reflects on her life while surrounded by her splintered family in all their sound and fury....