by
Brandon Massey
From the award-winning author of Dark Corner and The Other Brother comes an
unforgettable thriller of family secrets, toxic faith, and high-tech
suspense.
On a golden summer morning, fifteen-year-old Anthony Thorne is on a fishing
boat with his father, rods cast into the lake, when the crack of a rifle
shatters the silence. His father slumps forward, blood leaking from his
chest. Horrified, Anthony spins in the direction of the gunfire, and sees a
shadowy figure race away from the shore and vanish in the cover of the
trees--a vision that will haunt him for years to come . . .
Anthony pulls his dad into his arms, but he is beyond help. He dies in
Anthony’s embrace, Anthony’s scream of anguish echoing across the still
waters.
Fifteen years later, a happily married Marine veteran and author of a best-selling series of crime novels, Anthony has achieved a measure of
success. But the past still haunts him-—in spite of his eyewitness
testimony, his father’s murder was declared a hunting accident, and no one
was ever brought to justice.
On the anniversary of his father’s death, a mysterious message arrives from
an unknown sender that promises to lead Anthony to the truth. But is
Anthony's helper the angel he'd been waiting for--or a devil in disguise?
Determined to find answers, Anthony and his wife soon find themselves hunted
by a team of assassins dispatched by a powerful organization with
frightening technological resources. The killers pursuing them are as
fanatical in their beliefs as they are well-equipped-—loyal followers of a
charismatic leader who might be the most dangerous man in America . . .
Lightning-paced and gripping from the first sentence to the explosive
finale, Covenant marks Brandon Massey’s entry into the arena of high-stakes
action thrillers--a story exploring today’s issues that will resonate with
readers long after they've turned the last page.
#2 - Diary of a Lost Girl: The Autobiography of Kola Boof
by Kola Boof
"Best Book of 2006 (Non-fiction)"..."shockingly honest, brilliantly written" —AALBC.com Film/Book Critic Kam Williams
WARNING: This is the UNCUT VERSION.
Contains explicit sex, violence, frank discussion of racial-sexual ideology
and themes that may be offensive to some readers. Not for readers younger
than 21 years old. 436 pages.
Neverending controversy surrounded this bestseller by Kola Boof. Many were
spellbound by more than 90 pages detailing her terrifying experience as
Osama Bin Laden's former mistress. But the Sudanese-born Novelist/Poet
writes even more profoundly about the hardships of being vaginally
circumcised, about witnessing her birth parents killed in her presence as a
small child, about slavery and Arabism in Sudan, about being adopted and
raised in the U.S. by African Americans, about her quest for true love, and
in one particularly daring chapter, about her hopes for the future of her
sons. Add to that years of psychiatric treatment, a struggle with manic
anger and quite a few daring romances other than Bin Laden and you've got
the perfect ingredients for a feature film.
Critically acclaimed for her powerful novels "Flesh and the Devil", "Pure
Nigger Evil" and the classic short story collection, "Long Train to the
Redeeming Sin"...I'm now convinced that there's no way Kola Boof could ever
create a fictional character in one of her novels that is more glamorous,
sad, enigmatic and intriguing than she herself is in real life.
Throughout the book, Kola speaks in a voice so utterly naked, truthful and
unpretentious that it's impossible not to fall in love with her. "Diary of a
Lost Girl" is a powerful autobiography that you won't soon forget.
#3 - Thug Matrimony
by Wahida Clark
Essence® best-selling author Wahida Clark has got her finger on ghetto pulse.
In her series on sisters trying to rise above the streets, she portrays a
raw and true-to-life world where love can be just as dangerous as the men
who cause it...
Angel, Jaz, Tasha, and Kyra are living proof that hope is more than a word.
The four girlfriends are pulling themselves out of the ghetto--and trying to
bring their hearts up to higher ground with them. But sometimes the past
ain't in no mood to let go...
Angel has met the brother of her dreams--after living through a nightmare
with Snake. Believing that pimp is dead, Angel has moved on. She's starting
her own law practice and a new life with Kaylin, a drug dealer who's stepped
outta the game to run a recycling business and a hot new record label.
But the past is never far from Kaylin, and when an unwanted guest crashes
their wedding, all the rage and bloodlust from the hood comes bustin'
out--and Angel's gonna need every prayer in heaven to make it to the
altar...
#4 - Don't Ever Tell
by
Brandon Massey
"DARK SECRETS...With a new identity, a new city to live in, and a wonderful
new husband, Rachel Moore believes she's finally free of the demons in her
past. But nothing could be farther from the truth. For the deadly secrets
she thought were long-buried are now on the brink of being exposed... HAVE A
WAY...Someone has a vendetta against Rachel. Someone whom she betrayed a
long time ago.Someone who is determined to make her pay no matter the
cost...OF COMING BACK WITH A VENGEANCE...Now Rachel knows it's just a matter
of time before her dangerous past meets up with her present and destroys
everything she's worked so hard for. Because if there's one thing that can
be counted on her enemy never forgets or forgives and will do whatever it
takes to see Rachel suffer... "
#5 - For colored girls who have considered suicide/When the rainbow is enuf
2011 -
#1 Best-Selling Book
2010 - #1
Best-Selling Book & #3
Best Selling eBook
2000 - #5
Best-selling
From its inception in California in 1974 to its highly acclaimed critical success at Joseph Papp’s Public Theater and on Broadway, the Obie Award–winning for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf has excited, inspired, and transformed audiences all over the country. Passionate and fearless, Shange’s words reveal what it meant to be of color and female in the twentieth century. First published in 1975, when it was praised by The New Yorker for “encompassing . . . every feeling and experience a woman has ever had,” for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf will be read and performed for generations to come. Here is the complete text, with stage directions, of a groundbreaking dramatic prose poem written in vivid and powerful language that resonates with unusual beauty in its fierce message to the world.
#6 - How could my husband be GAY?
by Ondrea Davis & J'son Lee
Love between a man and a woman remains a mystery to many of us. The
differences between the sexes will perplex our minds until the end of time.
Love is parallel to none when it comes down to the impact that it has on our
lives. For adolescents, it can change the course of emotions and academic
performance. For adults, it can add purpose and fulfillment to our daily
lives. For seniors, it can bring a warm feeling of comfort that embodies the
ideal of twilight years.
How could my husband be GAY? is an autobiographical look into the life of
Ondrea L. Davis. On the outside, Ondrea's life is nothing short of a fairy
tale. She has a dream home, the perfect husband and three beautiful
children. Ondrea soon discovers that her husband, Marceous King, is not the
man she thought she married. Exhausting all efforts to salvage her marriage,
Ondrea finds herself in the fight of her life. In the process, she uncovers
a highly sophisticated web of deception and shocking secrets. Marceous will
stop at nothing to keep Ondrea from exposing the truth and derailing his
plan - even if it means destroying her in the process.
Listen to Ondrea's voice and hear her thoughts as scripted by J'son's pen.
Feel her pain as she struggles even until this very day.
This painful experience is riddled further by a diverse conglomeration of
talent: the mastermind behind such a powerful novel - a married family man,
a single mother of three beautiful children and an urban gay professional.
This team birthed a poignant, true tale of pain, distrust and at times
fervent passion. This work is a testament of what life really is about -
LOVE without boundaries.
Have you ever ignored any red flags regarding your mate? How could my
husband be GAY? may cause you to never make that mistake again.
#7 - I Dreamt I Was in Heaven - The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang
In the waning days of Indian Territory, the multi-racial, teenaged Rufus Buck Gang embarked on a vicious, childish, and deadly 13-day rampage that shocked even this lawless place. Their goal was to take back Indian lands. Based on the true story, this is a tale of how real-life figures "Hanging Judge" Isaac C. Parker, notorious half-black, half-Indian outlaw Cherokee Bill, one-quarter Cherokee "gentlemen bandit" Henry Starr, relative of the notorious Belle Starr, and the worst of them all, half-black, half-Indian Rufus Buck, collided during the summer of 1895. In lawless Indian Territory the end of an era approached.
The U.S. government continued to co-opt Indian land for settlement. Judge Isaac C. Parker's judicial tyranny over 74,000 square miles of Indian Territory was coming to an end. Against this background, the teenaged Rufus Buck Gang embarked on their mad quest to reclaim Indian lands from US settlement. Rufus is guided by a sense of religious mission, by heavenly visions made manifest in the form of the extraordinary, 13 year-old Theodosia Swain. With his angel to guide him, he sets out to do the impossible with a missionary's zeal, a child's anticipation, and a grown man's violence. In "I Dreamt I Was in Heaven," famous, historical figures dance with fictional characters to create a turn-of-the-century tapestry of violence and innocence, love and betrayal, butchery and grace--mirroring and chafing against the backdrop of a burgeoning United States, and a disappearing American West.
#8 - Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through
New York Times best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant recounts the last decade of her life and the spiritual lessons learned—from the price of success during her meteoric rise as a TV celebrity on Oprah, the Iyanla TV show (produced by Barbara Walters), to the dissolution of her marriage and her daughter’s 15 months of illness and death on Christmas day. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Iyanla shares why everything we need to learn is reflected in our relationships and the strength and wisdom she has gained by supporting others in their journeys to make sense out of the puzzle pieces of their lives.
#9 - The Mis-Education of the Negro
The thesis of Dr. Woodson's book is that African-Americans of his day were
being culturally indoctrinated, rather than taught, in American schools.
This conditioning, he claims, causes African-Americans to become dependent
and to seek out inferior places in the greater society of which they are a
part. He challenges his readers to become autodidacts and to "do for
themselves", regardless of what they were taught:
History shows that it does not matter who is in power... those who have not
learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never
obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they did in the
beginning.
#10 - They Tell Me of a Home: A Novel
by Daniel Black
Twenty-eight-year-old protagonist Tommy Lee Tyson steps off the Greyhound bus in his hometown of Swamp Creek, Arkansas--a place he left when he was eighteen, vowing never to return. Yet fate and a Ph.D. in black studies force him back to his rural origins as he seeks to understand himself and the black community that produced him. A cold, nonchalant father and an emotionally indifferent mother make his return, after a ten-year hiatus, practically unbearable, and the discovery of his baby sister's death and her burial in the backyard almost consumes him. His mother watches his agony when he discovers his sister's tombstone, but neither she nor other family members is willing to disclose the secret of her death. Only after being prodded incessantly does his older brother, Willie James, relent and provide Tommy Lee with enough knowledge to figure out exactly what happened and why. Meanwhile, Tommy's seventy-year-old teacher--lying on her deathbed--asks him to remain in Swamp Creek and assume her position as the headmaster of the one-room schoolhouse. He refuses vehemently and she dies having bequeathed him her five thousand-book collection in the hopes that he will change his mind. Over the course of a one-week visit, riddled with tension, heartache, and revelation, Tommy Lee Tyson discovers truths about his family, his community, and his undeniable connection to rural Southern black folk and their ways.
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