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Dolores Reese, a master at keeping secrets, attempts to pull off the ultimate deception as she juggles two husbands--one in prison, and one at home--and becomes trapped in a web of love, dishonesty, and jealousy when her first husband is set free due to new evidence.

-	More by Mary Alice Monroe

New Jersey Sleuth

Life Is Good. Tamara Hayle can’t believe her life is this good. New York’s most powerful businessman wants her to work for him, her new lover seems caring and supportive, and her son, Jamal, is thriving. But, as Tamara sardonically observes, “When things stir that easy, there’s always something lumpy at the bottom of the pot.” And that just goes to show that Tamara is a very smart woman. Tamara Hayle, New Jersey’s savviest detective confronts a case she never saw coming–and discovers how a tie that binds can easily become a noose. Find a list of her books

-	Smokey Dalton
-	Talba Wallis

Best Selling Author

New York Times Best-Selling author Kimberla Lawson Roby is known for writing about family and relationship issues, including single motherhood, domestic abuse, discrimination and infidelity. Her ability to tackle difficult issues makes for compelling reading. Ms. Roby states "because I center my novels on real-life issues, it is my hope that readers will always be able to relate the storylines to their own lives or relate them to the lives of friends or family members."

-	more novels
-	author's website

Sizzlin' New Fiction

When soon-to-be-wed Sonya Morrison passes her legendary little black book on to her cousin Courtney it may be just what Courtney needs. At least it seems so until Courtney discovers she and her cousin have completely different tastes in men. But just when she is about to toss it into the garbage, Courtney meets Lake Masters. He’s handsome, intelligent, wealthy and determined to sweep her off her feet. What could possibly go wrong? Courtney soon discovers whether the gift of the little black book was a curse or a blessing.

-	Books by Brenda Jackson

Paranormal Action & Adventure

By day Damali Richards is the top act for Warriors of Light Records. But come nightfall, she hunts vampires and demons. That's deadly enough, but things get even deadlier when a group of rogue vampires begin killing the artists of Warriors of Light. And these killings are more brutal than any normal vampire murder. Damali soon discovers that the most powerful vampire she has ever met is behind the killings, and she's next on his list! First in a planned trilogy that became so popular that the tenth volume has just been released, Minion will get you hooked on the continuing adventures of its exciting African American heroine.

-	The latest Vampire Huntress novel
-	The Vampire Huntress series
-	L. A. Banks website

Romantic Reading

The last place Theresa Ramsey wants to go is back to the scene of her father's disappearance and her mother's suicide. Yet she soon doesn't have a choice and must return to care for her young orphaned niece. However, the house is anything but empty as Theresa encounters a film crew that should have been long gone and its gorgeous, very persuasive director/producer. She reluctantly lets them stay, not realizing how much her life is about to change. Mixing a touch of suspense with passionate romance this latest entry into the Clayton Family romance series is a delightful read. Hailstock is an award winning author of popular African American romances.

-	More by Shirley Hailstock

Award Winning Fiction

Ms. Foster is a Christy Award winner. Passing by Samaria and Abraham's well are considered her best work.

-	biography from Literature Resource Center
-	Foster's books in NoveList
-	Foster's web site

Colson Whitehead's fiction

Whitehead's debut novel can claim a literary lineage that includes Orwell, Ellison, Vonnegut, and Pynchon, yet it is resoundingly original.

-	Apex hides the hurt
-	John Henry Days

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	Overbooked.org Find your book Nirvana at Overbooked, a resource for ravenous readers.
	Internet Public Library An annotated list of web sites with resources for reading groups.
	Bestsellers lists Bookspot.com has several lists of bestsellers.

Books in Series


	What's Next? Sometimes it's hard to tell the order of books in a series. Make your life a little easier by using this great series database from the Kent District Library in Michigan.

Book lists


	BCALA Awards 2008 Essence Literary Awards African American Literature Book Club Essence Bestsellers List