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The Other Side of Through by Michelle Donice

By • Feb 4th, 2012 • Category: Book Review 2012

If she were asked to name what she was missing, she would be hard-pressed to say, yet she knew deep within her being that whatever it was, it was vital to her survival.” Jessie Winters has it all: the perfect house; a loving husband; an adorable little girl; a career; and all of the outer trappings that signify a rich and blessed life. But underneath it all, she’s missing something, a thing that she can’t quite put her finger on, but a thing that gnaws at her picture-perfect existence and exposes the deep cracks beneath her surface.



The Last Confession by Solomon Jones

By • Jul 1st, 2011 • Category: Book Review 2011

Having come of age on the mob-controlled streets of 1960’s South Philly, Detective Mike Coletti learned early to walk the fine line between cops and criminals. That skill served him well during his thirty-one years in homicide. But it never stopped the nightmares.



The Promise by D.K. Gaston

By • Jul 1st, 2011 • Category: Book Review 2011

Detroit Police Homicide Detective, Sergeant Roman Stefan has one of the best arrest records on the force-he’s also a dirty cop. Roman promises his ailing father that he will clean up his life and go straight. The problem is, Roman likes being dirty.



Mama Ruby by Mary Monroe

By • Jul 1st, 2011 • Category: Book Review 2011

Growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana, Ruby Jean Upshaw is the kind of girl who knows what she wants and knows how to get it. By the time she’s fifteen, Ruby has developed a taste for fast men and cheap liquor, and not even her preacher daddy can set her straight. Most everyone in the neighborhood knows you don’t cross Ruby. Only Othella Mae Cartier, daughter of the town tramp, understands what makes Ruby tick.



In Need of a Joshua Man by Teresa D. Patterson

By • Mar 2nd, 2011 • Category: Book Review 2011

When Audrey Peterson walks into church feeling the need to purge past sins, she sees Pastor Raymond Dickerson and is immediately put off by his striking good looks. She unfairly assumes that he must be one of those hypocritical preachers, the kind that praises the Lord on Sunday and raises hell the rest of the week.



Money Maker by Tonya Ridley

By • Mar 2nd, 2011 • Category: Book Review 2011

Everyone has an addiction…what s yours? Mena Austin is a certified paper chaser who knows no boundaries when it comes to money, especially the counterfeit kind. Just when her boyfriend Trick thinks he s got something unique and profitable going on, Mena slips in and betrays him leaving everything behind.



Wading Home by Rosalyn Story

By • Mar 2nd, 2011 • Category: Book Review 2011

When Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, chef and widower Simon Fortier knows how he plans to face the storm–riding it out inside his long-time home in the city’s Treme neighborhood, just as he has through so many storms before. But when the levees break and the city is torn apart, Simon disappears. His son, Julian, a celebrated jazz trumpeter, rushes home to a New Orleans he left years before to search for his father.



Still Thicker Than Water by Takerra Allen

By • Jan 22nd, 2011 • Category: Book Review 2011

Still Love… The much anticipated reunion of Jersey’s favorite diva, Tatum, and the notorious and spellbinding outlaw, Respect. The answer to the question we were all left wondering, will it be? Still Lust… Sasha, Mike, and Chauncey? Desire rules in this menage a’ trois of emotions, as Sasha struggles with a plight.



Monster by Arielle Crowell

By • Jan 22nd, 2011 • Category: Book Review 2011

Christina Calderon is a spoiled little rich girl, sheltered from the outside world due to her father’s iron rule over his family. It’s tough being the only daughter to Richmond’s largest boss in organized crime, but Christina manages. . . that is until she meets Dutch. Follow Christina as she experiences the sting of betrayal, lies, and murder after being confronted with her controversial past in “Monster.”



Deep Throat Diva by Cairo

By • Jan 22nd, 2011 • Category: Book Review 2011

Deliciously dirty, Deep Throat Diva is the titillating story of a young woman who will do anything to keep her secrets from coming to light and ruining her wedding.With brains, beauty, and a four-carat diamond engagement ring, Pasha Willow seems to have the perfect life. She’s the successful owner of a trendy hair salon, lives in a posh condo with her handsome soon-to-be husband, drives an expensive car, and indulges in relentless shopping sprees. But behind the high-end fashion, captivating smile, and mesmerizing eyes, belies a woman with a deep, dark secret.