Elle Walker is a Goth computer whiz. In fact, she narrowly escaped a federal prison sentence for hacking. In Dirty Little Secret, by J.M. Jefferies, Elle must face her biggest challenge – two weeks with her parents. She arranges to take a date with her. Someone that she is sure her parents will not like.

Brooklyn Price is a street savvy heart throb from Chicago. He has the total package; good looks, chiseled physique, a great career, loads of personality, too much charisma and tons of sex appeal. Despite this, he has had his fair share of unfortunate experiences with women. Having been privileged with the opportunity to live, work and play in some of the nation’s hottest spots has exposed Brooklyn to the good, the bad and ugly elements of women.

I read The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah years ago and fell in love with the character Midnight.  He was intelligent, possessed good manners, knew how to treat a sistah and was street-smart to boot.  So, when I heard that Sister Souljah was bringing Midnight back for his own book, appropriately titled MIdnight, I [...]

In SCHAE’S STORY: A Woman’s Transformation, readers will see the unveiling of a woman everyone thought they knew. We will be exposed to how difficult it is for the people around us to accept our desire to change. Also, that while many people preach that God will change someone’s life they really do not believe it to be true. Schae’s Story will also expose the many ways in which love manifests itself in a woman’s life, family love, community-love and most importantly the reciprocal love of God.

It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop takes a bold look at the rise of a generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured hip hop and is building a movement that will change not only the face of pop culture, but the world. Through insightful anecdotes, scholarship, personal encounters, and conversations with youth across the globe as well as icons such as Chuck D and Maya Angelou, Asante illuminates a shift that can be felt in the crowded spoken-word joints in post-Katrina New Orleans, seen in the rise of youth-led organizations committed to social justice, and heard around the world chanting “It’s bigger than hip hop.”

When the home of Alex Cross’s oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he’s chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers headed by a powerful, diabolical man–the African warlord known as the Tiger. Just when the detectives think they’re closing in on the elusive murderer, the Tiger disappears into thin air. Tracking him to Africa, Alex knows that he must follow. Alone.

Karis Reed has only two things on her mind - well maybe for today. She just turned 16 years-old and she is on her way to getting her driver’s license. In her first young adult novel, Trouble In My Way, Michelle Stimpson, gives her readers a lesson in integrity and truth.
Karis has a way of [...]

This Hurts by Shaun Mathis takes you into the mind of a young man, Syncere Washington. He is known for being a playboy and admits that he can not spend any length of time without a woman in his life. This poses a problem when he tries to recapture the love of his life, Kendra [...]

Brian Moore is nineteen years old, and has only six months in on a fifty to life prison sentence. But that s the least of his problems. The Inmates in The Department of Corrections call it the Department of Corruption. Imagine criminal minds from all over New York State being shipped and warehoused in various facilities up north and being left to their own devices. In this overcrowded world of misery, oppression, addiction and violence, Brian must buy into the insanity in order to remain sane. And if by some miracle he regains his freedom, Jennifer will stop at nothing to punish him for her sister s murder.

ReShonda Tate Billingsley is a former general assignment reporter for KRIV-TV, the Fox affiliate in Houston, Texas. She is the author of the nonfiction book Help! I’ve Turned Into My Mother and five previous adult novels. Her previous Christian teen novels are Nothing But Drama, Blessings in Disguise, and With Friends Like These, all available from Pocket Books. Visit her website at www.reshondatatebillingsley.com.