Bobble Strickland, an Austin elementary school principal, didn’t really believe ex-army officer Ray Caldwell was coming on to her. She wasn’t a young girl anymore, and, besides, she had bigger priorities than a relationship — such as fighting her own daughter in court for custody of her grandchild.
As friends and family gather to pay tribute to this pillar of the community, Glynda and her sisters begin to search for answers about who the real Edward Naylor was. Their father was a good man, without question, but he also took a secret to his grave. What happens when his secret shows up for the funeral?
From the author of the national bestseller Shades of Jade: a story about the tragic loss of a son, the struggle to keep a family together, and the hunt for a murderer who didn’t leave any clues behind.
Meet Sergeant Sanderella Coffee, who has just completed a three-year overseas tour and is now reporting to a military installation in Virginia. She is a single mother whose goal is to attend the Army’s prestigious Officer Candidate School, which will guarantee a better life for her and her children.
Unfolding in alternating chapters from each of their points of view, Love Don’t Live Here Anymore tells the story of what happens to a marriage when infidelity and distance-both physical and emotional-enter the equation.
Resurrecting Mingus is the story of a young woman lost — striving to find her own identity while dealing with powerful and painful questions that force her to confront everything and everyone that matters to her.
Nikai Parkers boyfriend has been sent to jail for dating an underage girl, and she feels abandoned and desperate. Until her best friend convinces her that a night of clubbing is exactly what she needs. While at the club, Nikai meets Robert whom she believes may be the man of her dreams.
With a huge dose of laughter and gripping dramatic challenges of one’s own emotions, “Whippins…” draws a distinct line between stern effective discipline, non-effective passive discipline, and detrimental child abuse.
Marge Hairston has always had to be the strong and independent matriarch of the Hairston family. For years her life has revolved around her position as the owner of the Woodmore Times (North Carolina’s most influential African American newspaper) and the three children she raised alone after her husband’s death.
Clifford sees his life as picture-perfect: two wonderful young sons, a fast-track career, and a solid marriage. But fresh back from a family vacation in Florida, Clifford is hit with a stunning blow when his wife Demetria declares that she is leaving him for “true love, excitement, and fun”–an announcement that throws him into an uncontrollable tailspin of denial.
