Alyssa Cole
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"Years after a breakdown and a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder derailed her historical preservationist career, Kenetria Nash and her alters have been given a second chance they can't refuse: a position as resident caretaker of a historic home. Having been dormant for years, Ken has no idea what led them to this isolated Hudson River island, but she's determined not to ruin their opportunity. Then a surprise visit from the home's conservation...
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"Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the neighbors she's known all her life are disappearing. To hold onto her community's past and present, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block--her neighbor Theo But...
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"From acclaimed author Alyssa Cole comes the tale of a city Cinderella and her Prince Charming in disguise... Between grad school and multiple jobs, Naledi Smith doesn't have time for fairy tales...or patience for the constant e-mails claiming she's betrothed to an African prince. Sure. Right. Delete! As a former foster kid, she's learned that the only things she can depend on are herself and the scientific method, and a silly e-mail won't convince...
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Runaway royals volume 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"When Shanti Mohapi weds the king of Njaza, her dream of becoming a queen finally comes true. But it's nothing like she imagined. Shanti and her husband may share an immediate and powerful attraction, but her subjects see her as an outsider, and everything she was taught about being the perfect wife goes disastrously wrong. A king must rule with an iron fist, and newly crowned King Sanyu was born perfectly fitted for the gauntlet, even if he wishes...
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Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2021]
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English
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"Makeda Hicks has lost her job and her girlfriend in one fell swoop. The last thing she's in the mood for is to rehash the story of her grandmother's infamous summer fling with a runaway prince from Ibarania, or the investigator from the World Federation of Monarchies tasked with searching for Ibarania's missing heir. Yet when Beznaria Chetchevaliere crashes into her life, the sleek and sexy investigator exudes exactly the kind of chaos that organized...
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"The Civil War has turned neighbor against neighbor--but for one scientist spy and her philosopher soldier, war could bind them together..."--
For all of the War Between the States, Marlie Lynch has helped with coded letters about anti-Rebel uprisings in her Carolina woods; tisanes and poultices for Union prisoners; and silent aid to fleeing slave and Freeman alike. Then the vicious Confederate Home Guard claims Marlie's home for their new base of...
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Adult - Juneteenth
Black Authors - Fiction
Bold, Brilliant, Daring: Women in Espionage (SCPL)
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Bold, Brilliant, Daring: Women in Espionage (SCPL)
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"As the Civil War rages between the states, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of history and break the chains of the past... Elle Burns is a former slave with a passion for justice and an eidetic memory. Trading in her life of freedom in Massachusetts, she returns to the indignity of slavery in the South--to spy for the Union Army. Malcolm...
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"New York City socialite and perpetual hot mess Portia Hobbs is tired of disappointing her family, friends, and herself. An apprenticeship with a struggling swordmaker in Scotland is a chance to use her expertise and see what she's capable of. Turns out she excels at aggravating her gruff, sexy, silver-fox boss. Tavish McKenzie doesn't need a rich, spoiled American telling him how to run his armory -- even if she's infuriatingly good at it. And when...
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An assassination plot that could end the Civil War, and a hidden enemy that could destroy a secret league of unsung heroes ... Daniel Cumberland, born free in Massachusetts, studied law with dreams of helping his people--dreams that died the night he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Daniel is rescued, but he's a changed man. When he's offered entry into the Loyal League, the covert organization of Black spies who helped free him, he seizes the...
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Avon Impulse, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Regina Hobbs is nerdy by nature, businesswoman by nurture. She's finally taking her pop culture-centered media enterprise, Girls with Glasses, to the next level, but the stress is forcing her to face a familiar supervillain: insomnia. The only thing that helps her sleep when things get this bad is the deep, soothing voice of puzzle-obsessed live streamer Gustave Nguyen. The problem? His archive has been deleted. Gus has been tasked with creating...
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Avon Impulse, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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While her boss, the prince, was busy wooing his betrothed, Likotsi had her own love affair after swiping right on a dating app. But her romance had ended in heartbreak, and now, back in NYC again, she's determined to rediscover her joy -- so of course she runs into the woman who broke her heart. When Likotsi and Fabiola meet again on a stalled subway train months later, Fab asks for just one cup of tea. Likotsi, hoping to know why she was unceremoniously...
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The Reluctant Royals series returns with a good girl searching for the life that's not too big, and not too small, and the bad boy prince who might be just right for her...Nya Jerami fled Thesolo for the glitz and glamour of NYC but discovered that her Prince Charming only exists in her virtual dating games. When Nya returns home for a royal wedding, she accidentally finds herself up close and personal--in bed--with the real-life celebrity prince...
13) Let us dream
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[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]
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[2017].
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English
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"This novella originally appeared in Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology." Harlem, 1917. After spending half her life pretending to be something she's not, performance is second nature for cabaret owner Bertha Hines. With the election drawing near and women's voting rights on the ballot, Bertha decides to use her persuasive skills to push the men of New York City in the right direction. Chef Amir Chowdhury jumped...
14) Let it shine
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[publisher not identified]
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[2015]
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English
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Sofronia Wallis knows that proper Black women don't court trouble by upending the status quo but it's 1961 and the Civil Rights movement is in full swing. Sofie has spent half her life being prim, proper, and reserved but the nonviolent protests happening across the south bring out her inner agitator. Ivan Friedman has devoted his life to boxing, loving the finesse of a well-delivered punch and the penance of receiving one. His family escaped from...
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2022.
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A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable best-selling and acclaimed authors. This collection of 12 original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery ... Miss Marple...
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Alyssa Cole
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Mercy Alston knows the best thing to do with pesky feelings like "love" and "hope": avoid them at all cost. Serving as a maid to Eliza Hamilton, and an assistant in the woman's stubborn desire to preserve her late husband's legacy, has driven that point home for Mercy--as have her own previous heartbreaks. When Andromeda Stiel shows up at Hamilton Grange for an interview in her grandfather's stead, Mercy's resolution to live a quiet, pain-free life...
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Union Square & Co
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2023.
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English
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When the mysterious Sappho Clark arrives in Boston, she lodges with the Smith family and immediately becomes a source of fascination: Mia Smith is struck by Sappho's self-possession; her daughter Dora Smith admires Soppho's career as a stenographer; and Will Smith, Dora's brother, falls madly in love. Although Sappho is accepted by the Smiths and their friends, it becomes clear that Sappho's beauty is a lure to bad actors, including those who entertain...
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[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Love in the time of Hamilton ... On October 14, 1781, Alexander Hamilton led a daring assault on Yorktown's defenses and won a decisive victory in America's fight for independence. Decades later, when Eliza Hamilton collected his soldiers' stories, she discovered that while the war was won at Yorktown, the battle for love took place on many fronts ... Promised Land by Rose Lerner: Donning men's clothing, Rachel left her life behind to fight the British...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Jane Marple was first introduced in a magazine story that Agatha Christie wrote in 1927 and went on to her first appearance in a full length novel in 1930. This collection of original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a new generation as each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own perspective while staying true to traditional mystery hallmarks.