La Jill Hunt

Sylvia Blackwell has it all, or so she thinks with nearly 20 years of perfectly wedded bliss. Just as they are making plans for their vow renewal celebration, a call in the middle of the night interrupts their picture-perfect lives. Now Sylvia has to deal with the reality of Garrett's dead mistress, a love child she never knew about, and the fact that the man she's been married to for the past 20 years may not be the man she knows at all. Unlike her...

Dealing with the aftermath of her husband's affair has not been easy for Sylvia Blackwell. When she vowed to stay by his side for better or for worse, she never imagined that would mean becoming a parent to Jordan, his troubled teenaged love child. Now Sylvia is facing a new dilemma that could not only be the final straw that breaks her fragile marriage, but could also shatter her already strained relationship with her sister, Janelle.

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. The sensual seductress, video vixen Paisley Lawrence, and the Prince of Praise, gospel singer Warren Cobb; what an unlikely pair! The media is in a frenzy, and so is Warren's wife, when the two are involved in a near fatal car accident. While the gossipmongers are speculating on what Paisley and Warren were doing together, Paisley is busy wondering who is stalking her and why.

Kayla Hopkins is young, beautiful, and can't win for losing. That's why everyone calls her the Drama Queen. She doesn't go looking for drama, it just happens to find her. Take, for instance, her love life. Kayla's not satisfied with just one man. She has two--one she's in love with and another she's pregnant by. It's a ready-made formula for disaster, but will Kayla see it before everything blows up in her face? Her track record says no, but her friends...

LaJill Hunt's wildly successful first novel entertains readers with the tale of a woman who just can't seem to stay away from the drama. Kayla Hopkins is young, beautiful, and can't win for losing. That's why everyone calls her the Drama Queen. She doesn't go looking for drama; it just happens to find her. Take, for instance, her love life. Kayla's not satisfied with just one man. She has two-one she's in love with and another she's pregnant by....

Essence best-selling author La Jill Hunt has crafted another tasty, drama-filled tale. Paige Michaels seems to have the perfect family. But she's beginning to feel like her man is just using her-and he might have another woman. Maybe it's time to finally let go. If Paige hadn't played house back in college and gotten pregnant, she could have done better for herself. But that's the past-what's she gonna do now?

"'Who says Cinderella is the only one who gets a happily ever after? Shouldn't the fairy godmother get a knight in shining armor too? After all, she's the one with all the magic.' Kendall Freeman is a self-assured, full-figured seamstress and aspiring fashion designer who loves Christmas. Niya Fine, a shy, introverted, plus-size teen, is dealing with the recent loss of her mother. She's now living with her widowed grandmother, Claudia, an elitist...

Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt teams up with her daughter Kamaryn in this next installment in the Full Figured series. Married to a Duncan by La Jill Hunt: Sassy and full figured, Sonya Duncan has been living a fantasy since the day she met her lovable husband, Junior Duncan. But being married to a Duncan is a blessing and a curse. She's living the life of luxury that she's always dreamed of, but it also means being part of a family whose line...

"LC Duncan, patriarch and leader of the Duncan clan, is alive and well after being shot by a mysterious gunman. His near death experience has caused him and his wife Chippy to reflect on both the past and present, and together they decide that it's time to return to Waycross, Georgia for a long overdue family reunion. Wherever the Duncans go, trouble is never too far behind, and this time it comes in the form of longtime Duncan enemy Vinnie Dash and...

"When a piece of land comes up for sale in this exclusive community, it sparks a war between the Brittons and the Johnsons. It's old money versus new money, and neither family seems willing to compromise. Will the tension between them shatter any hopes of a peaceful summer? Hidden away near the end of Long Island, New York, is a community where affluent African Americans, their friends, and the wannabes have secretly vacationed for more than 75 years....