Lizan Mitchell

For Sister Betty, the marriage proposal from trustee Freddie Noel is a once-in-a-lifetime surprise blessing. Unfortunately, she knows the chances of having a peaceful ceremony in their beloved Crossing Over Sanctuary Church are slim to none. But she's armed with enough sense and scripture to keep contentious church busybodies Bea Blister and Sasha Pray Onn from sowing even more chaos amid the congregation-- until a rehearsal disaster and an unexpected...

In this hilarious send-up of church life, the husband-hungry members of the Oh Lawd Why Am I Still Single church group have gathered to complain about the slim pickings in their little town of Pelzer, South Carolina. And newcomer Birdie Tweet may offer just the opportunity they're looking for. . .
Birdie's love life was bleak until she received a phone call from Lyon Lipps, an irresistible Afro-Latino hunk. Unbeknownst to Birdie, he's also a con...

"A picture book look at many of the men and women who revolutionized life for African Americans throughout history"--

Provides messages about the gifts of God and the strength of African-American church traditions through seven humorous stories about the Bible-thumping Sister Betty and her friends at the Ain't Nobody Else Right But Us--All Others Goin' to Hell Church in Pelzer, South Carolina.

When Mother Sasha Pray Onn and Mother Bea Blister, members of the Ain't Nobody Saved but Us--All Others Goin' to Hell church, are sent to the Mothers Board Conference in Las Vegas, things get hilariously out of control.

Essence best-selling author Pat G'Orge-Walker delights millions with her hilarious send-ups of church life. On a road trip, Sister Betty and a gaggle of colorful characters discover what matters most. Sister Betty determines to carry out her friend's last wishes by delivering million-dollar checks to three pastors in Baltimore. Others give chase-hoping to convince her to spread the wealth.

Essence and New York Times best-selling author Tananarive Due has established herself as a premier figure in paranormal suspense-with champions including horror master Stephen King. My Soul to Take continues the saga of a line of immortals destined to save the world from the apocalypse. Telepath Fana and the Life Brothers are attempting to prevent the spread of a devastating plague, but their efforts are challenged by an unlikely opponent-Fana's fiancé,...

In eighteenth-century West Africa, a boy raised by his blacksmith father and the Mother Elements--Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth--is captured and taken to America as a slave.

Coleman Silk is a respected professor at a New England college who suddenly finds his life unraveling after a comment he makes about some African-American students is misinterpreted as a racial slur. As the scandal heats up, Nathan Zuckerman, a writer researching a biography of Silk, begins to dig deeply into Silk's life. Eventually, matters are made worse when Coleman's affair with a young married janitor named Faunia Farley is exposed. But amid...

Sylvia was 15 when her best friend, Dorothy, stole her boyfriend, Philip. Dorothy was filled with jealousy because of Philip's love for Sylvia and decided to offer Philip something she knew Sylvia was unwilling to give. Sylvia never forgot the pain Philip and Dorothy caused her, but she moved on. She is happily married and has grown to accept her life. But now Philip is back, and at 46, Sylvia once again feels the emotions she experienced at 15.