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The Lonely Letters is an epistolary bBlackqueer critique of the normative world in which Ashon T. Crawley - writing as A - meditates on the interrelation of Blackqueer life, sounds of the Black church, theology, mysticism, and love. Throughout his letters, A explores blackness and queerness in the musical and embodied experience of Black Pentecostal spaces and the potential for platonic and erotic connection in a world that conspires against Blackqueer life.

Advice columnist Amelia Reinhardt had been told her entire life that she was destined for greatness. After gracing the cover of a popular magazine that highlights Black professionals, Amelia knew she’d finally made it. Now that her career was taking off, she no longer had an excuse to ignore the storm brewing between her and the man she’s known her entire life.

Jonah Bennett wasn’t like his family. The mafia business was firmly what his brothers did, not him. That changed the day a rival family killed his fiancée.

One is never enough, which is why a romance collection filled with love stories is perfection. This collection contains all the kisses and feels (and standalone short story romances).

Overcoming past trauma can be a long windy road, especially when it isn’t dealt with properly. Yunique Mott, a forty-year-old dentist, can attest to that. Her childhood trauma has been dictating her every move. While she thinks she’s moved on from it, she doesn’t realize that she hasn’t healed. She craves love and a family, despite it all, but she feels because she’s so picky about what she’s willing to accept, it will never happen. She takes a page from her friend, Giselle’s, book, and makes an appointment with Arranged Hearts.

Imagine meeting up with some of your favorite fairy tale characters in an enchanted forest that casts a spell of mayhem, mischief, magic and fun.

Once upon a time, the pressure to be the perfect daughter her demanding mother needed nearly broke Mikayla Whitman. Desperate to find an outlet, she picked up a pair of drumsticks, forever altering the rhythm of her life. Since then, she’s been determined to make her own way, finding her home with her bandmates even as she fights to keep her past and her present firmly separate.

Controversial relationship podcaster at night and psychology professor by day, Chicago Benton has never been afraid to follow his own rules. Raised by an emotionally unstable mother and dealing with women who played too many games taught him only to depend on himself. Love was only optional. Striving playwright Indigo Lyriq moved to New York on a wing and a prayer that her work would be seen on a Broadway stage one day. Raised by an aunt because her parents didn't want her, and dealing with an abusive relationship taught her to never rely on a man. Love was a luxury she couldn't afford.

Propelled by Bloom's dazzling prose, unmistakable voice, and generous wit, Where the God of Love Hangs Out takes us to the margins and the centers of real people's lives, exploring the changes that love and loss create.

Sinaa’s plans didn’t include a little Christmas magic in the form of a six-foot-two chocolate Adonis, but plans were made to be changed. Malachi Long came prepared to be a protector and support system for his sister as she faced a dramatic and draining divorce. What Malachi wasn’t prepared for was laying eyes on the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. All Malachi wanted to do was unwrap her for Christmas, and he was hoping Santa fulfilled wish lists for 33-year-old men.

Management consultant Crimson Knox is as fierce as they come. A bruised heart from her college days turned her into a career-driven powerhouse with a trail of successes behind her. Still, her heart secretly yearns to love and be loved. She won’t settle for just anyone, though. A brief romance taught her that. But when love comes back around and taps her on the shoulder, will she be able to recognize its face?

Love & Law follows the lives of Jameson, Jaslyn, Jordan, and Josephina Edwards. Known as the first Black family in law enforcement, the Edwards stand firm on their beliefs...or so they thought. What happens when love comes into play and it has these four siblings struggling with what's right and wrong?

Magnolia Baker could be considered the matriarch of her four younger sisters. They’ve endured tragedy and heartbreak together, with Magnolia protecting them no matter the cost. Her heart was made of solid gold and under lock and key. Shielding the part of her that had been broken by the one man who should have guarded it with his life is a top priority for Magnolia. No one has ever been able to penetrate the barrier until a smooth-talking, college English professor by the name of Lennox Clarke steps in to take a shot.

I had the perfect friends, the perfect family. The perfect everything. We were a greeting card you wanted to frame. And then he showed up on our doorstep, looking like the aftermath of a rock concert, claiming to be my adopted brother’s half-brother. Sounds like trouble, right? He looked like trouble. Hell, his name defined trouble. Ruffian had bad news and heartbreak written all over him. But knowing he would break my heart didn’t stop me from falling.

The week of the culinary conference was Xander Northcott’s time to shine. Fresh out of a long-term relationship, he cemented his newly single status by accepting Piper Andrews’ invitation back to her room that first night. It was all fun and games until a few months later, when he received a phone call from the woman he barely knew. She was pregnant - with his child.

Niklas, Linus und Melissa - Mitglieder der Pfadfindergruppe "Pollution Police" - werden von ihrem Freund Jan um Hilfe gebeten. Schon seit Wochen werden immer wieder Trucks der Spedition, für die auch Jans Onkel Stephan als Fahrer unterwegs ist, von professionellen Räubern überfallen und ausgeraubt. Sofort machen sich die drei Freunde auf die Jagd nach den Verbrechern.

With the men who are stealing my heart by my side, my skating career is taking off in ways I never imagined were possible. But my criminal past keeps haunting me.

I should have known I could never run fast enough to stay free of my family's clutches. Now I'm back under my mother's thumb, being prepped as the heir to her mafia throne...and for other plans so shady that she's keeping them secret.

Even when I'm halfway around the world, my mother won't leave me be. I'm never going to become the mafia princess she hoped for. I'm going to show the whole world who I really am—on the ice, with the grace and beauty I've always dreamed of. But the competition is tougher than ever, both in the figure-skating community and in the criminal underworld I left behind. If Mom forces my hand, can I find a final move that'll free me from her control forever...or will I be the one who'll lose everything?