Modern and contemporary fiction Books

These Thoughts Are Yours is a collection of 20 short stories which are connected by the female experience, the magical complexity of the female mind and the raw, honest emotions that accompany it. It exposes the beautiful defiance that hides away in...

Two worlds collide by the paint brushes that turn a blank canvas into an all-encompassing journey of a love that may abound.When Mega Dakar lost the love of his life, he started seeing things through a different lens. So much so that painting no longer...

In a smoke-filled room in a seedy motel, Heidi Lonsberry cried out to Jesus to rescue her. The 31-year-old single mother on welfare, estranged from her mother and abandoned by her father, had a hard life. Addicted to the cocaine that was available down...

William T. Barlow Jr. / Born in Hartford, Conn.-Raised in Miami, Florida Author, Composer, Songwriter MBA degree in Finance, American Military University Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, American Military University M Ed. degree in...

Divorce was never in the plans for Genevieve Stewart. Only four years into marriage, and everything has gone wrong. Why stay where she's never going to be happy? If only she could find her way back to the way things were before Scott's job took all his...

Five women search for God's hope through sorrow and deep troubles.Meet five women who struggle with life's deep sorrows. Beth fights to recover from alcoholism and to mend her relationships with her family. Ann doesn't believe God will forgive her...

Fashion designer Shelby Lawrence is launching her mother-daughter dresses nationwide when she receives a photo of the girl who will change her life forever. Runa, the family's newly sponsored child, is a clever student growing up near Dhaka, Bangladesh...

In a story that explores the human psyche and the depths of the soul, Versus 35 follows Dan Mcann as he attempts to navigate an improbable affair with a married woman, Patty. Friends from high school, Dan and Patty grow close as they plan a class reunion...

Is a global economic, social, and political collapse imminent? Flowing from actual world events, a damaged environment, dwindling energy resources, and a manipulated market-economy all come crashing together in this tale about the social and individual...

Traditional love is everything Rayne Jackson isn’t looking for. She is young, sexy, and well educated. A single woman living life on the edge, Rayne is definitely a rolling stone. Her “life partner gang” lifestyle has allowed her to be...

Caught between the pressure to be a good Canadian girl, her duty to her immigrant parents, and her own personal desires, Angelika Langer must learn to translate not just the three languages she speaks, but also her own inner voice. Her parents left...

Heaven Bound? is two books in one. First, it is a story of a middle-aged man who commits a minor offence, and is sentenced to serving a certain amount of community service hours reading to seniors in a retirement home who have trouble seeing. At the...

It's 2003 and the streets of South Central Los Angeles are at war. Elijah "Lil 9-Lives" Hassahn has put his gangster life behind him and is thriving with his family in his newfound wealth; but the past keeps coming back to haunt him. After four years in...

With the Russian Mob on his heels and the crooked Philly Police putting him in an impossible situation, Jamal has no choice but to revert back to his street mentality ways if he wishes to keep breathing. Unable to trust his fellow officers or determine...

After being away from his neighborhood for more than nine years and finding a career as a Wilmington Delaware Police Detective, Jamal is lured back to North Philly when a shoot-out erupts, killing one of his best friends. A Detective, who becomes...

She was his 'special girl' until she stole from him.All of Paige Lewis' life she adapts her personality to fit the 'man of the moment', who takes power over her soul. When her last boyfriend impregnates her, resulting in twins, she realizes her sons' may...

From the backdrop of the ATL; the hottest city in the South, comes a compelling love story about several friends and their adventures in College at the A.U and their professional careers while in the city of Atlanta. Experience Love, Drama, infidelity...

Skeezers- what happens when the movie THE PLAYERS CLUB meets CINDERELLA? After a tragic accident, Spyrella Combs' dream of being a dancer is thwarted. In a web of depression, food becomes her sanctuary and she finds herself playing maid to her...

“Christmas Dinner” is the finale of the “Hattiesville Trilogy.” It picks up immediately where the second episode ends. The first installment, “The Wedding Party” introduces the characters and the fictional town of...

    Who are you pretending to be?    Savannah thought that running away from her past would change her life. And for about fifteen years, she was right. Until her happy marriage goes down the drain and she's left with no one but...

It's not the life she planned. Hopefully it's much better . . .

Sometimes hope for the future is found in the ashes of yesterday.

"Christian Meditation Guide" teaches the importance of meditation and how Christians should meditate on the Word. Meditation is an ancient practice that sets the atmosphere for Christians to hear God and grow, becoming empowered and enriched through...

Shortly after World War II, a covert US agency was established to recover scientific records left by one of Hitler's top-secret programs. The dictator once dreamt of creating the perfect soldier but ran out of time as the war ended. The agency was...

Coco, Asha, Gia, and Imani are back!! Coco Is still battling her own secrets, along with fighting feelings she's starting to develop for Damien. On top of that, she's struggling with the fact that Isis has left her to be with their neglectful mama. Will...

"Trust. Can't live with it. Can't live without it. Trust is something that is gained over time. It is something that we rely on. We expect people to be truthful, so that we can trust them. But, when that trust is broken-it's hard as hell to get back...

Ebenezer Jenkins' Christmas in Chicago Dive into the soul-stirring and humorously sharp retelling of the timeless classic, 'A Christmas Carol,' through a unique and satirical lens. Narrated by the vibrant, jive-talking duo, Madd and Dog2020, this version...

The short-story, also known as "afsaana," is one of the most important literary subgenres in Urdu literature, despite its relative youth. This was influenced by western and literary concepts and tendencies, as well as the contemporary industrial and...

The short-story, is one of the most important literary subgenres in Urdu literature, despite its relative youth. This was influenced by western and literary concepts and tendencies, as well as the contemporary industrial and mechanized environment. This...

Despite being relatively young, the short narrative, or "afsaana," is one of the most significant literary subgenres in Urdu literature. This work was inspired by the modern industrial and mechanized era, as well as by western and literary ideas and...

His Heart Was Right . . . Until It Wasn'tPastor Neil Gentry embarked on his ministry with genuine intentions, unwavering passion, and undeniable charisma. He had a gift for drawing people in and teaching profound truths that resonated deeply with the...

His Heart Was Right . . . Until It Wasn'tPastor Neil Gentry embarked on his ministry with genuine intentions, unwavering passion, and undeniable charisma. He had a gift for drawing people in and teaching profound truths that resonated deeply with the...

What happens when friends, united in a cause, succeed in bringing the country to a standstill and sending most of its population into exile?What begins as an innocent footrace between friends ultimately leads to the death of two Chicago police officers...

The streets have claimed two more victims in what seems like a typical gang shooting... or was it? Female gangster Fuzzy is heartsick over the loss of her two besties Jr. and Hadji. But she's even more devastated at the possibility that their deaths...

The Gomez syndicate, is one of Milwaukee's deadliest criminal organizations. When Cheez, one of its high-ranking members is assassinated, his wife Amilia is left with tremendous grief...And little to no answers as to who's responsible...

When Domeko's mother Dorothy is blindsided by a severe illness, it renders her incapable of being able to adequately provide for Domeko and his twin sister Dameka, any longer. Thus Domeko concocts a plan for quick and sufficient, funds. All of which...

Affliction: Another Shades of Revenge, after the death of his brother, Jon, Danny Boy is on a rampage to get revenge on the one who killed his brother. But while his foe, hit man and hustler Fame, is busy running the streets, Fame’s girl,...

Now that his murder has been faked and he has escaped from prison, Tom “Tommy Guns” Anderson is no more than a ghost to the American public. But that doesn’t mean he is not still wanted. After pressure from the government agencies who...

Knowing the Feds are closing in on him in Atlanta, Tom “Tommy Guns” Anderson makes his way a little further south to the city of Miami, to lay low and make some new connections, so he can continue life the only way he knows how.After meeting...

This is a story about three rich businessmen who are looking for a little excitement in their life. It is, “an urban adventure.”  The three will be referred to as...  “The Crew”.  The two main subjects are vagrants...

“ . . . a fast paced, page turning story of a black community determined to rid itself of the drug-driven plague of crime and violence. . . . It entertains, ennobles, and inspires.”  —Darlene Clark Hine,...

Timmy Dennison is a nine-year-old who is looking forward to celebrating his tenth birthday and finishing his fourth-grade year in school. Life is good. He has a wonderful close-knit family. His Dad teaches at the town's middle school...

Sometimes, a leap of faith requires three revolutions and a perfect landing.When seventeen-year-old, Shay Gerrard becomes the newest US ladies' figure-skating champion, she is one step closer to realizing her dream of winning Olympic gold. Everything...

This early work by Arthur Conan Doyle was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. It was between 1876 and 1881, while studying...

Strickland a B-Boy from the Southside of Chicago grew up in the 80's and 90's during the golden era of Hip-Hop; rhyming and battling on the Chi-Town streets prepared him to take over what would become a billion dollar industry. During the late 90's...