Brook Mansfield was born into a life of privilege. She had a family that loved her and all of the advantages that came from being rich, smart and beautiful. She also had friends, one of which was Tameka Williams. Tameka was a desperate woman looking to gain fortune, fame and love at any cost. It didn't matter who she hurt or used as long as she got what she wanted in the end. Despite the warnings from others, Brook took Tameka in and tried to love her as a sister. However, after taking the one thing that meant the most to Brook, it was time for the tables to turn. Tameka had used and betrayed her for the last time.

The Knife In My Back

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Stacey Covington-Lee

Mystery

Xpress Yourself Publishing, LL

As a Black woman, have you ever dealt with insecurities and pressures from the world that made you feel unsure about yourself or life in general? Do you want answers and solutions to your most deepest, darkest feelings? If so, Lessons Learned: Loving Yourself as a Black Woman is a book you should read. It is an inspirational and uplifting book, emphasizing ten life lessons addressing your intimate, personal, and professional life. In Lessons Learned, the author passionately and straightforwardly expresses and lays out the following: --The Q&A Method of problem solving life's problems --Understanding your deepest feelings and using the positive to overcome the negative --Your self-worth is greater than you think, learn why --What women tend to think the definition of true happiness is --The five most common types of Black women --What some Black women say to themselves that they would never say out loud --Why some Black women sacrifice their souls --Balancing children, family, and friends The author thought it necessary to create a book specifically catered to Black women in the self-healing process while laying out techniques on how to gain more self-confidence and strengthen your self-worth and overall life. Life Lessons reminds Black women of the importance of loving themselves first.

Lessons Learned: Loving Yourself As A Black Woman

Tinisha Nicole Johnson

Parenting & Relationships

It all begins with the look; that initial contact when the eyes speak loud and clear as to what the body craves. Deep, wet, passionate kisses leading to mind blowing orgasms that leaves the body trembling much like a leaf on a tree on the windiest of days. Sex. It's meant to be a beautiful bond, a physically satisfying act between two people, but when not engaged in responsibly, sex can turn ugly, deadly even. Andre Peters, a man who has it all; the perfect wife and family, and the job of his dreams. From the outside looking in, one would have to ask, What more could he ask for? What he didn't ask for was his secret desires for the same sex; those desires that occasionally lead him astray from his marital vows. But Andre doesn't consider himself gay or bi. He still loves sex with his wife; it's just every now and again that he craves something different, pleasure he can only find in the arms of another man. His failure to be honest with his lovers of both genders; his failure to engage in safe sex; his denial of his sexual preference; and his desire to straddle the fence-sleeping with both women and men-leads to a domino effect, destroying lives one HIV infection after another. In Consequences, readers are taken on a journey into the lives of a down-low husband, his wife, his lovers, and a cast of others who are affected, whether directly or indirectly, by the HIV virus. The story is fiction but the reality of HIV is fact, and the reality is that each year there are thousands of new cases diagnosed-most of those new cases being women of color and minority. It has to end; and it has to end where it begins-with each one of us.

Consequences

Linda R. Herman

Monica's life is certainly no fairy tale. She's failed at a relationship, at being a mother and at twenty-four, teaching is her only passion. She singles out Sean Beauvais, one of her student's fathers - at a parent teacher conference, and schools him about taking care of his son. Their exchange gets heated, but later, Sean realizes that he can use Monica's passion to his advantage; offering her a high-paying summer job being his son's live-in babysitter.Monica knows the rumors about Sean and his womanizing ways, but against her better judgment, she accepts his offer. She convinces herself that she has enough willpower to avoid her new, thirty-two year old sexy, summer boss - his chiseled chest, pretty green eyes and charm that just won't quit. But after only a few weeks in his crib, Monica finds it a struggle to keep her eyes off of Sean. Can she handle staying focused on her babysitting job for three months without being swept off of her feet by Milwaukee's finest bachelor? Or is Sean's game too much for the young, conservative teacher to handle?Having been heartbroken in the past, Monica is reluctant to play this dangerous game with a confirmed heart breaker. But it's what she doesn't know about Sean that she should be concerned about.

Secrets on Lake Drive

Tina Martin

Some wives have wondered why their husbands won't listen to them. And some have resigned to themselves that he never will. Maybe with some understanding there is hope: -A husband tends to use only half of his brain while listening; a wife tends to use both sides of her brain.  -Men tend not to be emotional. They also tend not to talk as much as a woman. So they don't provide women with the kind of feedback that they desire.  -There is a tendency in some people to resist while listening to others.  -The Bible exhorts husbands to love their wives and dwell with them with understanding. There are also examples of husbands who listened to their wives for their benefit or their own peril.  Using real-life and personal examples, a famous model of communication, and Bible references, popular Internet talk show host S.B. Redd offers a practical approach to improving marriage by encouraging husbands to listen to their wives.

Husbands, Listen to Your Wives

S.B. Redd

History

What's A Wife to Do is a question that only a wife scorned, deceived, and betrayed by the man she loves can answer.  Elise Edison, with a little help from family and friends, and a whole lot of faith in God, does just that in Herman's third novel, What's A Wife To Do? Not every wife can forgive her husband for fathering a child with his mistress, especially when the other woman is hell bent on claiming the man as her own by any means necessary.

What's a Wife to Do?

Tameka Williams has spent the last seven years of her life in state prison. Now she is being set free. Unfortunately, all of the anger and resentment that she's lived with during her incarceration is being freed as well.    While Brook Mansfield-Banks was not pleased with the idea of her mortal enemy being released, she was ready to take Tameka on head first. She would not allow Tameka another opportunity to cause her family harm. But, Brook has forgotten just how deep Tameka's wickedness runs. Now the fate of her child will once again be determined by Tameka.    Mia Purcell has always been the loving and supportive friend. She was there for Brook through all of her trials and tribulations. But with her marriage falling apart, she's the one that will now need the strength of a true friend. There's only one problem, her marital issues have a strange connection with Tameka. Mia and Tameka find themselves working together in order to uncover the truth about the men in their lives. But is this unlikely duo more than Brook can stand? She will have to dig deep and put her hatred for Tameka aside if she wants to be the friend that Mia desperately needs.

The First Cut Is Always The Deepest

Covington-Lee, Stacey

Literature & Fiction

<p>To onlookers, Tiphani Water and Reggie Howard's close, platonic friendship is enough to make people believe that a man and woman can be friends and nothing more. But when Tiphani has a dream about Reggie the night before their college graduation, she can no longer lie to herself. She has deep feelings for her best friend - her best friend who sort of knows that Tiphani has a crush on him. Her best friend who plays on her emotions to manipulate her. Her best friend who has a girlfriend. When Tiphani goes on a blind date with Derrick Brooks - a charming, good-looking marketing executive - they hit it off and she suddenly isn't spending all of her time daydreaming about Reggie. Jealous of Tiphani's new relationship with Derrick, Reggie abruptly ends his relationship with his girlfriend with sole intent of stealing Tiphani away from Derrick. He comes up with every reason why Derrick is not right for his best friend. In his eyes, no one is good enough for her - only him. Still, Tiphani presses forward with her new man, keeping Reggie on the backburner, but her strong feelings for Reggie just won't die. What's a girl to do when she loves two men? "Another Man's Treasure" is an emotionally-charged novel packed with great intensity and heartbreak. It is a story about not appreciating the one you have until you see them in the arms of someone else.</p>

Another Man's Treasure

Undeniably Torn

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