Rhythms of Grace
by Marilynn Griffith
Baker Publishing/Revell

Grace Okoye was a promising young dancer when her career was cut short by a brutal assault that left her scarred for life. Twenty years later, when her past gets in the way of her happiness, she heeds the invitation of her dance instructor and returns home to help hurting children and rediscover the rhythms of grace. What she doesn't expect is to meet a man who already seems to know her beat. But for all they share in common, the biggest thing in Grace's life is noticeably absent in his--faith. She's finally found the love of her life, but can she choose between him and God?

Real, raw emotion and the promise of redemption run through this soulful new book from Marilynn Griffith (Baker Publishing/Revell).

About the Author
As a prolific author, columnist and sought after conference speaker, Marilynn Griffith's bold and daring literary landscapes ascend the heights of wedding bliss, plunge the depths of a broken heart and restore the wounds of hope deferred. From climbing the corporate ladder to the trails of teenage pregnancy, her books sculpt a thought provoking canvas of the deeply textured landscapes of life. Like the luminous covenant of a rainbow, she paints literary works that blend humor, love, heartache, and ultimate victory crafting the colorful patchwork of a faith-filled walk with God.

Griffith is a freelance writer and conference speaker whose online columns and blogs reach thousands of women each year. Her novels include Made of Honor, Pink, Tangerine, and the Shades of Style Series. Her credits also include the Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman's Soul, Proverbs for the People, For Better or For Worse, and Cup of Comfort Devotionals.

Griffith lives in Tallahassee, Florida with her husband and 7 children. For more info, visit www.MarilynnGriffith.com.

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Who's Loving You
by Mary B. Morrison
Kensington Books

Honey Thomas, the unforgettable heroine from Sweeter Than Honey, returns in this gripping, fast-paced new novel from Mary B. Morrison, New York Times bestselling author of When Somebody Loves You Back and Somebody’s Gotta Be On Top.

Honey Thomas changed her name and fled Las Vegas, far from Valentino, the sinister pimp who wanted her to keep quiet after witnessing a few too many illicit activities. Now Valentino is in jail and Benito, his right-hand man, is determined to get revenge and get all of the money stolen from him.

Benito only has two contacts to infiltrate Honey’s world: Grant and Girl 6. When they both show up at Honey’s door—Grant looking to rekindle their relationship and Girl 6 with a deathly warning for Honey—she knows she needs someone to help her make the right decision. Who else to help her than Sapphire Bleu, the police officer who gave her Valentino’s millions? But when Sapphire turns up missing, Honey has to revert to her old tricks to protect her own life…

PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF MARY B. MORRISON
“A page-turner from the start.” —RAWSISTAZ Reviewers on Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This

“A page-turner that will keep readers’ attention and entertain them in the process.” —QBR, The Black Book Review on He’s Just a Friend

“The hottest book I’ve read this year.” —Carl Weber on He’s Just a Friend

“Morrison delivers a deep, passionate story that holds readers from beginning to end.” —Black Issues Book Review on Never Again Once More

“Hot sex and high drama move Morrison’s latest page turner.” —Publishers Weekly on When Somebody Loves You Back

Mary B. Morrison is the New York Times bestselling author of Sweeter than Honey, When Somebody Loves You Back, Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This, Somebody’s Gotta Be On Top, He’s Just a Friend, Never Again Once More, Soul Mates Dissipate, Who’s Making Love, and Justice, Just Us, Just Me. She’s also the coauthor of She Ain’t the One with New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber. She lives in Oakland, California with her son, Jesse Byrd, Jr. Visit Mary at www.marymorrison.com.

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Deliver Me From Evil
by Mary Monroe
Kensington Books

New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe, one of today’s most provocative storytellers, delivers a sensational new novel—in paperback for the first time—about the high-stakes game of love.

Once upon a time, Christine and Jesse Ray had the perfect marriage. But twelve years later, J.R. has become obsessed with his business empire and is taking his wife for granted. Christine finds herself tempted by her old haunts and the people she thought she left behind long ago—people like Wade Eddie Fisher, a bad boy with good looks.

Even though Wade is far from dependable, he offers Christine something she can’t resist. Soon she’s immersed in a sultry affair, and concocting a risky scheme that could deliver everything she has ever wanted—or shatter the lives of everyone around her…

PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF MARY MONROE
“Gonna Lay Down My Burdens opens with a bang…a standout.” —Publishers Weekly

“Monroe once again skillfully delivers a crafty story wrapped around a host of heartwarming characters battling everyday struggles and obstacles, even as she entertains readers with spurts of unexpected comedy and tragedy.” —Library Journal on God Don’t Play

“Monroe’s richly drawn characters will stay with readers long after the book is finished.” —Booklist on Gonna Lay Down My Burdens

“Clearly the work of a real talent.” —San Jose Mercury News on The Upper Room

Mary Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of God Don’t Play, God Don’t Like Ugly, God Still Don’t Like Ugly, The Upper Room, In Sheep’s Clothing, Gonna Lay Down My Burdens, and the novella “Nightmare in Paradise” in Borrow Trouble. An avid traveler, Mary currently lives in Oakland, California. She loves hearing from her readers via email at authorauthor5409@aol.com.

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Bad Girls Burn Slow
by Pam Ward
Kensington Books

In this follow-up to her compelling debut novel, Want Some, Get Some, author Pam Ward proves that looks can be deceiving…

With her pale skin, heart-shaped lips and piercing gaze, ten year-old Paula is luminous. No one can believe that Margie, as bronzed-skinned as she is plain, could possibly be Paula’s mother. But Margie knows better – because behind Paula’s innocent, girlish beauty lies the heart of a destructive soul who literally loves to play with fire, cannot control her temper, and in school, has a proven proclivity towards violence. Margie hopes that moving closer to the California waters will snuff out the mysterious, growing flame in her daughter’s heart, but Bernard, their new neighbor and funeral parlor owner, immediately senses that there is something “strange” about little Paula – something that he does not want in his home or place of business.

Bernard, a man with secrets himself, decides that his new neighbors may need a little encouragement to find another place to live. But Paula, though still a child, has keen instincts of her own. As her suspicions about Bernard unravel and lead to a suspenseful, disturbing battle of wills, the most shocking of secrets are revealed.

PRAISE FOR WANT SOME, GET SOME
“An outstanding debut novel…original, fast-paced, and full of the drama that keeps the pages turning. Don’t sleep.” —Darren Coleman, Essence® bestselling author

Pam Ward is a Los Angeles native. Her work can be found in Best American Erotica 2002, Men We Cherish, and her poetry was featured in Catch the Fire!!! She is the recipient of a California Arts Council Writing Fellowship and a New Letters Award for Poetry. This is her second novel.

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Sleeping With the Enemy
by Wahida Clark and KiKi Swinson
Kensington Books

Essence® bestselling authors and reigning stars of urban lit, Wahida Clark and Kiki Swinson team up to deliver two scintillating drama-filled tales about life on the streets.

Wahida Clark Enemy in My Bed

Kreesha has a good hustle going on—selling and transporting drugs by mail. And she has a good man, Reign. Only trouble is, Reign has a wife, Sparkle, and neither woman is giving up easily. And when Reign gets involved in Kreesha’s business, things get a lot more complicated…

KiKi Swinson Keeping My Enemies Close

Larissa is fed up with the cheating men. Her best friend, Tenisha, knows where Larissa needs to look in order to find the perfect man who won’t stray—prison! Larissa is soon involved with Sean Miller, who’s doing ten years for a drug charge. But when Larissa starts smuggling drugs into prison for him, she finds out exactly who her friends are…

Wahida Clark was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. She decided to write fiction while incarcerated at a women’s federal prison camp in Lexington, Kentucky. Crowned the “Queen of Thug Love Fiction” by Nikki Turner, the “Queen of Hip Hop Fiction” herself, Wahida’s style of writing is the template for urban literature. Her bestselling novels include Thug Matrimony, Every Thug Needs a Lady, and Payback is a Mutha.

KiKi Swinson was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, and discovered her flair for writing after completing her first novel, Mad Shambles, while serving a five-year sentence at a federal prison. Since then she has written several more novels, including Wifey, I’m Still Wifey, and Life After Wifey.
 

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This Beneath The Sky
a Novel
by Roberta Hughes Wright

This Beneath The Sky, a romantic, historical novel, is exciting, vexatious and titillating. The primary characters are Nelson Morris and George Hatter, close friends who grew up in the late 1800s in Victorian Britain.

Nelson's family was wealthy and had survived the effects of England's political and social changes. George's family fortune had declined dramatically because of an agriculture depression. Both families were affected by the highly infectious diseases prevalent in London at that time.

After much deliberation, Nelson and his father and George and his father left the 19th century English life and moved to Madagascar, a mystical, magical, mysterious island "at the bottom of the world".

The author has provided the readers with authentic descriptions of the native population, of the strange monkey-like lemurs, of the masses of flowers and the rain forests, of the ancient villages and bridges and moats, of the sitting Royalty and local politicians .

Complex and exciting are the lives of Nelson and George and their loves and lust and the beauty of Margrette, of the interval in Paris and the devastating scenes of Sarah, and her escort Gaston at Club LeGai. The flashbacks to Senegal, Africa and Paris, France will be a great surprise for the readers.

Read about the child who was alternately loved and unloved but who learned to be a man when he was introduced to the awesome beauty of Isle Ste Marie. and to the teaching of Masu, his uncle. Join us for the adventure.

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Where I Wanna Be
by Darlene P. Winston
Outskirts Press

You, me, and your girlfriend?

After years of swearing off men, K.C. Martin hit gold when Andre asked for her phone number one day at the local post office. What she didn't anticipate was a package postmarked ex. She has finally allowed herself to feel alive again and give in to what he's offering. Short lived is her vision of 'perfect' when suddenly, along comes an ex-girlfriend, attempted murder and a murder suspect on the loose. K.C. wonders if 'Perfect' has a place in her life. Experience the emotions, the highs and the lows along with K.C., as she is forced to choose whether love is worth fighting for or if 'perfect' really means being alone.

From the Publisher
Outskirts Press Announces Where I Wanna be, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Fiction book from Chester, VA Author Darlene P. Winston

About Darlene P. Winston
Darlene P. Winston grew up in Sussex County, Virginia and dreamed of studying to become an electrical engineer but later changed her mind and earned a B.S. and a Masters degree in Business Administration.

Currently, she resides in Chester, VA with her husband Henry and their two children, ShaCoria and Savion and their bichon-maltese mixed dog named Shi and the pet box turtle named Snappy.

Ten years ago, she wrote her first novel and has spent just as much time pursuing her dream of getting it published.

In addition to working full-time for a large insurance company, and being a a busy wife and mom, she likes to read, bowl and watch movies.

Where I Wanna Be is the first in a series of recent pursuits, with work progressing quickly on the follow-up.

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