Women's Fiction, Romance, and
Motivational Non-Fiction
BETTER THAN
With a New Year beginning, twenty-five-year-old Deborah Lee Jackson has a major list of resolutions. Newly divorced, unfulfilled by her job, and carrying a few extra pounds, Deborah's ready for a mind, body, spirit makeover, and she's starting at the local university. From yoga to painting to healthy cooking, finding a man is the last thing on her mind. But fate has other plans... A successful, free-spirited painter--not to mention gorgeous afro-wearing black king--Jason Hastings is devoted to his career. He's agreed to do a teaching stint to help out a friend, but nothing's going to mess with his concentration, which is why he's sworn off women--until a tall, voluptuous, sultry-voiced sister adds a splash of color and spice to his bland classroom of bored housewives. Now, despite Deborah's wounded heart and Jason's celibacy, a magical romance begins. But can it hold up when real-life interferes...? “Esdaile explores the challenges the couple must face with sparkling sensitivity, interweaving spiritual issues with earthy, practical ones.”
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TAKE ME THERE
Everything in life has to add up for CPA Karin Michaels. Her checkbook -- balanced. Her day planner -- precise. Her doctor boyfriend -- predictable. So why, on a scale of one to ten, is her happiness rating a zero? And the last thing Karin needs now is to tangle with her firm's most difficult client, Jacques Bernard Dubois. A sexy hunk of chocolate with a spicy attitude, rapper Dubois is in big trouble with the tax man and afraid he'll lose his company, Def Island Sounds. He needs a special lady to balance his books. But neither he nor Karin count on a passion so explosive it steals their reason. Suddenly they're at his home on the romantic island of St. Lucia -- bedded, wedded, and in the worst predicament of their lives... |
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Lost roses. Cancelled reservations. Broken dates. Arrests. A "No Drama" Valentine's -- Jocelyn Jefferson is one sister who is not falling for any romance drama - no pining over flowers never sent or bling not gotten. No, this year, Jocelyn's getting her best girlfriends together for a "pamper" party at her house. Except that the "pampering" turns out to be from a dubious sex toy company. Soon, there's a whole crew of rowdy, enthusiastic people in Jocelyn's apartment. And that's when vice detective Raymond Mayfield shows up at her door, all six-four, hard-bodied bit of him, and he needs Jocelyn for some very private questioning... |
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KEEPIN' IT REAL Tyrell Ramsey has the perfect plan to save his failing record company: become a contestant on a new singles reality TV show that promises a booty of $250,000. But when he meets the show's producer, Natasha Ward, he finds himself more attracted to her than the show's participants. But with her career riding on the potential success of the show, Natasha can't afford to engage in a relationship with Tyrell-though the heat of an exotic island and the magnetic pull of romance are tempting. |
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SISTER GOT GAME Philadelphia newcomer Darien Jackson may be young, gifted, and beautiful, but she's also maxed out on her credit cards, behind on her car payments, and unable to make the rent on her swanky apartment. Worse, her older (less flashy) sisters refuse to bail her out even one last time. On the bright side-if you could call it that-a year-long dating dry spell has kept one area of her life drama free. Then a repo man arrives to tow away her Diamante-and Darien suddenly faces the tall, hard-body chocolate Adonis who's about to drive away with her car...and her heart. |
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Feisty women, shopping forays, and lots of good men add up to pure entertainment. SHAMELESS Della Mitchell gives into her urge to splurge and meets handsome Byron Fulton. In Monica Jackson's "Please, Baby Please," Neecy doesn't know where to turn when her car is repossessed until alluring car dealership owner Joseph Vaughn offers her a job.
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"Valentine's Love" |
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THROUGH THE STORM Freelance journalist Lynette Graves and forensics photographer Forster Scott Hamilton Jr. both have more than their share of excess baggage. When Lynette was married, her then-husband fathered a child with another woman. Lynette now lives with her mother, a Bible-thumping perfectionist who serves up guilt as effectively as she serves a good meal. Forster is a widower with two small daughters. His mother lives with them, but her chronic alcoholism, mood swings, and careless smoking habits make her more high-maintenance than his children. When mutual friends introduce Forster and Lynette, the attraction is instantaneous, but she has her burdens, and he has his, and as if that's not enough, he's being framed for murder. |
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 Tomorrow's Promise (Homeland Heroes and Heroines) Genesis Press ISBN:1150665196 December, 2002 click to buy |
TOMORROW'S PROMISE Tina Johnston, Lieutenant Colonel of the J. A. B. Corps, meet the man of her dreams in the form of her brother's longtime friend and business partner, Mark Hicks, while on holiday in China. Mark is a newly retired Military Intelligence Officer and has been so busy with his military career and prosperous business endeavors that he hasn't had the time to think about a relationship. While exploring the vibrant streets and exotic markets of China, Mark and Tina cannot resist their blossoming love. Then disaster strikes on September 11th, when the U.S. is attacked by terrorists. The country is put on full military alert. Both Tina and Mark must fulfill their obligations to their country first, putting all else second, including their relationship. Time, distance, conflict, and duty become their foes. Can their love survive the turbulent times ahead? |
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STILL WATERS RUN DEEP It was morning after a night of deep, sensuous passion - a night both Jerome and Antoinette had remembered and dreamed of for almost twenty years. It was a night of tender caresses and a union of the rivers of their souls... But now, it was also the cold light of day, where realities cannot be hidden by soft murmurs and touches. Hard decisions must be made when there are spouses, children, and family involved. Lovemakin doesn't pay the bills;being in love isn't the concern of child support court. When two people have wanted each other this long, with so many obstacles in the way, how do they hold onto each other through it all? In Rivers of the Soul, they come together to flow as one, in this sequel, Still Waters Run Deep, they have to go far beneath their surface needs to conquer the deep pressing odds. |
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LOVE POTIONS It begins as a lark--four fast friends, all single mothers in need of cash, throw a few harmless psychic-reading parties. As the resident psychic aka "The Love Goddess," level-headed Nikki Gordon gets into the spirit by dispensing advice to their eager clientele. Enter Adam Bastille, an ex-cop out to bust their all-girl operation and uncover the true identity of The Love Goddess. But not before Nikki gives the ruggedly sexy private eye a dose of her special elixir--a potion that's soon making him fall head-over-heels in love--with her! But sho's going to keep Nikki from falling beneath the spell of this sensual, irresistible man who reads her heart like an open book! |
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LOVE LESSONS Life's Most Precious Lessons... Having spent years caring for her sick mother, Corey Hamilton is afraid her own dreams of love, travel and excitement have been permanently deferred. The brightest spot in her lonely life is her classroom full of boisterous children. One troubled little boy, however, breaks her heart. Corey intends to have some harsh words with Miguel Winston's father--when the gorgeous, globetrotting filmmaker finally makes the time to attend a parent/teacher conference. Are Learned By Heart . . . A confrontation with his son's angry teacher convinces independent moviemaker and single dad Trevor Winston it's time to put his career on the back burner in favor of the child he adores. It also makes him want to capture Corey's dark, radiant beauty on film--and to hold her in his arms all night long. But Corey has nothing but contempt for the man she sees as a neglectful father. It will take more than promises to prove to her how much Trevor prizes Miguel . . . and to make her believe that his love might be big enough to make her own dreams come true. |
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AFTER THE VOWS
an Indigo Anthology TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE For Better, for Worse takes on a whole new meaning for Alexandra and Edward. They thought this second marriage would be their second chance, an opportunity to get it right this time. So they pooled their hearts, their resources, and their families, but forgot the true reason they walked down the aisle--they forgot how to make time enough for love. It's going to take a fanning of the flames to rekindle the old fires and a sacred promise remembered to see them through. |
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LOVE NOTES Frustrated wife Nina Carpenter watches helplessly as her marriage fizzles from the competing demands of her husband's nightclub. She wishes Tony would confide in her about the club, sharing the highs and lows that self-employment brings. Even finding time for a discussion proves difficult, and when rare opportunities present themselves, an argument frequently ensues. Meanwhile, Tony faces financial pressures from the foundering nightclub. His brother, who should act more like a business partner, lacks the strict work ethic that Tony demands. The profits mysteriously disappear, leaving Tony in the red, month after month. Tony's desire to be all things to Nina, providing for her every comfort and wish, adds to the emotional pressure weighing him down. Tony's failure as a businessman and a husband hangs on him like a well-worn coat. |
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RIVERS OF THE SOUL Two friends divorce--each leaving their spouses to rekindle their high school flames in the midst of chaotic change and children. Esdaile blends the themes of corporate entrepreneurial, and artistic lifestyles into this dynamic, eclectic novel that teaches, titillates, and invariably uplifts. |
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MIDNIGHT CLEAR a holiday anthology HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Returning to Mystic Ridge should be a special time for Colette and franklin. Instead, their homecoming is filled with sorrow over the loss of Colette's grandmother and doubt about their marriage. neither of them is prepared for the magical spirit that will change their lives, heal their family, and mend their hearts one snowy winter's night.
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SLOW BURN When Claudia Harris's sister suddenly dies, the lovely divorcee is sent into the depths of despair. Then she meets Nate McGregor, a handsome man with his own tragic memories. His gentle kindness breaks through the barrier Claudia has erected between herself and the world. And soon, with a killer stalking them, they are more determined than ever to fight for their future--and a love that could transform their lives. |
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SUNDANCE Corporate consultant Liz Nichols is far too practical--and frightened--to believe in the gift of second sight she supposedly inherited from her grandmother. Then she is plagued by dreams about business adversary Victor Duarte, a man haunted by his own demons. What Liz doesn't know is that she and Victor share a link to the distand past. |
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