“An impressive debut. Emotionally honest with lyricism and charm to spare, Nyani Nkrumah’s Wade in the Water depicts in riveting detail a racially charged Mississippi town, the secrets it holds, and the precious heart and soul of a young girl deserving love.”—Diane McKinney-Whetstone, author of Our Gen and Tumbling “Fearless. . . . Vividly bring[s] to life rural 1980s Mississippi.”—People “A dreamy, brutal, and revelatory reading experience that quickens the pulse and tugs the heart.”—Diane McWhorter, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning Carry Me Home Resonant with the emotional urgency of Alice Walker’s classic Meridian and the poignant charm of Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees, a gripping debut novel of female power and vulnerability, race, and class that explores the unlikely friendship between a precocious black girl and a mysterious white woman in a small Mississippi town in the early 1980s. Set in 1982, in rural, racially divided Ricksville, Mississippi Wade in the Water tells the story of Ella, a black, unloved, precocious eleven-year-old, and Ms. St. James, a mysterious white woman from Princeton who appears in Ella’s community to carry out some research. Soon, Ms. St. James befriends Ella, who is willing to risk everything to keep her new friend in a town that does not want her there. The relationship between Ella and Ms. St. James, at times loving and funny and other times tense and cautious, becomes more fraught and complex as Ella unwittingly pushes at Ms. St. James’s carefully constructed boundaries that guard a complicated past, and dangerous secrets that could have devastating consequences. Told in two voices, Ella’s and Ms. St. James’s, and set around richly developed characters, this riveting, page turning coming of age story will keep readers entranced until the last shocking revelation.

Wade in the Water

Would you rather fake date someone who drives you crazy or lose your dream job? Madeline My whole life is meticulously planned out in the pages of my notebook. But I couldn't have planned to be on the front page of a magazine with Lucas Silva, a well-known model, holding me in his arms. Now I have to decide whether to sacrifice my one chance at landing my dream job or take my chances fooling the press as Lucas' supposed girlfriend. The rules are simple: no dating other people, no kissing, and no falling in love. But the more time I spend with him, the more the rules blur until I can't remember why I'm trying so hard not to give in. Lucas I will do whatever it takes to make sure my family is taken care of, even if that includes pretending to be in a relationship with a girl who drives me crazy. Madeline is infuriating, maddening, and everything I shouldn't want. Yet amid the fake dates and the stolen moments, I start to see the side she doesn't show anyone else, and I begin to think that maybe, just maybe, she's everything I want.

Campus Games

Would You Rather

“A life-altering debut featuring fierce, funny, and irreverent women who battle the most powerful institution in the world. This is the book we’ve all been waiting for.”—Amy Schumer She would stop at nothing to protect the women under her care. Inside a century-old row house in Brooklyn, renegade Sister Evelyn and her fellow nuns preside over a safe haven for the abused and abandoned. Gruff and indomitable on the surface, warm and wry underneath, little daunts Evelyn, until she receives word that Mercy House will be investigated by Bishop Hawkins, a man with whom she shares a dark history. In order to protect everything they’ve built, the nuns must conceal many of their methods, which are forbidden by the Catholic Church. Evelyn will go to great lengths to defend all that she loves. She confronts a gang member, defies the church, challenges her own beliefs, and faces her past. She is bolstered by the other nuns and the vibrant, diverse residents of the shelter—Lucia, Mei-Li, Desiree, Esther, and Katrina—whose differences are outweighed by what unites them: they’ve all been broken by men but are determined to rebuild. Amidst her fight, Evelyn discovers the extraordinary power of mercy and the grace it grants, not just to those who receive it, but to those strong enough to bestow it.

Mercy House

A lyrical, haunting debut that explores the power of parenthood, identity, lust, and the legacy of trauma, as the lives of two neighbors are upended by ghosts from their past lives. When the news of her mother’s death reaches Jocelyn Morrow, it stirs up memories of her traumatic childhood. She is a mother herself now, to six-year-old Lucy; living a life of privilege in Southern California with her husband Conrad; moving in a world of wealthy white women, even though she is not white; as far away from her past as she can get. Her designer clothes cover a net of scars across her back, and she hides an even deeper mark—a fundamental stain, something she believes invited her abuse. She also has a blossoming secret: she is becoming obsessed with Kate, her tennis coach. Her neighbor Simon Bonaventure is a successful landscape architect and a Rwandan refugee. He too is haunted, by the wife and daughter who were taken from him in the genocide twenty years ago. The ghosts of those he could not save, and those who took them, are never far, and now he has received a letter—allegedly from his daughter, grown, and full of questions for a father she doesn’t know. As Jocelyn and Simon begin a tentative friendship, they forge a bond out of their dark secret histories—a bond that may be their only hope of being pulled back from the abyss.

Small Silent Things

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. Heralded as a culinary savant, Angel Saint Rose studied alongside the world's best chocolatiers. It wasn't just a job for her. When honing her skills with chocolate confections, she was in her element—until she received a phone call that changed her life. And killed her passion. When Xander and Angel's roads converge, can they call on each other to help find their way back?

Loving Man

Gambino Nahtahn takes over the family organization with plans to take it to new heights. Before he can settle into his new position, an arranged marriage request is put at his feet. There’s no way he will approve the marriage for his ex. She’s the one who got away, and Gambino is determined to use his new position to secure a second chance. While the oldest brother fights for love, it opens the family up for war. An unknown enemy attacks and it’s up to the youngest brother, Gotti Nahtahn, to help pick up the pieces. What starts as damage control quickly leads to falling for a fiery supervisor… but Rue has an ex who could destroy their relationship and threaten to end their lives. Middle brother Luciano Nahtahn is known for his mental prowess and physical power. While he struggles to accept his new role in the family, one thing is clear to him—he’s in love with his personal chef. Food isn’t the only thing cooking between them, but before they can truly savor their chemistry, Tori’s loyalty to her family threatens to put out their flames. Samson Nahtahn named his three sons after powerful, infamous mobsters. Their fates were decided before they were born. As the three brothers navigate their roles within the Nahtahn Cartel, love, loyalty, and lust blur the lines.

The Inc.

The Nahtahn Cartel

Power. Blood. Loyalty. These are the tenets that rule the De Santis family—until an arranged marriage potentially threatens all three. Born into the most ruthless crime family in the South, Azreal De Santis is bred to lead, dominate, and rule. When a strategic marriage forces him to take Natoi Kingston as his wife, Azreal learns power is not always defined by strength, blood is not the strongest bond, and loyalty isn’t always black and white. Sometimes there are shades of gray. Natoi Kingston is fire, rebellion, and nothing Azreal believes is beneficial in his world. She challenges, tempts, and makes him question everything he thought he knew about loyalty and love. Natoi controls Azreal simply by existing in his world. Meant to be a pawn, a necessary transaction to solidify his rule, Natoi destroys Azreal’s expectations when he realizes she provides him balance. As the lines between power and passion blur, betrayal lurks in the shadows, and families are destroyed. Power is shattered by the illusion of control, leaving Azreal with one undeniable truth, loyalty is earned not given. Natoi has to prove she deserves the De Santis name. In a world where family means everything, love might be the most dangerous weakness of all.

The De Santis Cartel

Aja Everett longs to turn her old family ranch into a place where anyone can find rest and healing. But her big heart's bound to get her in trouble if she's not careful—someone wants her gone, and they'll do whatever it takes to drive her away from the land that's her lifeblood. Whether she's willing to admit it or not, she needs help. She needs a man like Ranger Jackson Dean. Jackson doesn't trust love. He once made the mistake of following his heart, and all he'd gotten was pain in return. But when city-slicking do-gooder Aja Everett asks for his help, he can't stay away... and as attraction sizzles and protective instincts flare, she may be the only woman able to restore the heart of this Texas Ranger. Get out your fans for this steamy contemporary romance that features a hunky Texas Ranger with trust issues and a confident, sexy full-figured heroine who believes the best of people. Sometimes oil and water are meant to mix.

Restoration Ranch

Jackson

Sy’noba, a young female lioness with roots in the African savanna, finds herself battling with her true identity now that she is living in civilization among non-shifters. The pride’s king, Koja, who already has two wives, has his eyes set on Sy’noba, the little sister of his first wife, Asha. With jealousy brewing in the pride, will Asha turn on Sy’noba? Will Sy’noba find herself when her back is against the wall, or will she become Koja’s third wife? Eze Saber, a young rich man who inherited his family’s business at a young age, crosses paths with a familiar feline from his past, but she doesn’t know of him yet. Will sparks fly when she realizes their true identities? Or will Lynx, Eze’s drop-dead gorgeous roommate, interfere with fate? Everyone is out for love. Will Sy’noba escape the treacherous lion’s pride and find her king, or will she die trying? Will Asha make a deadly choice for the sake of her cubs? Can love save Lynx from her outrage?

Roar

Preciosa has hair that won’t stay straight, won’t be confined. Rudine’s hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules. Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, and cultural icons. They discover that their hair holds roots of the past and threads of the future.

Hair Story

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