“Reluctant readers and fans of the Wimpy Kid series and its ilk will appreciate the book’s dynamic type, graphics galore, cartoonish illustrations, and ironic footnotes.”—Kirkus Don’t call him scaredy-cat Sam, because Sam Wu IS NOT AFRAID of ghosts! Except . . . he totally is. Can he conquer his fear by facing the ghost that lives in the walls of his house? After an unfortunate (and very embarrassing) incident in the Space Museum, Sam goes on a mission to prove to the school bully, and all his friends, that he’s not afraid of anything—just like the heroes on his favorite show, Space Blasters. And when it looks like his house is haunted, Sam gets the chance to prove how brave he can be. A funny, touching, and charming story of ghost hunting, escaped pet snakes, and cats with attitude!

Courtney knew it would happen, but now she’s not sure falling in love with Antoine was such a good idea. How can she love a man that she can’t trust? Until she can be sure, she must keep him at a safe distance, but that proves to be more difficult than she thought. More love, lies, and secrets will be revealed in part two of Secrets Of A Kingpin’s Daughter! keywords: side chick, side chick romance,african american romance, urban books, urban books free, urban, urban fiction, urban street fiction, urban african american, free book, freebie, free book, free ebook, free, urban books black authors free, african american books free, african american romance, street lit, urban romance, mia black, mia black books

THE TERROR BEGINS... A bloodthirsty specter has wiped out an entire family and left a message in purple crayon: THE BOOGEYMAN WAS HERE. THE HORROR GROWS... Sheriff Melissa James must find the creature who becomes more elusive the more he kills. And tracking him down after he kidnaps her own kids is every mother's nightmare come true...

Have you ever wondered what life was like for a young girl growing up in the late 18th-century Northern Arizona Territory? A tomboy at that. Her dreams and aspirations of becoming a rancher, and competing in a man’s world. Lizzie is just that, a tomboy who takes the reader on exciting escapades throughout Kansas, Northwestern New Mexico, and the Northern Arizona Territory and beyond. An encounter with a young “seer” at the Loretto school in Santa Fe tells Lizzie of her destiny. A dire warning from the young girl concerning a black horse and a man. Lizzie is surprised when the seer gives her a small black onyx horse, which haunts her for the rest of her life. Determined not to let the omen dominate her life, she pursues her dreams

After losing her mother to cancer, sixteen-year-old Ruby Everhart had no choice but to pick up her life in Los Angeles and move it to the tiny, snow-banked town of North Swallow. Adjusting to life in Montana with her Uncle Harvey and Aunt Emeline wasn't going to be easy...or so she thought. Ruby was surprised to find that North Swallow, and all of the people in it, felt more like home than any other place she had ever lived. She quickly found herself with a best friend, a great job, a loving and supportive family, and a boyfriend who just so happened to be the most gorgeous boy in school. On the surface, North Swallow appeared to be a quaint little town, nestled in the mountains of Montana-a town where the coolest place to hang out was the local diner. But, Ruby isn't the only one trying to hide a tragic past. North Swallow seems to have quite a few secrets of its own and Ruby is determined to unravel the truth.

Aira is at it again yall. The ex-school teacher is now happily married and a full-time mother. She and Adam has provided love and security for their family in the big house nestled between trees on the land he had always dreamed of owning. Is there a such thing as happily ever after? Or is it more realistic to take it day by day? They wanted it all and went after it, and Aira's journal became thick with her ideas, poems and stories of The Mayfield's and their big crazy family. Still grounded in traditions, her friendship with Mercedes and Debra, she describes in her special way the detail of their lives, and the bond that helps them all through the changes and adversity we all journey through each day. They are wild, loyal and generous just like the people you know.

The Bogeyman wants to set the record straight about what has been written about him and reveal the truth--maybe too much--about what he does and doesn't do. Full-color illustrations.

Four friends reunite in Montauk to celebrate their thirtieth birthdays, twelve years after one fateful summer, in this novel of friendship and secrets. Childhood friends Hannah, Maya, Blue and Renee share a bond that feels more like family. Growing up, they had difficult home lives, and the summers they spent together in Montauk were the happiest memories they ever made. Then, the summer after graduation, one terrible night changed everything. Twelve years have passed since that fateful incident, and their sisterhood has drifted apart, each woman haunted by her own lost innocence. But just as they reunite in Montauk for one last summer escape, hoping to find happiness once more, tragedy strikes again. This time it’ll test them like never before, forcing them to confront decisions they’ve each had to live with and old secrets that refuse to stay buried. “Masterfully drawn characters who feel like family. . . . Pitch-perfect pacing and language reveals all the right pieces at just the right moments and the idyllic Montauk setting is skillfully depicted. Kletter will be an author to watch for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Emily Giffin.” —Booklist “A mix of gorgeous writing and page-turning suspense as four friends enjoy summer pleasures that lead to terrible mistakes, desperate choices, and, as we all hope from the ones we love, the grace of forgiveness.” —Nancy Thayer, New York Times–bestselling author of Surfside Sisters “Lush prose and poignant reflections on fate, forks in the road and the power of female friendships. . . . I’ve already made a permanent place for it right beside Judy Blume’s Summer Sisters in the bookshelf of my heart.” —Chandler Baker, New York Times–bestselling author of Whisper Network