Mariah Stevens doesn't take no for an answer. Her take-charge, tough-as-nails exterior has helped her become Book Review Editor at Spirit Magazine - no small feat considering she's only 29. She lives in a stunning apartment in Manhattan, her clothes are ripped straight from the runways, and her manicured nails are never chipped. Life is good. Her secret weapon? Her long, glorious weave, which she's been wearing since she was 16. It's her power, her strength, and she's completely addicted to it. She can't even remember what her real hair looks like. In a sudden move, Spirit Magazine folds, and for the first time in her life Mariah is left asking, "What's next?" WIth her savings dwindling, she's forced to remove her weave and make the call that she hasn't made in years - the call home. Now Mariah is back home in Houston, living with her bi-racial sister and light-skinned mother, both of whom are blessed with hair long enough to sleep in. Mariah has always stuck out like a sore thumb, and is constantly reminded of such with her dark skin and short, kinky hair. Living in Houston has Mariah facing her old demons, and without the support of her weave she's losing her most important asset: her self-confidence. When she discovers a family secret, it opens doors to her past and threatens to break her already fragile world apart. With her sister by her side, Mariah is determined to learn the truth. Unbeweaveable is about Mariah's quest to confront questions of love, loyalty, and family to find her way back home.

From a fresh, new voice in black poetry For Black Girls - Who Feel Ebony and Essence Is Not Enough is a stimulating collection of poetry covering one black girl's experience with sex, love, violence, racism, religion, and keeping her head above water, making a wave when she can in "Good Times" and bad. For Black Girls is balanced rage and peace with expressed warmth, love, anger and pain of the black female. For Black Girls tampers with the perception of black women, she is a giver and recipient of love. She laughs, she cries, she has needs and desires. She craves enlightenment, therefore she reads.

Pretty Mess meets #Girlboss in this part memoir, part entrepreneurial manifesto from The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s “Powerhouse in Pigtails.” Margaret Josephs is a hustler. She’s a tough cookie. She speaks her mind. She never leaves the house without lipstick on. She’s also a devoted wife, mother, daughter, businesswoman, lifestyle expert, and fan-favorite star of the reality TV series The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Sounds pretty glamorous, right? Well, things are never exactly as they seem. Before she arrived where she is today, “The Marge” was born to young immigrant parents. Raised by a single party-girl mother who left her physically abusive father when she was one and a half, she was taught that it was more important to look good than to feel good. No structure. No rules. No blueprint for future success or stability. But like most people who struggle through atypical childhoods, destructive relationships, and career challenges, she forced herself to wake up every morning and put one high heel in front of the other, even if she didn’t know where she was going. Margaret took the cards she was dealt and eventually turned them into a winning hand, and she wants to arm fans with the ability to do the same. In Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget, she’ll talk about how to launch a lifestyle brand, how to work with family members, and how to be an uncompromising woman in a man’s world. She also spills stories from her personal life about the son Real Housewives viewers don’t know exists, the time Joan Rivers gave her the best advice she ever got, the rendezvous she had with a famous rock star, and the affair with her contractor that ended her marriage but gave her the happily ever after. Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget takes fans along Margaret’s wild, bumpy journey to entrepreneurial success and reality TV fame, written in her trademark no-nonsense, tongue-in-cheek voice with the perfect combination of grit and glitz.

This book has lots of action and adventure. An inspiring boss, named Getgo, helps three secretaries sell car insurance. They worked in the same old office for over thirty years. Their boss, Mr. Getgo, is a fully devoted man with a self-mocking humor. Someone in the organization intends on taking over the old office. There is an enormous car on a mission, and the mission can offer many explosive, hefty rewards. With the help of longtime friends, an alter ego is part of the plan to stop the accomplice.

1992 was a pivotal moment in African American history, with the Rodney King riots providing palpable evidence of racialized police brutality, media stereotyping of African Americans, and institutional discrimination. Following the twentieth anniversary of the Los Angeles uprising, this time period allows reflection on the shifting state of race in America, considering these stark realities as well as the election of the country's first black president, a growing African American middle class, and the black authors and artists significantly contributing to America's cultural output. Divided into six sections, (The African American Criminal in Culture and Media; Slave Voices and Bodies in Poetry and Plays; Representing African American Gender and Sexuality in Pop-Culture and Society; Black Cultural Production in Music and Dance; Obama and the Politics of Race; and Ongoing Realities and the Meaning of 'Blackness') this book is an engaging collection of chapters, varied in critical content and theoretical standpoints, linked by their intellectual stimulation and fascination with African American life, and questioning how and to what extent American culture and society is 'past' race. The chapters are united by an intertwined sense of progression and regression which addresses the diverse dynamics of continuity and change that have defined shifts in the African American experience over the past twenty years.

'The Designer's Guide to Garden Furnishings' provides both visual inspiration and practical information about how to choose and source just about every kind of accessory a garden might need. Vanessa Gardner Nagel, herself a professional garden and interior designer demonstrates a wide range of styles as well as providing an insider's expertise in this comprehensive guide.

Tiffany Lynn Scott was a devoted, loving wife for 26 years who helped establish her husband’s impressive military career. Through his infidelities, betrayals, and deceit, she continued to stay with him until she realized she had three choices— remain in the destructive marriage, kill her husband, or move on. Deciding to move on, she began to search for Mr. Right in all the wrong places. She became a character, a con, and a woman she herself didn’t even respect. While on her perilous quest for true love, Tiffany looked up one day and realized Mr. Right was sitting in front of her all along. But unfortunately, Mr. Right quickly became Mr. Con Artist. Tiffany remained determined to find her shining knight, and just when she thought she found him once again, she soon realized he too had deceptive motives. He was simply Mr. Opportunist—all wrong for her. But through all the heartbreaks and roller-coaster-ride relationships, Tiffany kept the faith that one day, she would fi nd Mr. Right and not settle for Mr. Right for the Moment.

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes an emotional, romantic journey and the start of an epic series of standalones. Nina Kennedy was alive…but not living…until she met him. Planes, trains, heights…you name it, Nina was afraid of it and led a sheltered life ruled by irrational fears and phobias. When she moves to Brooklyn for nursing school, that life is turned upside down as she develops an intense but unwanted attraction to her gorgeous roommate, who’s pierced, tattooed and just happens to be the smartest person she’s ever met. Behind Jake Green’s rough exterior and devilish smile, lies a heart of gold. He makes it his mission to change Nina’s outlook on life. When he agrees to tutor her, they forge a bet and the stakes are high as Jake forces Nina to face her demons. They just weren’t expecting to fall hard for each other in the process. What Nina doesn’t realize, is that Jake is hiding a massive secret. Once he drops a bombshell, will their love survive it? A STANDALONE novel. Standalone Books in the Jake Series: Jake Undone (Jake #1) My Skylar (Jake #2) Jake Understood (Jake #3)

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes the complete Jake Series in one box set! (Standalones with interconnected characters.) JAKE UNDONE (Jake #1): ROOMMATES TO LOVERS: Behind Jake Green’s rough exterior and devilish smile, lies a heart of gold. He makes it his mission to change his roommate Nina’s outlook on life. When he agrees to tutor her, they forge a bet and the stakes are high as Jake forces Nina to face her fears and demons. They just weren’t expecting to fall hard for each other in the process. What Nina doesn’t realize, is that Jake is hiding a massive secret. Once he drops a bombshell, will their love survive it? MY SKYLAR (Jake #2): FRIENDS TO LOVERS: An emotional journey with a jaw-dropping twist you won't see coming. Skylar has been my best friend since childhood, but I secretly pine for her. For years, I thought I’d never see her again. This is my last chance, because she’s about to make the biggest mistake of her life. I can see it her eyes: she doesn’t love the man she’s set to marry. She still loves me...which is why I have to stop her before it’s too late. JAKE UNDERSTOOD (Jake #3): FULL-LENGTH COMPANION NOVEL: A different side to the story: Jake's side. I was living a double life on weekends, and once she found out about it, she'd be gone. I had to protect myself and that meant one thing: I couldn't fall in love. In Jake Understood, pivotal scenes from Jake Undone are retold from Jake's point of view combined with ALL-NEW material from both the past and present time after Jake Undone left off. Readers will also get to catch up with Mitch and Skylar from My Skylar.

The black struggle is not our enemy, it is our strength. We must each take ownership of, and be accountable for, our daily lives in order to stop the downward slide. When blacks, whites, and others fight each other, it only distracts us from enemies that do not discriminate in how they destroy human life. The bigger picture involves us as Americans more so than what color we are. D.S. Walker tells inspiring stories about personal triumphs, conflicts, and he also shares the concerns he has about whats holding back the black community. Along the way, he considers important questions, such as: Are we ready to commit ourselves to what we need to do to get out of our present situation? Have we abandoned our moral mission and moved farther away from our moral center? Can the black community give its suffering positive and lasting meaning by how it responds to it? Our children are watching us. What one generation accepts, the next generation will embrace. Our legacy is in question. Without deep thought, difficult conversations and a commitment to change, well continue to be Consumed by One Another.