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The Forthcoming: John H. Sibley - Bodyslick

 
John H. Sibley
Bodyslick
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An unforgettable new novel set in the year 2031, where gangs, guns, and genetic engineering rule.
 
In a world where genetic engineering and organ transplants are booming businesses on the black market, Malcolm Steel, Jr. is king. His turf is Chicago, a city torn apart by the haves and have-nots alike, and Malcolm-known as Bodyslick on the streets-has found a lucrative hustle stealing healthy organs and selling them to desperate, wealthy patients in need of transplants. 
 
 
Bodyslick has the connections, the knowledge, and the 9mm laser pistol just in case things get hectic. But with the Italian mob, racist skinheads, and the biggest gang in Chinatown on his case, he is going to need all the help he can get, especially when his old 'hood cutbuddy and rival ganglord get ready to take over the trade by any means necessary.
 
 
Now Bodyslick will make one last run to try to get out of the game for good. But some people will do anything and destroy anyone to make sure that the only way he goes out is piece by bloody piece.
 
 
 
 
 

The Forthcoming: Erica Lewis - Arlington Heights

 
Erica Lewis
Arlington Heights
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Arlington Heights follows the course of a gifted and beautiful black woman who overcomes the stigmata of a youth of mistakes to become one of the more powerful forces in New York's fashion and business scene. Arlington Cavanaugh has past her prime as a model and has committed her life to the building of the highly regarded fashion magazine, HEIGHTS. Through the novel she takes a journey that speaks not only to the incredible climb up the ladder of success, but also details all of the consequences of decisions made along the way by a woman so focused on escape from her past that she nearly loses her soul.
 
 
 
 
 

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The Forthcoming: Maryam Diaab - Things Forbidden

Maryam Diaab
Things Forbidden
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When thirty-four-year-old Yvette Brooks is forced to relocate from Detroit to Nashville, her life changes forever. Just six months before her wedding to fiance Dr. Terrance Hall, Yvette chooses career advancement over relationship stability. Although Yvette and Terrance vow to make their long-distance relationship work, this task proves to be easier said than done when Yvette begins an affair with a rough and sexy twenty-one-year-old college student and Terrance falls victim to the advances of Yvette's best friend. Will Terrance and Yvette's relationship weather the storm, or will they both decide that the forbidden fruit they've tasted is sweeter than the relationship they share?
 
 
 
 
 

The Forthcoming: Paula Chase - That's What's Up

Paula Chase
That's What's Up: A Del Rio Bay Clique Novel
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Mina Mooney is about to discover that when you're at the top, the only place to go is down...
 
It's springtime in Del Rio Bay, and everyone's heading to the O.C. to catch the varsity cheer squad compete at the Extreme Nationals. Everyone's pumped, especially Mina Mooney, because making the elite squad has finally gained her entrance into the Upper Circle. Mina's psyched for the big show-and some unsupervised cuddle time with Brian. Best of all, her number-one enemy, Jessica, has shocked everyone by calling a truce. But little does she know that Jessica's peace offer is nothing more than a disguise for what she really has in store for Mina...
Spring break means all sorts of trouble for Mina's friends, too. Lizzie, whose focus has never strayed from the books, is boy crazy for the first time in her life. Kelly's decision to give ex-hustler Angel another chance just might backfire. And Jacinta is having a hard time breaking things off with Raheem-even when he does something utterly unforgivable.
Fun, fast-paced, and impossible to put down, That's What's Up! proves that when it comes to popularity, you better watch your back.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Forthcoming: Sophia Shaw - A Rare Groove

 
Sophia Shaw
A Rare Groove
July 1, 2008
 
The Perfect Place...
 
Twenty-eight-year-old Simone St. Clair has a successful career as an on-air announcer in Atlanta, and an enviable romance with one of the city's most eligible bachelors. A former pro-boxer-turned-community leader, Kevin Johnson appears to be the prefect man. Yet Simone can't help feeling something is missing. In fact, she's never really been in love. But she tells herself she's just a romantic, dreaming of a man who can't possibly exist--until she travels to Jamaica for a friend's wedding.
The Prefect Man...
 
When handsome, easy-going Maxwell Harper meets Simone at the resort where they're both staying, he's smitten. And when they discover they are both on their own, they begin spending time together. A Jamaican living in Toronto, Maxwell has always played the field. But now he's ready to settle down with the right woman. As things become intimate with Simone, he feels she may be that woman.
The Perfect Passion

 

Simone is forced to choose between what should be the perfect man and what feels like the perfect love. In the process, she discovers that one of these men hides a dangerous secret, and he will do anything to protect it, including murder.

 

 
 
 
 

The Forthcoming: Brandon Massey - Don't Ever Tell

Brandon Massey
Don't Ever Tell
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Dark Secrets...
 
With a new identity, a new city to live in, and a wonderful new husband, Rachel Moore believes she's finally free of the demons in her past. But nothing could be farther from the truth. For the deadly secrets she thought were long-buried are now on the brink of being exposed...
Have A Way...
 
Someone has a vendetta against Rachel. Someone whom she betrayed a long time ago. Someone who is determined to make her pay-no matter the cost...
  
Of Coming Back With A Vengeance...

 

Now Rachel knows it's just a matter of time before her dangerous past meets up with her present-and destroys everything she's worked so hard for. Because if there's one thing that can be counted on-her enemy never forgets or forgives and will do whatever it takes to see Rachel suffer...

 

 

 
 
 

The Forthcoming: Stacy-Deanne - Melody: A Novel


Stacy-Deanne
Melody: A Novel
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Two stories of deadly passion intertwine in this gripping mystery by bestselling author Stacy-Deanne, who weaves a thrilling tale of love and death. Melody Cruz is certain her sister's new boyfriend, the wealthy, charming, and handsome Keith Taylor, has a dark past that he will do anything to hide. Wanting to protect her sister, Melody works to uncover Keith's secrets, not realizing that in doing so, she is sacrificing her own safety -- because Keith will go to any lengths to keep himself in control.
 
 
At the same time, a man named the "Albany Predator" has been brutally raping black women throughout the city, and Melody is convinced that her best friend is the rapist's next target. Detectives Brianna Morris and Steven Kemp are placed on the case, determined to bring this sadistic felon to justice. But when things couldn't get any more complicated, all evidence is turned around to reveal a surprising prime suspect.
 
 
Full of forbidden desire and unwavering strength in the face of danger, Melody is a chilling tale that will leave readers breathless as they navigate all the plot twists and turns. Struggling to survive until the end, the diverse cast of characters will be left questioning their loyalties, their passions, and how far they might be willing to go to protect the ones they love.
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Forthcoming: Diane McKinney-Whetstone - Trading Dreams At Midnight

Diane McKinney-Whetstone
Trading Places At Midnight
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Fifteen-year-old Neena and her younger sister, Tish, are certain their mother will return, flush with the promise of a new man. But Freeda's disappearance on the cold February morning in 1984 soon stretches from days to months and from months to years. Raised by their stern grandmother Nan, the two sisters quickly learn to look after themselves, fiercely reinventing their lives in the wake of Freeda's absence.
 
 
Two decades later, at age thirty-six, Neena has moved away from Philadelphia and supports herself by blackmailing married men. When one of her stings goes terribly wrong, she decides to return to her childhood home. Unable to face her grandmother, Neena attempts to pull one last hustle on a prominent local lawyer. But when she learns that her younger sister has been hospitalized with pregnancy complications, she must decide how to come to terms with the woman who raised her. Reunited, Neena, Tish, and Nan each confronts her own memories of the past, and together reveal their dreams for the future.
 
 
Shifting seamlessly through time, Trading Dreams at Midnight is the story of three generations of women bound to each other by shared joy and pain. In the evocative prose that has become her signature, Diane McKinney-Whetstone captures in exquisite detail our lingering, ever-hopeful desires for redemption and rebirth--and reminds us of the possibilities the future may still hold.
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Forthcoming: Selena Montgomery - Reckless


Selena Montgomery
Reckless
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Independent, stunning, and smart, Kell Jameson has the life she's always dreamed about. A partner at a tony Atlanta law firm that represents famous-if guilty-clients, she's far from her days as a lonely orphan in rural Georgia. But one frantic phone call will bring her back to the place she's spent years trying to escape. The head of her childhood orphanage has been accused of murder, and Kell is her only hope for freedom.
 
 
From the first moment Kell meets Sheriff Luke Calder, tempers and attraction flare. Ruggedly handsome and a stickler for law and order, Luke finds Kell compelling. Unfortunately, she represents his prime suspect. Forced to work together, they dig deep into the town's scandals . . . but Kell has a secret of her own. She trusts Luke enough to fall in love-but does she trust him enough to reveal the reckless past she's worked so hard to keep hidden?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Radiah sis, welcome to The Peoples Lounge! It's good to see you here and thanks for connecting with me too. I've been on the go, but THANK YOU for sending me the information about Cheryl's interview and review. I will get that online quick, fast, and in a hurry. Thank you for all that you DO . . . . again welcome to TPL!!!
 
 

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