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In the city of Egunu, Nigeria, fifteen year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a somewhat cloistered life. Their father is a wealthy businessman, they live in a beautiful home, and attend private school. But, through Kambili's eyes, we see that their home life is anything but harmonious. Her father, a fanatically religious man has impossible expectations of his children and his wife, and if things don't go his way he becomes physically abusive....
2) Cover girls
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This compelling novel follows four women as they learn to balance children, estranged husbands, boyfriends, and problems at work through their faith in God.
Michelle, Tonya, Mrs. Judson, and Miz Ida. African-American, white, rich, poor — they seemingly have nothing in common. Yet every day they face the complex realities of twenty-first-century urban life as they try to balance their needs with their belief in God. Through the course of...
Michelle, Tonya, Mrs. Judson, and Miz Ida. African-American, white, rich, poor — they seemingly have nothing in common. Yet every day they face the complex realities of twenty-first-century urban life as they try to balance their needs with their belief in God. Through the course of...
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Felicia Caldwell has a great job, a healthy bank account, and stunning good looks. When charismatic superstar pastor Nya Hempstead declares that partnership is on its way, Felicia is elated, until her life becomes filled with more curses than blessings. Five years later, Felicia moves from Atlanta to Dallas and joins the church led by Nya and her co-pastor husband, Gregory. As Felicia infiltrates the pastors' lives, it may take a heavenly intervention...
4) More to life
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"Freshly forty-five, Aja James knows that her life is good, complete with a loving, wealthy husband, well-adjusted children, and a beautiful home. Yet the truth is, she feels painfully unfulfilled, stuck in the present, haunted by a painful past. When a friend suggests a girls' trip to a tropical paradise, Aja hopes a change of scene will also change her perspective. On vacation, filled with fun and freedom, Aja is relieved to find her spirits lifting....
5) Ray of hope
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Troublesome teen sisters Sahara and Crystal Nichols are acting up, and it's more than their mother can handle. Enter the girls' 75-year-old churchgoing grandmother, Ma Ray. She's determined to turn their lives around - and knows more about being a bad girl than either sister bargained for. And when Sahara and Crystal learn of their grandmother's former rebel antics, they begin to appreciate her present-day passion for leading a more productive life......
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Coming from a life of poverty with a crackhead mother, Onika Lewis still graduated with honors from a prestigious college. When her achievements didn't earn her the elite status she craved, Onika leveraged her gorgeous looks to become a rich man's trophy. Dumped for a younger model, she is now unemployed, broke -- and homeless.
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"He's the down-to-earth, loving, and protective man she never thought she'd find. And with her own successful career, Chenille plans to be more than just a famous athlete's wife. She's determined to balance work, marriage, and motherhood, as the couple awaits their first child . . . Until their son is born with a crippling heart ailment. Until a devastated Brayden starts putting his career above everything else. And when tragedy strikes, Chenille...
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"First ladies of the Baptist church and sworn frenemies Rachel Jackson Adams and Jasmine Cox Larson Bush are stunned to learn they may have more in common than they thought--like who's their daddy--in the scandalous new collaboration between national bestselling and award-winning authors ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray. A heated American Baptist Coalition election. A murky murder cover-up. An outrageous reality TV show. What...
9) My word
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"After marrying her college sweetheart, Ginger Williams gave up her own professional dreams to help her husband follow his dream of building a megachurch. It's not long before Ginger and her husband, Jeremy, turn a small D.C. church into a burgeoning empire....catapulting the couple into a popular powerhouse. But with a bigger spotlight comes more temptation...and the power is corrupting Jeremy in ways Ginger never imagined. When she seeks the advice...
10) She's no angel
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Angel becomes a pastor's wife, and crosses paths with Mother Calloway, who wants to put her through the pit of hell.
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Appearances mean everything to Delilah Dupree Jewel. So after hearing of her daughter-in-law's sudden death, Delilah decides that coming to the rescue of her long estranged son Jesse and her granddaughter Tamara would be a good look ... though Lord knows she'll have to dig hard to find her maternal instincts. But Delilah quickly discovers that Jesse wants nothing to do with her and Tamara isn't interested in her career advice.
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