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From his early days as a Baltimore cop to his time with the Department of Military Sciences and then more recently leading Rogue Team International, these stories cover the range of the Ledger timeline bringing back old favorites and introducing new ones. The stakes are as high as ever, and Joe Ledger is there to save the day!

Iesha thought she was building a life—raising her daughters, holding her family together, surviving Chicago the best way she knew how. What she didn’t realize was that survival has a price… and sometimes it comes with blood on it. Pulled between Chris, the man who offered stability but drifted into betrayal, and Sleepy, a feared street chief whose protection blurred into possession, Iesha finds herself living a double life she never intended to choose. What begins as temptation spirals into manipulation, violence, and irreversible loss as the streets tighten their grip around everyone...

After going to court, Caleb and Samika are officially SEPARATED. They both make conscious decisions to walk through the door of opportunity and explore life without each other. In the process Caleb and his boss, Christina develop an even closer bond with one another. At the same time Caleb and MC have a falling out that may end their friendship. Meanwhile Samika’s impromptu expedition into the lesbian lifestyle isn’t what she initially imagined. Although Samika worships the ground that Isabella walks on, is isn’t enough to keep Isabella from straying into other directions? But Samika ...

Shay and Vyshon seem to have had a fairytale meeting of love at first sight. Seeing all the attributes in each other that they always desired in the opposite sex creates an unbreakable magnetism between the two. Everything seems to be one big fantastic roller coaster of ecstasy and black love until their individual baggage begins to become clutter in their new life together. With family interfering and temptation around the corner, things get pretty hot and sticky once the truth comes to the light and headboards go bump in the night.

The finale is finally here! Now that De’Andre is dead, 2 detectives are applying pressure on Vyshon, Shay and Marquita trying to connect the dots. On the other side of the page, T-Wood puts his plan into motion with the assistance of Punkin. Latisha and Jayda are brought together by their unexpected circumstance as they bond with others who are also stuck to the sticky glue trap of evil intentions. Flip through the pages and you will find Marsha and Jackie taking sibling rivalry to an unthinkable level as their estranged sister attempts to play referee in their childish game. Remove the ...

On the front cover. Shay and Vyshon are fighting to hold their newly created family together in the midst of expecting their first child together. If that isn't enough pressure, they're dumping money that they barely have into home renovations in a house they have yet to purchase. On the back cover, Vyshon is trying to recover from being wounded in a random shooting. But while he's healing, he continues to waddle in the muddy waters of his secret life with his older side piece, Monique, who just can't get enough of him. Then right in the middle of it all, Jayda and T-Wood re trying to enjoy...

For better or for worse. But what if worse is better? Love. Betrayal. Secrets. Revenge. Samika Sangster’s life shatters when she uncovers that the woman who raised her was a kidnapper, her biological parents are alive, and her marriage teeters on the edge. Caleb’s infidelity ignites a chain of explosive events, while vengeful forces, deadly criminals, and shocking betrayals threaten everyone around them. From Chicago’s streets to Johannesburg’s splendor, from courtroom battles to high-stakes heists, this story follows a cast of unforgettable characters navigating love, loss, and ...

BASED ON TRUE EVENTS Rodney Jackson aka Black Jack was groomed by his dad, Big Sam to be a hustler and molded by his mother, Janice to be a player. Although he suffered from a case of self-consciousness growing up caused by his dark complexion, Rodney quickly gained confidence as his money increased. Living a double life as a supervisor for the postal office by day and a lieutenant over a neighborhood street organization on Chicago's west side by night. His rocky relationship with his mother plagues Rodney with trust issues concerning women until he meets Chanae, a young, witty, down to ...

Vyshon and Shay struggle to keep their family and relationship strong although they are still recovering from previous bumps in their road to happiness. Despite their will to stay afloat, life proceeds to throw unexpected drama their way at all the wrong times. In the midst of the turbulence and chaos, Vyshon and Marvin's friendship are put to the test after Marvin reveals his new love interest. Things get further complicated as Shay is faced with challenge of keeping her mother happy vs being loyal to her man and extended family. Skip a few pages and you find Jayda and T-Wood are facing ...

Caleb and Samika are high school sweethearts who live in the Chicago suburb of Evanston. After getting married at a young age, years later their lives have become all too routine especially in the bedroom, Caleb begins to be tempted by other women he encounters. Once his home life becomes rocky and he begins to feel unappreciated, he begins to act out on his fantasies and commits infidelity. Meanwhile, Samika explores her own sexuality with a close friend, which happens right under Caleb's nose. As a result, Samika begins to drift away and lose interest in her husband altogether. In the ...

When single parents Alex and Jasmine meet, they see a second chance at love and family. But as they blend their lives, cracks begin to show. What starts as a passionate romance unravels into a toxic spiral of jealousy, betrayal, and explosive fights. With each attempt to fix things, tensions only mount, pulling them deeper into a cycle that harms not only themselves but their children, too. Caught between love and chaos, Alex and Jasmine must face a hard truth: staying together might be tearing their family apart.

Love was supposed to be the safest place to fall — until secrets, ambition, and obsession turned everything into a collision course. As Jared prepares to marry the woman who changed his life, a mysterious and unstable admirer refuses to fade quietly, exposing emotional cracks that threaten to unravel his future before vows are even spoken. Meanwhile, Ronald, a soulful musician chasing love and relevance, discovers that heartbreak may be the very catalyst that transforms his purpose. Across the city, Ray is fighting a different battle — one driven by survival, pride, and the intoxicating...

Avery Johnson thought moving back to New Orleans would be simple. After Hurricane Katrina forced him to rebuild his life in Chicago, returning to his hometown was supposed to be a fresh start—better pay, a stable job, and a chance to reconnect with the city that raised him. But during Mardi Gras, one wild night in the French Quarter changes everything. After partying with his best friend Franky Fresh and two mysterious women, Avery wakes up alone in the middle of the street with hours of his memory missing. At first, it seems like a drunken blackout. Until Franky turns up dead. And Avery ...

Nina, a spirited yet naive teenage girl, falls deeply for Derrick, an older man who captivates her with charm and worldliness. Despite her friends’ and family’s warnings, Nina believes Derrick is her escape from her small, predictable life. But her world is turned upside down when she finds out she’s pregnant. Still grappling with the reality of an unwanted child, Nina is further devastated as Derrick, now newly wealthy, morphs into a version of himself she hardly recognizes—selfish, detached, and increasingly indifferent to Nina and their child. As Derrick revels in his newfound ...

Ricky and Stacy grew up side by side, sharing laughter, secrets, and dreams of the future. But as they reach adulthood, their paths diverge—Ricky becomes a defense attorney, while Stacy leads a quieter life, carving out her own path. Years pass with only sporadic contact, until a horrific crime rocks their world: Stacy’s boyfriend is found dead, and she’s accused of murder. Drawn back into Stacy’s life, Ricky steps up as her defense attorney, determined to prove her innocence. As they wade through a tangled web of evidence, betrayals, and old wounds, Ricky and Stacy find their ...

For more than a century, the city of Atlanta has been associated with Black achievement in education, business, politics, media, and music, earning it the nickname "the Black Mecca." Atlanta's long tradition of Black education dates back to Reconstruction, and produced an elite that flourished in spite of Jim Crow, rose to leadership during the civil rights movement, and then took power in the 1970s by building a coalition between White progressives, business interests, and Black Atlantans. But Atlanta's political leadership has consistently mishandled the Black poor.

They thought distance would bring peace. Instead, it unleashed chaos. In Thy Neighbor’s Wife 3: Separated, J. Maurice takes the drama, betrayal, and forbidden desires of the series to explosive new heights. Samika and Caleb are torn apart, living separate lives yet bound by vows neither can fully escape. As Samika searches for healing after heartbreak and betrayal, shocking truths about her past and present threaten to unravel everything she thought she knew. Caleb, meanwhile, finds himself pulled between loyalty, temptation, and the haunting possibility of reconciliation with the woman ...

Historian Maurice Casey reveals the connections and disconnections of a group of forgotten communist activists whose lives collided in 1920s Moscow: a brilliant Irish translator, a maverick author, the rebel daughters of an East London Jewish family, and a family of determined German anti-fascists. Culminating in a queer love story that saw the daughters of the Cohens and Leonhards create an enduring partnership even as their parents' political visions crumbled, this is a rebel odyssey and a history of international communism, one which looks as much to the future as it does to the past.

This book is for anyone who has suffered trauma at the hands of religious authorities by either being born into that environment and/or having suffered the consequences of a religious indoctrination.

Kyle and Shannon, a young couple from Atlanta, move into what seems like a quiet, charming apartment building to start fresh. Their new life takes a sinister turn when they notice strange noises and odd behavior from their downstairs neighbor, Marcus. Friendly yet unsettling, Marcus begins to cast a dark shadow over their days, as unexplained noises, foul odors, and midnight movements make Kyle and Shannon increasingly suspicious. When they finally uncover the horrific secret Marcus has been hiding, they realize they’re in a fight for their lives, trapped with a killer in the heart of ...