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'An important, provocative study....Black English is not a sloppy imitation of white English, Dillard insists, but a precise language with a history and grammar of its own. A teacher of linguistics, he marshals an impressive--and often fascinating--case.'--Charles Michener, Newsweek
I’ve always been known for bedding women and then breaking their hearts. It’s just who I am. So when a bet I knew I couldn’t lose was presented to me, I knew I couldn’t turn it down. The rules were simple: draw a name from a hat, then seduce that woman–make her fall head over heels in love with you. I was sure it would be easy until I saw her name inked on the paper. Jules Peterson. My first love, my first kiss, and my first heartbreak. She was my former best friend until she left me when I needed her the most. Now, though? I’ll make her pay. All that anger, hate, and heartbreak tainted me, and I plan to show her just how bad it hurt. She used to be my everything, but now she’s just The Bet. --
"Politics and power in a small American town"--Jacket subtitle.
The King Crime dark mafia duet is complete and available for a limited time in one boxed set. Two stories, one epic conclusion. A love story that can only end in tragedy...BOOK ONE: INDEBTEDIt was a debt to be settled, a price to be repaid.Sold. My body, mind, and soul, given to the most terrifying man I've ever met.Enzo King.Violent, commanding, gorgeous, and sinister.He's a killer, a thief, and feared by many.I know what's to come.He'll break me.Take from me.Own me.Soon enough my life will no longer be my own, but his.BOOK TWO: INEVITABLE A love story that can only end in tragedy...She was never part of the plan... never to become anything. She was simply a payment, and once the debt was s...
**This book may contain triggers. This book is part of a series and ends on a cliffhanger.** This empire is built on the bones of our enemies, surrounded by shadows that hide our twisted deeds and quiet wealth. Sienna After a decade, what remained was a lone pendant and a shattered heart. If not for the photo, I’d think he was a ghost. With no other choice, I redefined my life, mending the broken pieces. But like all things that haunt us, he’s back, engulfing my once simple life into a raging storm surrounded by crime and bloodshed. The trouble he brings is more than just his secrets; it's the weakness he brings out of me. But just one taste can’t hurt, can it? Elio My existence is tangled with darkness and mayhem, where we live by a code —family, power, loyalty, and protection. Until her. She was the light. And I left. Everything I’ve done has been to protect her. She resists our connection, consumed by the betrayals of the past. Too bad. I refuse to stop until she becomes mine again.
J.L. King examines how Black culture and Black lives are affected by the stereotyped CP time. Everyone has a story of being the victim of CP time, also known as colored people's time, a term that refers to the negative stereotype that Black and African Americans are always late. It's been responsible for the termination of jobs and relationships, and for delaying weddings and even funerals. CP Time is the first book to examine a behavior that crosses all social economic lines within the black community in a way that will bring smiles and groans of recognition to victims and culprits alike. In brisk, engaging chapters, J.L. King provides humorous examples and personal stories, voicing the opinions of those who view habitual lateness as just part of being black, and those who see it as a more serious problem. Recounting the reasons and excuses offered in CP time's defense, King provides a wry and often hilarious history of how and why the phenomenon began. Light-hearted yet enlightening, CP Time makes a perfect gift for the chronically tardy—and all those affected by them.
Two years ago, she ruined my family's life. Maybe she thought it was only a little lie. That she did the right thing, that the worst was behind her, that no one had gotten hurt. Oh, how naive the black-haired beauty was. Fate has finally brought her back to me, to Blackthorn Academy.Once upon a time, I was obsessed, consumed with the need to make her mine. Now I just want revenge, and I'll do whatever I can to get it. You see, the beautiful, sweet, Willow doesn't realize the mistake she's made yet. She doesn't realize that she's entered the lion's den, and there won't be any escaping her fate. I'm Parker Rothschild, and I'll become her nightmare, her enemy, her bully. By the time I'm finished with her, she'll be begging me for forgiveness and pleading to confess her sins.**This is a standalone DARK bully romance. This book contains scenes that may be triggering to some readers. This is not a YA romance novel and should be read by those only 18+ or older. **
They call me a monster. Murderous and hateful. Beautiful but broken. Nothing can calm the ever raging storm inside of me. As the ruthless leader of the Doubeck family there is a certain standard of brutality, I have to uphold. Then I meet her. Beautiful, innocent, and so very afraid. Valentina is a rival family's daughter, and the little temptress has purposely tangled herself in my dark web. She seeks me out, needing my help, but the price for what she wants will be steep. Since my father's death, I've needed a wife to solidify my family name, and this woman has piqued my interest. So we strike a deal, intertwining our futures. I'll put a ring on her finger, own her body, keep her safe, and kill them all. I make a vow to protect her at all costs, that is until her secrets come to light, and I'm left with the choice of becoming the monster she's only ever heard rumors about. **This is a dark arranged marriage mafia romance. It contains dub-con/non-con as well as other scenes that may be triggering to some readers.**
Once upon a time she was my sister's best friend. I'd always wanted her to be mine, that is until the night everything changed and my love morphed into pure hatred. Now I'm a vile bastard with a chip on his shoulder. Cruel black hate is all I know. My only focus *ucking my way through Blackthorn's elite women and partying. Then she shows up at Blackthorn. She's different now, quiet and reserved, but just as beautiful as she was the day she disappeared. One look and my focus changes. I decided then that my time for revenge is now. No way does she get to enjoy herself. No, I'm going to make her life hell. Destroy her from the inside out. I'm going to make her regret ever walking my way, because if it wasn't for her...my sister would still be alive. **This is a standalone DARK bully romance. This book contains scenes that may be triggering to some readers. This is not a YA romance novel and should be read by those only 18+ or older. **