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Charlotte's Tree is a multi-generational saga based on true characters in LaFlorya Gauthier's family history. There are three books: the first chronicles the life and times of Charlotte, LaFlorya's great-great grandmother who was raised by her free midwife Aunt Iona, and relates her epic struggles from 1827 to 1902. The first book opens in Crystal Springs, Mississippi in the year 1827, on the day that an orphaned seven-year old Charlotte accompanies her Aunt Iona on a double mission: to bring Lucie Mae's baby into the world and to "do" for Miz Blaylock, wife of Doctor Blaylock who is Aunt Iona's sponsor and benefactor. As the drama unfolds, Charlotte experiences vicissitudes of life in a sma...
After a tragic accident takes the life of her young niece, African-American architect Jasmine Burke has lost faith in herself. She spends all her time working in a hospice. While there she finds herself spilling her secrets to a comatose accident victim, Noah Arias, until one day he wakes up. Frightened by the fact that she has exposed herself to a stranger, she retreats again. When Noah resurfaces in her life, they become romantically involved, but their happiness is spoiled when his past returns to haunt them. Noah was once the heir to a small African country before a military coup forced him into exile. Now the two of them must reckon with his past.
Pastry chef Lili Hart hasn't been satisfied with what she's accomplished with her siblings at Hearts and Flowers. She yearns for independent success, so she seeks to take on clients of her own not tied to the family business. Excited about her first client, her celebration is short-lived when she sees dreamy eyed Dominic Ballard again. Charming and talented singer/songwriter Dominic Ballard majored in music in college despite the discouragement of his mother. Eventually, he moved to California to pursue his dreams of superstardom. After the sudden death of his father, Dominic finds himself back in his hometown of Taylor, Indiana assisting with the family's chain of restaurants. When he's offered an opportunity to collaborate on popular R & B singer latest CD he feels closer to realizing his dream. But, his life is further complicated when he runs into the one who got away. . .feisty Lili Hart.
Down on her luck blues singer, Gabriella Santos, escapes her over- protective family, along with a series of bad relationships, for a gig in Chicago. She is determined to prove she can stand on her own two stiletto-clad feet and make a fresh start. But when she tangles with the sexy but aloof bar owner, Shane O'Neil, she begins to believe she might have bitten off more than she can chew. When she gets mugged, shot at, witnesses a hit and run and sees somebody murdered, she knows she's in way over her head. Ex-special forces guy turned detective and reluctant bar owner, Shane O'Neil, has a laundry list of things he doesn't like, starting with cops—especially his stepfather and stepbrother, ...
Rainbow consists of sixty songs and poems, which, like the title of this collection, are sixty rainbows that decorate Canada’s blue sky beautifully. They are symbols of sunshine, beauty, love, hope, happiness, pride and glory. They are odes to Canada’s heroes and heroines: soldiers, peace-keepers, pilots, police, scientists, angels in white—doctors and nurses, especially the ones working amid the pandemic periods, and the angels in charity. They show the world that people feel greatly proud of living in Canada, a great country full of sunshine, beauty, love, hope, happiness, pride and glory, one of the best places for people to live in the world.
Knowing that she was the one responsible for her parents' tragic death, Regine Thomas buries her pain and pretends not to grieve. To escape the memories, she moves from her from southern hometown to a small town outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania along with her teenaged sister. Hoping for a new start, she forfeits her plans for law school and opens a small catering business. Her goal is to focus on her business and make sure her sister is taken care of. All that changes when she wins the coveted contract to cater a high society event. There she meets billionaire, playboy Mason Spaulding, a man that makes his own rules when it comes to business and relationships. The fire ignites upon their first meeting. They begin an affair and agree that when it ends they will go their separate ways. But all of that changes when Mason decides he wants more and rewrites the script.
Kinyume na matarajio ya familia yake, Lorraine Barbette mtengenezaji filamu mzaliwa wa Mississipi anajikuta akivunja uchumba wake namwanaume asiyempenda na kukimbilia mji unaovutia wa Senegal ili kutengeneza filamu halisi ya kiutamaduni . Kisha kijana mtanashati asiye na kifani mwanadiplomasia Momar Diallo anauteka moyo wake. Mwenye msimamo mkali wa kuilinda nchi yake, Momar ana wasiwasi na filamu hiyo lakini anatekwa na hisia kali za mapenzi kwa Loraaine .Kadiri penzi linavyozidi kuwaleta karibu zaidi migongano yao ya kitaaluma nakiutamaduni nayo inazidi kuwatenganisha. Wanaweza kumaliza tofauti hizi kwa kusikiliza sauti za ajabu ambazo zinanong'ona kwenye nyoyo zao na kudai hatma yao ya kuishi pamoja.
David Thornton lands his dream job as executive director of a faith-based community empowerment center established by his paladin, Congressman Roosevelt Franklin. This honest, hard-working true believer must unite a staff divided by the scandal of the previous director's departure, while trying to convince the girl of his dreams to trust him. Kitty Franklin is the outspoken, jaded daughter of the politically savvy and slick Congressman Roosevelt Franklin. As her father's personal attorney, Kitty's intimate knowledge of her father's dealings have caused her to lose all faith in God, government, and men. And now a viral internet scandal has erupted that threatens to destroy the Congressman's re-election campaign. The scandal shakes Kitty's fragile faith and may prevent her from ever believing in anything or anyone ever again.
Based in part on a true story, Havana Harvest follows the maneuvers of two adversarial intelligence services in their attempts to inflict maximum damage on each other as they move through a maze of high-tension suspense. In Cuba, General Patricio Casas must decide whether to support the revolution he has defended for so many years or do what is good for his people and challenge the selfish authoritarianism of the Castroite regime. Meanwhile, CIA operative Robert Lonsdale is tasked with determining why a captain in Fidel's army--who recently arrived in Miami with a suitcase full of money--seeks U.S. protection from a Colombian drug cartel and the Cuban secret police. Lonsdale is quickly drawn into a maelstrom of intrigue and murder from which there seems to be no escape--unless he can convince General Casas to help.
Nothing comes between Jackson DeVoy and his briefs--his legal briefs, that is--until the ace attorney is sent to Darwin Island to secure the rights to a "miracle" weight-loss aid from the island's enigmatic benefactor, JT Marchand. The last person the money-driven workaholic expects to find is Lina, an ebony goddess who seduces him on his first night. Forced to return to Boston without saying goodbye, Jack leaves Darwin convinced that his hasty exit is for the best. Never mind that he feels like he's leaving behind true love and not just a lover. Lina turns up in Boston, her unexpected reunion with Jack generating a heat that makes it easy to forget feelings of abandonment and deception. Once she's in Jack's world, Lina finds herself falling in love with clam chowder, Sam Adams lager, and a man who's convinced that money is the only thing worth living for. But when Lina awakens Jack's longing for things money just can't buy, he has to decide which means more to him: his wallet or his heart.