Try these new books by popular African American authors.

A Good Excuse to Be Bad By Parker, Miranda 2011-07 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9780758259509 Check Our Catalog Smart, gorgeous, and too tough for her own good, bail recovery agent and single mom Evangeline Crawford moved to the burbs for a quiet life. Fortunately, it's not turning out that way . . . …More

Allure of the Game By Santiago, Danielle 2011-05 - Atria Books 0743277627 Check Our Catalog Santiago delivers a sexy, action-packed adventure about two sisters whose lives are changed forever as their fate is determined on the mean streets of Harlem. …More

Secret Obsession By Roby, Kimberla Lawson 2011-09 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446572422 Check Our Catalog Paige Donahue has always lived in her sister Camille's shadow. As children, Camille had the grades, the friends, and their parents' love, while Paige was left with hand-me-downs and criticism. Now as adults, Camille lives an idyllic life with her husband, Pierce, and her two perfect children in a beautiful home, while Paige is stuck in a small condo with bills she can't afford to pay. But no more. With seeds of doubt planted in both Camille's and Pierce's minds, Paige's plan to steal her brother-in law starts to work. But when he reveals his decision to make his marriage work, a desperate Paige moves from envy to madness. What results from her dangerous scheme is something no one could have imagined. …More

Mama Ruby By Monroe, Mary 2011-05 - Dafina Books 9780758238610 Check Our Catalog A "New York Times"-bestelling author returns to the turbulent 1940s she painted with verve and passion ("Christian Science Monitor") in her novel "The Upper Room" to bring fans the early years of one of the most indomitable heroines in contemporary literature. …More

Aftermath: A Snapped Novel By Brown, Tracy 2011-02 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312555221 Check Our Catalog Friendship, love, betrayal, and forgiveness collide in bestselling and critically acclaimed author Brown's not-to-be-missed sequel to "Snapped." …More

Silver Sparrow By Jones, Tayari 2011-05 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781565129900 Check Our Catalog Jones unveils a breathtaking story about a man's deception, a family's complicity, and two teenage girls caught in the middle, set in a middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta in the 1980s. …More

Justify My Thug By Clark, Wahida 2011-04 - Cash Money Content 9781451617092 Check Our Catalog Tasha and Trae try to overcome their troubles and make their marriage work. Meanwhile, Jaz is facing drama of her own. In the torrid world of sex, drugs, and crime, author Clark continues her definitive hip-hop soap opera that fans have come to love. …More

Put a Ring on It By Hobbs, Allison 2011-07 - Strebor Books 9781593093600 Check Our Catalog …More

The Choir Director By Weber, Carl 2011-02 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9780758231840 Check Our Catalog The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Big Girls Do Cry" takes readers back to church, where it's time for some hard-earned lessons in love, brotherhood, and betrayal. …More

Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife By Turner, Nikki 2011-04 - One World 9780345511089 Check Our Catalog Yarni Taylor wants nothing more than for her husband, Des, to commit to his life as a pastor--especially after someone tries to kill him. Before he or Yarni can regain their footing, a young woman shows up on their doorstep--Desember Day, the 18-year-old daughter Des never knew he had. With their lives on the line, Yarni must sacrifice everything to save her husband and her family. …More

If Sons, Then Heirs By Cary, Lorene 2011-04 - Atria Books 9781451610222 Check Our Catalog Cary's compelling, unforgettable narrative about love, honor, and family focuses on the hard choices people make to survive. …More

Mistress No More By Bryant, Niobia 2011-06 - Dafina Books 9780758238238 Check Our Catalog Award-winning author Bryant combines scandal, intrigue, and betrayal into one sizzling package, in which one woman taunts three former friends with the knowledge that she's having an affair with one of their husbands. …More

Midnight and the Meaning of Love By Sister Souljah 2011-04 - Atria Books 9781439165355 Check Our Catalog Sister Souljah, the "New York Times "bestselling author of "The Coldest Winter Ever "and "Midnight, "delivers her most compelling and enlightening story yet. With "Midnight and The Meaning of Love, "Souljah brings to her millions of fans an adventure about young, deep love, the ways in which people across the world express their love, and the lengths that they will go to have it. …More

No One in the World By Harris, E. Lynn Author Johnson, R. M. 2011-06 - Simon & Schuster 9781439178096 Check Our Catalog Johnson and Harris combine forces to tell the story of twin brothers struggling to uncover many questions about themselves and one another. …More

Love, Honor, and Betray By Roby, Kimberla Lawson 2011-01 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446572453 Check Our Catalog The infamous Reverend Curtis Black's sordid past is no secret, as his wife, Charlotte, is well aware. But when Curtis' longtime mistress and mother of his illegitimate two-year-old dies, he and Charlotte have no choice but to raise Curtina together. Soon, Charlotte's resentment of the child affects her marriage. …More

Mind Your Own Business By Lovely, Lutishia 2011-09 - Dafina Books 9780758265791 Check Our Catalog …More

Money Can't Buy Love By Briscoe, Connie 2011-06 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446534840 Check Our Catalog After overcoming the shock of her lottery win, things finally begin to turn around for Lena. As her life comes together, Lena notices that the things she has held dear are beginning to fall apart and she wonders if her life really has changed for the better, or if things are actually worse than they were before. …More

Money Can't Buy Love By Briscoe, Connie 2011-06 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446534840 Check Our Catalog After overcoming the shock of her lottery win, things finally begin to turn around for Lena. As her life comes together, Lena notices that the things she has held dear are beginning to fall apart and she wonders if her life really has changed for the better, or if things are actually worse than they were before. …More

Just Wanna Testify By Cleage, Pearl 2011-05 - One World 9780345506368 Check Our Catalog A mesmerizing slice of not-so-everyday life, brimming with wicked wit and spiced with a few supernatural surprises, "Just Wanna Testify" showcases Cleage's masterly storytelling at its soulful and satisfying finest. …More

Murder Mamas By Ashley Author Jaquavis 2011-10 - Urban Books 9781601625007 Check Our Catalog The Murder Mamas, Robyn and Aries, have relocated to Los Angeles, and it doesn't take long to link up with Hollywood's biggest drug kingpin. He hires them to take out a snitch and a judge, but the plans backfire and they only complete half of the job. When Robyn gets caught by the authorities, their world falls apart. 288 pp. …More

Dutch III: International Gangster By Woods, Teri 2011-05 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446551540 Check Our Catalog After coming into contact with Joseph Odouwo, Kazami's very rich and powerful relative, Craze is immediately on alert. Craze can't resist a stake in Odouwo's very successful billion-dollar diamond trade, and reluctantly takes Odouwo up on his offer, hoping that he didn't make a decision he will soon regret. …More

Bitch a New Beginning By King, Deja 2011-08 - King Productions 9780984332571 Check Our Catalog …More

Eviction Notice By K'wan 2011-09 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312536985 Check Our Catalog From #1 Essence bestselling author, K'wan, comes the next installment in his bestselling Hood Rat series Porsha: the ghetto princess. Boots: the scandalous baby mama. Frankie aka Francine: the con artist. These three girls live in one apartment and are into all kinds of hood foolishness while having fun. Until one day they find an eviction notice taped to their door. Now they have seventy-two hours to find out how to come up with all the money they owe in months of back rent. Of course Don B. is still up to his old tricks with Big Dawg ENT and trying to find an artist to replace Animal and he comes across a rapper from Newark named Lord Scientific who proves to be much more than even Don B. can handle. Meanwhile, the police and Gucci are still searching for Animal and they'll uncover something about him and his abduction that no one was prepared for. There goes the neighborhood, again! …More

The Eternal Engagement By Morrison, Mary B. 2011-07 - Dafina Books 9780758222633 Check Our Catalog From a "New York Times"-bestselling author comes a moving, unforgettable story of lives at a crossroads, love lost and found, and the price of secrets. …More