"The astonishing untold history of America's first black millionaires - former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties - self-made entrepreneurs whose unknown success mirrored that of American business heroes such as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Thomas Edison. Between the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery...

After a long run of misfortune, betrayal, and broken hearts, the Livingston family and their soul food empire are thriving. Toussaint is the Food Network darling, Malcolm's BBQ Soul Smoker is the toast of QVC, and Bianca's brainchild, TOSTS -- Taste of Soul Tapas Style -- is a sensation on L.A.'s Sunset Strip. Only Jefferson hasn't made his mark -- and he partly blames Toussaint. When he receives an unexpected promotion, Jefferson is ready to show...

"An unambitious twenty-two-year-old, Darren lives in a Bed-Stuy brownstone with his mother, who wants nothing more than to see him live up to his potential as the valedictorian of Bronx Science. But Darren is content working at Starbucks in the lobby of a Midtown office building, hanging out with his girlfriend, Soraya, and eating his mother's home-cooked meals. All that changes when a chance encounter with Rhett Daniels, the silver-tongued CEO of...

"Josephine N. Leary is determined to build a life of her own, and a future for her family. When she moves to Edenton, North Carolina from the plantation where she was born, she is free, newly married, and ready to follow her dreams. As the demands of life pull Josephine's attention-deepening her marriage, mothering her daughters, supporting her grandmother-she struggles to balance her real estate aspirations with the realities of keeping life going...

"The first biography of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and trailblazing Black feminist activist whose work made children, race, and welfare rights central to the women's movement"--

Wealthy and high-profile, the Chase dynasty has everything an African-American family could ever want—except what money can't buy. . .
Ever since Carter Chase's ex-fiancé, Avery, married another man, he's resolved to win her back. And when an accident sends her to his side, Carter seems to have sealed the deal. But fate has a different plan. . .
Meanwhile, Carter's brother, Michael, is entangled in a scandal that's alienated him from...

His life shattered by tragedy, Emilio Morretti stunned the world when he walked away from his fabulous career. The reclusive Atlanta race car legend isn't looking for redemption or romance when he meets Sharleen Nichols. But the life coach's infectious zeal for life is starting to make him feel like a winner again. Haunted by her own painful secret, Sharleen can't let her attraction to her celebrity client affect her professional judgment--or her...

Behind the gilded doors of the Chase mansion lies a moneyed world of African-American royalty and family intrigue-where no price is too high to pay. . .
Being appointed to the Board of his father's empire means nothing to Carter Chase since his fiancé, Avery, left him. Carter intends to use every resource-and compromise every moral-to find her and get her back.
Carter's brother, Michael, has a problem of his own. His relationship with his...

After a one-night stand with an architect, a woman who is in the process of launching her own interior design firm discovers that the complexities of family, work, and passion have brought them back together again for a very special reason.

A Westmoreland man always gets what he wants! Follow the Denver Westmoreland clan in these two classic, fan-favorite novels from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson — collected here in one volume!
Westmoreland's Way
There was a secret to real-estate tycoon Dillon Westmoreland's heritage—and business owner Pamela Novak had the key. Though the raven-haired beauty was ensnared...