Carolina Built
By: Kianna Alexander
3.65
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
This “exuberant celebration of Black women’s joy as well as their achievements” (Kate Quinn, New Yo…
Want to Read $ 13.99"When I interact with others, I try to let goodwill and love for humanity guide me. I don't always succeed, but I pray for the grace to do better the next time."-Kianna Alexander, Carolina Built
"When I interact with others, I try to let goodwill and love for humanity guide me. I don't always succeed, but I pray for the grace to do better the next time."-Kianna Alexander, Carolina Built
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1. Second House from the Corner
By: Sadeqa Johnson
4.03
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
"So good!" NY Times best-selling author Jennifer Weiner Felicia Lyons, a stressed out stay-at-home … read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
2. Black Girls Must Be Magic
By: Jayne Allen
3.92
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In this highly anticipated second installment in the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, Tabitha… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
3. Take My Hand
By: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
4.37
Format: 359 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in po… read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"There wasn’t any justice for little Black girls, and never had been."-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand
"The world was an enigma. My country was an enigma. Still, she was mine. And I loved every square inch of her."-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand
"The past doesn't work that way. You can't just make it disappear. You can't pretend certain things didn't happen."-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand
"She wore a belted yellow dress that screamed springtime even though it was chilly out. Anybody in a dress that bright had to be doing some good in the world, I decided."-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand
4. Hold You Down
By: Tracy Brown
4.35
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Hold You Down is an edgy novel from rising star Tracy Brown about the perils of love and the ties t… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
5. Miss Pearly's Girls: A Captivating Tale of Family Healing
By: ReShonda Tate Billingsley
4.38
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In this captivating family drama from award-winning, bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley, … read more
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- adult fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
6. Empty Vows (Lexington, Alabama #2)
By: Mary Monroe
3.77
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this scandalous follow-up to the Depression-era tale Mrs. Wiggins , award-winning and New York T… read more
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- historical
- family
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
7. The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)
By: Krystal Marquis
3.66
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In 1910, the Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changin… read more
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- historical
- family
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
"Olivia remembered the moment she'd realized that every Black person she knew was touched by the horror of slavery. Sometimes Olivia felt it like a wound hidden deep under smooth skin—one that she did…"-Krystal Marquis, The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)
8. Sister Friends Forever
By: Kimberla Lawson Roby
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
This emotional novel from a New York Times bestselling author follows four lifelong friends as ea… read more
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- audiobook
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
9. Love, Honor, Betray (Lexington, Alabama #3)
By: Mary Monroe
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers the latest thrillingly scandal… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
10. Double Lives
By: Mary Monroe
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns with an outrageous new tale of … read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Life is a gift. You need to live."-Mary Monroe, Double Lives
11. The Thing About Home
By: Rhonda McKnight
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renew… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
12. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
By: Tia Williams
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. An… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"And know this: the villain depends on who's telling the story."-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
"Breeze was a share cropper. His whole family was. He was born in Fallon, South Carolina a dusty wretched town to a long line of men named Ezra Walker. His first son would be named Ezra, too. No clue …"-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
"To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and th…"-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
13. The American Queen
By: Vanessa Miller
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s be… read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
14. The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel
By: ReShonda Tate
3.94
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one … read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
15. Something Good
By: Vanessa Miller
3.97
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
When three women find their lives inextricably linked after a terrible mistake, they must work toge… read more
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- audiobook
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
16. Black Girls Must Have It All (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, #3)
By: Jayne Allen
3.75
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In this final installment in the acclaimed Black Girls Must Die Exhausted trilogy, Tabitha is jugg… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
17. Carolina Built
By: Kianna Alexander
3.65
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
This “exuberant celebration of Black women’s joy as well as their achievements” (Kate Quinn, New Yo… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- historical
- feminism
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"When I interact with others, I try to let goodwill and love for humanity guide me. I don't always succeed, but I pray for the grace to do better the next time."-Kianna Alexander, Carolina Built
18. A Woman Of Endurance
By: Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Combining the haunting power of Toni Morrison’s Beloved with the evocative atmosphere of Phillippa … read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
19. The Great Mrs. Elias
By: Barbara Chase-Riboud
3.80
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The author of the award-winning Sally Hemings now brings to life Hannah Elias, one of the richest b… read more
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- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
20. My Name Is Ona Judge
By: Suzette D. Harrison
4.27
Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition
New Hampshire, 1796. “My name is Ona Judge,and I escaped from the household of the President of the… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"If freedom ever knocks on your door same as it did for Mathilda and Noble... open it !"-Suzette D. Harrison, My Name Is Ona Judge
"Finding Miss Ona's journal and reading her story was a lesson in dignity. She'd been a person owned by other persons. Yet when faced with the reality of being "gifted" to yet another master, she knew…"-Suzette D. Harrison, My Name Is Ona Judge
21. Our Gen
By: Diane McKinney-Whetstone
3.77
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Residents of an active-living retirement community revert to lives of youthful indulgence, even as … read more
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- contemporary
- fiction
- audiobook
22. Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt
By: Phoebe Zerwick
4.41
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A deeply reported, gripping narrative of injustice, exoneration, and the lifelong impact of incarce… read more
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- audiobook
23. Before We Say I Do (In The Heart of A Valentine Book 9)
By: Stephanie Nicole Norris
4.63
Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition
A dilemma stands in the path of their happily ever after when an unlikely visitor raises suspicions… read more
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- audiobook
24. Sister Mother Warrior
By: Vanessa Riley
3.93
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed author of Island Queen Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitia… read more
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- adult fiction
- feminism
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"My faith has promised me to me to my king."-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior
"Being set apart is lonely, until you find purpose."-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior
"Taking one habitation away from the oppressor doesn't stop the oppression."-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior
"I kept my celibate vows there. If my faith is violated, I'll no longer have favor."-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior
25. Game Changers: Dean Smith, Charlie Scott, and the Era That Transformed a Southern College Town
By: Art Chansky
3.80
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
Among many legendary episodes from the life and career of men's basketball coach Dean Smith, few lo… read more
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26. The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster
By: Shauna Robinson
4.02
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
From the acclaimed author of The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks and Must Love Books comes a heartf… read more
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- adult fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
27. Nobody's Magic
By: Destiny O. Birdsong
3.60
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
"With Nobody's Magic, Destiny Birdsong has given us a devastatingly beautiful, sexy, searing gift. … read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- feminism
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- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
28. Poster Girls
By: Meredith Ritchie
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
"Everyone is an outsider somewhere. There's a sameness to being different."After an unwanted southe… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
29. American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience
By: Diya Abdo
4.17
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A provocative, conversation-sparking exploration of refugee experiences told in their own words, fo… read more
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30. Money Rock: A Family’s Story of Cocaine, Race, and Ambition in the New South
By: Pam Kelley
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
“To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardshi… read more
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- historical
31. Step It Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk
By: David Menconi
4.04
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
This book is a love letter to the artists, scenes, and sounds defining North Carolina's extraordina… read more
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