15 Top african american books like Double Lives by Mary Monroe

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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 …

"Life is a gift. You need to live."

-Mary Monroe, Double Lives

"Life is a gift. You need to live."

-Mary Monroe, Double Lives

If you liked the african american plot in Double Lives by Mary Monroe , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. 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

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Hold You Down book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Somebody's Wife

By: Robbi Renee

4.39

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

“Jemma had me at hello… but she was somebody’s wife.” Dr. Ezekiel Green is ready to make a fresh… read more

Similar categories in Robbi Renee's Somebody's Wife book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • african american
  • fiction
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3. This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

By: Kennedy Ryan

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. Sh… read more

Similar categories in Kennedy Ryan's This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2) book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • fiction
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4. 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

Similar categories in Mary Monroe's Double Lives book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
"Life is a gift. You need to live."

-Mary Monroe, Double Lives

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5. 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

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • historical
  • african american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Holding

By: Alexandria House

4.11

Format: None pages, ebook

Childhood neighbors, enemies, best friends, lovers, enemies, Sires lineman Terrence Ford and his ex… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria House's Holding book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

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7. Assist (St. Louis Sires 3)

By: Alexandria House

4.45

Format: None pages, ebook

The Center for the St. Louis Sires has lived an undeniably good life, but something has always been… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria House's Assist (St. Louis Sires 3) book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

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8. Brooklyn

By: Tracy Brown

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Brooklyn book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • fiction
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9. 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

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The American Queen book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
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10. Only for the Week

By: Natasha Bishop

4.40

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

You are cordially invited to the wedding of Amerie Cross and Arnold Hightower.And now a toast from … read more

Similar categories in Natasha Bishop's Only for the Week book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • african american
  • fiction
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11. 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

Similar categories in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
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12. The Oath (Secrets, #1)

By: T.M. Richardson

4.26

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Does a second chance at happiness include your husband’s three best friends? Miles, Deacon, … read more

Similar categories in T.M. Richardson's The Oath (Secrets, #1) book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • african american
"Use your words moma"

-T.M. Richardson, The Oath (Secrets, #1)

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13. Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection)

By: Sadeqa Johnson

4.22

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

A single mother in segregated Virginia pushes back on societal prejudice and her own family’s judgm… read more

Similar categories in Sadeqa Johnson's Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection) book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • historical
  • african american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. The Good Ones Are Taken

By: Taj McCoy

3.55

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Maggie's best friend admits he's in love with her, she'll have to decide whether it's worth gi… read more

Similar categories in Taj McCoy's The Good Ones Are Taken book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • fiction
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15. Mary Not Broken (The Bishop Women - prequel)

By: Deborah L. King

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Bookshelf Writing 2nd Place in New ReleasesIn 1930s Mississippi, Mary Johnson hates the oppressive… read more

Similar categories in Deborah L. King's Mary Not Broken (The Bishop Women - prequel) book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • african american
  • fiction
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16. Sisters with a Side of Greens

By: Michelle Stimpson

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"A charming novel about sisterhood, regrets, and second chances, [with] a peek into Southern comfo… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Stimpson's Sisters with a Side of Greens book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
"This ain't no time for you to be a deadbeat sister. Again." I gasped. "Deadbeat? Again?" Kerresha dragged her suitcase up the steps, now. "Absent. Estranged. Not present. Whatever you want to call it…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"Cooking with Momma's spices helped Marvina process. Never mind she didn't have enough people in the house to eat everything she laid out for preparation. Several pies, pork chops, chicken, greens, ma…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"We stood still, the tenderness between us almost tangible. The scent of the spices, human empathy, and plain old muscle memory combined to re-create the gooey magnetism of being near Marvina again. F…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"I sprinkled a dose of Momma's seasoning into my cupped hand and dipped my tongue into the tiny pool of memories I knew one taste would evoke. Salty, savory, smoky, full of earthy flavors that somehow…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

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17. Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1)

By: Danielle Allen

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Survival of the Thickest in Danielle Allen’s CURVY GIRL SUMMER, a smoki… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Allen's Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1) book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • fiction
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18. Bitter and Sweet

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two sisters at a crossroad in life find the answers to their problems in the lessons from the past.… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's Bitter and Sweet book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • african american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. Control

By: Omar Tyree

2.93

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Six talented but dangerously toxic personalities in the entertainment hotbed of Atlanta push their … read more

Similar categories in Omar Tyree's Control book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • fiction
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20. The Bitter Truth

By: Shanora Williams

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An upstanding political candidate. A determined stalker. A shattering lost weekend. Now, when his w… read more

Similar categories in Shanora Williams's The Bitter Truth book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

  • fiction
Cover of The Offer (Secrets, #2) by T.M. Richardson

21. The Offer (Secrets, #2)

By: T.M. Richardson

4.49

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

One Fateful Night. Two Prince Charmings. Alisa hasn’t had the best of luck. Her dream of expanding… read more

Similar categories in T.M. Richardson's The Offer (Secrets, #2) book and Mary Monroe's Double Lives

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