Jerome is a slave. He must wake every morning to the knowledge that he is a piece of property belonging to Alfred Campbell, a plantation owner.But things are changing. There are rumblings in the slave community about abolition, and Jerome begins to look forward to the day when he will be a free man. That day cannot come too soon as he has fallen in love with Anita, Alfred's daughter. Their love cannot remain a secret forever and is under increasing pressure from Jerome's relationsh...

It is 1865, post-slavery Jamaica, and its eastern town of Morant Bay, is on the verge of anarchy. A Baptist deacon leads the struggle to lift former slaves out of poverty, but he has a battle on his hands with dozens of his followers already killed, and an insensitive Governor about to declare martial law.Andrew Campbell, son of a white woman and a former slave, who committed suicide with another slave at the now infamous and legendary beauty spot Lover’s Leap, on the southern coast...

Reggae Silver knew he was destined to live up to his name and become a great reggae singer, but first he must survive his release from prison. Wrongly accused of robbery and attempted murder, he faces the threat of deportation, poverty, and continuing battle, with the drug dealer who framed him. Yet he never lost sight of his two dreams - to become a great reggae artist and to prove his innocence. Set against the backdrop of the Jamaican sub-culture in New York, Reggae Silver is a thrillin...

Singer, Ron Weir, knew he fathered an only child four days before the murder of his son’s mother,Jenna Bolton, in New York City.First impressions last, and Ron is convinced his son Tommy is no ordinary teenager – he was eithergoing to become a blessing or a curse.Crippled by the guilt of an absentee father, Ron ignores the apparent worrying signs that no teenager should display, especially to a parent. Knowledge about the existence of a son has come too sudden, ...

Teddy Larkin and his wife Tyra are on the verge of divorce. The same day the divorce papers are to be served, Tyra springs a huge surprise on Teddy. She wants Teddy to give their marriage another try because she has made a mistake. Teddy is caught between two fires as by this time there's another beautiful woman in his life. Tyra is convinced that if they spend some time in paradise - Jamaica, their marriage will be out of the blue. But both Teddy and Tyra are in for the shock of their liv...

Anita Campbell has been telling herself that Jerome Scott is not dead. It's been thirty-two long and miserable years since her slave lover, and his other love, plunged to their deaths from Lover's Leap - a breathtakingly beautiful 1700 ft. cliff off Jamaica's south coast, after their secret and forbidden romance was discovered.Anita has vowed she'd never love another man, slave or free. But even in death, she can't forget Jerome, whose legacy is an illegitimate son Andrew, conceive...

Lincoln Barker has earned the title The Picker, for being the fastest picker of cotton in the Deep South, but the time has come for him to work for free no more.Sold to the highest bidder, he must now escape the shackles of slavery. With the help of his "brother" Jason Hudson, son of his master, The Picker sets out on a journey to Ohio, to seek freedom and begin a new life. Unbeknownst to him, his new Master Harold Carter, vows to drag him back to Charleston, South Carolina, by the ...

Seven Days in JamaicaDaniel Paige wants a new lease on life. To do that, he must escape the clutchesof his affluent and over-possessive parents. After finishing his MBA, he decidesto break free to begin life anew in paradise – Jamaica, the land of Reggae and Bob Marley.Destined to take over his parents' software company, in New York, Daniel decides before hedoes that, he must make up for lost years. Foremost on his mind is to find himself a woman.

Based on a true story, an impassioned and propulsive debut novel about a headstrong girl from Far Rockaway, Queens, who is trying to find her place in the worldWritten in an urban vernacular that’s electrifying and intimate, On the Come Up introduces a heroine whose voice is irrepressible, dynamic, and unstintingly honest. Thirteen-year-old AnnMarie Walker dreams of a world beyond Far Rockaway, where the sway of the neighborhood keeps her tied to old ideas...

"Iron Robin combines everyday childhood themes with a pinch of fantasy, all brilliantly visualised by Jones’s expressive artwork" - The GuardianShortlisted for the Hampshire Illustrated Book Award 2025From an acclaimed voice in literature comes a children's story steeped in magic.Oliver loves birds - watching them soar into the sky and wishing that just sometimes they would stay close.So when he dis...

For the past year, Tasha has thrown herself into her catering business with her sisters, but she’s been keeping a secret. The hot, moody owner of Prime Beef, is the only man she ever loved. The man she left behind in college, and thought she’d never see again, until he showed up across the street.For the past year, Jericho Smythe has been waging a war with himself. Did he want to know why Natasha had broken his heart and left without looking back, hell yes. But he’d found himself p...

“A witch!”It’s an accusation Arianna O’Sullivan dreads as she struggles to conceal her abilities from the suspicious villagers in Colonial Massachusetts. Saved from the pillory by a handsome, chivalrous stranger, Arianna senses an inexplicable connection. When she’s given no choice but to marry the charismatic man even after discovering he’s the grandson of an infamous witch-hunter, she fears her powers won’t be restrained for much longer.Intrigued by the scarlet-haired bea...