This book describes a mentoring relationship that began in 1999 between a forty-year-old, white, upper-class physician and an eight-year-old African American boy from the inner city. It is told in parallel; we each wrote our recollections without reading each other's. This was done so that neither of our writings would influence those of the other. In some cases, the memories actually differ or even conflict. This is exactly the point that the book hopes to convey. Due to our background an...

Free Boy is the story of a 13-year-old slave who escaped from Washington Territory to freedom in Canada on the West's underground railroad.When James Tilton came to Washington Territory as surveyor-general in the 1850s he brought with his household young Charles Mitchell, a slave he had likely received as a wedding gift from a Maryland cousin. The story of Charlie's escape in 1860 on a steamer bound for Victoria and the help he received from free blacks reveals how nationa...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Business crime series comes the next installmentin his provocative legal thriller series about the Hudson family, owners of a powerful law firm in Harlem.Singing sensation Savannah Kirby has won thirteen Grammys and married the man of her dreams in superstarrapper/actor Kyle Kirby. Together they are of one of the most dynamic and powerful couples in entertainment—untilKyle is found murdered and Savannah i...

Things are finally coming together for Perri as she continues on her journey to womanhood. While she ultimatelydecides to let Derrick sweep her off her feet, Plus’ feelings for her never seem to waver. However, when Derrick getsdrafted into the NBA and has to relocate hundreds of miles away, Perri is faced with the decision to either stay inMaryland or leave with her fiancé for good. Now that Plus has completely stepped up as a father, the mere mentionof Perri t...