Five years after the Southside's darkest days, Chailah "Chai" Dupree-Hale has turned pain into purpose.With her husband Marcus by her side, she runs The Southside System — a reformed foundation designed to protect the very community that once tried to destroy itself.Her life is peaceful now — or so she thinks.When whispers of corruption resurface and a familiar ghost begins to stir, Chai realizes the past isn't buried — it's waiting.The reappearance of Korbi...

Three best friends—Renee, Imani, and Janelle—share a luxurious Malibu penthouse and picture-perfect lives. But when Janelle's viral social media post accidentally exposes the murder of a beloved local icon, the women are thrust into a world of danger, secrets, and betrayal that hides beneath California sunshine.As the investigation spirals, their circle tightens: Renee, a compassionate nurse, becomes the quiet center of strength; Imani, a process tech with a tragic past, uses her s...

Chai Dupree has survived the kind of love that leaves scars.After years of betrayal, loss, and fighting for her peace, she's finally learning to stand on her own. But Southside Baton Rouge doesn't let anyone move on easily.As old secrets surface and new enemies appear, Chai finds herself caught between past loyalties and the future she's trying to build. Her closest friend Reema becomes her anchor, while her ex-husband Raymond's downfall exposes the dark truths he tried to ...

When Florida PR powerhouse Ciana Jade Woodland ends her toxic relationship with high-profile attorney Wesley Grant, she expects peace—until his hidden debts and dangerous secrets pull her family into chaos. As betrayal turns deadly, Ciana must rely on her steady ex-partner Vince Lewis and her faith to navigate a world where loyalty can kill.Surrounded by love, lies, and redemption—from her twin Cyara's new romance to Rashida's fight to rebuild her life—Ciana learns that survival is...

After surviving betrayal, bloodlines, and buried sins, Chailah Dupree-Hale rises from the ashes of her family's past to rebuild Baton Rouge's Southside with grace and grit. But when old ghosts resurface—led by the return of Deon Marcellus, Naomi Hale, and the presumed-dead Raymond Hale—the city's power balance shatters once again.As alliances crumble and truths unravel, Chai, Reema, and Laila must fight to protect their legacies, their families, and the empire they've built from th...

Single mom Gizelle and her free-spirited best friend Kenya are thrown into chaos when Kenya's new love interest is found dead. Strange warnings and targeted intimidation point to Lial, a respected family man hiding dangerous secrets. As lies, fear, and reputation collide, their friendship becomes the lifeline that exposes the truth and protects their families from a polished facade built on obsession.

When AI genius Sasha Wade-Conroy builds the perfect smart home, her family becomes the face of modern success—until perfection turns deadly.Their new babysitter, Bee, isn't who she seems. She's hiding a vendetta tied to Sasha's past—a ruined career, a destroyed family, and a wrongful conviction buried in old code.One night, the Conroys' house locks itself, the lights obey a stranger's voice, and Sasha realizes her own creation is hunting her.As her world unravels, o...

In this eighteenth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry’s town is in a blackout!There’s a blackout in Brewster, which means that school is canceled! Henry Heckelbeck plays flashlight limbo with his friends, makes shadow puppets, and eats up all the ice cream in the freezer before it melts. Henry is having such a great day, he starts to wish that the lights never come back on!With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Henry ...

When Jonathon asked his mother why everyone wore costumes to go trick-or-treating, she said the costumes allowed little kids to walk harmlessly among the real ghouls and goblins that lurked on Halloween night. But this year one of those Halloween terrors might have followed him home, long after the costumes and candy had been put away. His mother's boyfriend once warned of a giant living pumpkin that would attack children in their beds on Halloween night, and now something has thumped agai...

When Cam, a former high-school all-star, comes home to deal with his father's death he finds a much sweeter deal.Madison, the Cupcake Queen, hates Valentine's Day and thinks love songs are a joke. Will Cam change her mind?

Get ready for thrills and chills—and lots of laughs—with this frightfully fun game from the author of the bestselling Would You Rather? series for kids ages 8–12!Have a ghoulish good time with these hilarious “Would You Rather?” questions for everyone who loves endless candy, eerie jack-o’-lanterns, scary costumes, ghosts and vampires, and all things Halloween. Perfect for kids who like a little fright with their fun, this book will have everyone giggling—and shive...

He wants sex. She wants to drive his car…It's Nina's third date with Jamie and she's having second thoughts. He's an insufferable jerk who only wants to talk about himself, and if it weren't for his European sports car she would never have gone out with him in the first place. Discouraged by both Jamie's choice of restaurant and his attempts at conversation, her evening is looking grim. If only she had a knight in shining armour to come to her rescue...A dr...