Born Millionaires is a novella-length work of real-life experiences, financial futures and growing up in the outskirts of Atlanta, and was penned by author Mantario Stowers. Recommended for mature readers due to numerous references to sex, violence and coarse language, this deep-set reality story focuses...

Branches From The Same Tree: Whether Broken or Reaching by Marlo Ettien is breathtaking; literally. As I read every page, I found myself holding my breath. This is the story of a young girl moving into adulthood, but Passion’s journey is nothing like Sixteen Candles...

Beyond See Level by John Drumgoole Jr follows the lives of four African American men; a lawyer, a football player, an electrician and a music producer. They battle their way through life, fighting ever so hard for what they believe they deserve. So many have...

There are a lot of things you can say about Black and White by Ben Burgess Jr. A lot of good things actually. But the thing that kept popping into my mind as I read it is that this novel is so timely. The Obama...

With life there are all types of experiences, lessons and challenges that shape us. It is the beginning of life from the womb to our formative years, up to the age of five, that help to create who we will be. If something drastic, brutal,...

Bliss by B.A. Talarico is a thrilling ride into the drug world where anything and everything can happen. The story follows two men from opposite sides of life. These polar opposites started a dangerous journey with their ambition and determination. JJ always had a thirst...

Jennifer Paige’s novel Boss unravels with the story of Miah, a young black American woman who lives in a seedy project with her mother, and they survive largely on welfare. She gets pregnant by Mello, a small time street thug, and seems destined to become...

Sam Smith, fresh out of the military, moves to San Francisco in hopes of knowing what to do with his life. He works as a manager in Sharkey’s Wharf and spends his nights in bars listening to some great jazz music. Hannah Green works with...

In "Back to Blood", Tom Wolfe tells a complex tale of modern Miami with all of its racial, social, and cultural conflicts. The story focuses on the lives of two young Cubans struggling to rise above the constraints of their circumstances. They start out as...

“Bloodline” by Shannon K Brown is the story of Luna Lanchester, a woman who lives her life carrying around a lot of demons. Literally. Luna is an independent young woman who has seen what abuse was done to her mother. She has also got an...