Takashi and Toryn met each other when they were five. Became best friends at ten. Were inseparable by time they were fifteen. Built an indestructible bond at twenty. And now at the age of twenty five, after twenty years of friendship, due to the slowly deteriorating memory Toryn has had since she was a baby, she will one day forget everything. Including the one thing Takashi told her the first time they met. "Don't forget about me." -Takashi Maxwell Cover by: @lucida-

Tasheena Hinton has a secret that no one knows. Focused on graduating, going to college, and her first relationship, there is one thing missing in her life and that's not knowing who her father is. Can an early graduation gift from her younger sister help solve this puzzle for Tasheena so that she can finally begin to heal from the suffering of years of abuse and neglect? Terrence Dunn is enjoying his senior year as a star basketball player at his high school. He has an incredible girlfriend and is committed to play basketball at Kansas State University. Everything in his life seems perfect until he learns a dark secret about his best friend and neighbor, Tasheena Hinton. Terrence decides to help Tasheena by embarking on a summer road trip after graduation to help her find answers in hopes that it will also help her begin to heal. On this trip, as he learns more about her he finds himself looking at her in a way that he never has before despite that she is already in a relationship with his teammate and friend, Qasim "Q" Matthews. Tasheena finds herself torn between the two friends. With everything she has been through will she finally find some peace? Most importantly will she allow anyone to get close enough to kiss her scars? © 2017 D.S. Little All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the author, except as permitted by U.S. Copyright law. ************

When a high profile CEO, Zeke Ingram, clashes with the new boss in town, Naomi Cartier, it's clear that it's more than business and in the end, it gets very personal. Flaws are a given, but can they be looked over? Copyright © 2017 by Kourtney All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

❝MAN, WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?❞ ❝YOU LISTENIN' TO MY MUSIC!❞ you're never too young to appreciate music and the fulfilment that comes with it. enjoy music from every culture, genre, and subject. enjoy your "white people music" without shame. enjoy your "lame" music with pride. and enjoy the bomb ass music i put you on to. - bri ❀

❝why you always gotta be so mad?❞ ❝i got a lot to be mad about...❞ the "mad black woman" has a negative rep and we're here to reclaim it. this book contains rants from mad black women. we have a lot to be mad about and we aren't afraid to tell everyone about it. you don't have to like our ideas, you don't even have to like us, but you will respect us. :)

This interview book is for the amazing, talented, and sometimes under-appreciated black writers who have that magic *snaps fingers* and that fire of love for writing. If you think you have that vibe or that feel, contact us, but please make sure that you've given full support to the past writers that have been interviewed already. Thank you and have a marvelous day. "When you know your name, you should hang on to it for unless it is noted down and remembered then it will die when you do."- Toni Morrison (Song Of Solomon) -mani☆

❝you vandalize my perception but can't take style from me.❞ a safe-haven for black kids. participate in questionnaires, meet other like-minded individuals, and have open discussions about everything pertaining to the black community. we also spill celebrity tea as long as y'all can agree that orange juice is better than apple juice. - mai ✿

❝on the dead homies.❞ a book comprised of black excellence and the defiance of blackness throughout history. pages telling the truth of unspoken and ignored issues of the black community while covering every inch of black history and the future of black people. every day is black history month in Hood Politics. - heaven ✧

In which I appreciate and uplift melaninated women and men because this world brings us down time, and time again. May you drip in Melanin and be Black without apology.

No Becky and Tom, I don't have an attitude problem. That goes for you too Trey. ---- Doing advice too. So be free to ask. © Copyright Iesha07