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Join us for 'Bookmarked: Celebrating Black Voices,' a captivating audiobook live recording from the prestigious Black Writers Weekend event. Immerse yourself in the powerful narratives and thought-provoking stories penned by talented Black writers, as we celebrate their literary brilliance in this live audio book.

As her dreams to become a filmmaker begin to come true, Suga is torn between a love she's accustomed to or taking a chance with someone new she never expected to fall for.

The first ever drama series filled with more sex, drama, scandals, and shocking twists that will have you on the edge of your seat. Leading ladies Brianna and Natalie are the best of friends. Both deal with similar issues and they both desire a man who isn’t theirs. Fighting to win in and out of the court room, these rising lawyers are in it to win it.

This coming-of-age tale depicts the life of Lyric James, who grew up in a suburb division of Fort Worth, one of the fastest-growing inner cities in Texas. To her peers, she was considered ugly, the outcast, and oftentimes shut out of the cliques, but when entering high school, after dating a popular football player, her life takes an unsuspecting turn.

According to a broken heart, love equaled pain. William David, better known as Silk, knew all too well about that sort of pain. Upon meeting Natalie Jane Lorin, everything he swore against suddenly becomes irrelevant. Nothing comes easy according to Joyclyn, and when discovering her protégé, Silk, has taken a liking to Natalie in more ways than one, she vows to put a stop to it. However, she can’t let Silk know what she’s up to. Instead, she discovers what would be the perfect distraction for Natalie: Kenneth, her estranged husband.

Nitrah Hill was finally happy, that was until she got the call that a former friend was found murdered in her hometown. Forced to return to Fort Worth she is faced with her lives past secrets, regrets, and mistakes. Leaning on her friend Jazzaray for strength they both are faced with the ultimate betrayal that suddenly starts to make everything fall into place. When Dahlia returns to town she comes to blows with her own demons. When her former love is thrown back into her life she must face the fact that her mistakes that ruined everyone's lives must be made right.

Born Latoya James, when starting high school, Cookie believes this is her time to stand out from underneath her sister’s shadow. She makes it her mission to be noticed by anyone who will pay attention - until she realizes that life isn’t always peaches and cream. After witnessing the rape of her best friend, and then the death of one of her classmates, Cookie is left to wonder if this is the way her life will always be. Based on a true story, this is a gripping tale of a teen girl who had to grow up sooner than later.

They are back, and the drama is not over! Charmaine’s worst nightmare is coming true, and her secrets won’t stay a secret for too long. Joyclyn was never the go to girl, nor could she ever keep her hands to herself. She will soon discover what love truly means but not before she is broken down to the lowest point in her life. The Ultimate No-No 3 brings more secrets, more drama, and more chances to fall in love.

After moving on from her first love Dean, Kyla finds love with his brother Chris. But when Chris relocates to make a new life for them he discovers lies that could break Kyla's heart but could finally get rid of Keith, Kyla's current boyfriend. Forced to protect her and keep the lies a secret, Chris's choice to be quiet can ruin his chance at love with Kyla. Meanwhile Brittany is prepping to have Michael's baby that is until an unlikely visitor claims she is the one Michael is with when he is not with her.

The famed characters from The Ultimate No-No are back and are still searching for love. The scam Nitrah and Dahlia created was just the beginning of their heartaches. Now time has passed, and the ladies are back for round two. Nitrah has decided to move on with her life and even took a new step in her career, but as soon as she moves on, Troy comes back to Fort Worth. Not only does Nitrah face Troy, she also will face the past when Michael is back to start a committed relationship with her.

You build. You love. You grow together. Rosalyn felt that with Denim; she would have a happiness that would always last. But when the romance died down, so did his loyalty. After discovering Denim’s infidelity, Rosalyn decides to end their relationship and start anew, or so she thought. Loving Rosalyn wasn’t as hard as staying faithful to her when Denim finds himself in compromising positions with other women. But when Rosalyn decides to break up instead of working it out, he is forced to know what it feels like not to have her in his life.

Book one: “Why have love and pain when you can just have great sex”? (Natalie Jane Lorin). Some say, once a good girl goes bad, she’s gone forever. However, reality says once a good girl gets laid the right way, she’s a brand-new freak, right? Natalie’s passionless marriage is slowly dying; one day her husband up and leaves without an explanation. Joyclyn, from the best-selling series, The Ultimate No-No, takes a liking to Natalie and seductively brings Natalie into her world of sex, lust, and the game of who can get it.

When it came to love, Janet had been there and done that. No strings, meaningless sex, and random dates were now her top choices. Besides, keeping men at a distance and away from her heart was safe, right? Denim had loved and lost too, and he vowed to never feel for anyone ever again. And that had worked for years. As a successful music producer and womanizer by nature, the day he met Janet, his quest to be unattached was challenged. Vowing to just be in the moment and not commit to one another, tension grows as their emotions can't be controlled and words go unspoken.

There's Dean, her first love, and then there's Keith, Mr. Right Now. Kyla struggles with her desires and her past when she makes a rare trip back home to Fort Worth. After leaving 10 years ago, Kyla comes to terms with the one who got away, Dean, and their short-lived romance comes into full swing. That is until it goes terribly wrong and she is left wondering if she should work it out with Keith instead. A simple kiss led to many secrets being revealed; and it makes Kyla wish she could take it all back.

Based on true events, Traces of Mika, an unscripted series of conversations that follows an ambitious writer from Texas who moved to Atlanta to make her dreams come true and fall in love. Pursuing her dreams meant that she could have it all and she did ...but at what cost? Never kiss and tell. Never let them see you cry. Always be ten steps ahead of them. Each conversation delivers original melodies, raw emotion, honesty, and sometimes unpopular opinions that deliver gut-wrenching laughter and emotions that will make you laugh, cry, or frown a time or two.

With his dreams set on the NBA, CJ must now prepare for his biggest basketball game thus far! From pep talks to lucky socks, when the final buzzer sounds, CJ will find out if he can win the big game and get closer to his dreams once and for all.

Throwing herself into her career, Dani settles for a passionless relationship with Jacob. Hardcore and shielded on the surface, passion and love are the last things on Dani's mind. Until one day, when a conversation with a friendly stranger gives her that good ole feeling back and makes her ready to risk it all. A night of passion triggers something Dani hasn't felt in a long time. But do you trust a feeling with the one you just met, or do you trust your history with the one you're with?

When Dahlia decides to get even with a man named Troy who broke her heart, she thinks of a master plan. To her dismay after asking Nitrah, her best friend, to help her get even, she falls in love with Troy. Not only does this cause a huge rift, the ladies must soon face the fact that they both have lied and their secrets will be unveiled. Troy thinks he has finally found true love with Nitrah, but what will happen when he finds out their relationship is based on a lie?