Money has put Esther Rayford exactly where she's always wanted to be-comfortably established in the sixteen-room Victorian mansion where her mother once worked as a housekeeper. Now she's running a thriving business that's surely making the previous owner turn in her grave. For Esther, money is the root of all happiness, and nothing and no one will stand in the way of her making it however she wants-not even Arnell, her only child.While some may call Esther's live-in employees pros...

"Part love story, part mystery novel … clever and suspenseful."**—**Washington PostMarissa Jenkins, a beautiful ambitious and successful businesswoman, is dating four married men despite warnings from friends and family that sooner or later she would run into trouble with someone's wife.But why subject herself to the "unreasonable" requirements of a long-term relationship when married men wine and dine her, provide physica...

National best-selling author Gloria Mallette, hailed as the new queen of African-American suspense, perfectly fuses mystery and family drama in Promises to Keep. Following a bitter divorce, Troy Kirkwood is murdered, leaving his five-year-old daughter, Meika, in the care of her grandparents. But then Troy's crack-addicted ex-wife resurfaces, demanding custody of Meika. As the family fights to stay together, Troy's brother struggles to solve the murder. "Her bold treatment of serious issues...