From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or “homegoing” ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. As entrepreneurs in a largely segregated trade, they were among the few black individuals in any community who were economically independent and not beholden to the local white power structure. Most important, their financial freedom gave them the ability to support the struggle for civil rights and, indeed, to serve the li...

An act of defiance that will either kill her or change her forever...Sixteen year old Makayla Summerlin enjoyed one thing in her crazy, messed-up existence: hanging with her friends at school. Her life is uprooted when she suddenly finds herself having to live with the grandfather she barely remembers.Fear, anger, and finally desperation explode inside Makayla when she has trouble adjusting to her new home. One act of defiance changes her forever when she sets sail in her gr...

From S. E. Smith, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, comes this emotionally charged coming-of-age story filled with action, adventure, and suspense for listeners of all ages.An act of defiance will either kill her or change her life forever.Sixteen-year-old Makayla Summerlin enjoyed one thing in her crazy, messed-up existence: hanging with her friends at school. But her life is uprooted when she suddenly finds herself forced to live with a gr...

USA Today bestseller! Merrick Ta’Duran is the powerful leader of the Eastern Mountain Clan on the Prime world of Baade, and he feels the weight of responsibility as the males within his clan become desperate to find mates among the few remaining females. When word comes that a new species has been discovered, he knows he must do what is right for his people—even if it means traveling to an alien realm to do it.While on Earth, he is injured, captured, and experimented on. A...

Amelia ‘Runt’ Thomas’ life revolves around a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the most ruthless criminals in the world. She follows two codes: the code of hackers and her personal code of honor to bring down anyone who thinks they’re untouchable. She was on target until one fateful night when the touch of a strange man sends an unexpected shock wave through her. Now, the faint whispers in her head are growing louder and more annoying, distracting her from her mission.Derik ‘Tag...

Hannah Bell, the oldest of the three Bell sisters, spends most of her time in the remotest parts of the world photographing endangered animals. Her extraordinary sixth sense has saved her life on more than one occasion, and this time it’s telling her that something has happened to her youngest sister, Tink.Borj ‘Tag Krell Manok is the calmest of his four brothers, or so he always thought. As the second oldest, he has been tasked with bringing one of Tink’s family members to their w...

She touched his hand, and everything changed …Jasmine “Tinker” Bell has always had a love for life, looking forward to any new adventure that happens to come along, but when a friend’s experiment creates a portal to another world, she finds herself immersed in far more adventure than she ever dreamed.J’kar ’Tag Krell Manok had given up hope of ever finding his bond mate. Then a pint-size female unlike anything he has ever seen suddenly appears on his spaceship to save the l...

Merrick Ta’Duran is the powerful leader of the Eastern Mountain Clan on the Prime world of Baade. His people, known as the Ghosts of the Forests, live high in the Eastern mountains. Merrick feels the weight of responsibility as the males within his clan become desperate to find mates among the few remaining females. When word comes that a new species has been discovered, he knows he must do what is right for his people - even if it means traveling to a strange, alien realm to do it.

Cosmos Raines is considered to be one of the most brilliant inventors in the world. A prodigy, he is a self-made billionaire who would rather be in his lab than jet-setting around the world. Things change when his latest experiment literally opens a Gateway into a whole new world. Now, not only has his best friend and her family moved to a new star system through the Gateway he has opened but he finds himself with a warehouse full of alien guests, including one very aggravating female that...

Hannah Bell, the oldest of the three Bell sisters, spends most of her time in the remotest parts of the world photographing endangered animals. She is also gifted with an extraordinary sixth sense which has saved her life on more than one occasion. When she senses something has happened to her littlest sister, Tink, she will do whatever it takes to protect her. What she doesn’t know is her sister’s best friend Cosmos’ new science experiment has opened a portal to another world. A world she...

A romantic thriller that can stand alone.A recently discovered species called humans has given hope to the dying race of the Prime, though Mak ‘Tag Krell Manok personally can’t fathom a human mate for himself. Humans are so small and delicate, and Mak has always been the wildest, most dangerous of his brothers, but the moment he sees an image of Tansy, the sister of his brother’s new bond mate, he is captivated. Now Mak has set a new course: for Earth and the female that stirs his ...

Cosmos Raines is one of the most brilliant inventors in the world, but his most profound discovery must be hidden from Earth’s people. Already he has lost control of the intergalactic Gateway he created. Not only has his best friend and her family moved to a new star system, but he finds himself with a warehouse full of alien guests! Including one very aggravating female that he can’t stop thinking about.In Baade, females are so rare that they are protected to the point of captivit...