After everything they’ve survived, Savanna and Kairo are done playing by the rules. The contract that once bound them is now the blueprint for an unbreakable empire—but love, power, and peace don’t always coexist.With the past clawing at their future and new chapters unfolding fast, they’ll have to decide what matters most: holding onto the fire that started it all or stepping fully into the legacy they’ve built together.But in this world, nothing is promised.Not loyalty.Not love.Not tomorrow.The finale to the explosive Savanna & Kairo series is here—where love gets darker, the stakes get higher, and every move they make could change everything. Read more

*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* One of Barack Obama's Recommended Reads for Summer • New York Times Notable Book • NPR’s Best Books of 2021 • Washington Post’s Best Thriller and Mystery Books of the Year • TIME Magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2021 • New York Public Library’s Best Books of the Year • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee • Book of the Month’s Book of the Year Finalist“Provocative, violent — beautiful and moving, too.” —Washington Post“Superb...Cuts right to the heart of the most important questions of our times.” —Michael Connelly“A tour de force – poignant, action-packed, and profound.” —Milwaukee Journal SentinelA Black father. A white father. Two murdered sons. A quest for vengeance.Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid.The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah’s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss. Derek’s father Buddy Lee was almost as ashamed of Derek for being gay as Derek was ashamed of his father's criminal record. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld, though, and he wants to know who killed his boy.Ike and Buddy Lee, two ex-cons with little else in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in their desperate desire for revenge. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life, hardened men Ike and Buddy Lee will confront their own prejudices about their sons and each other, as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys.Provocative and fast-paced, S. A. Cosby's Razorblade Tears is a story of bloody retribution, heartfelt change - and maybe even redemption.“A visceral full-body experience, a sharp jolt to the heart, and a treat for the senses…Cosby's moody southern thriller marries the skillful action and plotting of Lee Child with the atmosphere and insight of Attica Locke.” —NPR Read more

I am not a drug dealer.I am not a seller…I am not a handler…I am not an abuser…I am not a promoter…I am not a smuggler…However, I understand that I can not save the world or the people who have chosen those paths. So, making substances safer, grander, and extremely unique is my life’s work. What I have created can’t be duplicated, stepped on, or mistaken for anything else. I’ve curated one thousand eight hundred twenty-seven strands of the purest, rarest white on the market. I am not interested in or addicted to even one of them.It is not a manufactured substance that I’ve chosen as my drug. It’s a person. A woman. A storm. What she is can’t be duplicated, stepped on, or mistaken for anything else. God curated one strand of the purest, rarest woman on the planet. Her name is Egypt Johanson. She’s faultless. She is flawless. She is pure. And, not even rehab could cure me of my addiction.I am Chemistry.I am a Chemist.The Chemist.And, I am, in fact, an addict.Prefer listening to Chemistry? Additional formats are available directly through Grey Huffington. Read more

Eden Shelton was once told that you can’t spell embarrassment without MEN. She never believed it because according to her there was nothing better than being a wife to a loving and appreciative man. Marrying her college sweetheart seemed to make everything in her life better. But, when her rose colored glasses are removed, Eden discovers that the man she planned to walk through life forever with has secrets. Secrets that will change who she is forever. Read more

The contract was supposed to keep things simple. No emotions. No expectations. But nothing about Kairo Steele is ever simple.Savanna Heartz walked into this deal thinking she could keep her heart out of it. She was wrong. The billionaire music mogul is more than just a name on paper — he’s chaos wrapped in luxury, temptation disguised as protection. And now? The lines between business and desire are blurred beyond recognition.But the past never stays buried.With every move Savanna makes, the streets are watching. Kairo’s enemies are circling, and the deeper she falls for him, the more dangerous it becomes. Loyalty has a price. Love has an even higher one.The secrets they keep could destroy them both. And when the truth finally comes to light, Savanna will have to decide if Kairo is worth risking everything.Some contracts were made to be broken.In this gripping sequel, love and power collide — and only the strongest will survive. Read more

The contract was only the beginning.Kairo Steele built his name in the shadows — feared, respected, and always ten steps ahead. But with power comes enemies, and with love comes risk. Now, the empire he’s fought to protect is cracking at the edges… and Savanna Heartz is caught dead center.Savanna thought she could handle life on Kairo’s side — the pressure, the secrets, the fire. But some truths hit harder than bullets, and the cost of loyalty is starting to feel too high.As hidden agendas rise and betrayals hit close to home, love alone won’t be enough to survive what’s coming.Lines will be crossed.Legacies will be tested.And the only way out… is through the fire.Book 3 is the explosive continuation of a dark, passionate, and dangerous love story — where every page is a choice between love and war. Read more

When no-nonsense elite boss Teddy Sinatra makes decisions that nearly destroys all that he and Nikki have built up, and when outside forces seek to take advantage of the chaos, the family decide they can either stand together or fall apart. Until the reasons for the attacks are revealed and they all get caught in a maze of retribution that rips off the Band-Aid and exposes every weakness. They all must face hard truths about themselves and their part in the destruction. But will those truths destroy them? Teddy Sinatra: Go Your Own Way is the latest pulse-pounding addition to the Teddy Sinatra Romantic Suspense series. Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • USA Today Bestseller • Washington Post’s The Twelve Best Thrillers of the Year • TIME’s 100 Must Read Books of the Year • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee • USA Today’s Best Reviewed Books of the Year • BookPage's Best Mystery of the Year • Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Year • New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • Cover of the New York Times Book Review • Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List • The Financial Times’s Best Crime Books of the Year • ALA Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Longlist • SIBA’s 2024 Southern Book Prize Finalist • Starred Publishers Weekly • Starred Library Journal • Starred BookPage • Starred Booklist “Fresh and exhilarating. . . Cosby keeps his eye on the story and the pedal to the metal.” —Stephen King, TheNew York Times Book ReviewA Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust.The new novel from New York Times bestselling and Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning author S. A. Cosby, "one of the most muscular, distinctive, grab-you-by-both-ears voices in American crime fiction.” —Washington Post.“An atmospheric pressure cooker.” —PeopleTitus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, quiet Charon has had only two murders. But after years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem like a land of moonshine, cornbread, and honeysuckle, secrets always fester under the surface.Then a year to the day after Titus’s election, a school teacher is killed by a former student and the student is fatally shot by Titus’s deputies. As Titus investigates the shootings, he unearths terrible crimes and a serial killer who has been hiding in plain sight, haunting the dirt lanes and woodland clearings of Charon. With the killer’s possible connections to a local church and the town’s harrowing history weighing on him, Titus projects confidence about closing the case while concealing a painful secret from his own past. At the same time, he also has to contend with a far-right group that wants to hold a parade in celebration of the town’s Confederate history.Charon is Titus’s home and his heart. But where faith and violence meet, there will be a reckoning. Powerful and unforgettable, All the Sinners Bleed confirms S. A. Cosby as “one of the most muscular, distinctive, grab-you-by-both-ears voices in American crime fiction” (The Washington Post). Read more

2020 LA Times Book Prize - Winner 2021 Anthony Awards - Nominee 2020 Amazon.com Best Books of the Year 2020 Library Journal Best Books of the Year 2020 NPR Best Book of the Year 2020 New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year 2020 LA Times Book Prize - Finalist"Narrator Adam Lazarre-White's voice exudes confidence and depth; his performance is an example of how the best audiobooks deliver pure storytelling." (AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner)A husband, a father, a son, a business owner...and the best getaway driver east of the Mississippi. This program includes a bonus conversation with the author. Beauregard “Bug” Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hardworking dad. Bug knows there’s no future in the man he used to be: Known from the hills of North Carolina to the beaches of Florida as the best wheelman on the East Coast. He thought he'd left all that behind him, but as his carefully built new life begins to crumble, he finds himself drawn inexorably back into a world of blood and bullets. When a smooth-talking former associate comes calling with a can't-miss jewelry store heist, Bug feels he has no choice but to get back in the driver's seat. And Bug is at his best where the scent of gasoline mixes with the smell of fear. Haunted by the ghost of who he used to be and the father who disappeared when he needed him most, Bug must find a way to navigate this blacktop wasteland...or die trying. Like Ocean’s Eleven meets Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. A. Cosby’s Blacktop Wasteland is a searing, operatic story of a man pushed to his limits by poverty, race, and his own former life of crime. A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books “Sensationally good - new, fresh, real, authentic, twisty, with characters and dilemmas that will break your heart. More than recommended.” (Lee Child) "A fast-paced, fresh take on noir that tears through the underbelly of Virginia." (New York Times) “Blacktop Wasteland is a guaranteed thriller-of-the-year with muscle and heart and characters who will linger long after the last page is read. S.A. Cosby writes with grit and grace. Do not miss this one.” (Michael Koryta, best-selling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead) Read more

Detavio Decebal was never meant to be good. He was raised in the shadows of a man who believed kindness was weakness, which later made him feel like love was nothing more than a leash meant to be snapped. He was raised by force and taught only to survive. By the time he became an adult, he taught himself how to dominate those around him. Until he met Angel. A woman he was set out to ruin and break since she was a threat to the Decebal name.Born in ruin, rejected the moment he took his first breath, Monster doesn’t feel. He devours and destroys anything that serves as a threat to the control that he had to fight for. He never had a childhood, only lessons. He learned that pain was currency and fear was law. To Monster, the world belonged to those who were ruthless enough to take it. Monster took any and everything as a man. Until Natavi walked back into his world without knowing she just became his next lesson.Dark, twisted, and filthy! The DECEBAL name is more than power…it’s pure filth that spread amongst three brothers like a disease by the hands of their father, Impurity Decebal. The city of Arkville was built off of cruelty that twisted the Decebal men into creatures carved in darkness.Love was never a part of the Decebal men’s design. None of them know how to give it—only how to consume…“The Filth Kings” is a dark obsessive romance, where love isn’t pure… it’s a filthy possession. Read more

“All Her Little Secrets is a brilliantly nuanced but powerhouse exploration of race, the legal system, and the crushing pressure of keeping secrets. Morris brings a vibrant and welcome new voice to the thriller space.” (Karin Slaughter, New York Times and international best-selling author)In this fast-paced thriller, Wanda M. Morris crafts a twisty mystery about a Black lawyer who gets caught in a dangerous conspiracy after the sudden death of her boss.... A debut perfect for fans of Attica Locke, Alyssa Cole, Harlan Coben, and Celeste Ng, with shades of How to Get Away with Murder and John Grisham’s The Firm.Everyone has something to hide....Ellice Littlejohn seemingly has it all: an Ivy League law degree, a well-paying job as a corporate attorney in midtown Atlanta, great friends, and a “for fun” relationship with a rich, charming executive, who just happens to be her White boss. But everything changes one cold January morning when Ellice arrives in the executive suite and finds him dead with a gunshot to his head.And then she walks away like nothing has happened. Why? Ellice has been keeping a cache of dark secrets, including a small-town past and a kid brother who’s spent time on the other side of the law. She can’t be thrust into the spotlight - again.But instead of grieving this tragedy, people are gossiping, the police are getting suspicious, and Ellice, the company’s lone black attorney, is promoted to replace her boss. While the opportunity is a dream-come-true, Ellice just can’t shake the feeling that something is off.When she uncovers shady dealings inside the company, Ellice is trapped in an impossible ethical and moral dilemma. Suddenly, Ellice’s past and present lives collide as she launches into a pulse-pounding race to protect the brother she tried to save years ago and stop a conspiracy far more sinister than she could have ever imagined.... Read more

“Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous.”Evenie Lewis knows this all too well. A case of mistaken identity has stolen ten years of her life. When the opportunity arises, Evenie jumps at the chance to escape once and for all. Clueless to her surroundings, she sets out to find her way back home with dreams of reuniting with her family being her motivation. Unbeknownst to her, life as she knew it has changed.Tyrion Lewis has lost the love of his life. A routine trip to the grocery store left him a heartbroken, single father to a six-month-old little girl. The hope that his wife would be returned to him slowly begins to die. Ten years later, he’s found new hope for a happy future. That is, until he gets the call that his beloved has been found. High off emotions, Tyrion races to bring his wife home. In all the excitement, he forgets one very crucial detail.Familiar spaces breed familiar feelings, though life for them is anything but what it used to be. What happens when a happy homecoming is thwarted by forces meant to keep the once loving couple apart for good? Will Evenie and Tyrion get their happy ending, or was she better off never being found? Read more

In this highly anticipated sequel from Edgar Award-winning "master of craft and narrative," Walter Mosley, Joe King Oliver is entangled in a dangerous case when he's asked to investigate whether a white nationalist is being unjustly set up (National Book Foundation).When friend of the family and multi-billionaire Roger Ferris comes to Joe with an assignment, he’s got no choice but to accept, even if the case is a tough one to stomach. White nationalist Alfred Xavier Quiller has been accused of murder and the sale of sensitive information to the Russians. Ferris has reason to believe Quiller’s been set up and he needs King to see if the charges hold.This linear assignment becomes a winding quest to uncover the extent of Quiller’s dealings, to understand Ferris’ skin in the game, and to get to the bottom of who is working for whom. Even with the help of bodyguard and mercenary Oliya Ruez—no regular girl Friday—the machine King’s up against proves relentless and unsparing. As King gets closer to exposing the truth, he and his loved ones barrel towards grave danger.Mosley once again proves himself a "master of craft and narrative" (National Book Foundation) in this carefully plotted mystery that is at once a classic caper, a family saga and an examination of fealty, pride and how deep debt can go.A NYTBR Editors' Choice Selection Read more

Quamir “Soul” Kelly comes through like a thief in the night wiping out those who cause friction to the organization. His profession stems from the mistreatment as a child and now he’s the one soulless person you didn’t want to encounter. He is thorough and accurate each and every time, even when it comes to things that are unexpected.Millie-Rose Taylor is the spoiled, rich girl who has no cares about anything or anyone. She is the only one she sees in her world. She’s dreamed of being a wife for so long that the moment finally presented itself. Her beauty captured attention and even hearts that aren’t supposed to be claimed.Two personalities collide and share a space that causes them to look at what’s in front of them instead of what’s surrounding them. It’s on them to sort out their differences and come to a conclusion that benefits all parties. Read more

MakariI grew up around the outlaw world of motorcycle clubs, distancing myself after losing my brother in a brutal club war. Now thrown back into a world I wanted to leave behind with no option left, I called Dutch—hating that I needed him.He was the kind of man who commanded the room—every glance exuding heat and danger that was impossible to ignore. And I should be afraid of him.But Dutch pulled me in, breaking through my defenses in ways I couldn’t explain. I wanted to resist him. God knows I needed to. Because falling for a man like Dutch? That would destroy me faster than any enemies breathing down my neck.DutchMakari drove me crazy. She was stubborn, too reckless for her own good, and walking straight into a fire she didn’t understand. I should walk away. Hell, I wanted to walk away.But I couldn’t.She got under my skin in ways no one else ever could, but love? That wasn’t on the table. It never would be.I had my own demons to wrestle with. My crew challenged me about getting distracted. I was here to protect her—nothing more. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself.Protecting Makari wasn’t just about keeping her safe anymore. It was about not losing the one thing I never thought I’d care enough to fight for. Read more

Twenty years ago, seven-year-old Charmaine Tillman vanished without a trace from a crowded school fair. Her disappearance shattered her family, destroyed her father, and turned her mother into a relentless force in the public eye. Her older sister Taylor transformed the tragedy into a media empire built on the desperate hope that one day, Charmaine would come home.Now, against all odds, Charmaine has returned.Found miles away with only fragmented memories of the past, she steps back into the world she left behind, a world that has moved on without her. But as she settles into the glittering life her family has built in her absence, something feels wrong. The whispers. The forced smiles. The way her mother watches her with unreadable eyes.The past is buried, but Charmaine can sense it clawing its way to the surface. And the deeper she digs, the more she realizes that some secrets were meant to stay lost.Because the worst part about coming home is discovering you were never meant to.For readers who love the haunting suspense of Then She Was Gone and the dark psychological twists of The Family Upstairs, Black Girl Gone delivers a pulse-pounding ride where nothing—and no one—is as they seem.Will you uncover the truth before it’s too late?Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian Flynn, and Shari Lapena, this electrifying thriller will keep you guessing until the final, jaw-dropping twist. Read more

Two survivors. One city. No mercy for those who threaten their hearts.Mal: I ain’t no hero.I ain’t right in the head—not since the night my childhood ended in blood and silence.But I am addicted to her.Amani Jackson is my weakness and my cure. She’s the storm that shakes me loose from my chains, the art that makes my broken places beautiful. A monster hunts her, one who wears a rich man’s smile and thinks power can buy anything. And when her friend goes missing, Amani’s caught between the death of her dream and a system that would rather bury the truth than face it.My brother Nix used to be my compass. Now he’s building a new life, and I can’t lean on him forever. I don’t know if I can be righteous, but I will do anything to keep Amani safe. Even if it means stepping back into the shadows of my old life. Even if it means losing myself to the violence I thought I’d left behind.I’ll be her mad dog, her protector, her vengeance.I ain’t no hero.But I will burn this city down before I let anyone hurt her again.Amani:Grandma said life is a river, and right now I’m caught in the undertow.Brick and Bone is my dream—my name on the lease, my sweat in the walls, my hope holding it all together. But dreams don’t pay the rent, and the grant money I was counting on just vanished. Now I’m hustling for every dollar, every donor, trying to keep the lights on for my artists, my community, myself.Tanya was my once-best friend—sisters in secrets and side-eyes, until I got that scholarship and she called it betrayal. We tried to patch things up over the years, but some wounds don’t heal easy. I put her up for a show, still hoping we could find our way back. Now she’s missing, and guilt’s gnawing at me, but Philly don’t wait for grief—especially when trouble comes dressed in money and a badge.Then there's Mal—the only one who ever looked at my ugly-ass birthmark and called it a heart. He’s danger and comfort, a mad dog with an artist’s soul, and the only one who makes me believe I’m worth saving.I ain’t no damsel. But if this city wants a fight, it’s about to get one.Note: This is a complete book with no cliffhanger. You can read it on it's own and have a great time, or enjoy the first two books first, which tell Nix and Zandaya's story. Read more

Students go missing at this mythical and magical HBCU campus.No one knows why but as our four girls continue their education and learn more about themselves, the mystery begins to affect their friendship with each other. Can they solve the case and stop this growing feeling that something is about to change, all while remaining friends? Let's find out. Read more

The Morelli family was known as one of the biggest Cartel’s on the East Coast, led by Mateo Morelli. They were feared by many and RESPECTED by all. Mateo made sure it was always embedded in his family’s heads to stay loyal and stand on the foundation that was built before them.Unfortunately, being in a Cartel, your family becomes collateral damage and nothing was off limits. Sadly, no one could stop the tragedy that not only affected someone close to them but brought out the true colors of certain family members.Nonetheless, Santana Morelli was young and put in a position that wasn’t supposed to be his. However, the very person who was supposed to protect him and his siblings decided Santana didn’t deserve that spot. He tried to do everything in his power to destroy him and The Morelli Cartel. It didn’t matter what the consequences and repercussions were, as long as the organization crumbled.Santana had to deal with every curveball thrown his way and so far he managed to do just that. The only thing he wasn’t able to do at a young age was save two of the most important people in his life from an attack and it haunted him daily. Now, he was going to do everything possible to handle every person responsible for it.Lies and deception were now front and center, enemies were beginning to surface and The Morelli Cartel had become a target.Find out what happens when disloyalty and betrayal comes into play? Who will be the last one standing and will the Morelli Cartel fall? Read more

From one of the authors of The Cartel series, there's a new branch....On a beautiful island in the Caribbean, a woman with a checkered past has retired from a life of crime. She is now raising her son, trying to spare him of the ills that her former life provided. However, in a blink of an eye it all changes....When a wealthy tourist gets entangled with her son, it’s forces Aries to show who she really is and her old connections are called.This smart, fast paced, island thriller brings out the devil that no one knows but will surely find out about. The mental chess game played leads up to a unique ending no one can see coming.JaQuavis Coleman, author of the cartel series, starts a new branch to the family tree, known as the cartel. He manages to turn the beautiful Caribbean island into dark place with his new masterpiece.... Cartel Queen.-- Read more