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Two brothers agree to settle their simmering feud at an old desert mission.

Alf Brolin, a tall drink of water, guns down innocent victims with the same carelessness with which he quotes classic literature.

Badger Jenkins, a driver past his prime, is recruited by an all-female pit crew to drive their new car.

Presents twenty-two short stories of American life.

In 1947 St. Louis, Ms.

As Chandelle and Marvin Hutchins deal with growing financial and emotional pressures in their marriage, Cousin Dior comes to visit.

Rafe Belloch, a powerful railroad baron, is accustomed to being in control. When a masked young woman steals his valuables and leaves him naked in the street, he vows to find her and get even.

Stella St. Valliers must discover a long buried secret in order to restore her legacy and have a future of her own.

This novel follows successful record executive Teri Stewart as she scours L.A. for love. Just when she's ready to give up on men altogether, into her life strolls charming DJ Harrison Starr.

In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them

Budding teenager Annette Goode, a shy, awkward, overweight girl, hides the devastating secret that her mother's boarder has been sexually abusing her -- until her life is changed forever by th

Annette Goode has finally found a man who loves her. But at a pre-wedding ceremony, her ugly past is revealed, and her world falls apart.

Carmen Taylor is always dependable: she can be counted on to show up for work, help a friend in trouble, and be loyal to Burl, her wheelchair-bound boyfriend.

Trudy Bell lives with her aging father, works in his downtown liquor store, and has dated the same dull man for 10 years.

Lula Mae, Ester, Megan, Rosalee, Helen, and Rockelle are like a close-knit family as they work the mean streets of San Francisco.