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Cobi Winslow is a gay, educated social climber; Eric Reed, his twin
brother, is a career criminal. Separated as children, they reunite
30 years later.
A "New York Times "Bestseller
Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A
single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several
successful Atlanta beauty salons, Carmyn has devoted herself to her
son and his dream of becoming a professional football player. Brady
has always followed her lead, including becoming a member of the
church's "Celibacy Circle."
Now, in his senior year at college, the smart and very handsome
Brady is a lead contender for the Heisman Trophy and a spot in the
NFL. As sports agents hover around Brady, a beautiful and charming
cheerleader named Barrett enters the picture. Barrett is set on
seducing Brady and getting a piece of his multimillion-dollar
future. But is that all she wants from him? Is she acting alone? In
a story that combines football, family, faith and secrets, Just Too
Good to Be True" "is a sweeping novel that proves once and again
why E. Lynn Harris is a bestselling author.
A literary rent party to benefit the Hurston/Wright Foundation of African-American fiction, with selections to savor from bestselling authors as well as talented rising stars.
Not since Terry McMillan’s Breaking Ice have so many African-American writers been brought together in one volume. A stellar collection of works from more than fifty hot names in fiction, Gumbo represents remarkable synergy. Edited by bestselling luminaries Marita Golden and E. Lynn Harris, this collection spans new and previously published tales of love and luck, inspiration and violation, hip new worlds and hallowed heritage from voices such as:
• Edwidge Danticat • Eric Jerome Dickey • Kenji Jasper • John Edgar Wideman • Terry McMillan • David Anthony Durham • Bertice Berry …and many, many more
Also featuring original stories by Golden and Harris themselves, Gumbo heralds the debut of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards for Published Black Writers (scheduled for October 2002), and all advances and royalties from the book will support the Hurston/Wright Foundation. Combining authors with a variety of flavorful writing, Gumbo will have readers clamoring for second helpings.
E. Lynn Harris's blend of rich, romantic storytelling and controversial contemporary issues like race and bisexuality have found an enthusiastic and diverse audience across America. Readers celebrate the arrival in paperback of his second novel, Just As I Am, which picks up where Invisible Life left off, introducing Harris's appealing and authentic characters to a new set of joys, conflicts, and choices. Raymond, a young black lawyer from the South, struggles to come to terms with his sexuality and with the grim reality of AIDS. Nicole, an aspiring singer/actress, experiences frustration in both her career and in her attempts to find a genuine love relationship. Both characters share an eclectic group of friends who challenge them, and the reader, to look at themselves and the world around thern through different eyes. By portraying Nicole's and Raymond's joys, as well as their pain, Harris never ceases to remind us that life, like love, is about self-acceptance. In this vivid portrait of contemporary black life, with all its pressures and the complications of bisexuality, AIDS, and racism, Harris confirms a faith in the power of love -- love of all kinds -- to thrill and to heal, which will warm the hearts of readers everywhere.
Diva supreme Yancey Harrington Braxton is working her way back to
Broadway and beyond--and stirring up drama in and out of the
spotlight--in the acclaimed "New York Times "bestseller from E.
Lynn Harris.
After being out on tour, the ambitious singer and actress is fired
up to move past her recent setbacks--including an explosive romance
with NFL tight end John Basil Henderson--and prove her talents are
stronger than ever. What Yancey "really "wants is to star in her
own reality TV series, and she's even found a rich and
well-connected lover to make it happen. There are, however, two
women fierce enough to derail Yancey's comeback dreams: Madison B.,
a hot new bombshell taking the music industry by storm, and Ava
Middlebrooks, who happens to be Yancey's own mama dearest.
Not even a stint in prison for attempted murder has curbed Ava's
competitive nature. Now she will bring down her #1 rival--her own
daughter--by using Madison B. to turn Yancey's world upside-down. .
. .
In this hotly anticipated conclusion to his popular Invisible Life trilogy, E. Lynn Harris delivers a masterful tale that traces the evolving lives of his beloved characters Nicole Springer and Raymond Tyler, Jr., and reintroduces readers to their respective lovers, best friends, and potential enemies. Abide with Me moves between the worlds of New York City, where Nicole has recently settled in order to pursue her dream of returning to the Broadway stage, and Seattle, where a late-night phone call from a U.S. Senator is about to change Raymond's life dramatically. Relationships and ambitions are tested as Harris deftly guides us toward this entertaining novel's conclusion.
Sexy and heartwarming in equal measure, Abide with Me will thrill new readers as well as fans already familiar with Harris's unique take on the universal themes of love, friendship, and family. E. Lynn Harris has truly done it again.
A "USA Today, New York Times, Washington Post "BestsellerChauncey
Greer, the suave and successful owner of the Cute Boy Greeting Card
Company, never wants for the attention of guys just as hot as he
is. After a couple of bad dates Chauncey finds himself in church,
where the minister's message inspires him to return to the singing
career he had launched as a teenager. Things heat up when
Chauncey's rediscovered singing talent lands him in the middle of a
protest over homophobia in the black church, and Chauncey's old
singing partner-and former lover-makes a dramatic and unexpected
entrance.
Freedom in This Village charts for the first time ever the
innovative course of black gay male literature of the past 25
years. Starting in 1979 with the publication of James Baldwin's
final novel, Just Above My Head, then on to the radical writings of
the 1980s, the breakthrough successes of the 1990s, and up to
today's new works, editor E. Lynn Harris collects 47 sensational
stories, poems, novel excerpts, and essays. Authors featured
include Samuel R. Delany, Essex Hemphill, Melvin Dixon, Marlon
Riggs, Assotto Saint, Larry Duplechan, Reginald Shepherd, Carl
Phillips, Keith Boykin, Randall Kenan, Thomas Glave, James Earl
Hardy, Darieck Scott, Gary Fisher, Bruce Morrow, John Keene, G.
Winston James, Bil Wright, Robert Reid Pharr, Brian Keith Jackson,
as well as an array of exciting new and established writers.
"In many ways writing saved my life. It's my hope that sharing my
experience will give hope to others who are learning to deal with
their "difference." I want them to know they don't have to live
their lives in a permanent "don't ask, don't tell" existence. Truth
is a powerful tool.
"But my hope for this book doesn't stop there. I think there is a
message here for anyone who has ever suffered from a lack of
self-esteem, felt the pain of loneliness, or sought love in all the
wrong places. The lessons I have learned are not limited to race,
gender, or sexual orientation. Anyone can learn from my journey.
Anyone can overcome a broken heart."--E. Lynn Harris
Four friends, all graduates of Hampton Institute, keep a collective journal they call "If This World Were Mine," and share their personal diaries each month at a gathering filled with humor, gossip, and affirmation. The four group members are as different as the seasons, yet they all share a love of one another. Yolanda, a media consultant, keeps it going on with a no-nonsense attitude and independence that are balanced by the theatrics of Riley, a former marketing executive whose marriage has reduced her to a "kept woman with kids." Computer engineer Dwight's anger at the world is offset by the compassion of Leland, a gay psychiatrist whose clients make him question why God ever invented sex.
But after five years, the once-strong bonds of friendship are weakening, and the group must handle challenges of work, lost love, and a stranger in their midst. As the group members confront their true feelings toward each other, resentments and long-held secrets surface, and the stability of the group begins to disintegrate. Is their past friendship strong enough to survive the future?
After Zola Denise Norwood meets media mogul Davis Vincent McClinton on a New York-bound flight, he makes her a couple of offers before they even land. One is editing his hot new urban style magazine Bling Bling. The other is more personal. As Zola and Raymond Tyler, Jr, Bling Bling’s CEO, pursue their ambitions and search for love, secrets from the past and events out of today’s headlines (plus the shenanigans of John Basil Henderson and Yancey B.) keep the action moving.
When her wedding to John “Basil” Henderson didn’t come off as planned, Yancey Harrington Braxton flew off to L.A. and remade herself as mega-diva Yancey B. And Basil started concentrating on his career as a high-powered sports agent. But then Yancey’s first single, “Any Way the Wind Blows,” hit the charts, and now it threatens to blow Basil’s cover--if anyone learns who it’s really about. And it looks like the gorgeous (and ambitious) hunk Bart Dunbar might just have it all figured out.
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