Sean Crisden
#1 Bestseller
Now a major motion picture directed by Steve McQueen and starring Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Paul Giamatti
12 Years a Slave is a riveting true account of a free man captured and sold into slavery in the pre–Civil War South. Solomon Northup's narrative explores one of the darkest times in American history and captures in vivid detail the unimaginable
...Simone Brooks and Cameron Bennett should not be together. She's a wealthy socialite looking for a suitable husband. A man with the right pedigree and an economic status that matches her own. He's part owner of the hottest nightclub in Atlanta with his siblings. Someone who loves cooking, the outdoors, and women, not necessarily in that order.
After one night together, their sizzling chemistry makes it difficult to stay away. Then comes the
...Two nights. One undeniable attraction.
To prove to his mother that he can be responsible, Stephan Brooks takes a job at her firm and promises to be a better son. But one glimpse of Roselle Parker, her up-and-coming protégé, and all his good intentions disappear. All he has to do is conduct himself in a professional manner, but a trip to Paris with Roselle proves too big of a temptation.
Roselle knows Stephan Brooks is nothing but
...It started with a little white lie...
Lindsay Winthrop's weekly podcast on sex and dating has garnered thousands of listeners across the country, thanks to experience with a loving fiancé she's been with for years. Except, her husband-to-be doesn't exist, and now she's in a bind. With a book deal on the line, she has to find a man fast, and Malik Brooks might be just the man she's looking for.
If he knows what's good for him, he'll stay away
...11) Do Over
She's devoted to her daughters.
Years ago, when her cheating husband left, Ella Brooks realized how much she'd changed and wasn't sure how to get back to the woman she used to be. When she meets Tyrone Evers, the last thing she's looking for is another relationship, but it turns out that the police detective is just too tempting to resist.
He's devoted to his job.
Tyrone meets Ella when he's investigating a break-in at her home, but ends
...As far as Sylvie Johnson is concerned, her ex-husband used her and left her and she cannot stand the sight of him. Fifteen years after their divorce, her feelings haven't changed. She wants nothing to do with him—no matter what her beating heart suggests.
Oscar Brooks has always assumed that his ex-wife hates him, but after an unplanned kiss, he's not so sure. Why does she always have such a hostile response to his presence? Is it
...Nina Winthrop knows exactly what she wants from life: to help the less fortunate, to get married, and to have a family. She's certain she's found the perfect man to help her achieve all of those goals. They want the same future, and best of all...he's not Reese Brooks.
Reese knows he screwed up when he broke Nina's heart, and he's lived with that regret for the past ten years. Now that she's back in town, he's determined to show her he's
...14) Erasure: a novel
15) Trade Me
Tina Chen just wants a degree and a job, so her parents never have to worry about making rent again. She has no time for Blake Reynolds, the sexy billionaire who stands to inherit Cyclone Systems. But when he makes an offhand comment about what it means to be poor, she loses her cool and tells him he couldn't last a month living her life.
To her shock, Blake offers her a trade: She'll get his income, his house, his car. In exchange, he'll work
...Liam James, boy next door and total douchebag, is my brother's best friend. I can't stand him. Well, that's not strictly true, at night I see a side of him that no one else does. Every night Liam becomes my safe haven, my protector, the one to chase the demons of my abusive childhood away and hold all the broken pieces of me together.
He's cocky, he's arrogant, and he's also some sort of playboy in training. With his 'hit it and quit it'
...17) Mummy Dearest
The truth is out there. Way, way, way out there!
The XOXO Files, Book 1
Drew Lawson is racing against the clock. He's got a twenty-four-hour window to authenticate the mummy of Princess Merneith. If he's not at his boyfriend's garden party when that window closes, it'll be the final nail in their relationship coffin.
The last thing he needs traipsing on the final shred of his patience is brash, handsome reality show host Fraser
...18) Hold Me
Jay na Thalang is a demanding, driven genius. He doesn't know how to stop or even slow down. The instant he lays eyes on Maria Lopez, he knows that she is a sexy distraction he can't afford. He's done his best to keep her at arm's length, and he's succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.
Maria has always been cautious. Now that her once-tiny, apocalypse-centered blog is hitting the mainstream, she's even more careful about preserving her online anonymity.
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