BlackChristianNews/BCBC Independent Bestsellers-Fiction-August 2
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A Sin and a Shame
by Victoria Christopher Murray
From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian, the ever-scheming Jasmine Larson, from the Essence bestseller Temptation, has sworn off all the lying, manipulating, and …
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The Other Side
by Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Clover's mom says it isn't safe to cross the fence that segregates their African-American …
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Miracle's Boys
by Jacqueline Woodson
Winner of the 2001 Coretta Scott King Award, in Miracle's Boys, three young outsiders struggle to make it through when their parents die and leave …
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Truth Be Told
by Victoria Christopher Murray
The author of The Personal Librarian and Essence bestsellers Temptation and Joy returns with a story about one woman's personal and spiritual journey to overcome …
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Saved Race
by Stephanie Perry Moore
As Payton leaves high school and goes on to college, she and her friends learn to deal with racism and other difficult issues.
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The Pastor's Wife
by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
From bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billinglsey comes a charming novel filled with love, laughter, inspiration and drama as Pastor Terrance searches for his Mrs. Right. …
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Church Folk
by Michele Andrea Bowen
Mississippi, 1963. Essie Lee Lane is a small-town girl who doesn't take "stuff" from nobody. Yet even she isn't ready for the Reverend Theophilus Simmons, …
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He's Saved-- But is He for Real?
by Kimberley Brooks
In her sequel to inspirational romance He's Fine, But Is He Saved? Kimberley Brooks takes another look at the lives of Michelle, Liz and Sandy. …
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My Brother's Keeper
by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
From the #1 Essence bestselling author, this unforgettable book takes a realistic look at how childhood scars can scar for life.
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Pressing Hard
by Stephanie Perry Moore
When Perry wakes up in a very compromising position after having a few drinks too many, he realizes it's time to stop the crazy partying …
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With Friends Like These
by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
The third book in an exciting and inspiring new series from national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley Only one girl will be chosen.... In the …
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Nothing But Drama
by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
The first book in an exciting and inspiring new series from national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley Their lives are nothing but drama. . . …
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I Know I've Been Changed
by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Raedella Rollins left Sweet Poke, Arkansas on a Texas-bound bus with four mismatched suitcases, a newsroom job offer and a promise to herself: never look …
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Holy Ghost Corner
by Michele Andrea Bowen
The owner of Miss Thang's Holy Ghost Corner and Church Women's Boutique, God-fearing, forty-six-year-old Theresa Elaine Hopson, who has spent her life looking for true …
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Second Sunday
by Michele Andrea Bowen
When the members of the Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church prepare for its one-hundredth anniversary celebration, the unexpected death of the pastor sets the congregation at …
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Cruisin' On Desperation
by Pat G'Orge-Walker
Birdie Tweet is a newcomer to the Oh-Lawd-Why-Am-I-Still-Single church group, and her love life is just as unpromising as the others'. When Birdie realises she …
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Nothing But the Right Thing
by Stacy Hawkins Adams
In her heartwarming second novel, the award-winning author of "Speak to My Heart" explores the journey of faith, friendship, and the power of prayer.
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True Friends
by Stephanie Perry Moore
When her African-American family moves to a new town after her father takes a football coaching job at a historically black university, ten-year-old Carmen learns …
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Watercolored Pearls
by Stacy Hawkins Adams
Each at different places in their lives, three women--Serena, a stay-at-home mom; Erika, who is haunted by her abusive past; and Tawana, a lawyer trying …
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Speak to My Heart
by Stacy Hawkins Adams
Serena is successful, sassy, and saved. But can she come to terms with her mother's secret and past relationships before it's too late?