When Zaierra decides it's time to have a baby before her eggs turn to powder, no one seems to be a better candidate than her best friend. Who could have guessed one night in bed with sexy Leith Stone could uncover her long hidden love for the one man that's always been there for her. In order to hide her true feelings for him, Zaierra calls off their arrangement, but it's too late. She's having his baby. Complications arise when his skanky ex just won't let go and has her own set of issues. Search Terms: baby romance, pregnancy romance, bwwm, multicultural romance, contemporary romance, interracial romance
A close friendship is one of the most influential and important relationships a human life can contain. Anyone will tell you that! But for all the rosy sentiments surrounding friendship, most people don’t talk much about what it really takes to stay close for the long haul. Now two friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, tell the story of their equally messy and life-affirming Big Friendship in this honest and hilarious book that chronicles their first decade in one another’s lives. As the hosts of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend, they’ve become known for frank and intimate conversations. In this book, they bring that energy to their own friendship—its joys and its pitfalls. Aminatou and Ann define Big Friendship as a strong, significant bond that transcends life phases, geographical locations, and emotional shifts. And they should know: the two have had moments of charmed bliss and deep frustration, of profound connection and gut-wrenching alienation. They have weathered life-threatening health scares, getting fired from their dream jobs, and one unfortunate Thanksgiving dinner eaten in a car in a parking lot in Rancho Cucamonga. Through interviews with friends and experts, they have come to understand that their struggles are not unique. And that the most important part of a Big Friendship is making the decision to invest in one another again and again. An inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of society’s most underappreciated relationship, Big Friendship will invite you to think about how your own bonds are formed, challenged, and preserved. It is a call to value your friendships in all of their complexity. Actively choose them. And, sometimes, fight for them.
From debut author Lisa Moore Ramée comes this funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel about friendship, family, and standing up for what’s right, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give and the novels of Renée Watson and Jason Reynolds. Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and she’d also like to make it through seventh grade with her best friendships intact, learn to run track, and have a cute boy see past her giant forehead.) But in junior high, it’s like all the rules have changed. Now she’s suddenly questioning who her best friends are and some people at school are saying she’s not black enough. Wait, what? Shay’s sister, Hana, is involved in Black Lives Matter, but Shay doesn't think that's for her. After experiencing a powerful protest, though, Shay decides some rules are worth breaking. She starts wearing an armband to school in support of the Black Lives movement. Soon everyone is taking sides. And she is given an ultimatum. Shay is scared to do the wrong thing (and even more scared to do the right thing), but if she doesn't face her fear, she'll be forever tripping over the next hurdle. Now that’s trouble, for real. "Tensions are high over the trial of a police officer who shot an unarmed Black man. When the officer is set free, and Shay goes with her family to a silent protest, she starts to see that some trouble is worth making." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")
She was the one I couldn't have, The line I wouldn't cross.When I left that little town in the dust, I never thought I'd see her again.Maya needs me after her heart's been broken.I can give her a place to stay, help her get back on her feet.It's great having her around, making her laugh, making new memories.Temptation can change everything.One day I'm giving an old friend a place to crash.Next thing I know, I'm driving like hell wouldn't have me.To win a race for her. To see her smile when I take first place.Sparks fly. If it means ruining our friendship, I'll risk it. It's paradise until the last person I want to see shows up on my doorstep.Now, she's holding back.Keeping secrets from me. Maybe it's about the ex that did her no good. Maybe it's worse.The stakes are too high to pretend nothing's wrong.I won't lose her again.Or my baby she's carrying.Book 5 in the Freeman Brothers series brings you Greg and Maya's story. Millionaire Best Friend is a standalone, full-length romance with burning passion, secrets, and drama. And don't forget the HEA that makes it all worthwhile...
On a beautiful spring night Mindy Fenton went to bed thinking all was right in her world. Before it was over everything had changed—and not for the better. Mindy was awakened by Brendan Quinn with the news that her husband had been shot and killed. Now Mindy is alone, nearly broke and pregnant…and Quinn—a man who never hid his contempt for her—is the only one she can turn to.
She was having his baby… Mary Jane Potter owed her best friend for practically raising her, so having a child for Arielle didn't seem like such a sacrifice—until Arielle's husband arrived with news that would change their lives forever… Morgan Tate had never been comfortable with the surrogate arrangement. Especially now that he was seeing Mary Jane as more than just his wife's best friend… Mary Jane knew Morgan wanted this baby more than anything. Only, suddenly, he seemed to want Mary Jane, too! And Mary Jane definitely enjoyed being wanted! But did Morgan see her as the love of his life—or simply the mother of his child?
Between Black and Brown explores the experiences of Blaxicans, individuals with African American and Mexican American heritage, as they navigate American culture, which often clings to monoracial categorizations.
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other. Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding… I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello. After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half? M
An ordinary life, that's all I wanted. But the chemistry between us is anything but ordinary. I'm back in my hometown after two decades in the military. She's the new girl working at the bar. Next thing I know, I'm teaching her to mix drinks and making her laugh. This energy between us is insane. The sparks in one look could start a forest fire, I swear. She acts like she wants to disappear. I want to protect her from whatever she'd hiding from. Then he comes for her, Hannah's abusive ex. She comes to me, soaked in the pouring rain and terrified. I promise I'll keep her safe. I don't want a boring normal life anymore. I want Hannah, and I'll do whatever it takes to make her mine.
