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Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New York City, and they were forbidden to dance together… until, first, a band and, then, a ballroom broke the rules. Machito and His Afro-Cubans hit the scene with a brand-new sound, blending jazz trumpets and saxophones with Latin maracas and congas creating Latin jazz: music for the head, the heart, and the hips....
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Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New York City, and they were forbidden to dance together… until, first, a band and, then, a ballroom broke the rules. Machito and His Afro-Cubans hit the scene with a brand-new sound, blending jazz trumpets and saxophones with Latin maracas and congas creating Latin jazz: music for the head, the heart, and the hips....
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In this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, an arranged marriage is about to become a game of hearts...
Johari Yasir has no interest in returning to her homeland to marry a man she's never met-at least, not without sowing some wild oats first. And when a handsome charmer offers to whisk her away in his private plane, she impulsively accepts.
Rasheed Valdemon is shocked that his bride-to-be would fly off with...
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In a sweeping work of reportage set over the course of 2016, New York Times bestselling author Ben Fountain recounts a surreal year of politics and an exploration of the third American existential crisis
Twice before in its history, the United States has been faced with a crisis so severe it was forced to reinvent itself in order to survive: first, the struggle over slavery, culminating in the Civil War, and the second, the Great Depression, which...
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A man's word is his bond. His family is his strength. His heart is his own.
Superstar musician Caden Granger has spent years running from love, commitment and family. Yet despite his fame and fortune, he knows the kind of respect and adoration he needs can only come from one person-;the very woman who wants nothing to do with him.
Charity volunteer and owner of a wine boutique, Shiloh Timmons finally got her life on track once her relationship...
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~Lambda Literary Award finalist for the best LGBT YA novel of 2018~A fresh, charming rom-com perfect for fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Boy Meets Boy about Nathan Bird, who has sworn off happy endings but is sorely tested when his former best friend, Ollie, moves back to town.
Nathan Bird doesn't believe in happy endings. Although he's the ultimate film buff and an aspiring screenwriter, Nate's seen the demise of too many relationships...
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"If there's one thing Jackson knows how to do, it's how to pluck those heartstrings."-BookPage
All he needs is a second chance
All she wants is no strings attached
The biggest mistake of Jaye Colfax's life was letting Velvet Spencer leave. For three years, they were together exclusively and it was great-at least for Jaye. But Velvet wanted more. Jaye wouldn't commit to anything because he just didn't believe in love or marriage. Tired of...
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Trapped together by a holiday blizzard, a rancher and his rival give in to the heat...in this Gold Valley Vineyards novel by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates.
All he wants for Christmas is the one woman he can't touch...
Rancher Jericho Smith has known Honey Cooper since they were kids-and she's always been under his skin in ways he doesn't want to acknowledge. She's his best friend's sister...and there's the not-so-small matter of...
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Sexy millionaire Morgan Steele will settle for nothing less than the perfect woman. And when he lays his arrogant eyes on sultry Lena Spears, he believes he's found her. There's only one problem, the lady in question seems totally immune to his charm.
Morgan is determined to convince the sassy career woman that he's Mr. Right. He wines and dines her. He promises her the baby she desperately wants and the financial security she craves. And given time,...
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It's Christmas in Catalina Cove, a time full of promise and second chances. Don't miss One Christmas Wish, the all-new book in New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson's beloved Catalina Cove series.
Once a Wall Street rising star, Vaughn Miller had his career abruptly ended by a wrongful conviction and two years in prison. He's returned to his hometown to pick up the pieces of his shattered life and find a way forward.
Sierra Crane escaped...
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"I need you, Alli." -- Mark Hartman, desperate new dad.
Did Mark mean what Alison Lind hoped? Was her boss declaring his passion for her? Did he really feel the same way she secretly felt for him?
Apparently not. Turned out that what Alison wanted and what Mark needed were two different things. Instead of asking her to be his lover, he was asking her to be temporary nanny to his baby niece. Not an ounce of desire in sight. Or was there?
Living...
12) The Chase Is On
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WHAT CHASE WESTMORELAND WANTED...
Something sure looked tempting, and Chase knew it wasn't on his restaurant's menu. His new neighbor Jessica Claiborne was as deliciously enticing as the confections she created--so enticing, Chase was finding it difficult to concentrate on anything but the curve of her lips.
CHASE WESTMORELAND GOT!
Jessica couldn't deny the heat that sparked every time Chase was near. But she had a secret, one that could destroy...
13) His to Claim
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It could be his toughest mission yet:
win back his wife.
When navy SEAL and honorary Westmoreland Mac McRoy returns home, he discovers his wife has left. Teri has retreated to the Wyoming ranch they'd planned to visit together, and is resentful when he follows. She doesn't want a second honeymoon; she wants a marriage Mac doesn't take for granted. But life-or-death circumstances are about to put their love to the...
14) Solid Soul
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A chance encounter leads to a passionate reunion in this sexy Steele story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson!
In the real world, there was no way flower shop owner Kylie Hagan would ever meet up with millionaire Chance Steele. But the world of single parents and teenage hormones brought them together the first time - and a simmering passion they both tried to deny wouldn't keep them apart for long.
Chance made her think of hot,...
15) Night Heat
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A corporate takeover is derailed by a passionate night neither expected in this sizzling Steele story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson!
Sebastian Steele was the kind of man women dreamed about.
He was drop-dead gorgeous, wickedly charming and fabulously wealthy. So why wouldn't Jocelyn Mason accept his offer to help run her struggling company with his reputation and business acumen? But Sebastian was a corporate shark, and Jocelyn...
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A Steele man is hard to resist in this steamy, fan-favorite story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson!
When a case of mistaken identity finds the beautiful and intriguing Natalie Ford in Donovan Steele's home, the sparks are instantaneous. But his new housekeeper is determined not to become the legendary playboy's latest conquest.
Trading the Ivy League for a simpler life down South, Natalie is helping out with her ailing...
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Albert Poland
Legendary Broadway and Off Broadway Producer and General Manager
presents
STAGES -A THEATER MEMOIR
THE SHOWS
Little Shop of Horrors, The Grapes of Wrath, Long Day's Journey into Night, Glengarry Glen Ross, As Is, The Boy from Oz, Steel Magnolias, One Mo' Time, The Fantasticks, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, The Neon Woman, A Lie of the Mind, Let My People Come, Marry Me a Little, The Waverly Gallery and many others!
THE STARS
Judy Garland,...
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Joining the ranks of Evicted, The Warmth of Other Sons, and classic works of literary non-fiction by Alex Kotlowitz and J. Anthony Lukas, High-Risers braids personal narratives, city politics, and national history to tell the timely and epic story of Chicago's Cabrini-Green, America's most iconic public housing project.
Built in the 1940s atop an infamous Italian slum, Cabrini-Green grew to twenty-three towers and a population of 20,000-all of it...
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New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson brings you a brand-new story in the Forged of Steele series. Perfect for fans of the popular Westmoreland series and readers of passionate contemporary romances! This Steele man is always in the driver’s seat…But is this playboy ready for the wildest ride of his life? Agreeing a PR stunt would be good for business, trucking CEO Gannon Steele invites reporter Delphine Ryland to hitch a ride cross-country....
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Mr. November: Dillon Westmoreland, real-estate tycoon.
Objective: Pamela Novak, business owner.
Strategic Plan: Seduce and rescue.
There was a secret to Dillon Westmoreland's heritage-and Pamela Novak had the key. Though the raven-haired beauty was ensnared by her shifty fiancé, Dillon-eldest of the Denver Westmoreland clan-couldn't resist a mind-blowing night in her arms. And after that incredible passion… Well, once a Westmoreland claimed...