Be Not Afraid
Brooklyn, 1776
Elijah Sutton is no fool, despite his love of a country that enslaves
people like him. When he's offered land, livestock, and - most
importantly - his freedom if he fights in his Patriot owner's stead,
Elijah believes he'll soon have everything he ever wanted...and then he
meets Kate....
The Crown has promised freedom to slaves who escape their Patriot
masters and join the British side, and Kate intends to take them up on
it. She's eager to leave America - and the painful memories it holds for
her - far behind...and then she meets Elijah.
That Could Be Enough
Mercy Alston knows the best thing to do with pesky feelings like "love"
and "hope": Avoid them at all costs. Serving as a maid to Eliza
Hamilton, and an assistant in the woman's stubborn desire to preserve
her late husband's legacy, has driven that point home for Mercy - as did
her own previous heartbreaks.
When Andromeda Stiel shows up at Hamilton Grange for an interview in her
grandfather's stead, Mercy's resolution to live a quiet, pain-free life
is tested by the beautiful, flirtatious, and entirely overwhelming
dressmaker....
Let Us Dream
A rebellious cabaret owner and her stubborn chef pursue, life, liberty,
and happiness in 1917 Harlem...and find love where they least expect
it....
After spending half her life pretending to be something she's not,
performance is second nature for cabaret owner Bertha Hines. With the
election drawing near and women's voting rights on the ballot, Bertha
decides to use her persuasive skills to push the men of New York City in
the right direction.
Chef Amir Chowdhury jumped ship in New York to get a taste of the
American Dream, only to discover he's an unwanted ingredient. When
ornery Amir reluctantly takes a job at The Cashmere, he thinks he's hit
the bottom of the barrel; however, working at the club reignites his
dream of being a force for change. His boss, Bertha, ignites something
else in him.
Let It Shine
Sofronia Wallis knows that proper Black women don't court trouble by
upending the status quo, but it's 1961 and the Civil Rights movement is
in full swing. Sofie's spent half her life being prim, proper, and
reserved - as if that could bring her mother back - but the nonviolent
protests happening across the South bring out her inner agitator.
Ivan Friedman has devoted his life to boxing, loving the finesse of a
well-delivered punch and the penance of receiving one. His family
escaped from Europe before the horrors of WWII, and Ivan decides to help
fight injustice in their new country, even if it goes against all his
instincts as a fighter.
When Ivan and Sofie meet, they realize that their pasts are intertwined
and - with the sparks that fly between them - perhaps their futures will
be, too.
