Sarah Harris, a widowed New York City tow truck driver, is tired of her life and the negative elements in it. She is treated like a doormat by her son and her mother's constant berating of her makes her feel like a child again. Her boss resents Sarah's desire to better herself and does everything he can to throw obstacles in her way. At forty-three, Sarah decides to return to college, applying to a nontraditional Scholars' Program headed by Dr. Winnie Thompson, a woman who is also in need of a life change due to a particularly unsatisfying love affair with her boss at the local university....
Sarah Harris, a widowed New York City tow truck driver, is tired of her life and the negative elements in it. She is treated like a doormat by her son...
Mr. Jefferson's Piano & Other Central Harlem Stories is an anthology that weaves together a rich tapestry of 68 short stories, agency memos, and letters of events that take place during the late seventies, eighties, and nineties as seen through Melba Farris' eyes. Melba writes notes about everything work-related, chronicling her journey into the field of property management as she tries to help her less fortunate brothers and sisters with their housing woes. She meets the oldest woman in Harlem in the title story Mr. Jefferson's Piano. 101-year-old Nora Jefferson and her kid sister, 96-year...
Mr. Jefferson's Piano & Other Central Harlem Stories is an anthology that weaves together a rich tapestry of 68 short stories, agency memos, and lette...
Cassandra Johnson and Ramona Wright lived together as college roommates and lovers until Ramona grew nervous about her sexual orientation and deserted Cassandra for a life of loving men. Flash forward twenty-seven years... Ramona's daughter announces that she has met the man of her dreams and his mother is none other than Dr. Cassandra Johnson. Cassandra offers the use of her estate home to hold the wedding, but Ramona has another problem...she has Stage Two breast cancer and is seeking Cassandra's help. Other issues arise as the wedding plans get pushed aside, including Ramona's and...
Cassandra Johnson and Ramona Wright lived together as college roommates and lovers until Ramona grew nervous about her sexual orientation and deserted...
Ex-cop Michelle Edwards is murdered by her partner Detective McCoy. She also happens to be in love with her partner's kid sister, an ADA who is preparing to investigate a corruption case against her and her partner. She wants to come back to earth for a redo and relive the last three years before her murder. The devil hears her plea and makes a makes a deal with her. She has to bring him an innocent soul in exchange for hers. She has seventy-two hours to find one but can't bring him any of the drug dealers, drug users, crooked cops, or other criminals she's dealt with in her job as a cop....
Ex-cop Michelle Edwards is murdered by her partner Detective McCoy. She also happens to be in love with her partner's kid sister, an ADA who is prepar...
