With colorful characters, including many based on real figures, and a plot that hinges on romance, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin combines domestic comedy and regional history to examine slavery, Protestant theology, and gender differences in early America.

A selection of Louisa May Alcott's many creative forays into the genres of romanticism, Gothicism, and realism. Written between 1852 and 1888, these works are from all phases of Alcott's life, and were chosen to show Alcott at her writing best.

While investigating a series of jewelry thefts on a luxurious ocean liner, private investigator Gwenn Ramadge suddenly switches gears as she hunts for the murderer of the owner of a dress-making firm.

Follows a 19 year old girl on her whirlwind journey of bisexual escapades, hallucinations, and criminal behaviour, running wild from Chicago to LA through a landscape of lost children. Sexy and romantic, a fast-paced story of lust, deception and heartache.

When Dora, the village prostitute is found dead at the bottom of a ravine, a young chambermaid serving the mistress of the local manor embarks on a journey to unravel the mystery surrounding Dora's death, in a suspenseful novel set in rural seventeenth-century England. 25,000 first printing.

Presents a collection of stories from the Russian author

'With authority and grace'' (Essence), Imani All Mine tells the story of Tasha, a fourteen-year-old unwed mother of a baby girl. In her ghettoized world where poverty, racism, and danger are daily struggles, Tasha uses her savvy and humor to uncover the good hidden around her. The name she gives her daughter, Imani, is a sign of her determination and fundamental trust despite the odds against her: Imani means faith. Surrounding Tasha and Imani is a cast of memorable characters: Peanut, the boy Tasha likes, Eboni, her best friend, Miss Odetta, the neighborhood gossip, and Tasha's mother, Earlene, who's dating a new boyfriend.

Tasha's voice speaks directly to both the special pain of poverty and the universal, unconquerable spirit of youth. Authentic in every detail, this is an unforgettable story. As Seventeen declared, ''Porter's candid narrative will have you hooked from the opening sentence.