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    I’d think you would be happy to see me here, establishing a business, putting down roots.” “When your roots pull mine out, we have a problem.” Leslie Baker, owner of Potter Lake’s original hometown beauty shop, the Curl & Dye, has a problem. Her problem isn’t her dwindling customer base. And it’s not the shifty, shady Mayor of the idyllic lakeside town. Her problem is a muscular, handsome, 6’4” former basketball superstar with a solid physique and colorful sleeve tattoos. Kade “KC” Cavanaugh is back in Potter Lake following his NBA retirement and the business he’s opened, a slick and shiny co-ed salon, directly competes with Curl & Dye. KC is all too eager to to pick things up where they left off fifteen years ago, but Leslie can’t forget how he pushed her away after an intimate encounter, then dropped out of college and left her behind for the bright lights of professional ball. Though she won’t admit it, time and maturity have eaten away at Leslie's anger and her long-buried attraction to Kade Cavanaugh has resurfaced. With a vengeance. Now there is a larger problem: Leslie and KC find themselves in the center of a city wide drama, and with both sides of Potter Lake at war and their livelihoods at stake, the two have to stop sniping at each other and start working together. And maybe, in the process, forget the past and revive a budding romance that was very special...a very long time ago.

    Before she wowed the world with her incredible gymnastics skills, Simone was an energetic young girl who dreamed of becoming a top gymnast. She trained for hours every day and made many sacrifices to pursue her goals. Explore how Simone Biles went from being a kid growing up in Texas to an Olympic athlete who has won more gymnastics medals than anyone in history.The Story of Simone Biles includes:A fun quiz—Test your knowledge of Simone’s life with a short quiz that covers the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of her story.Word definitions—Explore a helpful glossary with some of the more advanced words and ideas in this beautifully illustrated book about Simone Biles.Lasting change—See how Simone’s accomplishments helped open doors for female athletes across the world.How will Simone’s hard work and determination inspire you?

    But after the implosion of the life she'd always wanted, Dixon must explore the implications of her desire to hide as she rebuilds herself in a world that expects freedom to look boisterous. As Dixon presses the bruises of her invisibility, these essays glide between the pages of fan fiction, the rush of new panties, down the rabbit hole of depression, and reemerge on the other side, speaking with the lived authority of a voice that, even when shaking, is always crystal clear.

    In fact, Morrison reveals here that her Nobel Prize-winning novels, such as Beloved and Song of Solomon, were born out of her family’s stories — such as those of her great-grandmother, born a slave, or her father, escaping the lynch mobs of the South. With an introduction by her close friend, poet Nikki Giovani, Morrison hereby weaves yet another fascinating and inspiring narrative — that of herself.

    After his return from the Civil War, he fathered twenty children by three of his former slaves. One of those children was the poet’s great-grandmother. Through several years of research, Russell would seek the words to fill the diary’s omissions and to imagine the voice of her great-great-grandmother, Peggy Hubert, a black woman silenced by history. The result is a hybrid work of verse, prose, images and documents that traverses centuries as the past bleeds into the present.

    Eliot takes you through the lives of a young stubborn couple who discover a very hard truth about being in love while black in America. Through growth, they learn that black love is less about sharing tender kisses and holding hands and more about survival in a mad world full of an evilness raised to hate you. Told through the eyes of Yana, a seventeen-year-old girl, in love with the boy of her dreams, and Keon, a young dreamer who struggles to erase the horrific events of his family’s past. When Yana becomes pregnant with their son, a kaleidoscope of emotions, affections, despair, and hope lead them all to face an uncertain future. Their story exposes you to the joyful sweetness of young love and the bitter sadness that comes along with living in hard times during the 80’s. This is a love story that arouses the soul of those who sings the blues, where passion and heartache are inevitably intertwined, Eliot has created an amazing cast of characters so alive and overwhelmingly realized that they are forever ingrained into the American spirit.

    She grew up with a doting father who always lavished her and her mother with opulent gifts. After experiencing both heart break and the death of her father within months of each other Zolee has given up on both love and celebrating holidays. When she is guilted into attending her best friend Ari’s Valentine’s Day party for singles, she finds a kindred spirit in the devilishly handsome man who showed up with her good friend from college. Will the chance encounter with a sexy choreographer be the remedy Zolee needs to cure her heart break and thaw the ice around her heart? Cooper Powers is the go-to choreographer in the music industry. He’s traveled all over the world and in the eyes of others he has had a good life, but there is just one thing that prevents it all from feeling perfect and he’s reminded of it every Valentine’s Day. When his best friend Ashli invites him to a party for singles his only goal is to get drunk and find someone to take home to stop him from thinking about and reacting to his trifling girlfriend’s recent betrayal. He believes that he’s found just what he needs when he first lay eyes on Zolee, but she turns out to be so much more than what he expected. When Zolee and Cooper step into each other’s orbit they discover that they may be the only ones who truly understands each other. As a connection begins to form between the two Zolee and Cooper start to wonder if they could be each other’s missing piece to rediscovering love. **This is a short story**

    But before she found fame as a writer, poet, performer, dancer, and storyteller, she was an untrained student who found her footing in others' classrooms. Dance We Do is a tribute to those who taught her and her passion for rhythm, movement, and dance.After 20 years of research, writing, and devotion, Ntozake Shange tells her history of Black dance through a series of portraits of the dancers who trained her, moved with her, and inspired her to share the power of the Black body with her audience. Shange celebrates and honors the contributions of the often unrecognized pioneers who continued the path Katherine Dunham paved through the twentieth century. Dance We Do features a stunning photo insert along with personal interviews with Mickey Davidson, Halifu Osumare, Camille Brown, and Dianne McIntyre. In what is now one of her final works, Ntozake Shange welcomes the reader into the world she loved best.