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Kukum by Michel Jean
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratings«C'est un de ces soirs où je trayais les vaches dans la lumière du soleil couchant que je l'ai vu pour la première fois. Un canot est apparu, descendant en silence la rivière. Un homme torse nu, à la peau cuivrée, ramait sans se presser, se laissant pousser par le courant. Il paraissait à peine plus âgé que moi. Nos regards se sont croisés. Il n'a pas souri. Et je n'ai pas eu peur... -
![My Baby Is a West Coast King by Shvonne Latrice]()
My Baby Is a West Coast King by Shvonne Latrice
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLaine Loren is an aspiring model, hoping to somehow make it out of South Side, Chicago, and away from her predator uncle and cheating boyfriend Tarik. When she gets the chance to move away to Los Angeles, she hops on it and doesn't look back. Laine's plans to focus only on her career and nothing else, are suddenly thrown to the wind when she meets the dangerous and unbalanced Mischief... -
![My Baby Is A West Coast King 3 by Shvonne Latrice]()
My Baby Is A West Coast King 3 by Shvonne Latrice
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho has more secrets than the Benjamin family? That's the question everyone is wondering, since it seems at every corner, there is something new and explosive popping up. In the final installment, more revelations come to life, and unbearable truths are faced... -
![My Baby Is a West Coast King 2 by Shvonne Latrice]()
My Baby Is a West Coast King 2 by Shvonne Latrice
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLaine was shocked to learn that not only had Mischief been unfaithful, but that he'd possibly fathered a child by the last person he should have ever been in bed with. Feeling like maybe she moved way too fast with him, Laine decides to free herself and have a little fun, hoping it will alleviate the heartbreak she'd just endured... -
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![Qimmik by Michel Jean]()
Qimmik by Michel Jean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratings« Depuis cinq mille ans, l'inuktitut et le jappement des qimmiit résonnent dans le Nunavik. La vie y est cruelle. Mais c'est ce qui la rend belle. Précieuse. » Entre la taïga et la toundra, un jeune couple inuit du Nunavik se découvre et apprend à s'aimer. Accompagnés de leurs chiens, les qimmiit, Saullu et Ulaajuk parcourent un continent encore sauvage, tous libres et solidaires... -
![Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel]()
Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this haunting, groundbreaking, historical novel, Danielle Daniel imagines the lives of her ancestors in the Algonquin territories of the 1600s, a story inspired by her family link to a girl murdered near Trois-Rivières in the early days of French settlement.Marie, an Algonquin woman of the Weskarini Deer Clan, lost her first husband and her children to an Iroquois raid...Categorized as:
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![Les Coquillages ne s'ouvrent qu'en été by Clara Héraut]()
Les Coquillages ne s'ouvrent qu'en été by Clara Héraut
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsComme chaque année, Léna et Phoebe passent les vacances d’été sur la côte basque. Léna ne rêve que de surf et de faire la fête sur la plage, tandis que Phoebe peine à reprendre son souffle après une première année de fac compliquée. Les deux sœurs ne se parlent presque plus et leur famille est au bord de l’implosion... -
![Indigo Summer by Monica McKayhan]()
Indigo Summer by Monica McKayhan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFifteen-year-old Indigo Summer's world finally seems to be going in the right direction: She hooks up with the star linebacker on the high-school football team, gets a date for homecoming and makes the high-school dance squad all in the same week. But sometimes things are just too good to be true... -
![A Scoop of Love: A Sweet Rapids Novella by Té Russ]()
A Scoop of Love: A Sweet Rapids Novella by Té Russ
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer NFL star turned yoga teacher/studio owner Paxton Humphries is glad to be home after traveling for over a year.His return is made even sweeter when he meets ice cream shop owner, Raegan Wilson... -
![Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer]()
Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a family a family... and that's love. A book for EVERY family by dazzling illustrator Sophie Beer... -
![I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner]()
I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs she waits for the arrival of her new baby, a Native mother-to-be gathers gifts to create a sacred bundle. A white feather, cedar and sage, a stone from the river...Each addition to the bundle will offer the new baby strength and connection to tradition, family, and community. As they grow together, mother and baby will each have gifts to offer each other... -
![Stay For Awhile by BriAnn Danae]()
Stay For Awhile by BriAnn Danae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wasn’t supposed to stay. In fact, had she not missed her flight, Brya Mills would have settled on the life she had in Miami, Florida. Settling… it’s what she’d been doing while dating a male acquaintance. Wasting time when what she really desired was a man who was just as invested in her as she was him. Over the months, Brya had become stagnant, but not anymore... -
![Little You by Richard Van Camp]()
Little You by Richard Van Camp
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRichard Van Camp, internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author of the hugely successful Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns, has partnered with talented illustrator Julie Flett to create a tender board book for babies and toddlers that honors the child in everyone... -
![Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie]()
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Sherman Alexie and Caldecott Honor winning Yuyi Morales comes a striking and beautifully illustrated picture book celebrating the special relationship between father and son. Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as big Thunder, but little thunder doesn't want to share a name... -
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![Erotique Noire/Black Erotica by Roseann P. Bell]()
Erotique Noire/Black Erotica by Roseann P. Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collective work of art whose time has come. Of lasting value for all lovers of literature and the erotic, this is a glorious, groundbreaking celebration of black sensuality, including works by Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, and many more... -
![Mama Says: A Book of Love for Mothers and Sons by Rob D. Walker]()
Mama Says: A Book of Love for Mothers and Sons by Rob D. Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo-time Caldecott Medalist Leo and Diane Dillon bring to life words of wisdom about living life with compassion and courage written by Author and Actor Rob D. Walker. This is a must have for every family. Gentle, powerful lessons spoken to child, delivered with a mother's immutable love. Stunning illustration will leave readers breathless and deeply moved... -
![Shakkai: Woman of the Sacred Garden by Lynn V. Andrews]()
Shakkai: Woman of the Sacred Garden by Lynn V. Andrews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the newest book in the highly successful Sisters of the Shield series, Lynn Andrews discovers the secrets of Japan's sacred gardens and offers this knowledge to all women who seek the sacred within themselves. Shakkai leads the way to understanding the essential balance of mind and heart... -
![Cattle Valley Volume One by Carol Lynne]()
Cattle Valley Volume One by Carol Lynne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR CAROL LYNNE 5 out of 5! This a great start to Ms. Lynne's newest series. ~ Romance Junkies Carol Lynne has written an alluring love story.. -
![Reckless Desire by Madeline Baker]()
Reckless Desire by Madeline Baker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnable to resist his love for a beautiful woman despite her betrothal to a man who is ashamed of her Native American heritage, Cloud Walker seeks to make Mary his own with a scandalous passion that enrages her proud Cheyenne warrior father. Original... -
![Savage Vision by Cassie Edwards]()
Savage Vision by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA New York Times Bestseller From her first sight of the shadowy ship with its tattered sails, Scarlet sensed it meant trouble. And when its lunatic captain forced her aboard, her despair knew no bounds. She could hardly believe her eyes when the stunningly handsome Indian she'd met just once appeared to save her... -
![Savage Summer by Constance O'Banyon]()
Savage Summer by Constance O'Banyon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlthough both born half white and half Blackfoot, cousins Sky Dancer and Danielle were raised in opposite worlds. During a summer swap to learn more about their other heritages, both girls must also learn that finding love means finding a balance in conflicting worlds... -
![With the Indians in the Rockies by James Willard Schultz]()
With the Indians in the Rockies by James Willard Schultz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrapped in the Rocky Moutains in winter- will the boys survive? Thomas and his friend Pitamakan, a Blackfoot boy, live at Fort Benton on the western frontier. One day, having ventured into the mountains to trap beaver, Tom and Pitamakan are attacked by a band of Kootenay Indians, who spare their lives, but make off with everything they have...Categorized as:
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![Savage Illusion by Cassie Edwards]()
Savage Illusion by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up in a white man's world, Blackfoot Jolena Edmonds is haunted by visions of a handsome warrior that call her back to the world of her own people, and on a trip through the Montana Territory, she encounters Spotted Eagle. Original... -
![Overlooked by Rose Christo]()
Overlooked by Rose Christo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Don't tell me you didn't miss me!" Rafael's devilish sister Mary has returned to the Nettlebush Indian Reservation after a year of absence and a failed stint in a rock band. But the reason behind Mary's triumphant homecoming is anything less than sororal: Mary has her sights set on Paul Looks Over, the man responsible for her father's death... -
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![A Monumental Love by Sammi Cee]()
A Monumental Love by Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a small-town Midwestern boy find the freedom to be himself in the Big Apple?Nigel has spent years dreaming of spending time with a Daddy. Now that he’s won the Cuffd Destination holiday, his nerves are frazzled, and he’s totally overwhelmed.Omar drives into New York from his home in Takoda for the Daddy/boy week without any real expectations... -
![Cenzontle by Marcelo Hernández Castillo]()
Cenzontle by Marcelo Hernández Castillo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this lyrical, imagistic debut, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo creates a nuanced narrative of life before, during, and after crossing the US/Mexico border... -
![Queerceañera by Alex Crespo]()
Queerceañera by Alex Crespo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis irresistible and hilarious rom-com from acclaimed author Alex Crespo is a whirlwind of telenovela-level drama and hijinks when Joaquin Zoido finds himself fake-dating his childhood crush and newly minted date to his queerceañera.Joaquin Zoido is out and proud of it... -
![Moccasin Square Gardens: Short Stories by Richard Van Camp]()
Moccasin Square Gardens: Short Stories by Richard Van Camp
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe characters of Moccasin Square Gardens inhabit Denendeh, the land of the people north of the sixtieth parallel. These stories are filled with in-laws, outlaws and common-laws. Get ready for illegal wrestling moves (“The Camel Clutch”), pinky promises, a doctored casino, extraterrestrials or “Sky People,” love, lust and prayers for peace... -
![Mein Leben basiert auf einer wahren Geschichte by Anne Freytag]()
Mein Leben basiert auf einer wahren Geschichte by Anne Freytag
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRosa und Frank begegnen sich am anderen Ende der Welt. Durch Zufall oder weil es so sein soll. Sie sind sich ähnlich und doch grundverschieden – Rosa widersprüchlich, Frank ruhig. Zusammen sind sie nicht nur weniger allein, sondern ziemlich nah dran an vollständig. Sie beschließen, gemeinsam weiterzureisen und einen alten Camper zu kaufen... -
![A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt]()
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write a novel. He is adrift, caught between his childhood on the reservation and this new life of the urban intelligentsia...Categorized as:
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![The First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac]()
The First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom an award-winning Native American storyteller comes this captivating re-telling of a Cherokee legend, which explains how strawberries came to be. Long ago, the first man and woman quarreled. The woman left in anger, but the Sun sent tempting berries to Earth to slow the wife's retreat. Luminous paintings perfectly complement the simple, lyrical text...Categorized as:
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![Ravensong by Lee Maracle]()
Ravensong by Lee Maracle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLee Maracle, author of the best-selling I Am Woman: A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism, sets this novel in an urban Native American community on the Pacific Northwest coast in the early 1950s. Ravensong is by turns damning, humorous, inspirational, and prophetic... -
![Der Gesang der Orcas by Antje Babendererde]()
Der Gesang der Orcas by Antje Babendererde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGemeinsam mit ihrem Vater, einem Fotografen, macht Sofie eine weite und ungewöhnliche Reise in die nordamerikanische Wildnis. Es ist eine Entdeckungsreise in die Welt und die uralten Traditionen der Makah-Indianer. Als Sofie von dem Makah-Jungen Javid aufs Meer mitgenommen wird, um die Orcas zu besuchen, ist es ihr, als wäre ein unsichtbares Band zwischen ihnen entstanden...Categorized as:
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![Dark Reflections by Samuel R. Delany]()
Dark Reflections by Samuel R. Delany
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArnold Hawley, a gay, African–American poet, has lived in NYC for most of his life. Dark Reflections traces Hawley's life in three sections — in reverse order. Part one: Hawley, at 50 years old, wins the an award for his sixth book of poems. Part two explores Hawley's unhappy marriage, while the final section recalls his college days... -
![The Uncle's Story by Witi Ihimaera]()
The Uncle's Story by Witi Ihimaera
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichael Mahana's personal disclosure to his parents leads to the uncovering of another family secret-about his uncle, Sam, who had fought in the Vietnam War.Now, armed with his uncle's diary, Michael goes searching for the truth about his uncle, about the secret the Mahana family has kept hidden for over thirty years, and what happened to Sam... -
![Courting the West: A Boxed Set of Ten Western Romances by Debra Holland, Kirsten Osbourne]()
Courting the West: A Boxed Set of Ten Western Romances by Debra Holland, Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCourting the West 10 Western Novels Available as a boxed set for a limited time! NYT, USA Today and Bestselling authors bring you ten Western romance novels featuring sexy cowboys and sultry heroines. This boxed set is loaded with a variety of sweet to steamy romances designed to entice your senses and warm your heart... -
![Everything About You by Jeanne St. James]()
Everything About You by Jeanne St. James
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was your smile.Your laugh.The color of your eyes.The way you looked at me when no one else was looking.The way you held me.The way you kissed me.It was everything about you I loved.The flattening of that smile.The silence of your laughter.The loss of your lips.The distance you created.The way you left.The way you destroyed it all.The way you destroyed me.Destroyed us... -
![SCARS OF THE HEART by Joni Keever]()
SCARS OF THE HEART by Joni Keever
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScars of the Heart is a historical romance set on the turbulent western frontier in 1865 where hostilities rage between the native Indians and white settlers. Kade Roberts, the outlaw son of white father and Indian mother, plans to keep a low profile as he journeys to Texas to claim the ranch of his birthright... -
![Talitha Running Horse by Antje Babendererde]()
Talitha Running Horse by Antje Babendererde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVon der Website des Autors:Die dreizehnjährige Tally, eine Lakota Halbblutindianerin, liebt Pferde über alles. Aber ihr Vater, mit dem sie im Reservat lebt, ist zu arm, um sich Pferde zu halten. Als in die Nachbarschaft ihrer Tante Charlene eine Familie zieht, die Appaloosas züchtet, lernt Tally endlich reiten...Categorized as:
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![Midnight Sweatlodge by Waubgeshig Rice]()
Midnight Sweatlodge by Waubgeshig Rice
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMidnight Sweatlodge tells the tale of family members, friends and strangers who gather together to partake in this ancient healing ceremony. Each person seeks wisdom and insight to overcome their pain and hardship. Through their stories we get glimpses into their lives that are both tearful and true... -
![Coal by Audre Lorde]()
Coal by Audre Lorde
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOf Coal , the poet and critic Hayden Carruth said, "For us these words indeed are jewels in the open light." Coal is one of the earliest collections of poems by a woman who, Adrienne Rich writes, "for the complexity of her vision, for her moral courage and the catalytic passion of her language, has already become, for many, an indispensable poet... -
![Such Times by Christopher Coe]()
Such Times by Christopher Coe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDining in a Los Angeles eatery after Dominick's appearance on a popular quiz show, HIV-positive Timothy and Dominick discuss their lives and AIDS and the friends they have lost to... -
![Naughty Babe by BamBam]()
Naughty Babe by BamBam
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTacha Wongteerawit is engaged to Phayak Chatdecha Chen because of a mutually beneficial business agreement. The sweet love of Hia-Yi and Khon-Diaw is like the ending of a romance novel… As if. Tacha was left alone on the engagement day. He was left alone when he moved in to Hia-Yi’s place... -
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![The Final Rose by Eliza Lentzski]()
The Final Rose by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt the ripe age of twenty-seven, Nokomis Reed's love life has come to a screeching halt—which is why when her mother nominates her to be a contestant on a reality TV show, she reluctantly says yes. Nokomis soon finds herself in a strange new world, living in a house with twenty other women, each vying for the attention of the same man... -
![Bitter Creek's Redemption by T.A. Chase]()
Bitter Creek's Redemption by T.A. Chase
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBitter Creek is a town on the brink of war. Lines are being drawn and sides taken as two powerful men gather armies of gunfighters. The townspeople are helpless and the law worthless. One man has already died in the opening salvo of this land war and an air of fearful anticipation hangs over the town... -
![Takoda and Horse by Andrew Grey]()
Takoda and Horse by Andrew Grey
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver wonder how Horse got his name?A FREE bonus story in The Good Fight... -
![A Closer Look by Michele L. Rivera]()
A Closer Look by Michele L. Rivera
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith Boston’s queer community teeming with single women, professional dating coach Harley Cooper’s incomparable match-making abilities are in high demand. Harley attributes her success to her unwavering resolve to maintain professional boundaries with her clients. Of course, her cool demeanor and charming smile don’t hurt... -
![Hard Candy by Tennessee Williams]()
Hard Candy by Tennessee Williams
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHard Candy contains Tennessee Williams’s short stories written after the publication of his first collection of short fiction, One Arm , and before the stories appearing in The Knightly Quest . These volumes have established him as an original, compelling, and honest master of the short story. The stories in Hard Candy display Mr. Williams’s mastery of several very different styles... -
![Nimoshom and His Bus by Penny M. Thomas]()
Nimoshom and His Bus by Penny M. Thomas
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNimoshom loved to drive the school bus. Every day, on the way to and from school, he had something to say. Sometimes, he told the kids silly stories. Sometimes, he taught the kids a new word in Cree."Nimoshom and His Bus" introduces basic Cree words. A glossary is included in the back of the book...Categorized as:
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