Jacquelin Thomas

• Mar-2027
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• Jul-2026
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The sweetest reunions...Can be worth the wait Photojournalist Patrick Brown has spent years chasing stories across the globe. Writing an article about his college girlfriend London Worthington's honey farm brings a welcome change -- and a shocking di...

• Dec-2025
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Their fake engagement... Could be a Christmas calamity! Tami Adams can't resist Christmas on beautiful Polk Island -- but getting dumped shortly before the holidays wasn't her plan. So, she forms a new plan to guarantee a truly happy festive se...

• Jul-2025
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A family legacy... Or a fresh new start? Hotelier Shane Worthington almost forgot how much he once loved his family's ornate historic hotel. It has all the charm of the South...and even more secrets. Now with his estranged father's death, Shane...

• Dec-2024
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• Nov-2024
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When two law enforcers reunite to protect a key witness, the only thing more dangerous than the cartel is the chemistry between them... Deputy US marshal Nova Bennett and DEA special agent River Randolph have one mission: safeguard a former money ...

• Sep-2024
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An unsolved murder. Two detectives with something to prove... Detective Charlie Tesarkee has never forgotten the case she couldn't solve. It's been eleven years since a college student was murdered, and she's desperate for a second chance to ca...

• Jul-2024
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Can a former US marshal Protect an agent running for her life? Not even leaving her old life behind can keep former Homeland Security agent Rylee Greenwood safe from the ruthless cartel hunting her. After a murder leaves her WITSEC identity compr...

• Jan-2024
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With a ruthless killer out for revenge She'll do anything to protect her child... Everleigh Taylor has worked tirelessly to build a safe life for her young daughter. But someone is targeting them to avenge her serial killer father's crimes. As ...

• Dec-2023
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Could an accidental marriage... Become happily-ever-after? Rayne Rothchild returns to Polk Island after years away. She left her husband after their impulsive marriage. She can't believe she wed her boss, Taylor Carrington...and now she's the m...

• Apr-2023
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An unsolved homicide. Old secrets. And investigators with a past. Cold Case Unit supervisor Phillipa Stevenson is willing to investigate an unsolved murder for her ex-fiancé -- without his help. Detective Kyle Rossi broke her heart years ago, ...

• Jan-2023
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Could forgiveness be... The secret ingredient? Success is everything to chef Terian LaCroix -- his demanding father will accept no less. And his drive to be the best meant betraying Aubrie DuGrandpre. Aubrie is stunned when unexpected circumsta...

• Nov-2022
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A string of unsolved murders... An FBI agent out for justice... With young New Orleans women turning up dead, FBI agent Lanier Barrow is sure that the Crescent City Strangler is back. But proving it to distrustful lead detective Daniel Jordan m...

• Sep-2022
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He's ready for a change... But is she? For fashion designer Renee Rothchild, a friendship with marine Greg Bowman was always safer than imagining a future together. The stress of dating a military man might trigger the panic disorder she's work...

• Feb-2022
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Can a wounded hero Let go of the past? Wounded marine Trey Rothchild has returned to Polk Island. People call him a hero, but will he ever feel that way after losing his team? Reuniting with high school crush Gia Harris buoys his spirits. Though ...

• Sep-2021
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Ten years ago, Sheila Moore pushed Nicholas Washington out of her life because of her need to control, and her inability to believe that she was worth loving. In the final book of the Prodigal series, Sheila returns more mature and the mother of two ...

• Jun-2021
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He's a courageous man... But can he rescue himself? Firefighter Leon Rothchild had endured his share of grief. Still, honor compelled him to look after his late friend's ex-wife and daughter. Though it was obvious the lovely Misty Brightwater c...

• Oct-2019
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Cynthia Highcloud is a Texas-based investigative reporter who's struggling to come to terms with her new reality. A month after her interview with the five women charging  Pastor Abraham McCormick with rape,  her car is run off th...

• Dec-2018
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Her former husband was the love of her life -- Except he isn't her ex! Retired Secret Service agent Landon Trent stuns Jadin DuGrandpre with the announcement that they're still married. Even as passion reignites, winning back Jadin's trust won...

• Oct-2018
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Bailey Hargrove only dreamed of becoming a published author until she met bestselling author Harini Samuels whose literary brilliance lit a fire in Bailey. When Harini offered to mentor Bailey, it was a dream come true until the project Bailey worked...

• May-2018
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For the love of family... Austin DuGrandpre never had a relationship with his father. Determined that his son -- put up for adoption without his knowledge -- won't suffer the same fate, he tracks the young boy to Charleston...and to the home of hi...

• Mar-2018
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Eight years in prison has given Jessica Ricks the will to go from cold-hearted killer to a minister of the gospel. She's prepared to start life anew with her drug dealer turned preacher husband, Clayton. With the unwavering support of her family Jess...

• Feb-2017
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Eleanor Toussaint Blakemore makes a decision that she believes will ensure the kind of life she wants for herself and offers no apologies for the choices she's made. However, a car accident places Eleanor in a comatose state where she comes face-to-f...

• Jan-2017
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Back in his arms again Somewhere deep inside, Jordin DuGrandpre has always been waiting for Ethan Holbrooke to come back to Charleston. He moved away as a teen, breaking all contact -- and her young heart. Back then, she had no idea how difficult ...

• Dec-2016
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Jessica Belle Campana aka Reina Cannon returns to Raleigh, North Carolina with revenge in mind. She feels robbed of her rightful place in the Deveraux family, and is outraged when she discovers that not only does she have a twin sister, but that Chri...

• May-2016
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Madison was her daddy's whole world until the day he left her mother for another woman. After he remarries, their relationship is strained as he pushes her to readily accept his new wife and stepson. She struggles to move past the hurt inflicted by h...

• Jun-2015
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Jessie Belle Deveraux is gone, but her legacy lives on ... Natalia Winters vowed revenge on Jessie Belle from the moment she discovered the reason her father committed suicide. Her pampered, rich girl reputation puts her at odds with almost everyone,...

• Jan-2015
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A second-chance love Back in college, Garland Warner developed feelings for her older brother's best friend, Ryker Dugrandpre. But she soon learned the attraction wasn't mutual when he left school and married someone else. In time, Garland moved ...

• Jul-2014
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He's the best man for the job -- and her heart! Kellen Alexander is all set to take his rightful place in his family's dazzling Beverly Hills hotel empire. But the aspiring architect finds himself up against a major obstacle.... Her name is Addis...

• Apr-2014
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Lassoed by Love? What's a city girl like Lydia Emerson doing in Granger, Montana? Her movie-actress boss has given her plenty of strange assignments before, but this one trumps them all. Lydia must win herself a cowboy. And Wes Broward is not...

• Sep-2013
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Love in high fashion... Manhattan's most successful, cutting-edge designer, Kyle Hamilton, has a flair for what's hot and hip in the city's competitive fashion world. And with his sensual good looks, the dedicated bachelor has his choice of any w...

• Jun-2013
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She knows how to seduce a man in style! Fresh out of grad school, Zaire Alexander dreams of someday becoming a major force in her family-owned chain of Beverly Hills hotels. But the heiress and self-motivated go-getter has another goal for her im...

• Mar-2013
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"Can what happens in Vegas... " Beverly Hills' most irresistible bachelor, hotel heir Blaze Alexander, has always upheld his reputation-until the night he marries a beautiful stranger in Vegas. But then his passionate bride vanishes the next day, ...

• Nov-2012
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The youngest of five siblings, Marissa Hamilton is determined to prove herself in her family's powerhouse Philadelphia law firm. She has a close confidant in handsome and ambitious fellow attorney Griffin Jackson. But ever since the night they gave i...

• Aug-2012
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Working undercover has its advantages...especially when Ryan Manning encounters one of the most beautiful women he's ever seen. The investigative reporter took to the streets of Beverly Hills to expose the plight of the homeless. Now he's installed i...

• Jan-2012
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Ari Alexander just got the shock of his life. He's heir apparent to a glittering hotel empire. But the legacy comes with rumors of an explosive family scandal. The last thing the grieving widower needs is Natasha LeBlanc -- a stunning consultant with...

• Nov-2011
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Rich, super-successful New York attorney Maxwell Wade has never lost a case. Hired by Hopewell General to settle a potentially explosive lawsuit, the freewheeling bachelor plans to continue his winning streak by getting Camille Hunter into bed. The s...

• Feb-2011
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They meet on a romantic Mediterranean cruise. Moonlight, open seas, kisses under the stars. It's everything Cherise Ransom ever dreamed of -- and so is Steven Chambers. Passionate, driven and attentive, Steven sweeps her into a whirlwind courtship......

• May-2010
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Samson Taylor has just been installed as assistant pastor at a thriving North Carolina church. He's a man of God--and most definitely no saint. Handsome and charismatic, Samson is controlled by his lust for beautiful women, a weakness that stirs up t...

• Mar-2010
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These girlfriends get through bad hair days together -- and anything else that life in L.A. throws at them! Kylie Sanderson isn't looking for a handout or anyone's charity -- what she needs, as she summons up her courage outside the Crowning Glory...

• Feb-2010
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Coco Stanley can't believe the way her high-end chocolate specialty shop has taken off. But her own exotic appetite is aroused when the most mouthwatering confection she's ever seen walks through the door. He's Ransom Winters, self-made millionaire a...

• Oct-2009
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JANA COLLINS LOVES HER HUSBAND WITH ALL HER HEART. BUT WHAT IF LOVE ISN'T ENOUGH? Marrying a handsome, wealthy lawyer and living in a Hollywood Hills mansion...it's a dream come true for twenty-four-year-old Jana, from the moment Lawrence Collins sw...

• Oct-2009
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She always said they were just friends. But Tamara Hodges has never forgotten Micah Ross, her smart-as-a-whip college math tutor -- and the guy who got away. Their ten-year reunion could be her chance to make things right. But the computer geek turne...

• May-2009
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These girlfriends get through bad hair days together -- and anything else that life in L.A. throws at them! When Hollywood princess Divine Matthews-Hardison left the fast lane behind, the one thing she missed was her friends back home in Los Angel...

• Jun-2008
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With all of the chaos, confusion, and uncertainty of life, we all need to know of the blessed assurances that God has for our lives.

Blessed Assurance is an enjoyable, empowering, engaging, and encouraging example of the everlasting truth that God...

• Jun-2008
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There's only one boy for Divine.... When Divine Matthews-Hardison left the Hollywood fast lane to live with her aunt and uncle in sleepy Temple, Georgia, she figured she could say good-bye to dating excitement. Who knew she would find a guy she's ...

• Mar-2008
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Known for "African American Christian romance that will surprise readers"** Jacquelin Thomas now re-imagines the Biblical story of Jezebel as a compelling modern drama. It follows the exploits of manipulative Georgia beauty Jessie Belle who weds a tr...

• Oct-2007
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It's up to Divine to decide.... Growing up in the Hollywood spotlight -- and the tabloid headlines -- Divine Matthews-Hardison knows how tough it can be to keep secrets. And nothing has changed now that she lives in Temple, Georgia, with her ...

• Sep-2007
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New preacher Wade Kendrick might as well have taken out an ad for a wife--all the church mamas paraded their daughters in front of him every Sunday. But after a tainted past, Wade wanted a reserved, traditional woman. Everything his star gospel singe...

• Apr-2007
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New York City's elite Emerald Model Management is having an open call, and among the hopefuls are three beautiful young women with big dreams-and the faith that they'll come true. But in a fast-paced town filled with temptation, is faith enough to ke...

• Mar-2007
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Praised for embracing the power of love and forgiveness in her award-winning novels, Jacquelin Thomas now explores the rewards of Redemption as a woman's desperate choices threaten to destroy her. She's Marin Alexander, a beautiful actress who's forf...

• Feb-2007
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Divine is used to getting what she wants.... Thanks to her loving Aunt Phoebe and Uncle Reed, Divine Matthews-Hardison has a place to call home after the Hollywood life she was accustomed to fell apart at the seams. Getting away from the spotlight...

• Oct-2006
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To forgive may be divine . . . The daughter of two Hollywood superstars, Divine Matthews-Hardison lives the privileged life most fifteen-year-olds only dream of: she's all about designer clothes, awards ceremonies, parties, and having a name that op...

• Jun-2006
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Businesswoman Lorna Hamilton has always looked down on unemployed single mothers, but she learns a valuable lesson when she befriends devout single mom Brittany Spencer and finds the family she's been praying for....

• Apr-2006
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Now in trade paperback-the inspiring love story from the national bestselling author of Redemption. A year ago, successful career woman Sheila Moore left her home on the South Carolina coast to escape the pain of loving a man who would never love her...

• Feb-2006
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• Jan-2006
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"You and I are not family, Sela. Let's get this clear." Her mother-in-law had never liked Sela Barnes -- nor, for that matter, had her father-in-law. They couldn't forgive the unplanned pregnancy that had led to Sela's marriage to their son, Rodne...

• Dec-2005
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Essence(r) Bestselling Authors

Here are three uplifting novellas by three beloved, bestselling African-American authors. In "Make a Joyful Noise" by Jacquelin Thomas, "Then Sings My Soul" by Francis Ray, and "Heart Songs" by Felicia Mason, the Pea...

• Feb-2005
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Bradley Rhodes knows that the Peaceful Rest Church choir is his ticket back to the big time, but he arrives at the church to find the current standout voice in the choir stands out for all the wrong reasons. Yet as he helps Desiree Coleman, her music...

• May-2004
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From beloved bestselling author Jacquelin Thomas comes a powerful novel of inspiration, temptation, and redemption, as a determined woman is torn between pleasing the father who raised her -- and obeying the call of the Father who created her... E...

• Dec-2003
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• Oct-2002
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True Love... Raven Christopher has found her soul mate in Andre Simon, a free-spirited yet intensely disciplined artist whose paintings have taken New York --and her heart--by storm. But when she confesses her involvement in the heist of a famous pa...

• Apr-2002
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Critically acclaimed author Jacquelin Thomas returns with a poignant, passionate, and inspirational novel about one couple's journey from betrayal and sorrow to forgiveness, healing, faith...and joy. Once, Tori and Jake Madison had a loving, satis...

• Dec-2001
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Soft-spoken and shy, Elle Ransom has been in love with handsome millionaire Brennan Cunningham III for more than two years. Only the man has no idea she's even alive. So when, out of the blue, he asks her out, she's deliriously happy. And when their ...

• Jun-2001
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UNFORGETTABLE LOVE For two long years after the devastating plane crash, undercover agent Matthew St. Charles mourned the loss of his beautiful Kaitlin -- and the searing passion he could never get enough of. But just as he finally decided to sta...

• May-2001
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• Apr-2001
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Deborah Anne Peterson is grateful for her loving family, loyal friends, and the peaceful Georgia town that has sheltered her since childhood. But most of all, she gives thanks to God for giving her a phenomenal voice. Every time Deborah sings her hea...

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It's the moment that catches your breath and sends your world reeling; when you know your life will never be the same. It's the moment when you fall passionately, hopelessly in love. Experience that breathtaking feeling with these unforgettable Valen...

• Dec-1999
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• Oct-1998
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Determined to meet the man of her dreams in the new year, Daryl Larsen meets pro basketball player and notorious gigolo Sheldon Turner at a New Year's Eve party and resolves to change his wicked ways. Original....

• Jun-1998
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Sometimes what you never expected... Each of Brandeis Taylor's cherished dreams--an exciting career, a loving husband, and wonderful children--were destroyed in one fell swoop. Shattered, Brandeis is trying to forget the tragedy she will not talk ab...