The Scrutiny of Truth

Marcus Bell wanted to get home. Now the whole world wants his story. After a late restaurant shift, Marcus records wealthy developer Richard Sterling following him through a parking lot, hurling racial abuse. The 131-second video makes it impossible to deny what happened. It also makes his worst night impossible to keep private. The Price of Silence is an intimate contemporary novel about a Black working-class family, a marriage under pressure, and the uneasy distance between standing your ground and keeping a family together.

She wanted a home her son could trust. Someone else was still waiting for the keys. Lenora Doss knows how much of a life can depend on a working heater, an affordable rent and someone answering the phone. After months in temporary housing, she is offered a second job helping residents return to their renovated apartments. The extra wages and rent credit mean a home she can afford. For her eleven-year-old son, Eli, they mean a bedroom door that closes and a friend just a short walk away. The House We Took is an intimate contemporary novel about motherhood, belonging, and the dangerous comfort of believing that what is best for your child must also be right.