When a struggling salon owner is chosen by the African goddess Oshun, she’s thrust into an ancient power struggle—and a fated romance that could change everything.

From award-winning author, oracle creator, and spiritual teacher Abiola Abrams, Honey Goddess is an unforgettable journey into feminine power, ancestral magic, and cosmic love.

Lola Callender is a brilliant stylist, secret romantic, and woman on the verge of losing everything she’s worked for. Her luxury salon is struggling, her spa expansion has stalled, and her almost-fiancé just offered a proposal with no ring—and no clue who she really is. When a coveted industry award goes to Baz D’Ablemont, a maddeningly charming newcomer who seems to glide through life, Lola is ready to walk away from it all. Then comes the Venus Equinox...

A spontaneous oracle ritual with her three closest friends awakens something ancient and powerful. Each woman channels a different goddess—truth, fertility, passion, and love—and the world around them begins to shift. Mirrors glitch. Bees follow. Dreams return. For Lola, stepping into the energy of Oshun changes everything—from her confidence to her connection with Baz, who turns out to be far more than a rival—he is the channeling the god Shango, Oshun's partner. Beneath the magic lies a forgotten history and a threat determined to silence it. But Lola and her goddess circle aren’t backing down.

Actionable and practical advice to help you fine-tune your vibe, manifest your desires, attract what you want, and navigate obstacles with ease using Universal Laws—the universe's most potent secrets.

The Divine Frequency is the frequency of God consciousness, the very essence of conscious creation. In this book, Abiola Abrams shows readers how to use the Universal Laws, like the Law of Attraction, to reach this frequency. The Universal Laws are the pathway to aligning ourselves with this sacred frequency, empowering us to manifest our desires.

Every page shows you (in simple language) how to sync up with the cosmic groove and unlock a life that's brimming with joy, meaning, and yes, a whole lot of magic. The Divine Frequency strips away the mystique of the Universal Laws, serving them up in bite-size, actionable pieces that will fit right in to your daily hustle.

You'll get inspiration and practical advice that'll have you fine-tuning your vibe, manifesting and attracting what you want, and navigating obstacles with ease. Plus, dive into stories that prove how real people—maybe even someone like you—have harnessed these laws to transform their lives from mundane to miraculous.

Celebrate the release of Honey Goddess with Abiola Abrams!

EVENT DEETS

When: Thursday, December 10 @ 6:30 PM CST

Where: VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM

How: 

• RSVP ONLY to reserve your spot

• RSVP WITH BOOK to reserve your seat and purchase a copy Honey Goddess, supporting both the author and our store programming. The book will be available for pickup or shipped on the day of the event.

If you purchase a ticket and are unable to attend the event, your ticket is non-refundable. If your ticket includes a book, an email will be sent to all attendees before and after the event with instructions on how to receive your book. Books must be claimed within 14 days following the event. If your book is not retrieved it will be returned to the publisher and will not be available for pick up in the future.

ABOUT THE BOOK

A struggling salon owner is chosen by the African goddess Oshun and plunged into an ancient power struggle in this slow-burn romantasy of ancestral magic, divine feminine power, and the woman bold enough to claim it.

When a goddess is reborn, empires tremble.

Generations ago, a circle of women in the freed-Black town of Amaniville, NY, called on the old gods to save their people. That prayer became a promise as they awaited the daughters who would fulfill it.

Lola Callendar's life is a hot mess on a good day. She has forty-three dollars to her name, a failing natural-hair salon, and not enough rose quartz to fix the selfish boyfriend she fears is her last chance.

This Caribbean-American beauty-guru is starting to believe she's too late--for love, for success, for her own happy ending--until a rare cosmic event when she and her found-family of three ride-or-die besties pull forbidden African goddess oracle cards, and everything changes.

She draws one name: Oshun. An Orisha. A goddess of love, beauty, and abundance. Now bees follow her, honey calls to her, and men stare.

Enter Sebastian D'ablemont--an infuriatingly fine Nawlins Creole alpha billionaire. It's hate at first sight on both sides, even though he sees her magic, not her mess, and may have some secrets and powers of his own.

But as the a group of energy vampires called Dominion of the Light close in, Lola's goddess circle and the conjure woman who mentors them prepare for spiritual warfare.

To save her heart--and the world for those who look like her--Lola will have to remember who she truly is.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Abiola Abrams is a spiritual teacher, intuitive coach, oracle card creatrix and award-winning author whose work brings African and diasporic goddess wisdom into contemporary storytelling, spirituality and personal transformation.

Born and raised in New York, Abrams comes from a Guyanese family with Barbadian ancestry. She studied sociology and creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

She is the author of African Goddess Initiation, The Divine Frequency, From Imagination to Reality and the novel Dare, and the creator of the African Goddess Rising Oracle, Faces of Oshun Oracle and Secrets of the Ancestors Oracle. She is also the host of Goddess Temple, her ongoing podcast and spiritual community gathering, and shares her work with a global community through @abiolaTV.

Her forthcoming novel, HONEY GODDESS, publishes December 8, 2026, from Hay House / Penguin Random House, followed by the Moon Goddess Shadow Oracle in 2027.

ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER

Tap into sacred ancestral wisdom with this powerful 45-card oracle deck designed to help you connect with the spirits of your ancestors, the Divine, and the harmonies of the universe.

Our ancestors have much to teach us about ourselves and our place in the universe. They can intercede with the Divine on our behalf and also act as our guardians, guides, and ascended masters. The Secrets of the Ancestors Oracle brings ancestral veneration—a key spiritual tenet of so many global cultures—into the modern zeitgeist, connecting us with the spirits of our family before us.

Featuring five suits (Ancestors, Archetypes, Rituals, Plants and Herbs, and Symbols), this oracle deck is the perfect spiritual tool for those looking to deepen their spirituality and tap into sacred wisdom of the past.

Commemorative and contemporary style posters in honor of the original Black ABC's, issued in the 1970's in Chicago. Large format print poster on weighted paper. Posters measure 11" wide x 17" tall; no framing included. Matte, offset printing. Will ship flat in cardstock envelope. Please select preferred prints from the menu.

About the Black ABC's: The Black ABC’s was created by two Black women educators, June Sark Heinrich, and consultant Bernadette H. Triplett in Chicago, Illinois. Heinrich received her MA in English at the University of Chicago and was an author and editor of programs for early childhood education. Heinrich and Triplett teamed up to produce the Black ABCs in 1970 for the Society of Visual Education. The organization was started in Chicago in 1919 and by the early 1970s became a leading supplier of classroom learning materials. The original sets of twenty six poster-sized study prints feature a color photograph corresponding to the letter of the alphabet and educational keywords, biographies, and suggested activities on the reverse side - learning aides that centered the achievements, histories and popular sociopolitical affirmations of Black Americans during the Black Power era.

It's raining Black holiday romances and women's fiction this year and we're here to celebrate it all!

EVENT DEETS

When: Sunday, November 24 @ 3:30 PM CST

Where: Virtual via Zoom. We'll send you the Zoom link!

How: RSVP here to let us know you're coming! Also, check out the cool book bundles to support the authors. 

The Grinch (includes Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello, A Novel Christmas by Charity Shane and Christmas in Spite of You by K.C. Mills)

The Hallmark (I'll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia Boone, The Christmas Catch by Toni Shiloh, Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello) 

Home Alone (Christmas in Spite of You by K.C. Mills,  I'll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia Boone, A Novel Christmas by Charity Shane) 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS 

Abiola Bello is a British-Nigerian author from London, England. She is the bestselling, award-winning author of the children’s series Emily Knight I Am and the YA novel Love in Winter Wonderland, as well as a contributor to The Very Merry Murder Club anthology. Abiola has won London’s BIG Read 2019, was a finalist for the People’s Book Prize Best Children’s Book and was nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Award.

Charity Shane holds a bachelor’s degree and a Juris Doctor degree. Author. Higher Education Leader. Legal Expert. Writing stories that create feelings through her words is her true passion. Her soul sings AA romance and urban romance fiction. To date, she has published twelve books, one of which became a #1 Bestseller in Urban Fiction on Amazon. Charity Shane’ is dedicated to giving readers robust and diverse stories centered around love.

K.C. Mills penned her first novel in July 2015. One of her many talents is the ability to move between multiple genres and fully execute stories which are whole, realistic and heart-warming that leave readers wanting more. Her soul tends to feel at home with contemporary adult romance and urban fiction novels. To date, she has over one hundred titles, thirty-seven of which were published independently. Mills’ goal as an author is to craft Romance with an Edge that displays love in all shades of brown, with beautifully flawed humans that deserve to find their happily ever after.

Toni Shiloh is a wife, a mom, and an award-winning Christian contemporary romance author. Her novel In Search of a Prince won the first ever Christy Amplify Award. It has also been praised by Oprah Daily, POPSUGAR, Library Journal, and Booklist and is a Parable bestseller. Her books have won the Christy Award and Selah Award and have been finalists for the Carol Award and the HOLT Medallion. As a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Toni loves connecting with readers and authors alike via social media. Learn more at ToniShiloh.com

Georgia K. Boone is a writer, a poet, and the daughter of storytellers. Sometimes, she writes songs she may one day share. Once, in a Brooklyn community center, she read James Baldwin’s quote “You can’t tell the children there’s no hope,” and she carries those words from the city to the desert and beyond. She lives on the West Coast with her family

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Theresa Arline, is a Birmingham, AL native, graduate of Texas Southern University and the owner of Public Displays of Reading, a book accesories company based in Houston, Texas. Her lifelong passion for reading has evolved into a mission to promote books by Black authors across genres. 

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