Ida B A novel Author:Karen E. Quinones Miller Essence bestselling author Karen E. Quinones Miller brought us Satin Doll, I?m Telling and Using What You Got. Now, she returns to her Harlem roots in her new novel Ida B. — Life in Harlem has changed for three childhood friends since they first moved into the brand-new Ida B. Wells-Barnett Tower over 20 years ago. So has the building. For Brenda... more » Carver, the years have added up to four children and no husband, but that hasn?t dashed her dreams of becoming a writer. And there is one man in her life now?her jailed father who wants a second chance. Brenda?s best friend, Rosa Rivera, is a shapely aspiring actress who?ll give all she has for a taste of stardom. Neighbor Sharif Goldsby is mourning the recent loss of his grandmother, but he?s also a committed activist who?s determined to change Ida B., Harlem and the world. Soon, when an Ida B. resident commits a tragic multiple homicide, all of the tenants will ban together to aid her remaining child. But when another shocking crime takes place in the building, everyone will be a suspect, and the tight community will begin to collapse under the strain. Can the they pull together one last time to save what?s theirs? Explicit language.« less