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Twisted Lies by Ana Huang
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHe'll do anything to have her...including lie. Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can’t deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him... -
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On Us by Nina.
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAvery went against everything to be with Ky. Her sister Ivy, who she loved more than anyone in the world and Vant who had taken care of her like she was his own blood, told her for years Ky was no good. Their relationship didn’t start ideally, but the love she had for him began long before they became public to the world... -
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![Force of Nature by Monica Walters]()
Force of Nature by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA man of few words is sometimes a man to fear. Ali Joseph proves that theory to be correct. He keeps his traumatic past under wraps and only trusts a few people, Shyrón Berotte being one of them. He’s been living amidst the turmoil for so long he’s finally reaching his breaking point... -
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![Love UnExpected by Love Belvin]()
Love UnExpected by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove UnExpected – book 2 of the Love’s Improbable Possibility series: Just when Rayna believed she had successfully settled her feet in Los Angeles, efficaciously eluding near-career demise, Azmir Jacobs has infiltrated her mind and world, and now is meticulously thawing her heart... -
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Drama High: Second Chance by L. Divine
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBack for another dose of high drama, Compton’s sassiest, Jayd Jackson, is about to discover it really is a different world when she starts dating South Bay High's finest white boy…All Jayd Jackson wants is a drama-free year at South Bay High, a.k.a. Drama High. But it doesn't seem she's going to get it... -
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Let Me Ride by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInsecurity isn’t a part of who she is, but appearances mean everything. Vida Indigo Coles left the town she grew up in to not only pursue her education and escape her small, country town, but to also escape the reputation she is rumored to have. One lie seems to turn into a thousand and Vida needs a fresh start... -
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Give Me Permission by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe love she sucked from my chest blindsided me. I can’t function without her, and nothing is going to stop me from trying to be with her… not even her.Seneca Roberts is a man to approach with caution. He’s from the streets, and that’s the only way he knows to be until he is forced to be different. No other woman can control him like Kaysyn Anderson, and he is smitten from their first encounter... -
![The Trophy Wife by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman]()
The Trophy Wife by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAshley & Jaquavis introduce the reader to London, a beautiful immigrant from Trinidad. She was given to her husband by her father in order to settle a debt. Standing by her husband's side, making him the envy of his associates is a day in the life, but behind closed doors their relationship becomes cold and the abuse she encounters has her looking for a way out... -
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Whore by Tanika Lynch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhoever said "whoring wasn't easy" never lied! But somebody had to do it! Working the mean streets of Detroit was getting hard on young Kamone, with two small mouths to feed... -
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Under The Greek's Protection by Sonja B.
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCrazy Loves CrazySlowly sitting up, Hailey looks down at Alistair’s handsome face. He seems so normal in his sleep. Just looking at him in this state, no one would ever guess an insane teddy bear hid behind those eyelids. Reaching for the pillow to the side of her, Hailey takes it in her hands, then presses it upon his face, using all of her weight... -
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Dawning and Resurgence by K.C. Mills
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“I’ll never ask for you to be with me, to love me, to appreciate me and what I have to offer. Everything I do will be for you. I will be unabashedly devoted to making you happy. The choice will always have to be yours. But if you continue to choose me? I promise to give you everything I am, everything I will ever be, everything you can even imagine...Categorized as:
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![Ready for War by Mel Dau]()
Ready for War by Mel Dau
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWarrior “War” Davis is ready for anything life has to throw at him, or at least he thinks he is. He’s not a man that should be played with on any level, but love doesn’t care about your position. When love enters the battlefield will it be a fair fight? Life has a funny way of humbling you... -
![Me & My Boyfriend by Keisha Ervin]()
Me & My Boyfriend by Keisha Ervin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHere comes a honey colored, hazel-green eyed St. Louis bombshell named Meesa. With money in the bank, designer clothes in her closet and true friends by her side, Meesa still longs for more. All of her life she's wanted for one thing and one thing only, love. When she meets the infamous Black, a street pharmacist from the North side of The Lou, finally love is in her grasp... -
![Invested by Iris Bolling]()
Invested by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMyles Dunning, the thirty-five-year-old CEO of Dunning Bank and Trust, is fighting off one takeover attempt after another to save his family's historical bank. Recently ranked the third largest bank in the world, the leaders in the financial industry conspire to prevent further growth by any means necessary... -
![The Salvant Brothers 4: The Showdown by Sonja B.]()
The Salvant Brothers 4: The Showdown by Sonja B.
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAxl, Felix, and Adam are back in this 4th installment of the Salvant Brothers. This time their paths take them to across the ocean to Italy, where Axl must be formally introduced to the other heads of the syndicate families... -
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Resentment (Sample) by Nicole Jackson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**SAMPLE** Everybody knows about cheating, but rarely do we examine the aftermath. The scars that were left, after a betrayal. The way it changes you. The resentment one harbors. This is Chyna’s life, right now. And she must figure out if she’ll allow it to destroy her, or will she pursue being made whole again... -
![Such Great Heights: A Rock Star Romance by Julia Wolf]()
Such Great Heights: A Rock Star Romance by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA forbidden friends-to-lovers rock star romance... Malka Fischer has a bad reputation.Jasper Antonio is the nice guy of rock.They've known each other for years, but neither has looked beyond the surface. To Jasper, Malka is his best friend's on-again, off-again girlfriend. To Malka, Jasper is the squeaky clean bassist in her ex's band.One night fueled by grief and alcohol changes it all... -
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Dream by Keisha Ervin
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOlder, wiser and a li’l more heartless India Black is existing, but she isn’t living. After the tragic death of her first love, she’s been financially cut off by her mother and making it on her own in Philly. Full-time college student by day and bottle girl at a popular strip club by night, India is trying her best to make ends meet but barely getting by... -
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Cameron 2 by Jade Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCameron is back on the scene with even more drama, suspense, and action than before. Trying to escape the life she used to lead is tougher than Cameron could ever imagine. Her journey as a young woman trying to survive the wicked streets only gets more intense as Cameron is forced to deal with seemingly impossible obstacles... -
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My Best Friend's Wish by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDario When I was younger, I believe I heard something I shouldn’t have. After what I overheard, I don’t believe our mother just up and left us. I was a kid. I didn’t have money, power, or respect to get the answers I needed back then. Not until now. I’m being promoted in the family and I’ll have all the power I need... -
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Alexandr's Cherished Submissive by Ann Mayburn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings7 years ago From the moment Alexandr Novikov met the young auburn haired woman bartending at her uncle’s pub in Ireland, he’d been fascinated by her delicate beauty and fiery spirit. Unfortunately, he is in no position to offer her the kind of safe, normal life she deserves so he attempts to put her from his mind for her own good... -
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![Wreckless Love by Nina.]()
Wreckless Love by Nina.
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRushon “Wreck” Porter, the second oldest of the Porters has found love in all the wrong places until he meets Gia. One night of partying turned into a two-year love affair that had just as many ups as downs. Wreck didn’t think this sweet college girl would even know pain until he got to know her... -
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The Closer I Get to You by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a continuation of the Deveraux and Cochran series... -
![Sal Gabrini 3: Hard Love by Mallory Monroe]()
Sal Gabrini 3: Hard Love by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBusiness tycoon and sexy heartthrob Sal Gabrini works hard to maintain his numerous business ventures and his long-distance relationship with his super-sexy African-American girlfriend. Marriage is in the cards, but he knows that branding her with the Gabrini name could become more of a curse than a blessing... -
![A Pelican Pointe Christmas by Vickie McKeehan]()
A Pelican Pointe Christmas by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRocked by tragedy, Naomi Townsend arrives in Pelican Pointe with a past she’s trying to forget. A new start is just what she needs to restore her broken spirit.Settling in means getting to know her neighbors. Not an impossible task when people are so friendly. When she meets Colt Del Rio something inside her clicks. She soon realizes his generous heart is matched only by the inner pain he carries... -
![Reno Gabrini: For His Lover by Mallory Monroe]()
Reno Gabrini: For His Lover by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReno Gabrini, the longtime owner of the PaLargio Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip, faces his toughest foes yet when he has to face the ghosts of his past. Just when he thought life was sailing right along, and his family were all making their own dreams come true, the sins of his past come back with a vengeance and seek to dismantle all that he holds dear... -
![Mick Sinatra: Love and Shadows by Mallory Monroe]()
Mick Sinatra: Love and Shadows by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGorgeous bad boy Mick Sinatra is in a good place in his life. His beautiful, African-American wife has been offered a starring role at a theater on London’s famed West End. His son, Teddy, has taken over the day-to-day running of his ruthless crime family. His daughter, Gloria, has learned the error of her ways... -
![Reno and Trina: In the Shadows of Love by Mallory Monroe]()
Reno and Trina: In the Shadows of Love by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReno Gabrini and his beautiful African-American wife Trina wheel and deal in Vegas as he runs the mighty PaLargio Hotel and Casino and she runs a high-end clothing store. But everything changes for them when lies are spread about romantic entanglements and their son is victimized... -
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Mick Sinatra 6: Now Will You Weep by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGorgeous gangster Mick Sinatra has recovered from the vicious attack that nearly took him out, but the organizations that spearheaded his downfall are still up and running. His own organization is fractured and bleeding and his ability to maintain control is questioned. He knows he must trust no man, he must verify everything, and he must fight to the death to reassert his dominance... -
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Mick Sinatra 4: If You Don't Know Me By Now by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeartthrob mobster Mick Sinatra is on a roll. It’s six weeks after the birth of his twins. His beautiful African-American wife is enjoying success in her business unlike she’d ever had before, and they both are looking forward to success in the bedroom after six weeks of abstinence. His grown children are all working for him, with Teddy Sinatra as his new enforcer... -
![Sal Gabrini 4: I'll Take You There by Mallory Monroe]()
Sal Gabrini 4: I'll Take You There by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt should have been the best time of his life. Italian tough guy and business mogul Sal Gabrini asks his beautiful African-American girlfriend, criminal defense attorney Gemma Jones, to marry him. And she says yes. But the world around them says no. No to their happiness. No to their union. No to any peace for either one of them... -
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![Ruby...Red Slippers & All by Iris Bolling]()
Ruby...Red Slippers & All by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRuby Lassiter has spent her life taking care of others. Helping to raise her siblings took all her time and energy. Now they are grown, some married with children and all living their lives. Ruby is now thirty-seven years old, experiencing empty nest syndrome. No she never married and has no children of her own... -
![Reno Gabrini: The Man In The Mirror by Mallory Monroe]()
Reno Gabrini: The Man In The Mirror by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSexy casino mogul Reno Gabrini fight ghosts from his past and enemies he thought were friends when he is threatened in ways he never saw coming. But when they take it too far and his beloved African-American wife and their children unwittingly become their latest victims, Reno gives up all pretense at civility, and goes for the jugular... -
![Dmitry's Redemption: Book One by Latrivia Welch, Latrivia Nelson]()
Dmitry's Redemption: Book One by Latrivia Welch, Latrivia Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” William Shakespeare After killing a fellow Vor on the international council, who sought to hurt his family, billionaire Russian crime boss Dmitry Medlov becomes the target of his old mentor’s final death wish. A special hit team is tapped to carry out the assassination, but a simple mistake only leaves him wounded... -
![Law of Conduct by Bella Di Corte]()
Law of Conduct by Bella Di Corte
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLuca Leone Fausti, heir to the infamous Fausti throne, was one of the most ruthless men our line had ever known. And he was my father. Only one thing had held him back from ruling over the years: iron bars. So when the King Lion was set free, he thought nothing could stop him from claiming what was rightfully his. His sons, and the famiglia... -
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Training My Heart to Love You by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKortlynn Hebert has learned how to be positive in every situation. Growing up in a single-parent home, her mother taught her how to love herself and to have self-respect. That was an important lesson, especially for a plus-sized woman. Kortlynn realized early that the person that should love her the most was herself, however, that didn’t keep her warm at night. It didn’t softly kiss her lips... -
![The Salvant Brothers: Book 2- Felix by Sonja B.]()
The Salvant Brothers: Book 2- Felix by Sonja B.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am Felix Salvant, the middle brother of the Salvant brothers. I’m just as deadly in the kitchen as I am breaking any firewall and using my Desert Eagle. I’ll do whatever I have to do to protect my family and the woman I love. Speaking of the woman I love, Keirra better get her shit together before I walk away from her ass for good... -
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Grim by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrimI screwed up, and boy did I screw up in a big way. I always tell people not to go for a ride when they’re pissed. Combine the anger with the slick roads and heavy rain. That’s what landed me in the hospital. Though, I was lucky. They told me the only thing I’d need to do is go for a few weeks of physical therapy and adjustments with a chiropractor. That’s where I met Natalie Benet... -
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ANGEL'S WRATH by S.K.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSIN CITY HEAT SERIES by SK Order of Books: Buried Secrets ( Book 1) Beginning of an Eclipse (Prequel) Twisted Obsessions (Book 2) No Secrets No Lies ( Book 3) After years of being estranged from the only family he has left, Angelo "Angel" LaCroix and his brother have finally put the past behind them... -
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Lucky In Love by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman escaping the pressures of her family, and a man wary of love, struggle to put their pain behind them -- and claim the future together. Lucky in Love is the book that started it all. It's the first in a series of compelling contemporary romances about the Cochran family from Detroit and the Deveraux family from Atlanta... -
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Destroyed by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeaten. Broken. Battered. Garrett Falcon’s past, present, and future are fragmented pieces of the life he once dreamed of. Deceits. Damned. Doomed. Raised by a dealer and addict, Juliana Torres was born into a life she desperately dreamed to one day escape. Two people who have lost hope. Two people who have been dealt blow after blow in their lives... -
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![Evasive by Travena Terry]()
Evasive by Travena Terry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiquor, cigars, and luxury are synonymous for the name Charmain Wright. As the CEO of Wright Liquors, Charmain is no stranger to hard work and staying ahead of the latest acquisition. She has her eye on one of the most exclusive bars in town... -
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Until The End of Time by Melanie Schuster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter seeing her childhood tormentor in a new light, a woman discovers that facing the past is the only way to free herself for a love that will last until the end of time. This is the second book in the Cochran/Deveraux series... -
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Fast Justice by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSacrifice is a requirement of the job. Rowan Stewart walked away from the love of a lifetime to focus on the demands of her job as Assistant US Attorney. Now she’s working on the biggest case of her career, prosecuting one of the Veneno cartel’s most notorious members. Except the case presents unexpected challenges—including the man she can’t forget…and a threat she could not foresee... -
![A Wife for Sale: An Emerald City Novella by Aubreé Pynn]()
A Wife for Sale: An Emerald City Novella by Aubreé Pynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s always a beginning at the end.For Darina, she’s at the end of a failed marriage, and with the help of Aziel, the end of doubting her power. After her husband gambles their life away, the power is stripped from her grasp for the last time.Aziel’s only purpose was to collect for the LeFleur Mafia and stay to himself... -
![Kingdom of Corruption by Annie Rose Welch, Bella Di Corte]()
Kingdom of Corruption by Annie Rose Welch, Bella Di Corte
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Royal Organized Crime RomanceMy husband had been keeping a secret from me—a secret that would irrevocably change the course of our lives.He was the son of one of the most ruthless men alive, and an heir to the infamous Fausti crime family. They were beautiful, powerful, ruthless—royalty in their beloved Italy and beyond... -
![Calling on Quinn by Blue Saffire]()
Calling on Quinn by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's trouble—of the very best kindQuinn Blackheart is a private investigator, former cop, and no-nonsense, take-charge kind of guy who adores his sprawling Irish family. He likes to check all the boxes, and his niece's gorgeous driving instructor just earned a place at the top of his to-do list...
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