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Better Than Your Ex: Young and Stony by K.C. Mills
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDonovan Barron aka Young is Southside to the heart, and nothing can change that, not even an NBA career. Refusing to conform has led to Young being dubbed as "Atlanta's Bad boy." Living lowkey and making money are his only priorities until he is forced to switch it up... -
![True to the Game II by Teri Woods]()
True to the Game II by Teri Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTRUE TO THE GAME II will pick up where True to the Game left off-- with one difference, Gena is now seeing a new guy named Jay. Little does Gena know that the man she has fallen in love with, so soon after Quadir's death, is his archrival, Jerrell Jackson. Unfortunately, Jerrell is determined to get his revenge against Quadir's crew and he'll start with Gena... -
![Aue by Becky Manawatu]()
Aue by Becky Manawatu
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWINNER OF THE JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE MITOQ BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTIONWINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVELauē (verb) to cry, howl, groan, wail, bawl. (interjection) expression of astonishment or distress.Taukiri was born into sorrow... -
![Love. Allure. by Jai Bree'nae]()
Love. Allure. by Jai Bree'nae
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAdrian, Drake, Dru, and Drennen Pierce have been on their own for the past fifteen years of their lives ever since their mother died. Adrian has done a great job at providing for his brothers and steering them in the right direction. There's just one thing that he regrets, showing Drake and Dru how to make it in the streets... -
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![A Boss Gave Me the Best Love by Antoinette Sherell]()
A Boss Gave Me the Best Love by Antoinette Sherell
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSupreme Boss has sworn off love. After witnessing his fiancée’s death and being left alone to raise his daughter, falling in love again is the last thing on his mind. However, when a total stranger risks her life to help him, he finds himself enthralled with the beauty who swooped in to save the day. Sova Blow is fed up with love... -
![Sinful Enforcer by Asia Monique]()
Sinful Enforcer by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGaia WilsonI wanted nothing to do with him.His eyes were lifeless.His demeanor cold.His actions too harsh.Ricardo Carter wasn’t the kind of man you fell in love with, he was the kind you ran from.Ricardo “Rocco” CarterI wanted everything to do with her.Her eyes were full of life.Her demeanor soft.Her actions thoughtful... -
![The Heir (Silver Spoon MC) by Nichole Rose]()
The Heir (Silver Spoon MC) by Nichole Rose
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThanks to my father's shady business practices, my life has devolved into putting out one fire after another. The latest? Dealing with the rival MC he hired to strong-arm federal regulators into looking the other way. The Hell's Vipers have been nothing but trouble. Until I stumble across Catriona Grady, their VPs curvy little sister. Her bright eyes and sweet smile are pure sunshine... -
![Love So Dangerous by Diamond Johnson]()
Love So Dangerous by Diamond Johnson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeaven Lyons is her name and she used to be the sweetest girl. Heaven was raised in a two-parent household with two very religious parents, and her father was also a well- known pastor in Miami, Florida. This was a young girl who had perfect attendance through all her years of school, always brought home straight A’s, and was always student of the month... -
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![Only You by Francis Ray]()
Only You by Francis Ray
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSierra Grayson is next in line for love. If her four older brothers managed to get married off, surely Sierra can't be far behind. At least that's the outcome her matchmaking mother, Ruth, is hoping for - whether Sierra--smart, too sexy for her own good, and stubborn to a fault--wants it or not. But little does Ruth know what else fate has in store... -
![A Family Divided by Heather Atkinson]()
A Family Divided by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife for Rachel and her husband Ryan is very good indeed. Loving parents to three children, together they run their business empire while keeping on the straight and narrow, their criminal pasts firmly behind them.Their idyll is disturbed by a rival family intent on making their mark on Manchester. Jan Jordan, the hard faced matriarch of this rogue family, is fixated with Rachel... -
![Working Girls by Treasure Hernandez]()
Working Girls by Treasure Hernandez
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWalk with Halleigh and Malek as they introduce you to a new struggle in a new city . . . a place called Flint, Michigan, one of the roughest little cities in America. It's a place where the good die young, loyalty is a rarity, and everybody has a hustle... -
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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... -
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![Dopeman: Memoirs of a Snitch:: Part 3 of Dopeman's Trilogy by JaQuavis Coleman]()
Dopeman: Memoirs of a Snitch:: Part 3 of Dopeman's Trilogy by JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis gritty urban tale--the final installment of the Dopeman trilogy by a "New York Times"-bestselling author--is a complex novel about the life and times of one of the biggest drug traffickers the Midwest has ever seen... -
![Keyshia and Cashmere 3: The Finale by Karma Monae]()
Keyshia and Cashmere 3: The Finale by Karma Monae
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart Three picks up right where it left off. With Cashmere back in the building after being hit with a Probation Violation and Prince heading in to start his sentencing, things can’t seem to get any lower. Still in all, Bree is determined to hold her man down no matter how long it is... -
![Sinatra versus Gabrini: Family at War by Mallory Monroe]()
Sinatra versus Gabrini: Family at War by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA shocking death in the Sinatra family and a Gabrini is to blame. Mob boss Sal Gabrini and his uncle, boss of all bosses Mick Sinatra, find themselves on opposite sides of a deadly battle when Mick the Tick will stop at nothing to avenge what he views as cold-blooded murder. The Gabrinis stick together. The Sinatras stick together... -
![Back to the Streets by Treasure Hernandez]()
Back to the Streets by Treasure Hernandez
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Romeo and Juliet of the streets are still struggling to find their way back to each other after fate has cruelly separated them.In order to move up in rank on the streets of Flint, Michigan, Malek knows that he’s going to have to deal with some jealous players in the game, but when he’s forced to go up against players on his own team, the rules change... -
![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... -
![The Wrong Side Of Love: A Hood Love Story by Charmanie Saquea, McIntire Edits]()
The Wrong Side Of Love: A Hood Love Story by Charmanie Saquea, McIntire Edits
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCoco has her head on straight and is deeply rooted in work and her studies. After breaking up with her manipulator of a boyfriend Trae, all she wants to do is focus on becoming a RN. Things change when the king of Detroit, known as Zeek enters her life. Dealing with Zeek brings some drama to Coco’s life that she never saw coming... -
![Keyshia and Cashmere 2: A Jersey Hood Love by Karma Monae]()
Keyshia and Cashmere 2: A Jersey Hood Love by Karma Monae
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe crew is back!!!!!After the ending of part one there were a lot of unanswered questions. With Eyshia missing, and the crew all on edge, Ru is ready to paint the city red until he finds out who took his sister... -
![Resentment (Sample) by Nicole Jackson]()
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... -
![The Prodigy by Shae Sanders]()
The Prodigy by Shae Sanders
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"First day back home and already in some mess."Jakari Windermere hasn't been home to Midling in eight years. He's been laying low in Atlanta, and nobody knows why. But it doesn't matter now, because a tragedy draws him back to the town he grew up in...the town his family basically owns. But this won't be a pleasant homecoming, and he finds that out the moment he sets foot back in Midling... -
![Shattered by Heather Atkinson]()
Shattered by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret war is being fought in Manchester. A family, once close allies, is torn apart as the head of the family turns on his own. Rachel Law is recovering in hospital after a savage assault and her husband Ryan burns with the need to avenge her. Alex Maguire plots the destruction of his enemies from his hospital bed, doing all in his power to slip them up... -
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![Hood Rat by K'wan]()
Hood Rat by K'wan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHood Rat (n.): A woman of questionable repute, one who has been known to "get around" in the 'hood.Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men's hearts as well as their pockets. She learns the hard way that all that glitters isn't gold. Billy, a former high school basketball star, is at the end of her rope with the opposite sex... -
![A Gangster's Girl by Chunichi Knott]()
A Gangster's Girl by Chunichi Knott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLeaving the safety of her parents home, a very good girl enters a world of bad boys and fast money and hooks up with a sexy but dangerous man who could be the biggest mistake of her life... -
![You and No Other by Francis Ray]()
You and No Other by Francis Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe protégé of a world-renowned artist, sculptress Phoenix Banister dreams of one day taking the art world by storm. Few people know that Phoenix has a secret that could ruin her career before it even starts. To protect that secret, Phoenix lives a very quiet life-and that means no scandal and no romance... -
![Back to the Hood by Treasure Hernandez]()
Back to the Hood by Treasure Hernandez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this latest installment of Treasure Hernandez’s super hot series, the intensity heats up even more—more drama, more sex, more lies . . . more Flint! Ever since fate sent them down separate paths, Halleigh and Malek have been trying to work their way back to the innocent love they once shared... -
![Cameron 2 by Jade Jones]()
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... -
![Call Me Crazy by Quinn Loftis]()
Call Me Crazy by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“I’m looking out from inside the chaos. It must be a one-way mirror because no one seems to be able to see back inside to where I am. The looks on their faces, the judgment in their eyes, tells me everything I need to know. The most frustrating part about the whole messed up situation is that even though I’m the one that they stare at in shock, I am just as shocked as they are...Categorized as:
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![Torn Between Two Lovers by Carl Weber]()
Torn Between Two Lovers by Carl Weber
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Big Girls Do Cry comes a deliciously provocative new page-turner starring plus-sized diva Loraine Farrow, and the men in her life. . . One of Richmond, Virginia's, hottest, most successful women, Loraine Farrow finally wants to settle down with her husband, Leon, and focus on her marriage... -
![Conversations Between Us by Solangel]()
Conversations Between Us by Solangel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConversations Between Us, previously known as Conversations Between a Gentleman and a Lady, is a fan fiction posted on Soompi Forums written by 'Solangel'. Beginning in August 2006 and finishing in June 2007, Conversations Between Us was nominated and won for Fan Fiction of the Year in 2007 on Soompi. The story is takes place in modern day Korea where gangs roam the streets of Seoul...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![A Billionaire For Christmas : Z’yera & Kaso by Koya]()
A Billionaire For Christmas : Z’yera & Kaso by Koya
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Work ain’t honest, but it pays the bills” are words that Z’yera Brunson lives by, doing what she has to make sure her and her family survive. With her focus set on solely making sure her family has the best life and the trauma of her past relationship, Z’yera has very little time for romance at all... -
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![Official Girl 2 by Charmanie Saquea, Fezzan3]()
Official Girl 2 by Charmanie Saquea, Fezzan3
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeicey and Mykell are back but unfortunately, they are not together this time. Tired of Mykell not being able to stay committed to her, Neicey moves on with Kamil. Everything seems to be going good in her world except for the fact that Mykell refuses to let Neicey go and will do whatever it takes to get his girl back... -
![Official Girl 3 by Charmanie Saquea]()
Official Girl 3 by Charmanie Saquea
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe crew is back! A miracle has happened and Neicey is back but the only thing is, she’s fighting for her life and the doctors don’t know when or if she’ll wake up. Kamil and Olivia are still on the loose and the only thing on Mykell’s mind is murder... -
![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... -
![Promise to Keep it Trill by B. Love]()
Promise to Keep it Trill by B. Love
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMakayla always knew, with Jason’s lifestyle, he would eventually be murdered or sent to prison for the rest of his life. That was the price most paid when they gave their souls to the streets. When Jason’s crimes finally caught up with him, he made his best friend, Kannon, promise to look after his heart in human form – Makayla... -
![Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese]()
Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFour chronically homeless people–Amelia One Sky, Timber, Double Dick and Digger–seek refuge in a warm movie theatre when a severe Arctic Front descends on the city. During what is supposed to be a one-time event, this temporary refuge transfixes them. They fall in love with this new world, and once the weather clears, continue their trips to the cinema... -
![Tak: The A**hole Club Series by Ivy Harper]()
Tak: The A**hole Club Series by Ivy Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Bestselling author Ivy HarperTakLet them call me what they want, I know the truth. It all begins with the music, it follows me everywhere I go. Living as if every day is my last, I stand on the edge of life and death. Now everything around me is changing, dancing to music that’s not my own. My world is slowly falling apart because my friends are changing the rules.Then it happens. FML... -
![Official Girl by Charmanie Saquea]()
Official Girl by Charmanie Saquea
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReneice “Neicey” Peake is a hardworking 18 year old that goes to school and works a 9 to 5. Losing her mother at a young age and never knowing who her father was forced her to be raised by her older brother, Ramone. Ramone did the best he could to keep his sister on the straight and narrow but, when he gets locked up, he leaves his sister to fend for herself... -
![O'Rourke by Sonja B.]()
O'Rourke by Sonja B.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Kia Fleming. Twelve years ago, I didn’t know what I walked away from and I’m not talking about his Irish heritage. Brogan O’Rourke is everything a woman could want in a man and then some. He is Bad Boy enough to make your panties wet and Gentleman enough to make your heart melt... -
![Tarnished Throne by Kristen Luciani]()
Tarnished Throne by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOur world is built on a web of lies...and even the truth can't set us free. I always knew Patrick Mulligan was a man of many layers.I just never imagined that peeling them back would awaken such a savage beast with the insatiable need to control and conquer everything and everyone around him.My husband is a beautiful, vicious monster with a god-like body that is fueled by the wrath of the devil... -
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![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... -
![The Wake Up by Catherine Ryan Hyde]()
The Wake Up by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a hauntingly emotional novel of how one man’s life changes forever when he rediscovers his ability to feel the pain of others.Something has been asleep in forty-year-old cattle rancher Aiden Delacorte for a long time... -
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Remember by Joy Harjo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMichaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, and to remember the importance of their place in it.Remember the sky you were born under, Know each of the star's stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. Remember the sun's birth at dawn, That is the strongest point of time... -
![A Date for the Mayor: A Drayton City Novella by Aubreé Pynn]()
A Date for the Mayor: A Drayton City Novella by Aubreé Pynn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe didn’t need a date - he needed her. She wasn’t planning to stay long - but she got caught in his web... again. Universes clash again and what was lost is quickly found... -
![Light It Up Red by Kylie Kent]()
Light It Up Red by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTravis: Red. You could say it’s my favorite color.There’s nothing like seeing the lights go red after I’ve scored a goal.The red she paints her lips, f***ing hypnotizing.That’s the image I choose to focus on now.It’s a hell of a lot better than the red of the blood currently staining my shirt. Or the red of the flashing lights surrounding me... -
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Starlight by Richard Wagamese
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNATIONAL BESTSELLER The final novel from Richard Wagamese, the bestselling and beloved author of Indian Horse and Medicine Walk, centres on an abused woman on the run who finds refuge on a farm owned by an Indigenous man with wounds of his own. A profoundly moving novel about the redemptive power of love, mercy, and compassion--and the land's ability to heal us...
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