Books like 'Running Scared'
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Little Miami Girl: Antonia and Jahiem's Love Story by Diamond Johnson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAntonia Taylor had been living in hell since day one. At the tender age of six, she lost both of her parents and was forced to move in with her aunt from hell, along with her aunt’s four other children. Antonia is a senior in high school, attending Miami Northwestern... -
![Blu by M Monique]()
Blu by M Monique
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"...He’ll face anything that’s hurtin’ you, anything that’s causin’ you anguish and torment. He confronts allat sh** ‘cause his queen’s mind is valuable. Can’t just anybody or anything keep space there. So, he handles whatever and whoever he needs to, in order to ease her mind, and bring her peace. Let me do that for you... -
![The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths]()
The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings for each other as they desperately work to exonerate one of their own.When builders discover a human skeleton while renovating a café, they call in archaeologist Dr... -
![A Real Love 2 by Porscha Sterling]()
A Real Love 2 by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow that Baby has crossed the line with Memphis, her entire world has changed. After her so-called best friend abandons everyone for her own grandiose dreams, Baby is left putting out the fires that Mona created... -
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![I Don't Wanna Say I Still Love You by Natavia]()
I Don't Wanna Say I Still Love You by Natavia
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Don't Come Looking For Love 4, Mekayla and Tabor have a story of their own to tell. Sixteen-year old Mekayla Esley lived as a sheltered church girl her whole life until she meets twenty-one year old, Tabor Lemalu. It was love at first sight until Tabor found out about a damaging secret Mekayla had been holding on to... -
![Every Love Story Is Beautiful, But Ours Is Hood 2: The Savage Brothers by Jessica N. Watkins]()
Every Love Story Is Beautiful, But Ours Is Hood 2: The Savage Brothers by Jessica N. Watkins
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs mature men, the Savage brothers now realize that a man is not truly rich until he has something that money can’t buy, and that’s the women that have won their stubborn, once concrete, hearts. However, nothing in life comes easy and that includes love… especially with so many threatening, dangerous, and deadly obstacles in their paths to protect their family and their women... -
![Bad Boys Do It Better 2: In Love With an Outlaw by Porscha Sterling]()
Bad Boys Do It Better 2: In Love With an Outlaw by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuke was the one man Janelle never saw coming but now that he's here, she isn't able to let him go. All the things she hates about him-- his massive ego, rude demeanor and unapologetic thuggish ways-- begin to be the exact things she realizes she can't do without. And he seems to have fallen just as deeply for her, the good girl he just can't leave alone... -
![Love and War 3: A Hoover Gang Affair by Latoya Nicole]()
Love and War 3: A Hoover Gang Affair by Latoya Nicole
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey say when it rains it pours, but these four brothers seem to be going through a storm... Blaze is back and ready to set fire to anything moving. With the family questioning his motives and where he has been, it seems he is now the enemy and can't be trusted... -
![Front St. Porter by Nina.]()
Front St. Porter by Nina.
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter the loss of their father, the Porter brothers lean on one another for love and support the late Hassan Porter took with him. Lake being the oldest tries to find a balance between caring for each of his younger brothers and making sure they are secured financially. While Lake and his best friend grind it out, his brothers do not make his position as their leader easy... -
![A Real Love by Porscha Sterling]()
A Real Love by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt seems that Baby Taylor has it all: love, happiness, and a blossoming new career. But when her soon-to-be husband is arrested with federal charges on her wedding day, her life takes a turn in the unexpected. With nowhere to go, she finds herself at the mercy of her best friend, Mona, and her husband, Memphis... -
![Married To The Mob : A Black Mafia Affair by Mz. Lady P.]()
Married To The Mob : A Black Mafia Affair by Mz. Lady P.
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImagine meeting the man of your dreams in the form of a Mob Boss. That's exactly what happens when the beautiful, plus sized British Bryant crosses paths with the Boss of the Demonte Crime Family. Don Corleone is ruthless yet gentle when it comes to British. From the moment he laid eyes on her he became obsessed with getting to know her better and bringing her into his world... -
![Little Miami Girl 2: Antonia and Jahiem's Story by Diamond Johnson]()
Little Miami Girl 2: Antonia and Jahiem's Story by Diamond Johnson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLies, betrayal, deceit, all take place in the second installment of Little Miami Girl. In part one, we got a glimpse into the things that Antonia had to endure over the course of her tumultuous childhood. Jaheim had swooped in and brought a ray of light to her dark existence, but the fairytale came to a screeching halt on that final night with Porsha catching Rick in Antonia’s room... -
![St. Pierre Boyz: All Is Fair in Love and War by Mz. Lady P., Mesha Mesh]()
St. Pierre Boyz: All Is Fair in Love and War by Mz. Lady P., Mesha Mesh
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe infamous St.Pierre Boyz; Luxe, Sebastian, and Judah were all heirs to the dangerous St.Pierre Drug Cartel, which originated in Haiti. After their father's untimely death, the Cartel was soon handed over to their ruthless mother Ava, who reigned supreme. With problems arising, she is suddenly forced to disappear for a while leaving her three sons in charge to run the business... -
![Little Miami Girl 3: Antonia & Jahiem's Love Story by Diamond Johnson]()
Little Miami Girl 3: Antonia & Jahiem's Love Story by Diamond Johnson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the finale of Little Miami Girl, all secrets will finally come to the light. Antonia is no longer the timid and soft spoken girl that she used to be. She now has a voice, and she isn’t taking any prisoners this time around. Her and Jahiem are still being thrown curve after curve but manage to face them head on and strengthen their bond... -
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![A Thug's Love 2 by Jessica N. Watkins]()
A Thug's Love 2 by Jessica N. Watkins
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKennedy: Once I was released from prison, I thought that all of the heartache was over. I was back with my family, and I assumed that the nightmare had come to an end. Little did I know, the nightmare had actually just begun. Everybody around me was keeping secrets that would send me right back to a dark place; a place way worse than the prison that I had just emerged from... -
![Bad Boys Do It Better: In Love With an Outlaw by Porscha Sterling]()
Bad Boys Do It Better: In Love With an Outlaw by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm Janelle Alexandria Elizabeth-Ann Pickney. The oldest of four girls. Graduate of New York Law School, two years earlier than expected, at the top of my class and apple of my father’s eye. After years of hard work and dedication, I’m finally rewarded by being able to sit in on one of the biggest trials in the city, being handled by the district attorney himself... -
![Savage Kings by Jennilynn Wyer]()
Savage Kings by Jennilynn Wyer
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSavage Kings is the heart-pounding second installment of the Savage Kingdom Series.One strong-willed woman set on revenge.Four men who were her enemies… until they were more.Get ready for Alexandria, Keane, Jax, Rafael, and Liam to bring the chaos.My name is Alexandria Donatella McCarthy, or Andie for short. Daughter of the don of the Rossi syndicate. Abused. Neglected. Overlooked... -
![Reborn by Melody Anne, John Henley]()
Reborn by Melody Anne, John Henley
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJon Eisenhart (Eyes) has been the team leader of the Special Ops team formed by Joseph Anderson to stamp out drugs in the Seattle metro area. In this riveting final we see the first four books come to an exciting end where the streets, neighborhoods, and families are freed from the seedy world of violence and drugs... -
![When The Side N*gga Catch Feelings by Jessica N. Watkins]()
When The Side N*gga Catch Feelings by Jessica N. Watkins
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen The Side N*gga Catch Feelings is the story of two women who are unfaithful for two totally different reasons, yet wind up with the same catastrophic outcome. Meet Heaven: a young girl who is loving, submissive, and beyond appreciative of her husband, Ross. As a teenager, Heaven lived solely for her sister, Divine, and her daughter, Sunshine... -
![True to the Game by Teri Woods]()
True to the Game by Teri Woods
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt's the late 1980s, and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets Quadir, a millionaire drug dealer, and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her house, her car, and the cash... -
![King of the Streets, Queen of His Heart 2 by Porscha Sterling]()
King of the Streets, Queen of His Heart 2 by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLegend is quickly becoming the official King of the Miami streets but, even in the midst of his ruthless personality and thuggish nature, Shanecia continues to show him what it’s like to be loved... -
![Down With the King of the South by Diamond D. Johnson]()
Down With the King of the South by Diamond D. Johnson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet Jashae Johnson. She’s well known throughout Miami, but most know her as Giovonni “Trip's” girlfriend and baby mama. They have a ghetto love story. The two of them had been together for almost twenty years... -
![Opium by Desiree M. Granger]()
Opium by Desiree M. Granger
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis story right here....Man...I tell ya. I might have drove myself crazy trying to write this. I wasn't interested in the baby mama drama, the cheating, and side chick stories like in the previous series. I wanted to build a story with storylines based off hope, flaws, secrets, ratchet ways, and eventful nights... -
![You Put A Move On My Heart by Diamond Johnson]()
You Put A Move On My Heart by Diamond Johnson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEight years ago, the sexy and thugged out Mr. Jarvis Banks was sentenced to five years in prison, leaving behind his girl, Shonte Howard. What Shonte and Jarvis shared was that real, ghetto love, and everybody hoped for a relationship that the two of them shared. But everything that glitters isn’t gold... -
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![King of the Streets, Queen of His Heart 3 by Porscha Sterling]()
King of the Streets, Queen of His Heart 3 by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The murder rate in Miami was at an all-time high. Legend was showering the city with his pain. He was making Miami bleed the way that his heart bled for me…the way mine bled for him. Nothing could stand in the face of his wrath and, even in the midst of experiencing my own heartache, I could feel his pain. But what he didn’t know is that his fury was pushing me further away... -
![Bad Boys Do it Better 3: In Love With an Outlaw by Porscha Sterling]()
Bad Boys Do it Better 3: In Love With an Outlaw by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter choosing to forsake all and be with the man she loves, Janelle begins to navigate her life with the realization that bringing Outlaw into her life will ensure that nothing will ever be the same and her future will be anything but what she expected it to be... -
![The Sentencing : The Underworld Finale by Nako]()
The Sentencing : The Underworld Finale by Nako
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second part of the finale of The Underworld series. The finale of The Underworld series. The Underworld series is a street-crime collection that begins with Please Catch My Soul, Pointe of No Return, From His Rib, The Christ Family, Stranger In My Eyes, Resentment, Redemption, Orange Moon, Before You Judge, Arraignment 3 and The Sentencing. There is not a book on Sasha or Noel Knight... -
![Creepin' 2: A New Orleans Love Story by Chenell Parker]()
Creepin' 2: A New Orleans Love Story by Chenell Parker
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust when Mia decided she didn't want to creep any longer, Tre throws her a curveball. Will Tre's actions force Mia in a different direction? Will Mia fall for a new love interest or will she fight for her first love? Mia isn't the only one at a crossroad. Tanya is the woman who holds Von's heart, but Cheryl plays the game well and proves to be a distraction... -
![Bad Boys Love Good Girls: The Return of the Outlaw by Porscha Sterling]()
Bad Boys Love Good Girls: The Return of the Outlaw by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the right woman really make a bad boy change?Janelle and Outlaw's love story was birthed through struggles that neither one of them ever saw coming but just when they thought they’d reached their happily ever after, their picture-perfect love story comes crumbling down. Janelle's dreams are all set to come true when she gets the chance to become the District Attorney of New York City... -
![True to the Game III by Teri Woods]()
True to the Game III by Teri Woods
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy will take you on a marathon race through the mean streets of Philly... -
![Kyla's Revenge by David Weaver]()
Kyla's Revenge by David Weaver
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling urban novel, "Bankroll Squad." The men ruled the streets in the first book, but now the women take center stage in this action packed dramatical love story. David Weaver's clever plot twists will continue to shock and amaze you all the way to the very last page. Picture "Set it Off" meets "New Jack City" meets "Bonnie and Clyde... -
![The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden]()
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Don’t go in the guest bedroom.” A shadow falls on Douglas Garrick’s face as he touches the door with his fingertips. “My wife… she’s very ill.” As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors... -
![Diamond by Jessie Keane]()
Diamond by Jessie Keane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***'A brilliant historical crime read' Bella'This thrilling and twisty crime novel is perfect for fans of Martina Cole' My Weekly'A rollercoaster of crime, revenge and murder' The SunBEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS AN EPIC STORY.. -
![Proving Grounds by B.J. Bourg]()
Proving Grounds by B.J. Bourg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the sniper-style murder of an alligator poacher puts two rival families on edge, Police Sniper London Carter and Detective Sergeant Dawn Luke join forces to solve the case. But they'll have their work cut out for them as the two families recruit small armies to fight each other... -
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![Bad Boys Love Good Girls 2: The Return of the Outlaw by Porscha Sterling]()
Bad Boys Love Good Girls 2: The Return of the Outlaw by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce a good girl goes bad, she’s gone forever…After a job gone wrong, two fates are left hanging in the balance, one being Outlaw’s oldest brother and the other an innocent child. Although Outlaw knows that things often happen beyond his control, he can’t help but to think that he’s partly to blame for putting Chloe in a situation that has led to Isaiah fighting for his life... -
![King of the Streets, Queen of His Heart: A Legendary Love Story by Porscha Sterling]()
King of the Streets, Queen of His Heart: A Legendary Love Story by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen 21-year-old college student, Shanecia Jones came home from college, her entire world was turned upside down when she found her mother in the bedroom, nearly dead from a drug overdose... -
![The Pussy Trap by NeNe Capri]()
The Pussy Trap by NeNe Capri
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say if you leave an enemy breathing they rise up and take revenge. Kayson, a big time dealer in New York, got his come-up early in the game by killing anybody he had to on his way to the top. Anxiously waiting for fifteen years to get revenge, an opportunity finally presents itself when his right-hand man Aldeen introduces him to KoKo... -
![From His Rib by Nako]()
From His Rib by Nako
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlthough life in The Underworld is good and the money is plentiful, being a hustler and falling in love seems to be quite difficult for the members of the crime organization. Miko Sanderson is living a double life and it wasn’t hard to do. When her secrets are exposed and her perfect little life come crumbling down all she has is The Underworld to depend on... -
![Final Verdict by Sheldon Siegel]()
Final Verdict by Sheldon Siegel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFate throws a curveball at the San Francisco ex-husband-and-wife legal team of Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez, when Mike picks up the phone and hears the voice of Leon Walker. This is not good news-because Walker was the one who ruined their marriage. Years ago, he and his brother participated in a stickup that left a man dead... -
![Clint Wolf Boxed Set: Books 4 - 6 by BJ Bourg]()
Clint Wolf Boxed Set: Books 4 - 6 by BJ Bourg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBooks 4-6 (But Not Forever, But Not For Naught, and But Not Forbidden) of the Clint Wolf Mystery Series by award-winning author BJ Bourg now available as a boxed set! BUT NOT FOREVER After a year of working as a tour guide in the swamps of Louisiana--and the day after a man’s body is found in a canal--former Police Chief Clint Wolf realizes he can’t stay away from law enforcement work... -
![Fuse's Hold by E.C. Land]()
Fuse's Hold by E.C. Land
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFuseBeing who I am, most people, not a member of the club, assume I got my road name for being able to fix shit and my brains. What I’m really known for is my short fuse. Being a part of the Inferno’s Clutch MC, I handle shit for the club that could easily put me behind bars for years. I also go to fights to release the aggression that builds within me... -
![Mafia War by L. Steele]()
Mafia War by L. Steele
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy husband is a made man, a villain, the boss of the Mafia...He stole me from my normal life and catapulted me into the center of the underworld.He imprinted his crimson fingerprints on my psyche and tried to set me free.It's wrong of me to be attracted to the viciousness in him.And yet I can't... won't stop until he loves me back.It's why I returned to him.It's why I allowed him to use me.. -
![Dark Lies by Elliot York]()
Dark Lies by Elliot York
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRelax, this won’t be so bad.After all, this isn’t the first time you’ve died.She was the girl everyone wanted but no one could have—no one but him. They’d loved each other. Becca’s suicide at age 18 broke Logan. The heartache never fully healed. But nothing could have prepared him for the shock of what came next.At age 39, Logan Cooper’s hard-earned detective career is hanging on by a mere thread... -
![The Streets Have No King by JaQuavis Coleman]()
The Streets Have No King by JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA street thriller of kidnapping, murder, trickery, and love that will have you at the edge of your seat.After 7 years of prison, multi-millionaire drug mogul Kane Garrett is back on the streets. But instead of diving back into the drug game, he’s teaching a college class, infusing business principles with his signature ruthless edge he developed in the streets... -
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![Triplets Rise by K.L. Savage]()
Triplets Rise by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDaddy's little girl is all grown up.Things are about to change around here.If there is one thing I won't allow, it's having my dad's MC ran into the ground.Everyone expects my brothers to take charge, but there is one thing no one knows.I'm the one that runs this club.A woman.And according to men, a woman's place is in bed not at the head of the table... -
![Lost in the Wind by Calle J. Brookes]()
Lost in the Wind by Calle J. Brookes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe had survived. She could survive. She would survive again. After a brutal assault and cancer as a teenager, Dr. Nikkie Jean Netorre wouldn’t let herself be called a victim. Nikkie Jean wasn’t a victim. She was a survivor. Now a pediatric surgical resident at the best teaching hospital in Texas, Nikkie Jean knows there’s nothing she can’t make it through if she just keeps going... -
![The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden]()
The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAbby wants a baby more than anything.But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future. That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer that will make all of Abby's dreams come true.Or all of her nightmares.Because it turns out Monica isn't who she says she is... -
![Slow Down by Lee Matthew Goldberg]()
Slow Down by Lee Matthew Goldberg
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow far would you go to make your dreams come true? For budding writer and filmmaker Noah Spaeth, being a Production Assistant in director Dominick's Bambach's new avant-garde film isn't enough. Neither is watching Dominick have an affair with the lead actress, the gorgeous but troubled Nevie Wyeth. For Noah's dream is to get both the film and Nevie in the end, whatever the cost... -
![The Stolen by Dan Padavona]()
The Stolen by Dan Padavona
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe night Sutter and Monica Steen leave for dinner, they never return home.Two weeks later, the police drag their bodies out of the river, sending the town into a panic.The Black River killer is back. Nobody is safe.When another person goes missing, Jefferson Gildon, a police detective with a checkered past, leads the investigation... -
![The Streets by Jacqui Rose]()
The Streets by Jacqui Rose
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Streets is a hard-hitting gangland thriller from the bestselling author Jacqui Rose.Ten years ago, Jo Martin was released from prison after serving twelve years of a life sentence. She is now out on license – and she isn’t Jo anymore. Given a new identity by the courts, and with a different appearance, a ready-made history and even a change of age, Jo can pretend to be anyone . .
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