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  • Every Thug Needs a Lady by Wahida Clark

    Every Thug Needs a Lady by Wahida Clark

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Every Thug Needs A Lady is the spellbinding sequel to Wahida Clark's Thugs And The Women Who Love Them . After taking us through the rugged, thug-filled lives of Jaz, Kyra and Angel, Clark now takes us into the unique and unbelievable life of their best friend Roz. She's sexy, beautiful, and a slave for the love of Trae, her irresistable thuggish beau...
  • True to the Game II by Teri Woods

    True to the Game II by Teri Woods

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    TRUE 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...
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    crime  poc-mc  urban  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  drama
  • Aue by Becky Manawatu

    Aue by Becky Manawatu

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    WINNER 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...
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    crime  poc-mc  urban  adult  book  contemporary  death  family
  • Animal by K'wan

    Animal by K'wan

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    K’wan, one of this generation’s most talented and gritty writers, delivers his bloodiest story yet. Animal follows the infamous fugitive from K’wan’s best-known Hood Rat Series on a revenge mission from the rugged streets of Puerto Rico to the scene of the original crime, Harlem, NY."One bullet changed everything...
  • White Lines by Tracy Brown

    White Lines by Tracy Brown

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Jada left home at the age of sixteen, running from her own demons and the horrors of physical abuse inflicted by her mother's boyfriend. She partied hard, and life seemed good when she was with Born, the neighborhood kingpin whose name was synonymous with money, power, and respect. But all his love couldn't save her from a crack addiction...
  • Butterfly by Ashley Antoinette

    Butterfly by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Butterfly is the first novel in an all new series by New York Times bestselling author Ashley Antoinette and an instant USA Today bestseller!“Run away from the boy that gives you butterflies, he's going to break your heart.”Morgan Atkins had been told that phrase ever since she was a little girl and still she allowed herself to fall for the boy that made her heart flutter...
  • Still Thicker Than Water by Takerra Allen

    Still Thicker Than Water by Takerra Allen

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From Jersey's gritty hoods to Atlanta’s steamy streets, all the way to sultry Jamaica, the Brick City divas introduced in Thicker Than Water, along with some hot newcomers, bring the drama to new heights—wherever they go…   As if she hasn’t been through enough, princess Sasha’s got a new struggle on her hands. The love of her life might be locked down, but even that can’t keep her away...
  • Thicker Than Water 3 by Takerra Allen

    Thicker Than Water 3 by Takerra Allen

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brick City's sexiest divas are back, stirring up trouble from Jersey and Atlanta to Jamaica. But wherever they are, they're ready to put loyalty to the ultimate test, push boundaries to the edge, and risk it all for love--if they can survive. .
  • Mine to Have by AshleyNicole

    Mine to Have by AshleyNicole

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Somebody is killing young boys in the neighborhood and its homicide Detective Mellina August’s responsibility to figure out who. She’s the new kid in the precinct and not everybody’s happy about her landing this case, but that won’t stop her from solving it. All she needs is a good partner and she’s golden...
  • Grace by Love Belvin

    Grace by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ashira is now in the know of Jas’ complicated world—or is she? The “construction laborer” is really a wealthy felon with too many inexplicable circumstances to fathom for her narrow worldviews. But will Jas share more of his complexities? Will Ashira be able to absorb them with understanding, leaving the judgement behind?Two souls, still galaxies apart, but bound by love...
  • True to the Game III by Teri Woods

    True to the Game III by Teri Woods

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The 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...
  • Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A fast-paced story about a steamy, seedy underworld of crime, 'Dying For Revenge' spans the entire globe and features hit man Gideon, a troubled character, dealing with a world of violence he can never really escape...
  • Deception by Naomi Chase

    Deception by Naomi Chase

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sisters can share too much. . . Acquitted of murder, Tamia Luke is on a mission to reclaim all she's lost, including her ex, Brandon. He's about to get married, but Tamia's determined, even if it means resorting to deception--a family habit. Her sister, Fiona, betrayed Tamia to save her own skin. Now the two share a scandalous secret that may destroy both their plans to start over. .
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    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  urban  adult  audiobook  book
  • Reliving Fate by Natasha Preston

    Reliving Fate by Natasha Preston

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Murder. Guilt. Obsession. When Bella stumbles upon her dead sister’s diary, she sets out on a mission to find her sister’s killer, but it leads her to the wrong side of town. And right into the path of Rocco, a loner, a bad boy, who is determined to keep her away. After all, you protect your own, and Bella certainly doesn’t belong with the likes of him...
  • The Family Business by Carl Weber, Eric Pete

    The Family Business by Carl Weber, Eric Pete

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    By day, the Duncans are an upstanding family who run a thriving car dealership in Queens. By night, they live a dangerous secret life! Carl Weber and Eric Pete deliver a thrilling underworld drama in The Family Business.L.C. Duncan, patriarch of the family, is at the age when he’s starting to think about retirement in sunny Florida...
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    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  urban  adult  audiobook  betrayal
  • La Sposa by Sienna Mynx

    La Sposa by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    You are cordially invited to the wedding of Don Giovanni Battaglia and Mira Ellison.... The year is 1991. Two years after discovering love and losing it Mira Ellison has finally accepted her destiny. She will become Donna Mirabella Battaglia, the wife of one of the most notorious crime bosses in Southern Italy...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  crime  poc-mc  urban  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • A Heart Divided by Iris Bolling

    A Heart Divided by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Attorney General, J.D. Harrison is the leading candidate to become Governor and eventually President of the United States. He has a beautiful wife, two wonderful children and a promising political career ahead of him. However, he has a nemesis that will go to any length to destroy the Harrison's family-including murder. A Heart Divided continues the journey towards the White House for J.D...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery  romance
  • 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 ratings
    A 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...
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    black-mc  crime  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Indebted by Sharon C. Cooper

    Indebted by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Even when he does good, he’s bad… Detective Lazarus Dimas doesn’t play by the rules. On the streets, he’s a force to be reckoned with, a dangerous man with a badge and a gun. But he does have a soft spot — the sexy Assistant District Attorney Journey Ramsey. There is something about the woman he can’t shake. She’s irresistible and off limits...
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    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  drama
  • Little Ghetto Girl by Danielle Santiago

    Little Ghetto Girl by Danielle Santiago

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After a successful life in the drug game, twenty-one-year-old Kisa Kane plans to retire -- settle down, find a good man, and raise a family of her own. Done with the thug life, she has everything a ghetto girl would want: plenty of money, drop-dead-gorgeous looks, and two thriving legitimate businesses...
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    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  urban  adult  book  cheating
  • Mine to Hold by Ashley Nicole

    Mine to Hold by Ashley Nicole

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For years, she maintained her composure and played the role of dutiful wife as her husband lied and cheated with more women than he could count. Now, Janie is fed up and ready to call it quits, but he wants to hold on. As secrets are revealed, Janie realizes her husband’s double life may just cost her own...
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    black-mc  crime  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Mama's Boy by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

    Mama's Boy by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When her son is accused of a violent crime, church first lady Gloria Jones finds herself battling his prosecutor—as well as her own inner demons—to save him in this drama-filled novel from bestselling, award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley. Gloria Jones is living a mother’s worst fear...
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    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  urban  adult  audiobook  book
  • Cowboy in the Crosshairs by Em Petrova

    Cowboy in the Crosshairs by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They’re total opposites. That doesn’t mean he won’t lay down his life for her.Silas Shanie is ready for action. Now that his medical leave is over, he’s more than capable of being back on the WEST Protection team. His first assignment? Easy. His new ward? Not at all. But he’ll keep the gorgeous, shallow heiress safe because it’s his job. He doesn’t have to like her. Except…he does. Maybe too much...
  • Something On The Side by Carl Weber

    Something On The Side by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Meet Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny-the bodacious women of the Big Girls Book Club. There's only one rule to being a member. You must be at least a size 14. . . BGBC president Tammy loves everything about her life-especially taking care of business for her husband, Tim. This year, she intends to top all his past birthdays by having a threesome with her best friend, Egypt...
  • Resurrecting Midnight by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Resurrecting Midnight by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Set amidst the exotic and vibrant streets of Miami and Buenos Aires, 'Resurrecting Midnight' is an action-filled, pulse-pounding thriller featuring Dickey's greatest creation - Gideon...
  • The Family Business 4 by Carl Weber, La Jill Hunt

    The Family Business 4 by Carl Weber, La Jill Hunt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    National bestselling author Carl Weber returns with Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt in the latest installment in the wildly popular Family Business series. LC Duncan, patriarch and leader of the Duncan clan, is alive and well after being shot by a mysterious gunman...
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    black-mc  crime  poc-mc  urban  adult  audiobook  book  christian
  • Janet Evanovich Boxed Set #3 by Janet Evanovich

    Janet Evanovich Boxed Set #3 by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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    crime  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  mystery
  • Second Time Sweeter by Beverly Jenkins

    Second Time Sweeter by Beverly Jenkins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins continues her beloved Blessings series with a new heartwarming novel set in Henry Adams, Kansas. Malachi “Mal” July has run into trouble in the past. With a reputation as a player, he’s now a recovering alcoholic and has made progress in redeeming himself in the eyes of his family and the citizens of Henry Adams, Kansas...
  • Ruined With You by J. Kenner

    Ruined With You by J. Kenner

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When her high maintenance boss is assaulted, manager Xena Morgan contacts the only person who can help—the sexy, arrogant, incredibly capable Stark Security agent Liam Foster. The former vigilante takes every case personally, and he's determined to find answers—particularly since he thought he'd cleared this threat already...
  • Wreckless Love by Nina.

    Wreckless Love by Nina.

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rushon “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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    crime  urban  black-mc  poc-mc  romance  mystery  humor  alpha-mc
  • Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines

    Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets, Goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experience-the dark, despair-ridden world of a black girl s soul! Sandra took to the streets when she was eight years old and tried to fight off the hunger pangs by shoplifting and moving into the profits of drug pushing. The she met Chink and discovered love and affection..
  • Thug-A-Licious by Noire

    Thug-A-Licious by Noire

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “Have you ever wanted something so bad you was willing to crawl over bodies to get it? I mean, fiend for it so hard it didn’t matter who you hurt, how low you had to scrape, it was gonna be yours? That’s what music and balling did for me. They were the fundamentals behind my rise . . . and the perpetrators of my fall...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  urban  adult  audiobook  book
  • Snapped by Tracy Brown

    Snapped by Tracy Brown

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As the pampered wife of Frankie Bingham, Camille wants for nothing. After all Frankie and their life together are her whole world. So Camille tries not to be bothered by his closeness with his coworker and dear friend Gillian. But it soon becomes clear that Camille's suspicions are correct...
  • Reno Gabrini: For His Lover by Mallory Monroe

    Reno Gabrini: For His Lover by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reno 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...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  crime  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Mick Sinatra: Love and Shadows by Mallory Monroe

    Mick Sinatra: Love and Shadows by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gorgeous 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...
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    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • 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 ratings
    Reno 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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    black-mc  crime  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Mick Sinatra 6: Now Will You Weep by Mallory Monroe

    Mick Sinatra 6: Now Will You Weep by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gorgeous 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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    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Mick Sinatra 4: If You Don't Know Me By Now by Mallory Monroe

    Mick Sinatra 4: If You Don't Know Me By Now by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heartthrob 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...
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    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • 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 ratings
    It 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...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Heartbeat: A Courageous Love Novel by Terreece M. Clarke

    Heartbeat: A Courageous Love Novel by Terreece M. Clarke

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maya Anderson only knows success: set a goal, create a plan, achieve. Everything she can control she does, down to her color-coordinated closet. Then someone tried to kill her. Now, she has a new goal: stay alive. New town. New identity. No men...
  • The Man in 3B by Carl Weber

    The Man in 3B by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Daryl Graham has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can't stop talking about him. From his extreme attractiveness to his undeniable swag, Daryl is the man every woman wants and every man wants to be.Connie, an unhappy wife, turns to Daryl for help losing weight, hoping to fix her marriage...
  • Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe

    Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bad boy Mick Sinatra feels the heat from the Feds from without, and disloyal men from within. He has no time for love. But when a woman comes along so unlike the dull socialites and supermodels of his past, he wonders if fate is playing a cruel trick on him...
  • Stealing Candy by Allison Hobbs

    Stealing Candy by Allison Hobbs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Forced teen prostitution in America is on the rise and is being exposed through the media. Allison Hobbs offers a provocative look into the lives of three young girls who have been forced into sex slavery by a homicidal pimp, and the one woman who risks everything to try and save their lives. "Stealing Candy "by Allison Hobbs is a shocking novel about human sex trafficking...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  urban  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Life Mastered by Blue Saffire

    Life Mastered by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Yours: Life Mastered Book 3 in the Yours Series Yours Book 3 This is my family! My future the air I need to breathe. Someone really thought it wise to threaten that. Just when things are coming together the way I need them someone has chosen to come after my world. Big mistake! Before this is all over everyone will know ….I AM Nicholas Lincoln...
  • My Heart is Your Secret by Chelsea Maria

    My Heart is Your Secret by Chelsea Maria

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I can’t breathe. And I don’t want to breathe. I don’t want to breathe my air. I’d rather embed our veins together so his oxygen can flow into me. I’d rather us be one… Keatyn had no idea how much I needed her. With each passing day that went by without touching her… kissing her… I became more ill...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  crime  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • A Silken Thread by Brenda Jackson

    A Silken Thread by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For Erica Sanders, finding a soul mate was the easy part. Brian Lawson is the man she wants, and everyone agrees they're the ideal couple. Almost everyone. The one exception is Erica's mother, Karen, who prefers her daughter marry another man...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Natural Born Liar by Noire

    Natural Born Liar by Noire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What happens when beautiful, twenty-year-old petty thief and ex-stripper Mink LaRue finds out she's a dead ringer for the age-progressed photo of the missing oil heiress Sable Dominion? Harlem-born Mink LaRue makes a beeline to Dallas, Texas, pretending to be the Dominions' long-lost daughter, Sable...
  • Missing Hearts by Kenya Wright

    Missing Hearts by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two brilliant agents track one cunning psycho.FBI Agent Alexander King has a special gift for catching vicious predators. He gets inside the twisted minds of psychopaths and hunts them down. However, this case in a small Georgia town is challenging his skills. A serial killer named The Angel Maker has kidnapped and killed six little black girls...
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    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Eyewitness by Phoenix Daniels

    Eyewitness by Phoenix Daniels

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Meet Taylor Montgomery, the beautiful, but disgruntle, Chicago cop. She was disgruntled, not because she didn’t love her job, but because she was fed up with the slippery politics associated with the department. Yet, she donned her uniform every day, wearing it with pride, and patrolling the dangerous streets of The Windy City...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  crime  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  billionaire  book
  • Jaded by Ela Lee

    Jaded by Ela Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A young lawyer wakes up the morning after a work gala with no memory of how she got home the previous night and must figure out what, exactly, happened—and how much she's willing to put up with to make her way to the top of the corporate ladder.Jade isn’t even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of immigrants have a Starbucks name...
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