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Every Thug Needs a Lady by Wahida Clark
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEvery 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... -
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White Lines by Tracy Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJada 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... -
![Gone Too Far by Debra Webb]()
Gone Too Far by Debra Webb
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis second entry in USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb’s Devlin & Falco series proves that sometimes the past is best left forgotten.As veteran detectives of the Birmingham Police Department, Kerri Devlin and Luke Falco have seen it all. So when the city’s new hotshot deputy district attorney turns up dead as part of a double homicide, the partners immediately get to work... -
![Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier]()
Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn old friend. A bad smell. A body stuffed into a wall. You'll never escape. After she left her abusive husband thirteen years ago, Miranda Steele became a fighter. Over the years, she picked up martial arts and street fighting tactics, and now that she works for the Parker Investigative Agency, she can handle a weapon. But the battle with her inner demons? Not so easy... -
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![Mine to Have by AshleyNicole]()
Mine to Have by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomebody 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 ratingsAshira 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... -
![The Family Business by Carl Weber, Eric Pete]()
The Family Business by Carl Weber, Eric Pete
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBy 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... -
![La Sposa by Sienna Mynx]()
La Sposa by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou 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... -
![Indebted by Sharon C. Cooper]()
Indebted by Sharon C. Cooper
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven 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... -
![Something On The Side by Carl Weber]()
Something On The Side by Carl Weber
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet 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... -
![And I Love You the Most by W. Winters]()
And I Love You the Most by W. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn epic tale of both betrayal and all-consuming love...Marcus, the villain.Cody Walsh, the FBI agent who knows too much.And Delilah, the lawyer caught in between.This is the third and final book in the This Love Hurts trilogy... -
![Second Time Sweeter by Beverly Jenkins]()
Second Time Sweeter by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNAACP 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 ratingsWhen 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 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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![Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines]()
Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn 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.. -
![A Brother's Honor by Brenda Jackson]()
A Brother's Honor by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Granger brothers left behind their family's Virginia estate—and the bad memories it holds—years ago. But their dying grandfather's request brings them home: to a failing business, a legacy of secrets and a deathbed promise to make things right... -
![A Man's Promise by Brenda Jackson]()
A Man's Promise by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA man's word is his bond. His family is his strength. His heart is his own. Superstar musician Caden Granger has spent years running from love, commitment and family. Yet despite his fame and fortune, he knows the kind of respect and adoration he needs can only come from one person—the very woman who wants nothing to do with him... -
![Rescued by Stephanie St. Klaire]()
Rescued by Stephanie St. Klaire
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust as the walls start to come down, boundaries redefine, and things heat up, tragedy hits the small mountain town of McKenzie Ridge. Sexy EMT Dawson Tayler made hearts break, and panties melt with a single look. Far from home, in the charming tourist town, he lives a simple life his family would be appalled by – if they were alive... -
![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... -
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Snapped by Tracy Brown
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs 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 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... -
![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 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... -
![Obsession by T.K. Leigh]()
Obsession by T.K. Leigh
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne week. No names. No expectations.That was our agreement. We were supposed to walk away after our time in Hawaii was over. No matter what.That was before…Before I learned who she is.Before I realized how interconnected our lives are.Before I fell in love.But our love isn’t the stuff fairy tales are made of.Demons lurk around every corner.Good doesn’t necessarily prevail over evil... -
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![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 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... -
![HOT MEN: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Ashlee Price]()
HOT MEN: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Collection of 4 Amazon Best Sellers + 1 Exclusive! This guilty pleasure is for readers who love their bad boys, alpha males and billionaires hot, dark and ready to take the women they want.. -
![The Man in 3B by Carl Weber]()
The Man in 3B by Carl Weber
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDaryl 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 ratingsBad 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... -
![Black Magic by D. Camille]()
Black Magic by D. Camille
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThirty year old billionaire Jordan Black is all about handling his business, in the boardroom and most definitely in the bedroom; and his business is controlling everything and everyone around him. That is, until he meets Sage Parker, the ultimate temptation and the younger sister of his close friend and business associate, which makes her the forbidden fruit he will never taste... -
![Life Mastered by Blue Saffire]()
Life Mastered by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYours: 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... -
![Beautiful Sins by Piper Lawson]()
Beautiful Sins by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I don’t know how to treat a woman like you.”I swore I’d cut Harrison King out of my life, and my bed, forever. The second my contract with the ruthless billionaire who owned me was up… I ran.Not knowing that decision would only twist the web around us tighter.Now, he’s back, and the sins of his past threaten to destroy us both.He still thirsts for power and vengeance... -
![Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova]()
Xtreme Measures by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe mafia, a smuggling ring and the wilds of Alaska are no match for Special Operative Elias Gasper. But a brazen redhead might be.Gasper’s known as the do-it-all guy. From HALO jumps to calming hostages, he’s on it. When he stumbles across a woman in hiding, he meets a new challenge in getting her to talk... -
![Save Me If You Can by Christina C. Jones]()
Save Me If You Can by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeception and betrayal always carry a price, and sooner or later, someone has to pay.For a long time, Terry King and Damien Wolfe have dodged those debts while the people around them paid – in loneliness, grief, constant fear, and the loss of innocent lives.But no more... -
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![Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose]()
Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAuthors Note: Family of Blue (book 1) and Forever Blue (book 2) must be read prior to reading Out of the Blue, the final book in the series.For Kellie, life was almost perfect.She’d found the man of her dreams in Lance, and finally consigned their initial problems to the past... -
![A Silken Thread by Brenda Jackson]()
A Silken Thread by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor 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... -
![Missing Hearts by Kenya Wright]()
Missing Hearts by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo 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... -
![Eyewitness by Phoenix Daniels]()
Eyewitness by Phoenix Daniels
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet 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... -
![Arrangement in Black and White by Fred Misurella]()
Arrangement in Black and White by Fred Misurella
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe's white; he's black. But their conflicts are more than racial. Margy's from Iowa, an artist, the product of an abusive mother and neglectful father. Everet's from Connecticut, a civil rights lawyer on the rise toward greater recognition, and their lives take a tense turn when he decides to run for political office just as Margy moves forward in her own career... -
![Destino by Sienna Mynx]()
Destino by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMira Ellison is poised to have it all. In 1989, she is the first prominent African American fashion designer redefining change for both beauty and style among the renowned in Italy. That happens until the evening she meets a tall, mysteriously charming Sicilian businessman who orchestrates a friendship that awakens a wicked sexual heat she has long forgotten... -
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Smokey by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder comes book five in the Satan's Fury Series, a standalone MC romance.SmokeyYou can't fight fate, especially when it brings you a girl like MJ Thompson. She wasn't just beautiful. No, she was so much more than that. She was smart with a smile full of magic and curves that drove me to distraction... -
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Deja Vu by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThanks to a presidential pardon, the Sisterhood can put their fugitive days behind them and resume their lives in peace. Still, all the women admit that lately things are a little too calm and peaceful. Meeting up for the first time in months to celebrate Kathryn’s birthday — in the City of Sin, no less — seems like the perfect antidote... -
![Game Over by Fern Michaels]()
Game Over by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith yet another successful assignment behind them, the ladies of the Sisterhood have enjoyed a relaxing break together and celebrated the wedding of Myra and Charles on Big Pine Mountain. But as soon as the newlyweds return from their shortened honeymoon, they are hit with some exciting yet unsettling news... -
![Cross Roads by Fern Michaels]()
Cross Roads by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Sisterhood Will Not Be Broken It's been a year and a half since the women of the Sisterhood received their presidential pardons, but the freedom they craved has come at a high price... -
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![Deadly Deals by Fern Michaels]()
Deadly Deals by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter years of trying to become pregnant without success, Rachel Dawson and her husband Thomas felt their dreams had finally come true the day they brought home their newly adopted twin babies. Though the lawyer Baron Bell who arranged for the surrogate mother charged a hefty six-figure fee, one glance into the eyes of their precious children told them it was all worth it... -
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Identity by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new thriller about one man's ice-cold malice, and one woman's fight to reclaim her life.Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender... -
![His to Shelter by Em Petrova]()
His to Shelter by Em Petrova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEighteen years is a long time to never forget... Retired Navy SEAL Oswald “Oz” Morgon assembled an elite team of men with skills far surpassing those of ordinary bodyguards. To save and protect is a creed that goes beyond simply guarding their wards—it’s a way of life. And these guys are his heart and soul, his brothers…and the family he’ll never have... -
![The End of Gods by Con Template]()
The End of Gods by Con Template
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn every Kingdom, every government entity, and every secret society, there is an epic era that defies the boundaries of times and immortalizes itself in the history books. These unforgettable eras are unpredictable by nature and rare in occurrence. The centuries may come and go and such an extraordinary era may never grace the lives of those who live for it... -
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Tempting the Heiress by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne error in judgment. That is all it took. They say don't mix business with pleasure, but I fell in love with the client and now I’ve lost her. But I would do it all over again if it meant keeping her safe. Now I’ll have to fight like hell to earn her trust again. If I don’t, it could cost both of us everything... -
![Royal Playboy by Nana Malone]()
Royal Playboy by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVengeance is best served piping hot. Prodigal Son. Black Sheep. Playboy Prince. I've been called lots of things. Merciful is not one of them. It doesn’t matter what you call me, as long as I get what I want… What I crave. And it’s not the crown. She is the Princess I didn’t see coming. The one I didn’t plan for. Until her, women came easy. Until her, I wasn't sure I had a heart...
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