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Confessions of a Hustla's Housekeeper 2 by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYves worked so hard to build a better life and rid herself of her ex-husband. When she sees him in Vee’s kitchen her entire world feels like it went back to the day her daughter died. With her ex-husband back in her life, she has to deal with all the past traumas that their marriage has caused... -
Queen Bitch by Deja King
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Queen Bitch, Precious has lost it all, her daughter, Aaliyah, the love of her life, Supreme, and the luxurious lifestyle she s grown accustomed to. The perpetrator of her demise is the very person she called family Maya. Precious learns the hard way, it s true what they say, blood is thicker than water, as Maya aligns herself with her brother, Pretty Boy Mike... -
From the Pole to the Palace 2: A Love Nobody Expected by Diamond Johnson
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPart one of From the Pole to the Palace left off with Jameeka wanting her now ex-husband, Seth Roberts, and his new girlfriend dead. As the days go by, Jameeka realizes that Levi isn’t the man she thought him be, but it’s too late because she’d already done the unthinkable, and Seth would never get back with her in a million years... -
A Dash Of Christmas Magic by Shay Davis
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBack home for the first time in years for an extended holiday stay, Sinaa is dreading being surrounded by judgmental eyes that make up the small town of Clarington, Tennessee. If it weren’t for her parents, she would have never returned to the town that treated her so awful upon learning of her teen pregnancy... -
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Love UnExpected by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove UnExpected – book 2 of the Love’s Improbable Possibility series: Just when Rayna believed she had successfully settled her feet in Los Angeles, efficaciously eluding near-career demise, Azmir Jacobs has infiltrated her mind and world, and now is meticulously thawing her heart... -
Finding My Way Back to Love by Diamond Johnson
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey were Miami’s favorite couple. Mustafa and Kennedy Strong. Their names rang bells in the streets of Miami. Before Mustafa and Kennedy were a married couple, they were once two six-year-old kids who were the best of friends. But from day one, they knew that they loved each other... -
Eternally Yours by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFriends… Attorney Syneda Walters and fellow attorney Clayton Madaris are just friends…the last two people likely to end up as lovers. Syneda holds all men at arm's length because of the father whose name she never knew. Clayton has always been a playboy, and no woman has ever come close to keeping his interest for very long... -
Snatched Up By A Bad Boy 2 by Prenisha Aja'
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter going back to the man that she was to marry, Brynlee finds herself having to face something she never thought she would ever go through. Now totally sunken into a dark place, everyone wonders will she be able to pull herself out of it, especially with help from a man that was only trying to help her blossom in the first place... -
End Zone Love by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter losing an improbable opportunity at the Super Bowl, Trent Bailey still has something to prove. He’s come out, not only as America’s favorite redemption story, but also a married man; a marriage not yet known to the public. He’s trusting more, finding his home more comfortable and befitting a Connecticut King. Jade’s a new woman now. Her insecurities are under control at Trent’s side... -
Miami's Superstar by Diamond Johnson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRyan Brownlee. Such a beautiful girl, but life was doing a number on her. She had been dealing with heartache pretty much since she graced the world with her presence seventeen years ago. At a young age, she’s become familiar with watching her mother be her boyfriend’s punching bag... -
The Way He Loves Me by Diamond Johnson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMackenzie King was Miramar High school’s most popular girl. All the boys wanted her and majority of the girls envied her. She was even captain of the school’s varsity cheerleading team. But she only had eyes for Darryon Jordan. Darryon was no good for Mackenzie, but it was something about him that kept her coming back for more... -
When You Dance by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe way she moves keeps me in a trance. Her body calls out to mine without making a sound. It speaks my desires in a language I perfectly understand, and it tells me that it’s mine.Jamel Dent doesn’t know which way is up once Obsession graces his sights. The hypnosis she puts him under nearly every weekend is one that’s hard for Jamel to shake. However, he doesn’t want to shake it... -
Love Me Senseless by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIsaiah Berotte, the eldest of the Berotte siblings, knows exactly what he wants out of life. He has a career that has treated him well, a loving family that has his back, and a beautiful home that displays the reward of his labor. A family of his own is the one thing he craves, but time hasn’t been forgiving... -
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I Could Fall in Love by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“I hear you but hear me out. I have a proposition for you.”“A proposition?”“An offer you can’t refuse.”Lavish Chamberlain has lived a life of hurt and disappointment. From birth, she couldn't remember ever experiencing genuine love from another person. A child of the system, she thought that she had finally found love, happiness, and a sense of family when she married Keith Chamberlain... -
All I Want is that Hood Love by Mercedes G
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaving the picture-perfect marriage seems rational when the only person you live, breathe, and love is your husband. Twenty-four year old NaTaysia is convinced the only man that is capable of loving her is her handsome, sophisticated husband JaMel Taylor. JaMel is the only man she has known emotionally, physically and mentally... -
Let Me Ride by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInsecurity isn’t a part of who she is, but appearances mean everything. Vida Indigo Coles left the town she grew up in to not only pursue her education and escape her small, country town, but to also escape the reputation she is rumored to have. One lie seems to turn into a thousand and Vida needs a fresh start... -
Falling for a Knight by Té Russ
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhile vacationing in Trinidad, world-renowned photographer Roman Knight unexpectedly acquires a new muse, Cynthia Tremaine. Their chemistry is off the charts and they can’t resist giving into a night of passion together.Neither of them expected to see each other again after they parted ways...but fate seemed to have other plans... -
Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomya Hilton has known nothing but a life of ultimatums. From a young age, it was her and her sister Eliza against the world. When both of them find love and start families of their own, Somya finally feels like she has the life she deserves. Then tragedy strikes, leaving both her sister and brother-in-law dead and Somya to care for her niece Jazlynn who is ten at the time... -
I Commit To You: A Jareau Family Wedding by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom tragedy to triumph.Cartel and Adina are the rose that grew from the concrete. Drama, hardships, and life altering events threatened the couple who wanted nothing more that to be happy, free, and at peace. After an emotional beginning these two have finally found their journey to a happy ending... -
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Jareau Family Wedding by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeartbreak birthed a beautiful love story.When Jamison Jareau hired a nanny, he wasn't expecting to fall in love. The moment Aleviyah Sandifer entered his home, his world was forever changed. Try as he might, he just couldn't fight his attraction. Forced to finally confront his grief over losing his wife, Jamison found an unexpected happiness with Aleviyah... -
Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when two people from different worlds find solace in each other?Alaina Jareau was born into a life of privilege. With the world at her fingertips, there was never much that she longed for that money couldn’t buy… except true happiness. For years now, she’s been hiding behind her influencer persona, showing off her life of luxury... -
Give Me Permission by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe love she sucked from my chest blindsided me. I can’t function without her, and nothing is going to stop me from trying to be with her… not even her.Seneca Roberts is a man to approach with caution. He’s from the streets, and that’s the only way he knows to be until he is forced to be different. No other woman can control him like Kaysyn Anderson, and he is smitten from their first encounter... -
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... -
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I'm The Remedy by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShyrón Berotte has always been the one to handle things. Although he’s the middle child, he takes protecting his family seriously. Since he’s a lawyer, it makes that feat a little easier to accomplish. He knows his way around the law, even when the law can’t seem to protect those he loves. While he has one foot on the other side of it, his driving force is the love he has for his family... -
The Billionaire's Belle by B. Love
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCheyanne Taylor has seen and experienced the evil that comes from the love of money. She was born to parents who chased wealth and status more than they prioritized nurturing and loving her. Thankfully, her billionaire grandfather adopted her and provided the stable home she needed... -
The Dopefiend by JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPart 2 of the Dopeman's Trilogy, JaQuavis Coleman chillingly chronicles the life and crimes of Harlem resident Hazel Brown, as she rises to the highest highs and spirals into an inevitable, devastating downfall. Hazel has nothing and no one in her life; the only thing she “owns” is an insatiable addiction to heroin... -
Her Husband, My Savage by Charmanie Saquea
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you love something, let it go. If it comes back, it's yours...right?Eight years after moving away from her hometown of Miami, Cherokee is back home to take care of her sickly grandmother. While trying to stay low and off the scene, she puts all her focus into her job and her family. That is, until the man who broke her heart many years ago unexpectedly walks into her life once again... -
The Plug Next Door 2 by Sol
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPart II of The Plug Next Door reveals all the secrets that you've all been waiting for. God has a lot to lose after keeping his wife a secret from Reese all this time. He's in love with the beautiful, charismatic, highly educated doctor but once his skeletons jump out of the closet, he might just lose her forever. However, he's not willing to let her go so easily... -
Tampering with A Thug's Heart by Coco Shawnde
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTiphani Walton is living her best life with longtime boyfriend, Benji. The one day that should have been full of love led her to handcuffs and homelessness. The four-year relationship with Benji quickly turns into a toxic situation. The last thing she expected was to run into St. Louis heavy cocaine pusha, Israel Townsend all in the same night... -
Tampering with A Thug's Heart 2 by Coco Shawnde
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the second installment, Israel arrives back in St. Louis with heavy news. He has to make a decision that possibly could cost him. It seems his past has come back to haunt him after years of maturing into a new man. Tiphani has been through a lot as it is, but the intruder that robbed Israel home is set on making her life more miserable than ever before... -
Come and Get Me by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTiffany Henderson is the baby girl out of her six siblings and the only one who hasn’t found love. While chasing her dreams of owning a successful business and being an innovator in the rodeo industry, she feels she’s still missing out. She wants what her siblings have... a family... -
Serving Time by Bailey West
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is part one of a two book story. **WARNING** It ends in a cliffhanger. Samuel Valentine is one of the country’s most prolific litigators and manages a successful law firm. His priorities are growing his business, building a legacy and taking care of his family. His life was closed off from people outside his circle until a case forces him to call on the help of an outsider... -
Free Indeed by Bailey West
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe events at the end of Serving Time have thrust all the characters into chaos. Everyone will have decisions to make and paths to choose. Follow along as each decision leads to another in the conclusion to Serving Time…Free Indeed... -
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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... -
Somebody's Wife by Robbi Renee
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Jemma had me at hello… but she was somebody’s wife.”Dr. Ezekiel Green is ready to make a fresh start in a new city after the divorce from his high school sweetheart. What was supposed to be a professional business dinner with a future colleague quickly transformed into a love at first sight encounter… or so he thought. Dr. Jemma Holiday was spirited, brilliant, beautiful, and another man’s wife... -
The Love Spectrum by Mel Dau
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only thing that ever matters is Love, and Love is Always on the Spectrum.Kalypso Jenkins Jr. (KJ) has always lived a life of obstacles when it came to dealing with his autism, but with a strong support system and utilized resources, he’s overcome every one of them... -
Deception by Naomi Chase
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSisters 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. . -
8 Seconds to Love by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaving her own successful baking business literally fell into Harper Richardson’s lap. She’s strong, smart, independent, and well-rounded. Her life has already been figured out, and she is living it to the best of her abilities, along with her year-long boyfriend, Zaire. Things seem to be going well until Harper is given some news that stuns her, leaving her angry with herself for being so naïve... -
It's The Chase For Me: A Heights Story (Heights Stories) by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn my defense, I wasn't the one who messed up.And if that hadn't happened, I wouldn't have run into him the first time, in the first place.But then there was the second time, in the second place.And then the third time, in the third place.Then the fourth... you get it, right?I really wasn't trying to get involved with him like that, but the happenings kept happening, and well.. -
Why Should I Love You by Ivy Symone
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAbe Masters seem to have it all from looks, his bank accounts, and profession. He’s surrounded by family and friends that adore him, and he takes pride in being an influential member within the community. Even though all seems to be good, he has a troubled past and can’t find love. He thought he'd found it in his fiancé, only to find her in bed with her boss... -
In Pursuit of You by Stephanie Nicole Norris
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the owner of WTZB broadcast station, Avery Michele was determined to make her grandfather’s legacy thrive, even if her duties included being in front of the camera for Chicago’s hottest events. However, Avery didn’t foresee catching the eye of one determined bachelor... -
Love's Encroachment by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was twenty-two years ago when Launz and Nye met at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Trenton, New Jersey. Both students, Launz played college football and gigged as a guitarist on the side while Nye was promoted from kitchen cleaner to a waitress. All due to Nye’s clever prowess, it took no time at all for a passionate affair to ignite... -
Pretty Caged Bird by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“All that glitters, isn’t gold.”Amina Coltrain always felt like she was born into the wrong family. The lifestyle of the rich and wealthy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, at least not for Amina. She would gladly trade in her ball gowns, fancy dinners, and arranged marriage for a pair of sweats, movie nights with her best friend, and a man that she can love at her own free will... -
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Drama High: Pushin' by L. Divine
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf only there was a potion to make all Jayd Jackson's troubles disappear. . . Even though Jayd's finished with the AP exams and finally has some space of her own at her mother's house, she's got to deal with the drama all around her... -
Love In the Red Zone by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan you tell the difference between a distraction and a blessing? It should be simple, but sometimes what we think is a distraction can actually be a turning of the tide required to bring life full circle, to a place of blessing. Meet Trent Bailey, who is fighting for the right to continue his stellar professional football career after enduring striking legal woes in the recent past... -
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... -
Forbidden Love From A Savage 2: An Urban Romance by Toy
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecret has been kidnapped, and Fackz is determined to rescue her. How will Secret deal with finding out about all the snakes that look forward to her demise? Fackz “Get your ass out the car, bruh,” I told her. She got out slow as hell but, she was getting out, that’s for damn sure. I held my hand on her lower back as we entered the house... -
Come Into The Out Now by Mel Dau
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagdeline “Maggie” James Carson has lived a life of isolation. After tragedy strikes in her teen years, she views the world in a different light that is a definite shade of blackish grey. Even in her isolation she is a star admired by many. Will one admirer win her admiration, or will she slam the door in the face of potential love?Jamison Justin Christianson Jr... -
Baby, You're Messing With A Savage by Kelly Marie
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKhaution ‘Savage’ Livett was a child who couldn’t stay out of trouble, no matter what his mama said or did. Unable to care for him any longer, and wanting to hide the fact that she was dying from cancer, his mama sent him away, hoping to save her son from a life of trouble...
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