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  • Confessions of a Hustla's Housekeeper 2 by Jahquel J.

    Confessions of a Hustla's Housekeeper 2 by Jahquel J.

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Yves 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...
  • A Dash Of Christmas Magic by Shay Davis

    A Dash Of Christmas Magic by Shay Davis

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Back 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...
  • Salvage My Soul by Antoinette Sherell

    Salvage My Soul by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • Love Delivered (Waiting to Breathe ) by Love Belvin

    Love Delivered (Waiting to Breathe ) by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    His secret is uncovered and motives are disclosed. So now what? Will Stenton get the favorable results he plotted years ago? Or will he have caused his own exile from Zoey’s love? Her life charted an alternate journey because of unexpected circumstances. Now that Zoey has put together the pieces, how will she navigate Stenton’s obstacles? Find out in Love Delivered...
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    black-mc  family  female-mc  poc-mc  sports  adult  book  celebrity
  • Under the Influence by Kimberly Brown

    Under the Influence by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alanis Kapri is living the American Dream. As the star quarterback of the Carolina Hurricanes, life is luxury. Unfortunately for Alanis, he’s considered the NFL’s problem child. One too many negative press runs have landed his head on the chopping block. He’s been given an clean up his act or be cut from the team. Reluctantly, Alanis agrees to the terms...
  • Eternally Yours by Brenda Jackson

    Eternally Yours by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Friends… 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...
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    black-mc  family  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • A Risqué Engagement by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    A Risqué Engagement by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    On the surface, Corinne Thomas has the world at her fingertips. As a stewardess for one of the largest airlines, Corinne travels the globe, gaining a glimpse of what most people only fantasize about. Adventurous by nature, her daring persona allows her the freedom to take risks and live her life, at times, in complete anonymity...
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    black-mc  family  female-mc  poc-mc  sports  adult  audiobook  book
  • End Zone Love by Love Belvin

    End Zone Love by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After 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...
  • Determining Possession by Christina C. Jones

    Determining Possession by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Good decisions don’t always leave you unscathed. Sometimes, the best choice might be the one that leaves you vulnerable. The one that forces you to face a not-so-distant past that hurts, or go through with something you never thought would come to fruition. The one that makes taking a risk your only viable option. Wilhelmina “Wil” Cunningham is no stranger to pressure...
  • When You Dance by Monica Walters

    When You Dance by Monica Walters

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The 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...
  • I Wish I Could Be The One by Monica Walters

    I Wish I Could Be The One by Monica Walters

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jenahra Henderson Monroe knows what it means to be pretentious but strong. While her religious behaviors come off as condescending and judgmental of others, it’s deeply rooted in pain, drama, and abuse. Not wanting to get members of her family in trouble, she chooses to keep secrets for over twenty years, drowning herself in God’s anointing. When the truth finally emerges, it comes with a cost...
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    black-mc  family  female-mc  poc-mc  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • Falling for a Knight by Té Russ

    Falling for a Knight by Té Russ

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    While 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

    Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Somya 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...
  • Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown

    Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What 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...
  • Fire And Desire by Brenda Jackson

    Fire And Desire by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two years ago, geologist Corinthians Avery had brazenly sneaked into a hotel room to seduce Dex Madaris, head of Madaris Oil and the object of her affection. But the man who emerged from the shower to find her clod in next to nothing was handsome foreman Trevor Grant -- who informed her that Dex was not only absent from the trip -- but happily married...
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    black-mc  family  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The Billionaire's Belle by B. Love

    The Billionaire's Belle by B. Love

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cheyanne 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...
  • Thorn's Challenge by Brenda Jackson

    Thorn's Challenge by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Thorn Westmoreland was not enough to convince Tara Matthews to risk her heart in love again...or was it? The beautiful pediatrician and the hard-riding motorcycle tycoon mixed like oil and water. Why, then, couldn't Tara burn the sexy racer from her head or the memory of his passionate caresses from her body? Thorn had wanted Tara since the day they'd met...
  • Legally Unbounded by Blue Saffire

    Legally Unbounded by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Legally Bound 5.5 Legally Unbound Final installment in the award-winning, best-selling Series Legally Bound 5.5 The bomb has gone off and I am left split in two. Only now, one part of me will not survive. It’s the part that never should have been. I’m a man of instincts and that’s all I trust now. Every decision I make is because my instincts are telling me to. Time is not on my side...
  • Come and Get Me by Monica Walters

    Come and Get Me by Monica Walters

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tiffany 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...
  • The Love Spectrum by Mel Dau

    The Love Spectrum by Mel Dau

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
  • Pass Interference by Christina C. Jones

    Pass Interference by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My bio might speak for itself, but I still have everything to prove. Everything to gain. Everything to lose. On the field, and off. I’m here for a reason, and Nate Richardson isn’t one of them… except, he won’t let me relegate him to a non-factor. Even knowing what’s at stake, he won’t let me pass him off. So I’ll adapt. Open myself up. Dominate my position. Defend my right to be here...
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    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  sports  adult  age-gap  athlete  book
  • Wins & Losses by Alexandra Warren

    Wins & Losses by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nasir Valentine has one thing on his mind: winning a championship title in his first year as head coach of the boys basketball team. But when his team captain’s father is murdered just before the start of the season, he quickly learns coaching high school basketball in the inner city is a lot more than just drawing numbers and arrows on a dry erase board...
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    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  sports  adult  athlete  book  contemporary
  • In Pursuit of You by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    In Pursuit of You by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As 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

    Love's Encroachment by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It 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...
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    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  sports  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • Tame Me by Kimberly Brown

    Tame Me by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Julissa Charles has had enough of no love. Her experience with men is one that has never surpassed the bedroom. She has become accustomed to being used for what she possesses between her thighs. While she watches her best friend find love with the man of her dreams, she longs for a love all her own...
  • Surrender by Brenda Jackson

    Surrender by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After a childhood spent moving from army base to army base, Nettie Brooms is determined to secure a stable life -- and never become involved with a military man. Then she meets handsome, charming Ashton Sinclair, a dedicated Colonel in the U.S. Marines, who's intent on capturing her heart. Now, Nettie's wondering how a man she swore she would avoid could so easily test her resolve..
  • Love In the Red Zone by Love Belvin

    Love In the Red Zone by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can 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...
  • Whispered Promises by Brenda Jackson

    Whispered Promises by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Even a once-in-a-lifetime love… When Halston Parker calls his daughter Caitlin to his deathbed, she's shocked to discover that her ex-husband, Dex Madaris, has been summoned as well. It's been four years since Caitlin felt the heat of Dex's touch, the urgency of his kisses and the promise of an everlasting love that never was...
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    black-mc  family  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • In This Moment by K. Lashaun

    In This Moment by K. Lashaun

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love, in all its forms, is a foreign concept to Garryn Taylor.After being let down one too many times by nearly every person in her life, she’s sworn off the elusive emotion to focus solely on her career...
  • Love's Neutral Zone by Love Belvin

    Love's Neutral Zone by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maaz Zyad, number ninety-seven of the Connecticut Kings, wasn’t a big name in his first three seasons in the League. Thanks to his temperamental girlfriend posting and tweeting her every grievance about the League and Kings franchise, Zyad’s become one of the most talked about players in the media.The Kings cut him a contract extension with a huge pay increase under one condition...
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    sports  black-mc  poc-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • All He Ever Needed by Tay Mo'Nae

    All He Ever Needed by Tay Mo'Nae

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Finishing her master's degree was the only thing Indigo was worried about, when she decided to throw caution out the window and succumb to one night of passion she never expected the results following that night.Silas was tired of being controlled and his parents trying to dictate his life. Relationships were never on his radar, enjoying the freedom being single gave him...
  • Mister Librarian by B. Love

    Mister Librarian by B. Love

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Honey Williams doesn’t trust men. Between her father and last lover, a part of her struggles with resenting the entire species. She’s spent the past six months hidden in the safety of her parents’ home hoping her kind heart will never be the cause of pain and misfortune again. That seems possible until a cranky client causes chaos… which leads to her meeting Mr. Librarian...
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    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Press Rewind: An Equilibrium Short by Christina C. Jones

    Press Rewind: An Equilibrium Short by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes an argument turns into more than it should - people take it further than it has to go. But that doesn't always mean the end.(Press Rewind is a short story - very short, very sweet. Enjoy...
  • On The Rebound by Alexandra Warren

    On The Rebound by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "I'm not patient with a lot of things. But for you? I'll wait a lifetime."With his entire career ahead of him as the starting point guard for the Tennessee Trojans, Kage Steele is feeling on top of his game. He's got the talent, he's getting the attention, and most importantly, he's raking in more than enough money to have the entire world at his fingertips...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Let Me Be Your Motivation by Tay Mo'Nae

    Let Me Be Your Motivation by Tay Mo'Nae

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How do you deal with another woman coming to YOUR wedding and confessing she’s already married to your fiancé and carrying his child? That was Jordyn’s reality after her world was turned upside down, she’s encouraged by her best friend to still go to Cabo for a week stay to get over her heartbreak. What Jordyn wasn’t expecting was running into her high school crush...
  • After All is Said and Done by Kimberly Brown

    After All is Said and Done by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a friendship survive turning into a relationship?Memphis Cartwright knows all too well what it’s like being in love with your best friend. Lovey Lavias has been the object of his affection for twenty years and now she’s finally his. With new love and the birth of their son, Memphis tries to settle into the life he’s always dreamed of with the woman he’s always loved...
  • Emotional Descent by K.C. Mills

    Emotional Descent by K.C. Mills

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Balor Allen’s heart was damaged when his mother left.Keiris Dorian’s heart was made whole when Balor arrived.Some believe only those who have been loved, can love. However, soul ties force emotions that most can’t process or understand until their world shifts.When two hearts connect in the depths of an emotional abyss, there’s an understanding in a language that is meant only for lovers...
  • And This I Swear by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    And This I Swear by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the matriarch in one of Chicago’s elite families, Bridgette Valentine has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Coordinating soiree’s for every season, along with pulling her weight as the co-owner of Valentine Media Group, Bridgette is left little time to indulge in the one person who rocks her world, Leslie Valentine...
  • True Love by Brenda Jackson

    True Love by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Corporate executive Shayla Kirkland has landed her dream job with one of Chicago's top new firms, Chenault Electronics. Now she's in a perfect position to destroy the company for unjustly ruining her mother's career. But she never expected that handsome CEO Nicholas Chenault would spark a passion that challenges her resolve—and makes her surrender to the most irresistible desire…...
  • Sincerely, Her Gangsta by Mya

    Sincerely, Her Gangsta by Mya

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Honesty Samuels was left to deal with the consequences of her actions. Newly single, heartbroken, and wading through rapid water, she puts her heart on lock and focuses on her new life as a mother with a budding career.Sincere Allen was dealt a terrible hand in the game of life. With no father and a mother battling an addiction, he had to get it out the mud...
  • One Special Moment by Brenda Jackson

    One Special Moment by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    To help her brother's struggling cosmetics company, Virginia schoolteacher Colby Wingate arrives in Los Angeles for one last, desperate gamble -- to have superstar actor Sterling Hamilton endorse her brother's new perfume...
  • Courting Justice by Brenda Jackson

    Courting Justice by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Winning a high-profile case has given a huge boost to New York attorney DeAngelo Di Meglio's career—and his love life. Too bad fame hasn't helped him win the woman he's been infatuated with for years. Tired of waiting and wondering, Angelo books a trip to the singles-only Bahamas resort where Peyton Mahoney is celebrating her thirtieth birthday...
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    black-mc  family  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  epic
  • A Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Christina C. Jones

    A Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Simone is a woman on a mission: Stop being boring, and fall in love. That's easier said than done with no prospects on the table... or under the table... or near the table. Her luck changes when fellow neighborhood business owner Roman Taylor walks through the door of her flower shop...
  • Give Me A Reason by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Give Me A Reason by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Always the optimist, TV assignment editor Allison Sullivan makes no excuses about the enthusiastic life she leads. As doors of opportunity present themselves, whether in her profession, in her love life, or her friendships, Allison is one to take the task on full speed ahead...
  • Stone Cold Surrender by Brenda Jackson

    Stone Cold Surrender by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two classic Westmoreland novels from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda JacksonStone Cold SurrenderBestselling thriller writer Stone Westmoreland can think of plenty of ways to describe the stranger he meets on a flight to Montana. Tantalizing. Whip-smart. And completely unaware of how good it feels to give in to your wilder impulses...
  • A Beast Captured My Heart: A BBW Love Story by Masterpiece

    A Beast Captured My Heart: A BBW Love Story by Masterpiece

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Praise aka Beast needed a special remedy for his brokenness and mental being. After losing who he assumed was the love of his life things for Praise changed. Battling his whole life on and off of different pills to help him cope with a special disorder. He comes across a special woman by the name of Kayori, who he soon realizes is the remedy and the medicine to help him get through...
  • A Tale of Two Cities: A Valentine's Novella by Alexandra Warren

    A Tale of Two Cities: A Valentine's Novella by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When people think of a holiday for love, they automatically come up with Valentine's Day. But for Brooklyn and Austin, the day after is when the real fun begins thanks to a dare of a DM on Instagram that leads to the two of them spending a hot weekend in Miami together. ;) A Tale of Two Cities Collection: Cute & Sweet Millennial Meets Over a Holiday, All With One Thing In Common; Cities...
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    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  sports  adult  athlete  book  contemporary
  • Bounce Back by Nicole Falls

    Bounce Back by Nicole Falls

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “This thing between us is unexpected for me…”With her professional basketball career seemingly in her rearview, Micaiah Kennedy is trying to figure out what the future holds for her...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • To Take by B. Love

    To Take by B. Love

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If I told you what this book was about… it would probably scare you away. There’s nothing normal about this love story. Packed inside of this novella is a fairytale romance that will leave you questioning your own reality...
  • Acting on Love by Té Russ

    Acting on Love by Té Russ

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Starlet Roxanne "Rocki" Malone's has been in the spotlight lately for reasons she'd rather not have put on display. Desperate to find peace, she goes back her hometown of Ragston, Michigan. Seth Gardiner has been protecting Rocki for years, but there are some things even he can't shield her from...
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