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  • Losin Control by Ladii Nesha

    Losin Control by Ladii Nesha

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Deemed Detroit's bad boy, Czar is a man of many layers. To the world he’s a lyrical genius with a sharp tongue and tough exterior, but behind closed doors, he battles with dark demons from his past while dodging industry drama, scandals and lies.Marley is walking through life barely existing. Her soul is shattered by tragedy leaving her with a heavy heart and broken spirit...
  • The Right of Love by Love Belvin

    The Right of Love by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “After the hot sex comes the real world.” “What was that?” “My therapist once said, ‘after the hot sex comes the real world. Or in wayward love, the drama is sprinkled in between passionate lovemaking’.” “That sounds more like one of them novels you like to read.” “No. Ours is too hilly to be a traditional romance story.” And it is...
  • Ethic 4 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 4 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After facing his biggest sin, Ethic finds forgiveness within the love of his life. Alani is the woman he’s been searching for his entire existence but loving her comes with a price…his soul…she wants his soul…When Alani tells Ethic she can’t be with a man who doesn’t believe in God, Ethic must face his only fear, trusting something he can’t see...
  • Ethic 5 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 5 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Life has never been easy for Ethic. Since he was a young boy he has battled loss after loss while struggling to navigate through a treacherous world. When he met Alani Lenika Hill he knew that he had met the woman who would love him back to life...
  • The Left of Love (Wayward Love) by Love Belvin

    The Left of Love (Wayward Love) by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She's from a lakeside suburb, padded by two parents, an overindulgent godmother, and all the amenities of affluence they can provide her. But that's not enough. Kennedi wants to experience the full benefits of her femininity at the tender age of twenty-one, a task she takes on at college, and one she’s more than determined to fulfill...
  • The Sweetest Thing I've Known by AshleyNicole

    The Sweetest Thing I've Known by AshleyNicole

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After ten years in an ugly relationship, Choyce is finally free. Not only is she free, but she's also caught the eye of her new neighbor's grandson. He's everything her ex wasn’t and everything she’s ever wanted.Plus, he comes with a gregarious, loving family that is all too eager to bring Choyce into the fold...
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    poc-mc  black-mc  romance  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • 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...
  • Ethic 6 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 6 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The final book to the legendary Ethic series by Ashley Antoinette concludes the heart wrenching story of Ezra Okafor. Will he find forever with his one true love? Will Alani ever truly forgive Ethic, or are they destined to say goodbye? Will Morgan and Messiah repair their love before it's too late? Step into Ethic Land once more as Antoinette pens the greatest love story of this generation...
  • 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...
  • The Art Of Hood Love: Savvy by Antoinette Sherell

    The Art Of Hood Love: Savvy by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  urban  book  adult
  • Salvage My Soul by Antoinette Sherell

    Salvage My Soul by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • Ledge by Grey Huffington

    Ledge by Grey Huffington

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Beautiful disaster. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of her. Who hurt you? The first question comes to mind when I open my mouth to greet her. Although it wasn’t the easiest to reach, I knew her heart was pure . Gentle to the touch yet stubborn as a bull, she made it hard to resist her. Unintentionally, she sank her hooks in me . She was the calm before my storm...
  • Impromptu Seduction by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Impromptu Seduction by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Raised as a debutante, ladylike, and reserved, London Jones has stepped into unknown territory. From the moment her life collided with a man who should’ve been off-limits, a bachelor with a hot reputation—staying out of his way was the sensible thing to do. However, she finds herself caught in a tangled web of passionate fervor whenever he comes near...
  • 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 Didn't Mean To Fall In Love by AshleyNicole

    I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love by AshleyNicole

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Falling in love with the wrong person can be disastrous. When you find the right one, though, celestial bodies will literally line up to smooth your path. Siani’s mercury has been in retrograde for what seems like forever. She loves her job, but her boss is a lazy jerk. Family is a foreign idea, and her love life sucks. There’s also a new tenant in her house… but we won’t go there...
  • Grow and Tell: A Mason Family Novel by AshleyNicole, Erin B.

    Grow and Tell: A Mason Family Novel by AshleyNicole, Erin B.

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a meet-cute that’s way too cute, Kahlea and Sherrod can’t stay away from each other. The only problem is neither wants anything serious right now. Oh, also, he comes from a huge family, and she doesn’t do family...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  contemporary  fiction  humor  romance  book  adult
  • Love Delayed (Waiting to Breathe ) by Love Belvin

    Love Delayed (Waiting to Breathe ) by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when Zoey Barrett, an ingenuous Princeton scholar, meets NBA All-star rocker-boy, Stenton Rogers? Zoey has her life all planned out. She’s working hard at her degree and to help her family stay afloat financially. Stenton’s at the top of his game on the court, but off, his life is out of bounds...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  black-mc  poc-mc  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary
  • Touch Me by Alexandria House

    Touch Me by Alexandria House

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Jovani Higgs shows up as the latest artist in residence at Romey University, Professor Sharla London can’t believe his resemblance to the gorgeous fantasy man she’s been dreaming about. She wants to write it off as her mind playing tricks, but the mysterious artist seems just as drawn to her...
  • 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...
  • 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 Westmorelands books 11-15 by Brenda Jackson

    The Westmorelands books 11-15 by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bestselling author Brenda Jackson's brings you five more stories in the Westmorelands saga, now available in one convenient download! This bundle includes books eleven through fifteen of the series: Spencer's Forbidden Passion, Taming Clint Westmoreland, Cole's Red-Hot Pursuit, Quade's Babies, and Tall, Dark..
  • Promising Forever by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Promising Forever by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the biggest wedding of the decade, triplets Eden, Jasmine, and Phoebe Alexandria Rose prepare to marry the men who've captured their hearts. Invitations have gone out, and The Who's who in the city of Chicago will be in attendance, including, local and national media...
  • The Art Of Hood Love: Shabu by Antoinette Sherell

    The Art Of Hood Love: Shabu by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Loyalty. Shabu Blaise is big on that small but powerful word. When he finds out about a violation against the woman he’s claimed as his, the ties that bind are severed, and he’s left in a position to choose between loyalty to the code or his heart—Savvy. All roads lead to Shabu losing the most organic relationship he’s encountered, but he’s determined to keep his new family together by any means...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  urban  book  adult
  • 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...
  • Every Tear You Cry by J.E. Parker

    Every Tear You Cry by J.E. Parker

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two broken families. One second chance. -Clara- Marriage almost killed me. All I ever wanted was my Prince Charming. Instead, life gave me a monster. That nightmare is over, but my sons and I will never be the same. I'll do anything to make them happy. Anything except fall in love again. But when Brantley and his daughter come into our lives, my resolve fades...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  children  abuse  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Brie Faces Her Master's Fears by Red Phoenix

    Brie Faces Her Master's Fears by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brie is thrilled by the secret Master reveals. Their D/s relationship and love deepens as he teaches her his preferences and shares another aspect of his past. Tragically, a meeting with her nemesis starts a disastrous chain of events. The aftermath of which leads her Master to make a decision Brie never sees coming...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  sad  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brie Learns Restraint, #5 in the AG series:Brie is given the opportunity to work under the mastery of another Dom - an expert in bondage. During the unique arrangement she discovers truths about herself and several of her past trainers. A new passion is ignited when she participates in an erotic class of Kinbaku. Loyalties are challenged, but a clear winner emerges...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  sad  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Unexpected Odds by Kaylee Ryan

    Unexpected Odds by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say the mistakes of our past shape our future. That we’re molded from experience, from heartache, and from pain. What happens when your past is riddled with regrets? How do you see through the fog, to navigate the path to your future? One breath.One second.One minute.One hour.One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected odds...
  • Brie Discerns Master's Heart by Red Phoenix

    Brie Discerns Master's Heart by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Brie's AG series #6Master has revealed himself in small doses, only hinting about the tragedy in his past. Things are about to shift as Brie comes face to face with Master’s greatest adversary. Huge changes are rushing towards our young submissive. The wolf must be confronted, her documentary is about to discover its fate and Master will bare a part of himself kept hidden until now...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  sad  romance  steamy  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery  romance
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  romance  sports  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Family: The Club Girl Diaries Book 5 by Addison Jane

    Family: The Club Girl Diaries Book 5 by Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Family came first—that’s what the Brothers by Blood MC believed in. They fell in love, they battled the odds, and they fought through the danger that threatened to tear them apart, but it wasn’t over yet. Their stories were just the beginning, and now they were determined to continue to build their families and the next generation of the MC...
  • Take a Chance on Me by D. A. Young

    Take a Chance on Me by D. A. Young

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Asked by his sister Georgina to find her old friend Annabelle Gaines, Graham Carlton becomes fascinated with the woman in the photo. Obsessed with finding her, ensuring her safe return, but most importantly, claiming her as his own. Annabelle has been on the run from one man’s brutality and never expected to find a savior in another...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  sad  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Claimed By Crayson by Sherelle Green

    Claimed By Crayson by Sherelle Green

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If there were ever a man who prided himself on always being up front with women, it’s tatted bad boy, Crayson Madden, in the flesh. His world may revolve around sex and cigars, but there’s a lot more to this cigar lounge owner than what meets the eye. Too bad Jordyn Jameson spends more time arguing with him, than seeing beyond his asshole-ish ways...
  • To Be Loved by K. Lashaun

    To Be Loved by K. Lashaun

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A woman scorned by life who keeps everyone she knows at arm's length...A man trying to overcome the mistakes of his past...A professional relationship that turns very personal...Uncomfortable truths and unresolved traumas threaten this blossoming relationship...And despite it all, this unlikely pair somehow finds the courage to show one another what it truly means to be loved..
  • Lilac: A Sound Love by Asia Monique

    Lilac: A Sound Love by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Ezra wasn’t picture perfect, but he was perfect for me.” —Lilac Lilac Baker wasn’t against finding love, but love never seemed to be close enough for her to grasp. With her big sister pregnant and living out her happy ending, Lilac has high hopes for her own fairytale beginning...
  • 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...
  • Feel Me in the Dark by Tucora Monique

    Feel Me in the Dark by Tucora Monique

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Worried about it, I’m putting pressure. You’ll only cut me if I let you. No, we ain’t doing this just for pleasure. Either learn me or I’m a lesson." — H.E.RWork.Health.Finessing.That’s the hierarchy of Finley Thomas’ life. The loc-haired, stenographer was raised by a proud gold digger and against her delight, she inherited mischievous qualities from her mother...
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    alpha-mc  black-mc  poc-mc  romance  contemporary  urban  fiction  book
  • Touch of Heaven by Maureen Smith

    Touch of Heaven by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Warrick Mayne has spent twelve years blaming Raina St. James for ruining his sister's life. Now the self-made millionaire has the perfect opportunity for payback--knocking down Raina's luxury day spa to build an office complex. But his plan has met a hitch, in the delectable form of Raina herself...
  • Just Say The Word by Tiffany Patterson

    Just Say The Word by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Damon I don’t do shy women. And I don’t do women that need rescuing. Then why am I so drawn to her? Sandra Robinson. Even her name sounds unsullied. She isn’t my type. So, when I found myself thinking about her after the one dance we shared at my best friend’s wedding, I was confused...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  fighter
  • The Way You Love Me by Francis Ray

    The Way You Love Me by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nothing gets to Shane Elliott. A former Army Ranger, now head of security for a wealthy real estate tycoon, Shane can handle whatever life throws at him—until he meets the beautiful, kindhearted Paige Albright. She’s about to inherit a fortune, and Paige’s mother has asked Shane to investigate her boyfriend...
  • If You Let Me by Kema B.

    If You Let Me by Kema B.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a vindictive ex causes her to lose her dream role, Taheerie Pierre’s girls dare her to accompany them on a sinful night out at the exclusive Club Eros. Taheerie agrees, hoping that checking a few things off her bucket list helps her to forget her troubles. However it opens up a Pandora’s Box of hidden pleasure between friends instead...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • A Final Deal by Nadia Lee

    A Final Deal by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An emotional standalone romance featuring Blake Pryce-Reed. One thing I've never lacked in life is money. I was born to it. I've made it hand over fist. I have more than I know what to do with. But all that money couldn't give me Faith Mortimer, a damaged heiress with secrets of her own. I found her irresistible two years ago, and would've laid my empire at her feet...until she betrayed me...
    Categorized as:
    poc-mc  angst  alpha-mc  sad  romance  new adult  contemporary  fiction
  • 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...
  • This I Promise You by Maureen Smith

    This I Promise You by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this steamy sequel to Tempt Me at Midnight, Quentin and Lexi Reddick are enjoying a life of wedded bliss. They have everything they could ever want and their love is stronger than ever, proving why best friends make the best soul mates. But when a stranger from Quentin's past appears unexpectedly, old wounds are reopened, forcing him to confront the family he never knew...
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    alpha-mc  black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Beginning of an Eclipse by S.K.

    Beginning of an Eclipse by S.K.

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The measure of a man can be defined in many ways: the way he handles conflict, accepting responsibility for his actions, and how he learns from his mistakes. After being dumped off in an orphanage by his mother when he was only seven years old, life forces Darrell Monroe to quickly grow up at an early age. The only one he trusts is his best friend, Marcus Bennett...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • A Lassiter's Christmas by Iris Bolling

    A Lassiter's Christmas by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How long will you wait for the love of your life to say yes? Pearl Lassiter disgraced her parents while in high school. She vowed never to disappoint them again. She’s excelled in life even becoming one of the most recognized women in the country as Press Secretary to the President of the United States. The life she always wanted is hers…until a certain doctor proposes to her…. twice. Dr...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays  romance
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