Books like 'How can you judge me'
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Hood Supreme by Mz. Lady P.
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s always been said that Chicago is one of the most corrupt cities in the nation. From the beginning of time criminals have partnered with political figures in an effort to retain control. These partnerships have kept criminals a step ahead of the law and politicians richer. Team Supreme is a criminal organization that has done just that. Meet Givenchy, Prada, and Fendi Alexander... -
Confessions of a Hustla's Housekeeper by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter losing his wife to the streets, Roddy decides to move him and his family to Atlanta, Georgia. Swearing off love, he eventually falls for the beautiful socialite of Atlanta, Jia Love. With a combined three million followers across all her social media accounts, she’s that girl. Falling in love with her, he just wants to make her his wife, and a mother figure to his son and daughter... -
My G by Natavia
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKeosha Wilkins is a twenty-year-old go-getter. Her dream is to make it out of the hood and raise her younger siblings away from the gang violence that’s on a rise. When she comes across a man from her past, her world gets turned upside down. What happens when Keosha falls in love with a man who stands for everything she disowns?Seyeon Farrah aka Budda is a young, rich and street savvy gangster... -
The Beauty of This Street Love: A Texas Tale by Elle Kayson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThose who knew the streets in Houston knew one thing for sure. The four brothers of the Kinsey Cartel were as crazy as hell. The oldest two, Tremell and Tristan, aka Tre and Tripp, might just have been the craziest of all. Crossing any of them could end your life, especially given Tre’s unique skills at murder... -
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Bitch Is Back by Deja King
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPrecious Cummings is more ruthless than ever in Part 3 of the Bitch series. In The Bitch Is Back, Precious is relishing in every hood queen s dream life. She has her king, Supreme, and her princess, their daughter Aaliyah. With an estate in Beverly Hills, a fleet of luxurious cars and endless cash flow, the drama Precious experienced in the gritty streets of New York is a distant memory .. -
Butterfly 4 by Ashley Antoinette
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMorgan Atkins has depended on men her entire life. First her father, then Ethic Okafor, then came Messiah Williams, and finally Ahmeek Harris. She loves them all for different reasons, but the one thing they all have in common is their unconditional love for her. Morgan is the queen of their worlds, if only she knew her own worth. Trapped by the threat of a deadly secret, Morgan has lost it all... -
Hood Supreme 3 by Mz. Lady P.
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTeam Supreme is back like they never left. This time around it’s extremely personal. The Alexander Family has lived many years believing that Chanel was dead. Now that she’s alive and well. It’s time for the family to collect on all debts owed to her. Chanel is back with a vengeance and ready for war. With Ms... -
Homies, Lovers & Friends 4: A Brooklyn Love Story by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith all that these couples have been through, you would think things become easier. That's not the case at all! Michelle is caught by Thor at prison visiting someone. Is it Tasheem, or is it someone Michelle has been hiding all along? With the restaurant closed, Thor has to make some decisions on what he's going to do with Maggie... -
The Beauty of This Street Love 2 by Elle Kayson
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Kinseys. Four brothers and one up-and-coming sister. They got the street game on lock, but when it comes to the game of love, things ain't so easy. Tre, the oldest, has his work cut out for him, trying to win back his baby mama, Shamar and cut ties with his ex. Shamar is determined not to settle and if Tre can't step up, she's going to step out... -
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Giving A Real Thug Kisses by S. Yvonne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeing a BBW has never been easy for Reagan while growing up, but that never stopped her confidence either. Reagan knew she was fine from the thickness of her thighs to her caramel complexion baby doll face. Because of that, she never had a problem getting a man and she knew how to finesse them and leave them until she met her match... -
Homies, Lovers & Friends 3: A Brooklyn Love Story by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the secrets of Mello’s infidelity, Patsy is left with a baby, drinking problem and decision to make on her marriage. For years Patsy’s life has been about her husband... -
Homies, Lovers & Friends 2: A Brooklyn Love Story by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn part two of Homies, Lovers & Friends, Michelle is left with the fact that her life with Tasheem just might have caused her cousin to be murdered. When taking four steps forward, she feels as if she's pushed back fifteen. Just when she thought she had gotten rid of Tasheem and his evil ways, he came back and decided to cause harm to not just her, but Miracle... -
Falling For A Black Billionaire 2 by Bianca
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLawrynn: Trevor makes me sick to my stomach. He thinks that women are supposed to grovel at his feet, but not me, Lawrynn Barksdale, Esq. Sure, we may have gotten drunk and had a one-night stand after my best friend's reception, but that was a first and last time thing. However, I do have eyes for his cousin, and surely, he can take my mind off the arrogant billionaire... -
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Homies, Lovers & Friends: A Brooklyn Love Story by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMichelle and Kelsie have never had it easy, but the one thing that has remained consistent in each of their lives are each other. Both in their early twenties and with the stress of the world on their shoulders, they both manage to still be there for each other through it all... -
Don't Fight The Feeling by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDexter Dent, Junior, affectionately called DJ by everyone who knows him, has been ready to abandon the single life for a while now. His adolescent and entire adult life has always been about making sure his mother and brother were taken care of... -
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... -
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... -
All I Want Is That Hood Love 2 by Mercedes G
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was never on NaTaysia’s agenda to attend an engagement party for the man she’s having an affair with. Even after the engagement she is still torn with mixed emotions between her husband of 6 years and her drug addiction; Mega. Still trying to secure her own infidelities, she soon finds out that she isn’t the only one with hidden secrecies... -
Keyshia and Cashmere: A Jersey Hood Love Story by Karma Monae
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKeyshia wasn’t your typical hood chick from the bricks. And with beauty, education, and a hustler’s ambition, she proved just about everyone who doubted her wrong. Making it to the top wasn’t easy, but with her brother Ru, and his crew behind her, she was destined to make it happen... -
A Thug Has Feelings Too: Gatah & Yaya's Hood Love Story by M. Monique
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In Love With The King Of Harlem by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsQua loves Wynner. Wynner loves Qua. Easy enough, right? But Wynner came with two brothers who couldn't stand Qua with their baby sister. Qua couldn't stand not having Wynner with him, even if he didn't have his life together. With faith, his word and love, he grabs his love's hand and marries her at the court house... -
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... -
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... -
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Snatched Up By A Cali Lunatic For The Summer by Masterpiece
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet Spirit Saint, a God-fearing Christian woman, dedicated to serving God and pleasing her parents. At the age of twenty-six, she has yet to experience any exciting fun outside of church. That is until she meets Lunatic, a hot-headed gang member who has now dedicated his life to rapping... -
She Ain't Never Met Another N*gga Like Me by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsItaly has always had dreams of going away to college. Those dreams seemed like a far reality when she finds out that she’s pregnant. While she thought her life was over, her saving grace, by the name of Chase, comes and saves her. In her first year of college in Atlanta, she has to come back home to care for her younger sister once her mother dies in a car accident... -
Homies, Lovers & Friends 5: A Brooklyn Love Story by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe gang is back for one last ride. Milli is in love with being a family man, but can't help but to think why Kelsie doesn't want to give him a baby. Kelsie is still dealing with the emotions from the last time she was pregnant with Milli's baby... -
With Everything In Me by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoswell “Ross” Scott was known to be quite the ladies’ man. For years, women were a conquest to him… until he meets the one who would not only lock him down but break his heart in the process. A recent breakup has sent him on a mission to heal that same broken heart by returning to his old ways. That was, until he met Paisley St. Germaine, a five-four, mysterious, firecracker... -
Two Sides to a Love Story: Rico & Raja's Story by Natavia
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRico and Raja are back with their own story from Who Wants That Perfect Love Story Anyway. Rico is a nineteen year old college student who is the youngest member of the FAM. He struggles with his past and his future. He is torn between two women who he has feelings for but he is only in love with one. Is it Raja? Raja is a twenty year old hairstylist with a bad attitude and loud mouth... -
All I Want is that Hood Love 3 by Mercedes G
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMega and Taysia are back and the chemistry between them is bigger and better than ever! Only this time, the tables have turned and their relationship is being tested by the power of love. Mega’s tired of playing games and there’s a new chick in his life, but there’s something about Taysia that he just can’t seem to shake... -
A Thug's Love 4 by Jessica N. Watkins
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe kingdom is crumbling... Jada and Dolla were the ideal couple. Through thick and thin, Jada was a ride or die companion for her street hustla, Dolla. She fought everyone and everything off; foes, obstacles, and side chicks. Jada was a straight shooter and a force to be reckoned with. She loved her man, family, and crew with all of her might… and then her world came tumbling down... -
A Thug's Love 5: The Finale by Jessica N. Watkins
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSex and bad decisions. That's how Jada had been surviving the multitude of bad luck that had been hurling her way, as of late. The only thing positive in her life, the only thing that made her smile, was her kids and Brooklyn. However, just as her luck had been, both are at risk of being taken from her permanently. Brittany is still clinging to life, while Brooklyn fights to keep his... -
B.A.E. 3: Before Anyone Else by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter hearing another woman pick up Zane's phone she is convinced he is cheating. But, is he? With the wounds of miscarriage still opened, will the couple have a chance to get closure? Or will they continue to blame each other? She has the ring but will she ever get to walk down the aisle to become Mrs. Whitfield?Monett is in love and ready to start her lifetime with Hakeem... -
Put That On Everything : A Henderson Family Novella by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA large family can have an overabundance of love, comradery, and most of all… drama. The Hendersons have had more than their fair shares of tragedy, heartache, and betrayal. However, through it all, they’ve learned to put family first. They work through their family issues with understanding, guidance, and most importantly, love.But as the drama lies dormant, too much time has passed in peace... -
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Beautiful: The Epitome of a BBW by Tyanna
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA BBW is a woman who’s brilliant, beautiful, confident, and comfortable in the skin she’s in, and that’s exactly what thirty-year-old Blu Stevens had grown to be. Being a plus sized woman hadn’t always been an easy task, but with the help of the one person she loves dearly, Blu has learned to love all of her... -
Paxton's Peace by Bailey West
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPaxton Bluette, the middle Bluette brother, has been in the background of his family’s lives, watching and protecting. He is now looking for Love. Will he find it in Olivia Callahan? If he does, can he hold on and make it work? From small-town beginnings to the highest levels of education, Olivia Callahan has fought through debilitating circumstances to achieve success... -
End Of Time II by Charae Lewis
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSada gives a new meaning to sleeping with the enemy. When her relationship with Ju is exposed, she learns a shocking discovery that makes her sick to her stomach. What she thought was a blossoming love affair, turns out to be a betrayal that snatches the air from her lungs. She’s filled with regret but soon learns that everything she once knew was just a facade... -
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We Could Never Be 2 by Charae Lewis
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe hardest decisions are made when a person follows what needs to be done instead of falling for temptation. Kadon assumed detaching from Cyra was the appropriate choice, but the void in his life is speaking a volume that’s almost deafening. Telling himself that it was for the best isn’t enough. The emptiness consuming him feels as if he‘s drowning in a body of water... -
Summertime Shootout: Trappin' Through The Snow Spin-Off by BriAnn Danae
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe secret child.The menace to society.The chosen one.Following a chilling winter of revelations and newfound relationships, sunshine breaks through, and Koya Priest finds herself basking in its rays. Before truly enjoying them, dark clouds warn her of a brewing storm. When one lie turns into two, she finds herself going against everything she knows is morally wrong... -
Who's Gonna Love You Better 2 by Kendra Sumter
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*This is a re-release of Ain't Nobody Gonna Love Me Better part two*Nykia and Rontreius has found that once in a life time love in each other. They looked past what society deemed as flaws and saw the true person. Their love is strong and unconditional. But, not everyone is happy with their union.Rontreius learns how his family truly feels about him... -
Who's Gonna Love You Better by Kendra Sumter
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*This is a re-release of Ain't Nobody Gonna Love Me Better*In today’s society people look for validation from others. They have forgotten that loving and being happy with yourself is the most important form of validation.Nykia Wilson is a thirty-year-old registered nurse. By society standards she wouldn’t be accepted. Most would say there’s nothing special about her... -
Sleeping With The Enemy by Wahida Clark, Kiki Swinson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEssence® bestselling authors Wahida Clark and Kiki Swinson deliver a double-shot of street lit fiction- two novellas about women betrayed who are out for nothing less than revenge... Enemy in My Bed by Wahida Clark: She rules the weed scene in Memphis, USA... -
I'm Still Wifey by Kiki Swinson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhile Kira's husband Ricky is behind bars serving federal time, she clings onto the hope that one day she?ll get a taste of sweet revenge for Russ?the nigga who played her! In the mix of all the drama, Kira unintentionally falls for a new ?hood rich cat who has it all... -
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Snow: A SAMPLE by Jessica N. Watkins
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA love story that was fueled by cocaine and birthed in the streets... Azu Wilson gave his oldest daughter the name Snow because she was born amongst his snowfall on the city of Gary, Indiana in 2001. Then, Azu had just began to drop tons kilos of coke on the city, starting the birth of his empire. Fast forward eighteen years later, Snow is Azu's favorite girl and only daughter... -
Mafia Princess by Deja King, Michelle Monay
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe story of a Goon and his Daughter Semaj Richardson was raised by the streets, and her ambition was to own them. Changing foreign whips as she hustles one major drug dealer after another is just a day in the life with her treacherous father as her #1 partner in crime. The devious duo s schemes lead to murder plots and countless setups... -
Snow 2: The Finale by Jessica N. Watkins
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA love story birthed in the streets and fueled by cocaine… When Snow Wilson graduated from high school, she would have never imagined that such unimaginable deadly circumstances would snatch her off of the campus of the HBCU and land her in the world wind of the drug game... -
Asim: A Hood Love Story by Lakia
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAsim, a man whose name symbolizes savior, protector, and guardian. With a handsome face and a chivalrous demeanor, Asim is a devoted father to his two daughters. Navigating the complex world of co-parenting with his ex-wife while fulfilling his final year of service in the US Army... -
Someone Like You by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou’re strong… You’re resilient… You’re an overcomer.Nesha Henderson knows what it means to fight through adversity and the horrible effects of abuse. She chooses to be an overcomer and not let her past define her. After years of struggling with her sexuality, she’s in a place of contentment with herself, but love has seemed to escape her grasp every chance it gets... -
Soul Fire: The Moods of Love by Mel Dau
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFiaFia Leota is one of the baby girls of the Leota gang. Here and her sister, Fiva, are identical twins, but that is where the similarities ended. Unlike Fiva, she is not in the market for love. Fia proudly belongs to the streets...
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