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Readers who enjoyed The Perfect Mistress by ReShonda Tate Billingsley also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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On Us 3 by Nina.
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhile Lake, Avery, Ivy, and Vant deal with the makes and breaks of their relationships, they also juggle the other Porters on their journeys. Each person is fighting to overcome, find their places with one another, and the new hurdles in their lives. Finding and believing in the trust and love they so desperately seek in one another. Everything gets put on the line in this final installment... -
Feeling Bleu by Chenell Parker
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first appearance deceives many and things are not always as they seem. For Bleu Alston, love was nothing more than a four letter word. Being faithful was foreign to her even though she had a man. Rico loved Bleu with his whole heart but the feelings were neither mutual nor reciprocated. He went to the extreme to get and keep her but his all never seemed to be good enough... -
A Real One Captured My Heart by K. Renee
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHave you ever been in a situation where the best thing for you to do, is the hardest thing? That’s the same dilemma Shanice Davis finds herself in after finding out her husband does not love her the same way she loves him. Throwing caution to the wind, Shanice decides to live her best life while on a girl’s trip to Mexico. Gia, Shanice’s best friend only concern is her daughter... -
Take me to Church: A Preto Village Novel by AshleyNicole, Erin B.
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Preto Village, a beautiful black community where everybody knows your business and has no qualms sharing it…I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your…thighs?Neriah grew up in the church under a philandering pastor. In search of a new place to worship, she stumbles upon Preto Baptist... -
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You're My Little Secret by Chenell Parker, Latarsha Banks
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAt eighteen years old, Brooklyn Andrews is nothing more than a naive college student. Being the youngest of five and the only girl, she is sheltered from a lot of things that most girls her age experience, including boys. That is until she meets Dominic. Dominic Roberts is a young, handsome business man who owns a profitable trucking company, along with his older brother, David... -
If I Believe by Kim Cash Tate
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the biggest risk is daring to hope. Cinda Ellis doesn’t dare to dream. Life has dealt too many blows, and she’s come to expect disappointment. But then a lifelong dream is realized—meeting her dad—and Cinda’s life is finally turning . . . until reality crashes in once again... -
I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFalling 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... -
Cheating The Future For The Past 1 by Chenell Parker
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing naive to the men in their lives as well as the streets, sisters Keller and Kia struggle to make their dysfunctional relationships work. Jaden is all that Kia has ever known, but she's fed up with his constant cheating and erratic behavior. Keller loves Leo, but his physical abuse is tearing down her body as well as her spirit... -
Aryel & Quasi: Made For A Hood Love by Antoinette Sherell
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAryel Waters is trapped. Between having nothing to call her own, and being stuck in an abusive relationship for the sake of being taken care of, she feels that her life is at a standstill. When her way out comes at the expense of a loved one, she vows to make her loss worth the gain.Quasi Powers is a calculated, lowkey hustler with zero tolerance for anything he deems unacceptable... -
Thicker than Water by Takerra Allen
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDubbed the Sex and the City of the Hood! Sasha, Tatum, Neli, and Kim are four gorgeous girlfriends hailing from the infamous Brick City Newark, NJ. Trying hard to survive the struggle but making sure they look good and have fun doing it, they are all caught up in the game in their own way. However the bond that they share seems to prove strong enough to conquer almost anything... -
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Secrets Between Her Thighs 2 by Ivy Symone
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow that Landrus is confident that the very sexy and alluring Cherri is Jaci, the quiet office worker at his family’s medical practice, he isn’t so sure of how he should feel about their secret love affair. What he does know is he isn’t ready to give Cherri up just yet... -
Secrets Between Her Thighs by Ivy Symone
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJaci Williams learned early on about using what you got to get what you want. For many years, all she ever thought she had was the power she possessed between her legs. Being an erotic dancer and providing “special services” in the past afforded her a decent living, but it did nothing for her dignity... -
Love in the Streets by Ashley Nicole
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you do when you meet the man of your dreams, but he’s on the wrong side of the law?... You fall head over heels in love with him. Dr. Sienna Jameson grew up with a crime boss as a father and is not looking for a man with the same occupation. But Streets is cute… and sweet… and everything in between... -
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The Law of Attraction by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTaryn’s been missing out on the best part of life. With a controlling father and a boyfriend trying to be her father, she feels it’ll never happen. Then, a chance encounter one evening changes everything. Qais is having one of the worst days of his life, until he finds himself alone with a mystery woman with a secret need that only he can satisfy... -
A Hitta has Feelings too: Dallas and Chloe's Hood Love Story 2 by M. Monique
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDallas and Chloe have come a long way from the first time they met. All seems well with the love birds until one wrong decision leaves Dallas paying the price that he may regret for life.Rochelle thinks she's found a way to get back at the one person she loved and hated at the same time... -
The Last Wedding by Samantha Price
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCherish Baker is delighted she'll be getting married at the orchard, but her wedding planning is interrupted when she needs to protect her mother from potentially devastating news.Wilma does her best to come to terms with recent changes and hopes the last of her daughters' weddings will bring the family together... -
Blue's Beauty by Bailey West
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a person find true love more than once? Roman “Blue” Bluette doesn’t think so until she comes along. Zanetta is a smart, non-traditional woman who believes that women rule the world. She also believes in love but it seems to elude her until he comes along. Blue’s Beauty is a journey of love lost, love found and redemption... -
Fat Ma: An Erotic novel by Nicole Jackson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPiggy is in a bind, and Khyro has the cure for her problem. The only issue is that Khyro is married to Piggy’s cousin Tabitha. With her back against the wall, Piggy must use Fat Ma to get herself ahead. In this erotic tale, find out just how nasty and sticky the situation will become... -
The Best-Kept Secret by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt the request of her readers, Kim Roby is giving another airing to one of her most popular characters, Curtis Black, who was introduced in Casting the First Stone and who continued his escapades in Too Much of a Good Thing... -
Never Trust a Broken Heart by Ivy Symone
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings250 Real Pages After years of suffering at the hands of her daughter's father, Mikina Monroe is longing for a different kind of attention; one that isn't so abusive. The emptiness that Redd inflicts on her makes her wonder if there’s anyone else out there for her. She stumbles upon Blyss Blakemore; otherwise known as Bebe, and immediately they begin a love affair that’s incredibly undeniable... -
One More Touch: One More Series by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLose weight. Get Proposal. Make Ronnie Love me. Storee Leòne’s lifelong struggle to lose weight is causing problems in her relationship. Her boyfriend won’t propose until she’s at a weight he deems fit. Storee’s more than willing to lose the weight to get the proposal and make him happy, at least until she meets ex boxing pro Joseph Mitchel. Joseph is a tough trainer with a good heart... -
One More Night by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSuccessful business? Check. Supportive friends? Check. Beautifully planned wedding? Check. Faithful fiancé? No check!Minah Samuels just found out that her boyfriend and soon to be husband has been anything but faithful. The invites have gone out, the seating arrangements have been solidified and the dress is getting the final touches from the seamstress... -
A Justified Love Affair by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmmanuel Santiago has thoroughly enjoyed his bachelor lifestyle. With money, a life of luxury, and women at his disposal, he seems to have it all. He has no immediate plans of settling down with one woman and starting a family. Then he meets her. What was supposed to be a one night stand quickly turns into a love affair that neither of them saw coming... -
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Phire: I'm Just Saying by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up in a family of overachievers isn’t easy for feisty co-ed, Sapphire Lassiter. With eleven older brothers and sisters, they all have opinions on what she should do with her life. Phire, as everyone called her, of course, has other plans. No one promised you rainbows and sunshine. Lawrence Trent Palmer never forgot those words for they molded his life... -
A Risky Affair: A Lassiter Wedding Series by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFamily is not always determined by blood...Sometimes it's found in the people you love.Lawrence ‘LT” Palmer came from humble beginnings. Contrary to his past, LT is now a self-made billionaire, the mayor of a large metropolitan city, and about to marry the love of his life, Sapphire “Phire” Lassiter... -
His Love Is More Than Enough : Kalypso and Bellatrix by Mel Dau
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA father’s love is an amazing thing but is it enough to love what others deemed flawed? For Kalypso (Kal) Jenkins, life has taken many turns but as his, Mama Jillie says, “It’s all a part of his life Story”. When his life story determines he will be a single father to his autistic son, Kalypso Junior (KJ), he makes the decision to be the best father he can be to KJ... -
His Love Is More Than Enough : Harlem and Constance by Mel Dau
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarlem Samuel LaCroix is a self-made man who moves how he pleases. He’s a street dude but doesn’t do street dude things but the one night he is forced to show his hand is the night that changes his life. “She’s a diamond in the rough like a baby in the trash”, becomes a literal statement when his discovers an abandoned baby in the trash of his trap house... -
The Seekers by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJoin a class of unlikely Ohioans who take cooking lessons at Lyle and Heidi Troyer’s Amish farm. A woman engaged to marry, an expectant mother estranged from her family, a widowed mom seeking to simplify, a Vietnam vet who camps on the Troyer’s farm, and an Amish widower make up the mismatched lot of students... -
Studio Sessions by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTali couldn’t care less about finding a man. Phone is getting cut off tomorrow. Rent is due next week. There are more important things to stress over. It’s high time something good happened to her, and an unexpected phone call offers just that. Les is out here living his best life, making money and forgetting faces... -
Magnus by Tina Martin
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagnus St. Claire is one of the most handsome men I’ve seen. He’s handsome, but a complicated mess. Rich, but the billions don’t mean a thing. He’s broken, but he hides it well. In need, but not for anything money can buy. He makes me an offer – one I refuse to his chagrin. He’s never been one to take no for an answer, and he definitely won’t in my case. He wants to leave behind a legacy. A child... -
You Ain't My Type by Nicole Jackson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRye is a young adult struggling to find her purpose. Her parents have their ideas about how her life should be, and don’t mind imposing their beliefs onto her. They seemingly can’t mind their business, even when it comes to matters of her heart. They insist that her boyfriend Tori is the one for her, even after Rye decides that he just aint her type... -
Gabriel's Lessyn by Rosè Dior
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLessyn Bradshaw had been taught very young that a man was only good for one his money. If he couldn’t provide security, then he wasn’t the man for her. However, Lessyn didn’t want that for herself. She wanted someone who could provide love, safety, fidelity, and multiple orgasms... -
The Color of Hope by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDiana Moore has led a charmed life. She's the daughter of a wealthy senator and living a glamorous city life, and is confident her handsome live-in boyfriend is about to propose. But everything is turned upside down when she learns of a mysterious woman who works nearby - a woman who is her identical mirror image... -
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Casting the First Stone by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTanya Black has everything a woman could want: a fulfilling career, a beautiful daughter, an elegant home, and a handsome, charismatic husband who is pastor at a prominent Baptist church. And yet, none of it can hide the growing turbulence in her marriage, which suddenly has Tanya doubting what she once cherished... -
Many Sparrows by Lori Benton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMany Sparrows When settler Clare Inglesby is widowed on a mountain crossing and her young son, Jacob, captured by Shawnees, she'll do everything in her power to get him back, including cross the Ohio River and march straight into the presence of her enemies deep in Indian country... -
Unbreakable by Tynessa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShaniqua and her on again/off again boyfriend Ronny have one hell of a relationship. Ronny is every woman dream. He’s charming, his money is long and he has the prettiest set of green eyes that the ladies just love. Shaniqua is not only his stripper girlfriend of 4 years but she is also the mother of his only child and the love of his life... -
Ties That Bind by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt all started in college, in the turbulent sixties, when Randolph and Jenna became lovers. Randolph knew the moment he saw Jenna Haywood that he had to make her his. But the path to love is not an easy one. His wealthy Grandmother Julia disapproves of the match and unbeknowst to him, his brother's seemingly docile fiancee has a few plans of her own that she would like to set in motion... -
Gathering the Threads by Cindy Woodsmall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter three months of draus in da Welt , Ariana has returned to Summer Grove, the Old Order Amish community where she was raised for twenty years, and life with her Brenneman family. Skylar Nash, the Englisch-raised young woman is working in Ariana s cafe while getting to know her birth family and their Plain way of life... -
Plus One: An Equilibrium Short by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Equilibrium short story.There's always room for one more... and not just at the Thanksgiving dinner table... -
Temptation by Victoria Christopher Murray
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKyla and Jefferson Blake count their sixteen years together as a wonderful blessing from God. Their marriage is passionate, their daughter is a joy, Jefferson's medical career is prospering, and they have loyal friends... -
Because of the Rain by Deborah Raney
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsANNA’S LIFE CHANGES FOREVER ON ONE HORRIFIC NIGHT WHEN SHE IS ASSAULTED AND LEFT FOR DEAD. Anna Marquette has everything to live for. Her daughters are in college and, with the support of Paul, her loving husband, she is pursuing her dream of a career in counseling. Then one night, while on a trip to Orlando, the unimaginable happens... -
Love, Honor, and Betray by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe infamous Reverend Curtis Black's sordid past is no secret, as his wife, Charlotte, is well aware. But when Curtis' long-time mistress and mother of his illegitimate two-year-old, dies, he and Charlotte have no choice but to raise Curtina together... -
A Sin and a Shame by Victoria Christopher Murray
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter fleeing Los Angeles when her attempt to break up her best friend's marriage fails, Jasmine is now a changed woman...and a Christian. She vows to attend church every Sunday, swears off married men, and begins her search for the soul mate she is sure God has for her... -
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When I Fall in Love by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHawaii was the last place Grace Christiansen ever imagined she’d vacation, much less fall in love. But when her family surprises her with a cooking retreat in paradise, she is pulled—or maybe yanked—away from her predictable, safe life and thrown headfirst into the adventure of a lifetime. Max Sharpe may make his living on the ice as a pro hockey player, but he feels most at home in the kitchen... -
SINERGY by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXavier Davenport creates homes and communities for underprivileged families. His goal was clear. Make his brother proud by reaching out to help others. Women were for fun, period. That was until he witness the passion of his brothers’ marriage. Xavier wanted the same for himself. His first step into a serious relationship turn out bad with a capital B. The woman, was beautiful, smart and sexy... -
Seduced by a Knight by Té Russ
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter being burned by love, Londyn Freedman ends up in Sweet Rapids, Nevada, helping out at her uncle’s bookstore. She’s not looking to get caught up in another relationship, but she can’t deny the instant attraction she feels when she meets artist, Ramsey Knight.Ramsey is caught up in Londyn’s spell from the first moment he hears her sing... -
Major by Tina Martin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMajor St. Claire had his eyes set on Selah Winston almost immediately. Since meeting her at his brother’s wedding, he felt the sparks that jumpstarted his dormant heart. The connection was instant and undeniable. Whenever he’s near Selah, he feels a sense of home and security... -
The Pendleton Rule by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA year ago, Tyrone “Ty” Pendleton connected with Kendra “Kiki” Simmons due to their friends’ dilemma. They shared months of hot passion that neither will ever forget. An emotional difference of opinion created a rift the couple could not overcome... -
Regal by Tina Martin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis eyes would always follow her signature strut with her tall heels and fitted dresses. He always had something witty to say with her because he just HAD to say something. But the small talk was no longer cutting it. He wanted to know the real Felicity James. Regal St. Claire isn’t single because someone broke his heart. He never desired marriage because he didn’t think it fit him...
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