Books like 'What I've Been Missing'
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Our Love is the Realest by Shvonne Latrice
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYikayla Goode and Waayil Christian have been best friends since the elementary days, never seeing one another as nothing. That is until one night they both confess their feelings for the other, which changes the course of their relationship. The two are excited about what's to come, until a heinous crime committed, rips them apart for seemingly forever... -
Hoodwinked by Desiree M. Granger
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll her life, Jasmine has been groomed in Atlanta’s high society to be the perfect woman of wealth. Soon to be married off to Percy Hugo Milton to keep money circulating between black families, she realizes she’s stuck in a dead end relationship where he basically, “ain’t shit”. Money matters most, marriage is nothing but a business deal, and love is nonexistent in Percy’s eyes... -
All You Need Is Love by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWas the wedding of their dreams about to become a living nightmare? For those who fell in love with Julia and Nathan in Serendipity, see how their story continues to unfold in this sweet, funny and sexy novella. After overcoming all of the obstacles in pursuit of their happily ever after, Julia and Nathan are determined to plan their dream wedding in just six months time... -
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Oh So He Cheated Cheated by Genesis
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOh So He Cheated, Cheated by Genesis is breathtaking, fresh and one of the best African American Urban Fiction novels out. And it's well worth reading. In this unputdownable book you’ll take an unforgettable ride with Genesis that's signed under Na'Kia Presents. Her writing is very clever, and this story is great... -
Deeply In Love with the Illest 2 by Shvonne Latrice
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the final installment, Halo and Ilias return but on opposite sides of the love ring. Realizing Halo is nothing but a manipulative liar, Ilias wants nothing to do with her. Instead he'd rather focus on much more important things, like the secret Semone has kept from him for years... -
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... -
Complicated by Chenell Parker
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlthough she lost her entire immediate family over a period of time, Rylee pulled her strength and support from her extended family, her best friend Zyra and the love of her life, her husband Mekhi. Mekhi knew from the first moment he saw Rylee that she would be his wife. He doted on her and placed her on the pedestal that she deserved to be on. He cherished her. Or so Rylee thought... -
Complicated 2 by Chenell Parker
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter being hit with yet another bombshell surrounding her husband’s infidelities, Rylee has some tough decisions to make. Everyone who claims to love her is keeping secrets and she’s not sure who she can trust. Zyrian has feelings for Rylee, but he’s refraining from acting on them. He knows that she’s been through hell and back with Mekhi and he wants to make sure that she’s ready... -
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... -
Seducing the Wolf by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of INFERNO comes the latest sizzling installment in the Wolf Pack series From puppy love to scorching seduction... As Manning Wolf knows all too well, you never forget your first crush. Years ago he lost his heart to sweet, brainy Taylor Chastain. When a devastating tragedy forced them apart, Manning went on to become the powerful CEO of a biotechnology company... -
A Ghetto Tale From Ebony: Ladies Night Chronicles by Antoinette Sherell
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That East Side Love by Lucinda John
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiamond is not your typical teen. Instead of attending house parties, dating boys, and enjoying her teen years, she is forced to take care of her little sister Kay. With the help of her best friend Bobby, she turns to the streets and began to sell drugs as her source of income... -
Cheating The Future For The Past 2 by Chenell Parker
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being blindsided regarding the paternity of one of his daughters, Tigga is battling with his own issues of trust. He knows that Keller is nothing like Anaya, but he’s having a hard time letting go of his insecurities. Keller is trying her best to be there for her man in his time of need, but she is battling her own demon – Leo. Leo won’t let go of what he believes is rightfully his... -
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Shorty Got Herself A Baller by Heiress
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOutgoing, Talented and Pretty Diamond, always had a dream of being a dancer. Unfortunately, her dreams didn't match the life that her father outlined for her. With her passion brewing from inside her, she takes a leap of faith and decides she rather chase her dreams than be stuck in school for four years... -
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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... -
& Then There Was You 2 by Tay Mo'Nae
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt the end of part one, we were left with our mouths open.Brycen was told a secret Linnea never wanted to get out, at least until she able to reveal it. Now she’s forced to pick up the pieces of the mess her father created and watch the man she loves possibly spend the rest of his life with another woman... -
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Here We Go Again by Ladii Nesha
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDrama isn’t new to Shayla and Tristen. If they weren’t dealing with vengeful ex-lovers, they were battling adulthood and trying to find balance after becoming parents. Just when they’ve found solid ground, the slip of the tongue causes more chaos than either of them are ready for.In this story of tug-a-war, relationships are on the line, and friendships are put to the test... -
Sensational by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHEY SAY YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST LOVE… Lauren McKinnon has always prided herself on never backing down from a challenge, living life to its fullest, and refusing to be ruled by her emotions. She is the quintessential wild child who became a bold, fearless woman, she doesn’t believe in regrets or second chances, and thinks that true love only happens in fairy tales... -
My Kinda Mess by Lacey Black, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll her life, Lexi Summer has dreamed of one thing: to become a mother. As the youngest of six, she’s accustomed to the chaos and camaraderie that comes with a big family, which is why she has been anxious to get a jump on this next phase in her life. She thought she had it all: the perfect house, husband, and future. Until one secret rips it all apart... -
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Attainment by K.M. Golland
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis book is for mature audiences 18+ It contains explicit language and sexual content. Contrition, one would say is a humane and moral virtue. But in order to experience this form of repentance, you must first acknowledge your sin then show remorse for your wrongdoing... -
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Suddenly Trouble by J.A. Low
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe was everything he wasn’t allowed have. Isla Eriksen was the girl next door, my best friend’s little sister, the girl he warned me never to touch. Sometimes rules are hard to stick to. Over the years I tried to stay away, but when she needed me the most I was there for her and all the rules I stuck by went out the window... -
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When Love Becomes A Need by Tay Mo'Nae
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Rerelease* After being let down by the first man that was supposed to love and protect her, Fatima swears to never give another man the power to make her feel that abandonment again. Only dealing with guys that are just as emotionally unavailable as her, she continues guarding her heart until he walks in her job one day... -
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Grant's Heat by Angel Payne, Victoria Blue
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs ignoring the heat a recipe for disaster? Grant Twombley has it all—a successful career, a contacts list full of gorgeous and willing bedmates, and the ear of Los Angeles’s most prominent captain of industry.But being Sebastian Shark’s right-hand man isn’t without its challenges. Messy ones... -
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The Secrets my Husband Kept by Loryn Landon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOften times we see jokes being made about women with undercover husbands, but let's face it, there are women who deal with this type of ordeal on the daily! They suspect that their husbands are cheating on them with another woman, only to dig a little deeper and find out that it's actually with another man! This is Ava's story! She has been skeptical about her husband's actions since before... -
Smoke by Gemma Weir
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSmoke I know women. I love them and they love me. I don’t chase them; they line up and I pick out whichever takes my fancy. Only now there’s her. She’s unimpressed, disinterested. She’s different and I can’t look away. I don’t understand her, but I need to make her look. I need to make her see me and then never look away again... -
Tainted Heartbreak by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow do you say no when your roommate wins an all-inclusive rock experience and begs you to go along? You don’t. Ever. But Amara was starting to see that maybe she should have. Everything that could have possibly gone wrong, has. Until I run right into what feels like a brick wall. Of course, the brick wall has a name, too. Cash Graves... -
Pleasant Day by Vera Jane Cook
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWITH MURDER IN COMMON FRIENDSHIP IS INEVITABLE. In the town of Hollow Creek, South Carolina two separate murders, fifteen years apart, unite fifteen-year-old Pleasant Day and sixty-year-old Clarissa Blackwell. As Pleasant Day struggles with her mother's distance, her father's infidelity and the death of her best friend, she draws closer to Clarissa, an older woman with the secrets to heal her... -
Just One Touch: Leo & Jasmine by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStand-alone Crossroads romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way!Jasmine Bell's Monday was not going as planned. After a routine visit to her doctor ended with a prescription for prenatal vitamins, she went home to tell her fiancé the news--only to find him otherwise engaged...with a hot blonde on their kitchen table... -
Making Love to a Boss by Nat Love
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dope Love Story Natia Monroe is a beautiful, sassy mixture of good girl and bad girl. By night, she is the baddest stripper in the city, and by day, she teaches dance to less fortunate kids. A bitter betrayal by two people who never deserved her love causes Natia’s heart to freeze. Vowing to never fall in love again, she becomes celibate and buries herself in her work... -
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Holding Her in Madness by Kimber S. Dawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeo's Story of loving A Woman Gone Mad Fuck first love. Fuck fate. And Fuck You. I'm Leo and this is my side of the story. This is where I came from, where I've been, and where I'm at...this is the story of a man that loved A Woman Gone Mad... -
The Collar of Freedom: The Collar Duet, Book 1 by Alexandra Iff
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00KDJNAIW. Amelia Jones knows the truth; she lives and breathes it every day. The endless monotony of a loveless marriage, and years of domestic slavery stretch before her in minutes and hours that are destined to end in a mental breakdown. Then Alexander Reeves walks through the door... -
Commitment by K.M. Golland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOTE: Commitment can be read as a stand-alone novel or after Attraction if reading in series order. It is for mature audiences 18+. Sizzling power couple, Bryce and Alexis -- from the Temptation novels -- help bring sexy back to their friend's lacklustre thirteen-year marriage. Natasha Jones loves her life, her husband and their two young sons... -
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