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Every Thug Needs a Lady by Wahida Clark
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEvery Thug Needs A Lady is the spellbinding sequel to Wahida Clark's Thugs And The Women Who Love Them . After taking us through the rugged, thug-filled lives of Jaz, Kyra and Angel, Clark now takes us into the unique and unbelievable life of their best friend Roz. She's sexy, beautiful, and a slave for the love of Trae, her irresistable thuggish beau... -
![State of Bliss by Marie Force]()
State of Bliss by Marie Force
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen you have their jobs, there’s no such thing as a peaceful vacation…Sam and Nick are ready to get out of DC—and the White House—for a much-needed vacation to celebrate their second anniversary. Due to ongoing political pressures, they decide to scuttle their plans for a return to Bora Bora to stay closer to home at their favorite oceanfront house at Dewey Beach in Delaware... -
![Recluse: Wolfes of Manhattan Two by Helen Hardt]()
Recluse: Wolfes of Manhattan Two by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA secret lies trapped in the deepest recesses of Roy Wolfe’s mind.And it’s slowly drowning him.When Charlene Waters’s boss married the new CEO of Wolfe Enterprises after a whirlwind romance, she brought her assistant along for the ride. Charlie now has a cushy new job at the billion dollar company, and she’s excited to begin her new venture.Roy Wolfe is a recluse... -
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White Lines by Tracy Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJada left home at the age of sixteen, running from her own demons and the horrors of physical abuse inflicted by her mother's boyfriend. She partied hard, and life seemed good when she was with Born, the neighborhood kingpin whose name was synonymous with money, power, and respect. But all his love couldn't save her from a crack addiction... -
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![Flare by Helen Hardt]()
Flare by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe wildly popular Steel Brothers Saga continues with Flare, which ramps up the suspense as Brock Steel tries to uncover his family’s secrets while Rory Pike does everything in her power to keep her own secrets buried. The Steel family won’t go down on his watch… Rory Pike never imagined she’d fall for a Steel, but she has—Brock Steel, a renowned womanizer, no less... -
![Widow's Undoing by L. Wilder]()
Widow's Undoing by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrankie Sullivan was everything I wasn’t.She was good, beautiful and strong.She hadn’t let her past break her. She’d held on to the hope for a better tomorrow, not only for herself but for her two boys.She was a woman who wanted...who deserved more. I wasn’t a man who could give more.I was cold, broken and full of rage. My past had broken me.I never allowed anyone get too close... -
![Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier]()
Forever Mine by Linsey Lanier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn old friend. A bad smell. A body stuffed into a wall. You'll never escape. After she left her abusive husband thirteen years ago, Miranda Steele became a fighter. Over the years, she picked up martial arts and street fighting tactics, and now that she works for the Parker Investigative Agency, she can handle a weapon. But the battle with her inner demons? Not so easy... -
![Grace by Love Belvin]()
Grace by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAshira is now in the know of Jas’ complicated world—or is she? The “construction laborer” is really a wealthy felon with too many inexplicable circumstances to fathom for her narrow worldviews. But will Jas share more of his complexities? Will Ashira be able to absorb them with understanding, leaving the judgement behind?Two souls, still galaxies apart, but bound by love... -
![Deception by Naomi Chase]()
Deception by Naomi Chase
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSisters can share too much. . . Acquitted of murder, Tamia Luke is on a mission to reclaim all she's lost, including her ex, Brandon. He's about to get married, but Tamia's determined, even if it means resorting to deception--a family habit. Her sister, Fiona, betrayed Tamia to save her own skin. Now the two share a scandalous secret that may destroy both their plans to start over. . -
![The Family Business by Carl Weber, Eric Pete]()
The Family Business by Carl Weber, Eric Pete
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBy day, the Duncans are an upstanding family who run a thriving car dealership in Queens. By night, they live a dangerous secret life! Carl Weber and Eric Pete deliver a thrilling underworld drama in The Family Business.L.C. Duncan, patriarch of the family, is at the age when he’s starting to think about retirement in sunny Florida... -
![La Sposa by Sienna Mynx]()
La Sposa by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou are cordially invited to the wedding of Don Giovanni Battaglia and Mira Ellison.... The year is 1991. Two years after discovering love and losing it Mira Ellison has finally accepted her destiny. She will become Donna Mirabella Battaglia, the wife of one of the most notorious crime bosses in Southern Italy... -
![Fatal Justice by Marie Force]()
Fatal Justice by Marie Force
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsShe looked into the dead face of the man she'd dined with the night before...Standing over the body of a Supreme Court nominee, Lieutenant Sam Holland is hip-deep in another high-profile murder case. The fact that she was one of the last people to see Julian Sinclair alive just complicates things even more... -
![Indebted by Sharon C. Cooper]()
Indebted by Sharon C. Cooper
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven when he does good, he’s bad… Detective Lazarus Dimas doesn’t play by the rules. On the streets, he’s a force to be reckoned with, a dangerous man with a badge and a gun. But he does have a soft spot — the sexy Assistant District Attorney Journey Ramsey. There is something about the woman he can’t shake. She’s irresistible and off limits... -
![Rebel by Helen Hardt]()
Rebel by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Rock Wolfe was fourteen, he tried to kill his father.Twenty years later, someone else finished the job.Now Rock is returning to New York for the reading of the billionaire's will. No way did Derek Wolfe leave anything to his oldest son, but according to Rock's brother, his presence is required.Estate attorney Lacey Ward isn't looking forward to the reading... -
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![Tapped by Brynne Asher]()
Tapped by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Brynne Asher comes a single-mom, protective-hero romantic suspense where he falls first. My son and I are in danger. The life and death kind. The kind that forces me to make choices no mother should have to. I’ll do anything to keep my son safe and not sacrifice my responsibility to my patients. I’m desperate... -
![One Night with You by Marie Force]()
One Night with You by Marie Force
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey were hot from the start… Written for readers wondering about the “memorable” one-night stand between Sam Holland and Nick Cappuano that took place six years before Fatal Affair opens! Get all the details of Sam and Nick’s unforgettable night together in this 14,000-word novella... -
![Something On The Side by Carl Weber]()
Something On The Side by Carl Weber
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny-the bodacious women of the Big Girls Book Club. There's only one rule to being a member. You must be at least a size 14. . . BGBC president Tammy loves everything about her life-especially taking care of business for her husband, Tim. This year, she intends to top all his past birthdays by having a threesome with her best friend, Egypt... -
![Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey]()
Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith a supporting cast of grifters and killers, broken-hearted squares and streetwalkers and three very different women who each want to become bad-boy Gideon's leading lady, this is a world that thrives on the darker passions of revenge and desire... -
![Ruined With You by J. Kenner]()
Ruined With You by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen her high maintenance boss is assaulted, manager Xena Morgan contacts the only person who can help—the sexy, arrogant, incredibly capable Stark Security agent Liam Foster. The former vigilante takes every case personally, and he's determined to find answers—particularly since he thought he'd cleared this threat already... -
![Messing with Miki by Tara Crescent]()
Messing with Miki by Tara Crescent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey’re my bosses, and I’ve been hired to destroy them. Men are not to be trusted. My father cheated on my mother. My ex-husband cheated on me. I won’t let it happen again. No more guys. From now on, all I care about is work. Then I meet my two new bosses. My two wickedly hot, good-looking new bosses. Finn Sanders and Oliver Prescott. Brilliant. Charming. Rich... -
![The Wilde Touch by Stoni Alexander]()
The Wilde Touch by Stoni Alexander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLooks can be deceiving… Emmy-winning journalist Alexandra Reed returns to the DC area with two goals in mind—care for her ailing mom and steer clear of devastatingly handsome Crockett Wilde. But the man who stole her heart, then broke it, is impossible to avoid. As her life spins out of control, she finds pleasure in her secret escape... -
![Wreckless Love by Nina.]()
Wreckless Love by Nina.
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRushon “Wreck” Porter, the second oldest of the Porters has found love in all the wrong places until he meets Gia. One night of partying turned into a two-year love affair that had just as many ups as downs. Wreck didn’t think this sweet college girl would even know pain until he got to know her... -
![SEAL Salvation by Elle James]()
SEAL Salvation by Elle James
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll he wants is to be left aloneJake Cogburn lost his leg, his career, his brotherhood and his will to live when he stepped on that IED in Afghanistan. Back in his home state of Colorado, he’s determined to bury himself as deeply as he can in a bottle of Jack Daniels until the pain in his leg and his heart is so numb he can no longer feel... -
![Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines]()
Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets, Goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experience-the dark, despair-ridden world of a black girl s soul! Sandra took to the streets when she was eight years old and tried to fight off the hunger pangs by shoplifting and moving into the profits of drug pushing. The she met Chink and discovered love and affection.. -
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![A Man's Promise by Brenda Jackson]()
A Man's Promise by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA man's word is his bond. His family is his strength. His heart is his own. Superstar musician Caden Granger has spent years running from love, commitment and family. Yet despite his fame and fortune, he knows the kind of respect and adoration he needs can only come from one person—the very woman who wants nothing to do with him... -
![Snapped by Tracy Brown]()
Snapped by Tracy Brown
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the pampered wife of Frankie Bingham, Camille wants for nothing. After all Frankie and their life together are her whole world. So Camille tries not to be bothered by his closeness with his coworker and dear friend Gillian. But it soon becomes clear that Camille's suspicions are correct... -
![No Secrets No Lies by S.K. Hardy]()
No Secrets No Lies by S.K. Hardy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-football legend Amir Montgomery is the man every woman wants and every man wants to be. When his ex-fiancée dumped him because of cheating, Amir decided to live life his way: no excuses, no explanations, and no apologies.Women vow to tame the notorious bad boy and be the one to make him finally settle down. There’s just one problem: settling down again is not in Amir’s game plan... -
![No Way Out by Amy McKinley]()
No Way Out by Amy McKinley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn action-packed mafia romance about secrets, arranged marriage, and redemption by USA Today Bestselling author Amy McKinley.Max’s endgame is clear—take back what’s rightfully his and punish those who have wronged him.Under the guise of assassin Matteo Trambino, Max infiltrates a vital arm of the Chicago Mafia to protect his Sicilian mentor’s granddaughter, Liliana, from her dangerous father... -
![Mick Sinatra: Love and Shadows by Mallory Monroe]()
Mick Sinatra: Love and Shadows by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGorgeous bad boy Mick Sinatra is in a good place in his life. His beautiful, African-American wife has been offered a starring role at a theater on London’s famed West End. His son, Teddy, has taken over the day-to-day running of his ruthless crime family. His daughter, Gloria, has learned the error of her ways... -
![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 ratingsReno 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... -
![Mick Sinatra 6: Now Will You Weep by Mallory Monroe]()
Mick Sinatra 6: Now Will You Weep by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGorgeous gangster Mick Sinatra has recovered from the vicious attack that nearly took him out, but the organizations that spearheaded his downfall are still up and running. His own organization is fractured and bleeding and his ability to maintain control is questioned. He knows he must trust no man, he must verify everything, and he must fight to the death to reassert his dominance... -
![Mick Sinatra 4: If You Don't Know Me By Now by Mallory Monroe]()
Mick Sinatra 4: If You Don't Know Me By Now by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeartthrob mobster Mick Sinatra is on a roll. It’s six weeks after the birth of his twins. His beautiful African-American wife is enjoying success in her business unlike she’d ever had before, and they both are looking forward to success in the bedroom after six weeks of abstinence. His grown children are all working for him, with Teddy Sinatra as his new enforcer... -
![Sal Gabrini 4: I'll Take You There by Mallory Monroe]()
Sal Gabrini 4: I'll Take You There by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt should have been the best time of his life. Italian tough guy and business mogul Sal Gabrini asks his beautiful African-American girlfriend, criminal defense attorney Gemma Jones, to marry him. And she says yes. But the world around them says no. No to their happiness. No to their union. No to any peace for either one of them... -
![HOT MEN: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Ashlee Price]()
HOT MEN: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Collection of 4 Amazon Best Sellers + 1 Exclusive! This guilty pleasure is for readers who love their bad boys, alpha males and billionaires hot, dark and ready to take the women they want.. -
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![The Man in 3B by Carl Weber]()
The Man in 3B by Carl Weber
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDaryl Graham has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can't stop talking about him. From his extreme attractiveness to his undeniable swag, Daryl is the man every woman wants and every man wants to be.Connie, an unhappy wife, turns to Daryl for help losing weight, hoping to fix her marriage... -
![Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe]()
Mick Sinatra 1: For Once In My Life by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBad boy Mick Sinatra feels the heat from the Feds from without, and disloyal men from within. He has no time for love. But when a woman comes along so unlike the dull socialites and supermodels of his past, he wonders if fate is playing a cruel trick on him... -
![Life Mastered by Blue Saffire]()
Life Mastered by Blue Saffire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYours: Life Mastered Book 3 in the Yours Series Yours Book 3 This is my family! My future the air I need to breathe. Someone really thought it wise to threaten that. Just when things are coming together the way I need them someone has chosen to come after my world. Big mistake! Before this is all over everyone will know ….I AM Nicholas Lincoln... -
![Mafia Love by Khardine Gray]()
Mafia Love by Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sexy, delightfully devilish, seductive Mafia Romance series. Immerse yourself in the conclusion of the alluring world of the ruthless and the dangerous.LucThe hour of reckoning was upon us…Amelia’s life was in danger.Amelia, my goddess. The time to watch the situation had long passed. Now, it was time to change things up... -
![Beautiful Sins by Piper Lawson]()
Beautiful Sins by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I don’t know how to treat a woman like you.”I swore I’d cut Harrison King out of my life, and my bed, forever. The second my contract with the ruthless billionaire who owned me was up… I ran.Not knowing that decision would only twist the web around us tighter.Now, he’s back, and the sins of his past threaten to destroy us both.He still thirsts for power and vengeance... -
![Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose]()
Out of the Blue by Kaylee Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAuthors Note: Family of Blue (book 1) and Forever Blue (book 2) must be read prior to reading Out of the Blue, the final book in the series.For Kellie, life was almost perfect.She’d found the man of her dreams in Lance, and finally consigned their initial problems to the past... -
![No Longer Afraid by Christina C. Jones]()
No Longer Afraid by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPredators.A name – a definition – that was never supposed to be triumph, but a condemnation. A reminder of a certain place in the world – of a responsibility to the other living beings in the ecosystem.As second-in-command of the Predators MC, Tatiana Tate is well-versed in both the expectations and reality of sustaining her way of life... -
![Reagan's Redemption: Book Eight In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman]()
Reagan's Redemption: Book Eight In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoctor Reagan Rosner loves her fast-paced life of practicing medicine in New York City’s busiest trauma center. Kind and confident, she’s taking her profession by storm—until a young girl’s accidental death leaves her shaken to her core... -
![Temp Girl: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond]()
Temp Girl: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive!From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance. Change is good... but not great. In TEMP GIRL, an entitled diva is forced to take a job at a temp agency to get by, and takes a tumble into reality... -
![Destino by Sienna Mynx]()
Destino by Sienna Mynx
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMira Ellison is poised to have it all. In 1989, she is the first prominent African American fashion designer redefining change for both beauty and style among the renowned in Italy. That happens until the evening she meets a tall, mysteriously charming Sicilian businessman who orchestrates a friendship that awakens a wicked sexual heat she has long forgotten... -
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![He's Just a Friend by Mary B. Morrison]()
He's Just a Friend by Mary B. Morrison
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe national bestselling author of Never Again Once More and Soulmates Dissipates delivers her most emotionally and rewarding work to date, a new novel about a woman's quest for the true meaning of love. Having dated twenty-six men in fifty-two weeks, Fancy Taylor wants to settle down. And after a year of living recklessly, she has enough experience to know that if a man is married, he's bad news... -
![Smokey by L. Wilder]()
Smokey by L. Wilder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author L. Wilder comes book five in the Satan's Fury Series, a standalone MC romance.SmokeyYou can't fight fate, especially when it brings you a girl like MJ Thompson. She wasn't just beautiful. No, she was so much more than that. She was smart with a smile full of magic and curves that drove me to distraction... -
![Final Justice by Fern Michaels]()
Final Justice by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Sisterhood - Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle - have risked everything in the name of justice, including their own freedom. Their most recent mission promised to reward them with the ultimate prize - a presidential pardon and a chance to leave their enforced exile. But as they've learned too many times before, life doesn't always turn out as planned... -
![Deadly Deals by Fern Michaels]()
Deadly Deals by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter years of trying to become pregnant without success, Rachel Dawson and her husband Thomas felt their dreams had finally come true the day they brought home their newly adopted twin babies. Though the lawyer Baron Bell who arranged for the surrogate mother charged a hefty six-figure fee, one glance into the eyes of their precious children told them it was all worth it... -
![Home Free by Fern Michaels]()
Home Free by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUnited by a desire to overcome their personal misfortunes, seven very different women formed an indelible bond and vowed to right wrongs wherever they found them. They’ve succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. After years known as the Vigilantes, Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle are enjoying their hard-won freedom and the chance at a normal life... -
![Fall into You by Roni Loren]()
Fall into You by Roni Loren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe’ll do anything for you. But you’d better say please. When tomboy sports reporter Charli Beaumonde loses a dream TV job because she’s not girly enough for primetime, she’s determined to land a big scoop and prove her boss made a mistake...
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