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  • You & I, Rewritten by Chip Pons

    You & I, Rewritten by Chip Pons

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Not to jinx it or anything, but the stars seem to finally be aligning for Will Cowen. After accepting a dream promotion at one of New York City’s most renowned publishing houses and moving in with his oldest friend, he’s ready to dive headfirst into this new chapter and take the literary world by storm – that is, until he crosses paths with Graham Austin...
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    lgbtq  workplace  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Young & Beautiful by Velvetoscar

    Young & Beautiful by Velvetoscar

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Louis, to his horror, attends an elitist university in which the name Zayn Malik means something, Niall Horan doesn't stop talking, there are pianos everywhere, and Harry Styles, only son of a drug-addled, clinically insane ex-rocker, has a perfect smile and empty eyes...
  • Tempted by Danger by Endiya Carter

    Tempted by Danger by Endiya Carter

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rule #1‘No Fraternizing’That was the main rule you had to follow if you wanted to stay employed at Danger Inc.For four years, Dymon Danger never worried about breaking that rule until the day his new assistant, Quinci Everly, walked in his office.Withstanding Dymon’s tactics to make her quit, he realizes that neither Quinci nor his intrusive thoughts were going anywhere anytime soon...
  • 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
  • Mercy by Love Belvin

    Mercy by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ashira, a belle from the suburbs, is the wealthy acting CEO of her father’s booming building firm. That’s when she’s not the dancer on the Gram and TikTok, dating the latest Black Hollywood shooting star.To her, Jas, a construction laborer, is a walking conundrum. He’s fruitlessly ambitious yet steadfast in his spiritual convictions. He’s enigmatic, well-read, regimented, and poor...
  • Under the Influence by Kimberly Brown

    Under the Influence by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alanis Kapri is living the American Dream. As the star quarterback of the Carolina Hurricanes, life is luxury. Unfortunately for Alanis, he’s considered the NFL’s problem child. One too many negative press runs have landed his head on the chopping block. He’s been given an clean up his act or be cut from the team. Reluctantly, Alanis agrees to the terms...
  • 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..
  • One More Kiss by AshleyNicole

    One More Kiss by AshleyNicole

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sarah Samuels and Stewart Mitchel have been sworn enemies all of their lives. One night of pleasure, however, takes them to a place where neither would have ever thought they’d end up: Lovers. Sarah is ready for love, but Stewart isn’t so sure. She’s everything he would want in a mate, but he’s not exactly looking for one...
  • Fall In Love Again by Christina C. Jones

    Fall In Love Again by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Everybody knows you don’t marry the rebound guy. And yet, that’s exactly what Charlie does. But once the husband is out of picture — kinda — she’s ready to leap forward with her life. She returns to the neighborhood she left, the business she missed, and into arm’s reach of Nixon — the reason she needed a rebound guy in the first place...
  • Adjacent: A Building 402 Novella by Alexandra Warren

    Adjacent: A Building 402 Novella by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the last guy she should be checking for. Arrogant. Sexy. A Certified F*ckboy. She’s the only girl he can’t seem to get off of his mind. Ambitious. Attractive. Adjacent. The proximity of them being neighbors certainly doesn’t help either of their causes...
  • Last Chance To Love by B. Love

    Last Chance To Love by B. Love

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Millionaire hair and skincare mogul Morgan Carter has everything in her life except deep connections with those who aren’t of her bloodline. She’s spent the past ten years of her life devoted to making her brand a household name in the African American community. A year before her thirty-fifth birthday, Morgan realizes it’s time for her to focus on gaining friends and starting her family...
  • Night Tide by Anna Burke

    Night Tide by Anna Burke

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tides change, but some feelings can’t be washed away.Lillian Lee doesn’t believe in love at first sight. Hate is a different story—and one she is intimately familiar with. Luckily, she hasn’t seen her arch-nemesis, Ivy Holden, since graduating from veterinary school five years ago. Since then, while her life isn’t going exactly according to plan, she’s happy...
  • Something Special by Tiffany Patterson

    Something Special by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gabriella I can’t stand him. Jamal Holmes. My best friend’s cousin. So what he may be able to help me finally make the move to get my business off the ground. He’s a pompous jerk and judgmental to boot. At least, those are the very excuses I tell myself to avoid his help at all costs. Now, if I could just get my silly body to stop reacting every time he’s near...
  • The Love Conspiracy by J.J. Arias

    The Love Conspiracy by J.J. Arias

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Could you fall in love with your husband’s mistress?Forty-year-old Veronica Marin is a force to be reckoned with - a fierce trial lawyer who's always in control, including in her marriage to Gabe. But when a stranger shows up and exposes Gabe's infidelity, Veronica's reality is rocked. Her solution? To track down all of Gabe's unsuspecting partners before filing for divorce...
  • Guava Flavored Lies by J.J. Arias

    Guava Flavored Lies by J.J. Arias

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    All’s Fair in Love and (Pastry) WarSylvie Campos and Lauren Machado have hated each other since before they were born. For generations, the Campos and Machado families have blamed each other for stealing pastry recipes they claim their great-grandfathers originated before fleeing Castro’s Cuba...
  • Quitting Time: Nights Like This by AshleyNicole

    Quitting Time: Nights Like This by AshleyNicole

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s raining, it’s pouring– Wait, nobody’s snoring. They’re in the bed, or on the couch, or maybe the counter… and will definitely have a good morning. After five years, Aleigha has walked out of her job. But then her ex-boss gets stuck at her house because of the weather, and thunder won’t be the only thing clapping...
  • Transformation: The Metamorphosis Series Book Three by Bailey West

    Transformation: The Metamorphosis Series Book Three by Bailey West

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Former NBA star Zechariah Aldaine's world shatters with a career-ending injury, leaving him to navigate a life outside the basketball court's spotlight. Known for his competitive spirit and charismatic presence, Zec now faces the challenge of finding purpose in a world where he's no longer the star player...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  romance  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • Kings Surrender by Iesha Bree, Selena Tosato

    Kings Surrender by Iesha Bree, Selena Tosato

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a world where love seems like a distant dream, Zarah King has built an empire on her own terms. As the owner of a thriving resort, she’s a force to be reckoned with—strong, independent, and fiercely guarded. Haunted by memories of her father and the disappointments of past relationships, Zarah has convinced herself that men are incapable of true love and commitment...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  romance  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • Love You Forever by Christina C Jones

    Love You Forever by Christina C Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two years after leaving the neighborhood to pursue an opportunity she couldn’t pass up, Sydnee Scott is back. She’s smart, sassy, and maybe a little bit spoiled, but she’s ready to reclaim her place in her family, and in the family business… Or not. That spot is currently filled by Harlan Ramsey, head manager...
  • Close Contact by Christina C. Jones

    Close Contact by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kima Nolan has had enough of the Clarkes.⁠If they weren’t the only thing keeping her business alive, she wouldn’t deal with them at all.⁠Addison isn’t too bad.⁠Andre’s bite isn’t as severe as his bark.⁠But Aiden is so impossibly unruffled, so sure of his convictions… for Kima, its probably best to avoid him at all costs.⁠There’s no telling what might happen if he gets too close...
  • Undercover Madam by J.J. Arias

    Undercover Madam by J.J. Arias

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She was supposed to catch the criminal. . . not fall in love with her.All Charlotte Castro ever wanted was to be an FBI agent. When her best friend, a Miami detective, presents her with an opportunity to go undercover and bust a madam to the rich and powerful, Charlotte’s dreams are finally within reach...
  • Fighting for Control by J.J. Arias

    Fighting for Control by J.J. Arias

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When sparks fly between a tenacious talent agent and a sharp-witted lawyer, a heated rivalry transforms into an irresistible attraction in this sizzling enemies-to-lovers sapphic romance.Lola Barros is a rising talent agent burning with ambition in Miami's glitzy entertainment world. Carmen Vargas is a dedicated lawyer poised to conquer the legal field, anchored by her family's prestigious firm...
  • Impulse Buy by Jae

    Impulse Buy by Jae

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Prickly emergency physician Regina has never liked romantic gestures, but when her girlfriend, ER nurse Ellie, surprises her with a gift right after Valentine’s Day, rejecting it is not an option.Little does she know the impulse buy will have unexpected consequences.“Impulse Buy” is a short story sequel to Jae’s lesbian romance Bachelorette Number Twelve...
  • Hoops & Heartstrings by Eliza Lentzski

    Hoops & Heartstrings by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When a devastating injury threatens Lex Bennet’s dream of playing in the women’s professional basketball league, her world is turned upside down. Despite the setback, Lex is unexpectedly drafted by the new expansion team in Boston...
  • Her Exception by B. Love

    Her Exception by B. Love

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shalom Daniels has everything she wants in life outside of marriage and kids. Her career and personal relationships are flourishing, except when it comes to the relationship that matters most—one with a man dedicated to cherishing and protecting her heart...
  • Nathan by Carly Marie

    Nathan by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s true that you catch more bees with honey than vinegar… but what if I’m looking for a unicorn?Elliot’s life has been planned out for him: college, job, marriage, family. Going through life on autopilot, he’s rarely done anything for himself. When his sham marriage falls apart, he has to rebuild from the ground up and is faced with admitting the thing he’s hidden from everyone: He’s gay...
  • The Life Coach by Sienna Waters

    The Life Coach by Sienna Waters

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    It's time to let a little sunshine into your life...Meet Vivien Curtis, a divorced, depressed, reclusive true crime addict. All she wants is to be left alone, and for the kids to stay off her lawn.Until Alice Knowles appears. A young life coach hired by Viv's best friend Evie to get Viv back on her feet again, Alice wants nothing more than to meet Ms. Right, get married, and start adopting cats...
  • Heaven Sent by Rochelle Alers

    Heaven Sent by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BETWEEN DANGER AND DESIRE With her half-brother serving time in an American prison for a crime he didn't commit, Serena Morris-Vega returned to her childhood home of Costa Rica to help her influential stepfather obtain his freedom...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • A Natural Transition by Nicole Falls

    A Natural Transition by Nicole Falls

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nyema Landry is an expert on beats, and a pro between the sheets, more interested in her flourishing career as a DJ than settling down with anyone for longer than it takes to get through a playlist. Langston Goode may be Mr...
  • Pleasured by a Donovan by A.C. Arthur

    Pleasured by a Donovan by A.C. Arthur

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dangerous Donovan. Benjamin Donovan is one of Las Vegas’s top defense attorneys, his dynamic and debonair personality winning kudos in the courtroom, while breaking hearts in the process. But Ben draws the line at going against his ethics, except when those ethics lead a line of murder directly to his door. And the woman that steals his heart...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Negotiating for Love by Sharon C. Cooper

    Negotiating for Love by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Master carpenter, Martina “MJ” Jenkins, has built plenty of structures in her day, but none as sturdy as the walls she’s built around her heart. After crossing paths with a sexy U.S. Senator, with gorgeous brown eyes and a seductive smile, her resolve to stay unattached crumbles. Martina is determined to steer clear, but the Senator’s kisses are too delicious to resist. Third generation U.S...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Come Play: An Erotica Charity Anthology by Quin, Sara Dobie Bauer

    Come Play: An Erotica Charity Anthology by Quin, Sara Dobie Bauer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Watch and Learn if the Coach’s Little Kitten can be Tamed. Follow the Doctor’s Orders and read all about Brotherly Love. Understand Abstract Love and then take a peek at A Kink Chronicles Short. It’s all about Pretty Boys, The Kiss, and Particular Tastes bundled up in this must-have erotic anthology. Come, play with us...
  • Count On This by Niobia Bryant

    Count On This by Niobia Bryant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a sequel to the ever-popular "CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU," wild and adventurous April Dutton flies off to Las Vegas for a weekend of fun and games, and is swept off her feet by the dashing and handsome Alexander "Lex" Macmillan. Caught up in a whirlwind romance, the two lovebirds get hitched...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • My Kind of Girl by Candace Shaw

    My Kind of Girl by Candace Shaw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dr. Sean Arrington loves his family, patients, and the ladies. With no interest in settling down with one woman, he dates women—who like him—just want to have fun with no commitment and no strings attached—unless they like being tied up. Literally. However, when he lands his eyes on the cute-dimpled, quirky botanist Traci Reed, something tugs at his heart and he figures rules can be broken...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Between Brothers by Brenda Barrett

    Between Brothers by Brenda Barrett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Wiley family was unconventional. Joseph Wiley married Jennifer because he needed money and he kept his girlfriend Hannah because of love. And in the interim three boys were born to his wife and three to his mistress.Six sons later, Joseph was realizing that his family life was too complicated; he needed a simpler solution for his sanity...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  fiction  contemporary  romance  book  adult
  • Proposal for Love by Sharon C. Cooper

    Proposal for Love by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nathaniel Jenkins-Moore never allows romantic entanglements to get in the way of running Jenkins & Sons Construction. That is until the woman who ripped out his heart crashes back into his life. She wants to leave the past in the past, and though Nate knows a thing or two about rebuilding strong foundations, her betrayal still haunts him. He can’t forget. He won’t forgive...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • The Planck Paradox by T.J. Dallas

    The Planck Paradox by T.J. Dallas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cole Maclean is a philosophy teacher who also fosters service dogs through puppyhood. While she trains cute little Paradox to help a paraplegic friend, she can’t help but notice the pretty new professor with whom she finds herself sharing a supply closet.Kenzie Philips teaches physics and likes her world to be grounded in the hard sciences...
  • Choices by Skyy

    Choices by Skyy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Set on the campus of Freedom University, a historically black college in Memphis, Tennessee, the lives and choices of four women are intertwined. Sexy and smart, Lena Jamerson has her whole life planned out for her...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  lgbtq  poc-mc  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc
  • Controlled Chaos by Christina C. Jones

    Controlled Chaos by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Andre Clarke is painfully accustomed to being in control.He’s the problem solver, the “responsible” brother, the one who keeps everything around him in order.Until Drew Dawson steps in to turn him upside down.Andre may be used to doling out commands, but Drew isn’t one to take them.Two very different people, with a shared goal… if only they can play their roles...
  • Hunger by Nicole Falls

    Hunger by Nicole Falls

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tyson Brooks is hungry...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  poc-mc  workplace  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Take It by Shae Sanders

    Take It by Shae Sanders

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "If I offered you some advice, would you take it?"Sloane Williams is shocked to hear those words coming out of her boss's mouth. She's been wanting to move up the ladder at Billingsley-Davis for years but as the only black woman on her team, she's pretty out of the loop when it comes to office goings-on...
  • Make Me Beg by Honesty Price

    Make Me Beg by Honesty Price

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Griffin hates Vonique and the feeling is mutual. It turns out their disdain for one another is the key ingredient in her search for a partner who can bring her to her knees and blow her mind -- in that order. She wants adventure and Griffin is more than happy to oblige...
  • Let Go by Nicole Pyland

    Let Go by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book #1 in the Boston Series.Gretchen Carpenter didn’t come from money. She didn’t have a lot growing up in her small town. As the black sheep of her family, instead of staying home and taking over the family business, she moved to Boston, got into Harvard Law School, and is about to graduate when she gets an internship at a personal injury law firm...
  • Vesting Period by Monica McCallan

    Vesting Period by Monica McCallan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    App designer Carter Montgomery has thrown herself into being a successful co-founder of LadyLuck for the last half decade. Until now, she’s been content to focus on work mixed with a little light fun. It takes a horrible date with an infuriating woman to make her realize that maybe she isn’t so satisfied with things and that it’s time she got serious about investing in her love life...
  • Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden

    Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Who says you can’t go home again? Philadelphia real estate broker Devyn Winters is at the peak of her career, closing multimillion-dollar deals and relishing it. She’s pretty much blocked out her formative years in Dreamer’s Bay, where the most exciting thing to happen was the twice a year bake sale. Unfortunately, a distress call hauls her back home and away from the life she’s constructed...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Gettin' Merry by Beverly Jenkins, Francis Ray

    Gettin' Merry by Beverly Jenkins, Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four of today's hottest romance writers invite you to come home for the holidays, where the spicy smells from the kitchen, the warm embrace of family, and the gifts of Kwanzaa are just the beginning of a magical season filled with true love and sensual delights...Be careful what you wish for...
  • Mr. Satisfaction by Brenda Jackson, Delilah Dawson

    Mr. Satisfaction by Brenda Jackson, Delilah Dawson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Extreme Satisfaction by Brenda Jackson Successful financial adviser Cathleen McAlister has worked hard to achieve what she considers the perfect life. There isn't much else she could possibly want . . . except the man who got away while she was climbing the ladder of success...
  • Seduced on the Red Carpet by Ann Christopher

    Seduced on the Red Carpet by Ann Christopher

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Discovered at sixteen, supermodel Livia Blake has lived a life most women only dream of. But beneath the glitz and glamour is a small-town girl who yearns for babies, a permanent home—and the man to go with it. Then she meets Hunter Chambers at his family-owned Napa Valley winery...
  • Power of the Pen by Xyla Turner

    Power of the Pen by Xyla Turner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being a nationally acclaimed blogger about the literary world, sassy MzJames uses her status to express her opinion that literature has taken a major hit in quality. Her main target is Z. Hays who she feels demeans women in his books with his views, terminology and especially BDSM scenes...
  • A Reunion of Rivals by Reese Ryan

    A Reunion of Rivals by Reese Ryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sparks in the boardroom and the bedroom… She can’t let anything derail her passion project, Not even a second chance with the sexiest man alive… The deal that could bring Quinn Bazemore’s career back from the brink has one catch: she must partner up with her ex-lover Max Abbott. Quinn can’t forget the pleasure-filled summer they shared...
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