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  • The Left of Love (Wayward Love) by Love Belvin

    The Left of Love (Wayward Love) by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She's from a lakeside suburb, padded by two parents, an overindulgent godmother, and all the amenities of affluence they can provide her. But that's not enough. Kennedi wants to experience the full benefits of her femininity at the tender age of twenty-one, a task she takes on at college, and one she’s more than determined to fulfill...
  • Confessions of a Hustla's Housekeeper 2 by Jahquel J.

    Confessions of a Hustla's Housekeeper 2 by Jahquel J.

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Yves worked so hard to build a better life and rid herself of her ex-husband. When she sees him in Vee’s kitchen her entire world feels like it went back to the day her daughter died. With her ex-husband back in her life, she has to deal with all the past traumas that their marriage has caused...
  • A Dash Of Christmas Magic by Shay Davis

    A Dash Of Christmas Magic by Shay Davis

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Back home for the first time in years for an extended holiday stay, Sinaa is dreading being surrounded by judgmental eyes that make up the small town of Clarington, Tennessee. If it weren’t for her parents, she would have never returned to the town that treated her so awful upon learning of her teen pregnancy...
  • The Art Of Hood Love: Savvy by Antoinette Sherell

    The Art Of Hood Love: Savvy by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    urban  black-mc  poc-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Salvage My Soul by Antoinette Sherell

    Salvage My Soul by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • Drunk in Love by Tay Mo'Nae

    Drunk in Love by Tay Mo'Nae

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What would you do if you woke up married to a stranger?Playboy, wild, rapper Kazier is always in the blogs for some kind of scandal. Never been the one to play by the rules, he loves to test his limits. What happens when one weekend in Vegas he pushes past those limits and wakes up next to a beautiful stranger?Ny'asia has had a rough past...
  • Eternally Yours by Brenda Jackson

    Eternally Yours by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Friends… Attorney Syneda Walters and fellow attorney Clayton Madaris are just friends…the last two people likely to end up as lovers. Syneda holds all men at arm's length because of the father whose name she never knew. Clayton has always been a playboy, and no woman has ever come close to keeping his interest for very long...
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    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • End Zone Love by Love Belvin

    End Zone Love by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After losing an improbable opportunity at the Super Bowl, Trent Bailey still has something to prove. He’s come out, not only as America’s favorite redemption story, but also a married man; a marriage not yet known to the public. He’s trusting more, finding his home more comfortable and befitting a Connecticut King. Jade’s a new woman now. Her insecurities are under control at Trent’s side...
  • Determining Possession by Christina C. Jones

    Determining Possession by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Good decisions don’t always leave you unscathed. Sometimes, the best choice might be the one that leaves you vulnerable. The one that forces you to face a not-so-distant past that hurts, or go through with something you never thought would come to fruition. The one that makes taking a risk your only viable option. Wilhelmina “Wil” Cunningham is no stranger to pressure...
  • When You Dance by Monica Walters

    When You Dance by Monica Walters

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The way she moves keeps me in a trance. Her body calls out to mine without making a sound. It speaks my desires in a language I perfectly understand, and it tells me that it’s mine.Jamel Dent doesn’t know which way is up once Obsession graces his sights. The hypnosis she puts him under nearly every weekend is one that’s hard for Jamel to shake. However, he doesn’t want to shake it...
  • Falling for a Knight by Té Russ

    Falling for a Knight by Té Russ

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    While vacationing in Trinidad, world-renowned photographer Roman Knight unexpectedly acquires a new muse, Cynthia Tremaine. Their chemistry is off the charts and they can’t resist giving into a night of passion together.Neither of them expected to see each other again after they parted ways...but fate seemed to have other plans...
  • Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown

    Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Somya Hilton has known nothing but a life of ultimatums. From a young age, it was her and her sister Eliza against the world. When both of them find love and start families of their own, Somya finally feels like she has the life she deserves. Then tragedy strikes, leaving both her sister and brother-in-law dead and Somya to care for her niece Jazlynn who is ten at the time...
  • Forbidden by Asia Monique

    Forbidden by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She yearned for him.Nyla Mullaney couldn’t shake her want for a man she knew could never be hers.He desired her.Asan Chamberlain sought peace and found it in a woman who he should’ve been avoiding at all costs.They formed a bond that had them treading in forbidden waters with no desire to escape. Nyla and Asan were never meant to be, history said so, but fate had other plans...
  • Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown

    Strip Me Bare by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What 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...
  • Love on the Highlight Reel by Christina C. Jones

    Love on the Highlight Reel by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    First impressions don’t have to be everything. But second, third, fourth impressions create a reputation, and those are hard to break. In the public eye, where everybody is tuned in to your every move, and behind the scenes, where certain people are privy to the real you… or at least what they perceive you to be...
  • And Then Life Was Beautiful by Asia Monique

    And Then Life Was Beautiful by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Couri MitchellAugust Hanson was the silent type, the kind who spoke through his actions and not his words.He possessed enough power to make me feel safe and secure.I was ready to open up and share the parts of myself I’d never shared with another, and then I got hit with a truth that changed everything.There was a slight chance he’d still want me, only he had to accept our baby, too...
  • The Billionaire's Belle by B. Love

    The Billionaire's Belle by B. Love

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cheyanne Taylor has seen and experienced the evil that comes from the love of money. She was born to parents who chased wealth and status more than they prioritized nurturing and loving her. Thankfully, her billionaire grandfather adopted her and provided the stable home she needed...
  • Come and Get Me by Monica Walters

    Come and Get Me by Monica Walters

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tiffany Henderson is the baby girl out of her six siblings and the only one who hasn’t found love. While chasing her dreams of owning a successful business and being an innovator in the rodeo industry, she feels she’s still missing out. She wants what her siblings have... a family...
  • Grace by Love Belvin

    Grace by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ashira 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...
  • The Art Of Hood Love: Shabu by Antoinette Sherell

    The Art Of Hood Love: Shabu by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Loyalty. Shabu Blaise is big on that small but powerful word. When he finds out about a violation against the woman he’s claimed as his, the ties that bind are severed, and he’s left in a position to choose between loyalty to the code or his heart—Savvy. All roads lead to Shabu losing the most organic relationship he’s encountered, but he’s determined to keep his new family together by any means...
    Categorized as:
    urban  black-mc  poc-mc  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • The Love Spectrum by Mel Dau

    The Love Spectrum by Mel Dau

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The only thing that ever matters is Love, and Love is Always on the Spectrum.Kalypso Jenkins Jr. (KJ) has always lived a life of obstacles when it came to dealing with his autism, but with a strong support system and utilized resources, he’s overcome every one of them...
  • Forever a Hustler's Wife by Nikki Turner

    Forever a Hustler's Wife by Nikki Turner

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The high priestess of the hood, Nikki Turner, is back with the novel fans have been feenin’ for: the sequel to her #1 bestselling novel, A Hustler’s Wife. Des, Virginia’s slickest gangsta, is about to become a dad when he is charged with the murder of his own attorney...
  • In Pursuit of You by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    In Pursuit of You by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the owner of WTZB broadcast station, Avery Michele was determined to make her grandfather’s legacy thrive, even if her duties included being in front of the camera for Chicago’s hottest events. However, Avery didn’t foresee catching the eye of one determined bachelor...
  • The Garden of Eden: A Romance Standalone by Millie Belizaire

    The Garden of Eden: A Romance Standalone by Millie Belizaire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Eden is an R&B superstar who has lost her passion for music. Andrew is a pastor who doesn't believe in God. Although for different reasons, both of them move through life with an enormous amount of pressure on their backs. On the night of her concert in New Orleans, Eden sneaks out of an afterparty and mistakes Andrew's car for her ride home...
  • Love Letters From Memphis by B. Love

    Love Letters From Memphis by B. Love

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *Please If you experience blank pages or chapters, that is not intentional. That is a formatting issue. You will have to delete the book and re-download it. If that doesn't work, you will need to reach out to Amzn directly.*Can a good girl find love in a thug? For Lei Fifer, that’s the hundred-thousand-dollar question...
  • His Main Attraction by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    His Main Attraction by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As an emerging star with her girl group Genesis Rising, lead singer Tina Braddon’s career elevates at every turn. She has the best of friends and her close family she cherishes more than anything. Beautiful, healthy, and a lover at heart, Tina absorbs all the goodness life has to offer--including her healthy competitiveness to win...
  • The Perfection of a Moment by Kimberly Brown

    The Perfection of a Moment by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “When I first saw you, I felt something I had never felt before. It was a mix of joy, excitement, and wonder. You are my adventure.”She was beauty and a mystery, and he wanted to know all there was to her.He was love in human form, and she wanted to experience all there was to him.The day Ximena Solomon met Hiram Moss, the last thing either of them were expecting was to find true love...
  • A Billionaire's Angel by Toy

    A Billionaire's Angel by Toy

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Have you ever seen someone that sets your body on fire? They wake up every one of your senses.Israel ‘Izz’ Richards didn’t think it was possible until he walked into Stella’s Café and his eyes fell upon the beautiful owner Angel. He may be one of the most eligible billionaire bachelors, and the women may do all they can to snag his heart, but he never lets any of them get close...
  • Afterburn by Nia Forrester

    Afterburn by Nia Forrester

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The sequel, and conclusion to 'Afterwards'.Chris Scaife is not the man Robyn Crandall thought he was.Now that she’s shown him the possibility of a new life, she knows that Chris wants it. And he’s used to getting what he wants. But Robyn is seeing some possibilities of her own, as a highly-valued member of the legal team at Chris’ multimillion dollar corporation...
  • Love In the Red Zone by Love Belvin

    Love In the Red Zone by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can you tell the difference between a distraction and a blessing? It should be simple, but sometimes what we think is a distraction can actually be a turning of the tide required to bring life full circle, to a place of blessing. Meet Trent Bailey, who is fighting for the right to continue his stellar professional football career after enduring striking legal woes in the recent past...
  • Drown In It by T'Lyn

    Drown In It by T'Lyn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    an arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities or amounts.This word best describes what Willow Reid and Rakeem Wilks find themselves caught in both sexually and emotionally.A knock on a wrong door is what pushed them into the tsunami, but their chemistry and passion is what keeps them afloat...
    Categorized as:
    poc-mc  black-mc  urban  romance  steamy  contemporary  fiction  book
  • In This Moment by K. Lashaun

    In This Moment by K. Lashaun

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love, in all its forms, is a foreign concept to Garryn Taylor.After being let down one too many times by nearly every person in her life, she’s sworn off the elusive emotion to focus solely on her career...
  • The Glamorous Life by Nikki Turner

    The Glamorous Life by Nikki Turner

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The lure of Richmond, VA’s streets is too strong for Bambi, a good girl from the right side of the tracks, who fell in love with, Reggie, a young hustler. Her thug love not only corrupted her but blinded her with the bling and cash that come with living the glamorous life of a gangsta’s girl–until Reggie hit her with a low blow, crumbling her heart...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  urban  adult  book  contemporary  drama
  • All He Ever Needed by Tay Mo'Nae

    All He Ever Needed by Tay Mo'Nae

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Finishing her master's degree was the only thing Indigo was worried about, when she decided to throw caution out the window and succumb to one night of passion she never expected the results following that night.Silas was tired of being controlled and his parents trying to dictate his life. Relationships were never on his radar, enjoying the freedom being single gave him...
  • Butterfly 3 by Ashley Antoinette

    Butterfly 3 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “One of the biggest names in urban-fiction.” - Red Carpet Crash on ButterflyThe hardest thing Morgan Atkins has ever done is let go of love. After losing Messiah, she never thought she’d find someone who understood her again. Until she reunited with Ahmeek Harris and their friendship quickly transformed into something deeper, but there was one problem..
  • The Promise by Love Belvin

    The Promise by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ojasvi “Sin” Sinclair.Fast-forwarding three years after it was finally revealed, what’s in a name?Ashira now knows the man she once thought of as a felon laborer is far more than the task she’d bargained for. Yes, he’s a convicted felon who works in home-building...
  • Mister Librarian by B. Love

    Mister Librarian by B. Love

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Honey Williams doesn’t trust men. Between her father and last lover, a part of her struggles with resenting the entire species. She’s spent the past six months hidden in the safety of her parents’ home hoping her kind heart will never be the cause of pain and misfortune again. That seems possible until a cranky client causes chaos… which leads to her meeting Mr. Librarian...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Press Rewind: An Equilibrium Short by Christina C. Jones

    Press Rewind: An Equilibrium Short by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes an argument turns into more than it should - people take it further than it has to go. But that doesn't always mean the end.(Press Rewind is a short story - very short, very sweet. Enjoy...
  • The Prodigy by Shae Sanders

    The Prodigy by Shae Sanders

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "First day back home and already in some mess."Jakari Windermere hasn't been home to Midling in eight years. He's been laying low in Atlanta, and nobody knows why. But it doesn't matter now, because a tragedy draws him back to the town he grew up in...the town his family basically owns. But this won't be a pleasant homecoming, and he finds that out the moment he sets foot back in Midling...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  urban  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • After All is Said and Done by Kimberly Brown

    After All is Said and Done by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a friendship survive turning into a relationship?Memphis Cartwright knows all too well what it’s like being in love with your best friend. Lovey Lavias has been the object of his affection for twenty years and now she’s finally his. With new love and the birth of their son, Memphis tries to settle into the life he’s always dreamed of with the woman he’s always loved...
  • Blossom by Asia Monique

    Blossom by Asia Monique

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blossom Baker has watched her sisters find love one by one. And just when she began to wonder when her Prince Charming would show his face, Roman Fields, entered the picture, helping to bring all of her deepest desires to fruition.*Please note, this is book five of five in an interconnected series. This novel will contain spoilers from previous books...
  • Emotional Descent by K.C. Mills

    Emotional Descent by K.C. Mills

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Balor Allen’s heart was damaged when his mother left.Keiris Dorian’s heart was made whole when Balor arrived.Some believe only those who have been loved, can love. However, soul ties force emotions that most can’t process or understand until their world shifts.When two hearts connect in the depths of an emotional abyss, there’s an understanding in a language that is meant only for lovers...
  • Feel Me in the Dark by Tucora Monique

    Feel Me in the Dark by Tucora Monique

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Worried about it, I’m putting pressure. You’ll only cut me if I let you. No, we ain’t doing this just for pleasure. Either learn me or I’m a lesson." — H.E.RWork.Health.Finessing.That’s the hierarchy of Finley Thomas’ life. The loc-haired, stenographer was raised by a proud gold digger and against her delight, she inherited mischievous qualities from her mother...
    Categorized as:
    urban  black-mc  poc-mc  romance  contemporary  alpha-mc  fiction  book
  • Love In The Studio by Tay Mo'Nae

    Love In The Studio by Tay Mo'Nae

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kayleigh has the odds stacked up against her. Pregnant by a man who she learned wasn't who she thought he was and starting a new career, she's forced to step up and show everyone around her she's more than the hothead, feisty, girl they believe her to be.Legend scorned from a past relationship, gives up his lover boy ways, refusing to commit again...
  • Desperate Hoodwives by Meesha Mink, De'nesha Diamond

    Desperate Hoodwives by Meesha Mink, De'nesha Diamond

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    DREAMS OFTEN DIE IN THE PROJECTS In the first book of a drama-drenched new series, four unforgettable women will do anything to escape the hood. From their front stoops at Bentley Manor, longtime residents Miz Osceola and Miz Cleo have seen just about everything and know all too well that there's no happily-ever-after in the projects...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  urban  adult  book  contemporary  drama
  • Black & Ugly as Ever by T. Styles

    Black & Ugly as Ever by T. Styles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The gang you fell in love with returns from the street classic Black & Ugly ! Parade Knight finally gets what she wants, a man of her own, despite hating her own dark skin. But as the nights grow longer and her sexual encounters become more frequent with her fiancé Smokes, she wonders why she still can't seem to get her old flame Jay Hernandez off her mind...
  • And This I Swear by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    And This I Swear by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the matriarch in one of Chicago’s elite families, Bridgette Valentine has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Coordinating soiree’s for every season, along with pulling her weight as the co-owner of Valentine Media Group, Bridgette is left little time to indulge in the one person who rocks her world, Leslie Valentine...
  • The Way You Love Me by Francis Ray

    The Way You Love Me by Francis Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nothing gets to Shane Elliott. A former Army Ranger, now head of security for a wealthy real estate tycoon, Shane can handle whatever life throws at him—until he meets the beautiful, kindhearted Paige Albright. She’s about to inherit a fortune, and Paige’s mother has asked Shane to investigate her boyfriend...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  female-mc  poc-mc  urban  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • In His Corner by Alexandra Warren

    In His Corner by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Train. Fight. Repeat.  That's been Princeton "The Prince" Lattimore's life for as long as he can remember. But when an interruption to his heavyweight champion world comes in the form of an alluring journalist who sees well beyond his undefeated stature, he quickly learns there’s a lot more to life outside of the boxing ring. Write. Submit. Repeat...
  • Milo by Grey Huffington

    Milo by Grey Huffington

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ma spin and spin and spin and spin again.Gutted, I was, the day you left my side, but I understood that it was no one’s fault but mine. I pushed you away, wearing my pain on my sleeve while pursuing a passion that stemmed from that very pain. In the end, you decided to choose yourself and I could never fault you for that. But, it hurt and still does til this day.Anticipation...
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