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The Cartel by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe port of Miami brings in millions of dollars worth of cocaine every year, and The Cartel controls eighty percent of it. The Diamond family is a force to be reckoned with, but all hell breaks loose when they lose their leader. The most ruthless gangster Miami has ever seen, Carter Diamond leaves behind a wife, twin sons, a daughter, and a secret. The secret is his illegitimate son, Carter Jones... -
The Last Chapter by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCarter and Miamor have a complicated history. At one time they were lovers, but now that Carter knows the truth, he wants her dead. She contributed to the deaths of the entire Diamond family and he's the only one left standing... -
The Midnight Hour by Brenda Jackson
Sexy, dangerous, unforgettable. . .the Madaris family and their unlikely band of friends captured readers’ hearts and souls. Now, in The Midnight Hour, bestselling author Brenda Jackson brings us another breathtaking novel featuring the Madaris family and friends. One, CIA agent Sir Drake Warren gave his heart to a woman—a fellow Marine whose death in an explosion left him aching for justice...Categorized as:
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Ethic 4 by Ashley Antoinette
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAfter facing his biggest sin, Ethic finds forgiveness within the love of his life. Alani is the woman he’s been searching for his entire existence but loving her comes with a price…his soul…she wants his soul…When Alani tells Ethic she can’t be with a man who doesn’t believe in God, Ethic must face his only fear, trusting something he can’t see... -
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Down With the King of the South by Diamond D. Johnson
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet Jashae Johnson. She’s well known throughout Miami, but most know her as Giovonni “Trip's” girlfriend and baby mama. They have a ghetto love story. The two of them had been together for almost twenty years... -
Tale of the Murda Mamas by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFilled with kidnapping, murder, deception, and seduction, here is the highly-anticipated sequel to "The Cartel" from the dynamic author duo of street lit... -
A Lover's Vow by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe's all he's ever wanted. He's everything she'll ever need. Business mogul Dalton Granger is as passionate as he is gorgeous, but private investigator Jules Bradshaw won't give him the time of day. She knows all about the youngest Granger brother—a charming bad boy whose only interest is playing the field...Categorized as:
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Unfinished Business by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“Hot and sexy.”—Romance Reader at HeartTM A PROMISE MADE Investigative reporter Christy Madaris doesn’t want to complicate her life with romance. She made that mistake once when she believed Alex Maxwell’s promise to marry her. True, Alex made that promise when Christy was just a teenager... -
Blu (Thug, Baller, Hitta, Goon ) by M. Monique
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"...He’ll face anything that’s hurtin’ you, anything that’s causin’ you anguish and torment. He confronts allat sh** ‘cause his queen’s mind is valuable. Can’t just anybody or anything keep space there. So, he handles whatever and whoever he needs to, in order to ease her mind, and bring her peace. Let me do that for you... -
Love's Ineligible Receiver by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe league didn’t believe in me. I was the last pick of the first round.The Kings didn’t believe in me. They low-balled my contract and mandated therapy to begin immediately.My coach didn’t believe in me. But I get it; she’s a female.The General don’t halfway believe. He keeps threatening violence if I blow this opportunity... -
Sinful Enforcer by Asia Monique
Gaia WilsonI wanted nothing to do with him.His eyes were lifeless.His demeanor cold.His actions too harsh.Ricardo Carter wasn’t the kind of man you fell in love with, he was the kind you ran from.Ricardo “Rocco” CarterI wanted everything to do with her.Her eyes were full of life.Her demeanor soft.Her actions thoughtful... -
A Little Dare by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Shelly Brockman walked into his office, Sheriff Dare Westmoreland could almost taste the sweet, steamy passion they'd once shared. Then Shelly informed him he was the father of her son, the unruly preteen he'd arrested that day, and his fantasies turned to fury! Shelly had returned to her hometown in Georgia to save her son from the mean streets of Los Angeles... -
Last Stop from Innocence by Takerra Allen
Rated: 4.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA nostalgic tale of first love, first loss, and the budding womanhood of a Black girl in the '90s. Tragedy flips Amore Brown’s world on its axis right before she heads off to college. Having to sit tight for the summer, she chooses Jersey City, New Jersey - the home of her estranged father - to pass the time... -
He Who Is a Lover by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe Who Is a LoverFalling in love wasn’t the goal. In fact, I didn’t think it was possible. That was until Bilan Asad-Yasin turned out to be more than I anticipated when I finally decided to explore her that early spring evening. Those curvy thighs, chiseled cheekbones, auburn freckles, powerful resilience, and endless intellect.She was a bad decision, this I knew... -
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Lawe by Grey Huffington
Cold. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of her. Why you running from me? The first question comes to mind each time she turns her back on me. Rigid and cool to the touch, her heart had ice around it . She’d put it in the deepest, darkest hole and dared anyone to try and fetch it . A man that appreciates a challenge took this one on head first...Categorized as:
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Beyond Measures by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAriyanna "Ari" Ramirez has had enough of no love. After a two-year relationship filled with more heartbreak than happiness, she is starting over. When she meets handsome, suave, single father, Simeon "Sime" Cartwright, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever. Their romance is one for the ages, but nothing worth having comes easy and Ari is paying the ultimate price... -
Sinful Redemption by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLuca Moretti My family was my driving force.Everything I did was to uphold the Moretti name, to prove to my father that he could step down in peace.But I was hiding my true nature behind an easy smile and forced control.Then, I met her and she wanted me whole, not part of me, but all of me.Galina Whitlock hadn’t been what I was searching for, but she was the redemption I never knew I needed... -
Exposed by Naomi Chase
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Hard-hitting, nail-biting, sizzling drama." -- RT Book Reviews Her past is back to haunt her—and it's hotter than ever. . . On the brink of a major promotion, Tamia Luke is within reach of the glitzy life she's always dreamed of—until her client, Dominic Archer, blackmails her into becoming his mistress, threatening to reveal her scandalous past. Tamia has no choice but to submit to his demands... -
Magnum: A Dark Knights MC/Dirty Angels MC Crossover by Jeanne St. James
Out of the dark comes a knight she least expects. He’s the Sergeant at Arms for the Dark Knights MC. He enforces the rules and gets his hands dirty. She’s the daughter of a biker. Property of another MC. She’s young. He’s not. He’s lived a life. She’s just finding her way. She’s a bad idea. A very bad idea. One which can quickly turn allies into rivals... -
La Sposa by Sienna Mynx
You 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... -
Loving You Without Limits by Diamond D. Johnson
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRodney Wiggins. That name rang bells through just about every part of South Florida. Rodney is a senior in high school, and just about every university wants him to pick their school for college due to his phenomenal skills on the football field. The thing about Rodney is that football is his first true love... -
He Who Is a Protector by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“You’ve discovered my weakness, Nalib?” “I have the power, Sadik.” “That you do. Be careful how you execute it. I’m an Ellis; abuse of power won’t be tolerated.” “Only if your authority acts in favor of my heart.” She now has the power, but he remains in control. The Ellis family is in turmoil, facing their most challenging opponent yet... -
Joy by Victoria Christopher Murray
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVictoria Christopher Murray's bestselling novel shares the story of a successful black Christian woman who must decide how far she is willing to go to have a future with the man she loves.Anya Mitchell feels greatly blessed. The owner of a successful Los Angeles financial services company, she is also prosperous in love, thanks to handsome writer Braxton Vance... -
Little Black Girl Lost by Keith Lee Johnson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJohnnie Wise was just fifteen years old when her mother sold her virginity to an unscrupulous white insurance man named Earl Shamus. Stunningly beautiful, with long naturally wavy black hair, she possessed the voluptuous body of a thirty-year-old woman. Her skin was the color of brown sugar. Johnnie had heard about Earl Shamus and his escapades among the poor black women in New Orleans... -
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Sexy/Dangerous by Beverly Jenkins
Wearing her shades, a black Stetson, and snakeskin cowboy boots, security agent Maxine "Max" Blake is the baddest thing walking. Ex-marine, ex-cop, and a whole lotta 'tude, Max doesn't have time for anything but her job. Her latest assignment: to protect Dr. Adam Gary. Her problem: he doesn't want her there. Adam wants to focus on his work, not to be distracted by this tall, sexy woman...Categorized as:
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Winter's Eve Then, Now, & Always: A Three Kings Novel by A.E. Valdez
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter walking away from everything he loved a decade ago, Winter King no longer recognizes the man he’s become, the man who tried burying the pain of his past underneath a billion dollar smile, women, and work... -
His Main Attraction: Elite Alliance by Stephanie Nicole Norris
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... -
Makai by Grey Huffington
Go tell that nigga you fucking the boss now. A menace, I was, the duration of my life. Unsure of what was next, who was next, or where I was headed next. The only for-sure shit in my world was my paper and my people. The ice around my heart was still intact, never being penetrated or as much as tapped.Amazed, I was, the day I encountered you... -
Missing Hearts by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTWO BRILLIANT AGENTS TRACK ONE CUNNING PSYCHO. FBI Agent Alexander King has a special gift for catching vicious predators. He gets inside the twisted minds of psychopaths and hunts them down. However, this case in a small Georgia town is challenging his skills. A serial killer named The Angel Maker has kidnapped and killed six little black girls... -
Deadly Sexy by Beverly Jenkins
Though her Lexus may be broken down on the California freeway, Jessi Teresa Blake is no damsel in distress. Rich, smart, and beautiful, JT, or "Lady Blake," as she is called, is one of the toughest sports agents around. She's negotiated megabucks contracts for every superstar in the business, and only the most confident of men can match wits with her... -
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWith effortless grace, celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra's impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in southeastern Nigeria during the late 1960s... -
Anonymous Acts (Five Star Enterprises) by Christina C. Jones
What’s done in the dark… Murderer is a title she never expected to wear. Friend? Sure. Boss? Hell yes. But murderer? Never. If only she hadn’t threatened exactly that, just before someone winds up dead, and her fingerprints are all over the murder weapon. Always comes to light… All he wanted was to live a quiet life, without all the danger and darkness of his past... -
Black & Ugly by T. Styles
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsParade Knight hates her complexion. As a result, she considers herself to be unattractive and condones the misuse of her body. Sky Taylor is beautiful, fly and wanted, and loves reminding Parade of her imperfections especially after suspecting that she may be sleeping with her man, Jay Hernandez. Miss Wayne is hilarious and a self-proclaimed girlfriend who enjoys the attention his friends bring... -
Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter a bestselling doubleheader in 2007 with Sleeping with Strangers and Waking with Enemies (both reaching #9 on the New York Times bestseller list), Eric Jerome Dickey is back with the final installment in his thrilling trilogy— Dying for Revenge... -
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God Still Don't Like Ugly by Mary Monroe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe's heart-stopping tale about a woman who's suffered too much to give up on herself, even if everyone else has. . . Growing up, Annette Goode thought all men were as low-down as the father who abandoned her, including the boarder who abused her for years and the men she slept with to earn the money she needed to run away from her life... -
Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA sequel to Sleeping with Strangers finds powerful hit man Gideon struggling to outmaneuver a fellow assassin when his past misdeeds catch up with him, an effort that forces him to realize that he can no longer trust anyone. 250,000 first printing... -
Bad Boys Love Good Girls: The Return of the Outlaw by Porscha Sterling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan the right woman really make a bad boy change?Janelle and Outlaw's love story was birthed through struggles that neither one of them ever saw coming but just when they thought they’d reached their happily ever after, their picture-perfect love story comes crumbling down. Janelle's dreams are all set to come true when she gets the chance to become the District Attorney of New York City... -
Not Finished Loving You by Kimberly Brown
Alexis Monroe and Jaceon Palmer were college sweethearts. They’d planned their lives and were set to get married until Jaceon reveals a change in the plans they had for the future. Hit with the devastating blow that he no longer wants children, Alexis breaks things off.Years later, she is married with a beautiful daughter and pregnant with her son... -
Flint Book 1:: Choosing Sides by Treasure Hernandez
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Flint, Michigan, one of the roughest little cities in America, a place where the good die young, loyalty is a rarity, and everybody has a hustle. Malek Johnson's hustle is the basketball court and he's the best Flint's projects has ever produced... -
Riding The Storm by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWomen called him the perfect storm because he could sweet-talk any woman into his bed, and regularly did so. Firefighter Storm Westmoreland used lovemaking the way other men used a long, hot shower-to blow off steam. Until a torrid weekend with a too-hot-to-handle virgin left a certain legendary player craving something other than mere physical gratification... -
Locked in Temptation by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHis job is to protect her…no matter the cost Police detective Joy Ingram's connection to elite security expert Stonewall Courson is instant. Undeniable. Electric. But her commitment to protect and serve has always come first. Everything else is secondary—especially when she uncovers an underground surrogate baby-making ring... -
God Don't Play by Mary Monroe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith a lovely home and family, Annette Goode finally has it all. Heaven knows she paid her dues--from an abusive childhood to a rocky start as an adult. Annette's friend Rhoda knows too, for Rhoda has been both her savior and her greatest fear. Their relationship has survived some serious shake-ups. But now that things are good, someone apparently thinks they're a little too good. . -
Back To Me by Kami Holt
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNayeli & Rule were High school sweethearts, who thought they would be together forever, but outside forces were working to tear them apart.Tens years have passed as Rule makes his return to his hometown. He has made it in the big leagues of R&B now but something is missing in his life.Unexpected discoveries are made and secrets are exposed that turn Rule’s life upside down... -
The Best Man: Four Sensuous Novellas by Brenda Jackson, Felicia Mason
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe'll leave you begging for more..Categorized as:
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Carter's #Undoing by Sherelle Green
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Carter Madden, his time in the military isn’t the only thing that haunts him.For Serenity Taylor, unanswered questions can drive a sane mind mad with speculation.But a Madden man may not be for every woman. Especially when broken promises cut deep and unknown secrets whisper loudly in the dark... -
Chasing Down a Dream by Beverly Jenkins
NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins continues her beloved Blessings series with a heartwarming novel about what really makes a family.There’s never a dull day in Henry Adams, Kansas.Tamar July has never had a great relationship with certain members of her family. In fact, she’d characterize it as a “hate/hate relationship...Categorized as:
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Grand Opening 2: A Family Business Novel by Carl Weber, La Jill Hunt
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the minds of New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber and Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt comes the newest entry into the game-changing Family Business saga. The year is 1978, the Duncan brothers and their tough-as-nails women have vanquished their rivals and taken their place as the leaders of Waycross, Georgia’s criminal enterprises... -
When The Side N*gga Catch Feelings 2: THE FINALE by Jessica N. Watkins
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAt the end of When The Side N*gga Catch Feelings part 1, all hell breaks loose. The two side dude's that Heaven and Treasure have fallen for pretended as if they could play second to another man. Now, their feelings are in the way, secrets have been revealed, and Vegas and Ross are determined to make sure that the outcome is deadly... -
Resurrecting Midnight by Eric Jerome Dickey
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsInternational assassin Gideon spilled blood for the first time when he was seven years old, with a single shot to the head of a man who was attempting to kill the woman Gideon had known as his mother. The victim was none other than his own father, a man of unspeakable evil... -
Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Strong and folksy storytelling...think Zora Neale Hurston...Sugar speaks of what is real." --The Dallas Morning NewsFrom an exciting new voice in African-American contemporary fiction comes a novel Ebony praised for its "unforgettable images, unique characters, and moving story that keeps the pages turning until the end." The Chicago Defender calls Sugar "a literary explosion..
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