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  • Keep You To Myself by BriAnn Danae

    Keep You To Myself by BriAnn Danae

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Chaotic peace was the only way Synovi Black could explain his life to those who had questions. He never understood why they asked because an answer was never given; it was none of their business. For her , he’d break it down, however. Weave through the complexities of his upbringing, urging her to get comfortable and reside in chaos by his side. His world became hers , and she became his...
  • Ethic 4 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 4 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After 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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  • Ethic 5 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 5 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Life has never been easy for Ethic. Since he was a young boy he has battled loss after loss while struggling to navigate through a treacherous world. When he met Alani Lenika Hill he knew that he had met the woman who would love him back to life...
  • Ethic 6 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 6 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The final book to the legendary Ethic series by Ashley Antoinette concludes the heart wrenching story of Ezra Okafor. Will he find forever with his one true love? Will Alani ever truly forgive Ethic, or are they destined to say goodbye? Will Morgan and Messiah repair their love before it's too late? Step into Ethic Land once more as Antoinette pens the greatest love story of this generation...
  • Butterfly 4 by Ashley Antoinette

    Butterfly 4 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Morgan Atkins has depended on men her entire life. First her father, then Ethic Okafor, then came Messiah Williams, and finally Ahmeek Harris. She loves them all for different reasons, but the one thing they all have in common is their unconditional love for her. Morgan is the queen of their worlds, if only she knew her own worth. Trapped by the threat of a deadly secret, Morgan has lost it all...
  • Bound by A Gangsta's Love 2 by Miss J.

    Bound by A Gangsta's Love 2 by Miss J.

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Just when Makani gets the strength to leave Reed and everything tied to him behind, her whole world comes crashing down around her. It’s over her dead body that he will allow her to leave, and he’s determined to send her to the grave before he allows her to love another. Surviving a near fatal accident, Makani refuses to let the chaos win...
  • Ledge by Grey Huffington

    Ledge by Grey Huffington

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Beautiful disaster. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of her.Who hurt you?The first question comes to mind when I open my mouth to greet her.Although it wasn’t the easiest to reach, I knew her heart was pure. Gentle to the touch yet stubborn as a bull, she made it hard to resist her. Unintentionally, she sank her hooks in me. She was the calm before my storm...
  • La Bella Mafia by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    La Bella Mafia by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When a Boeing 747 drops out of the sky with the men of the Cartel aboard, the women of the family have to step into their own. With the federal government on their heels and the family on the brink of destruction, a female dynasty is born.After the government's case is thwarted, the ladies plan to take the family legit...
  • Bound by A Gangsta's Love by Miss J.

    Bound by A Gangsta's Love by Miss J.

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Eighteen-year-old Makani Hughes is young, intelligent, beautiful, and living a very carefree life. So much so that she lets her carefree life get in the way of her studies, causing her to be expelled from school. Enter Reed Cook: a man sixteen years her senior. He promised to take care of her, but six years and two kids—who don’t belong to Makani—later, all those promises are gone out the window...
  • Ethic 3 by Ashley Antoinette

    Ethic 3 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Healing requires separation. When Ethic discovers malice in a woman he thought was perfect, he walks away from their love. Keeping his family safe is his main priority and falling for Alani Lenika Hill is dangerous. The history of their love haunts him however, and getting over her isn't easy. Alani has beguiled his two youngest children and they crave her presence as much as Ethic...
  • Ti Amo by Sienna Mynx

    Ti Amo by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    Let there be war... Don Giovanni Battaglia will have his revenge. A bloody Mafia war has ravaged the southern region of Italy. Every man, woman, and child born under the name Calderone must be made to atone. That is the law. After two years of blood and bullets, the men sworn to follow without question find themselves wanting peace...
  • La Sposa by Sienna Mynx

    La Sposa by Sienna Mynx

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    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...
  • We Could Never Be by Charae Lewis

    We Could Never Be by Charae Lewis

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two wounded souls connecting as one were bound to cause a natural disaster. He knew it and so did she. Yet the dangerous path they were traveling on was too tempting to stop and walk away. Like a magnet, they drew closer to each other until an explosion set ablaze, causing a wildfire of problems to arise...
  • Quiet Chaos : The Chaos Series- Book #2 by Keta Kendric

    Quiet Chaos : The Chaos Series- Book #2 by Keta Kendric

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Mecca: Family. Being a member of the Evans family was a blessing and a curse. By the time I was sixteen, I had committed four murders and had been beaten to within an inch of my life. Yet, I had turned out to be the fighter, the one that had been strong enough to survive in a world of chaos...
  • Liam by Grey Huffington

    Liam by Grey Huffington

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Follow along as Liam and Laura explore their past. Secrets are uncovered and hearts are broken in the process. In this novelette, hear Liam's side of the story and how his actions led to The Domino Effect.This is NOT a full book. Don't expect one. It is a brief synopsis that leads to The Domino Effect...
  • We Could Never Be 2 by Charae Lewis

    We Could Never Be 2 by Charae Lewis

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The hardest decisions are made when a person follows what needs to be done instead of falling for temptation. Kadon assumed detaching from Cyra was the appropriate choice, but the void in his life is speaking a volume that’s almost deafening. Telling himself that it was for the best isn’t enough. The emptiness consuming him feels as if he‘s drowning in a body of water...
  • I Want You Here by Monica Walters

    I Want You Here by Monica Walters

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    While everyone in the family is finding love and starting families, Chad Berotte feels like his life is at a standstill. His job is stressful as ever because of an issue that reaches back over ten years, and his past situations regarding love have affected him negatively, losing his mother being the main one...
  • Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown

    Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.71 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...
  • Forever Tru by K.C. Mills

    Forever Tru by K.C. Mills

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “You can’t love someone who doesn’t know how to love. You can’t heal someone who doesn’t understand they're broken, You can’t give more of yourself if their needs are never spoken.” -Billion Dollar CashCassius Avery’s life is anything but simple. From his childhood to past relationships, nothing about his life is conventional...
  • Beautiful Chaos by Keta Kendric

    Beautiful Chaos by Keta Kendric

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Desiree:Family. Being a member of the Evans family had never been easy. By the time I was sixteen, I’d been snatched twice, shot at, and knifed in the back. Yet, I’d turned out to be the tame one, the one that had been smart enough to stay away from my family business…until my father dragged me back in...
  • She Got It Bad for a Heartless Gangsta 3 by Shvonne Latrice

    She Got It Bad for a Heartless Gangsta 3 by Shvonne Latrice

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    At the end of part two, some beyond devastating news was revealed to Draylah, and less than 24 hours of Ricky being tossed in jail. In part three, the couple attempts to find their happy place and navigate through their ever so complicated lives, despite the many roadblocks thrown their way...
  • Grand Opening by Carl Weber, Eric Pete

    Grand Opening by Carl Weber, Eric Pete

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Before there was the family, there was just the business. From the minds of New York Times bestselling authors Carl Weber and Eric Pete comes the game-changing prequel to their blockbuster Family Business saga. Travel back to a small Southern town where, before there was Duncan Motors, there were the Duncan brothers: Louis, aka Sweet Lou, a lover of ladies and life . .
  • An Affair in Munthill by Takerra Allen

    An Affair in Munthill by Takerra Allen

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gloria met Rich, and the most organic romance began to write itself.On the heels of the animated V2, Takerra travels to a more serene place to bring you a story of two people finding one another in the most enthralling of ways – when they don’t want to. The key ingredients of intrigue are here – he’s self-aware, dominant, with a dangerous yet captivating edge...
  • Love Me or Leave Me Alone by K.C. Mills

    Love Me or Leave Me Alone by K.C. Mills

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mission Alexander is the epitome of a boss. Rude, uncaring, and sexy all at the same time, Mission is who he is unapologetically. Nothing comes before his money or his business. Now that he has conquered the illegal world, his cousin urges him to cross over into the legit side. Not liking change, Mission resists this new venture until he realizes the connection it has with someone he wants...
  • Murderville by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Murderville by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Two children from Sierra Leone, Liberty and A’shai, are brought together by chance only to be forced apart by the most inevitable and tragic fate. Ashley and JaQuavis bring us this classic love story set against modern life’s most horrifying realities...
  • On Chill With A Billionaire 2 by Black Lavish

    On Chill With A Billionaire 2 by Black Lavish

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After an eventful weekend, Tish thought she would be going back to her normal life until her and Noelle are abducted. When Chill finds out he does everything in his power to get them back safely. Only getting them back was just the beginning of Chill’s problems. With revenge on his mind, and snakes in his grass, he won’t rest until he demolishes any and everything that threatens his family...
  • He Who Is a Friend by Love Belvin

    He Who Is a Friend by Love Belvin

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Sadik Ellis blew into my rather insipid world at breakneck speed and with gripping force. He held all the features: striking feline eyes, golden russet skin, incredible sex appeal, wealth exuding like the enticing scent of cologne, and mind-blowing determination. He was also trouble from the other side of the tracks, something I’d sensed...
  • Put That On Everything by K.C. Mills

    Put That On Everything by K.C. Mills

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Trevor HoltonHe’s every woman’s dream. Thanks to his humble beginnings, he’s edgy, outspoken and determined to win. Holt is also the highest paid wide receiver in the league and well worth the money he’s paid. Not only is he worth millions but he’s also physical perfection. That alone has every women willing to do any and everything he asks. Well…every woman except one, Sutton Kelly...
  • Because It's Forever by T'Lyn

    Because It's Forever by T'Lyn

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Prynceton Masters has an envious life. Money, power and an endless supply of women is his exception .Stacking money and charming ladies are the only consistency Prynce welcomes in his life, until a woman unlike any other catches his eye...
  • For Keeps by Tiffany Patterson

    For Keeps by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Destiny I was doing fine. Just fine. I’d long since left my cheating, two-timing, slime ball of a husband, and was doing well making my way in the world. I had a career that I loved as a financial advisor, great friends, and family. I didn’t need for anything. Especially not love. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t completely soured on the whole falling in love thing...
  • Mafia Princess by Deja King, Michelle Monay

    Mafia Princess by Deja King, Michelle Monay

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The story of a Goon and his Daughter Semaj Richardson was raised by the streets, and her ambition was to own them. Changing foreign whips as she hustles one major drug dealer after another is just a day in the life with her treacherous father as her #1 partner in crime. The devious duo s schemes lead to murder plots and countless setups...
  • Stranger In My Arms by Rochelle Alers

    Stranger In My Arms by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Orphaned at birth and shuttled between foster homes, CIA agent Merrick Grayslake has made a practice of not letting anyone get close to him. But he finds that his emotions are at risk when he is introduced to Alexandra Cole. It has been all work and not enough play for Alex. And what little social life she's had has been on hold for a year while she completes her graduate degree...
  • Recipe for Temptation by Maureen Smith

    Recipe for Temptation by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When secret fantasies become sizzling reality... Reese St. James desperately needs a break from her demanding career, and a two-month sabbatical in Atlanta seems like the perfect escape. Days after her arrival, she’s stunned to find herself face to face with Michael Wolf. Tall, dark and mouthwatering, the sexy celebrity chef has played a starring role in all her secret fantasies...
  • Thorn's Challenge by Brenda Jackson

    Thorn's Challenge by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Thorn Westmoreland was not enough to convince Tara Matthews to risk her heart in love again...or was it? The beautiful pediatrician and the hard-riding motorcycle tycoon mixed like oil and water. Why, then, couldn't Tara burn the sexy racer from her head or the memory of his passionate caresses from her body? Thorn had wanted Tara since the day they'd met...
  • The Chase Is On by Brenda Jackson

    The Chase Is On by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    WHAT CHASE WESTMORELAND WANTED... Something sure looked tempting, and Chase knew it wasn't on his restaurant's menu. His new neighbor Jessica Claiborne was as deliciously enticing as the confections she created--so enticing, Chase was finding it difficult to concentrate on anything but the curve of her lips...
  • Wild, Beautiful, and Free by Sophfronia Scott

    Wild, Beautiful, and Free by Sophfronia Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From award-winning author Sophfronia Scott comes the story of one young woman’s bold journey to reclaim her birthright and carve out her own place in a world that tells her she doesn’t belong. Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana plantation owner, Jeannette Bébinn is raised alongside her white half sister―until her father suddenly dies...
  • Dirty Macking by Kenya Wright

    Dirty Macking by Kenya Wright

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Kenya Wright comes another installment in her popular interracial mafia romance series, the Lion and the Mouse.This book must be read after Dirty Cravings (Lion and Mouse book 6).Although featuring sexually explicit scenes, this is not a romance...
  • Grand Opening 2: A Family Business Novel by Carl Weber, La Jill Hunt

    Grand Opening 2: A Family Business Novel by Carl Weber, La Jill Hunt

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From 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...
  • Stone Cold Surrender by Brenda Jackson

    Stone Cold Surrender by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Two classic Westmoreland novels from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda JacksonStone Cold SurrenderBestselling thriller writer Stone Westmoreland can think of plenty of ways to describe the stranger he meets on a flight to Montana. Tantalizing. Whip-smart. And completely unaware of how good it feels to give in to your wilder impulses...
  • Shots Not Taken by Nicole Falls

    Shots Not Taken by Nicole Falls

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “If there isn’t a risk, is it worth wanting at all?” Starting Forward for the Tennessee Trojans Nikolas Verette hasn’t always lived the golden life. After personal setbacks placed barriers in his path to professional basketball superstardom, he took to approaching life with the motto “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”...
  • Brothers Black 7: Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire, Covers by Combs

    Brothers Black 7: Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire, Covers by Combs

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    RoniI don't know my past, I've lost control of my future, but I have a bullet for my present. Nough said.JohnathanThat’s Roni, and that’s about as much as you will get from her. When you get to know her, you understand why. From the moment our eyes connected, I knew I’d be the one to fix what was broken. It didn’t matter that we were never supposed to see each other again...
  • Secret Love by Brenda Jackson

    Secret Love by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Celebrity actress Diamond Swain needs a peaceful place to hide out from the news-hungry paparazzi—a place like Whispering Pines. And yet from the moment she arrives at the remote Texas ranch, Diamond finds herself at odds with its rugged owner, Jake Madaris—a man who challenges her to care about more than making it to the top. Jake doesn't have time to babysit some Hollywood star...
  • We Could Never Be 3: The Finale by Charae Lewis

    We Could Never Be 3: The Finale by Charae Lewis

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It was never supposed to get this complicated. In her quest to find herself as a woman, Cyra unknowingly created a war between two men who share the same bloodline. Her intentions were never to cause confusion but her choices has provoked her one true love to turn against her and she doesn’t know how to fix their rift.The betrayal Kadon feels from Cyra is almost gut-wrenching...
  • Feel Me in the Dark by Tucora Monique

    Feel Me in the Dark by Tucora Monique

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
  • Taming Clint Westmoreland by Brenda Jackson

    Taming Clint Westmoreland by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In name only? The moment ex-Texas Ranger Clint Westmoreland learned he was still married, he set the limits for his wife's stay at his luxurious horse ranch. But when she arrived, Clint's boundaries began to blur. He and Alyssa Barkley had thirty days to untangle the legal knot that had bound them together during an undercover assignment years before...
  • Big Girls Do Cry (Big Girls) by Carl Weber

    Big Girls Do Cry (Big Girls) by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Welcome to the Big Girls Book Club‚ where only one rule applies: Members must be at least a size 14. Sisters Isis and Egypt have left New York for Richmond‚ where Isis is happily married and living in the lap of luxury...
  • A Real One Captured My Heart 2 by K. Renee

    A Real One Captured My Heart 2 by K. Renee

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    At the end of part one, secrets were discovered, and trouble for the crew is on the horizon. Devastated that Shanice was kidnapped, will she be able to make it out alive? While Truth is trying to rescue his love, Shanice, trouble halts his search and he is now in for the fight of his life. Will he make it out to save Shanice, or is he facing a life sentence in jail? Only time will tell...
  • Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    In 1960s Nigeria, a country blighted by civil war, three lives intersect. Ugwu, a boy from a poor village, works as a houseboy for a university professor. Olanna, a young woman, has abandoned her life of privilege in Lagos to live with her charismatic new lover, the professor. And Richard, a shy English writer, is in thrall to Olanna's enigmatic twin sister...
  • Recipe for Temptation by Maureen Smith

    Recipe for Temptation by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A two-month sabbatical from her high-powered career is just what the doctor ordered...especially when Reese St. James eyes the hunk of her secret fantasies on the menu. From the moment she walks into Michael Wolf's world-famous restaurant, she's given the VIP treatment. And the sexy celebrity chef's mouth-watering kisses have her eating right out of his hand...and hungry for more...
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