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Bottom Bitch Rises
Racquel Williams - 2013
Things took a turn for the worst when she came face to face with evil and was left for dead. She soon realizes that only the strong will survive in this wicked world. She must become as treacherous as the environment that raised her if she wants to keep her man and stay alive. Shayna Jackson is a scorned woman with deadly intentions. She vows to get the woman that has come between she and her husband’s money. Armed with personal secrets of the other woman, she put her devious plans into motion. She also sets out to show her husband that games were for kids and Mrs. Jackson was not to be played with. Alijah Jackson is faced with his own demon. He’s trying to get away from his wife and start a relationship with his bottom bitch. He became oblivious to the fact that being the king of the streets has deadly consequences. Friends become enemies and loyalty is a thing of the past. He will have to use his knowledge of the streets and killer mentality if he’s trying to stay alive and free. Take a journey through the gritty streets of Richmond, as the plot thickens and the trio realized that that fairy tale is a mere myth in the hood. Who can they trust? No one but God!
A Real One Turned Me Out
Shameka Jones - 2019
Broken, hurt, and homeless, her best friend, Kenji, comes to her rescue. Not willing to sit back and watch her friend hurt, Kenji offers to take her on a vacation to Cancun for Spring Break. A vacation could be just the thing she needs to get her head back in the game. Or, it could be the worst mistake she has ever made. Kenji is stuck between a rock and a hard place. She’s been talking to Silk for a year, and he is still not ready to commit. Over the excuses, Kenji is ready to soak up some sun in Cancun. Cancun proves to be more than she had planned, especially when she runs into the rapper Houston. Could Houston be the guy for Kenji, or will Silk finally step up to the plate? Silk loves Kenji more than she realizes, but his lifestyle prevents him from expressing it. Feeling the pull back from Kenji, he knows that he has to man up—and soon. The only problem with manning up is that he has to be completely honest with Kenji. But honesty comes with a secret that has been haunting him for years. Will Silk open his heart to get the woman he loves, or will he let his secret trump his happiness? Laxton is a chill type of guy, so when his rowdy ex comes back around trying to regain her position, he quickly takes Houston up on his offer to travel to Cancun. When Laxton lays eyes on Canary, it is love at first sight, and he wastes no time letting her know that. The problem is, his ex is desperately trying to insert herself back into his life. Will Laxton act on his feelings for Canary, or will he go back to what feels warm and familiar?
Disasters in Dating
Danielle Allen - 2017
Dating online is hard. Dating online in your thirties is hard. Dating online in your thirties after being in a ten-year relationship is hard. What’s not hard? Meeting men who aren’t really single. Having your time wasted. Receiving unsolicited pictures of genitalia. Said genitalia. When did dating become so complicated? I just want to find a nice, good looking man who replies to my entire text message and doesn’t text me “WYD” every hour. I just want to find a fun loving, intelligent man who doesn’t have a Master’s Degree in Cheating, Shenanigans and Tomfoolery and isn’t fluent in lies. I just want to find a man who is actually the height he listed in his dating profile. I jumped back into the dating scene with tempered expectations. I didn’t think all the men I would meet were going to be amazing, but I didn’t think so many of them were going to be disasters.
Tasha's Story
Lakelia "BlackByrd" DeLoach - 2016
The ones who drink and smoke while carrying a new life, the ones who take them to court every chance they get to raise their child support? What about the ones who don’t let them see their children, who turn their children against them or who hate their children because daddy doesn’t want or love her? Yeah, you know them and you wonder just like we all do. Having a messy baby momma has got to be the worst thing in the world if you ask many. But then again, some men are just as messy. In this five book series you will meet some very messy baby mommas’; each book telling one of their stories. The stories of the ones who are not happy to be a baby momma and want more and the ones who shouldn't have been a mother in the first place. These five women like to keep up as much drama as humanly possible. There is nothing they won’t do, no where they won’t go and no measures they won’t take to make their baby daddies and the people in their circle lives a living hell. Some feel they are entitled to what they want, some just don’t want to see their baby daddies happy and others just want what’s fair. This five-part series will give you the trials, tribulation, drama, and mess of each woman. These are the stories of Tasha, Brit, Armani, Q and Salena.
Pure Sins
P. Dotson - 2010
That is the mind set of Pure Adams, who learned at a young age how to use what she got to get what she wants. No man is spared, nor off limits to Pure when it comes to feeding her lavish lifestyle and need for money, including her best friend’s husband, Isaac Washington. Since the day she laid eyes on Isaac, Pure felt that he was the man she’d been looking for her entire life. She concocts a plan that will tear Isaac and Autumn apart. But even Isaac {Pure’s dream man} has secrets of his own. To the world, he is a prestigious doctor and loving family man, but beneath the surface, he is a ruthless kingpin who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, which could have deadly consequences for Pure when she unknowingly steals his drug money. Despite the close calls, Pure continues to play her hand at the street life, committing almost every sin imaginable to man from theft, to fornication, and even murder. But one ultimate act spins her precious world spirally out of control which could be a devastating end to her games involving her loved ones when she kills the brother of an ex-hustler, Carlos Sanchez, who seeks revenge. Will Pure be able to withstand the tricks of trades of the streets, or will her past sins finally catch up with her.
My Atlanta Kingpin
Tashay Nashay - 2016
She introduces sweet little Kyra into the exotic, which puts her marriage at risk. In the meantime Kyra runs into Atlanta’s kingpin, Meek and is faced with options that may ruin her family. Will she give into temptation or will she choose to stay with her unloving husband? The drama unravels as secrets and unexpected feelings start to develop. When your heart hurts, there’s no telling what you would do, even if that means ending a life or two.
The Allure Of A Thug
Natisha Raynor - 2019
She’s young and the world is still turning, so eventually, she has to move on. If Satan had a son, it would be Quadim. Even though he saved her in a sense, he was far from a knight in shining armor. Being dependent on him and having love for his brother that she helped to care for, made her stay in a dead end situation for far too long. When she wants to leave, Quadim doesn’t get the memo, and he vows that if he can’t have her nobody will.
Kyreem aka Panama is home from a prison bid and trying to do the right thing, but he just can’t get with being broke. Reconnecting with two old friends puts him in the right situations to come up and rekindle love, but it also places him directly in the middle of some beef.
From the Back: The Thirst of a Sneaky Bitch
T.C. Littles - 2014
But the thirst of a sneaky bitch breaks this friendship up. What lies will be told? What games will be played? What will be the ultimate play? After reading "From the Back", you'll most certainly be watching your back.
Your Husband, Our Man: The Wrong Kind of Love
Tracee Boyd - 2015
When Ocean took her vows for better or worse, she never anticipated that the worse would come in a form of another woman who thought she deserved the #1 spot in her husband's life. Since when did you have to compete for you own husband?That may sound like a silly question but for Ocean, it's all too real.On the other hand, Ari feels as if she's met the man of her dreams but there's only one problem, he's married. From what he tell her, his marriage is on paper only but how long can that last and what happens when two women are in love with the same man and refuse to give in?This story is told through the eyes of the mistress who feels she's more than earned her position, the wife who has secrets of her own and the husband who thinks he has everything under control. Everyone in this triangle is carrying a secret but whose secret is dark enough to shatter their lives in a million pieces?The wrong kind of love will have you doing and accepting things you'd never thought you would. Welcome to the craziest love triangle you'll every encounter and remember, never form an opinion until you understand all sides...
The Billionaire's Daughter: Kari Kassom
K. Renee - 2019
Now that Christmas time has come around, Kari is headed home to be with her family but she’s bringing more than just presents. Kari has a few secrets of her own that just might ruin Christmas. Jah has and will forever be the man you need to see if you want someone taken care of permanently. Remaining a mystery has allowed him to flourish in his career, but he never thought he would be a mystery in his own marriage. Having to remain a secret from his wife’s family has Jah side-eyeing his wife and questioning his whole marriage. Wrapping paper won’t be the only thing flying this Christmas. Secrets will unravel like loose ribbon, but will the truth ruin Christmas? Kari Kassom has always been the Billionaire’s Daughter but now she is a full-grown woman and has to live in her truths.
A Street Legend and His Ridah
Ebony Diamonds - 2017
She is loyal to her family, her friends, and definitely her man. When her loyalty to the wrong man leaves her with a broken heart and an arrest record, she swears off men and vows to focus on herself. Her new attitude is short lived once she finds herself in a forced business relationship with the rude, arrogant, and oh so sexy Chy’Rique West. Chy was well known on the streets of Washington, DC. Some might call him a legend. The aura of power that he exudes along with his bad boy good looks make him irresistible to women, and he takes full advantage, leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake. He would love to change his cheating ways and make his family work with Julisha, the mother of his two-year-old daughter, but the dog in him just won’t stop barking. Although he loves her, it isn’t enough to make him fully commit. Chy is convinced that no woman alive can completely capture his heart, that is until the woman he intended to kill becomes everything he ever wanted.
A Hood Affair 2
Shmel Carter - 2013
Someone is still after Neicee and the they continue to race against the clock to find out who it could be.
I Choose You 3 : The Matrimony
Diamond D. Johnson - 2014
This time, enemies are coming full force, not caring who’s in their way. In this final installment to I Choose You, relationships will be tested and some loyalty will be broken along the way. Part one and two, we took a ride with Tyrone and Ka’lani and Tisha and Otis, well joining us this go round is none other than Tamika and Pat, as well as Cevon and Kyla being in the midst of the drama, while it unfolds right before your eyes.Come take a ride with the hood’s hottest couples. Will these couples be able to handle all the curves that are thrown their way? Will things become too much and have them ready to walk away? Will Tisha be able to handle the constant drama that continues to come at her? Or will she be forced to leave Otis and call of the whole wedding off?
Love for a Brave Bride (Diamond Springs Orphanage Book 1)
Indiana Wake - 2021
Dare To Live!
Himanshu Bhatia - 2021
Only the next moment, though, your laptop appears out of thin air and the pristine view is replaced by an excel sheet. Welcome to Atharv’s life!A free-spirited soul, Atharv is an IIT-IIM graduate who has had an accomplished career, till he lands up with Mandira, a difficult, bordering-on-insane boss who makes her team dance to her tunes. Atharv grapples with the mounting work and the daily pressures of an urban Indian man, as Mandira finds new ways to shatter his confidence and determination. While he battles it out with this virus of a boss and her insane ways of managing work, another virus strikes the world and enters his life.At times hilarious, at times dramatic, witness this corporate slave’s roller-coaster ride as he plans his retribution from the two viruses and Dares to LIVE!