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Eyewitness


Phoenix Daniels - 2016
    She was disgruntled, not because she didn’t love her job, but because she was fed up with the slippery politics associated with the department. Yet, she donned her uniform every day, wearing it with pride, and patrolling the dangerous streets of The Windy City. Her life was fairly simple until she encounters Victor Creed, the sexy, stop your heart, drop-dead gorgeous Governor of Illinois. The moment they laid eyes on one another, there was a fiery attraction that they were unable to suppress. Victor and Taylor contemplated the possibility of pursuing a relationship. Unfortunately for the couple, there was no shortage of enemies. Due to the unforeseen and unconstitutional shooting of an unarmed man, Taylor must make the choice between telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, at the risk of being ostracized by the very people that she depended on for backup, or go along with the program and lie. Will the governor run in order to protect his political career? Or will he stand with Taylor as she battles the department, the media, and other unknown enemies?

Cutting To The Chase


Stephanie Morris - 2009
    She moves back to San Angelo, TX to be closer to her family and friends. She has made enough money to live comfortably for a little while until she decides what she wants to do. Unfortunately things don’t go as she planned. Upon stopping by the hospital where she started out in physical therapy, she runs into her old mentor. While there her help is enlisted for a patient who needs her expertise. When she finds out the new patient is Christopher Morgan, her world is sent into a tailspin. She and Chris have a history. They have been friends since the age of five and she had kept a secret from him. It is a secret that could rock the foundation of their friendship. She is in love with him. Christopher Morgan feels like he is having the worst luck in the world lately. His mother is an awful meddlesome matchmaker distracting him from being able to find the woman of his dreams on his own. It only gets worse when his horse training session goes awry and he ends up in the hospital. To top it all off he is told his new physical therapist is Ashley Bennett, his childhood friend and woman he has secretly been in love with for years. He had no idea she was back in town but now that he does he doesn't plan to let her go.

Let Me Set You Straight


May Rose Maxwell - 2018
    Jayla Davis is a school teacher, girl next door who above all else values the private, quiet life she's built for herself. Their worlds couldn't be further apart. When a publicity stunt goes wrong and America's Sweetheart accuses Dane of assault, Jayla finds herself with the only piece of evidence that could clear his name. Jayla might be able to set the world straight when it comes to Dane, but when Dane decides he wants a very permanent place in her life, who's going to do the same for Jayla's heart? Will he be able to persuade her that he's worth taking a chance on? Will she be brave enough to open up to him, and all that comes with his celebrity status? Guaranteed HEA. No Cheating.

A Love Like This


Stephanie James - 2015
    The last few years of their relationship has been nothing but stressful, due to him making partner. It seems that all he cares about is work and making others feel less superior to him; including her. She's lacking the things that a woman craves in a relationship; the ability to connect mentally and physically. She wants her relationship to work, but the lack of stimulation and cryptic messages she's been receiving may just push her into the arms of another. Merit Anderson is one the youngest, most successful criminal defense attorneys in the country. He has it all; money, power, and respect. The only thing he's missing, and isn't looking for, is love. That is until he meets a beautiful woman at a fundraiser that just so happens to be his old college rival's girlfriend, Alida Johnson. Determined to get under the skin of his former rival, he manages to get a date with her. The attempt to play with the emotions of his rival may violently backfire when he begins to develop strong feelings for her. Will Merit find the missing piece to his life, or will his immature antics cause someone their life? Part 2 is coming soon! Text keyword "femistry" to 25827 to receive a text message announcing the exact release date.

Roots of the Wicked


Keta Kendric - 2019
    That is, until driven and charismatic Chase Taylorson stands firmly in her path with his arrogant charm. He was the first man to make her consider changing her strict no-relationship rule, but with her wicked past, she keeps him at a distance for his own good. Chase Taylorson is the head of a billion dollar empire. All it takes is one chance encounter with Jax Saint-Pierre to blow up his well-organized world. Independent and feisty, she demands he check his ego at the door, forget his entitled ways, and bury his coveted bachelor status in the sand. Jax assumed he had the perfect life, but will soon come to realize, even the privileged are tethered to wicked roots. Warning This book contains explicit language, strong sexual content, and triggers that may be offensive to some readers. If you are easily offended or triggered this may not be the book for you. Note The title of this book maybe misleading, at first. This book is one of the tamest KK has released so far. Although it contains hard subject matter, it is not the usual KK book where bodies are dropping and blood is spilling. Like, Sankofa, this book is more about the journey of two individuals who have to glance into their pasts in order to see a way to their future. This book does contain a lot of hot KK sex and drama though.

Volatile: The Empress and the Executioner


Jeanie Johnson - 2007
    She has spent half of her young life avoiding matters of the heart. And she’s spent ninety-five percent of that time avoiding the one male that always sets her heart racing and her blood pumping: Lukas Montague, the Commander of the Locke Brotherhood. Being the only female Scout for The Society and having a peculiar relationship with the ruler of the Vampire Nation has set Star apart from “normal” vamps. Of course Lukas Montague is anything but normal. He’s also not patient. After 200 years of Star avoiding him, he’s decided that it’s time that she realise that she belongs to him. Lukas’ patience is put to the test by events that come dangerously close to spiralling out of control. What happens the end … well read on and you will find out!

Southern Admirer (Southern Loving Book 2)


Ava Thorn - 2014
    That was until the day his wife was in a car accident and passed away. Shane’s whole world came tumbling down, leaving him grieving and torn. Jasmine St. Clair was the baby sister of Shane’s best friend and partner, Benjamin. Shane had been around Jasmine for longer than she could remember. His bond with Benjamin ran deep and the two were very close. So when Benjamin sends his little sister to check on his grieving pal, he doesn’t think anything is amiss. It’s the one year anniversary of Shane’s wife’s passing. Trying to forget his sorrows, Shane is drinking to blur the memories of his wrecked life. The last thing he was expecting was for Jasmine to walk through those bar doors. But she did, and she wasn’t going anywhere without him. Jasmine had always had feeling for Shane McBride. She respected his marriage and nothing but friendship was between the two. But Jasmine knows firsthand that Shane’s marriage wasn’t all roses. Trying to console him, she takes him home where things escalate to fast and too quickly. Running away from things she would rather not acknowledge, Jasmine leaves Texas and goes back home to Denver. Fate brings the two together again, and it is one bumpy road to love. Overcoming things like broken family relationships, or dealing with race and interracial marriage are also big issues. Not to mention the relationship between Shane and his partner Benjamin. Add in a little stalker action and you’ve got a heart wrenching story that will have you in tears more than once.

Wild Horses


Asha King - 2012
    She grudgingly accepts the advice of a threat assessment expert and disappears from the online world, taking temporary refuge at a family friend’s quarter horse ranch in the country.Head horse wrangler Adam Cooper isn’t thrilled about the smart-mouthed young woman suddenly living and working at the ranch—even if she’s drop dead gorgeous. But their verbal sparing sets his body ablaze and gets his heart racing, and he’s drawn to her despite his misgivings.As Danyiah and Adam fight their attraction, however, her stalker draws near, putting not only their fledgling love but their lives on the line.

My Everything


Denise Skelton - 2005
    Years later, his sister is in need of a bone marrow transplant, and Ben seeks the help of Meyer's Investigations to find an unknown sibling to save her. His immediate attraction to the sexy female P.I. sets things in motion, and their relationship blossoms. Adventurous private investigator Deanna Meyers senses her attraction toward Ben, but she is reluctant to date him after seeing what her best friends go through with their own interracial relationships. Ben's ex girlfriend Janet and Dee's cousin Terry have one thing in common. They both want Dee out of the picture. But only one will go to any lengths to make that happen. Even kill.

Tangled Lies (Web of Secrets Book 1)


Reana Malori - 2019
    Under the tutelage of his favorite uncle, he entered a world of violence, death, power, and loyalty to family above anything else. Now a man to be reckoned with, no one dared get in his way without paying the price.Camille Sperry could never be described as an average woman. Hellbent on creating her own path in the world, she didn't apologize for who she was, or how she lived her life. Often misunderstood and underestimated, her no-holds-barred approach allowed her to create a life well-lived. She was happy and fulfilled. Or so she thought.From the outside looking in, Tristan and Camille didn't belong together. They didn't fit, and their lives were too different. The challenges involved in trying to make a relationship work would be too difficult. Then again, Tristan and Camille have never played by the rules.*Contemporary Romance | BWWM Interracial | Italian Mafia | Novella | HEA*

Original Love


J.J. Murray - 2005
    That she returned his affection was a boy's dream come true. But despite a bond that grew into their teens, Peter's intolerant father and Ebony's meddling family finally forced them apart. That was twenty years ago -- and Peter has been trying to find his way back to his first and true love ever since... When she was a kid, Ebony feared no one, not even Peter's violent, bigoted father. Back then, Ebony said she'd love Peter forever, and she meant it. It didn't matter that they couldn't share milestones like the high school prom together -- what they had was the real thing, and nobody could take it away... or could they? Even now, Ebony doesn't quite understand how she and Peter disappeared from each other's lives. Has the hatred that surrounded them finally won? Ebony doesn't want to believe that, but she knows one thing: if she ever has the chance to reunite with Peter, she'll never let him go. Because you don't throw away something that only comes along once in a lifetime. You don't mess with original love...

Lucky Charms


Marie Rochelle - 2009
    Computer programmer designer Jada Michaels has finally decided to give up on finding the perfect match. Her last three relationships ended badly because her ex-boyfriends spent more time at the spa than she did. Besides, it wasn’t like she didn’t have a man in her life. Patrick Kaye was her

Dutch and Gina: The President's Girlfriend


Mallory Monroe - 2011
    But when they meet, and sparks fly, she discovers the soul mate she never dreamed would come her way.Walter “Dutch” Harber, the gorgeous bachelor president, has his hands full with a combative Congress and an upcoming reelection bid. But when he meets Gina, this voluptuous black woman with all the right curves, he finds in her a strong, independent equal who keeps him intellectually-challenged publicly and sexually-energized privately, so much so that he becomes convinced that he has finally met the love of his life.But Washington politics won’t give this interracial couple an easy ride, as they must battle forces from within and forces from without that seek to tear down everything they have fought so hard to build up. And just when they thought they had endured every knockout punch imaginable, another curve is tossed their way with the kind of implications, the kind of jarring reality, that can not only destroy a love affair, but can bring down an entire presidency.

Never Say Never


Michele Cameron - 2008
    Original.

The Stranger Next To Me


LaShawn Vasser - 2014
    Everyone always wondered how their friendship stood the test of time. Especially since they were polar opposites in everyway, except for one thing. They were both in love with Tim Horne...Sabrina’s husband. Although they’ve seen each other through the best and worst of times, one decision will change the course of their lives forever and leave them both wondering who is The Stranger Next To Me? Steamy love scenes for mature audiences only.