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You Ridin' or What? 2: A Dade County Love Story
Diamond D. Johnson - 2019
With the amount of time that Quannie served behind bars, you would think that Canard would have been worshipping the ground she walked on for the rest of her life because, after all, he owes her. After reading about Canard and finding out the type of evil person he is, we can all agree that Quannie and Canard will never get that happily ever after, like Remy Ma and her husband, Papoose. That’s fine because there’s someone else in the picture, and that someone is Rocko. He’s the perfect man for Quannie. He’s everything that Canard isn’t. The thing is, are Quannie and Rocko ready? Honestly, they both come with much baggage. They both have issues that need to be addressed before they decide to get into a relationship. After spending eight years behind bars for a man who didn’t mean her any good, it’s only fair for Quannie to get a beautiful happily ever after. Also, not just partial custody of her children but full custody. She deserves it!
A Good Girl and a Hood Millionaire
Khadijah J. - 2020
Being the good girl that she was, she had never smoked, drank, or done any drugs a day in her life. She had never even had a boyfriend, nor a first kiss. Pilar never found anyone worthy until one eventful night where she ran into one of the most sought-after men in her town. Legacy Powers came from an unstable household and had to practically raise himself and the adults around him. Known for his striking looks and charming demeanor, he kept three women in rotation and ran from commitment. That was until he ran into a rare beauty that set a fire in his once cold heart. Despite these two being total opposites, they find themselves incredibly drawn to each other like a magnet. After the first mishap on the first night they met, time quickly passes as they try to forget each other. However, what’s meant to be will be, despite what the journey throws at them. Could Pilar handle Legacy’s lifestyle and was Legacy ready to let his past life go? Will these two figure it out together or end up going their separate ways after the chaos ceases?
Her Goon, His Eden
Aubreé Pynn - 2020
After she defies the path that her father wants her to take, she ends up at Paradise, a strip club in the heart of New York City. Paradise fuels the city and is bound to tempt her until she breaks. Rich is a ruthless ruler running New York and has no plans of stopping. With his father ready to step down, Rich is trying to secure all the resources he can while weeding out the weak links in his team. After what appears to be an accidental moment between Zola and Rich, she becomes a marked woman. Rich willing becomes a man captivated with her. With Rich reacting on impulse, Zola is trying to navigate through life and keep Rich at bay. But can budding feelings and an offer of a lifetime finally put them exactly where they’re fated to be? Find out in Her Goon, His Eden.
Loving An American Gangsta
Sol - 2016
Baseem is an American Gangsta and suave player who, to impress a beautiful woman, accepts her challenge to be her "fake boyfriend" for a weekend in Dallas. Penny is the complicated career woman, living in Manhattan who's just about finished with medical school. She's a southern bell at heart who reigns all the way from Texas and she comes from a prominent black family. With a conservative mother who's pushing the "marriage" subject down her throat, Penny comes up with the grandest idea...buying a fake boyfriend as a plus one for her parents 30th anniversary celebration. What started out as a fun, meet the parents weekend in the deep south, quickly became real for the unlikely pair. What happens when you're not looking for love but love is looking for you? Can Perfect Penny finally live for herself and love an American Gangsta like Bass? Or will her deadly secret and high-society family ties tear apart their fairytale?
Side Wife
Chevone - 2014
Tired of fighting for her marriage and dealing with a husband who wasn't ready to be committed– will Chantel leave Dedrick and his cheating ways, or will she continue to be a side wife?
I Jus' Wanna Leave This Nigga
Mesha Mesh - 2015
She was brought up to believe that no matter what you stick by him, even if it means that he cheats, or beats you to a bloody pulp. Lyric falls in love with a man who she thought was her Prince Charming. Ty helped her get through one of the most traumatic events in her life and she feels that she owes him. At the time when he met her she was on the verge of going crazy, lost all hope, and had given up on life. He stepped in when she had no one else in the world and helped build her up, only to tear her back down.He fulfilled all of her heart’s desires with every materialistic thing she could think of. From romantic dinners, to shopping sprees, to the big fancy home that she always knew she would have. All was good in their relationship up until the night they got married. On that night, she was faced with an ugly truth about her husband that she didn’t see coming. Lyric realized then that God answered her prayers and she got everything that she wanted except the one thing that mattered the most… A loving husband!Ty is the guy every woman wants to have. He’s handsome, successful, and most of all, a ladies man. What the women don’t know about him though, is that Ty is a womanizer, a woman beater, and a spoiled brat. He feels that everything should go his way and if it doesn’t he has no problem taking things out on his gorgeous wife with his fists.Blessing, her best friend’s brother, has loved Lyric since they were kids, and he wants nothing more than to have her as his. His thuggish demeanor and handsome looks draw women to him, but he only wants Lyric. Will Lyric leave before it’s too late?Will Blessing be the man she always wanted?orWill Ty seek help to save his marriage and keep his wife?
The Holland Family Saga Part Two: Undying Love
Clever Black - 2012
It is a visit that will change his life forever as many questions left unanswered are explained to him and unresolved issues are finally resolved. What were Ben's grandparents like? What were the events that led up to his parents' demise? Was he really born to be a gangster? Will he ever earn his freedom? Where's Katrina and the surviving friends and what are they up to now? The answers to these questions and many more lie within the pages of Undying Love, a deep, heartfelt, and emotionally gripping story that explores what the true meaning of family and real love truly entails.As Ben learns the history of his family, he soon realizes that something is amiss. What is Ben Holland’s forgotten memory? What is the actual truth, the one thing that not only Ben, but everybody involved missed concerning Ben's parents' death. The truth, when finally realized, will leave you breathless.Undying Love is the second installment to The Holland Family Saga, a saga that will chronicle the Holland Family’s history along with the people who would shape their lives over many years. The on-going family saga will continue to reveal over time, the Holland Family’s struggles, injustices and inner demons as their lives come full circle and many secrets are revealed. Undying Love delves further into the family’s struggles, injustices and inner demons, but something is amiss. As Ben learns the history of his family, he soon realizes that something is amiss. What is the forgotten memory? What is the actual truth, the one thing everybody missed concerning Ben's parents' death. The truth, when finally realized, will leave everybody breathless.The Holland Family Saga is more than fiction…It is real life in print.
Queen of Bankhead
Nikki Simms - 2015
She finds it hard to believe life could get any worse than it already is. With a mama who's addicted to herion and a sister who hates her, she soon finds out that her best friend Passion is all she's got.Elijah "Eli" Reynolds is from North Carolina. After the tragic death of his son, he moves to Atlanta to start over. He hooks up with his cousin Amp and take over the A that was until he laid eyes on Chy.After being raped by her moms drug dealer, lines are crossed and bodies start dropping. Take a ride with Chy to see if she have what it takes to become the Queen of Bankhead.
Deadly Divorce
Cachet - 2013
He had everything, he wanted and more. He was married to the beautiful and submissive Chandra; he controlled and regulated every aspect of her life. That all changed when Chandra found out that she wasn’t the only woman getting his time and she decided to call it quits. Refusing to accept defeat, Malik figures that he’d rather have her dead then to allow her to leave him, and boldly attempts to take her life right in front of the police. After being shot by the officers on the scene, Malik is handcuffed and taking to the local hospital where he waits for his wounds to heal. It’s there that he finds out that his wife is not only going to pull through, but she’s also filing for divorce. Furious, Malik comes up with a plan that allows him to walk out of the hospital a free man. Now a wanted criminal, he alludes the police, all while stalking his terrified wife, and plotting on her demise.Will the police be able to arrest him in time, or will he make true of the saying: Till Death Do Us Part.Kindle: http://goo.gl/jpXCUlNook: http://goo.gl/NhZmAu
Real Housewives of Section 8
Markita Hall - 2014
With households to maintain, families to take care of, and men to seduce it’s a wonder how these ladies find time to piece together a scheme of all schemes to put them in a position of power. But when the real mastermind flips the script on the ladies, it will risk their lives and test their friendship…THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SECTION 8