She went on this secret journey to pursue a nuclear weapon and it brought her to meet two good men who changed her life from bad to good and from good to bad at the same time.

    Called back to the family restaurant—Vanucci’s—sabotage and betrayal welcome the handsome and charming Alfonso home. Companionship wasn’t part of the plan, and love was an impossibility. But, Alfonso’s heart is smarter than his head when it comes to what he needs in life, and what he needs is Michael. Now, his greatest challenge is that of new love… one that demands he come out to his family. At only eighteen years old with a mom barely older than him, Michael Chellum knows a runner when he sees one. He’s lived with one all his life—and Alfonso Vanucci is a runner. Giving Alfonso his heart is a heartbreak waiting to happen. But, Michael’s mother is missing, and Michael’s on his own. He must learn to let others in and trust them with his vulnerabilities… or risk becoming an island of one, alone in the world without anyone to catch him if he falls. Alfonso never meant to fall in love with Michael, and Michael never meant to let himself rely on Alfonso. But, together, through reinvention, hard work, and love, Alfonso and Michael fight to save Vanucci’s and each other. To fail would mean losing everything…. This is a 67,000 word, M/M novel with a happily ever after. It includes genuine romance and explicit sex between two men.

    Niether are looking for love until they cross paths with Asia and Cedes. Trigga is a hard body, shows no emotion type of guy. He lives life going woman to woman. He continues to stack his money and live by the code: "We don't love these hoes." When he meets Cedes, everything changes and the code flys out the window. Cedes isn't his average type of female. She lives by her own code: "We don't trust these niggas." She posses boss mentality and a street demeanor. Being the hottest tattoo artist in the city, Cedes just wants to run her business and stack her bread as well. When she meets Trigga she trys to run the opposite direction but finds herself in his arms over and over again. With the same personalities, these two attract but there's only room for one boss. Will Cedes allow Trigga to do that, without intervening? Truth is a big hearted, gentle and a humble thug. Being in the streets, he only has time for one female in his life. His baby girl, Talia ,is his pride and joy. With a crazy baby momma like Raquel, he doesn't even try to be with another woman. The day he meets Asia is like love at first sight. He goes against his word and wife's her anyway. Asia is one of the best realtors in Chicago. Fresh out of college, she's just getting her business off the ground and has no time for a man. When she meets Truth she falls hopelessly in love and even accepts his child as her own. Asia's living her life like it's golden until Raquel shuts that all down. This unlocks a beast inside Asia that she never knew she possessed. Will she be able to be with a man who has a crazy baby momma? Maurice wants to be King of Chicago but two people stand in his way. He plots and plans until he meets someone who wants them just as bad as he does. With this person's help, he can definitely take over now. Maurice thinks he's got it all figured out but will he really come out on top?

    

    It comes from those you would have never expected it to come from, like your friends and sometimes your family. For Nichole Jackson it came from both. Amber, Nichole and Bianca had been best friends for a few years but neither of them really knew the other. They all pretty much only shared the information that they wanted them to know. The scariest thing to have in your life is a best friend that doesn’t really like you. With a friend like that, who needs enemies? Darnell (Murda) Jones runs the streets of Memphis with an iron fist. He prides himself on leaving no stone unturned by killing off any and everyone that poses a threat to his empire. His organization came first until he ran into a damsel in distress, literally. All of a sudden, his focus began to drift away as the overpowering need to save her took over. When life constantly throws you hardships, it changes you. Follow the She use to be the sweetest girl series to find out how quickly it changed Nichole Jackson.

    

    Just when he thinks all he’ll have to show for his life is the barbecue shop and street life, a beautiful, alluring woman walks in and steals his heart.As love comes in like a whirlwind can Andru live the best of both worlds with Pumae or will a figment from his past make him choose.

    Though he has riches, with plenty of charm, there is a mean flip side to him. When the rage engulfs him, or there’s a full moon, Regal shows his true self. Only one woman crosses paths with him that is not afraid of his infamous snarl. Unfortunately for her, he catches a whiff of her pheromones and she won’t be able to escape his claws. Seven Brown considers herself invisible. It’s not that she prefers it, but she’s forced to live life as such. Residing in a broken home, it’s not easy for her to accept love and attention. Especially when it’s unexpectedly given by the one the town’s people refer to as the Savage— Regal. Something seems to spark between the two, whether it’s Regal latching on to Seven’s scent, or her not being able to shake Regal’s convincing grin Whatever it is, it causes Regal to stalk her, but not as his prey. After all, it is mating season, and Regal can smell the virgin that is Seven from a mile away. Would she be able to handle it among his other flaws? Can she give in to the irresistible charm and the riches? However, Seven has her own secrets when coping with the pain. Would she look any different to Regal if he found out? Is she simply the perfect mate, or someone that Regal could live the rest of his immortal years with?

    After finally deciding that she had enough of her on again off again relationship with Ant, she meets Diego Kingston known as King in the streets and her whole world changes. Free quickly falls for Diego but soon learns she has to accept both sides of him and King proves to be more that she can handle. The women in his past and his life in the streets makes her question what she’s gotten herself into. Free has been sheltered all of her life and as the daughter of District Attorney Wesley Evans her whole life has been country clubs and private schools but from the second she lays eyes on Diego she knows that her whole life is about to change. Secrets come out about her mother’s death that challenge her relationship with her father leaving the only person that she can depend on to be Diego. Can Free adjust to his lifestyle and fit into his world and will she be able to accept that fact that there are things about King that she has a hard time dealing with? King, Royal and Shine pretty much own the state of North Carolina so he has his hands full running his street empire but Free walks into his life it changes his world. He tries his best to be what she needs but the streets control his life and he knows that will never change. With his father in prison and his mother incapable, King is trying to balance running an empire, raising his sister and loving Free. Will it prove to be more than he can handle especially after running into Free’s father and realizing that he knows secrets about Frees past that will change her life forever? Free is changing King in a way that he’s not used to. Her love makes him weak which means that she is a liability and causing him to make mistakes that could cost him more than he’s willing to lose. Trying to stay true to the streets and being in love with Free are putting him in constant conflict so will he figure out how to handle them both or will he have to let one go. King and Royal have been down since birth and when enemies began to appear out of nowhere to settle a score passed down from their fathers who will be left standing.

    It's one thing to be the girlfriend of a Demonte, but to be the wife of a Demonte is something totally different. British, Katera, and Chloe are without a doubt Married to the Mob and feeling the side effects from it. After British says "I Do" to Corleone life changes drastically for her. With the revelation that Angelo Scarelli is her father, British has to deal with Corleone creating distance between them. Despite Corleone spoiling British rotten and giving her the world she's having a hard time adjusting to being Mrs. Don Corleone Demonte. Don Corleone Demonte has always been in control of everything, but as of lately he's losing his grip on the family he's head of. Corleone won't rest until he gets revenge against the people who have brought harm to the ones he loves. With Lucci and Dominic riding shotgun, it's going down on the streets of Chicago. While the men are out holding court in the streets the wives are trying to hold it down on the home front. Follow the couples you fell in love with in this highly anticipated second installment and see why being Married to the Mob isn't a easy job!!!

    

    But when they're up against deadly magic, the couples just might need a little help from their mischievous pets. Flying kittens to the rescue!Author Zoe Chant returns us to the thrilling and heartwarming world of Protection, Inc. with a new team of misfit shifters!This sizzling hot collection includes:Book #1: Defender Cave BearTwo damaged people. One deadly enemy. And a pair of hell-raising flying kittens.Book #2: Defender RaptorPigeons stole her heirloom necklace, a bright blue bugbear is bumbling around his living room, and that's not even getting into the shifter circus he inherited. They do say the course of true love never runs smooth...Book #3: Defender HellhoundShe has one year to live, unless he can figure out how to save her. But only she can save him from himself.And a special bonus short story, a prelude to the bestselling series:Book #0.5: Hamster DanceNo problem is too big or too small for the Defenders. But they had no idea just how small their first case would be . . .Love romance with action, passion, comedy, and heart? Get ready to fall in love with the Defenders - and enjoy this addictive collection today! Enjoy these four hilarious, sizzling hot, standalone, shifter romance books. These stories are all romance, with no cheating, absolutely no cliff-hangers, and guaranteed, heartwarming HEA's!

    Settling down is nowhere on her radar. When she gets in a sticky situation, she seeks out the help of the last person she wanted to deal with or even lay eyes on.Dallas McQueen is a man any woman would love to have show them any attention; except the headstrong Chloe. A man that has known nothing but war his whole life has a soft spot for the petite beauty and will stop at nothing until he gets her.Chloe knew the blue-eyed Hitta was the man she wanted to be with but she didn’t know if she was prepared for the lifestyle he lived. Already having a family of Hitta’s, she wanted something different and thought it would be easy getting away from him.Dallas had to come harder than ever to prove to Chloe that Hitta’s have feelings too and the way he feels for her is like no other. Will Chloe give in and allow Dallas to finesse her heart? Or will she continue to run from what her heart really wants.

    Not your average street thug, Bank robbers by day and club owners by night they continued their reign to the top. they never trusted anyone enough to allow them in their circle, the moment they did, all hell broke loose. Zayn "Blaze" Hoover lived by a code "never trust a female, hit and quit" until he met Drea. He did everything differently and gave her the world. He was ready to change his ways until someone set him up and all signs led to her. Zavien Shadow Hoover was the youngest of the crew, but he never wanted the females that came along with their lifestyle. He was engaged to his first love Shirree and ready to make her his wife. After a big argument and a night of drinking, shadow does something that could jeapordize their love forever, but in order to get revenge shirree may have crossed a line of no return. Zavier "Quick" Hoover, is used to the ladies, but Alaysia swept him away with her beauty that only reached the outside. On the inside, she's ugly to the core. The harder he fell, the closer she got into his circle. Unbeknownst to him, that's just where she wanted to be all along. Not only does her scandalous ways effect Quick, but the whole Hoover Gang may be at risk. Zaire Babyface Hoover has always been open to love and when he finds it will he get the chance to actually be happy? Being the oldest he had to clean up the mess his brothers created and may lose his love in order to do it. They say all is fair in love and war, but how do u fight when u don't know the enemy is is the one u love? Will the Hoover gang be able to reign supreme or will they fall at the hands of the ones that supposed to love them??

    Poacher is an action-packed romantic thriller which gives the reader a glimpse of what the tourists never see - the real Africa. Sam is a man who puts his trust in the laws of nature rather than in those of man.The lucrative but dangerous trade in rhino horn and ivory has been re-classified to the status of organised crime.Sam lives as a hardened bachelor at the Nwanetzi outpost and has, for the first time in his life, fallen in love. He has a fiancée who loves him to distraction, and he is a contented man.All this changes when Linda enters his life. She is determined to make Sam her own, and she sets out to stalk him with the stealth of a hunting leopard.Sam Jenkins gives new meaning to the saying “Africa is not for sissies”.