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My Boyfriend Beats Me But I Still Love Him: Episode 2


Quan Millz - 2019
     The truth is revealed. Lexy is boo'ed up with Derron. However, the real question is why are they together and what do they plan on doing to Lacey? Read more in this continuation! Episode 3 coming soon!

Diary of a Triflin' Bitch 2


Platinum - 2014
    How will she overcome the depressing thoughts of knowing she will die? Diamond finally got rid of Jay and has moved on in life. She has found love but will it cost her more then she bargain for? Tip is still missing in action. Who is the father of her baby? Is she alive? Diamond, Tracy, Tip, and Brandy are back in this page turner with more drama than ever! The turn of events get wild and crazy and they all have to get over the obstacles of life. Who will come out on top?

Keys to the Kingdom


Ty Marshall - 2015
    But with the longest tenured don on his death bed and the other families on the brink of civil war, greed threatens to destroy The Commission. Enter Marion Holloway, leader of the wealthy and prestige Holloway family, a shrewd and persuasive business man with strong political connects and stronger street ties. The man the FBI says is the most powerful black gangster in the country. With his oldest son, Mason, campaigning for mayor of New York City and his illegitimate son, Yasin “Sin” Kennedy, overseeing his lucrative drug operation, he is poised to seize control of the city. But when the war between the Mafia families hit close to home, the unrelenting power struggle between his sons, jeopardizes everything their father has built. Keys to the Kingdom introduces readers to urban fiction’s newest crime family, the Holloways, and the powerful legacy of tradition and blood, the seduction of power and the ultimate game of sibling rivalry.

Melani: A BBW Love on the Rise


Tyanna - 2020
    

Wicked & Mecca 3: A Snow & Wynter Spinoff (Wicked & Mecca: A Snow & Wynter Spinoff)


Bianca Marie - 2017
    Things have come to an unlikely turn for the worse. Mecca is fighting for her life when she’s confronted by Khamani and time is of the essence. Will she survive or will she succumb to her injuries? Wicked is in a state of shock. You know the saying you don’t miss a good thing until its gone, well right now that’s how he’s feeling. He proposed to his now girlfriend Angel but he keeps questioning whether or not he’s made the right decision. Wicked doesn’t know if he could live with himself if Mecca doesn’t make it, but he also doesn’t know if he wants to be with her if she does make it. He’s confused and his heart is tugging him in two different directions. Class is still dealing with losing the love of her life. she’s met the cocky, handsome, slick mouth hitta by the name of Bishop and truthfully, she doesn’t want anything new but sometimes what you want isn’t always what you get. When Bishop comes in and steals her heart unexpectedly Class doesn’t know how to handle it, she’s scared to love again from the fear of getting of hurt, but denying Bishop isn’t as easy as it seems. For Bishop, a man who is used to getting what he wants. He’s having a hard time getting Classie to see him for who he is. He’s open to love but he has a secret that may tear him and Class apart, he battles with coming clean to Class or never saying anything, but when things go haywire he will have no other choice. Follow these couples on their last ride as they try to figure out if they can mend broken hearts or should they let toxic relationships go.

A Thin Line Between Lust and Hate


N'Dia Rae - 2018
     Life hasn’t always been easy for Chantè Sheppard. Growing up with an emotionally abusive mother, absent father and quirky personality left her ridiculed and teased when she was younger. Desperate to be perfect and become the most successful woman of her dreams, she buckled down and became a prominent attorney. Despite her career success, her love life has always severely lacked. When her fiancè of two years calls off their engagement, she decides that his life is no longer worth living. But a year later, she attempts at finding new love with someone from her past, Qassim. Things with Qassim go well at first but then take a dark turn. Chantè is obsessive with his entire being and will stop at nothing to make him hers. A Thin Line Between Lust and Hate is twisted, gut wrenching tell of obsession, love and drama. This is one book, you won’t be able to put down. This book also includes a bonus book.

If I Was Your Man


Demettrea - 2015
    She has been with Sean for 5 years and he continues to hurt her. Sean knows that Layah is wifey material but he can't seem to stop cheating on her. He slips up and now has unwanted ties with a jump off and Layah leaves him for good. Layah meets Milz who stops at nothing to show her she should be treated like the queen she is. Will Layah continue to be a doormat for Sean or will she let Milz show her what it would be like if he was her man?

My Babydaddy, the Dopeman


Chloe Je'Nore - 2017
    She does any and everything he asks of her and more from whipping up his work, to making drops. But nothing she does is ever enough and when she catches him kissing another woman she sets out to get some payback. She wants to hurt him the way he hurts her and she has the perfect person in mind but before she can set her plan into motion, Tone throws a curve balls that literally knocks her off her feet. He proposes, and now Kairee can finally have the wedding of her dreams until Tone's side chick makes an appearance and ruin every thing. Hurt, Kairee runs into the arms of an unlikely ally that turns her world upside down. She's been with Tone for years but this new guy is exactly what she's been missing...or is he ? Will she go running back to what broke her or will this new man change her life in ways she never imagined? Find out in..My baby daddy the dopeman.

Blazing For His Love 2


Vaneecia - 2016
    All of them placed on a thread by Shanice. Shanice has decided enough is enough and has taken matters into her own hands in regards to her fallen marriage. Meanwhile Bella’s family seems to be growing more and more. Bronx and Tee are still going strong but one incident may place everything they have worked towards in jeopardy. Zay and Lexi are expecting their little bundle of joy and nothing is able to break the two of them apart as they work to build a family together. With Shanice laying claims to things that no longer belong to her will anybody be left untouched or witl everything blaze out in a ball of flames?

The Streets Never Loved Me


Johnazia Gray - 2019
    In fact, she always caught the short end of the stick in life. Born and raised in the ghetto with no way out was her life. Being scandalous and vindictive was the only thing she knew how to do in order to get by with her seven year old son. You would think that her son’s father would help her with him since he was one of the biggest drug dealers in the hood, but he hated her just as much as everyone else did. She was stuck, struggling raising a child on her own out of her car. The drugs and schemes caused her to continuously take losses that she never seemed to learn from. That was until she was arrested and forced to get her life together for her son. Daff was a hustler and the only thing on his mind was money. That was until he ran into Nukie. He didn’t believe love at first sight, but it was something about her that made him want to help her, heal her, and love her correctly. Unfortunately, Daff had no idea that Nukie wasn’t the girl to try to change or save. All she knew was the streets and scams and he could possibly be placed in the middle of her chaos unexpectedly that will send him down a road he's dreading to go down.

What's it Like to Be In Love


Trese - 2016
    Meet Hendrix a street God that is ready to settle down. He finds love in Chandler, his sister’s best friend who is just as clueless at how the four letter word works. Can these two finally lay the bad taste that love has left in their mouth to rest or will they end their relationship feeling the same way that they walked into it? Take this journey with Hendrix, Chandler and their loved ones as they try finding the answer to the most asked question What’s it Like to be in Love?

Dirty South Divas


Kia Jones - 2016
    Life hasn’t been easy for any of them, but they have always had each other. As troubles rise, cousins, Divine and Malina are presented with an opportunity that changes their lives. Twin sisters, Nyssa and Neiman, meanwhile struggle through the consequences of past and present misdeeds. One thing is certain, these Dirty South Divas are not going down without a fight. Follow the four women as they walk through the valley of shade, greed, violence, sex, money and drugs.

Crowned 2: The Return of a Savage


Deshon Dreamz - 2017
    At a very young age, she acknowledged the natural boss that thrived inside of her. However, love… well, the illusion of love created someone different. With the discovery of her husbands’ infidelity, coupled with the ultimate betrayal of the loyalty that she has shown him, Ashura snaps, and now she trusts no one. Not even the man that she finds herself being pulled to in the midst of it all. Nacobi feels blindsided by everything happening around her. Not only does she encounter a man who she has deep feelings for in a very compromising position with her best friend, but she also has no idea who to trust nor who to believe. The man she spent the last few months of her life getting to know, trusting, and caring about or the only person that she has ever loved in her entire life, Ashura Trenton? Code Zero has somehow entered the lives of these best friends and flipped them upside down in a small amount of time. From the mystery of them, to the protectiveness, to the keen sense of knowing what to do and say in each moment to make them fall in love; they have them right where they want them… at the barrel of their guns. In this finale, the old Ashura is gone and has been replaced with a no-nonsense beast who won’t allow just anyone into her space. Her guard is up, her veins are out as the pain of the present drives her to the savage of the past. At her side, Nacobi is along for the ride, and down for whatever. They're willing to fight whoever for whatever, in order to keep their lives and all the things they’ve worked for in order. Lies, deceit, hidden agendas, baby mommas, alpha males and trained killers make Crowned 2 a finale that you do not want to miss.

King of the Streets, Queen of His Heart


Porscha Sterling - 2016
    Always eager to be the one to set things right for the people she loved, she decided, against the urgings of her cousin, Maliah, to confront the leader of the new gang in Liberty City who is responsible for serving her mother's addiction. But once she meets Legend, her life really begins to change. Legend, the unofficial leader of a group of brothers known as the D Boys because of their last name, is not only the youngest of the crew, he is the most savage of them all which is how he got his name. After being confronted by Shanecia, he decided to spare her life and let her leave but, for some reason he can't explain, he is unable to keep her out of his mind and eventually decided he had to make her his. But when he finds out that Shanecia is connected with his enemy in more ways than one, it makes him question how loyal a love they could really have. Shanecia's cousin, Maliah, is in love with Danny, the father of her children and her first love whom she has been with since high school but there is just one problem: Danny, who was once a highly paid street hustler, is now addicted to the very drugs he'd sold to others and he owes a very large debt to Mello, the head of the crew Danny is apart of, who also happens to be Legend's #1 enemy. In order to get back the money Danny owes and to take care of her three children, Maliah starts dancing at a strip club which is where she meets Murk, Legend's brother. When she starts to fall for one of the D Boys while still officially in a relationship with Danny who works for the opposing gang, it puts her in the middle of a street war that she is not sure she wants to take part in. Will she side with her heart, that is pointing her towards Murk or will she stick with the first man she's ever loved and help turn him back into the man he once was? The streets of Miami are savage and ruthless but they are nothing in comparison to what happens when love is thrown into the equation. Will love prevail or will the streets reign supreme over all? Find out in this legendary love story.

He Beats Me


Rod Cornelius - 2017
    It wasn’t long after she cut herself off from all of her family and friends that Keon revealed his true abusive nature. Ashley quickly went from being the target of his affection to the target of his strikes and stomps. It’s not until Keon’s big move into the drug game goes tragically awry that he realizes the usefulness for Ashley again. The problem is, if he can’t get his plan to work, they all could end up dead.