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Love & Law: a standalone novel
Asia Monique - 2020
Known as the first black family in law enforcement, the Edwards stand firm on their beliefs… or so they thought.What happens when love comes into play and it has these four siblings struggling with what’s right and wrong?There’s a fine line between upholding law and breaking it. Which side will they end up on?*Please note, this is a full length standalone novel broken into four parts.
Glass Houses
Brian W. Smith - 2016
She manages to escape Chris' wrath and hides out at a neighbors house. While in hiding, Tammy contacts her three older brothers and ask them to come and rescue her. The brothers quickly run to her rescue, but in doing so, they overlook their own flaws: one of the brothers physically abuses his own wife; a second other brother is a deadbeat dad who is supposed to see his kids the day they leave to get Tammy; and the last brother is a minister - the ultimate conflict of interest. The three men are forced to face their own demons and eventually learn that people who live in "glass houses" have no right to throw stones.
The Naked Truth
Chunichi Knott - 2006
But now that Snake, Duke and Bear have all been killed, she figures it's time to skip Virginia and heads to Atlanta.
The Last Ten Percent
Michelle McKinney Hammond - 2006
From the author of Secrets of an Irresistible Woman comes a novel of five women who explore how intelligent women with impressive careers, coveted urban dwellings, and closets full of fashions can still worry so much about the shortage of men.
Baller Dreams
Tasha Macklin - 2012
He is forced to make a number of decisions that will change his life. Choosing school over the mean Detroit's Eastside streets, the sudden reality of his poor circumstances make him painfully aware of the fortunes that can be made if he embarks on the career path of a hustler. Deciding that he wants to be a baller, Dre meets and forms an alliance with an older, very beautiful female named Destiny. Unbeknownst to him, she had a secret and motive that draws her to him, which causes her to assist him in making all of his plans reality. Dre and his closest friends will create a clique called the Eastside Syndicate and set a hustle in motion like Detroit has never seen. No one else in the city will be able to compete with the murder and muscle game that they release upon the streets. However, when he falls in love with another and finds himself at odds with Destiny, the beautiful temptress who helped to make his dreams come true will stop at nothing to bring Dre and the organization that he created to its knees. Dre has everything that a hustler could ever want. Only when the tide turns, he will quickly realize that the dream life he once lived was no more than a nightmare in disguise.
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Zane - 2009
Damon Johnson loves his wife, Carleigh, but she only ever treats him like a trophy. A tragic event forces Brooke and Damon to become part of each other's lives.
The Haret
Denise Daisy - 2011
How could she be pregnant when she is still a virgin, and how can she convince her father, the town’s most prominent Baptist minister, that she is innocent of any promiscuity? Felicitas vanishes on the evening she learns of her pregnancy. Unnerved by her mysterious disappearance, the small town unites and searches for their missing teen. During the investigation, news of her pregnancy surfaces along with a peculiar Nocturnal Journal found hidden in her bedroom. The journal reveals cryptic messages along with detailed encounters with an enticing nighttime visitor.A week later she is found roaming the woods, confused and unaware as to where she has spent the past seven days. With the help of her estranged grandmother, Felicitas finds the answers to the secrets shrouding her missing week, traces her roots back ten generations, and makes a startling discovery that someone very close to her is not who they seem.
Zane - The Guardian Angel
Joann I. Martin-Sowles - 2013
Yet, it was an honor Zane had not wished for.On Laney’s nineteenth birthday, Zane fell with the mission to keep her safe, but he was never given that opportunity...In this Brookehaven Vampires novella, you will step into the mind of Laney’s guardian angel, get a glimpse of his life before the fall, and see what our world looks like from his point of view.
Rich Girl Problems (Millionaire Wives Club)
Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker - 2013
Whitaker's Millionaire Wives Club are back for a third season of explosive lies, forbidden sex, and scandals like you've never seen before!Step into the world of cable TV's hit reality show and meet new bride and new mother Milan, who finally has everything she's ever dreamed of. Problem is her perfect life doesn't work for TV. What will she do when the producer threatens to fire her? Editor-in-chief Chaunci isn't feeling the fame and the last thing she needs is to share the spotlight with her worst enemy, newcomer Journee. Socialite Journee expected her eighty-two-year-old husband to only live four days past their wedding night, but it's been four years. And just when it seems that he's ready to meet his maker, his son--Journee's ex-lover--shows up. Hair care mogul Vera is struggling with her failing marriage and the last thing she needs is her drug-addicted mother to further ruin her life or her image. Jaise is finally standing by her man. But will she live the life she thinks or will it cost her everything?
Sweet Evangeline
Sable Hunter - 2010
She longs to find her soulmate - and being a woman of power - she whips up a spell and conjures him up. Austin Firefighter Eric McCallister is enchanted by the beautiful woman who sculpted his likeness from a dream. Immediately, their attraction and chemistry burns like a wildfire. But, all is not a fairy-tale. An arsonist is stalking Eric and someone is trying to kill Evangeline. On top of that, there's magick afoot that can call down storms, bring the dead back to life and break ancient curses. But, the greatest magick of all is the love Eric has for Sweet Evangeline.
Hood Love
Leondra LeRae - 2012
The chance meeting of Capo turns things from upside down to good all around. Take a ride with Jonnae as she realizes your first love isn't always real love & that hood love can be a good love.
Sergeant at Arms
Crystal Dawn - 2015
The females survive, but they have left and spread to the far reaches of the universe. Their eyes turn to Earth. Jarel is sent with five other males to find mates and test the compatibility of Earth females. Their results will determine if their Empire looks to Earth or elsewhere. Davy is trouble or at least she has trouble following her. It's not her fault, it's all because of her ex-boyfriend who is a criminal and has sent killers after her. She meets Jarel who offers to protect her but she's a little suspicious where men are concerned. Should she trust him, or should she rely only on herself?
Soul Ties
L.J. Swallow - 2016
Bring Keir's soul in return for her freedom - or die trying.Ava has retrieved hundreds of souls from demons and this mission doesn't worry her. But Keir isn't what she expected. Half angel, half demon and a hell of a lot hotter than Ava's usual targets, she's tempted to get close to him before she takes his soul - if he doesn't kill her first.As if battling a Nephilim isn't enough, Ava faces another hurdle: getting past the strange human girl, Dahlia, who has an inexplicable hold on Keir. The pair have secrets and when Ava uncovers the true fate of the souls she returns to her superiors her world is turned upside down. Ava finds herself in the middle of a war where the lines between good and evil are blurred and she only has two choices... Betray Keir and live, or join his battle and risk going to hell.This book is based on Soul Ties by Lisa Swallow published in 2013 but has been re-written from the main character's point of view. There are other changes to scenes and characters with the overarching plot remaining the same. The Soul Ties Series Soul Ties Torn SoulsFated Souls (a prequel novella) - Available July 2016Shattered Souls - Coming Soon
Blood Tree: Silver Edition
Scarlett Dawn - 2015
It contains Kenna and Juliet's stories, along with Susan's bonus short story ***Where there is Dark, there is Light.The two halves make a whole.Or do they battle for dominance?KennaKenna Julius is your average teenage girl. She has a bossy mom, a new boyfriend in school, and she never dreams of enchanted lands or fairy tale castles.She lives in the real world.Or so she thought...
Juliet
Juliet Julius watched her daughter grow into a fierce young woman. She protected her. She guarded her. She sacrificed all she had to give.Now it’s Juliet’s turn to live.But she may have a sinister problem of her own...
Susan
Susan Julius has loved one man her entire life. He's brilliant, strong, and powerful. And he has never given her any indication he feels the same way.Though, situations are about to change.One will be deadly. The other will awaken desire...
Given to the Daddies
Emily Tilton - 2021
Before long she has been stripped, punished for her defiance, and brought to a shameful public climax by the very man who just finished spanking her, but her humiliation is just beginning.She is to be given to three firm-handed military officers, each of whom she will call daddy, and her beautiful virgin body will be theirs to claim and enjoy in any way they please. But as the strict, sexy soldiers set about teaching her all the ways a little girl can be made to blush, Dorana soon finds herself wondering what it would be like to belong to her new daddies forever.Publisher's Note: Given to the Daddies is a stand-alone novella in the Galactic Discipline series. It includes spankings, sexual scenes, and elements of age play. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book. Also note that an earlier version of Given to the Daddies was previously published under the title Planet of the Daddies as part of a multi-author collection entitled Dirty Daddies: 2020 Anniversary Anthology.