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The Billionaire's Daughter: Kari Kassom
K. Renee - 2019
Now that Christmas time has come around, Kari is headed home to be with her family but she’s bringing more than just presents. Kari has a few secrets of her own that just might ruin Christmas. Jah has and will forever be the man you need to see if you want someone taken care of permanently. Remaining a mystery has allowed him to flourish in his career, but he never thought he would be a mystery in his own marriage. Having to remain a secret from his wife’s family has Jah side-eyeing his wife and questioning his whole marriage. Wrapping paper won’t be the only thing flying this Christmas. Secrets will unravel like loose ribbon, but will the truth ruin Christmas? Kari Kassom has always been the Billionaire’s Daughter but now she is a full-grown woman and has to live in her truths.
MONEY IS THE MOTIVE
Adrian Thomas - 2015
You gotta throw a lil something out there for it to come back." From Memphis to Atlanta, Kema goes from country to lavish living. She's grimy and down right gritty, born with no filter. Every since the age of fifteen, she has held her own. Everyday of her life is a drama filled episode. Dimples is a beautiful down to earth girl that's trying to live comfortable. Stripping is getting is getting old to her but that's all she knows. Now that her baby daddy is out of jail things are looking up so she thinks. Shy and passive Tiana wants nothing more than to keep her grades up and finish school. Things take a drastic turn when she finds out that the person that she thought that she knew was her worst enemy.
My Atlanta Kingpin
Tashay Nashay - 2016
She introduces sweet little Kyra into the exotic, which puts her marriage at risk. In the meantime Kyra runs into Atlanta’s kingpin, Meek and is faced with options that may ruin her family. Will she give into temptation or will she choose to stay with her unloving husband? The drama unravels as secrets and unexpected feelings start to develop. When your heart hurts, there’s no telling what you would do, even if that means ending a life or two.
From the Back: The Thirst of a Sneaky Bitch
T.C. Littles - 2014
But the thirst of a sneaky bitch breaks this friendship up. What lies will be told? What games will be played? What will be the ultimate play? After reading "From the Back", you'll most certainly be watching your back.
Love Was the Case That They Gave Me
Mz. Lady P. - 2015
Often times love has a way of clouding a woman's judgment. A woman's intuition is no match for the heart. The heart wants who it wants. Those words are true in the case of Isabella Santos. A chance encounter leads her into the arms of Jayceon Bennett. It's love at first sight but there's a problem. They're two different people cut from a different cloth. Bella was born into wealth and raised by strict parents. She is green to the hood life. On the other hand, Jayceon was born in the hood and raised by parents who robbed banks for a living. His father taught him the game and now he runs it. To the streets he's Blockka Leader of the infamous Ski Mask Mafia. A group of professional bandits that includes his friends Tristan, Dominic , Rashad, and his baby momma Fatima. Regardless of his street life, he loves Bella with all his heart. He's just too ashamed to tell her who he really is so he keeps that part of his life separate from the life he shares with Bella. Slowly but surely everything that's done in the dark comes to the light. A series of events will rock Bella's very existence and have her questioning everything about the life she lives with Jayceon. Follow the couple as they embark on a journey of love, lies, and deceit. Witness Bella become a prisoner of Jayceon's love. As she tries to figure out why Love Was The Case That They Gave Me!!!
Already Taken 2
Love N. Lee - 2013
After Strap, Cash’s younger brother, suddenly divulges his feelings for her, things get complicated. Who will she end up with? The answer should be obvious, but Fallon surprises herself when she begins second-guessing her relationship with Cash. Just when she thinks she has it all figured out, secrets of the past resurface. The choice may not be up to Fallon after all…After Shantreis’s boyfriend Outlaw discovers that she’s pregnant and the baby may not be his, her whole world begins to fall apart. Fueled by her desperation to keep the lavish lifestyle that she’s accustomed to, Shantreis is down for whatever—even at the cost of betraying Blaze, the man that saved her life and possibly the father to her unborn child. After successfully erasing both men out of her life, Shantreis is finally happy. Unfortunately, there are a few loose strings that she failed to tie up, leading fate to her doorstep… Love N. Lee has penned another masterpiece confirming that no one can be trusted, loyalty has lost its meaning, and claiming to be ‘already taken’ is irrelevant.
Finding A Loyal Love 2
A'zayler - 2015
It has proven to be exactly what she needed, when she needed it. It seems as though things in her life has finally started to look up until one moment changes everything. Lay-Lay is thrust right back into a world of stress and uncertainty. In her heart she thought she and Kyle could handle anything, but because of his stubbornness, she’s no longer sure. Albeit Kyle loves Shalaya and has waited on the time where they would be together completely things aren’t turning out the way he planned. With a love so passionate and real the two must fight together in order to make sure all of their hard work has not been in vein. Take this final ride with the crew we’ve grown to love as they personally demonstrate the real meaning of Love and loyalty.
The Last Kings 2: Long Live The King
C.N. Phillips - 2014
With a heart black as night and an itching trigger finger she has vowed to make Ray's murderer's blood rain over the city of Detroit. However currently sitting as the new king of the city Khiron is backed by the Dominican Cartel and is proving to be untouchable. Sadie is a secretly relocated to Miami and takes Ray's place as the head of The Last Kings. Recruiting a few new members and making new money the cartel is revived and ready to go up against the worst to reclaim Detroit. In the midst of it all a war is budding between the Italians and Dominicans and Sadie has already chosen her allegiance. The Last Kings is back guns loaded and ready to make one last bloody movie in the streets.
Ain't Nothing Like A Brooklyn Bitch 2
Kellz Kimberly - 2015
Royal doesn't know who she can and can not trust anymore. All she knows is that she has to find a way to survive for the sake of her sister Paige. To make matters worse, Aria, Royal's mom is back, but is she back for good? Or, is she just trying to stir up some more drama for Royal? Take this trip with Royal and find out if Pharaoh is really dead. If he isn't could him and Royal ever be together again? A Brooklyn Bitch is what Royal is, but will she be tough enough to make it out alive?
The Faithful Side Bitch
Racquel Williams - 2018
Meeting the handsome Jihad was pure coincidence, but she quickly catches feelings for this smooth-talking brother. A whirlwind romance develops between the two and before you know it, Brooklyn was thrown in a love triangle she was not aware of. She realized that common sense and her Ivy League education couldn't prepare her for what was to come in her once quiet life. Alyssa is a money hungry side chick that is on the prowl for her next victim. As faith would have it, she crossed paths with the lying, two-timing Jihad. She uses sex and her good mouthpiece to snatch his soul up. Not caring about his wife and determined to become his main squeeze, she and Jihad concoct a devious plan to get his wife out the way. Jihad is every woman's dream; ambitious, sex game on point and a mouth piece that will have the ladies squirming in their panties. He hit it big when he married the well-off Brooklyn. With no good intentions and his narcissistic behavior, he quickly put a plan into motion that will have deadly consequences. With jealousy, murder and greed mixed together in this web of deceit, there can be no happy ending in this twisted love triangle.
Love From a One Night Stand
Trinity - 2015
Until one night she meets Ghost a bad boy rapper with a play boy image. A one night stand with him changes her life forever. Kevin (Ghost) Jackson is a bad boy rapper who loves the party lifestyle and dealing with different women. He never thought he would settle down, until he gets Angel pregnant and is forced to slow down. Everyone disapproves of his relationship with Angel including his mother who makes him choose. Embark on the journey with Angel and Ghost as all the odds are against them to find true love. Will they become a family? Or will they allow people to get in the way of their true happiness?
You Again: Love Has No Boundaries
J. Peach - 2018
“Akil,” I slapped his cheek. His lips stretched into a smile, showing his bloody teeth. “I like how you say my name.” He choked again, and blood flew from his mouth. He finally set his tiring eyes on me. “Why you still here?” My mouth opened then closed before I sighed. “You looked like you needed help. I couldn’t leave you, I’ll feel bad.” Without thinking, I wiped blood from his mouth. His weak hand grabbed my wrist. “What’s your name?” I couldn’t begin to understand why, but for some reason that made me smile. “If I see you again I’ll tell you.” “Baby girl, I’m dead already,” he spoke. His eyes finally close as his breathing evened out. “If you die then you weren’t meant to know me or see me again…” Is the saying, what’s meant to be will always find its way back to you, true? Find out in You Again: Love Has No Boundaries.
Issa Hood Love Story: Bailey & Bash
Anna Black - 2018
He had a rule not to marry or fall in love while he was in the game but, now that that was all behind him, he was ready and looking for a life partner and, from the very first moment that he laid eyes on Bailey Burnett, he knew instantly that she was the one. Bailey, young, smart and beautiful, belongs to Andre and she is no longer happy being his live-in girlfriend. The fact that he lies and is never home is evident that he’s entertaining another woman, but Bailey is in no position to leave him. She gave up her career to play house wifey to a man that still hadn’t proposed in over eight years. Fed up and tired of being misused, she meets her new neighbor Bash and is instantly attracted to him, and it doesn’t take long for her to desire him. An absent Andre gives Bailey an open invitation to get to know Bash and it doesn’t take the two long to discover the chemistry that they share. No matter how much the two of them try to keep their feelings at bay, they can’t resist falling in love with each other. The heart wants what the heart wants and Bash decides to give his heart to Bailey and, in the end, they both decide to be together by any means necessary.
Chronicles of a Junky II
Sa'id Salaam - 2011
Prepare yourself for the unexpected in this breath taking, explosive ending to a phenomenal shorty story ebook series.Can Willie defeat the demons attacking him and free himself from the yoke of addiction? Or will he destroy himself and everyone around him?
Still Salty 4 (A Ghetto Soap Opera)
Aleta L. Williams - 2013
Old issues, plus new characters equals more Drama. Can you handle it?Still Salty is the fourth installment of this ghetto soap opera and the drama is more captivating then before. Old issues, plus new characters equals more Drama. Can you handle it?Meet Shoneise and Lisa “double trouble” these two are only out for themselves. They don’t care who they have to cross to get what they want as long as they get it. They are willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. Who will be the casualty that gets caught in their web?Calvin will be released from prison and now it’s time for some payback. His first target is pastor G who will be his next?Will Yay-Yay ever pay the price for shooting her best friend Paris or will karma give her a pass? Will Jazz be able to leave the past behind her and enjoy life with her Ken or will Salt break up their relationship?