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Aryel & Quasi: Made For A Hood Love


Antoinette Sherell - 2020
    Between having nothing to call her own, and being stuck in an abusive relationship for the sake of being taken care of, she feels that her life is at a standstill. When her way out comes at the expense of a loved one, she vows to make her loss worth the gain. Quasi Powers is a calculated, lowkey hustler with zero tolerance for anything he deems unacceptable. When his older brother is locked up on murder charges, he’s forced into the game headfirst to take his place... but he also has to take on another responsibility that he wasn’t quite prepared for. When grief brings them together in the most odd of circumstances, Aryel and Quasi have to find a way to move on from the hurt in order to protect the one thing they have in common. In the process, will they realize that the safety and security they’re yearning for can be found in each other, or will their struggles prove they aren’t made for a hood love?

His Love Was Law 2


K. Renee - 2020
    Law and Sin are stuck on how to fix a series of unfortunate events. Tragedy has the ability to either pull people closer or push them further apart. Shantel’s true colors were revealed at the wedding reception and Law can finally see her for who she is. After downplaying his feelings for Love and questioning her loyalty, Law is not sure who he can truly trust besides his brother. When Sin finds Tay’s, house filled with bullets panic instantly fills his heart. Unsure of what he will find, the only thing on his mind is revenge. The devastating news will bring out a side of Law and Sin that nobody was ready for. Will they be able to uncover the mystery and find those responsible for the attack? Sin, her son, Tay and their Grandmother will all be affecting by the shooting but who will survive? Will this tragedy bring Law and Love back together or is it truly too late? The roller-coaster ride that started when Love came back to town is at its peak. The loops, turns and drops that are coming could never be expected but as he has in the past Law will do anything to keep those closest to him safe. Law and Love have a true Hood Love Story, and no one is prepared for the final outcome, not even them.

Love Doesn't Hurt


Kay Shanee - 2018
    Although their time together is beautiful, it doesn’t last long. Shayla and Darius part ways, returning to their lives of normality. For Shayla, that separation leads to meeting and falling for Kurt – a man whose hands hurt more than they heal and show love. Even though she knows their union must end, Shayla can’t quite pull herself to leave… until Darius returns. The bond between Shayla and Darius was almost instant and too good to be true, which is why it was so easy for the both of them to walk away. This second time around, Darius’ fairytale love is exactly what Shayla needs to get out of her hellish reality. There’s just one problem: Kurt isn’t willing to let her go easily. Will Shayla stay, or will she find the courage to leave and believe because of Darius that love doesn’t hurt?

The Best Love Came From The Streets


Kennedy B. - 2020
    

His Heart Belongs To The Streets 2


Latisha - 2020
    

This Heart Still Holds You Down


Tay Mo'Nae - 2019
    With a new guy in her life serving as a good distraction, she thinks she's finally ready to take that next step but there’s only one issue. Kolby isn’t trying to let Ma’Loni go. Learning from his mistakes he tries to get Ma’Loni to see that he’s ready to commit to her. With an attraction that can’t be ignored and trust that’s been broken, can this couple find their way back together? Tired of the back and forth Jazlynn wants to rid herself of Kordell, permanently. She tried to stay away until an unfortunate event brings the two back together, now they must try to co-exist while fighting off the feelings they both wanted to leave in the past. Kordell, back with his son’s mom, is determined to move on from Jazlynn and her insecurities but the pull the two have can’t be denied. Will they be able to throw all the secrets and lies that broke them up away and start over, or has this couples ship sailed? Join these four in one last ride and find out if the heart is really holding them down.

Catching Feelings for the Plug: A Twisted Love Tale


Toy - 2019
    After years of holding her head high amid the whispers and secrets, she finally decides to make a move for herself, only to be hit by another unexpected blow. Being the bigger person once again, Talia stands by Satch when a deadly situation arises. She never expects that walking away with only the clothes on her back and the money in her secret account would place a target on her back. Marsean comes to town to pay his respects to a business partner. However, when greed and envy start to affect his business, he prolongs his stay. He meets Talia, fully expecting the opposite of what her vibe gave off. Realizing that things are never as they are told and hardly ever as they seem, he decides to get closer to her in an effort to find the truth. The one thing he doesn’t count on is that the more truth he uncovers, the more questions arise. Toxin’s grief over his best friend has to take a back seat because business has to be handled first. In honor of his best friend, Toxin refuses to allow anyone to take advantage of Satch, even in death; regardless of who it is. Auntie Ethel is the poster child for misery loves company. She’s lived off her nephew’s money and penitentiary chances that he took without regret. Now that he is no longer among the living, she feels that everything her nephew owned and worked for should go to her and no one else. And there’s only one way to make that happen.

Love & Hennessy 3: An Addictive Kind of Love (Love & Hennessy: An Addictive King of Love)


Carmen Lashay - 2017
    Will they finally get their happily ever after? Or is there somebody out there that refuses to let them be happy? Part three of this heart-pounding saga picks up right where it left off with Ghost still searching for answers as to who killed Henry and turned snitch. Will Tommie choose to let Rodney be apart of his child’s life? Or is that chapter in her life finally closed for good? Jasmine and Dom have an on again off again romance, that's mostly off because Jasmine is hesitant when it comes to giving Dominic all of her. Will she put her pride to the side and get her man? Or will she wait till it too little too late? Dom, fed up with Jasmine's flip-flopping love decides he's done with her for good. Will he stick to his word and kick her to the curb when a new love interest captures his attention? Or is the love he had for Jasmine too strong to just let slip away. Rodney, pissed off that his cousin not only stole his girl but has staked claims to his child, isn't so willing to let go of them both without a fight. Will he continue to fight for their love until he succeeds? Or will he finally give up and focus on his relationship with Kelly? The plot of this crazy story once again thickens as rules are broken, bonds are bent, and no one is to be trusted, as enemies become friends, and friends become a thing you regret you ever had. Jump back into the saddle and take another ride with the gang as Tommie, Ghost, Dom, Jasmine, and Rodney are once again racing against the clock to stay alive while they battle with lies, treachery, deceit, and a little thing called love. Each battling with their own demons, will everybody come out on top, defeat their enemy and manage to stay alive long enough to find their happily ever after? Or will they all once again find out the sad truth that all is fair in Love and Hennessy?

Falling for the Plug that wasn't Looking for Love 2


Khadijah J. - 2020
    

Side Effects of Loving The Coldest Goon 3: A Hood Love Story


Tina J. - 2020
    

Nothing Like His Down South Loving


Rikenya Hunter - 2018
    Cherry wasn’t sure how she would be able to go on with life, but her daughter, Angel, and her boyfriend of two years, Devonte, gave her the strength to go on. Devonte was Cherry’s first love and first everything. He was all she knew. Her mother couldn’t stand him and often voiced her opinion, feeling as if her daughter deserved better, but Cherry lived and breathed Devonte. Besides her daughter, Devonte was her life. That was until she ran into an unforgettable bad boy, Javi. Not able to get him out of her mind, Cherry does everything in her power to forget about the mystery man who has caught her eye, but everywhere she turns, Javi is there. Can she stay faithful to the one guy who everyone seems to hate yet she loves? Can she avoid temptation? Javi wasn’t your average man. Decorated in tattoos from head to toe, tall, decked out in the flyest and finest jewelry and fashion, no kids, muscular and downright fine, he would stop any woman dead in her tracks. Not one for relationships, Javi also wasn’t the one for love. Being the man in the streets, he was always about his paper. Growing up poor, he refused to ever struggle again in life. He was content with just his cars and his money, but bumping into Cherry made him rethink everything pertaining to women, but there was just one thing stopping him: her boyfriend. Cherry’s best friend Kabrina is madly in love with a guy who doesn’t want her, so when she found herself pregnant, alone and confused, she contemplated whether to keep her baby. Having an unfaithful baby daddy certainly didn’t help. Plagued by drama, secrets and lies, will Kabrina keep her baby? You haven’t lived yet until you get a man from the dirty south. After all, there’s nothing like some down south loving.