. . meet Shane Baxter. Sexy, dark, and dangerous, Bax isn’t just from the wrong side of the tracks, he is the wrong side of the tracks. A criminal, a thug, and a brawler, he’s the master of bad choices, until one such choice landed him in prison for five years. Now Bax is out and looking for answers, and he doesn’t care what he has to do or who he has to hurt to get them. But there’s a new player in the game, and she’s much too innocent, much too soft…and standing directly in his way. Dovie Pryce knows all about living a hard life and the tough choices that come with it. She’s always tried to be good, tried to help others, and tried not to let the darkness pull her down. But the streets are fighting back, things have gone from bad to worse, and the only person who can help her is the scariest, sexiest, most complicated ex-con The Point has ever produced. Bax terrifies her, but it doesn’t take Dovie long to realize that some boys are just better when they’re bad.

    But when she meets John Malone, a stud of a cop, and they develop a deep bond based, not only on hot sex and passion, but on mutual respect and admiration, her life changes forever. Police Captain John Malone never dreamed a young, slip of a girl like Shay Turner could make him gladly turn in his player card, but that’s exactly what happens. First he respects her spunk and her refusal to kiss up to the powers that be, including him. Then he falls hard for her body, a body that gives him the kind of pleasure he’d always longed for. But when he falls deeply in love with her, and others in town aren’t all too thrilled with their union, he realizes that loving Shanay isn’t going to be as easy as cherishing her and being completely devoted to her. He has to protect her, too.Loving her Soul Mate is the story of a May-December, interracial romance where two people share a bond that constantly gets tested. And they fight with all they have to overcome every test.

    The approach of the sunny weather in Chicago also brought the beginning of a severe war between she and her husband, Brad. According to Joi, their six-year long marriage had come to an end. She had finally become so tired of his rejection, insults and vile behavior that she was walking away from the cushy life that he had provided her. Ready to find and establish herself again, the last thing that Joi wants to focus on is falling in love again. The most she wants from men at this point is for a tattooed, bearded man to spank her and call her princess, because Brad hadn’t touched her in months. So, when in walks Marco Buscemi magically appears back in her life, she thinks he would be perfect to end her dry spell. Marco had been gone for years, but the moment that Joi laid eyes on him, the memories came flooding back of the night, thirteen years ago, that she and Marco had spent together. At that time, they were only adolescents, but the fire and chemistry between them was ripe and began to burn again erratically the moment that they saw one another again. Marco and Joi had fallen for one another years ago. However, Joi is insistent that now is not the right time to fall in love again, and a battle between her heart and mind ensues. She continues to push away Marco’s attempts to claim her and reduces his love to sexual nights of passion. Constant obstacles cross the path of Marco’s attempt to make Joi his, proving to Joi that beyond their passionate chemistry, Marco Buscemi was the last thing that she needed to add to her list of trouble. But the heart wants what the heart wants. Will Joi listen to her gut or once again fall victim to her heart? Find out in this sexy, drama-filled romance.

    Nellie walked into my life when I needed her most. Now I’m not willing to let her go. I will destroy anyone that even thinks of harming my woman. Nellie is nothing like the women I used to bring pleasure to. Oh Yes, I bring pleasure on levels that will numb your mind for months. When I lay eyes on Nellie, I know I want to bring her and only her that pleasure. I just need her to see past my past. I’m the oldest of seven hardheaded brothers. Some call me the ring leader, some call me the voice of reason, and everyone knows me as the heartbreaker. Only I never wanted her to know that. Now I’ll just have to show her that I can heal a heart much better than I can break one because I want hers. I am running from my past. I never thought that I would run right into the arms of freaking Wyatt Black. I watched him break hearts from afar. The last thing I need is to be next. But like I said this is Wyatt freaking Black, the six foot three, golden eyed breathing definition of sexy. Women line up to get their hearts broken by him. So really how am I supposed to resist him? I’ll give in and when I do, I’ll find that he is more than what I bargained for in so many ways. I mean in every way imaginable. If sex were a weapon Wyatt Black would be lethal. Who I am kidding Wyatt is lethal, especially when it comes to me. When the past comes to haunt us, Wyatt will always protect me, without thought, without question. Wyatt isn’t a heartbreaker, he is my heart healer. Find out what happened to lead to the text message Nathan Briggs received at his wedding, in Legally Bound 3. *This is Book 1 in the Brothers Black Series a spin-off from the bestselling Legally Bound Series placed after book 3 in the Legally Bound Series. While you can read this book as a standalone, it will enhance the read to read the Legally Bound Series first. Blue Saffire’s books are written to weave, loop and intertwine with one another. You will find that the series build together for a greater experience. **This BWWM romance has strong language and sexual content. This Book is for Mature Readers 18+ ***To keep up with release dates sign up for the mailing list at www.bluesaffire.com

    Nelson, author of the epic romance Ivy's Twisted Vine, comes a story about Memphis, TN, a deadly faction of the Russian mafia and an innocent woman who dismantles an empire. Orphaned virgin Royal Stone is looking for employment in one of the country's toughest recessions. What she finds is the seven-foot, blonde millionaire Dmitry Medlov, who offers her a job as the manager of his new boutique Dmitry's Closet. After she accepts his job offer, she soon accepts his gifts, his bed and his lifestyle. What she does not know is that her knight in shining armor is also the head of the Medlov Organized Crime Family, a faction of the elite Russian mafia Vory v Zakone. Falling in love with the clueless Royal makes Dmitry want to break the code, leave his empire and start a life far away from the perils of the Thieves-in-Law. Only, his brother Ivan comes to the Memphis from New York City bent on a murderous revenge. With the FBI and Memphis Police Department working hard to build a case against Dmitry and his brother trying to kill him, he is forced to tell Royal of his true identity, but Royal also is keeping a secret - one that changes everything. Who will win? Who will lose? Who will die? Watch all the skeletons as they tumble out of the urban literature sensation Dmitry's Closet.

    I’m telling you… you won’t be able to pull yourself back from that one…trust me.” Jakobe tilted his head. He became real serious. “Are you speaking from experience?” “No! I know my limits,” replied Major. Every step he took to reach Nakida across the room, his friend’s warning seemed to repeat in Jakobe's mind about him just leaving her alone. He had to admit, this woman was more woman than any he had fucked around with before. She might not have the same number of zeros in her checking account as he did, but the way she handled herself with him would make a person think otherwise. She had a strength about her that said she was near unbreakable. Even still, he knew there was a variability about her that she chose to hide. There was a sadness, a longing that she hid behind her cold smile. Her intelligence was almost blinding to behold. Jakobe pushed down the voice that rose its ugly head to tell him that he was out of his depth. The voice said that she wasn’t going to take his shit. The voice that said that this woman would be able to see with her sharp eyes, the man underneath the riches. It said that she might be the one to actually touch his heart.

    She was her father's heir and the best warrior in their realm. In the King's desire of wanting the best for his people, he invited the enemy to make peace which shattered her world, forever . Her family was slaughtered, her people put in chains, and their wealth stolen. To put insult on top of injury, Zenobia was taken to be presented as a gift to the high and mighty King Alexander, King of the Spartans. For the sake of her people, she is forced to feed his sexual appetite whenever he commands for her presence. However, Zenobia will never forget that she is warrior Princess of Ethiopia. If Alexander thinks she going to willing lays on her back and spreads her legs, this Spartan has another thing coming.

    Grown folk content. Grown folk language. Grown folk interactions and situations. Can you dig it? BLURB: Phoenix Hale is a hardnosed former DEA agent who now works as Director for the Office of National Drug Control Policy—the DCP—a position falling under direct authority of the POTUS. One day, his world is turned upside down: his best friend; a DEA agent, is murdered in cold blood. Phoenix sets out to exact his revenge. However, things become quickly complicated when he decides to take the murderer’s cousin, a well-known ruthless drug queen, from Chicago, Illinois, into private custody. Tiffany McCall is one of two things: either your greatest dream or your worst nightmare. Raised in the elite suburbs of Chicago, she uses her traffic-stopping good looks, callousness, business acumen, and intelligence to rise as one of the most notorious drug dealers in the state of Illinois. But, Tiffany’s high rolling ways soon come to a screeching halt when a man on a mission gets his hooks into her and drags her away into the night. When she’s forced to face Mr. Phoenix Hale, she realizes that she has met her match and worst of all, she soon discovers that not only is Phoenix no fool or governmental puppet, but the man is determined to break her down. Tiffany’s beauty, as well as her physical and emotional strength, intelligence, and die-hard will to survive impress Phoenix in ways he shouldn’t care to admit. Soon, he finds himself learning more about himself as he unravels all that is Tiffany… The impossible comes crashing in during a pivotal moment of their lives. Love knocks on the door when the stakes are high, lives are laid on the line, and dangerous alliances are formed. As both are faced with truths they’d never known, they must choose between love, life, and loyalty. Which one will win?

    She has become everything but is no one. Known only as Bullet she was long ago forced to shed the name her parents gave her. Changed, molded and trained to kill with sharp-shooting efficiency she is one of The Collective’s most valuable assets. In a cadre of killers, Bullet is death waiting but her time for vengeance has come.He was loved and then he lost. He has become a hunter in search of revenge.Everything was taken from Rand the day a bullet ended the lives of his beloved wife and daughter. He has searched for their killer seven long years and may have her in his hands. Rand has suffered but now the time has come to make The Collective pay or die trying.Joy and sorrow are two sides of the same coin. Vengeance draws them together but before all is said and done they will learn love can either break you or make you stronger.

    The Butcher of the Corsican. Jean-Pierre’s greatest gift was a lack of feelings. His past had ripped them away. But then he saw Eden. On stage, she played her violin, spinning his head with songs that he’d tried to forget. Unable to stop himself, he makes Eden his obsession. And unlike any normal man, he takes what he wants. But there’s someone in the shadows, blocking his path. His plans for Eden won’t be so simple. This mystery person sends Russians his way, igniting a war with the Bratva. Too bad, there’s no limit to his obsession for her. No force that can stop him. No bullet to get in his way. Jean-Pierre would kill anyone and destroy anything to taste Eden’s love, even go to war. WARNING: This is KW, being very KW. Mystery. Money. Darkness. Power. Mind twists. Sex. If you enjoyed Dirty Kisses, Power, and No Ordinary Love, then you won't be able to put down this addictive story. And you’ll make Jean-Pierre a new book boyfriend to dream about.

    The promise to find their missing daughter, Emma Hill. The daughter he’d never known. The daughter being held captive by a powerful man serving his first term as the mayor of London, England. Determined to get his daughter back—with more rage in his veins than blood—Linc snatches the mayor’s wife, Mia Ali, at a fundraising event for his re-election campaign. Linc’s terms are straightforward: Emma for Mia. A simple exchange. At least, it had felt simple. It had felt simple until he laid eyes on Mia’s gorgeous face for the first time. Until he laid hands on her supple, voluptuous body. Until she laid her hands on his body too—a body that hadn’t been touched by a woman in six long years—lighting fire to his skin with the softness of her warm, nimble fingers. Lighting fire to every inch of him until his bones nearly melted away with the burning need to be inside her. No matter how beautiful his captive, however—or how deep the attraction—Linc refuses to get addicted to the ebony goddess he’s snatched. When it comes time to make the exchange, losing Mia is the only option… Or it might be a fight to the death. —— CAPTIVE is an interracial romance and can be read as a standalone novel.

    . . that’s what I am. It’s what I do. It’s what I live for. I’m no longer the Preston Hale everyone knew. I left that life and the people in it a long time ago the second I made my first kill. I wasn’t going to give in, but when I heard the screams there was no going back. It triggered the pain, the need. I knew what I had to do, and I did it well. But I never expected for Emma Turner – the only link to my past – to come back into my life. She triggers a different emotion inside me, something I hadn’t ever felt. It’s not a want to kill . . . but a need to CLAIM.

    He doesn’t care much for people, he doesn’t care about propriety, and he definitely didn’t care that he still hadn’t bothered to ask the name of the woman he was about to take back to his hotel.Valerie on the other hand cares – a lot. She cares about how other people see her and she still cares about her ex. He is the only reason that she agreed to a one night stand with the brute from the bar who has confused arrogance with confidence. What else is she supposed to think of a man who wears a near constant smirk?They may share hot chemistry, but Vladimir’s personality is arctic. And in the process of trying to get to know the cocky jerk, she stumbles onto the dubious contents of his suitcase and realizes that she needs to care more about her safety than what the hell he does for a living.Warning: This book contains sexually explicit scenes intended for mature audiences (+18 advised)ASIN: B01AU8S2NI (alternate cover edition)

    With a net worth of over a billion dollars, life should be sweet, right? That’s what Theo thought until he learned the same person who murdered his grandfather’s attorney plans to kill him and everyone he loves. It’s a short list. Imani, his lady, tops that list. Even without his inheritance, he’d never tuck tail and run from anyone who thought it was cool to kill an unarmed old man. Imani Randall would love Theo with or without his inheritance. After the hell she went through with her ex-husband, his rough, straight-up, personality suits her just fine. She decides to work alongside him in his newly acquired companies and is swept away by the changes his wealth and inheritance bring. With enemies gunning for them, she agrees to keep their engagement a secret as she falls deeper in love with this complicated man. Theo’s grandfather had his fingers in a lot of pies and there are those who expect Theo to continue in the old man’s footsteps. Except Theo’s not his grandfather and has no interest in doing those things. All he wants is to be left alone with his woman to live an uncomplicated life and he’s willing to fight for that right. This is Book 2 in the Seed Series. Book 1 is Protect the Seed.

    Rescue Four’s reputation is carried like a badge of honor among all the men, including Eric ‘Harvard’ Kim. Eric is the unofficial leader of the Rescue Four squad and with his quiet yet appealing demeanor he definitely lives up to his squad’s playboy ways with the women. That is, until a certain bar owner catches his eye. Eric is hit with a desire so intense and overwhelming he can do little about it except submit to the inferno his desire sparks.Angela Moore is having the time of her life, having opened her neighborhood bar, Charlie’s, a year and a half ago. Neatly positioned between two fire stations, Charlie’s is a frequent stop for the firefighters in her city and the women who love to chase after them. Growing up the daughter of a firefighter and the younger sister of one, Angela thought she was immune to their charms, until she finds herself in the cross hairs of Eric’s. With eyes as dark as sin and a body built for pleasure, Angela finds herself opening up to Eric unlike anyone she ever has before. Just when the couple think they’ve made it, tragedy strikes and Eric’s job presents them with the biggest hurdle they’ll face together, leaving them wondering if one will even survive.