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Small Town Love
Michelle Stimpson - 2019
One big secret. An even bigger love.
Sean Morrison has returned to Lovetown, TX, with one purpose in mind: Claim Janiya Thompson as his wife. He has his faith, his military career, his upscale apartment, and with Janiya by his side, his life will finally be complete. But Sean has a secret that could destroy his newfound relationship. Will he have the courage to tell Janiya the truth?Janiya “Niya” Thompson has only known grief and uncertainty in her small town life. She doesn’t see any hope for a brighter future until her childhood friend, Sean, returns to town. Now, Janiya begins to yearn for more and opens her heart to new possibilities. Will Sean be a part of her healing or will he bring more pain?
Valentine Rush: A Holiday Teaser
Stephanie Nicole Norris - 2019
But when neither of them can shake memories of their love together, that fight turns into an uninhibited passion that could ignite a fire and reunite them for a lifetime.
Before I Let You Go
Kimberly Brown - 2021
With both of them being prominent, successful lawyers, she followed in their footsteps and set out to create a name just for herself. Her career has been the forefront of her life, coming before everything, including her once upon a time longtime friend and lover, Emerald Hampton. Their relationship suffered long ago due to her commitment to school and her career and his rising music stardom. Years have passed and Emerald has returned to claim the woman that was always supposed to be his. However, confronting old feelings means confronting old secrets.Emerald Hampton also known professionally as GEM has had success all over the world with his beautiful vocals. Even with all of his fame and fortune, he still feels like something is missing from his life. That something is Rhyon Capers, the woman he has loved since he was eight years old. After taking some time off from the industry, he ventures home to get his woman. While he knew he would not receive the warmest of welcomes from her, he was prepared to go put in work to make her his again. Will they be able to work through the dormant feelings and past secrets to rekindle a lost love, or will they have to accept that their time has passed?
The Heart of a Beast
Jade Royal - 2019
Jaxson, Kyra, and Mira were three different wolves seemingly stuck in the same lonely hole. Though they had a pack around them, the mating calls they knew were never coming always loomed in the back of their minds. Dealing with the constant attacks plaguing the Phoenix Pack and finding out who the real enemies were, Jaxson, Kyra, and Mira were not just battling mate-less existences, they were protecting and serving their pack against any and all threats. Still, there was nothing more complicated than the battles of the heart. Jaxson felt stuck between two women who had a hold on him. Knowing he was mate-less gave him the opportunity to delve into his wildest sexual fantasies with any woman he wanted. Only through growth he realized he didn’t want just any woman. He didn’t want just sex no matter how easy it came to getting it. He wanted what his family had and that was love. A woman he could share his body and his heart with. What each of them failed to realize was that love could cost an expensive price. One that was damn near impossible to pay.
Love Unexpected
DeeAnn - 2020
Dr. Moesha Kyle is a young, successful pediatric surgeon who is going through a divorce that gets stickier with each passing day. After her third miscarriage, her soon-to-be ex-husband, Aaron Kyle, steps out on her, and in result, gets his side-piece pregnant. Moesha drowns herself with work to avoid her emotions, stumbling upon Mr. Skylaire Watson. Skylaire is a single father whose son, Jacob, is suffering from brain cancer. Him and Moesha connect through Jacob, and they end up being each other’s unexpected peaceful distraction from their chaotic worlds. Peace never lasts long. A shocking turn of events with Jacob leaves Skylaire unsure of his newfound feelings for Dr. Kyle. Dr. Omery Steele is one of Moesha’s best friends and Aaron’s. Feeling stuck in the middle of their divorce, she leans on her husband, Adonis, for support. Ultimately, she sides with Moesha and steps back from Aaron. Omery is one of the top OBGYN’s in Houston, specializing in women of color. Her life is what some would call picture perfect. She has the job, dream house, support system, and mostly, the love of her life. Adonis treats Omery like any woman deserves to be treated, but he’s keeping one, life-threatening secret from her. Their world turns upside down once the secret is revealed, but the couple refuses to let it interfere with the foundation they have built.
The Other Side of The Game: Diamond Lake Rattlers, Book 2
Tiye Love - 2021
The Book of Matthew: Adonis (Gems & Gents Series 8)
Iris Bolling - 2019
Matthew Lassiter will learn that lesson in many ways. At a crossroads, he wonders if being a high school coach is all there is for him, until…ribs, peach cobbler and Leah Saxton walks into his life. Leah Saxton has a father who believes a woman’s place is in the kitchen, and having babies. According to him, a brain is a terrible waste in a woman. Determined not to bow to his or any man’s will, she constantly battles to be a force in her father’s world, until…Matthew Lassiter walks into her life. Sexual tension explodes from the first kiss to the last as the two learn the road they are traveling leads to their destiny. Adonis: An everyday hero with an impressive punch.
In Love With A Hood Rich N*gga
Pebbles Starr - 2017
For years, she’s been focused on her goals, but after falling victim to the manipulative ways of her trifling ex-boyfriend Liam, she was somehow thrown off track. Luckily, she rekindles an old flame that helps her bring her dream into fruition. Semaj Santana aka Smoke is her lover and best friend wrapped in one, but unbeknownst to her, he’s hiding a deep, dark secret. One that could completely shatter their life-long friendship—and future. JaQuay is young, beautiful and the girlfriend of gang leader, Yadon, of the East Side Triads. Yadon spoils her to no end, but everything that glitters ain’t gold, and no amount of money or material possessions can make up for all the pain and suffering she’s had to endure with him. It’s bad enough she has to deal with his 3 baby mamas, but the constant infidelities was not something she signed up for. JaQuay has a plan to get even. But will it cost her more than the price of revenge? Prepare yourself for a wild, messy ride! Backs will be stabbed, secrets will be exposed, and by the time you make it to the final page, you WILL be clutching your pearls!
Shattered
Lakisha Johnson - 2019
Due to this, the first couple of chapters may seem familiar but from Camille's perspective. Shattered, a word that means broken into pieces or exhausted and it sums up Camille's life, perfectly. You met her in When the Vows Break and if you remember, Camille Shannon is who she is. Unapologetically Cam with no holds barred and want what she wants. Until eighteen months ago, when she came face to face with a demon of her past and it sent her spiraling. From unfaithfulness to drugs, to love and loss; she's experienced it. Some of it is due to her actions yet when she tries to get her life together, it's proving to be harder than she expected. To complicate matters, her dream job is within reach but someone is determined to make sure she'll never grasp it. Will Camille find the strength to deal with the skeletons, in her closet, the ones that left her torn and battered; or will she always be Camille Shannon, hiding instead of owning her truth ... she's SHATTERED? Camille's character is from When the Vows Break. Due to this, the first couple of chapters may seem familiar but from Camille's perspective.
Lies and Alibis
Tiffany L. Warren - 2013
Dionne's music mogul husband, Rod Knight, is having an affair with a stripper/rap artist named Peach. Sydney's turning thirty, and Lucas, her old flame from medical school is trying his best to get back in her good graces. It's going to be a long road for Lucas, because Sydney can't get the image of him cheating with her sorority sister out of her mind. Oldest sister, Camille has named and claimed a financial blessing straight from the throne of grace. So what if the blessing came from the Bingo table and the slot machine? That doesn't mean it wasn't God, right?When the lies and alibis come to light and spiral out of control, it's going to take a lot of prayer to put everything back together again. Lies and Alibis is a novella.
Expecting The Plug's First Child
Timkeia - 2020
Evenings With Bryson
Tina Martin - 2015
She doesn’t believe in love since watching her father walk out on her mother years ago. After divorcing his cheating wife, Bryson Blackstone is content with living his life as a single man, running his business and staying busy. But his focus is soon diverted to Kalina Cooper – a beautiful woman he sees every evening in a café. * * * The Blackstone Family novels are all standalone books. Any follow-up short stories correspond to the full-length novel. Book 1 - Evenings With Bryson (Bryson and Kalina) Book 2 - Leaving Barringer (Barringer and Calista) Book 2.5 - Forever Us: Barringer and Calista Blackstone - A Short Story Book 3 - The Things Everson Lost (Everson and June)
You're The Cure To The Pain He Caused
Nikki Brown - 2017
For as long as she can remember her loyalty has been with Kayell. Even through the lying and cheating she never left his side but every woman has her breaking point and when Azayah reached hers, Titus is right there to help her pick up the pieces. Titus has been in love with Azayah since the first day she stepped into his company looking for a job. He knew from the moment he laid eyes on her that she was the one, only thing standing in the way was his longtime girlfriend Ree. The love had left the relationship sometime ago but Titus was loyal so he stayed. It wasn’t until Ree commited the ultimate betrayal that he stop fighting the feelings that he had for Azayah but Ree won’t give up that easy. Kayell is a ladies man, the owner of the hottest club in North Carolina so woman flock to him and he welcomes them with open arms. When he ran into his newest flavor of the week, Piyani, he didn’t know that she would be the one with the ulterior motive. When Kayell’s world starts to crumble around him he realizes that he had the perfect life with Azayah and he will do anything to get her back but will it be too late. Love and jealousy plague the hearts of these couples, watch as they all search for the cure to the pain that was caused.
Rockin' Around That Christmas Tree
Donna Hill - 2003
As a matter of fact, it seems that is all she has been in the twenty-plus years she and her husband, Edward, have been married. But the kids are grown and out of the house, and she's ready to live a few dreams of her own. Edward, however, would like to keep things just the way they are, and Denise realizes that if she doesn't do something drastic, then all she will ever be is a mother and wife. When Denise drops the bomb at Thanksgiving dinner that she is leaving Edward and selling the house, everyone is stunned, and her announcement opens the door to Morrison Family Dysfunction 101. Edward moves in with his crazy Aunt Etta, their daughter Christine moves back home when she suspects her husband is cheating on her, and their son Anthony is simply dazed and confused. In the midst of it all, Edward hatches a plan to get his wife back. Not only does he plan to be back at home and in their bed, but he also knows that, come Christmas, he and Denise will be...Rockin' Around That Christmas Tree.
Securing the Heart of A Bully
Kennedy B. - 2020