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Please Save Me Before It's Too Late 2


Lady Lissa - 2017
    Why did his mistress have to call his cell and fuck up everything? Now, his wife is in the hospital and her parents rushed to Boston to be by her side. That was not what he was expecting, but since there was nothing he could do about it, he would just have to make the best of a bad situation. Having that talk with Solange’s father left him feeling some kind of way. Frank is praying their talk will keep his son in law from acting out because he really didn’t want to have to hurt him. However, as a parent, his job was to protect his child by any means necessary. What happens when push comes to shove? Will Solange decide to leave her husband for the sake of their baby or ride with him through sickness and health? If you or someone you know is being abused, seek help. Abuse isn’t love and it is never okay. DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE is available to take your calls 24/7…1-800-799-7233.

She Loves The Goon In Me


Brie Tolbert - 2017
     Meet Wisdom “Wiz” Macchio, a well-known millionaire drug lord who’s the boss of all bosses. Head of the Macchio crime family, Wiz is ready to make his departure from the dope game and settle down with the one special leading lady in his life. After an unfriendly encounter with a striking beauty named, Rebel, it has Wiz letting his guard down and barging his way into her world, taking her soul by storm. With Rebel by his side, Wiz is blindsided by the perniciousness of his enemy, which just so happened to be standing right in front of him. Rebel Skylar Jameson is your typical around the way woman. A boss in her own rights and own one of the hottest tattoo shops in the city of Atlanta. She plays by her own rules and doesn't bow down to anyone, that’s until she meets the man the streets fear, Wisdom Macchio. A man whose presence is beyond majestic that Rebel has no choice but to fall under his tantalizing spell. However, Rebel has a few skeletons in her closet that intertwine and cause a dilemma that may cost Wiz his life, and a shocking revelation that he never saw coming. Travel through the pages of their world and endure the moments of intimacy, love, lust and mephistophelian desires. Find out why Rebel loves the goon in him, and why she may be the reason of Wiz’s untimely death.

Black Tonya: A Women's Fiction Novel


Patrice Balark - 2017
    A victim of circumstance and deemed to be another poverty-stricken statistic, the odds were stacked against her and the hand Tonya was dealt since birth- displayed little to no hope. However, despite the forces against her and her lack of resources, Tonya managed to shuffle the deck and flip the cards in her favor. She learned to survive in the grimy streets of Chicago and gave herself a life her parents never could. Although she was the product of two beautiful disasters, there was a silver lining amongst the dark clouds; her grandmother and when she sees Tonya swaying in the wrong direction, she decides to step in. Determined not to lose her granddaughter to the streets, she ships her off to Atlanta with the hope of Tonya staying on the “straight and narrow”. But like a moth to a flame, Tonya seems to attract trouble and before long she’s caught in a twisted and deadly web that sends her running for comfort, in the only city she’s ever truly called home. Back in Chicago things are finally looking up as Tonya learns the truth about the man whom help conceive her and discovers he left her a small fortune. After all her pain and trials, Tonya finally feels she’s living the life she deserves. But when a new man forces his way into her world, will Tonya lose everything she’s gained, including her sanity? Or will the stranger help her become an even better woman? In Black Tonya, discover what happens when one woman’s dirty-little-secrets and family affairs catch up with her; and witness how that same woman’s determination to survive, led her down a path of pain, love, deceit and so much more. This African American, urban-romance by Patrice Balark and presented by Cole Hart, will keep you flipping pages from start to finish and leave you in shock.

Diabetes Free For Life: A Simple Guide On How To Be Diabetes Free For Life While Living A Healthy Life


Kristy Clark
    This informative guide will tackle the issue of avoiding diabetes through diet, exercise, and proper goal setting. Diabetes continues to be a leading cause of death and blindness in North America - the data is staggering. Much of what's been diagnosed as pre diabetes today could be easily eliminated by following the well-directed advice contained in the pages of this book.Avid reader and researcher, Kristy Clark, has developed a strategy based on scientific evidence to help combat and avoid the adverse effects of diabetes. She's not suggesting you ignore your doctor’s instructions, on the contrary, she's offering clear-cut ideas to enhance your diet and escape a life of insulin dependent, diabetes management. The concepts are time-tested, but it's about you: your ability to set honest goals, stick to the plan, and reap the rewards.Brief Content Overview:• General tips for healthy living• Natural foods that help in diabetes prevention• Exercise ideas and suggestions• How to live with diabetesChanging your lifestyle and eating habits may prevent the onset of diabetes, and a multitude of other associated pathologies. Kristy's book, one of a series, takes you on a mission of metabolic discovery and awareness. Act today, decide upon the future you want for yourself and your family. If you're at risk for diabetes, have a strong family history of the disorder, or just want to live a more vigorous lifestyle; this guide is a valuable first step.So, if you're serious about wanting to learn how to deal with diabetes throughout life and want to know how to live with diabetes, then you need to grab a copy of "Diabetes Free For Life: A Simple Guide On How To Be Diabetes Free For Life While Living A Healthy Life" right now, because this book will reveal how a person who has diabetes, regardless of experience level, can succeed - Today!Take action today and download this book now! Don't miss this great opportunity!!! Get your copy today! http://www.kristy-clark.com/diabetes-...

A Cheating Man's Heart 2


Derrick Jaxn - 2015
    Shawn Fletcher is on a mission to find not only his true love, but his ability to love again. He's turned to his therapist, Jesica, for answers but even she doesn't give him the ones he's looking for after realizing that what Shawn had with his college sweetheart, Danielle goes deeper than she could've ever imagined. Now, with the help of his unpredictable best friend, Pete and his flawed intuition, Shawn has to decide if he's going to risk it all by trying one more time for the woman whose heart he broke, or forfeit it all by accepting that monogamy isn't for everyone, including him.

JUST SAY YOU WANT OUT


Marenda - 2014
    The street life was like second nature to Mimi do to her family. Mariah didn’t want to be just another girl in The Town chasing after the drug dealers to survive. She wanted to make her own money and college was just the start to her journey of money, respect and success. One night out partying in the town open her eyes to the dark side of Oakland. Mike aka Green Eyes was hustling in the streets since the age of 14 he was raised by a single mother who had to keep two jobs to make ends meet. He became one of the most notorious, respected Drug Lords in the Bay and also parts of Sacramento. His empire was growing his only focus was getting money and expanding. Trying to live and survive in Oakland wasn’t easy, the streets were filled with hustlers, murderers and drama. A tragic night will land these two in each other lives will it be heaven or hell.

You Gon' Pay Me With Tears


Trenae - 2016
    Whether it was family or a significant other a broken heart was always the result in the situation. After her latest heart break Reign decided that she wasn't going to allow another person to destroy the heart she piece back together time and time again. Along side her best friend Purp, Reign makes it a mission to go on a getaway hoping to leave all of the nonsense behind. Unlike her best friend relationships never ran deep for Pup. To a person that is all about her paper, a break up isn't nothing but a stepping stone. Purp unlike Reign could careless about feelings or being love. For her money was the motive and as long as she had money then she was straight. But what happens when money isn't what your body yearns for at night? When Purp has an encounter that blows her mind she is willing to rethink her ways and give the love thing a try only to find out that love may not be ready to give her a try. Rello is fresh out of jail and ready to get into somethings that only he could get himself into. When he lays eyes on Reign all the bullshit he was on goes out the window. His main purpose quickly becomes making sure Reign never drops another tear. In the Spin off to The Sins of my Beretta, these new couples are faced with more than they barged for. With sister's Sin and Beretta in retirement the team is spread thin when drama both old and new are brought to the forefront. Will these new couples be able to cock back their nines & handle business or will they be left to pay the piper in nothing but blood & tears?

Baby, I Need Something Different 2


Prenisha Aja' - 2018
    Now that Piper is ready to let her hair down, smile and enjoy life with her new man Rex, she finds out that it’s not as simple as she thought it would be to walk away from a narcissistic man unharmed. What Damian does to Piper leaves everyone in tears and Rex on a manhunt to find him, so he can send him to meet his maker. But if it’s not one thing, it’s another when Carla struts back into Houston after holding onto one of the biggest secrets, causing another bump in the road for Rex. Nevertheless, Rex never folds and shows exactly what it means to be a true stand up guy. With everything going on around them, we are all left to wonder will Piper be ok? Will Damian get what he deserves, or will he survive with the help of the women he cheated on Piper with? Grab the Finale so you can embark on a ride like never before, and find out if this story will end with a happy ending.

Heaven Between Her Thighs: Stealing His Heart


Denora Boone - 2016
    If he pursued her he had to be serious because she didn’t just give her “heaven” out to anyone. For so long she stayed away from bad boys until one bad boy in particular from her past came back into her life. Knowing what he was about, she didn’t even entertain the idea but it seemed as if God had a sense of humor. Would he be able to knock her off the path she had set up for herself or could she continue to stand strong?Smash and pass. That was the motto that Qyree Reeves lived by. To him that was law and, since he called himself a law abiding citizen, he would uphold it at all costs. It had never been an issue for him to get a woman, his only problem was getting rid of them when he was done. Once he had obtained their most prized possession, their body, it was on to the next. Qyree had always been a ladies' man. How could he not be when his father was the one and only Jaxon Reeves, CEO of one of the largest music companies in the country? That was until he reconnected with someone from his past. Had he finally met the one who would make him turn his life around or will she just fall in line like the rest of them?Vonetta Sims made many mistakes in her life and one huge one landed her in jail for almost ten years after she set up the rape of her best friend. Once she is let free, Von ends up with Cheynese as her parole officer. But just as she thinks Cheynese is there to help her God shows her it’s the other way around. Feeling like she has been given another chance at friendship, this time she will protect it at all costs. Come hell, high water, or someone her and Cheynese both have in common...Qyree. Betrayal, lies, deception, and affairs never end up good and everyone involved ends up hurt in one way or another. Qyree was always taught that his treasure lies in the heaven between a woman’s thighs but will he be able to hear the voice of God before he enters a hell that he can’t come back from?

Starfish - One Family's Tale of Triumph After Tragedy


Tom Ray - 2017
    I have no idea if it is part of the dream, a hallucination, or reality. It talks of children, bringing news of a girl called Grace who loves me very much and a new baby boy called Freddie, who apparently needs me to get better... It stirs a part of me, even in my coma, reminding me that I'm thirty-eight and in love with the most beautiful woman in the world. It tells me that one third of me is gone but what's left is enough; that the thing is, above all, to survive.' When Tom Ray put his young daughter to bed one chilly December evening, he had everything he could ever want - the house of his dreams, a beautiful wife and a second baby on the way. By the next morning all of this was in jeopardy as Tom succumbed to the devastating illness that is sepsis.Starfish tells Tom and Nic Ray's truly inspirational story of their life before, during and after the illness which claimed Tom's lower arms, legs, and a portion of his face. Heart-breakingly honest and affecting, their story charts the devastating effects of Tom's illness, Nic's heroic struggle to cope and, ultimately, the love and hope that has held their family together in the ensuing years. A tragic yet beautiful tale of a couple whose love is tested to its limit after their perfect life falls apart in a single moment.

Hannah Gets Hot: A Wife Sharing Romance


Arnica Butler - 2018
    While Hannah is attracted to the hot, young guy from the plane, she's far too loyal to her husband to have an affair... at first. This is a slow-burning story of wife-sharing for the first time, with a scorching finale.

If Only You Were Mine


H.H. Fowler - 2015
    What would be your first reaction?Drake Beckford, an up and coming young minister of El Shaddai Ministries, finds himself in a similar situation when he goes off to Bible School in Columbus, Ohio, entrusting his bride to be, Sasha McKay into the hands of his best friend, Levi Johnson. Sasha has been Drake’s first and only love since they were twelve years old and from that time to the present Drake has always believed her to be a woman of honor and integrity and she has never given him reason to doubt her love or her loyalty.However, unbeknownst to Drake, while he is away Levi has developed strong feelings for Sasha and it seems as if she, too, is fond of Levi. What will become of their budding attraction when Drake returns to make Sasha his wife? With that upsetting note wedged between his fingers, as he watches Sasha walk up the aisle to meet him, does Drake even dare believe such a wild accusation about her?If You Were Only Mine is the first book in H H Fowler's new novella Christian romance series, Real Love, which attempts to show what love really is, based on 1 Corinthians 13. For many can talk love talk, but not very many can walk the real love walk. Sit back and enjoy a whole new cast of characters that will no doubt leave you with times of reflection and questions about your own interpretation of what it means to express real love. Bestseller of Urban Christian Romance Series

Something About The Hood In Him


Porschea Jade - 2017
    But like the old saying goes, “there’s more than meets the eye.” While she tries to balance school and the relationship she has with her controlling boyfriend Donnie, she meets a stranger that causes more problems in her life than he knows, and she doesn’t even know his name. Ishmael is an up and coming rapper, with his main focus on his career and raising his daughter. When problems arise within his brother’s camp, he has to decide whether or not to leave the street life to his older brother, or be his brother’s keeper. Aries is learning to adapt to her newly single life after a breakup with her boyfriend of seven years, Darrion. All is well in her life until she meets the arrogant and cocky Jaiyceon, and he shows her that every good girl needs a little hood love. Everything is good with the couple until scorned exes come into play and turn their lives upside down. Battling with lies and deception, they learn that no one is who they seem to be, and everyone is left thinking who can you trust. When emotions are high and tension runs deep, the end result in all of the mayhem can be deadly. Take a ride with the crew as they try to make it through their test of loyalty and the constant battle for their love.

Doctor's Curvy Bride (Steamy Alpha BBW Romance)


Amber Branley - 2019
    But when she walks into my clinic, my heart skips a beat and I suddenly can't take my eyes off her. Jenny is everything I've ever wanted in a woman. And those curves - good god, I can't stop thinking about those thick, long legs that never seem to end... I guess you could say curvy women are my type - and Jenny has curves for days. But now I can't sleep, and I can't focus at work. I'm a doctor, and this obsession is impacting my profession... I know I'm not going to be able to get back to work until I'm sure I have Jenny as my forever. I'm going to marry this curvy girl. Jenny: I'm new to town, so when I walk into the doctor's office I don't know what to expect... But what I find there waiting for me is beyond my wildest dreams. In fact, he's better than my wildest dreams. Dr. Christian White seems to be the perfect guy... Smart, handsome, and with a chiseled body. But I'm a curvy girl, and I'm sure he could get better than me. I want him so bad that I can't even focus on my new job. I feel like I'm going to get fired if I don't start performing better. The only thing that can make my mind relax is if I have him. I want Dr. Christian to be my forever man. I want to be his bride. Doctor's Curvy Bride is an instant-love, happy-ever-after steamy alpha BBW romance story, featuring an older alpha male with a younger BBW. This is a standalone story.

#Wars


Melanie Marks - 2013
    Especially his next-door neighbor, Tori. But Carson seems to be allergic to Tori. Or something. Whenever he sees her coming, he runs the other direction—that is, when he’s not staring at her all longing and adoring like. But if Tori looks his way, the gorgeous boy takes off running. Tori is confused. And hurt. And CONFUSED!! Then Tori learns lies have been spread about her. Lies to keep her and Carson apart. PLUS, the school hottie wants Tori all to himself. But the school hottie is a player—toying with girl’s hearts. Tori doesn’t want that. At all. Tori wants Carson … and to put an end to the hash-tag war about her. A war started by her so-called “friends.” Thank goodness Tori has Nicole, Sara and Kayla to help her out—plus Zoey Jones. The war is on!! Middle Grade (young teen/tween) contemporary romance from Melanie Marks, the author of: Fall For Me; and His Kiss. (Plus a lot of other books.)