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The Real Dopeboyz of Miami


Jenica Johnson - 2018
    There’s nothing like those fresh labels and enough women to start a cheerleading team. Being the highlight of the city can be a good thing or a bad thing. It causes a lot of enemies and a lot of problems. Memphis is a single dope boy that doesn’t mind switching women and stuntin’. He has the money and the hate that comes with but what he wants takes times. Memphis is not a patient man and is used to having his way throughout life but when he encounters the woman he’s been trying to have; she has stipulations that he can barely stick to. Miami, the wild baby boy that makes things happen for his family. He’s young but he’s wise and is always ten steps ahead of his enemy. Miami has one weakness and his enemy tries to use it against him. He drives himself crazy trying to put the pieces to the puzzle together, even pushing his family away. Nobody wants to see Miami lose his cool because when he does, somebody dies. See what’s the big deal about a dope boy. Are they really worth the hype or they just another dude full of drama and empty promises?

If We Ruled The World 2: An Atlanta Hood Affair


Nako - 2015
    As Antwon chases down his aspirations, he considers himself blessed to have his beautiful and headstrong fiancé Ella Sullivan holding his hand with pride. The two young ambitious moguls in the making grow and pray together as they mold each other into becoming a power couple. Trials and tribulations arise but because their union is solid, nothing can come against them. Antwon’s presidential campaign is ran with an iron fist. Readers are invited on the wild yet motivating ride to The White House, it was John F. Kennedy that said, “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” It wouldn’t be too many years later before generations would be quoting the great Antwon Young as well.

Gangland: A Real Chicago Love Story


Leo Sullivan - 2018
    With dreams of making it big, she is already on the right track to a new life after building a following by doing make-up tutorials and posting sexy photos of herself on her Instagram page. Though a good girl, she’s infatuated with the violent and merciless street king, Polo, the head of the city’s most notorious gang. She wants nothing more than to help him drop his current girl so that she can be the woman in his life. But Star gets more than she bargained for when a series of events lead her to not only be Polo’s main chick but forces her to be the leader of the female counterpart to his gang. Tragedy strikes when Star’s own dope fiend of a mother robs Polo’s trap house and the act sends Mink, Polo’s baby brother, and Kato, Polo’s right-hand man, blasting right through Star’s front door. When the night ends with Kato shot and Mink murdered at Star’s hands, Polo demands to know who is responsible for killing his brother but she quickly covers her own tracks to save herself from his wrath. Unfortunately, Star doesn’t know there is a witness to her crime. Kato, who she thought she’d killed is actually alive and in a coma fighting for his life. When he suddenly awakes, Star is afraid that her fate will be sealed as soon as he tells how Mink really died. However, Kato is not the same man that he was before and things between the two quickly begin to change. When sparks fly and Star feels she’s found true love in the one man she thought she hated more than anyone on Earth, will the real truth of her lies come to light and ruin it all? This is the first part of a series written not for the faint at heart. Brace yourselves for a story of love, loyalty and survival on Chicago's Southside.

The Messy Babydaddy Club Boxset: Parts 1-5


Blackbyrd - 2019
    Boy, oh, boy. They can be a woman’s worst nightmare. But who is really to blame? Is it the fault of the women who pick them? Or is it when a woman has a baby by them they go crazy and become dedicated to making the mother’s life pure hell? In these five stories, we will visit the lives of five men, all within a small circle, and learn what drives them to do the crazy things they all do to the women who carried and birthed their children. Here you will meet twins Matt and Mike, Kevin, Ju, and Joshua. If you thought you knew a baby daddy worth hating, these five will for sure have them beat.

Fell for a Corporate Thug


N'Dia Rae - 2019
    Passion. Deceit. Drama. Nubia has it all; bangin’ body, beautiful face, a thriving haircare business and a slew of celebrity clients that fly her around the globe for her innovative styling techniques. The one thing that she doesn’t have is a faithful husband and child of her own. Her cheating husband is betraying her in the worst way possible and she has no clue. When she eventually finds out her husband's dirty secrets, many more bones fall out of her family’s closet that threatens to devastate her entire life. That is until she has a chance encounter with the sexy, alpha Hill Cooper. Hill is a sexy single dad with one foot in the streets and the other in a law firm. Determined to build a better life for his young daughter he is transitioning out of the street life to practice law full time. As he attempts to go legit his baby mother and old acquaintances try to hold him back. When Hill and Nubia’s lives cross paths neither of them can resist each other. But with their lives in an upheaval of drama can they make time for what matters? This is twisty urban drama is filled with boiling passion and dark secrets. Are you ready to get sucked into this saga?

Say He's The One


Monica Walters - 2018
    Her mother was sure to let her know the importance of self-love and respect. Those lessons brought her a long way. Recently graduating from college with an education degree and certificate to teach, she realizes just how lonely her life has been. While honoring the things her mom taught her, she finds herself wanting to be loved by someone other than herself. In walks Remo, the man whose present situation looks complicated, but whose presence stirs her to the core. She does her best to resist him, but can she? Remo Pierre's upbringing was one of simplicity. He grew up in a loving two-parent family where his father taught him to always treat his mother and sister with respect and that his mother is a Queen. So, being charming and respectful to women came easily to Remo. Never being a party animal or player, he always yearned for what his parents had, but hadn't found his perfect complement. A chance encounter with Caricia changes all that. While he has difficult circumstances, it doesn't hinder his desire to make her his. Love is something magical, especially at Christmas time. Remo and Caricia both realize that there is something special between them, even without knowing one another, however, their perfect attraction to one another doesn't come without obstacles. Will they decide to let love win or allow those obstacles to defeat their possibilities? *This is a standalone novel in the B. Love Publications "Say He" series. The books can be read in any order, and the characters/stories do not intertwine.*

The Girl Next Door


Sol - 2018
    She’s a rich daddy’s girl who is used to living a lavish life with the ability to get her way at the bat of her pretty blue eyes. Just months away from graduating with one of the highest GPAs at Coral Gables High and heading off to Harvard, Jaysee’s world is turned upside down when she needs a favor from her handsome neighbor. After being exiled to Miami for wreaking too much havoc on the streets of New York, Gunny is just counting down the days until he can get back on the block. Gunny’s strategy is simple; while laying low in the 305, he’s gonna keep his head down and stay out the way. But his plans are quickly derailed when he has an unexpected encounter with the girl next door.

Reverend Cash: Let Us Prey


Sa'id Salaam - 2016
    Reverend Cash is the story of a street hustler turned preacher from the mean streets of the South-side of Memphis, TN. Reverend Cash is a player, a pimp, and a preacher all rolled into one. To him the pulpit is just another hustle to feed his greed and licentiousness. The perfidious preacher doesn't have a holy bone in his body, yet he still manages to ascend the ranks of the clergy. He hits the big time when he high jacks the helm of a mega church in Atlanta, GA. In his wake he leaves behind a trail of death and destruction. In the words of Reverend William Cash, LET US PREY!

Falling For The Plug


Keena - 2016
    Without help from her daughters dad she picks up a fast and easy job which turns out to be stripping at Hot Lips Night Club. Luckily while working at the club she meets a smooth, good looking, stand up guy by the name of Midnight. Midnight is a businessman and all he wants is a real woman by his side through it all. He admires An'yah and is willing to give her the good life she's been looking for and wanting, but by then An'yah only wanted to focus on what was important in her life. An'yah figured it was absolutely nothing wrong with having Midnight as a friend, especially if he was willing to break her off and help her when she needed it the most. But after a while she couldn't hide the feelings she had for him. He made it very hard to not want him as a soulmate, but after finding out that he's the plug, she questions if a relationship with him is a risk she was willing to take.

Tell Me You Still Care: James and Liz


Tynessa - 2018
    Although the chemistry is still there, they both try to overlook it, thinking it will eventually fade away. Now in a ten-month relationship with the beautiful Delilah, James feels in his heart that she will be the one to replace the love he has for Liz. However, it’s not as easy as James thought it would be. For some reason, he can’t seem to get over Liz, and he struggles with telling her that he’s moved on. Will Delilah be able to handle keeping her relationship a secret from someone who James claims to not have feelings for? Dating outside her race wasn’t at all on Liz’s agenda until she meets the irresistible Rodrigo Santiago. Yet, there’s one question. How will James feel about her possibly moving on with another man? Will he be okay with the mother of his child entertaining another man, or will James let his fear of Liz loving someone else cause him to ruin his own relationship? Sometimes, it’s better to say what’s on your heart instead of trying to show it through actions. The words, I still care, may need to be spoken, especially in the case of James and Liz, who are so stubborn that they can’t seem to see what’s right in their faces.

The Union 2: Priscilla's Return


Tremayne Johnson - 2012
    To save her family, she must recover their 7 year old daughter, Brandi from the clutching grasp of the Child Protective System.She soon learns that the doing things the right way could have been a wrong decision. Can she hurdle the obstacles that are placed in her path and reconstruct a union that was built on love? ****Cleo made national news headlines and now he's on the run. With the truth exposed and a price on his head, he has nowhere to turn.Lost memories of his childhood invade his thoughts and he makes a choice to confront his past face to face, but with a pain so deep and a heart so torn, can Cleo's demons be suppressed?**** Find out in the 2nd installment of The Union!

Raised as a Goon 3: Against All Odds


ghost - 2017
     As soon as K.O. and JUICE are released from prison, they track down Taurus and snatch out his heart by touching those he love most. Time and time again, Taurus has proven that he's built to withstand the pressure, but will he be able to defeat the goon that raised him? Or will the young die-hard finally wilt from the heat of semi-automatic bullets? Only a true thinker with an assassin's heart can avoid what's aimed at Taurus, but he just might be the one to do it. By his side is PRINCESS, his baby mother, whose thirst for revenge will motivate them to go all out against their enemies. It's been said that God protects those who are good, but when the devil is the man who gave you life, nothing, absolutely nothing is sacred. When you're RAISED AS A GOON, you either kill or be killed.

Uncovered Secrets 2


Jade Jones - 2015
    Playing the devoted role of wifey, she's forced to watch his once good-guy character diminish with his new sense of power. As much as Cameron doesn't want to admit it, she knows she's losing him to the business. If life isn't complicated enough, things really gets messy when she finds herself trapped in a deadly love triangle. Will this power couple be able to survive through it all? Or will lies and deceit destroy everything they worked so hard to build?

Another Crazy Dope Hood Love Story: Tish and Yurell


K.C. Mills - 2017
    If you're interested in knowing more about their life after they meet, and the past that made them who they are then 1-Click NOW! Thanks of supporting and ENJOY! Tish: "Life was about love and happiness, which I had plenty of and at the end of the day, those that meant the most could love you through anything." Yurell: "I have people that will say or do anything to be in my world, but none of should matter to you because as much as they want to be in my world, YOU are my world. No comparison baby."

THOTiana


Colby Durden - 2017
    A dirty ass, no good, trifling ass female that will jump on any dude. This term, originating from the streets of Chicago, is derived from the term, "T.H.O.T" which means "THAT HOE OVER THERE". Tatiana "Tati" Perkins, a young, ambitious and goal-driven college student, is a psychotic side bitch with issues. And not just daddy issues. REAL ISSUES. She gets off on ruining homes, even her own. Self-destructive, sex addicted yet cunningly intelligent, Tati is in possession of a deadly secret that will have yo ass go woooooooooow - this bish cray cray fa real fa real. Read more in "THOTIANA" by Quan Millz.