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A Hood Nigga Fetish 2


Johnazia Gray - 2015
     Hennessey and Keice are facing a very tough time in their relationship due to all the drama his ex-girlfriend, Camille has caused. With Camille getting killed in the middle of revealing a disturbing secret, will Keice be able to deal with Hennessey again? Or, will she just let it go and move on? With Jessica going through a tough phase in her life, will she try her best to get the kids and show everyone that she can be a wonderful guardian? Or, will she focus more on getting her life back on the right track instead? Desmond is simply trying to let go of the street life and focus on him, his son and his relationship with Jessica. However, temptation may just lead him back to his old ways. Will these couples stand the test of time? Or, will they find it easier to go their separate ways and leave the drama of their past behind them? Find out in A Hood Nigga Fetish 2. A Must Read!

RahMeek and Bella V


Mercy B. - 2016
    Immediately taken into custody, she adds to the list of unfortunates that already plagues the Jones’ family. Keem’s heart is punctured with the news of Bella’s surrender, and he’s thrown completely off of his square. All hail RahMeek! Fresh out, the inconsiderate and bull-headed RahMeek resurfaces at the notion that he and his wife have been accused using falsified evidence by the government’s finest. Rather than welcoming his fresh baby boy into the world with wide eyes and tear stained cheeks, he’s knee deep in the streets, hunting the head of a pig to place on his platter. Roc is forced with the hardest decision of his years. On one hand, he’s reduced to his lowest point and want nothing more than to divorce Kelly, take their children, and live a happy life. However, time apart proves to be difficult, causing him to recant and reevaluate the possibility of happiness without his one true love. On the other hand, Kelly is in shambles, and sinks into a deep depression hole. Her emotions run wild, and she makes a decision that could cost her life. The finale of the National Bestselling Series, “RahMeek and Bella: A Philly Love Story,” draws you in just before spitting you out. With every boundary pushed, promise broken, and heart pained, the crew divides with saddened hopes of returning to their natural states. Join Mercy as she concludes this timeless piece, while forcing you to reserve a piece of your heart for RahMeek and Bella throughout the rest of your days.

Heartbeat of the Block 3: A Street King's Love


A'zayler - 2016
    Unsure of where to go or what to do, she decided to stay and figure it out with her love. Wren is the one for her and the only person who makes it all so confusing but make perfect sense at the same time. For Brasi and Lu to have been in love for years, it feels as if they’re struggling to stay there. With both of them thinking it would be easier to maintain a relationship, not only their love is put to the test, but so is their sanity. How much fight can one person have in them? Both of them have fought through one thing after the other, and are in desperate need of some relief. Anger, lies, love, jealousy, and a host of other emotions are now tossed into the mix. Will what they share remain strong enough to pull them through, or will they throw in the towel and move on to something easier and a lot less aching to their heart?

Wifey vs. The Streets


Chrissy J - 2015
    She knew it was a better life outside of the projects and she wanted it. Damon Young was that nigga in the Fort Green projects. He controlled everything over there. He had been checking River out for a while now and he finally got the chance to speak to her, when he stopped his worker from putting hands on her. Take a ride with both River and Damon and see what they go through to make their relationship work. River feels like she's in a losing battle with the streets for Damon's heart. What will happen when life-changing events occur and a new man by the name of Major Atkins enters River's life? Will she still have to battle with the streets for the love of her man or will she walk away from it all? Find out in Wifey Vs the Streets...

The Sins Of My Beretta 2


Trenae' - 2016
    What happens when jealous ex-lovers and demons from the past refuse to stay there? Unresolved issues keeping coming back until Sin has no choice but to face them head on.Putting a whole new meaning to the term “love triangle”, not being able to handle all of Ghost’s baby mama drama, Sin finds herself in the arms of the rugged youngster by the name of Rello. Can she forgive Ghost for his short-comings or will Rello Show her that all she needed was the love that only he can give?With Rock missing in action, will the ones that vowed to always love and protect him still be there or will what he’s hiding from them be too much to bear?On this final ride with the crew, you will see what it means to do anything in the name of love even if it means killing the ones closest to you.

Sicka Than Your Average: A Good Girl Turned Savage


Mz Toni - 2016
    The only problem she didn't factor in was the distance Harvard would put between her and her nine year old sister. When you have a mother who can't let go of her youth, and a father too busy trying to make ends meat to provide for his family Charm has no choice but to pick up the slack. Charm makes the hard decision to attend college to build a future for her little sister when tragedy strikes leaving Charm to question her purpose in life.

Finding Love In a Dope Boy


Antoinette Sherell - 2019
    With her best friend, Hiro, and her boyfriend, Yohan, both along for the ride, will she be able to keep her focus, or will blurred relationships cause her to be in over her head? Hiro Smith’s main focus has always been basketball and his best friend. However, when the dynamics with him and Akela begin to change, he’s left questioning their friendship. When he crosses paths with the alluring Zuri, he’s forced to figure out feelings he had no idea existed. Hades, fresh out of prison, and Loyalty are adjusting as new parents. The two think they have it all figured out until his street life, her career goals, and parenthood become hard to balance. Will they be able to keep their heads above water, or will the stress of it all cause them to make illogical decisions? Every relationship isn’t meant to last, and sometimes friendships are just that; a bond that shouldn’t be taken further. Find out in this standalone if love can be misguiding or if it leads them exactly where they need to be.

A Trap King's Wife


Jahquel J. - 2015
    She's trying to hold everything down while her baby daddy serves a ten year bid for drug trafficking. The last thing she's looking for is love. Between working and taking care of her daughters she's stretched thin. One night by chance she meets Jaeshawn, a thug in his own right. Jaeshawn aka Larry Bird runs everything from New York to Virginia and everything in between. All he wants is a woman to call his own, but that woman isn't his baby mother, Kaysha, who wants to make her family work. Kaysha and Jaeshawn have a one year old son, Keyshawn who Kaysha uses as a pawn against Jaeshawn. Maddie is in a hateful relationship with her man, Jared. Jared is mentally and physical abusive, and has a terrible jealousy problem. He forbids Maddie to hang with her best friend, Tiara, and keeps tabs on everything she does. When Tiara introduces Maddie to John, an Arabic God , who is also Jaeshawn's right hand, she doesn't think it will go far, but boy is she wrong. Jared, Dyron and Jamal are all friends and have one thing in common: Dread. Dread runs Queens and has an beef with Larry Bird. But when Jared , Dyron and Jamal start landing in trouble, and Dread is the common denominator, things go haywire. When Tiara enters Jaeshawn's world one cold winter night, his entire worlds changes. He sees her right to take the throne beside him as the trap king's wife.

It's Either Me Or Her 2: A Side Bitch Story


Tiece - 2016
    With a new hit single out, featuring a sexy rapper by the name of Yung Gunner, she’s certainly making waves of her own. She’s in a good place, and just wants to live drama free while enjoying her life. However, with Brooke using she and Chase’s unborn baby as a ticket back in his life, things can get real ugly at any given time. Chase is feeling good about the decision he’s made. Being with Rayne makes him happy and it keeps him focused. Now all he wants to do is be the hottest producer around, while taking Rayne’s career to the top. And with the signing of Yung Gunner to his record label the only way from here should be up. But dark secrets began to surface that threatens to end his relationship with Rayne and bring his entire empire down. Brooke is quickly learning that she can’t play with fire without getting burned. Skeletons in her closet start falling out all over the place leaving Brooke feeling vulnerable. With her ex-lover, Q popping up in Atlanta things quickly spiral out of control as she attempts to run from her past. There is only one problem with that. Q is not letting her out of his eyesight until he gets what she owes him and some. Will Chase and Rayne hold it together? Or, will Brooke find a way back into his life? Find out what happens when two women are both in a race for one man’s heart in, It’s Either Me Or Her 2.

A Kingpin's Dream 2: Forever Ain't Enough


Briana Crosby - 2015
    The love is stronger and the bonds they have for one another are tighter, yet drama still follows them. Kenya is back to get her revenge on Briana and she'll do whatever it takes to make Adonis want her. Loyalty is tested and lines are crossed– will the couples fight till the end or will their bonds be broken forever? A Kingpins Dream 2: Forever ain't enough

When Your Hustling Days Are Gone: A Bad Boy Romance


Charmanie Saquea - 2016
    That's exactly what Poca did for Makhai. She was by his side when he was broke and had nothing as well as when he was on top of the world and had everything at his fingertips. When outside forces come in and threaten to destroy everything the couple built together, will they be able to stick together and weather the storm? Or will the damage be too much for the couple to handle? Cali had everything he ever wanted and needed in his girl Love, but he just couldn't seem to get his act together. With his life spiraling out of control on a path of destruction, will Cali be able to get his life together before it's too late? Or will Love have enough of his doggish ways and leave him at his lowest?

The D-Boy Type is What She Likes (The D-Boy Type is What She Likes Book 1)


Dominique Thomas - 2017
    Especially when their death is ruled as your fault. Quiet, and guarding her heart, twenty-six-year-old Salem Banks is struggling to find balance in her life once she is released from prison for an unfit crime. With the only help being provided by her cousin Makiya, she finds herself feeling less worthy of being loved, but Huss has other plans to capture her broken heart, and mend it back together. A boss in his own right, Huss’ life is simply made at thirty years old. His days revolve around frequent trips to visit his beautiful daughter, and his nights are filled with running one of the hottest clubs in Detroit. When he goes home at night, though, the only thing missing in his cold sheets is a woman. His pursuit on Salem is a battle, but he’s never faced one he hasn’t conquered yet, and it won’t start with her. Having been Salem’s right-hand since diaper days, Makiya is thrilled to have her cousin home. She isn’t the same as when she left, though. Caught up in her own trials with “family” and a guy she had grown close with, Kiya finds herself questioning how and why she had fallen for a man like Grady. It wasn’t hard to do, but her insecurities and the envious people in her life try to desperately break the bond they share. Rudely, and in one of the sexiest ways possible, Grady Cooper, better known as Gee Coop, interrupts Kiya’s whirlwind of a life. Their first encounter had both of their minds wondering, and it wasn’t long before Gee’s curiosity regarding the vicious beauty were answered. A true hustler, with the heart of gold, he finds himself cornered to make one of the hardest decisions of his life. One that may cost him his sanity and his woman. Though meeting the men may have not been what either woman had planned for their lives, their masculine presence cannot be ignored. Nor will the need to feel love remain a foreign subject. In this jaw dropping, soul snatching, book collaboration from Dominique Thomas and BriAnn Danae, the admiral d-boys and stunning head-strong cousins from Detroit, will keep readers glued to the pages and left clutching their pearls.

Stealing A Kingpin's Heart: A Crazy Hood Love Story


Ms. Brii - 2016
    . ." I know y'all, know the tune. Sometimes love doesn't quite work like that. What happens when the attraction is so real, love hasn't occurred but you know what you want? Free and Kadeem are the perfect examples of this. It was the typical boy meets girl. Girl plays it tough but boy is attracted to it. Now they're in love after some month's, claiming nothing can come between them. When their pasts come back, will they still be claiming this or will this puppy love die just as fast as it began?"He who finds a wife, finds a good thing." Cliche, cliche, cliche...In a world full of bad things, King has found that "good thing" in Reign. She's beautiful and possesses both book and street sense, being the daughter of a deceased King pin, there's not much she's afraid of. That all changed the day she met King. He wants a relationship with her but she can't get past the drama that he brings along. That's not stopping King from pursuing her. Will she eventually cave in and let him love her, drama and all? Or will she miss out on her shot of love?Follow these four in this "Crazy Hood Love Story" oh and it does get CRAZY!

Hard 3: Long Live the Queen (Kings Series)


Anjela Day - 2014
    Watch them fight for freedom and prove through it all that they are still HARD as Nails; in a game where you go big or get dead! Only the strong will survive welcome to Detroit Go Hard or Go Home!

A Hood Love in Atlanta 2


Mz. Demeanor - 2015
    After Todd hurt her to her core Mona-Lisa though she would never love again but when she met Delano her whole world did a tailspin. She didn’t quite know what to do with his love but a bad decision changed that. Todd had to learn the hard way about screwing her over but the streets teach their own lessons. What happens when old wounds are opened, lies are revealed, and lines are crossed? The streets of Atlanta just got hotter and it has nothing to do with the temperature. Will Mona-Lisa have to let go of both of the men she has loved or will she get to take that walk into the sunset? Heaven knows how their story will end but you better believe there will be hell all the way.