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Versace and Dior: A Hood Love Story
Siren - 2019
The betrayal cut so deeply that Versace had vowed never to love again. It was just about her and her babies for now on. However, her brother's friend may change all that. Hurricane Katrina has taught Dior LaCroix that nothing in that life is promised to anyone. So, when Ferrari's little sister, Versace comes into his life, Dior wants to shoot his shot. But there's only one problem... she's mean as hell. Versace got Dior breaking down every emotional wall that her baby daddy has put up. Will Dior and Versace's hood love be able to survive Versace's distrust, or will it phase out as quickly as Versace's temper? Jump into this standalone of when a hood nigga meets a project chick, New Orleans style. Ain't nothing like hood love.
Savannah Martin Mysteries 13-15
Jenna Bennett - 2018
But when her perfect husband turns out to be a lying, cheating slimeball - and bad in bed to boot - Savannah kicks the jerk to the curb and embarks on life on her own terms. With a new apartment, a new career, and a brand new outlook on life, she's all set to take the world by storm. If only the world would stop throwing her curveballs... SCARED MONEY – #13 When Savannah’s real estate company, Lamont, Briggs, and Associates, finds itself embroiled in a closing scam, broker Timothy Briggs asks Savannah’s help in figuring out what happened and who’s behind it. The task is a welcome distraction for Savannah, whose private life is rocky. Carmen Arroyo is in prison in Nashville, nine months pregnant, and no one knows whether the baby is Rafe’s or not. And while Rafe doesn’t seem too worried about it, Savannah can’t say the same. Meanwhile, down in Sweetwater, Savannah’s mother Margaret Anne is hitting the brandy while trying to come to terms with her late husband’s love child and her best friend’s thirty-four year silence on the subject. Between one thing and another, it’s all Savannah can do to keep everything moving along smoothly. The very last thing she needs is someone rocking the boat... BAD DEBT – #14 When every member of a rural Sweetwater family is murdered in their beds, Maury County sheriff Bob Satterfield calls on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for help. While Savannah’s husband, TBI agent Rafe Collier, heads to their shared hometown to help the sheriff figure out who and what is behind the grisly massacre, Savannah goes along to assist her old friend Yvonne McCoy’s quest to gain ownership of Beulah’s Meat’n Three restaurant. But when Beulah Odom’s death turns out to have been murder, suddenly Yvonne’s on the hot seat. And with the sheriff occupied elsewhere and Beulah’s family gunning for Yvonne, it’s up to Savannah to figure out the truth before her old friend lands in jail... or six feet under. HOME STRETCH - #15 The end is near. The end of Savannah’s pregnancy, that is. Less than a month to go, and she’ll be the mother of what will surely be the most adorable baby boy or baby girl in the world. But before that, there’s Thanksgiving with the Martins to get through. Not to mention a little spot of murder at the group home where Mrs. Jenkins, Savannah’s grandmother-in-law, lives. A spot of murder that leaves Mrs. Jenkins covered in blood, and with no memory of who else might have hurt night nurse Julia Poole. With Savannah’s friend, homicide detective Tamara Grimaldi, investigating, and Savannah’s husband Rafe insisting that the detective can’t find out about Mrs. Jenkins’s involvement, in case she doesn’t share his rock-solid belief that Mrs. Jenkins would never kill anyone, Savannah’s caught between a rock and a hard place. Can she help Mrs. Jenkins figure out the truth before Detective Grimaldi throws them both in prison… or before the real murderer comes back to finish the job?
Baby, I Need Something Different
Prenisha Aja' - 2018
What started off as roses and butterflies soon became heartbreak, lies, and abuse. With her best friends, Malanie and June praying she finds somebody to love her right. They are left to sit back and be the shoulder she needs to cry on while she loses herself in a toxic relationship. Nevertheless, God has a funny way of placing the right people in your life even if it’s at the wrong time. With Piper steady running into Rex due to unfortunate situations, she finds herself feeling like she found her SuperMan. Even with the attraction and sparks flying between the two of them, fear has a way of holding you back and causing you to miss out on your blessing. Will Piper let the fear of moving on keep her in a dead end relationship or will she get to experience something other than heartbreak?
A Bride for a Loan (Mail Order Brides of Miles Gulch)
Susannah Calloway - 2021
That Bona Fide Hood Love: Lyric & Beatz
Breana Morgen - 2019
From her burning desire to sing to her desperate pleas for her mother to love and accept her, she has always felt the need to fight for what she wanted and accept what she could not have. At the tender age of sixteen, she finally thought she had everything she wanted in Skylen, her very first love, who happened to be an aspiring musician, much like her father. Lyric quickly learns that having a man in the music industry isn't what it's cracked up to be, when she finds Skylen in an uncompromising position, more than once. After three life-altering events happen to her all in the same day, Lyric's life gets much harder, much faster. Not only is Lyric having to grow up faster than she desires, but in doing so, she loses sight of herself, realizing that her hopes and dreams of singing are not only far-fetched, but a terrible idea. After all, two musicians have hurt her, leaving her with unbearable pain and emptiness - her father and Skylen. Feeling as if no man is worth her time or energy, a decade has passed and Lyric is still very protective of her heart, not wanting to be hurt again. In her opinion, it is better to be without love, since love can always change. Therefore, her focus is on herself and her daughter Harmoni, only. But, since she had to put her hopes and dreams aside for the sake of raising her daughter, Lyric tends to struggle, just a bit. But, no matter how hard things get for Lyric, she's too prideful to ask for help, but when she bumps into a music producer from the past, his acts of kindness prove to her that some men actually come in to restore. But, will she let him? Beatz, a music producer and serial entrepreneur, is all about two things - music and money. Beatz has suffered heartbreak at the hands of both an ex-girlfriend and a family tragedy, so he believes that everyone and everything in life is temporary, except music and money. The only other thing that Beatz is passionate about is helping those in need, since he grew up in the poorest projects South Carolina had to offer. Therefore, when he runs into Lyric, Beatz feels obligated to look out for her, not expecting to fall in love. Lyric doesn't quite expect it either, which causes her to resist him, although he may be the one thing she never knew she needed. Will Lyric allow Beatz to love her past her pain, or will she allow her views of men in the music industry to cause her stray from the one person who is willing to help her and love her, at all costs? Will Lyric realize she can't run from music and the men who love it, forever?
Famously Mine: A Contemporary Romance Box Set
Roxy Reid - 2020
Famously Fake I’m fake engaged to my movie star boss. He’s a billionaire single dad with a secret. Now we’re play acting the Perfect Hollywood Couple. Everywhere we turn there’s damn paparazzi If the truth comes out we’re both ruined. But what happens once the faking stops? Am I gonna regret letting the hottest guy in Hollywood be my first? Famously First Go undercover as his tour photographer. Dish the dirt on my now famous ex. Cash that big fat check. Fall in love again… Wait what!? - That IS NOT part of the plan. Ten years ago he was my first boyfriend. Now he’s my ultra rich rockstar boss. Can I forgive him for wrecking my heart? Famously Wed I just woke up with Mr Gorgeous One Night Stand. He just happened to ‘forget’ to mention he’s my neighbor. Turns out he’s my billionaire boss too… My first day at work is turning into a right shambles. Somehow I’ve ended up agreeing to marry him! How are we going to get though a whole year of marriage Without tearing each other’s hair out, Or worse still, falling in love for real? Famously His Baby He came over to fix a lightbulb. We ended up breaking the bed. Don’t tell anyone, but I’m knocked-up. By my uber rich boss, Who also happens to be my brother’s best friend. My brother would wring his neck if he found out. Maybe keeping me a secret is all he wants. Well I’ve got my own little secret, That’s growing day by day. And he’s the one person I can’t tell. Every book in the Famously Mine series is a full length stand-alone novel with no cheating, no cliff hangers and a gorgeous happily ever after.
A Hustler's Charm
Stephanie L. Partee - 2019
Underneath those prissy looks she’s got a few dark layers. When she’s left to fend for herself, taken in by an old family friend, is what inevitably saves her. But the next level of her life takes her places she never thought she would be, including an all-girls trip that exceeds all expectations. With her best friends at her side, Charm decides to throw caution into the wind and enjoy her time away from reality before she is called away for a job that changes the course of her life… Canon “Priest” Cahill is smart, refined, with a little gangster to him. He’s had the game sewed up since he was young. Jumping rank because his family ran everything, he becomes a force of his own. After losing someone very close to him, he focuses his life on work and making a name for himself outside of the streets. When worlds collide and the façade of a one-night stand fades away will either him or Charm acknowledge or consider why fate keeps throwing them together? Is it love, is it lust? Find out what a Hustler’s Charm is all about in part one of this series.
This Thug Love Got Me Trippin: A Houston Christmas
Anna Black - 2018
A native of Houston, Texas, Zuriah now lives in Chicago and is in her third year of internship to become an anesthesiologist, and things are going perfect. Great loft, awesome career, and a doctor boyfriend, Zuriah has all she needs and falling for another man is not on her Christmas wish list. Jesiah Bowman is single and content with his lifestyle. He tries to be a family man but, when he finds out that the child he'd claimed isn't his, he has no desire to be in a committed relationship with anyone. Busy with work and maintaining his businesses is satisfying enough for Jesiah, until he sees his best friend Zachory’s baby sister, Zuriah, again after several years. Instantly, he is attracted to her and he doesn’t hesitate to let her know, but not only does she have a man, she lives in an entirely different state. They say love conquers all, but will that be enough to bring these two together, or will the distance and commitment to Zuriah’s doctor boyfriend be the reasons why these two lovers toss in the towel?
Juelz & Justice: Capturing A Boss' Heart
Jammie Jaye - 2019
She was all about taking care of her kids and making sure they have a good life like the one that her mother provided for her. She had finally gotten to the point where life was good. After going through major heartbreak with her kid's father, Justice made up in her mind that love wasn’t for her. In her eyes, men were a distraction. What Justice didn’t know was that Julez would come bombarding in her life and change all of that. Julez’s only focus was getting money and taking care of his beautiful daughter Jewelz. After dealing with his baby mama Morgan, he knew that being in a relationship was a thing of the past. That all changed when he met Justice. He knew the day that he met her that she was all that he ever needed, but never knew he wanted. Jalissa dealt with so much heartbreak; however, when she meets Gem, she never thought he would be the man that she needed. She had so much going on in her life that she was not ready for the surprise that life had in store for her. It seemed that things were going good until a family secret comes out and ruins everything. Will they make it through, or will the secret destroy them all?
A Hood Boy's Love is Forever
Taniece - 2019
Her mother Net leaves her on her grandmother’s doorstep and never looks back. As she gets older, Bambi gets to the point where she pushes everyone away to keep them from leaving her, except her boyfriend Doc and best friend Hershey; that is until Doc breaks her heart and she severs ties. She finds herself in a situation with the sexy, hood boy, Ari XL. The more Bambi finds herself pushing him away, the more she craves him and eventually gives in. Ari XL is the oldest out of three brothers. After his parents died, he took on the duty of making sure that his brothers, Nick and MoneyBagg were straight by any means necessary. He gets distracted by the beautiful slick mouth Bambi and immediately feels a connection to her, but she turns out to be more trouble than he bargained for. Hershey and her boyfriend Surge nears their one year anniversary with thoughts of his infidelities on her mind. Finally getting proof that he’s been cheating on her, she ends their relationship and finds herself in the arms of the handsome, gentle, and kind Nick. She finds out that Nick isn’t who he says he is and it leaves her at a crossroads. Bambi and Hershey both are broken and in need of that unconditional love. Will XL and Nick be able to give them just that? Or will their hearts end up shattered even more?
The Sheriff's Headstrong Bride: Historical Western Romance (Wedding Bells for the Widows Book 1)
Rosalee Adams - 2021
The Deal Breaker
Olivia Gaines - 2019
His luck changes when Shelia Carmichael walks through his office door with a can of pepper spray and an offer he gladly accepted. The friendship is just the beginning of this romantic story as Shelia learns to trust and throw away her list of deal breakers in a relationship.
The Beach House
Megan Jacobs - 2021
A high-flying criminal defense attorney, she's smart, independent, and living in the fastest lane of all - New York City.The more she drives herself in her career, the more she can forget her tragic past... until a manila envelope arrives one day with strange and unexpected news. Alyssa is forced to leave the city behind for a small seaside town called Clearwater Bay, where she'll find a deepening well of mystery. And a handyman whose gentle eyes seem to be calling her home...But why is he facing a court case? Who is behind the events forcing him to prove his innocence? Will Alyssa be able to help him?In this collection of all 5 books in “The Beach House” series, Alyssa has to keep reminding herself that she doesn't need anyone. Not a mysterious late relative, not her peppy assistant, and definitely not alluring Liam Carter...”
The Flygirl's Cowboy: A Single Dad Romance (Pinewood Valley Series Book 1)
G.C. Riley - 2020
Amish Christmas Surprise
Brenda Maxfield - 2020
Her parents refuse to talk about where she is, but Elizabeth is certain they know. When Elizabeth accidentally overhears a clue, she investigates and finds Kathryn. Elizabeth can help her sister, but only with the cooperation of Elizabeth's long-time beau Stephen. But Stephen refuses to help. Why? The answer only leads to heartache.Now reeling with uncertainty, Elizabeth seeks advice from her friend, Caleb Kurtz. But Caleb offers much more than just advice. Stunned by his generous heart, Elizabeth doesn't know what to do. Her response could lead her to a completely different life than what she'd always planned. Dare she take Caleb up on his offer?