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A Hood Dilemma is Still Bittersweet: A Naptown Triangle (A Bittersweet Hood Dilemma Book 3)
Natavia - 2015
Tassana is on the right path for the sake of her son. The problems between Osari and Tassana might cause her to go back to her old ways. Osari is trying to make it right for the sake of his family until his secret comes out. When all has been revealed, will it drive Tassana away permanently? Shimmy and Dez are young and in love until Kiwanna comes back into the picture. Dez is forced into making a tough decision leaving Shimmy with a lot of questions. Armory is a guy with a motive, will Shimmy figure it out before its too late? Kyree is stuck between two men, Osari and Pernell. Pernell does everything he can to get Kyree back. Kyree is torn from her past with Pernell, which is causing her to fall in love with another man. The man Kyree falls in love with is in love with another woman. Every hood has its dilemma, even when one dilemma ends many more occurs. Everyone is in a love triangle, but there is only room for one, who will they choose? This is an urban tale of love, heart-breaks, secrets and lies.
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!
Love From a One Night Stand
Trinity - 2015
Until one night she meets Ghost a bad boy rapper with a play boy image. A one night stand with him changes her life forever. Kevin (Ghost) Jackson is a bad boy rapper who loves the party lifestyle and dealing with different women. He never thought he would settle down, until he gets Angel pregnant and is forced to slow down. Everyone disapproves of his relationship with Angel including his mother who makes him choose. Embark on the journey with Angel and Ghost as all the odds are against them to find true love. Will they become a family? Or will they allow people to get in the way of their true happiness?
Long As You Know Who You Belong To 2
Bri Noreen - 2015
She was saved for a reason, and that reason unknowingly lands Grey's enemies with vendettas he'll never see coming. Grey is happy with his new love and business is booming, but where there's more money, there is always more problems. Kimani's career has taken off, but behind closed doors, he's still a mess over losing Blu. When a new beauty enters his life, he thinks he's ready to move on. But is he? Or is he going to be forever stuck on a woman that he knows is never coming back? Get ready to 1-click on part 2 on tomorrow for another crazy round of drama!
Love and Betrayal 2
CoCo J. - 2013
After Je'leese finds out that her best friend Daivon has been sleeping with the love of her life, What will she do? Will Katherine find out that her husband also slept with Daivon? Will Jasmine leave Michigan,or will she cause more havoc in Detroit?
Deceit, Lies, & Alibi's 2
Shontaiye - 2015
Still trying to win Shaleea back and end his relationship with Eve for good, Noah finds that a new threat lingers in the air. When startling revelations are made by everyone around him, Noah finds his back against the wall and willing to risk everything to have things the way he wants. Going back to the old Noah he does what he knows best: seize through force. With Mann's newfound wealth going to his head, he feels that he can have whatever he wants, even if it means taking it again. Things get blurry when that something he wants happens to belong to someone else that will do anything to keep it. What started off as revenge has Shaleea up shit's creek with no paddle. A storm is brewing and she finds herself right at the center. Refusing to be left out in the cold, Eve is still hell bent on having Noah for herself. However, when her plan to get Noah backfires, Eve finds herself back to square one but this time with baggage. She shifts her focus to retribution but this time the stakes are higher and she soon finds out who she's playing with, and just how serious the game has gotten.
Knocked Up By A Kingpin
Nikqua - 2017
What he didn't have was a family of his own. At the age of twenty-six, Deno yearns for a family after losing both parents in a plane crash. Aminah Woods had a sassy mouth that got her in a lot of trouble on the streets of Baltimore. She spoke her mind and didn't care who feelings she hurt. At the age of twenty-two, the young heiress didn't care all about life, after the loss of her mother. When a situation occurred, Deno was there to protect Aminah from any harm that was brought her way. Even giving her place to lay her head. Things didn’t come easy with the couple, and they found themselves arguing more and more. When Aminah found out she was pregnant, she never knew drama would follow behind her where Deno was concern. Being the most powerful man in the streets of Baltimore, Deno has enemies that are out to get him. Would Aminah and Deno relationship survive the hurricane that brews right before their eyes or will Aminah found out how life turns out when she got knocked up by a kingpin? *If you're not into violence or profanity this book is not for you. Strong profanity is in this book. Thank you, Nikqua*
Us Against the World: Finding Love in the Trap
Porscha Sterling - 2015
Days later, her brothers were arrested by the Feds and she was left alone with no way to support herself. Then Andre enters her life and tries to help her set things right. Although Queen is hesitant to trust anyone, she can't ignore his boss nigga status, impeccable swag and thug mentality. Soon he becomes everything she needs and teaches her the rules of the streets as well as the rules of the heart. With him by her side, Queen gets control of her father's empire but when jealousy rears its ugly head in the form of a childhood enemy of Queen's who has her eyes and affections set on Andre, things start to go very wrong. Tiffany has hated Queen since grade school when she first laid eyes on the pampered princess whose family was treated like hood royalty everywhere in Harlem. When she sees the relationship that Queen has with Andre, someone she had been sweating for months, she can't help but want to ruin everything Queen has going. And although she's nothing but a hoodrat, she has a sister in high places who could help her with her plans.Kelis is an NYPD officer in East Harlem with a secret of her own; her baby daddy is Trinidad, a notorious dopeboy in the same area she patrols. When she lands a promotion that puts her on a case, she is ecstatic until she realizes she may be hunting the man she loves. But Trinidad has another secret, which he shares with Kelis' ratchet sister, Tiffany.
A Real Boss Snatched My Heart
Sephiri J. - 2018
For years, she put her all into her man, but his disrespect and disregard for her true worth has left her hurt and emotionally scarred. Determined never to be made a fool again, she is desperate to find a job and stand on her own two feet. But her world is turned upside down when she meets Amell Moss. Amell is powerful and intimidating, feared by most people who cross his path. All his time is spent running a national chain of clubs that he uses as a front for a multi-million-dollar drug business, so love is the last thing on his mind. His focus is on his business and exposing the snakes around him who only want to see him fail. But when he meets Leah, he’s immediately drawn to her fearless demeanor and beautiful spirit. And Leah can’t deny the intense magnetism she feels for Amell. Will they find the love that they’ve both been missing in each other? Or will those around them end their chance at love before it can even begin? Find out in this hood love story bursting with lies, betrayal, secrets, and most of all, the pursuit of real love.
Her Goon, His Eden
Aubreé Pynn - 2020
After she defies the path that her father wants her to take, she ends up at Paradise, a strip club in the heart of New York City. Paradise fuels the city and is bound to tempt her until she breaks. Rich is a ruthless ruler running New York and has no plans of stopping. With his father ready to step down, Rich is trying to secure all the resources he can while weeding out the weak links in his team. After what appears to be an accidental moment between Zola and Rich, she becomes a marked woman. Rich willing becomes a man captivated with her. With Rich reacting on impulse, Zola is trying to navigate through life and keep Rich at bay. But can budding feelings and an offer of a lifetime finally put them exactly where they’re fated to be? Find out in Her Goon, His Eden.
I Jus' Wanna Leave This Nigga
Mesha Mesh - 2015
She was brought up to believe that no matter what you stick by him, even if it means that he cheats, or beats you to a bloody pulp. Lyric falls in love with a man who she thought was her Prince Charming. Ty helped her get through one of the most traumatic events in her life and she feels that she owes him. At the time when he met her she was on the verge of going crazy, lost all hope, and had given up on life. He stepped in when she had no one else in the world and helped build her up, only to tear her back down.He fulfilled all of her heart’s desires with every materialistic thing she could think of. From romantic dinners, to shopping sprees, to the big fancy home that she always knew she would have. All was good in their relationship up until the night they got married. On that night, she was faced with an ugly truth about her husband that she didn’t see coming. Lyric realized then that God answered her prayers and she got everything that she wanted except the one thing that mattered the most… A loving husband!Ty is the guy every woman wants to have. He’s handsome, successful, and most of all, a ladies man. What the women don’t know about him though, is that Ty is a womanizer, a woman beater, and a spoiled brat. He feels that everything should go his way and if it doesn’t he has no problem taking things out on his gorgeous wife with his fists.Blessing, her best friend’s brother, has loved Lyric since they were kids, and he wants nothing more than to have her as his. His thuggish demeanor and handsome looks draw women to him, but he only wants Lyric. Will Lyric leave before it’s too late?Will Blessing be the man she always wanted?orWill Ty seek help to save his marriage and keep his wife?
Loving My Miami Boss: Hassan & Nazariah’s Love Story
Miss Jenesequa - 2016
But not the good kind. With his rude, cold demeanor, Nazariah is immediately put off. But even with his bad boy persona, Nazariah is still strangely intrigued and attracted to him. Soon good sparks fly. The kind of sparks that bring a female weak to her knees wanting one person so bad. And a male unable to think straight without thinking about that one girl, that managed to grab his attention from a single glance alone. Hassan Knight is the epitome of handsome. With his fine looks, his undeniable swag and his rude but charming personality, Nazariah is immediately turned on. Both on vacation and both just looking to have some fun, the pair never would have imagined becoming so attracted to one another and falling in love. What was just supposed to be a one night stand on vacation, quickly turns into a one week stand where the two can’t just get enough of each other. Nazariah soon finds out more and more about the mysterious man she can’t stop messing with only to find out his role as the infamous street King of Miami and his status as a taken, married man. But Ms. Jordan isn’t the only one with a few secrets of her own and when reality quickly hits them both, they come to the realization that their lives are connected in more ways than they think. Loving A Miami Boss wasn’t something that Nazariah had ever planned or predicted to happen but now that it is... Is she willing to step up to the plate to love a man laced with danger and trouble at every corner? Let’s not forget, he’s married to someone completely different that isn’t her. Maybe happy endings aren’t truly for everyone...
Karma and Santana: A Miami Hood Story
S Yvonne - 2015
The secrets behind her family's true identity wasn't a part of the plan and neither was her falling in love with an upcoming dope boy. When Karma's world turns into a new life of blood, murder, and mayhem; eighteen year old Karma realizes that she's in too deep. Karma's life is spinning out of control as she realizes her innocence is gone forever and she needs to find her soul now more than ever to get through the darkness.