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You Were The Love Of My Life: A Hood Love Story: A Matin Novel


Dominique Thomas - 2018
    He has his woman, his position as head of his family lucrative drug business and he still has rapping. Life is going good until it isn’t. Secrets that his mother kept hidden from him while she was alive comes out while a family enemy hell bent on revenge surfaces to take Kasam and his brothers down. Erin is in college pursing her dreams while being with the man that she loves. Life is almost fairy tale like until things come out to show her that Kasam is no Prince Charming. Erin has to decide if she can deal with groupies and infidelity while trying to manage her own life’s issues. A storm is brewing. Danger is headed Kasam and Erin’s way as people are out to tear them apart. For two people who are so much better together than they are apart will they crumble under pressure or will they prove to the world that they are indeed meant to be together?

King & Queen of the Hood 2


Shvonne Latrice - 2021
    

Khiaere and Phy: A Charleston Love Story


Mel Dau - 2020
    

In Love With A Heartless Menace 2


Tay Mo'Nae - 2019
    Tariq knows he messed up and tries to fix things with Naudia but she's too stubborn to allow him too and reverts back to old habits. When Naudia finds herself in a dangerous situation, Tariq is the one who must save her. Will she use the traumatic event as an eye opener, or will she continue to walk on the wild side? Renee and Brady are in a weird place in their relationship right now. Brady's trying to show Renee he wants the two of them to work out, but she's still determined to push him away. He starts to grow fed up with her antics and gives her an alternative. Will Renee miss out on love or will she finally be able to let her past hurt go? Lucas is blown away by the secret he just heard Trevor confess about him and Trinity. What he wasn't expecting was his child mother to betray him like she did. Now he's left side eyeing her leaving their relationship at a standstill. Trinity tries to write her wrongs and explain herself to Lucas, but he isn't trying to hear it. When someone from the past and someone new makes their way into both Trinity and Lucas's life they must decide if trying to fix their broken home is worth it or is it truly time to walk away. Along with everything else the guys still are trying to find out who the snitch is working with DEA to take them down. More secrets are revealed, and loyalty will be tested. Will the crew be able to withstand the challenges being thrown their way?

She From The Gutta 2


BriAnn Danae - 2018
    For so long, he had his mind set on gaining Harlem's trust back, yet she became the one thing he despises the most; a liar. With both of their lives on the line and a new love interest on the scene, Enzo must now be the one to make a choice. Hoping that it can right all his wrongs from the past. From pen pals to secret lovers, Lucci and Yaz find themselves at odds. While locked up, he found solace in their intimate phone conversations and letters. Their bond formed a solid friendship, but now lines are blurred. Though Yaz swore their first sexual encounter would be the last, Lucci proves, unwaveringly, how much pull he has in Yaz' life and her makeshift relationship. While sacrifices are made, are they worth pushing the love Harlem yearned for to the side? The finale of She From The Gutta is a tale of overcoming unfortunate circumstances, burying your past demons, and taking losses because, in the end, they're really a lesson learned. The type of lessons that can only be taught by life's never-ending struggle to survive.

Forever & Always: Addicted To Hood Love


Kaylyn - 2021
    

If His Heart Is Hood: Bronx & Reason (books 1-3) (Harris Family Book 1)


K.C. Mills - 2022
    

There’s Still Beauty in This Street Love: Her Fallen Angel


Elle Kayson - 2017
    No Distractions. Ángel Cruz had been chanting those words to himself most of his life, struggling to stay disciplined and dedicated in the crazy, brutal world that surrounded him. His work as an exclusive assassin demanded all his attention. Ángel had no time for relationships… until the day he set eyes and his wandering hands on Tamar Kinsey. For the first time in his life, he was distracted as hell, focused on the Kinsey princess. Ángel was determined to have her laughter, her loyalty, and the one thing he never expected to want: her love. Despite her family’s insistence on sheltering her from everything, Tamar Kinsey had made up her mind to master the underworld as well as her older brothers. Ángel Cruz’s offer to teach her the game was too good to pass up. Tay found Ángel’s dark persona and overprotectiveness both frustrating and alluring. Even as she learns to love her fallen angel, the demons of his unresolved past threaten to destroy any chance they might have in the present. Their sexual chemistry was off the charts, but Briar Rose and Ty Kinsey were still figuring out this relationship business. An up-and-coming surgeon, Briar knew a stellar reputation is crucial to her goal of rising into hospital administration. The appeal of her young dope boy made her want to throw caution to the wind and, for once, just live. Ty vowed to renounce his player ways and rock with her solely. But, as Briar learns the profound importance of family to the Kinseys, she fears that her longest-held secret will keep her and Ty apart forever.

We Could Never Be 3: The Finale


Charae Lewis - 2021
    

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.

In Love with a Street Menace: Braydon & Jaxyn


Londyn Lenz - 2021
    

Bad Boys Do It Better: In Love with an Outlaw


Porscha Sterling - 2016
    The oldest of four girls. Graduate of New York Law School, two years earlier than expected, at the top of my class and apple of my father’s eye. After years of hard work and dedication, I’m finally rewarded by being able to sit in on one of the biggest trials in the city, being handled by the district attorney himself. I’m excited and terrified about working with him. After all my years of dreaming, the time has finally come. But then I met him... Luke “Outlaw” Murray. The youngest of six boys. Graduate at the top of his class at hood university where he got his degree in the streets. Certified in Street Nigga-ology. He’s rude. He’s arrogant. He’s abrasive and he’s… did I say he was rude? He’s everything I don’t want in a man. Everything I shouldn’t want… until I do. And this... this is a story about us. But beware, because it's not your average love story.

Loyal To His Love 2


K. Charelle - 2020
    Asim and Kyori were slowly building something great, which meant learning to trust. Unfortunately, that also meant full disclose with matters of the heart. Asim finds himself attempting to protect the bond that he and Kyori have built but keeping secrets, even with the best intentions proves to be a disaster of the best kind.Not only does Asim find himself stuck in the middle of relationship woes, he also lands right in the middle of a street war that should have never existed. When Amir is shot, its Asim’s job to rectify the situation and ensure it never happens again.Amir’s wounds have nothing on the damage done to his ego when he has to sit idle and allow his older brother to seek revenge for the bullets which could have ended his life. Bad choices could have cost him everything and now his brother is on the frontline making sure the streets know just how costly of a mistake it was to come for a Nour.To make matters worse, the one woman who has stolen Amir’s heart, no longer wants to allow him access to hers.Misunderstandings can ruin the best of relationships but love should conquer all. At least that’s what most say, but the Nour brothers are realizing that only proves true when the women they’re willing to lay it all on the line for are willing to do the same proving that they’re Loyal to Their Love.

Paid in Karma: A Woman Scorned


Meesha - 2020
    Their love for one another is strong and their sex life is incredibly hot and adventurous. Their bond seems impenetrable. But what will happen when Wes' scorned ex pops up, determined to cause strife in the couple's lives? Will her shenanigans expose a chink in love's armor? Or will Wes suffocate in all attempts to break up his happy home? While anticipating the arrival of their first child, the happily married couple’s world is about to get turned upside. Will the love Justice and Wes share survive the infidelity, deception, and all the craziness that comes along with it? Or will all hell break loose because the other woman is looking to be PAID IN KARMA?