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Christmas In The Trap: Atlanta Style by Twyla T.
december
novellas
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Dear, Vanity: The Letter Chronicles
Nona Day - 2018
She struggled daily to stay close to God the way her mother wanted. As hard as she tried to devote her life to God, she wasn’t happy with her life. After seeing Echon, she couldn’t get him out of her head. He caused her to go against everything she was taught. Echon has lived in the darkness for as long as he could remember. All he was ever trained to do was kill. Not knowing his true identity caused a void in him that he couldn’t fill until he meets Vanity. She was the sun that bust through the dark clouds that loomed over him. All he wanted was a chance at happiness with her, but he can’t escape who he was. Will they both find the love and happiness they deserve? What happens when the good in her meets the bad in him?
The Story Begins At The End
Sujay - 2020
All stories are packed with varied set of emotions across intrigue, drama, humor, heartache, charm and delight; and all stories written to guarantee an escape into a world of love, loss, hope and longing. A nice read in these gloomy times of a lockdown.
Hearts Don't Break Even
Brix McQueen - 2019
Love another man and give him all of me again. In fact, I was still dealing with the broken heart my ex-fiancé left me with. Time doesn’t heal all wounds… hardly any if you asked me. What time did do though, was give me a chance to find myself. I thought I was madly in love when really, I just loved the idea of it. I still do. I’m a hopeful romantic and loved knowing that one day I'd be a man’s everything, get married and start a family of our own. It was on my list of things to do before I was called home. With the abrupt death of my Aunt, the realization of time stopping for no one hit me. I didn’t have time to sulk in my sorrows anymore. And, Rashad wouldn’t let me. He wanted me… baggage and all. To fulfill every need that had gone unmet with what’s his name. He wanted me… smart mouth and all. Insecurities and all… Because his heart had been broken too. So, we connected even though I wasn’t ready for us too. Sometimes, men were just extra baggage, and Lord knows I didn’t need that but was Rashad worth it? Could he and I possibly seal our shattered hearts together and master loving again? I was ready to take that risk and find out.
Best Friends With Twice The Benefits: A Novella
Annitia L. Jackson - 2019
They had a lot of things in common and rocked with each other no matter what. One of those things they had in common was, they were both in love with their female best friend, Talia Webster. Talia Webster was a woman in love with two men; her two best friends Montel and Tone. One night she gives into her fantasies, after a game of Truth or Dare and drinks. The friends have a threesome which makes things even more complicated than before. The trio decide to engage in a polyamorous relationship that sends shockwaves throughout their families, careers, and lives. Find out what happens when their normal, clashes with the way the world views them and their unique relationship.
Here's to Us
Celeste Granger - 2020
He loves without condition.She loves with reckless abandon.With a kiss at midnight comes wedding bells for Naomi Singleton and Tareef Ali.This story is a bonus to the Brothers Ali Series and ends with a happily ever after.To read Naomi and Tareef's full story, read Tareef: Brothers Ali Book 4.
Tombstone Jack and the Wyoming Raiders
Dan Winchester - 2018
The ground is littered with the dead, but he finds one survivor, a woman named Bridget Decker. Jack gets her to a doctor in Cheyenne. He discovers the Wyoming Raiders, a band of outlaws, are the ones who attacked the wagon, and they want to make sure there are no witnesses. And now the Raiders know about Jack, too.Who will survive the deadly showdown?This is the third novelette in the Tombstone Jack series. It's 15,300 words of traditional western action designed to be read in one sitting. Enjoy!
Don't miss the other Tombstone Jack adventures:
Tombstone Jack
Tombstone Jack and the Redwing Saloon
If Tomorrow Comes (A Kind Of Commitment, #2)
Pratibha Malav - 2021
She has made a tremendous amount of money in the past years and has been living a life of luxury while still following her passion. But she is no longer the same person that she was when she fell for the guy she couldn’t keep. The endless pain turned her heart into a stone that even years later, she can’t risk her heart softening again. When Past Knocks, Never Open The Door.Years later when Mausami discovers a shocking secret about the guy who changed the outcome of her entire life; she has to meet him and share the piece of news, putting her heart at stake.Mausami finds herself falling for the same guy again, but the only problem is he can’t have her back though he wants to. He has his reasons; reasons he can’t tell anyone.Only Love Can Heal A Broken Heart.Emotionally charged and universally challenged Mausami wants nothing but a little peace in her heart, which fate is ready to offer to her; only if she accepts it. Or is it fate’s new game of destroying her once and for all?
She’s Only 15 part 2
Shameek Speight - 2018
After being gunned down during the opening of the center honoring her daughter’s memory, Yvonne awakes alive and more determined than she’s ever been to have the persons responsible for her pain and suffering brought to justice. Relentless in her quest to help other girls that find themselves in situations similar to Sophia’s and to bring attention to her cause, she’s gains an enemy in the Cartel; who are just as determined to eliminate the threat she’s become. Willing to risk it all, Yvonne continues in her fight, regardless of the cost; but will she pay with her life?
When Love Calls Your Name
A.J. Davidson - 2018
Stuck at a job her ex helped her get, she was forced to work with him and his new wife. Unable to hold in her anger any longer, she reacted before thinking and it cost her to lose it all. With life taking a turn for the worse, Alaina was ready to give it all up, including her life. Hearing her name being called by the last person she expected, stopped her from making the worst decision ever. After meeting Isaiah, you would think he had it all together. Having his own problems to deal with, he met Alaina and realized maybe his problems weren’t as bad as they seemed. He quickly tossed his worries to the side to show Alaina that life is worth living. After spending time together, Isaiah found out that it wasn’t only him saving her but she was saving him too. Some say it’s better to have loved and lost than to never loved at all. Alaina answered when love called her name but will it be all worth it in the end?
Unkillable
Brian Christopher Shea - 2019
Join Nick as he leads a small group of Rangers on a support mission for a CIA operation. This short story gives a glimpse into the Nick’s early days and the defining moment that guided his decision to join the FBI. This prequel short story includes a sample of The Camel’s Back, the first full-length novel in the Nick Lawrence series.
Issa Hood Love Story: Eden & Bounce
Sabrina A. Eubanks - 2018
Their great chemistry makes taking a man down easy work and they trust each other with their lives, each being the other’s ride or die. Beneath their stellar working relationship is a smoldering mutual attraction that has always been waiting to claim them both. When Bounce has a conflict with her and finds that his baby’s mama, Amina, may have committed a serious violation against him with a hot shot dope boy from the other side, he becomes obsessed with killing him before he has a chance of doing the same thing. When he finally rids himself of the problematic Amina, he and Eden finally get the chance to build something with each other that they’d each been searching for. They don’t realize it at the time, but that one confrontation with Amina sets off a chain reaction of events that will remold their lives for better or for worse, making them experience love, pain, and extreme loss, and Bounce will discover dark secrets hidden from him for his entire life. It’s hard for love to survive in the best of times… can it make it through the worst?
This Thug Love Got Me Trippin
Tina Marie - 2018
After finding out her fiance means her no good she decides to spend Christmas with her family. When her cousin arranges a ride for her to spend the Holidays in Toronto she never thought the man picking her up would be the one who stayed on her mind! Seeing Mere for the first time in years Chanaai has so much to hide including the fact that she still loves him. Will she be able to keep all her secrets and her heart intact? Cah'Mere was the kind of guy who shot first and asked questions later. He was used to always getting what he wanted. Except for Chanaai, she was the one who got away, so he made sure to hurt her back. Seeing her again wasn't a part of his plan and now he was fighting to hold on to the anger he felt the last time he saw her. Will the Christmas season cause him to fall in love or will betrayal cause him to end his loves life? Find out if Chanaai and Cah'Mere have a chance or will the past keep them forever separated in this hot Christmas Novella!
Lil Miss Molly:Preacher's Daughter(Chronicles of a Junkie)
Sa'id Salaam - 2014
After the untimely deaths of her prominent parents her life is turned upside down. She's stripped of her life of privilege and finds herself in the Atlanta ghetto. The once prim and proper diva quickly learns to use what she has to get what she wants. Once the highly addictive and dangerous drug known as Molly is introduced things go from bad to worse. Will she be able shake the yolk of addiction or will she end up like her mother? One thing for sure, it ain't easy being a preachers' daughter.
Romancing the Girl Dad
Andrea Marie - 2021
An unexpected relationship.Eight years ago, Alex was blessed with a daughter. One that has brought meaning to his life. It's always just been the two of them, until today.Why is it that Scarlett can write the perfect happy ending for her characters, but, finding even a right now is impossible.No matter how hard she looks, it seems that it will take love to come crashing into her.Girl Dads are a special breed…This Father’s Day meet 16 single dads who will gladly hold up the world for their little girls. Whether fending off bad guys or braiding hair, they show up Every. Single. Day. Ready to do anything it takes to show their daughters how a good man treats a woman. Bonus? There’s room aplenty in those big strong arms--and those hearts of gold--for the right woman who can love on their babies too, and bring a fiercely protective #GirlDad straight to his knees.
Baby on His Doorstep
Cindy Kirk - 2014
Successful in her career and happily surrounded by friends and family, she was content. Until the day she learned her former heartthrob, Dr. Eli Webster, was moving back to town.Because of a past incident involving Eli and her twin sister, Callie is determined to keep her distance from the handsome doctor. That quickly proves impossible. First, Eli moves into the cottage right next door! Then her car breaks down and he’s the one who comes to her assistance. And when a baby is left on his doorstep (with a note indicating he’s the father), Eli asks her to watch the child while he tracks down the mother. Despite her hesitation, Callie finds the offer impossible to refuse. It’s her summer break and she desperately needs the extra money for a new transmission. If Callie didn’t know better, she’d think the Almighty was deliberately throwing them together.Yet, as she begins to get to know the grown-up Eli, Callie wonders if God has a better plan for her life than she ever dreamed possible. And the man she once thought was perfectly wrong for her is actually perfectly right.