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Youngin' Blues: The Story of Reed and RaKeem
Mercy B. - 2016
Time has elapsed and the young couple is making waves in only a way that is represented by strength. RaKeem, the young boss, has implemented his name in the game, without touching even an ounce of crack rock. With his girl, Reed, by his side, the couple is on a hunt for money and power. Envy and Greed amongst others arises as both Reed and RaKeem climb to the top. With masked intentions, enemies threaten to dismantle the bond that is shared between the two, but neither Reed or RaKeem are willing to hand over the thrown.
He Got Me In My Feelings 2: The Finale (He Got Me In My Feelings `)
Kellz Kimberly - 2016
When it comes to someone of power and status, a person that is envious and jealous can just as well be in their feelings. Smitty's issues are deeper than what a lot of people know. He is that dude coming for everything they said he couldn't have. But, for those on the outside looking in, Smitty's that dude doing anything it takes to make the quickest dollar possible. Karma and Royce are back, but they're not better than ever. With different life changing events happening, they find themselves falling apart instead of sticking together. Trial and tribulations force the couple to look into the mirror and really question if they like the person that is starring back at them. In He Got Me In My Feelings 2, the characters you love continue to blossom and grow into the characters you can't live without. While some characters you loved will become the ones that you can't stand. New people are introduced, as well as new secrets. Even the answers to old secrets are discovered. Dive in with caution, because the Finale of this series will truly have you in your feelings.
Trouble & Malaika: Not Your Average Love Story
Shaye B. - 2017
Donavan “Trouble” Troy is heartless and ruthless. Since the day, he was abandon and forced into the foster care system he vowed to never care about anything. Being tossed in the worst homes only fueled his hatred turning him into the vicious man he is today. After his first taste of blood, he's been craving it ever since. Trouble is feared in the streets. Malaika Coleman is the closest you could get to an angel on earth. Her parents never knew when they named her that she would one day live up to it. After she survived a fatal car crash at sixteen, her whole perspective on life changed. Now she devotes her life to giving to others and spreading joy to the world through her music. Lai believes that music can change anyone’s life for the better, but can it change hers? Trouble and Lai's paths cross in the craziest way when he ends up saving her from a bullet meant for him. What happens when Trouble saves a life instead of taking one? Is Lai the angel he needs to pull him from his dark path or does his darkness pull her in. Maybe they have more in common than everyone thinks. Find out what happens when a troubled man meets an angel.
He Got the Dopest Love
Bree - 2016
She’s eighteen and living the fast life. Her motto is N.A.S. and they never will be. Zahra has had her heart broken one too many times and vows to never let it happen to her again. When she meets Aries, she gives him a hard time and does everything that she can to get under his skin but that doesn’t happen. He brings out a side of her that she never knew existed. Silence. Aries is in town visiting his niece when he meets Zahra. Her beauty is captivating and her feistiness tempts him. Being in her presence brings back memories from his past. When his brother Ganza asks him to stay in New York and watch over his two family members, he isn’t the least bit excited. The idea of one day seeing the beautiful Zahra again is the only bright side of staying in New York. What happens when he finds out who Zahra really is? Will they stay away from each other? Or will they follow their hearts and give in to a forbidden love?
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.
An Iconic Love 3 : A Hood Romance
Shaytrece - 2015
No more chicks after Conic and most importantly no more mysterious letters to their family. However, that was the calm before the storm because an unexpected shooting shatters the families short lived happiness and when Pooch and Queen are followed the family suite up for war.
Tandy and Bless: When Opposites Attract
Keshia - 2016
That is, until she crossed paths with the sexy Bless during a home visit to follow up on a child neglect complaint. Sparks immediately fly between the two, and Bless does not hesitate to make his interest known. The only problem is, Tandy is afraid to live her life without being judged and criticized by her overbearing mother. Will Tandy succumb and give Bless what he wants, or will she allow her no good ex, Marquez, to come back into her life and cause more damage than before? Bless Puckett isn’t your average twenty-one-year street hustler. He’s a damn good father to his five-year-old daughter and loves her unconditionally. Since the age of ten, his life has been anything but perfect. After being bounced from foster home to foster home as a child, he is determined to guarantee his daughter the stability that he never had. When he meets Tandy, he immediately knows that she is the woman he has prayed so hard for. The woman who will complete his family. Bless could not resist the way he felt for Tandy, however, his age and both their occupations presented a challenge. Not to mention the meddling of outside forces determined to keep them apart. All Bless wants is a chance to prove to Tandy that age ain’t nothing but a number, and that opposites do attract. Find out if Tandy will give Bless a chance. Or will she let real true love slip through her fingers? Take a ride with these characters’ and see how this love story goes.This story will leave you with your mouth wide open and wanting more.
Love & Hennessy 4: An Addictive Kind of Love (Love & Hennessy: An Addictive Kind of Love)
Carmen Lashay - 2018
Will the shooter of Ghost and Tommie be revealed? Is Rodney dead for real? The only way to find out is to buckle up for one final, explosive ride with the characters you have grown to love or hate to love. This finale will leave you with your heart pounding and your mind boggled. With unexpected twist and revelations, you head will spin. A blast from Jasmine’s past shows up to shake things up, as if their lives needed any more shaking. The wedge between her and Dominic with be driven so far apart that they once again will find themselves fighting for a place in each other’s lives. Will it happen for them? Or will calling it quits be the best thing, if they want to survive? In this tale of love and betrayal, bonds are broken, lives are forever destroyed and loyalty is just a word. Where there is light life altering secrets are revealed. Whose relationship is tight enough to withstand the ultimate test?
You Had Me At Hello
Leondra LeRae - 2015
They both are traveling down two different paths in life but fate brings them together. For Breionna, it was love at first site but with Ziyon just getting out of a relationship, he's skeptical to jump into another. It doesn't take long before Ziyon realizes Breionna is exactly what he needs. But everything that's glitter isn't gold. Trust boundaries are broken and leaves both Breionna and Ziyon questioning if what they want and need is each other. Take a ride with this couple and find out if their love can withstand the trials and tribulations of life or if it's just better to let it all go.
When A Boss Nigga Wants You
Niqua Nakell - 2015
He and Nico areCharleston’s kings and with major moves and major losses, they willlearn quickly that what they are both missing is love!Sa’Naya and Natori are both born and raised Charleston girls. Hailingfrom different parts of the city, they both have had their ownhardships that has made them the women they are today. And with lovepopping out of thin air, they question themselves. What’s a strongwoman without a strong man behind her?In this fast paced read, accompanied by Aunt Deya, JR, and Jillian,nothing is always as it seems. And with money to be made and revengein the air, a fairy tale romance does not align with the stars. Withchaos in the city and a new King crowned, jealousy rears its ugly head,in which jail or death are the answers for some. Take this adventurous ride,and see what a boss nigga wants!
What Kinda Love Is This 2: Captivating A Boss
Tina J. - 2018
Unfortunately, the heart wants, what it wants but Khloe is too late because Risky finds comfort in someone else, which leaves her alone and heartbroken once again. Waleed found out that Luna is married to Oscar, or is she? Julie made sure to blurt it out in hopes it would make her sister hurt even more. However, the love between the two seems to be unbreakable. That is until Julie devises a plan that will devastate Luna and cause her to lose the best thing that’s ever happened to her. Risky continues the hunt for Veronica, who is hiding out after the hospital incident. Unbeknownst to him, she’s done the unthinkable to Raina, and once he finds out, his search becomes desperate because all he wants to do is get rid of her. Will he find her before she violates again or will he be too late and Raina is subjected to her attack once more?
A Boss Purchased My Love
Chase Sidora - 2019
Operating under the perfect cover as a luxury hotelier, everything in Xavier’s life is running smoothly until he stumbles upon an unauthorized black-market operation happening right under his nose. What he finds when he goes to investigate the situation, however, changes his life and turns his world upside down forever. Sevyn Varella has been through hell and back for most of her life. Lacking true love, a sense of self, or anything of her own, Sevyn faces an entirely different set of problems when she is pulled into a world she knows nothing about because of her ex-boyfriend’s mistakes. With both her livelihood and life on the line, Sevyn thinks that her fate is sealed forever until she meets a man named Xavier who’s willing to show her that there’s more to life than tears, struggles, and heartbreak. With a blossoming love, shady cohorts, and foreign opposition that will do anything to get what they want, Xavier and Sevyn must figure out what’s most important to both of them moving forward. Is it money? Trust? Friendship? Or something else? These questions and more are answered in A Boss Purchased My Love.
Going Under
Adrian Thomas - 2015
After her mother is killed, she's left to live with her hateful grandmother. When her grandmother passes away, her aunt and uncle takes her in.She'll lose one of many people she has grown to love dearly, which will leave a huge dent in her heart. In the midst of it all she gets accepted into FAMU. She struggles to be the cream of the crop. Things take a drastic turn for the worst. Will Mahogany have to put her life on hold or will she be able to maintain? When all of the trouble arises the person that she least expects will be there to be her Clark Kent and save the day.
Hold You Down 3: Ahmad and Pia
Dominique Thomas - 2017
While looking for Xerius, Ahmad is hit with a pain like no other as one of the most loved women in his family is shot down. His anger and rage takes him to a place that he has never been before. Pia is determined to keep her man out of jail and in the home where he belongs. Rowan has other plans as she comes back into the picture hell bent on showing Pia that what she had with Ahmad was something real. Kaseema is going through it as she deals with pregnancy alone. She’s depressed, and the rainbow at the end of her storm comes in the form of Quavo. He’s everything that she needs, only he’s not Shyy. Kaseema finds it hard to accept his love, but once Shyy comes back into the picture, she starts to question her feelings for him as well. Now she has two men vying for her attention, but she can only be with one. Which will she choose? Rocky isn’t new to the story, but she finds herself wrapped up in the man by the name of Bucks, and he’s nothing like the men that Rocky are used to. Bucks comes to her aid and becomes the object of her affection. Effortlessly, she falls for him, but once she starts to see that he might not feel the same way, what will Rocky do?
Tamed by a Beast 2: An Urban Love Story
Indigo Love - 2017
Will she be able to get away, or will she become Ramos’ next victim? Jamir’s put in a position where he makes another enemy who becomes a real threat. Due to that, he puts killing the man in the picture with Kay on the back burner...for now. His hit list is getting longer; however, he’s not moved. That only makes him go harder. On the hunt for Yummy, he finds out that the plot thickens with her and she’s planning to take him down by any means necessary. Will he find her before she gives him up to the FEDS, or sends someone to murk him? Keeping DEA Agent Daniels on his payroll is also proving to be a waste when he admits to not having a way to keep a warrant from being issued for his arrest. With that looming over his head, he tries to focus on protecting Kay, as well as keeping his own life and freedom intact. He also notices a drastic change in Kaylen that he never saw coming. Kaylen is frantic to find her sister Kylie, who has been taken by DFACS and returned to her unfit mother Connie. In the process, she is attempting to cope with what has happened to Laila. Feeling like everything is too much to bear, she decides to shed the layer of innocence that was once her shell. Now, she feels the burning desire to get vengeance, even if it means she must commit the act of murder herself. The hate she feels for Yummy is festering and all she wants to do is end her life. It starts to become an obsession. However, Jamir wants her to stay out of it and let him handle the situation. Will she back down and let her man be her voice of reason, or will she stick to her guns? Was Kylie’s decision to go back to her mother a big mistake that she’ll regret, or has Connie really made a change for the better? With the chaos surrounding Jah and Kay on one hundred, it’s a fight for these young lovers to stay alive and in love. Will they come out on top in the end, or will one of them, or both, be added to the growing body count?