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Bittersweet Revenge
Dynasty Dawson - 2013
INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS!!!Cadence, Meadow, Lexi, and Tegan have it hard living in a residential facility located in Youngstown, Ohio....and you won't believe the bizarre things that unfold behind closed doors.
Who Wants That Perfect Love Story Anyway 3
Natavia - 2018
Cam suspects that something is going on between the two. Alita has an agenda to drive Cam away. Does it work? Corey and Tee-Tee have it out and are at the end of their relationship. Corey drives Tee-Tee into another man's arms. Myla will not give up on keeping Corey in her life. She uses the baby she is pregnant with to have a hold on him. Corey gets pushed over the edge with everything between Myla and Tee-Tee that he does the unthinkable. Jamie and Killa are happily in love until Ashaun interferes and changes the course of their relationship. Jamie is put in a position where she has to do the unthinkable. Quayla comes back into Killa's life to try and mend his broken heart. But the problem is that Killa is not over Jamie. Ashaun doesn't want Jamie to be happy because he is not happy with Cali. Ashaun does something that might cause him to get kicked out of the FAM. Jealous exes can't let go. When tragedy strikes who will remain in love. In this final part will love conquers all. Who will have their perfect love story?
CheckMate (Play At Your Own Risk)
Tiece - 2010
He is wanted by many attractive women, who will do anything to spark his attention. These thrill seeking women are known to him as his pawns and they anxiously wait for him to fulfill their sexual fantasies. In return, he’s paid generously for his adventurous deeds. His magnetism, good looks, and extraordinary style of love making is the key to getting him everything he wants, but falling in love was not part of the game plan until Candy makes her move on him. Things seem to be headed in the right direction until Candy’s world is turned upside down and Monty finds himself needing to be there to pick up the pieces. As the two grow closer, the balancing act between satisfying his pawns and being with his potential queen becomes a strategic move in wanting to have his cake and eat it too. Will this spontaneous high mean more to him than being with just one woman or will the love of the game entice him to continue to play? Will Candy continue to pursue the man of her dreams or will she ultimately realize that keeping her dignity is more important? One thing for sure is that Monty is going to continue to live life to the fullest and, at all cost, he intends on winning. Play at your own risk.
A Thug & His Queen: An Urban Hood Drama (TQ Book 1)
Tamicka Higgins - 2016
Street life. And the unforgivable betrayal. Danez runs the streets. His territory, The Land, provides for him and his. With a best friend as his business partner and a sexy and street-smart woman on his side, Danez has everything he needs. But when, a drug- dealing rival starts trampling on his action, Danez and his partner know they need to take him down. Declaring a war on the streets starts a battle none of them are prepared for. As his girlfriend, Ronnisha digs around, she discovers that Danez's enemies are closer than he thinks. When a beat down crushes one of his own, it's up to Danez to take back the action that's rightfully his. But thugs with vendettas don't always play fair. Can the king and the queen of the streets protect their kingdom without losing their own?
Daddy Dearest
Kevin Bullock - 2012
He regulates where she goes, what she watches on T.V and who she hangs with. He knows that Cataya hates him, but his fatherly instincts won't allow him to lighten up, or confess to his guilt.Now that Cataya is a senior in high school, she has been living with her father's mother ever since her own mother had been found murdered twelve years prior. She has very little contact with her mother's side of the family, but has learned through them the truth surrounding her mother's unsolved death.She proves that she's cut from the same cloth as her father when she formulates an icy plan that would punish Hammer for the role that he played in her mother's death. But she gets side tracked when Hammer escapes from prison and give the real meaning to Daddy Dearest.
When Love Hurts
Shaquanda Dalton - 2012
Now she's grown up and has fallen in love with a man named Chris that she thought was her soul mate. But she was wrong.When she discovers evidence of Chris' infidelity she confronts him. One thing leads to another and she leaves his place battered and bruised. She goes into the home of her childhood friend Jaylen who isn't much of a child anymore with a growing business and bills of his own.She takes this time to confront her life, her situation and her overwhelming need for love. But will her need for love be too strong to resist when Chris shows up looking for her?
A Broken Girl's Journey
Niki Jilvontae - 2014
She is forced to endure unthinkable turmoil and pain at the hands of those who are supposed to protect her, leaving her battered and broken time after time. Lakea's life is just one tragedy after the next, pushing her into a pattern of violence and rebellion. Then one day she meets Jeremy and he gives her something she has been searching for her entire life....unconditional love. As Lakea continues to struggle with the harsh realities of her environment, she and Jeremy become closer, however tragedy strikes again, shattering her heart and dreams, while turning her world upside down. Lakea is a broken girl with a long hard journey ahead of her. Does she have what it takes to overcome? Or will she always be broken?
Restricted
Takerra Allen - 2001
Reigning king of the streets Julez Payne traded in his banger for the briefcase, and couldn't be more content. And when he puts a ring on the pretty little finger of the irresistible Noelle, life seems to be perfect. Sounds too good to be true? That's because it is. Noelle's far from the ideal housewife and Julez secretly has his own battle of temptation that he's fighting in the dark. So when the mansion walls come tumbling down, all of the skeletons lurking in the closets come spilling out for all to see! And who's there to witness? Enter scene Slim and Jordin. This couple's had their share of rough times and things don't seem to be looking up. Fresh out of prison, Slim struggles to stay on the straight and narrow while Jordin deals with her own insecurities and a hidden desire for the passion that Slim leaves her lacking. Praying for a miracle, Jordin hopes to live a life as lurid and luxurious as her gorgeous best friend Noelle and wealthy husband Julez. But when suppressed desires from the past resurface, Jordin finds out in a Restricted world, everyone has ulterior motives, even her! This sophisticated novel gives you your own personal magnifying glass, allowing you to take a close look into the lives of four dynamic heroines who are all bound by their lies, restricted by desires, and freed by indulgence...The soaps have been revamped and brought to life in the pages of this love thriller! Warning: Proceed with caution, you are now Unrestricted!
Pretty Young Things
Chase Moore - 2013
Young, pretty, and wild, both females will do whatever it takes all for the mere love of convenient cash. However, will things become more than either woman can handle after some reckless decision-making? Hood, gritty, and raw, "Pretty Young Things" will take you on a wild ride unlike you have ever experienced.
Riding Dirty on I-95
Nikki Turner - 2006
But despite an unsavory upbringing, Mercy vows to make something of herself–at all costs.Working as a concierge at a hotel notorious for its shady clientele, Mercy meets and falls hard for a notorious dealer who keeps her living large in Gucci clothes and off-the-hook apartments. Then she lands a real lucrative deal: running drugs up Interstate 95 from Miami to New York.But Mercy doesn’t want to live the gangsta life forever. She’s got bigger dreams. She turns legit and makes her mark, yet despite a new, cleaned-up career, she can’t get the streets completely out of her blood. A sexy hustler named C-Note steals her heart. And as their relationship heats up, Mercy discovers that their pasts are hopelessly–and tragically–entwined.
The Connect's Wife 4
Nako - 2015
How in the world is Christian Knight controlling Farren’s mind and heart from a prison cell? He’s in her dreams, her nightmares and even with her in the shower. Farren attempts to stay strong and move on with the “love” of her life, Jonte. But somehow, someway, Christian Knight is lurking in the shadows. Farren seems to never be able to see through the bull, because of course love causes a person to turn a blind eye to foolishness. Will Farren become The Connect and Jonte the keeper of the house? Farren seriously needs to make up her mind. Will she allow resentment and redemption to swallow her whole, or will she let the thought of her and Christian Knight being married forever keep her from experiencing true love? Farren Knight or Farren Rivers, which last name will it be….
Meesh, Myself, and I
Shelli Marie - 2013
She is raised by her mother in an urban neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Although it is known as the City of Roses, Me'Shellay manages to get stuck by many thorns of tragedy. Once she becomes of age and is able to get a grip on life, she begins her quest to seek out what she has been hungering for her whole life... love.This is when she meets the handsome and talented Kerron Suarez. What begins as a fairytale romance, turns out to be less than what Me'Shellay expects. When his close friend Sanders Torres is added into the equation, she finds herself in the middle of a crazy love triangle that lands her with an unexpected surprise.In this first book of the Repercussions of Love series, Me'Shellay exposes herself to the fullest. If it's from hustling in the streets to bustling in the sheets, she is in it. If it's from dangerous love making to cold blooded life taking, she is with it.Come along and share a portion of Me'Shellay's world, one that will leave you wanting more...
Started From the Top Now I'm Here(An Urban Tale from Riches to Rags)
Lady Onyxx - 2013
She was also the ultimate backstabbing bitch and didn’t apologize for it. She will do whatever it takes to come up in the game, even if it means hurting those closest to her. Despite having the gold digging game on lock, Sonnet’s selfish ways soon get the best of her. Find out what happens when this ghetto princess goes from hood rich to a lowly street urchin fighting to survive on Skid Row. The question is does she deserve a come up? You decide.
A Dangerous Love: Addicted To Him
J. Peach - 2014
Not one to back down, Blaze pursues the vivacious, temptuous Peaches with no regard to her brother's threat. One kiss threatens to ignite a wildfire in their hearts and a war between friends. Will Peaches submit to her brother's indomitable will? Or will she give in to undeniable attraction to Blaze and set off a bloodbath in the streets?The answer lies between the hot, explosive pages of A DANGEROUS LOVE.
Criminal Minded
Tracy Brown - 2005
When he meets Zion, a product of the New York City foster care and prison system, Lamin knows that he has meet the perfect partner in crime. Together, they build a huge narcotics empire.Then, Lamin falls hard for a beautiful girl named Lucky. Lucky makes Lamin realize that there is more to life than cash and more cash. When Lamin goes legit with a career in the entertainment industry, Zion tries to keep their business going on both the street and the boardroom. It's not long before Zion becomes the target of a corruption scandal involving murder, extortion and money laundering. Once the dirt is exposed, will Lamin and Zion be able to remain one step ahead, or will their paper chasing days haunt them forever?