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Down To The Last Sip: Hennessy and Miami


Lucinda John - 2020
    Growing up Hennessey never saw herself as anything more than a screw up, a misfit, but how could she not? Her parents were two screw ups that were too stupid enough to realize that an abortion would have been the better option. Hennessey Daniels, named after her father’s two favorite dark liquors, was doomed the moment her over aged drunk of a father decided to procreate with her teenage coke addicted mother who only brought her into this world just to neglect her every need. Forced to grow up before her time, Hennessy seek solace in all the wrong places thrusting her into a world of bad decision making. Spiraling her young life out of control. A chest burning, sip of Hennessy Daniels, will leave you in an emotional frenzy yet have you yearning for a love so deep and so hood that you’ll forget you ever had a sip at all. This is a re-release of, 'A Sip Of Hennessy'.

From the Projects to a Rich Thug's Mansion 3


Sonovia Alexander - 2017
    Her love for Finesse is challenged along with her cohorts' loyalties and trust. Betrayal shows its ugly head from the ones she holds dear. She finally crosses paths with her mother and her vengeful stepfather, and now she is stuck with determining if she even wants her mother in her life and how far she wants to allow a relationship with her father. Swiss has managed to redirect the police and their investigation to another– but her enemies are still trying to bring her down. How much more is she willing to take before she explodes, seeks her quiet revenge, and retaliate in the most extreme manner? Best-selling author, Sonovia Alexander, keeps you on the edge of your seat as she comes to the end of this gripping series. Find out now if Swiss will meet her goals and survive the mayhem, betrayal, chaos, thug's rampage, and the bitchness that is at the forefront of her life!

The Beauty & The Boss: Truth & Zoweh's Love Story


Krystle Yvette - 2018
    She hid her scars from the world while she tried daily to be the best woman and mother she could be. Although her life had been nothing but complex being in an abusive relationship with her child's father, Darius, the abuse began taking a toll on her life daily. Zoweh didn't feel she would ever be able to escape the wrath of her worst nightmare. She had no attachments in Chicago to anything besides her daughter, and at this point, Promise was the only thing in the world keeping her sane. Zoweh never knew she wanted, no, need a boss; that is until she met the alluring Truth D'Stefano. With a flourishing drug empire that he shared with his brothers, Chosen and Legend, Truth was the man to see in Chicago. Nothing moved in Chicago without Truth's say so. He never had a shortage of money or women, and never planned on slowing down on getting to the paper. Truth was living proof that life wasn't always hardcore and that money makes the world go around. That all changed with one unexpected encounter with the unforgettable Zoweh. Chosen, the middle and most deranged of the brothers, made sure his name held weight in the streets. He was a 'fuck love, get money' type of nigga, and he made sure any woman he came across knew that. There was just one woman he couldn't seem to shake for the life of him. Legend, the youngest brother with the most to prove, had tangled a web for himself and his brothers that he wasn't quite sure he would make it out of alive. With his marriage and relationship with his brother's on the line, will Legend make the right decision? It has been a roller coaster ride for Truth and Zoweh since the fateful night they met. Will they be able to withstand and hold down that spot of being The Beauty and the Boss of Chicago?

Charmed by a Prince 2: A Hood Fairytale


Mz. Lady P. - 2018
    This time around it’s more emotional than ever Charm met Prince when she needed him the most. He came in like a thief in the night and stole her heart. She wasn’t expecting his love because in her mind nobody wanted someone with a past like hers. However, Prince showed her that she was worthy of his love and so much more. Life for the couple was great until Majestic revealed that Prince had a hand in Shiloh’s death. Still reeling from that Charm can’t deal and goes into hiding. While away she gives birth and keeps it from Prince. He’s definitely not happy at all and going crazy not being able to find her. In this installment both Charm and Prince have a lot of soul searching to do in regards to their relationship. The couple realize that It’s hard being in love when you’re in a battle with your mind and your heart. That added with unforeseen forces that don’t want them to be happy. It’s going to take more than the Love they have for each other to overcome the issues that’s hindering them. Follow the Hood Prince and his Good Luck Charm as they embark on a Hood Fairytale like no one has ever seen.

Wise 2: Giving My Love To The Plug (The Wise Series)


Mercy B. - 2017
    But when I looked into your eyes, I was ready for war." During a tumultuous run-in with the law, Wise discovers a hindering secret that proves to be toxic to the union that she and Liam once had. While on the forefront, battling for Liam's forgiveness for her past transgressions, Wise is summoned to Federal court in order to answer for her illegal actions. After the dismissal of what was thought to be a grand proposal, Liam is disheartened at the revelation that his precious Wise has been detained by authorities. With her arrest comes a grueling surprise. Quick on his feet, he seeks the help of a well-known consultant, RaKeem. Elise's mental status is to question as she desperately seeks Liam's attention, willing to push every limit to acquire it. Unstable and ill-intentioned, she doesn't realize the magnitude of her mistakes until it's too late.

Caught Up Loving A Hood Legend


Kaylyn Kiara - 2018
    Fresh out after doing a five year bid, he has a new opportunity to change his life and make a lot of money while doing it. With business falling in place Quron has no worries that is until he runs into his first love, Amari. Amari is living a double life but not in the way that you may think. By day she’s a computer specialist but unbeknownst to her husband Elijah, she’s feeding her soul and fulfilling her dream of being a creative in her spare time. Amari is secretly building her event planning business because her wealthy conservative husband will never support her passion. Now that his new lieutenant is in place Dominique can get back to focusing on the one thing he wants most, making Emory is wife and enjoying the fruits of his labor. Emory has everything a girl could ask for a budding career, a loving successful man, and now a wedding to plan but when someone from her past resurfaces she finds herself in an awkward position and a decision to make. Quron has his sights set on making Amari his, and a man like him never accepts no for an answer. While he’s busy focused on Amari, there’s an unresolved issue from his past that may cost him. In this tale of love and loyalty everybody has secrets but not everyone will survive them.

Shawty Fell in Love With A Rude Boy 2


P. Dotson - 2017
    Erica learns that falling in love with a Rude Boy isn’t easy. The boundaries of her relationship are tested when outsiders seek to destroy the love she’s found. Will love withstand the test, or will she fold under the pressure? Erica isn’t the only one who falls for a Rude Boy. Jade finds herself slowly falling in love with the handsome, yet mysterious Detective Keenan Elba. The loving and doting father of three managed to sneak past the wall she built around her heart. There’s just one problem standing in the way of their chemistry… his wife! Will these ladies truly find happiness or will Falling in Love with a Rude Boy prove to be more complicated than they ever imagined????

A Thug Worth Fighting For: A Tale of Our Passion


Daijah Shine - 2016
    Loving all of my flaws and imperfections. Every love has its tragedy but the real tragedy is a love that fails.Poochie, your typical "young and naïve" teenager seems to be oblivious to the world she lives in and just how dangerous it is. She never asked to be the daughter of Cali's biggest Kingpin or for the troubles that came behind it. She also never asked to fall in love with his protégé. Chinno's entire life was a struggle, it consisted of pain, loss and suffering. He was faced with the reality of how cold and harsh the world really is at a young age. With nowhere to turn, he did the only thing he knew how... Hustle. Who knew that when he crossed paths with the boss's daughter, it would change his life forever? Love and money are often hard to balance. A woman can be a backbone or a distraction, which Chinno will learn soon enough. Will the couple be able to overcome the obstacles of the game or will the game claim its next victims?Falling in love is the easy part, staying in love is the challenge.There is no passion like a Thug's passion & Poochie may have found a thug worth fighting for.

A Street Legend Worth Loving 2


Jenica Johnson - 2019
    With businesses booming and love blooming, they thought life was going to be great until the death of his mother. Lucky gets so busy with trying to get revenge that he forgets that he has enemies coming at him from every angle. Blessyn struggles with the thought of being pregnant after losing her son. Now that the biggest secret between them is out, the fight for their marriage has just started. Lucky tries his best to keep his life together, but everything around him is crumbling. The domino effect knocks the life out of Lucky. Perc and Merci are on two different pages when it comes to their relationship. He thinks that he’s about to build a family with Merci, but she still wants to be a hot girl. Merci is still up to her sneaky ways. Perc thought a baby would slow her down, but Merci had a point to prove, nobody was going to just make her a baby mama. Perc fought as long as he could to make things work with Merci, but the main problem in their relationship is still on a rampage, his baby mama. If she’s not stopped, Perc will never have another chance at Merci’s heart.

Never Had A Love So Dope


Ro Monique - 2019
    She could never say she had a good day, just good moments if you could even call them that. With no love from her father that raised her, to an absent mother who loved her dearly but only when she was around which wasn’t a lot. Her big sister Maiya was the family favorite and didn’t have much time for her little sister because she was doing her own thing living her life. She was just simply here. But when tragedy strikes everyone’s world is rocked and things go from bad to worse if that could even be possible, and then comes a ray of sunshine into Maliyah’s life. Zaire didn’t even have a heart let him and his brother Khari tell it. They were just here for a good time when it came to these females. Zaire and his brother were thrown away when they were babies but rescued by well to do family who thought could buy everything. Zaire was attracted to Maliyah from the moment he laid eyes on her. The more he resisted the more he was drawn to her, but he was a fighter so he was going to fight it as much as he could and that meant to the very end. Maliyah had never been loved in life and not to mention this dope so she was beginning to feel like this had to be too good to be true, and maybe it was…..

I'm In Love With A Thug 3


Lady Lissa - 2015
    She is determined to get revenge against her brother for his shady act but in her condition, Zay won’t let her get involved in anything other than relax and prepare for the birth of their daughter.Zay has made a name for himself in the drug business and he is a force to be reckoned with.Prince is still being just as shady as ever trying to take over the whole Brooklyn area. What will happen when Prince and Zay finally face off?Africa is hiding the ultimate secret. Can she keep this secret or will it come back to haunt her? What will happen when these issues come to surface? Will this family survive all the betrayal and heartache? Who will live and who will finally meet their maker? Don’t wait any longer, open up and find out!

Savior & Sycret: Forbidden Love


Jade Royal - 2019
    Terror and fear had consumed her in the wake of a tragedy but Sycret soon made a vow to never feel that kind of fear ever again. Committing herself to a team of bounty hunters and killers, Sycret hardened herself, forgetting all types of emotion. The hardened front she put on however began to blur the more time she spent with a dangerous killer on his own path just like she was on hers. Standing six feet tall, radiating power, and with a deadly stare that enticed her and frightened her at the same time; Savior Banks was as dangerous and irresistible as they came. Savior had long learned to hide and control his emotions until it came to Sycret. She stirred up the deepest darkest of desires for Savior that he never thought he could feel. Their lives had no room for love however. As an assassin love could come at a hefty price none of them were willing to pay. While Sycret and Savior battled with their own feelings, there was a huge secret lingering between them that was a vital key in the dynamics of their relationship. Would Savior and Sycret defy the odds and let love lead them together, or would the truth of their occupation explode between them, destroying their love forever?

A Chi-Town Millionaire Stole My Heart 3: An Urban Romance: The Finale


Kevina Hopkins - 2021
    

Q And Harlem: Blindsided By A Love Affair


Shaytrece - 2015
    His boys Preston and Presley, who were identical twin brothers, held him down as well as his big brother Martell. Q had his chick Skylar in his corner as well, or at least, that’s what he thought. When Q swore he was coming home to focus on getting his paper back up and nothing else, he was reunited with the chick he felt was meant to be his in the beginning. He’d wanted her before he got locked up, but he wasn’t letting her get away that easily this time.Meanwhile, Harlem ‘Lem’ Santana was living in hell with her boyfriend Dreon until he went beyond too far and had Harlem in the hospital and distanced from her friends and family. Harlem found the strength to leave Dre and relocating was her first move. She vowed to herself to stay away from men for a while because she’d gone through a lot with Dre and wasn’t looking forward to Dre part two. However, one of her friends, Shayn asked her to attend the welcome home party of the man Harlem had been interested in when she met him in college right before she met Dre. When Harlem, Shayn and their other two best friends, Rena and Renae, who were also identical twins, made it to the club that night, everything in her life changed. Some for the good and some for the worst, but there is only so much Harlem can take once she realizes she is not only facing demons of her own past; she has to face everyone else’s as well.Once skeletons begin to fall out the closet, there are all sorts of chaos that leads to a domino effect. There are fights, cheating, beatings and deep, dark family secrets that could possibly lead to some incest. Everyone has a past and it’s only a matter of time before it come back to bite you. Let’s just see who can survive a thing of the past.

A Hood Boy's Love is Forever


Taniece - 2019
    Her mother Net leaves her on her grandmother’s doorstep and never looks back. As she gets older, Bambi gets to the point where she pushes everyone away to keep them from leaving her, except her boyfriend Doc and best friend Hershey; that is until Doc breaks her heart and she severs ties. She finds herself in a situation with the sexy, hood boy, Ari XL. The more Bambi finds herself pushing him away, the more she craves him and eventually gives in. Ari XL is the oldest out of three brothers. After his parents died, he took on the duty of making sure that his brothers, Nick and MoneyBagg were straight by any means necessary. He gets distracted by the beautiful slick mouth Bambi and immediately feels a connection to her, but she turns out to be more trouble than he bargained for. Hershey and her boyfriend Surge nears their one year anniversary with thoughts of his infidelities on her mind. Finally getting proof that he’s been cheating on her, she ends their relationship and finds herself in the arms of the handsome, gentle, and kind Nick. She finds out that Nick isn’t who he says he is and it leaves her at a crossroads. Bambi and Hershey both are broken and in need of that unconditional love. Will XL and Nick be able to give them just that? Or will their hearts end up shattered even more?