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In the Eyes of the Beholder


B.D. Anderson - 2020
    He is befriended by Lorilee Riley who had recently moved into the rural mountain community. She’s a Black girl in a mostly white Appalachian town and she’s never felt that she was pretty as she towers over other kids her age. When Lorilee’s Aunt Sabrina is able to help Micah have the growth removed, he not only looks normal, but he grows into a handsome young man. He loves Lorilee who has always been there for him, and he sees her as not only his best friend, but the girl who he wants to spend his life with. Lorilee, however, is insecure about her looks, especially her weight and she can’t help but wonder how long Micah will stick around. In Micah’s eyes, nothing has changed over the years since they met, and he tries to make her understand that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

The Baller's Love Child


Tasha Blue - 2017
    Terrified that he would ask for an abortion, Layla decided to raise the baby herself. However, several months after the baby was born, Layla finally saw the errors of her ways. She knew it was now time to tell the father the truth and so she picked up the phone and began to dial his number. Completely unaware that life as she knew it was never going to be the same again... This is a love & pregnancy romance with a bad boy baller hero who just might have a sweet side to him. Start reading this one now if you want to read a romance with an original twist to it!

Part of the List


Xavier Neal - 2017
    If you were dying, what would be on the list of moments that mattered most to you? That shaped your life? What would you choose to remember or choose to ignore even in the face of death? Who would you miss? What would you regret not doing? Who would you regret not loving? In the face of your own mortality or in the face of your lover's, what would be part of the list?

Secrets & Lies


Tia Sirrah - 2020
    I always fall for the bad boys, the players, the men with "red flag" written all over their gorgeous faces. I should've learned my lesson after having my heart eviscerated into tiny, unrecognizable pieces. But no, not me. That would be way too simple, and my life is nothing but.Luca Fiore is Manhattan's Prince. He's sex in a suit personified, and he's also my stepbrother. I've moved back to New York, and he's offered me a place to crash until I find a place of my own. What could possibly go wrong?My subconscious screams, "EVERYTHING!"With his piercing gray eyes, sharp jaw, and dark hair, Luca makes me weak in the knees. And I would gladly get on my knees for him.Five years ago, I left home with a broken heart and a lifetime worth of sins. Now, I'm back with a naïve hope that I can make things right. How I expect to do that when I have no intention of confessing my sins remains to be seen. One thing is for sure. I have to stay away from the one person who was why I left home in the first place — the man who once called me his Achilles. His flower. His secret. His stepdaughter.I'm not the good girl in a love story. I don't deserve a happily ever after. I have secrets on top of secrets on top of secrets. I've sowed, and I've reaped, and something tells me karma isn't done with me yet.This is a BWWM contemporary romance novel. ***Warning: Contains mature subject matter. TRIGGER WARNINGS: rape, pregnancy-related issues

Executive Decision


Jasmine Garner - 2015
    Determined to get her life back on track, she isn’t letting anything distract her- especially not another man.That’s what she’s telling herself, anyway. Her new boss is gorgeous, rich, and only has eyes for her. They’re both damaged from their pasts, and she wants to protect herself from another heartbreak. But he’s determined to prove himself to her and no matter how hard she tries, she can't resist his charm. Standalone no cliffhanger and HEA

Prince's Forgotten Black Baby Daughters


Ciara Cole - 2018
    but come hell and fire, I would get them back. I had a choice. A fork in the road moment. And I chose unwisely. I abandoned the love of my life and our twin daughters. Even though I did it to protect them, They never left my mind. Odette’s natural beauty, flawless curves, soft doe-eyes… She plagued my dreams. And the smiling faces of our baby girls… Regret was something I had to beat back. Deny. For duty. For the crown. For my country. But now, I have a new choice: Go find my love and daughters or keep living this life… Like a husk on autopilot. I know I don’t deserve a second chance. I know Odette might never trust me again. But by God I’m gonna try anyway. This is my vow: nothing will ever keep us apart again.

A Kiss of a Different Color


Bettye Griffin - 2011
    Once there, far removed from anyone who would tease her about her dream of ballroom dancing, she signs up for lessons, providing the school can find her a partner. The school comes through in the form of handsome, sexy Jon Lindbergh, a recent transplant from Minnesota. Jon is as charming as he is agile on the dance floor, and Miranda soon finds that her romantic daydreams about falling in love in the arms of a handsome partner on the dance floor spilling over into real life. But Jon's family history of four generations of failed marriages has made a non-believer out of him. His primary interest seems to be hooking up with someone with whom to spend the bitterly cold North Dakota winter. Miranda doesn't believe in pursuing failure, and an even bigger obstacle is their learning they have the same employer--who instituted a strict no-dating rule in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal. Jon feels that no one will be the wiser, since he works at corporate and she at the rehabilitation center. Miranda is not so sure. But with the magical sparks that pass between them every time they look at each other, and with an average high winter temperature in the single digits and frequent dips below zero, what's a girl to do?If she's Miranda, she does what comes naturally...and tries like hell to be the one to make a believer out of him...