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Perfect Curves


Lanee Lane - 2018
    Her mother is sure to remind her. She lets her crazy best friend Noel talk her into joining a gym. What she didn’t expect to find was Reed. Her new personal trainer is fit, sexy, and everything she isn’t looking for. Reed loves his women with curves. When he first lays eyes on Penelope he wants to explore her delectable body. He’s more than just a handsome face and rock hard abs, and he’s ready to open up and let the right woman in. Penelope is that woman. When a woman from Reed’s past re-enters his life he’s torn between obligation and love. With lies being told and boundaries being crossed, Reed has to choose. Loyalty to his past could have him losing the best thing for his future.

One Night with the Billionaire


Tiana Cole - 2016
     Ebony Angel works as a waitress at Club Escape. She’s taking care of her mother, struggling to make ends meet, juggling her many creditors, and fending off the unwanted attentions of a local gangbanger. When billionaire David Henderson offers her a cool half a million dollars for one night in his bed, Ebony swallows her pride and agrees. She doesn’t expect to fall for him … nor does she anticipate the unintended consequences from their night of passion. David is used to getting whatever he wants … but his night with Ebony makes him wonder if he’s missing the one thing money can’t buy. Still, when she reappears in his life a year later claiming her child is his, he immediately suspects her of running a scam. Things get even more complicated when a supermodel who’s got designs on David teams up with the gangbanger who’s after Ebony, scheming to keep them apart. Can David and Ebony get past their mistrust and resentment to reach the truth and find their happy ending? *** One Night with the Billionaire is a full-length BWWM billionaire romance with no cheating and a happy ending.***

The One That Slipped Away


LaShawn Vasser - 2016
    He made the biggest mistake of his life and knew it the moment Mia Jamison left him. Every attempt to win her back has failed except for one. The letter. His last hope, the one Harrison poured his heart into, but even it eventually came back – Returned to Sender. Only then did he accept the truth. It was over. A part of him knew, this was the kind of loss he’d carry for a lifetime. It took Mia Jamison years to recover from a broken heart only to meet the perfect man - a good man, a strong man with ambitions, and one who checked all the boxes on her list. If only . . . If only, coming face to face with Harrison Haughton didn’t open up Pandora’s Box. No more hiding. It was time deal with a past that had the potential to destroy more than one future. For mature audiences only.

Dipping Into Sin


D.J. Parker - 2015
    Although he was engaged to marry another woman, he couldn't fathom the idea of letting her go. Immediately drawn to her, Andriano's world is turned upside down, and suddenly his obligations become a blurry vision the moment he starts to fall for her. She was only supposed to be a temporary sexual fling, which was guaranteed to end after he grew bored. But he never got bored... Simone worked hard to earn a full scholarship to attend the prestigious university in New York City in order to escape the life she had. Despite the many warnings to stray clear of the sexy Andriano Balducci, Simone took a chance and found love. As things unravel, and pieces of the puzzle come together, Simone realizes that she doesn't know just whom she fell in love with.

Forbidden


Hadley Raydeen - 2018
    I can’t keep up with the demands of each, especially with my witch of a boss on my tail. When It all comes to a head, I basically lose my mind from all the stress. The last person I ever thought would come to my rescue is my law professor Reid Matheson. I can’t help but daydream about what that mouth can do while I sit in his law classes. He is sophisticated, handsome, and smart; A trifecta no girl can resist, least of all me. With graduation near, maybe we can find out if this attraction is mutual. I wonder if he's willing to teach me outside the classroom for just one night. Reid Matheson Addison is a temptation I’ve been avoiding for the last three years while she’s been my student. But, she’s about to graduate now, and I may have to do something about this ache I feel every time I see her. When my best friend, her employer, tells me she’s involved in illegal activity; I don’t believe it…not my girl. Now, I have to prove she didn’t do what she’s being accused of all while teaching her law in and out of the classroom. Just one problem, I want her, and I get what I want even if it’s Forbidden. Another Steamy Office Romance by Author Hadley Raydeen. Warning: If you are not a fan of erotic interracial romance, this is not the one for you.

White Male


Kim J. West - 2017
    I left Los Angeles, hoping for a new start in Atlanta, Georgia. When I began a new job my new boss, Jonathan Carter the billionaire heir to the Strauss Carter fortune, was determined to make my life hell. When I found out how he really felt, I knew I was too damaged to let him into my life; I had trusted before and the pain of the past seeped into my future. I was determined to run yet Jonathan was determined to pursue me; but I knew that we faced insurmountable challenges that would eventually rip us apart.~Lena.Sensual, intense, heartbreaking, romantic. Lena and Jonathan's story will take you through an addictive journey of discovering the pain and pleasure of interracial love. Kim J West is a ghost writer and travel writer for leading publications. White Male is her debut novel as a published author.

Troublemaker


D. Scott - 2017
    One chance meeting is all it takes for Shane to know that he wants her, sassy attitude and all. He wants to possess every part of her, and he always gets what he wants. Always.  Vanessa Thompson is a waitress working two jobs in hopes of one day being able to put herself through college. She’s from the wrong side of town, and never imagined she’d be in a relationship with the town’s sheriff. But now that she’s got him, she doesn’t know if she’ll ever be able to let him go. No matter how wrong she is for him.   Find out what happens when a sassy troublemaker and a sexy over-protective sheriff collide in this interracial, insta-love story with a happily ever after.

What The Heart Wants


Rose Marie - 2020
    He was the definition of what one might call a square. The only thing that was not average about him was his heart. Ever since birth, he has needed a new heart and has been on the waiting list for what seems like an eternity. When he received the call that he was next on the list for a heart transplant, he along with his loving fiancé were excited. Little did they know that he was about to have a change of heart in more ways than one. They say the heart wants what the heart wants. Well, what if that heart belonged to someone else? What if that heart wasn’t so average and lived on the wilder side of life? What if that heart was to beat for another woman and craved another’s existence? They say the mind forgets but the heart remembers! Is that true? Well, Elijah is sure about to find out and his world is about to get a bit more chaotic.

The Maid's Daughter


Brooklyn Knight - 2018
    Despite Naomi's apprehension, the two teenagers engage in a forbidden romance, which lasts two years, until William's mother discovers their secret. Everything is irrevocably changed. William is sent to school in Massachusetts, and Naomi is shipped off to Seattle. To William's devastation, his mother has effectively severed the ties he had with the only girl he has ever loved and he is forced to move on with his life. Forty years pass before fate allows William and Naomi's paths to cross again; but now, William is a married man whose wife has been diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening illness, and Naomi is retiring from the nursing profession. Naomi could never have prepared herself for a spontaneous reunion with William - a reunion which forces both of them to confront the menacing ghosts of their past. But will she be able to prepare herself to act as the private nurse for William's dying wife? And will she be able to handle the hidden family secrets that are brought to light once she returns to her hometown?

Scottish Billionaire's Pretend Wife


Destiny Davis - 2016
     Known as one of the most dangerous men in the country, Scottish billionaire Alistair McHale’s monetary underground activities are legendary. A notorious loan shark, he is known to be ruthless underneath the devilishly handsome exterior. With a turbulent childhood, he never believed in love and limited his affairs to casual one-night stands. And then, one feisty woman crashed into his life to turn his entire world upside down. Melinda McHale is determined to save her brother from the country’s most dangerous loan shark. Braving her fears, she sets out to meet Alistair. The last thing she expected, however, was for him to impose a shocking condition in exchange for her brother’s financial freedom. Will Melinda accept to enter a marriage of convenience with the seemingly heartless billionaire? And what happens when Alistair ends up falling for the beautiful black woman, in spite of the terrible secrets he’s keeping from her? **** This is a standalone full length BWWM romance novel with an HEA ****

Captive


Trevion Burns - 2017
    The promise to find their missing daughter, Emma Hill. The daughter he’d never known. The daughter being held captive by a powerful man serving his first term as the mayor of London, England. Determined to get his daughter back—with more rage in his veins than blood—Linc snatches the mayor’s wife, Mia Ali, at a fundraising event for his re-election campaign. Linc’s terms are straightforward: Emma for Mia. A simple exchange. At least, it had felt simple. It had felt simple until he laid eyes on Mia’s gorgeous face for the first time. Until he laid hands on her supple, voluptuous body. Until she laid her hands on his body too—a body that hadn’t been touched by a woman in six long years—lighting fire to his skin with the softness of her warm, nimble fingers. Lighting fire to every inch of him until his bones nearly melted away with the burning need to be inside her. No matter how beautiful his captive, however—or how deep the attraction—Linc refuses to get addicted to the ebony goddess he’s snatched. When it comes time to make the exchange, losing Mia is the only option… Or it might be a fight to the death. —— CAPTIVE is an interracial romance and can be read as a standalone novel.

Part of the Family


Cristina Grenier - 2018
     Media mogul Everett ‘Ev’ Morgan has been widowed for two years, and has spent the last year satisfying his renewed libido with one woman after another. But his son Danny is growing faster than Ev can keep up with him. The nanny he had for the first three years of Danny’s life has retired to Florida to be with her grandchildren, and the new nanny is young and inexperienced, even if she’s a great lay. But he needs someone who can do more than bathe and feed his son and open her legs when Ev is desperate for sex. Unless he can find an older woman willing to help him raise his toddler, he’ll have to cut back on his blistering work schedule even more to be there for Danny. He’s too busy to fall in love, though he’s quite happy to scratch his itch as often as he can. And anyway, he’s not willing to entertain the possibility of losing a second woman to childbirth. He loves his son, and that’s more than enough for him. And then he meets Max. Maxine ‘Max’ Cousins is the busy new director of the city’s largest non-profit organization, Hope For All. She oversees the work of social workers, lawyers, church groups, and aid organizations that provide services for the elderly, the homeless, and the poor. She meets Ev while she’s on a last-minute shopping run at the mall. The sparks fly, and not in a good way. So when she discovers that the man she has been unforgivably rude to is their top donor, she is horrified. On the night of the event, Max is quick to apologize, fearful for her job, and says if there’s anything she can do for Ev, he’s to let her know. Which is how she comes to find him the perfect nanny for his son...and how she ends up falling in love with a playboy. This is not your typical Billionaire Romance. This full-length 61k standalone novel has scorching romance, plenty of drama, no cliffhangers and an emotional HEA guaranteed! Includes a BONUS full-length BWMM Billionaire Romance Novel by Cristina Grenier for your reading pleasure.

Noelle's Rock


Theresa Hodge - 2015
    I hope Beau doesn’t take this the wrong way. I just want him to think about the words I’m about to say. I’m pregnant with another man’s child. A fact we seem to forget when we get caught up in our own little universe. I will start to show pretty soon and I don’t want to worry about a reporter popping out of the bushes every time we are together…I think we should end things now before I get hurt in the crossfire of his lifestyle. I have to concentrate on having a healthy baby and being the best mother I can to my baby. ‪#‎Beau I will never let her go. Ever. I hold Noelle tight and squeeze her like I never want to let her go. I don’t give a damn if she’s pregnant by another man. Her baby is a part of her, and I will love every part of her. I will be there for her baby in a way that that sorry excuse of a man, Victor, could never man up to be. I love Noelle and her unborn child. I have no qualms about being with her forever, and I didn’t even believe in long-lasting relationships before Noelle. Now that she’s my woman, I don’t ever want to hear her talk about leaving me, ever again. What would you do if the man you loved threw you out into the night, after you told him you were carrying his child? Would you fight for the love you once had, or walk away and begin to pick up the pieces of your life? Luckily for Noelle Winters, the meeting of a stranger puts her in the right place at the right time to take her out the cold and into the warmth of Rockstar Beau Barringer’s heart. The question is, will this unlikely connection survive color lines, distrust and the skeletons from the past.

Twisted Devotion


Sage Young - 2019
    She was taught at a very young age that lies were going to be a part of her life. LEARN - Violet learned that she needed to look out for herself and chart her own future. Maximus learned more than he wanted to know about Violet. Could he still be interested in her after what he has learned? LOSS - Losing her mother at a young age wouldn’t be the only tragedy she would endure. Blending into the background and not making waves was how she learned to survive. Now she’s all grown up and the very family that mistreated her has asked her to do the unthinkable. LUST - Maximus noticed Violet when she entered the room. Now that she’s all grown up, his body took notice. She was always a beautiful girl, but now she was a woman and he wanted her. LIVE - Violet has had a crush on Maximus since she was twelve. She fantasized about being with him, but that fantasy turned into a nightmare and now she is forced to live with the consequences. LOVE - Violet had to live a lie, suffer immense loss, pay for her mistakes, and learn to live on her own terms. She now lives in a new city and is loving her life, that is, until she sees Maximus again. Can Violet and Maximus bury the past and allow love to flourish... Find out in TWISTED DEVOTION

What You Want: Romance and Sex


Kimberly Smith - 2017
     When Victoria finds that the man she has come to love has been lying to her, will she be able to forgive him? Victoria Timmons' life is all about work. She is so driven to succeed that she has given up on the prospect of finding love and passion. She has a full-time job and lives with her aging, disabled mother as well as having a side hustle. Victoria has too many responsibilities which doesn't allow much time for anything outside of work. Her boss has dangled a carrot of a promotion in front of her. She has done everything she can to prove that she can handle the job. The new position will allow her to quit her part-time job and maybe have a life that isn't always about work. When she finds out that the position has been giving to someone else, Victoria realizes that she might never have what she wants. Maximillian Jackson Quinn is a charismatic tech billionaire who gets what he wants. He wants a small up and coming company, but before he can close the deal, the current owner places a condition on the sale. Max agrees not to release the employees from their jobs until he has spent time getting to know them and their abilities and talents. In this process, he finds that the company has something else that is a sweet temptation, Victoria Timmons. Keeping his identity a secret from everyone for a month is no difficult task until he decides to pursue a relationship with Victoria. Once he convinces her to take a chance on him, it becomes challenging when his family becomes the center of a public scandal, one that could expose his identity and end the best romance and sex of his life. Jackson is every bit the man intended for an Alpha male romance and Victoria is the perfect African American fiction heroine. The essence of any good romantic love story is the journey from the introduction to the conclusion, of course, it doesn't hurt to fill it with desire, enticing romance, and sex. Experience the exciting contemporary romance, "What You Want." Inside Flap: “I liked kissing you.” He said with a smirk. Her heart rate sped up. “Didn't you like kissing me?” Victoria swallowed, “No.” “No?” he said pulling her close. He flicked his tongue over her lips, and when she responded with a sigh, he captured her lips in a kiss that made her moan with desire. She wanted to push him away as her hands moved to his chest, but the feel of his hard muscular body made her step closer molding her body to his. She opened her mouth to him as he explored her sweet mouth with his tongue. His hands moved to cup her ass. He squeezed it. He loved the softness. She moaned again, a sound that he could easily get used to hearing. He wanted to continue this exploration of her soft curvy body but now was not the right time or place. He reluctantly pulled his mouth from hers and met her eyes, smiling. “Liar.” Advanced Reader Reviews: L.R. I adore the book, I had to take some time to warm up to Vicky, but I loved "Jackson" from the first. Let's not talk about Grandpa Jack. He's a doll. I just loved him. D.A. I enjoyed Victoria, she is a strong heroine and didn't come across as the stereotypical black female character a lot of authors are using now. Thank you for allowing me to read your book. J.A.H. Wow, this is a romantic love story that was worth reading. Can't wait to see what else you are working on. D.R. This was my first interracial romance black women white men. Jackson and Victoria are hot together. I will be reading more multicultural romance books. I.