Invitation to Bid


Angela Seals - 2019
    NOW IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO PAY IT FORWARD. When Nicholas Brown gets a call from Mama Peaches to come back home for a neighborhood bachelor auction, he doesn’t want to do it. But who can say no to Mama Peaches? As a surgeon known for taking calculated risks for big rewards, he lives his life fast, crazy and on the edge. To save himself from the claws of women placing bids at the auction, this bachelor comes up with a scheme… Despite how things ended, Nick has always held a torch for his beautiful, former high school sweetheart, Raina Lawson. So, who better to bid on him than a woman he trusts? She’s a safe bet, which makes her the best bet! After high school graduation, Nick left her high and dry without any real explanation. And now, the impressive doc wants her help. As a social worker, she’s great at helping others, so when she learns more about Nick’s reasons for coming home, she can’t help but sympathize with him. However, despite her best efforts, she’s still bitter about the break-up and to rub it in even more, Nick seems to have only gotten sexier with age. Getting played sucks but ignoring their chemistry sucks more. Only this time, she isn’t blinded by his charm. This time, he’s playing by her rules.

If Tomorrow Comes (A Kind Of Commitment, #2)


Pratibha Malav - 2021
    She has made a tremendous amount of money in the past years and has been living a life of luxury while still following her passion. But she is no longer the same person that she was when she fell for the guy she couldn’t keep. The endless pain turned her heart into a stone that even years later, she can’t risk her heart softening again. When Past Knocks, Never Open The Door.Years later when Mausami discovers a shocking secret about the guy who changed the outcome of her entire life; she has to meet him and share the piece of news, putting her heart at stake.Mausami finds herself falling for the same guy again, but the only problem is he can’t have her back though he wants to. He has his reasons; reasons he can’t tell anyone.Only Love Can Heal A Broken Heart.Emotionally charged and universally challenged Mausami wants nothing but a little peace in her heart, which fate is ready to offer to her; only if she accepts it. Or is it fate’s new game of destroying her once and for all?

He's Just a Friend


J. Nichole - 2019
     Brooklyn was hoping they’d never have to return to being just friends. Do friends make the best lovers?Read He’s Just a Friend today.

A Moment on the Lips


Phyllis Bourne - 2006
    Wall Street wizard Melody Mason holds the key to both. All she has to do is accept his job offer. Trouble is, she flat out refuses. With his coveted promotion on the line, Grant's game plan is to do whatever it takes to change her mind. Melody has abandoned big business and her old pressure-cooker lifestyle in exchange for the serenity of small town living. There's no way she's accepting Grant's proposal. But their instant attraction and off the charts chemistry can't be denied. And soon Grant's wondering if he is really offering the sexy recluse a job or his heart.

The Reluctant Bid


Sheryl Lister - 2019
    But he plans to be on the first flight out of Southlake Park as soon as the auction gavel comes down. However, he doesn’t count on the beautiful woman who wins his bid or the instant, undeniable attraction between them. Romeo learned from his parent’s toxic marriage to steer clear of relationships. Yet the more he resists, the more he wants Zola...to have and to hold. Settling down isn’t high on Zola Harrington’s list, either. The freelance photographer is having too much fun traveling to her next assignment. All that changes when she captures a sexy, brooding Adonis in her lens. From an impulsive bid and smoldering kiss to a whirlwind Las Vegas affair, Romeo is heating up her nights. Zola is tempted to say yes to a lifetime of passion...if she can convince the reluctant bachelor to truly let her into his life.

All to Myself: An Urban Romance Novella


Aubreé Pynn - 2019
    He will go to war and back to ensure that everyone he loves is protected. With two strikes on his record, he’s trying to maneuver through the streets as carefully as he can. Known to be an enforcer, he is thrown into a weekend of responsibilities with a beautiful stranger. Attempting to deny the pull she has on him, he can’t get enough of her. With the reality of this new found haven being short lived, looming over him, Nashaun tries his best to break away from her. Nina Jefferson is a boss in her own right. She is smart in the books and slick at the mouth. However, she cannot deny Nashaun and everything that comes along with him. Her instant infatuation with him makes her want to deny everything she knows just to have him all to herself. Can Nashaun finally have his own safety net or will everything be taken away from him? Find out in All to Myself: An Urban Romance Novella

More Than This


Margo Candela - 2008
     She doesn't know his name and he doesn't know hers, but they just might be perfect for each other. Alexander Velazquez, an ambitious lawyer from a working-class neighborhood, and Evelyn Sinclair, a daughter of privilege trying to make it on her own, are strangers living parallel yet very different lives. Alex finds himself deeply entrenched in the life of an unredeemable client, and Evelyn realizes she's committed herself to a company with questionable ethics. They are both brokenhearted workaholics constantly trying to keep up with the demands of family and friends. What they both want is to find meaning in their lives; what they're doing is looking in the wrong directions. As they watch each other through their office windows, all they can do is wonder about what might happen if they took a chance on the stranger across the street.

In Between Men


Mary Castillo - 2006
    . .She could be knocked unconscious by a well-kicked soccer ball and wind up saddled with a guardian angel who looks and sounds a lot like Joan Collins.She could have to endure the on-air ravings of her flojo ex-husband as he reveals every intimate, humiliating detail of their sex life to an infamous shock-jock . . . on national radio!Or she could take matters into her own hands and submit to a total makeover, from lipstick to toenail polish to lacy lingerie. And with the help of some well-meaning (if slightly loca) tías, she could become L.A.'s most ravishing reborn sex goddess, say adios to the past, and see about capturing the attention of a hot new man. But the new Isa is about to find out that it's not so easy juggling motherhood, career, and sex-symbol status. It could, however, turn out to be a whole lot of fun.

Mogul


Terrance Dean - 2011
    Making hip hop beats becomes his life. His love for music lands him at the estate of Larry “Pop” Singleton, a retired and respected Hip Hop music mogul who sees something special in Big A.T., and he also knows the truth about his sexuality. With Pop’s blessings and nurturing, Big A.T. is on the path to becoming the next great Hip Hop producer in New York.  With the help of Pop and “the family,” a network of secretly gay men in the Hip Hop world, Big A.T. finds success and starts his own music label. He’s signed and worked with some of the biggest Hip Hop artists in the country. One of them is Brooklyn native lyricist, “Tickman.” Together they are making sweet music together. Tickman and Big A.T.’s relationship goes beyond producer and rapper – they become secret lovers.  Nothing can stop Big A.T. All of the radio stations play his music. He has money, fame, and Jasmine, his girlfriend who doesn’t know about his secret love for men. However, at the pinnacle of his career, compromising photos of Big A.T. land on the desk of a national news program—and in the hands of his girlfriend. Big A.T., for the first time is at a crossroad in his career: come out publicly with his secret or watch his music empire crumble.

The Highest Bidder


Chanta Jefferson Rand - 2010
    As a quarterback for the California Predators, he’s a hunter both on and off the football field. He lives a lavish lifestyle and carries a black book thicker than the average dictionary. Correction: “black book” is so outdated. Let’s just say his Facebook contacts could rival the Yellow Pages. He has the world at his fingertips, and he has no thoughts of settling down. And why should he? With a seven-figure income, a dazzling smile, and a body resembling Michelangelo’s David, he’s every woman’s fantasy. But Doctor Alexa Kennedy lives in the real world. She barely has time for her patients, and even less time for fantasies. At thirty-something, she’s lonely, bored, and sex-starved. But when it comes to dealing with men, she’s short on patience and long on disappointment. When one of the hospital’s board members attends a charity benefit and ends up with the winning bid for a date with Tristan, Alexa is chosen to escort him. She could less about watching some grown ass men run up and down the field smashing into each other. But the moment she meets Tristan, all that thinking flies out the window. Simply put, he’s the sexiest man she’s has ever laid eyes on. They share a night of passion before Tristan retreats back into his glamorous world, leaving her aching for more. Alexa tells herself it was all in the name of charity. She’s far too sensible to fall for someone like Tristan. Or is she?

I will love once again!


Krishna Verma - 2012
    

Heart's Desire


Monica Jackson - 1998
    In a desperate move to destroy the senator's chances at reelection, Kara joins his staff, and sets her sights on his loyal right-hand man. But soon, her feelings for Brent Stevens leave her caught between desire and disaster, love and lies.

Since the Day we Met


Kay Shanee - 2020
    However, the reality of living thousands of miles apart and the committed relationships they would return to forces a vow to forget their unprecedented passion. 

One year later, when the paths of the unsuspecting pair cross again, the feelings they were afraid to let flow have magnified tenfold.Nothing will stand in the way of their love… or so they think. 

Follow Kyree and Braelynn on their journey of love. Since the day their spirits collided, there was an inkling that they were meant to be. But love rarely makes its home on Easy Street.

Dwandv:: The Battle for the Gate


Dinkar Goswami - 2021
    

Accidental Arrangements


Alexandra Warren - 2016
    Some happen by chance, by fate, by… accident. Jules Tyler is in desperate need of a roommate. Levi Graham is in desperate need of a room. And while it may seem like the perfect match from the outside, it doesn’t take long for egos, expectations, and experiences to say otherwise. But what happens when the proximity builds a chemistry between them that neither is prepared to handle? Will living as roommates become too much to bear? Or will it be the perfect jumpstart to a happily ever after? (Note: While it can be read as a standalone, this book does contain major spoilers for the Spite Series.)