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Something to Talk About (The Cochran/Deveraux Series)


Melanie Woods Schuster - 2012
    Adam Cochran has a lot on his mind because he's recently admitted to himself that he's in love with his best friend and business partner, Alicia Fuentes. She's always been hands-off to him because they made a promise to stay friends and only friends. He'd finding it harder and harder to keep that promise because he wants her like he's never wanted anything or anyone in his life. Alicia is going through the same thing because she's been in love with Adam for years and the same promise has kept her from admitting her feelings for him. But true love will always find a way and they finally break down the barriers that have kept them in the BFF category and find their way into each other's arms. Being in love is wonderful and their passion exceeds all their expectations. Adam proposes and she accepts, but when Big Benny announces to the family that he fathered a son while he was married to his late wife, Lillian, everything changes,Adam is furious and refuses to have anything to do with his new half-brother, even though the rest of the family is willing to accept him. Benita tries to convince Adam that John is a good man, reminding him that John Flores is the man her saved her sanity and helped her reconcile with Clay after the tragic car accident that made her miscarry their first child, Even after finding how how Big Benny came to have a one-night-affair with John's mother, Adam isn't convinced that he can forgive his father and accept his brother. His angst drives a wedge between him and Alicia and causes her great distress.But when it's revealed that John is dying of the same condition that caused his mother's death and that Adam is the only one who can save him through a living transplant, Adam has no choice but to do the right thing and volunteer to help his newest sibling. Now it's Alicia who has the [roblem because she's afraid that something will happen to Adam during the surgery.Adam's tender love and infinite passion show Alicia that she has nothing to fear, that he and John will both come through the procedure with flying colors so that he and Alicia can live a life filled with love. And he's right; everything works out perfectly and they begin their new life together.Of course, there's the small matter of what becomes of John Flores-Cochran and his acerbic assistant "Miss Parker", and that's what book seven, A Fool for You is all about. Happy reading!

The Escape


Tiye Love - 2019
    He just needed her. Skye Baptiste, hurt over the end of her engagement, travels to Los Angeles for a week to heal. While coming to terms with the demise of her relationship, she has a chance encounter with superstar Jordan Mathews at a hotel bistro that turns her whole world upside down. **Can be read as a stand alone or as the first book in a trilogy.**

Love for Lease


Danielle Burton - 2020
    Falling is not a part of the plan. She's sure if she keeps her distance the bothersome feelings will go away. That task may prove impossible since he's her landlord.Keith has tried his hand too many times at love and it always seems to fail him. As his life begins to intertwine itself with Sasha's he can't help but to consider giving it one more try. However, winning her heart may be harder than he'd hoped.Sasha's spent her life longing for a place that feels like home. She wants to believe she's finally found it in Keith, but things never work out that easily for her.What Keith wants more than anything is a family. Things are finally falling into place, but it could all slip through his fingers.

Loved by a Memphis Hoodlum 2


B. Love - 2018
    In part one of 'Loved by a Memphis Hoodlum', Ivory commits the worst betrayal of all. Part two picks up with the Gaye sisters dealing with their father's actions in different ways. For Ives, she's focused on her life and her man... refusing to let her father cause anymore havoc in her life. For Wren, she's focused on proving to her father that she's worthy of the throne in Ives' place. For Maverick, she's focused on the consistent mental battle of good versus evil. Revenge versus karma. Love and life versus death. Three different sisters, three different reactions and one betrayal, far greater than their father's, that threatens to pull the family and their relationships with the Humphreys brothers even further apart.

I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love


AshleyNicole - 2020
    When you find the right one, though, celestial bodies will literally line up to smooth your path. Siani’s mercury has been in retrograde for what seems like forever. She loves her job, but her boss is a lazy jerk. Family is a foreign idea, and her love life sucks. There’s also a new tenant in her house… but we won’t go there. Tris has spent the last five years paying for a mistake he didn’t make. Going forward, all he wants to do is get his life back on track and stay out of Siani’s way. However, things don’t always work out the way we want them to. He’s sort of a hero, and she kinda needs saving. Can they hold each other up without falling in love?

Switched at Bid


Nicole Falls - 2019
    The decision to split was a mutual one, but left residual feelings of longing on both sides of the chasm between them. Miscommunication led to the breakdown, but Maurice is determined to mend the rift and reunite the two of them permanently. Alecia, however, is not so much on the same plan as Maurice.After being being drafted to participate in a bachelor auction to help raise funds for the revitalization of his old neighborhood, Maurice sees the pieces of trying to reconnect with Alecia falling into place. Enlisting the help of their other best friend— and Maurice's twin—Monica, a plan is hatched to bring Alecia and Maurice back together again; for good this time. Author’s Note: These characters first appear in the short story, Pucker Up, which can be found in Sparks Fly by me! The story provides some context, but does not necessarily need to be read to enjoy this novella.

Kindred Souls


D. Camille - 2017
    A digital imprint delivering passionate and powerful, contemporary love stories featuring African American couples. THE SABLE INN SERIES - KINDRED SOULS Political Campaign Manager, Derek Wells always follows his instinct. Doing just that, along with a recommendation from a friend, he decides to stop into a little out-of-the way Inn. There he finds far more than he ever expected in the form of a lovely, chocolate beauty. Running her family’s Inn is Lana Sable’s entire life. She’s vowed never to leave her small town and the people she loves, but when a handsome stranger interrupts her meeting and her life, Lana begins to realize that a real love is not bound by time or distance, and that Kindred Souls…will always find one another.

Finessed His Love


Tay Mo'Nae - 2020
    Never the one to be ashamed with dancing or having sex for money, Anika lived by the term “where the bag at”. When big-time music producer Draco walks in her life, she starts to reconsider her life choices, wanting more than what’s in his wallet. After his parents were in a tragic accident, Draco is forced to raise his younger sister. Hardly making time for himself, he keeps himself thrown into work to provide for his family. When his cousin forces him out to the strip club for one night of fun, he meets Anika and starts to reconsider his “all work no play” lifestyle. Draco wants Anika to change her “City Girl” ways, but will it be that easy? Will she be willing to give up the lifestyle she’s been accustomed to for a shot at love? Hayden dances to provide for her son. After his father was murdered, she forced to be a single parent and has no time for dating, until she meets Kamari. Kamari has always been a charmer. From the moment he laid eyes on Hayden he knew he wanted her. When things start to bloom between them, Kamari finds out something from his past can break him and Hayden up before they’re fully able to explore their relationship. Join these four for an up and down rollercoaster and find out if love will overcome pride.

The Love Below: A Prototype Series Glimpse (Travis+Kennedy)


Jacinta Howard - 2020
     What happens after fame and success? Take a Glimpse into the lives of The Prototype as they explore a new rhythm, and navigate love and life after breaking big. This is a brief "glimpse" into the lives of Prototype guitarist Travis Broussard and Prototype singer Kennedy James following the events in their book, 'Finding Kennedy' —Book 2 of The Prototype Series. *This short story is best read only after you've completed The Prototype Series in its entirety. (The Prototype Series reading order: Happiness In Jersey, Finding Kennedy, Keeping Willow, and Loving Cassie).

The Love Deluxe Mixtape


Alexandria House - 2020
    If erotic content and short stories are not your cup of tea, then this experience is not for you.

The Corner of Olive and Oak


Aubreé Pynn - 2020
    Just when he thinks all he’ll have to show for his life is the barbecue shop and street life, a beautiful, alluring woman walks in and steals his heart.As love comes in like a whirlwind can Andru live the best of both worlds with Pumae or will a figment from his past make him choose.

Love's Truth (The Four Letter Word Series Book 1)


K. Lashaun - 2021
    An offer she can’t refuse.Friends with benefits.Backsliding with a man that still honestly held her heart was probably a bad idea, but the chemistry they shared in the bedroom was undeniable and her lack of luck in finding someone new spurred her decision to agree.They were adults and could handle this, right?But the more time she spends with him, she realizes that maybe they’d ended things prematurely. Maybe they hadn’t fought hard enough to stay together.And maybe, just maybe, she was still a little bit in love with Truth.

The Way He Loves Me 2


Diamond D. Johnson - 2016
    We left off in part one, with Mackenzie finding out that the man Junior calls daddy, is the same man that Maddison’s daughter calls daddy as well. What is Mackenzie to do once she finds out this piece of information? Can this be forgiven or swept under the rug? Now that Maddison finally has the man that she’s wanted to herself for years, can she keep him? Better yet, is Darryon even worth having? Find out what happens in the way he loves me 2, which is filled with heartache, betrayal, and one too many secrets!

And Then We Fell In Love


Kay Shanee - 2021
    

When You Needed Me (An Unlikely Love Book 2)


Tina Martin - 2020