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From the Projects to a Rich Thug's Mansion


Sonovia Alexander - 2017
    She was born into a life of poverty that she never asked for. Her mother dropped her off at the local fire station as a newborn and her father could have been any of the local crackheads that she passed by on the daily. Jumping from foster home to foster home and living a life that gave her nothing, she was tired of it, she wanted more. She deserved more– she desired to live the life of the rich and famous.  Nothing was more memorable than the day she met Boogie. Boogie had the paper, the cars, the money, and the drugs that could help her with her come up– until an unfortunate turn of events happen to Boogie. There’s a new dealer on the block… and her name is Swiss.

A Hood Nigga Fetish


Johnazia Gray - 2015
    Although she’s had her share of downfalls, she continues to be the very best that she can be. Being hurt in the past by her ex-lover only gives her a reason to never love again, until she meets up with Hennessey.After five long years locked behind bars, Hennessey knows that being a drug dealer isn’t something he wants to continue to pursue to get his money up. So, instead he turns his dirty money into opening up furniture businesses. Meeting Keice only motivates him to want to go harder and do better, but that's something that his ex-girlfriend, Camille will not let him do if she's not included.Keice is already scared to love again. However, Hennessey is ready minus the ex-girlfriend issues. With their closest friends sharing this wild journey with them, what will the inevitable bring this unpredictable couple?

A Hitta Has Feelings Too: Dallas and Chloe's Hood Love Story


M. Monique - 2020
    Settling down is nowhere on her radar. When she gets in a sticky situation, she seeks out the help of the last person she wanted to deal with or even lay eyes on.Dallas McQueen is a man any woman would love to have show them any attention; except the headstrong Chloe. A man that has known nothing but war his whole life has a soft spot for the petite beauty and will stop at nothing until he gets her.Chloe knew the blue-eyed Hitta was the man she wanted to be with but she didn’t know if she was prepared for the lifestyle he lived. Already having a family of Hitta’s, she wanted something different and thought it would be easy getting away from him.Dallas had to come harder than ever to prove to Chloe that Hitta’s have feelings too and the way he feels for her is like no other. Will Chloe give in and allow Dallas to finesse her heart? Or will she continue to run from what her heart really wants.

Where You Are


Tucora Monique - 2020
    After surviving a traumatic event that headlined her city’s newspaper, the multi-talented beauty is unable to withstand large crowds and is paralyzed by the thought of history repeating itself. Shielding her mental stability and tucking away the will to rejoin the world, Kross becomes accustomed to her hermit lifestyle. However, with family, friends and a new delivery man vying for her affection; the eclectic music columnist has begun to wonder, is her lonely more peaceful than love? 
Hollis Brown is seemingly satisfied with lust occupying the space for intimacy. 
Years of twisted betrayal and deceitful partners have emptied the businessman’s patience and faith in women. Outside of his daughter and Brown Brothas, nothing else matters. And yet, a lucrative wager amongst friends shifts the stern boss’s focal and reintroduces second chances to a man who doesn't usually believe in re-dos. 
Both canvassing between intuition and insecurities, will Kross and Hollis be able to find solace in the space between?

Trap Fever: Addicted to Dope Boys


M.J. Cannabliss - 2017
    For too long she’s endured hurt and betrayal from the men in her world, and instead of getting tired of love, she gets even. She’s been having an affair with ex-boyfriend Cali, but decides to end it when she comes to terms that she still wants to be with her boyfriend Savage, who hasn’t exactly been faithful either. It’s only a matter of time before the two men face off, and Aleesha can’t do anything to stop it. The day of her last affair with Cali, she and her illicit lover get followed, and later that night the drama reaches the ultimate climax. *Publisher's Note: This book was formerly titled "She Don't Get Tired"

Trust My Love Not Their Lies: A Standalone Novel


Kaylyn - 2021
    

Nothing Like His Down South Loving


Rikenya Hunter - 2018
    Cherry wasn’t sure how she would be able to go on with life, but her daughter, Angel, and her boyfriend of two years, Devonte, gave her the strength to go on. Devonte was Cherry’s first love and first everything. He was all she knew. Her mother couldn’t stand him and often voiced her opinion, feeling as if her daughter deserved better, but Cherry lived and breathed Devonte. Besides her daughter, Devonte was her life. That was until she ran into an unforgettable bad boy, Javi. Not able to get him out of her mind, Cherry does everything in her power to forget about the mystery man who has caught her eye, but everywhere she turns, Javi is there. Can she stay faithful to the one guy who everyone seems to hate yet she loves? Can she avoid temptation? Javi wasn’t your average man. Decorated in tattoos from head to toe, tall, decked out in the flyest and finest jewelry and fashion, no kids, muscular and downright fine, he would stop any woman dead in her tracks. Not one for relationships, Javi also wasn’t the one for love. Being the man in the streets, he was always about his paper. Growing up poor, he refused to ever struggle again in life. He was content with just his cars and his money, but bumping into Cherry made him rethink everything pertaining to women, but there was just one thing stopping him: her boyfriend. Cherry’s best friend Kabrina is madly in love with a guy who doesn’t want her, so when she found herself pregnant, alone and confused, she contemplated whether to keep her baby. Having an unfaithful baby daddy certainly didn’t help. Plagued by drama, secrets and lies, will Kabrina keep her baby? You haven’t lived yet until you get a man from the dirty south. After all, there’s nothing like some down south loving.

Our Love Is A Battlefield


Kendra Sumter - 2018
    She had never asked for much in life. After befriending a man who had a hurt done to him that maybe a weaker man wouldn’t make it through. The loyalty of his heart, and the love for his kids, draws her deeper into an unconventional relationship with him. Everything seems to be working out fine, until repeated actions shows her that maybe she’s put too much into a wounded man. Will she have the strength to get the love she finally feels she deserves? ​Six-Nine is a beast of a man. Some calls him a gentle giant. He stepped up and took on raising his kids after divorcing his wife once he discovered she cheated on him. A companion, ally, comforter, and best friend came to him in a person he least expected. She impressed him in more ways than one. They’ve built an unconventional family, and for them, it works. Their friends and family tells them they will make a lovely couple, and don’t understand why they just don’t make that move. But there’s something huge that’s holding Six-Nine back. He doesn’t want to risk losing the best unofficial woman he’s ever had. But what happens when the tables are turned? Will he man up and do what he know he needs to do, or will he just settle for what he can get? ​Our Love Is A Battlefield is a story of pure determination. Not everyone understands it, but it works. Read and find out how hard two people will fight when it’s for something that’s greater than themselves.

A Real Boss Snatched My Heart


Sephiri J. - 2018
    For years, she put her all into her man, but his disrespect and disregard for her true worth has left her hurt and emotionally scarred. Determined never to be made a fool again, she is desperate to find a job and stand on her own two feet. But her world is turned upside down when she meets Amell Moss. Amell is powerful and intimidating, feared by most people who cross his path. All his time is spent running a national chain of clubs that he uses as a front for a multi-million-dollar drug business, so love is the last thing on his mind. His focus is on his business and exposing the snakes around him who only want to see him fail. But when he meets Leah, he’s immediately drawn to her fearless demeanor and beautiful spirit. And Leah can’t deny the intense magnetism she feels for Amell. Will they find the love that they’ve both been missing in each other? Or will those around them end their chance at love before it can even begin? Find out in this hood love story bursting with lies, betrayal, secrets, and most of all, the pursuit of real love.

Her Goon, His Eden


Aubreé Pynn - 2020
    After she defies the path that her father wants her to take, she ends up at Paradise, a strip club in the heart of New York City. Paradise fuels the city and is bound to tempt her until she breaks. Rich is a ruthless ruler running New York and has no plans of stopping. With his father ready to step down, Rich is trying to secure all the resources he can while weeding out the weak links in his team. After what appears to be an accidental moment between Zola and Rich, she becomes a marked woman. Rich willing becomes a man captivated with her. With Rich reacting on impulse, Zola is trying to navigate through life and keep Rich at bay. But can budding feelings and an offer of a lifetime finally put them exactly where they’re fated to be? Find out in Her Goon, His Eden.

Friends & Lovers


Shanny - 2015
    Seventeen year old, Khloe, meets and falls in love with Omarion, a young thug who spends his time running the streets. Things take a turn for the worse when Khloe finds another lover and she discovers that a hot ass makes for deadly consequences. Khloe’s best friend, Amiria, falls for Omarion’s brother, Deonte. Although he claims to love her, she feels like he’s just running game. When Amiria finally finds out that the rumors about Deonte just may be true, she decides to confront him, but it’s too late. Lies and betrayal arise and threaten to tear apart friendships, ruin relationships and destroy lives.

Heaven Sent :The Reunion


Tynessa - 2015
    Secrets are revealed, friendships are crossed, and relationships are being tested. Ali has been holding on to a secret that might just cost him his wife and right hand man, Zylen. Will all be forgiving? Or will Ali find himself alone with no one to turn to? Zylen and Heaven might seem to have the perfect relationship from the outside looking in, but once again their relationship is being put to the test. When it’s all said and done will love conquer it all and Heaven continue to be Zylen’s Heaven Sent or will it be the end of a love that was supposedly meant to be?

You Could Do Damage


C. Monet - 2018
    Big sister and guardian of her family, she is thrown to the world without a harness, no guidance, and no help. Dahlia is not afraid to get her hands dirty or do the unthinkable to make sure her and her sister aren't separated. Love is foreign and get it by any means reigns supreme for her. Raising her sister was her only concern, but as her sister Deja prepares to set sail on her own journey, Dahlia is forced to focus on picking up the pieces and finding her own way. What was supposed to be a favor for his little brother turns into so much more as Ty'Key spends time peeling back the layers of Dahlia Starks. Ty' Key Patterson is handsome, strong, and willing to suffer the catastrophe of any damage Dahlia brings his way as long as she is. Both alike in so many ways, they run into different situations that could not only damage them personally but damage a long-standing friendship. Will they be able to clean up the damage or crumble like ashes scattered amongst the rubbish?

Kailani and Bishop: A Case of the Exes


B. Love - 2016
    LOVE'S FIRST URBAN SERIES IN STANDALONE FORM. When Kailani’s first love, Courtney, was sentenced to seven to fifteen years in prison, he did the noble thing and cut all ties with her. After trying and failing to have any type of contact with him, Kailani finally gave up. He knew she didn’t deserve to do his time with him and she wasn’t built for that type of lifestyle, but that didn’t keep Kailani from resenting Courtney, holding onto him and loving him even more because of his selflessness. After ten whole years, Kailani’s broken heart still only beats for Courtney. She has never given any other man his place in her heart and life until she meets Bishop. Over the course of a few days, Bishop makes Kailani forget any loyalty she held for Courtney and she finally decides to give a new man a chance. Bishop, however, has been keeping a secret from Kailani. Not only does he know Courtney, but he also did six years in prison with him! When Courtney is free, Kailani is left with the ultimate case of the ex.

Wifetress: One Man's Wife, Another Man's Mistress


Melinda Graves - 2015
    But she will soon out and someone is going to pay!Aliyah is attempting to put her life back together after an unsuccessful suicide attempt due to a horrific husband when someone from her past gives her a reason to live. Will Carlos let that happen?