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Addicted to the Hustle: A Carolina Love Thing


Zaii Renae - 2016
    With an absentee mother and alcoholic father Logan has the weight of the world on her shoulders. All Logan can really count on are her crazy ass friends Margo, April and her secret crush Ameer Sanchez to keep her sane. Ameer Sanchez is a young rich, and in demand. With a small circle that consists of his best friends Jacob and Daniel, he doesn’t need much else to hold him down, well except for that special someone. He's fine as hell and on his way to living out his dreams. He also has everything he wants and can have any girl he wants but ever since he laid eyes on Logan he knew that he had to have her. Unfortunately, for this bunch, life isn’t always as simple as it should be. Ameer is struggling to keep his head right, and do right by Logan but life keeps getting in the way. Keeping his past in the past is not working out as simple as he thought it would be. Friendships and relationships are challenged, and some may not survive. Not to mention that the streets are invading their circle with a vengeance. Roman is the plug that Jacob and Daniel work for and he has an offer that they can’t refuse, even if they should be running from it. With Roman about to step down will the guys step up and take his place or will unforeseen circumstances make it impossible. Will Ameer be able to handle a relationship and running the streets? Will Logan be understanding of his constant demanding schedule? Will outside forces as well as, the ones closest to them try to tear them apart? And ultimately, is being Addicted to the Hustle really worth it?

Deadly Redemption (Deadly Alliances #3)


Candle Sutton - 2015
    A band of renegades. And one ex-con who is willing to risk everything to stop them. Life hasn’t turned out as Nate Miller expected. Serving a life sentence for his involvement with Stevens’ assassinations, he lives each day with little to anticipate. Until the FBI arrives with an offer greater than he’d ever imagined. Freedom. All he has to do is infiltrate a militia group and help bring them to justice. The group is responsible for dozens of deaths and the FBI believes that they’re just getting started. Their weapon of choice? A deadly biotoxin that kills without discrimination. Although he has an in, infiltrating the group won’t be easy. It might prove fatal. But if he has the opportunity to save lives, doesn’t he also have the obligation to do whatever it takes? His relatively newfound faith in God spurs him to agree to the FBI’s terms. As he goes deeper into a life he thought he’d left behind, he finds himself being drawn back into activities he’d never thought he’d be a part of again. When the group threatens the woman he loves, he’s forced to go further than he planned in order to keep her safe. What if he can’t protect her? What if the group adds her to their growing list of casualties? While the group plots their next target, Nate struggles to maintain his cover. Can he stop them from launching an attack that will decimate the city? Or will he be forced past a point of no return?

The Coldest Savage Stole My Heart 2: Finale


J. Dominique - 2019
    Although she’s not excited about Quad’s being released he played on her sympathy and bought himself some time. Nivea doesn’t know who to believe. The man she’s loved and raised children with or the new man in her life whose been nothing, but good to her despite his bad reputation. The decision ends up being made for her when Savage is released on bond and believes that Nivea has betrayed him. Will Savage be able to find it in his heart to forgive her or will she lose the bet thing that ever happened to her because she can’t let go of her past. Troy hasn’t ever felt anything deep enough for a female to want to give her more than a night or two of his time, but Niyah has him feeling things he’s never felt before. Unwilling to admit his desire to be with her he resorts back to his playboy ways hoping to stop the change that’s happening within him. Will his love for Niyah outweigh his fear of the unknown? Quad has more secrets than he’s able to hide and eventually they begin to start slipping out and messing up any type of life he thinks that he can have. He knows that he has a piece of Nivea’s heart, but will that be enough to keep her away from Savage? Quad is fighting a losing war, but can he see it in time? Kisha isn’t willing to let Savage go without a fight. The lengths she’ll go through to get him back are endless. Even something that could cost her, her freedom. As long as she has Savage she doesn’t care and she won’t back down and let Nivea have him. Niyah realizes that she has deeper feelings than she thought for Troy, but she’s not going to be played no matter how much she’s feeling him. She doesn’t have a problem showing any man what he’s missing except Troy wants his cake and to eat it too. Trying to deal with him and a family issue has been draining to say the least, but Niyah’s never been a quitter. Will she be enough to change Troy for the better, or will she have to look elsewhere for the love she desires? Find out what love has in store for this group of friends in the last installment of The Coldest Savage Stole my Heart.

Say You'll Never Leave


Chelsea Maria - 2018
    The sweetest taboo my lips ever tasted. He opened my eyes to see that if I gave him the sweetest part of me, he would keep on loving me. So I gave until the wells of my water ran dry. Now I'm empty and he's ready to replenish. The echo of my beating heart reminds me that he left us because he was afraid. Unwilling to change my name from Worthy to Secret, I said goodbye. Him She said I Do and eloped her soul to me when she moaned my name. Time and time again, I gave her an open door. A chance to run and not be chained to me. But in the end, it was me who snuck out through the back door and cowardly walked away without so much as a goodbye. Her We promised each other forever. I won't allow him to hurt me again. Him I need her to trust me with her heart again. The quiet storm called "Us" is brewing, and it never felt so hot.

An Alpha's Claim


E. Bowser - 2021
    That is until a Hunter named Devana Okar entered his life with visions of rogue wolves and with the scent that she is his MATE.Dax wasn’t expecting the True Alpha of all Wolves to come to him with a mission involving working with a Hunter. A mission to stop a rogue wolf from killing other Alpha’s and taking control of their packs. Being an Alpha himself, he knew it was a matter of time before this rogue Alpha would be at his doorstep. What made finding this rogue more dangerous were the visions of this wolf working with something evil. The only time a Hunter gets involved in matters that belonged to the pack is if the problem had anything to do with demons. Dax had to protect his pack from what was coming and come to terms with Devana, a Hunter, who is his MATE.Devana has had visions of evil all of her life that affect anyone that she is close to. Her visions always had something to do with a Hunter and a demon, which helped her fellow Hunters fight against evil. Until one night, Devana dreamt of a smokey gray wolf whose eyes glowed the deepest crimson as he slaughtered an Alpha along with his entire pack. Devana saw pack after pack that would be targeted if she didn’t stop her vision from happening. She knew once her eyes opened that she would have to call a meeting with the top Alpha of all, Quinn Savir. Devana wasn’t expecting that her call would be answered. When the call was answered, she didn’t expect to work with Daxton Rayne, the white wolf with the violet eyes whose pack would be victims of this possessed rogue wolf. Devana, along with every other Hunter, knew exactly how much Dax and other shifters hated their kind.When Devana and Dax came face to face, everything changed with just one word. MATE.Will Dax manage to put aside his hatred for Hunters to be able to claim his mate?Can Devana finally let herself get close to someone who may be able to handle the gifts she comes with?How will Dax and Devana keep his pack and all wolf shifters safe from a demon-possessed wolf?

Playing With Her Step Dad: A Taboo Forbidden Man of the House Romance (Family Playtime Book 1)


Amie Barnes - 2021
    

Multiple Me's II


Sasha Wright - 2014
    Will City be able to make it back to Ocean? Can Mikey and Oneca’s relationship stand against everything going against them? How will Moneca adjust to her new found freedom? Will Rex finally let go of his obsession with Moneca? Find out how they all learn to move on after discovering Oneca and Moneca’s shocking secret all while dealing with the new twists and turns coming their way.

A Hood Affair 2


Shmel Carter - 2013
    Someone is still after Neicee and the they continue to race against the clock to find out who it could be.

Sicka Than Your Average: A Good Girl Turned Savage


Mz Toni - 2016
    The only problem she didn't factor in was the distance Harvard would put between her and her nine year old sister. When you have a mother who can't let go of her youth, and a father too busy trying to make ends meat to provide for his family Charm has no choice but to pick up the slack. Charm makes the hard decision to attend college to build a future for her little sister when tragedy strikes leaving Charm to question her purpose in life.

This Could Be Us But You Playin' 2


Cachet - 2016
    While her feelings for Kaleb are still strong, her hope for a future with Deondre overrides the love she has for the man who stole her heart years ago. The guilt she feels for cheating on her fiancé is so extreme, it forces her to end things with Kaleb; even though it kills her to. What Dominique doesn’t know is that Deondre is still keeping secrets of his own, and they are more scandalous than she could ever imagine. On top of that, someone from her past reappears, and unbeknownst to Dominique, this person still holds a grudge; adding a name to the list of people in her circle who can’t be trusted. Will Dominique catch wind to all of the deceit going on around her, or will she lose the man she truly loves trying to make things right with the one who doesn’t deserve her?

Lovin' A Rich Savage : A Hood Love Standalone


Glitz - 2021
    

The Best Love Came From The Streets


Kennedy B. - 2020
    

Tamar: Before He Was King


Shan - 2014
    He started from the bottom, but at a very early age, he always knew that he would one day run the streets--with his crew by his side. Take a look at how it all began for them all. From before he met Rozalyn, to when he was with Shalea, and before he was crowned king.

My Husband's Other Women 2


Regina Swanson - 2014
    You would think that he would finally be satisfied but when it comes to Rayvon’s adulterous ways, you can never know for sure. Is his new family enough to help him leave his mistresses bed for good? Janice will soon find out that all that glitters ain’t gold. Being a wife instead of the mistress slaps her in the face as the roles change and now she has to deal with what she used to dish out. After finally being rid of her tumultuous relationship with Rayvon and starting a new family, Stacy is finally happy. Fortunately, Stacy was able to keep her daughter’s true paternity away from Rayvon. But how much longer can she keep it a secret? As hearts are broken and secrets are revealed, nothing is off limits in this story of these husbands’ and wives’ battles to keep their families together.

The Plug's Daughter


Nika Michelle - 2015
    Although he’s no lame, he doesn’t have a grandiose scheme to take over the drug game, or become a notorious street legend. He also doesn’t believe in flexing, having a reckless crew, being in the trap, or slanging on a corner. He simply chooses to lay low and maintain his weed hustle, only selling weight to a small, reliable clientele. His plug, Mendosa, is the exact opposite. He does run the streets of Atlanta as a huge supplier of weed and cocaine, and has since the nineties. Once Keenyn lays eyes on Mendosa’s twenty one year old daughter Jasenia, he’s caught up in her beauty and sophisticated aura. The only thing is, Mendosa feels that his daughter is off limits to any man; especially one he does business with. In his eyes his only daughter is cultured, pure and untouched. Little does he know, but “daddy’s little girl” is far from the angel that he thinks she is. Keenyn soon discovers that as well as the never ending drama that seems to come with his feelings for her. Not only is Mendosa a threat to him, but he finds out that Jasenia has a few deadly skeletons in her closet. Will those secrets cost him his life and to what lengths will he go to protect the plug’s daughter?