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Dirty: Loving Him Against All Odds


Christine Gray - 2016
    Now, determined to restart her life, she relocates back to Atlanta. While there, she began making money buying and selling real estate...and then came Brayden.Trish was shocked to find the awkward boy she recalled from her youth had grown into the handsome, rich man with the Barry White voice. His eyes spoke a promise of fulfilling her every sexual desire but there was one problem. He was white, which was new to her. And, even if she decided to try something new, what she doesn't know is that Brayden has a secret that he doesn't want her to find out about.From the day Trish walked into the gym with her three children, Brayden had set his sights on making her his. All he had to do was wait for the right opportunity to put his plan into motion. With every meeting, every date, every touch, he found himself wanting Trish more and more, although she resisted. Will he be able to hold on to her and the love he's found after she finds out the truth about him? Will she walk away? Or will she love Brayden against all odds?'

Highland Song


L.B. Keen - 2017
    Yet, nothing can compare to finding herself in an entirely different time period thanks to a wily experiment gone wrong. Along with her sister, she finds herself under the reluctant care of Laird MacIver, whose silent penetrating gaze causes emotions to rise that she had thought long buried after her divorce from her husband. Gavin MacIver had no intention of letting his heart get captured by anyone. Let alone some odd lass, who can't keep her story straight on how and why she was found on Aberdeen land. Yet, her calming spirit and lovely eyes draw him like a moth to a flame. Still, he won't allow the weakness of his heart to bring harm to his clan like his father did. Two people cast together by time and accident. A darkness that neither expected shall come to test the love the two wish to ignore. Will they give into the passion that's boiling under the surface? Or will they allow the betrayals of the past to keep their hearts from singing the Highland's Song?

Until My Last Breath


Tiffany Patterson - 2019
    But that’s only half of the story that began over four decades ago. I knew before any of them were conceived who they were, and the men they’d grow up to be. More importantly, from the first moment I touched her, I knew Deborah Tate would be the woman I shared my life with, who would bear my children, and stand by my side as we raised them. Along the way, there were many unforeseeable events, and people who attempted to stand in the way of me claiming what was mine. They’ve all learned their lesson.That I don’t back down.And that what’s mine is never to be toyed with.Now, after decades of silence, I will finally have to share secrets from my past that I’ve never revealed to my sons. But one thing is for certain: I will always protect my family at any cost … Until My Last Breath.

Mick Sinatra 13: Needing Her Again


Mallory Monroe - 2020
    His organization in Rome has been infiltrated and the Feds are closer to tearing the whole thing down than ever before. His oldest daughter’s mother, Bella Caine, has decided to reassert herself into his life by giving him what no other woman can give to him: insider information on a rival organization, an organization Mick believes is behind the infiltration. And his beloved wife, African-American actress Roz Graham-Sinatra, is having a career crisis of her own and is fed up with Mick’s neglect. He used to always be there for her, but now that Bella is front and center in his life again, he’s hardly ever around. And he’s not around when she needs him the most. She gets emotional support from a close friend, a powerful producer, who also happens to care for her.At first Mick is jealous and enraged and believes reminding that producer of just who Roz’s husband really is will be the end of that “emotional support” he was giving to her, but Mick quickly realizes that his ruthless scare tactics aren’t going to be enough this time. Because Roz leaves him. She will no longer settle for his leftover time and leftover love. Her decision causes Mick to do something he has never done before: to confront his own failures as a husband, and to fight with all he has to regain the love and trust of his wife.And if that doesn’t work, he’ll beg.Mick Sinatra: Needing Her Again is another gripping installment in the Mick Sinatra Romantic Suspense Thriller series.

Uriah's Heart (Romance Bites)


Zena Wynn - 2019
    My business makes millions. I had everything at the tip of my fingers until the woman I loved turned in her two week's notice. She wants marriage and a family, and feels she can’t have it working for me. I’m not letting her go. She’ll have everything her heart desires, but it will be on my terms, not hers. Note: Romance bites are meant to be devoured in one hour or less. Food is optional.

A Love The Streets Couldn't Give


Ni"andra Ruff - 2017
    After the mysterious disappearance of her mother, Aaliya was left with no choice but to put her life on hold and raise not only her daughter, but her younger siblings, Harlem and Amelia. Cleaning up the messes behind a countless number of notorious thugs, Demetri Mikhailov was the go-to guy for any job— just as long as you were talking the right price. When a longtime friend of his sends him on a search for his children, Demetri willingly obliges. With little to go on, Demetri is shocked to face the vivacious Aaliya. He didn't have the slightest clue as to what he was getting himself into when he crossed paths with the chocolate beauty. As a bond is built and love is found, the pair finds themselves entangled in a web of lies, secrets, and betrayal. Trying his best to keep the truth behind his lies, Demetri finds himself in a situation he can't seem to get out of. When Aaliya finds out his secret, will Demetri's biggest fear come true? Will Aaliya call it quits and walk away or will love prevail and she choose to stay?

The Spanish Pirate: An International Legacies Romance


Camilla Stevens - 2020
    Daring. Clever.And completely driven by vengeance.He was born in to a world of wealth.Now, he makes a living stealing from that world.He’s a modern day pirate, but the only treasure he seeks is revenge.I’m in hiding from my father’s enemies on a convent island off the coast of Spain.Until the day I discover the Pirate's secret.To protect what’s his he kidnaps me from the convent.To protect what’s mine I claim be a nun committed to a vow of silence.But…He has ways of making me talk.He has ways of making me cry out with pleasure.And when all is said and done...He has ways of making me HIS.This is a BWWM Stand Alone Romance in the International Legacies Romance series, with a fun nod to The Little Mermaid.WARNING: Due to adult situations this book is for 18+

The One He Craves


A. Marie Johnson - 2018
    You got my mind all messed up, and I don't mind it." -AndrettiShe's bad for him, he's bad for her, yet being together seems so right it shouldn't be wrong... but it is.The very thing that should pull Nim and Andretti apart pushes them together and they find themselves unable to escape each other after one night of forbidden desire.In another man's arms is the one place Nim should've never been and also the only place she felt she was ever meant to be. Lust at first sight clouds her better judgment and though she knows Andretti is wrong for her in more ways than he is right, she doesn't want to leave him alone.Andretti's undeniable attraction to Nim went against everything he believed in and also made him imagine things only a man on the verge of love should think. Lust at first sight is the reason he can't stay away from her and his morals become tested in ways they've never been before.Life can turn unexpectedly unfair when it gives you everything you've always craved in the form of a person you're not supposed to have. What will happen when the choice that can make Nim and Andretti the happiest is the same choice that can break them down emotionally?

His Private Dancer


Karyn Langhorne - 2021
    On the run from that disastrous relationship, the last thing Sahara needs is another billionaire bad boy... but Fate has other plans. When an anonymous fling with a quirky stranger turns into something more, Sahara is shattered to learn that her mystery man is none other than Hugh Lindsay the eccentric tech billionaire—a man, even richer and more powerful than the last one.Can Hugh convince her to look past all that money and love him for himself, or will Sahara’s fears about the power of billions keep her from the joys of performing for an audience of one?

Circle of Deceit: An Interracial Romance Standalone


Kasey Martin - 2019
    An erotic tale laced in sensuality and sprinkled with unbridled desire. Lust brought them together but will deceit pull them apart? This is an unconventional love story with unorthodox themes. Reader discretion is advised.

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.

Chasing the Dragon


Tiana Laveen - 2017
    Grown folk content. Grown folk language. Grown folk interactions and situations. Can you dig it? BLURB: Phoenix Hale is a hardnosed former DEA agent who now works as Director for the Office of National Drug Control Policy—the DCP—a position falling under direct authority of the POTUS. One day, his world is turned upside down: his best friend; a DEA agent, is murdered in cold blood. Phoenix sets out to exact his revenge. However, things become quickly complicated when he decides to take the murderer’s cousin, a well-known ruthless drug queen, from Chicago, Illinois, into private custody. Tiffany McCall is one of two things: either your greatest dream or your worst nightmare. Raised in the elite suburbs of Chicago, she uses her traffic-stopping good looks, callousness, business acumen, and intelligence to rise as one of the most notorious drug dealers in the state of Illinois. But, Tiffany’s high rolling ways soon come to a screeching halt when a man on a mission gets his hooks into her and drags her away into the night. When she’s forced to face Mr. Phoenix Hale, she realizes that she has met her match and worst of all, she soon discovers that not only is Phoenix no fool or governmental puppet, but the man is determined to break her down. Tiffany’s beauty, as well as her physical and emotional strength, intelligence, and die-hard will to survive impress Phoenix in ways he shouldn’t care to admit. Soon, he finds himself learning more about himself as he unravels all that is Tiffany… The impossible comes crashing in during a pivotal moment of their lives. Love knocks on the door when the stakes are high, lives are laid on the line, and dangerous alliances are formed. As both are faced with truths they’d never known, they must choose between love, life, and loyalty. Which one will win?

Something Real


Aja Cole - 2019
    A cautious graphic designer who lets her pride make her agree to a crazy engagement… Add the undeniable chemistry that’s between the two of them, and what could possibly go wrong? Or maybe...right? Shayla So there I was. Minding my business at my temporary job and ignoring the morning after soreness from getting dic*** down. And then he walked in. The same he that just walked out my front door this morning... The same he whose name I didn’t even know until a few minutes before he left... Funny how these things go, eh? Something Real contains a lovable cast of characters, a generous heaping of spice and a dash of sweet; the first standalone centering around Atlanta’s new hockey team and the fun that comes with them. Trust me, this is a fake engagement love story that you don’t want to miss!

Persuade Me


Reana Malori - 2019
    ~ Ebony - I've never begged for anything. Until the day I begged him to save my life.Fear was not a word I used. Failure had never been an option. Even as life threw me curveballs on a regular basis, I powered through. My job as a police officer drove me to do better, be better than anyone else, and to protect those who needed my help. My position as President of the Fairfax Chapter of Lady Guardians instilled a sense of sisterhood and passion for my community. I'm proud of the person I've become and have no regrets about the life I've lived. Well, except one--and it happens to be the man hovering over my body as I bleed out on my front lawn.Cole - Life on the other side wasn't all it was cracked up to be, but my forgiveness will be found in the unlikeliest of places.The day I came home to find my beautiful neighbor on the verge of death, my world shifted. She'd seen me when all I wanted to do was hide, not allowing me to wallow in my guilt and memories. The things I'd seen in combat, scarred me for life, changing me into someone I hardly recognized. But it didn't matter to her. Now someone had hurt her. The woman I desired from afar, even as I knew it was best that I stayed on my side of the street. I was no good for her. For anyone. But someone had tried to harm her, and that just wouldn't do at all.*Contemporary MC Romance | BWWM Interracial | Novella | HEA*

No Way Out


Ancelli - 2017
     Abandoned at birth, Perry Ortiz vowed never to turn out like his deadbeat parents. He didn't have much growing up, but he made it through with the love and support of his aunt Lola. At the age of sixteen, he did what he needed in order to help his aunt financially which led him to meet the love of his life Alicia Stone. She made his heart race with just one glance. The brown skin beauty captivated his thoughts the moment she smiled his way. Alicia was his soulmate but nine years later everything came crashing down around them. One heated argument ruined everything they'd built together, leading him in the arms of another woman, Lorie Valentin. His world slowly started to shatter into pieces after a one night-stand sparked the beginning of his misery. Now in a loveless marriage, Perry tries to make sense of what his life has become. Do you believe a man can be emotionally, verbally and physically abused? Neither did Perry as he tries to find the man he used to be? Is there a second chance at love when someone refuses to let go? Adult content