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Karma and Santana: A Miami Hood Story
S Yvonne - 2015
The secrets behind her family's true identity wasn't a part of the plan and neither was her falling in love with an upcoming dope boy. When Karma's world turns into a new life of blood, murder, and mayhem; eighteen year old Karma realizes that she's in too deep. Karma's life is spinning out of control as she realizes her innocence is gone forever and she needs to find her soul now more than ever to get through the darkness.
When It's Real It's Forever: A California Love Story
Ke'asia Morris - 2016
Almost too perfect. Her life takes a drastic turn when she loses the closest person to her, her brother Saeed. With her world turned upside down she has nowhere to turn. That is until…Gionni, never was one to wear his heart on his sleeve, finds it hard to control himself when Nielle is around. As the younger sister of his best friend, he knows that she if forbidden but when a tragedy forces them together will he give into his desire for her? Or will he just let the love burn.Is Gionni the love that Nielle has been missing? Will they form a bond that will be forever? In When It’s Real It's Forever, you will watch the journey of real love as it goes through trials and tribulations
I Can't Be the One You Love: In Love With a Trap Lord
Jahquel J. - 2016
I can't be the one you love” - Kevin Gates Royalty is engaged to be married to the love of her life…. well, who she keeps telling herself is the love of life. Kansas locked Royalty down soon as she became of age. Tossing diamonds, cars and fat rock on her finger everybody knows she’s off limits; all except for Lord. Lord has always had a crush on Royalty before he got locked up. Once he was released, Royalty was engaged to Kansas and planning a wedding. Never one to give up, he continued to pursue Royalty and not giving a care about how her man felt. When Royalty and Lord cross the line, will she still be Kansas’ girl? Or will that crossed line cause her and Lord to go their separate ways? Celine is always down to ride for her husband, Sha. Known to run her barbershop during the day and bust her gun whenever her man needs her to, she’s know as Lady Sha in the street. Sha and Celine’s marriage is perfect, except one thing; the death of their daughter. While Sha wants another baby, Celine can’t get over the loss of their daughter. When someone starts messing with his family, Sha is ready to pull his guns out blazing to find out who’s bold enough to mess with the Capo family. What happens when it’s someone that they all know? Will Sha be able to protect his family? Or will he fall short? Autumn has escaped her abusive baby father and started over with her son in New York. She loves working for Celine and coming home to her son at the end of the day. That is until Zigz sits in her chair with his fine looks, smart mouth and crazy antics. She realizes that both the Capo brothers have a few screws missing, but love just as hard. Zigz is one to pick up his bags and go off for weeks at a time. Known to never have a chick around for more than a week, he can’t get his mind off of Autumn. A woman who could teach him a few things, is his type of woman. When Autumn’s ex comes into the picture and does the unimaginable, Zigz isn’t here for it. Will Zigz listen to Autumn and let karma do his job, or will he become karma? In this book, nothing is what it seems except the realness of these relationships. While Celine and Sha are happily married, marriage is a work in progress and only the strongest survive. Lord and Royalty have a friendship before anything else, but will their friendship survive these new feelings they both start feeling? Autumn is used to being with a man who doesn’t know her worth. Although Zigz is crazy, he loves hard and knows how to treat a woman, but will Autumn give him that chance? Everybody has come to that point when they’ve all said “I cant be the one you love.”
Shawty Let Me Be What You've Been Missing
Cherice Harris - 2017
She is enjoying life and everything it has to offers with no worries. When she runs into someone unexpected, temptation rises leaving her a little hot & bothered. Royal Delgado, is an uprising boss in the new black Hollywood better known as Atlanta. Being a man of few words but always ready for action gives you a reputation one that Royal embraces. When Valencia stumbles into his life that same reputation starts to crumble as he becomes a new man. Unforeseen circumstances brings them together & you know what they say; what God brings together no man can tear apart. Loso is the right hand to Royal, it’s very unlikely you see one without the other. They live by the code what belongs to one belongs to the other expect when it comes to drama. Loso’s personal life isn’t as picture perfect as he puts on. When an enemy becomes his lover he finds himself stuck in a tangled web. Being in love with a boss comes with unmarked territory. But when the boss of all bosses approaches you, you might have no choice but to let him be what you’ve been missing.
Heart of a Legend
Briana Crosby - 2016
I think I represent every woman whose had her heart broken. Every woman who has ever dealt with being alone, scorned and rejected. Me. As beautiful as can be, have felt pain up until I met him. The man who commanded attention everywhere he went, the man who made the hair on the back of your neck stand up, his presence alone made you get goosebumps. He, the man I fell in love with is so dangerous yet captivated me the moment I laid eyes on him. I wish I could share his love with you but it's all for me. However, let me take you on the emotional rollercoaster that I've been on with him. In my journal you'll feel the love oozing from each page, a love so sweet that captivates you. I'm pretty sure he'll mesmerize you just as he took me under his spell. The streets knew him as Mendoza but I called him Legend.
When You Know It's Real : Siah & Noni
K.C. Mills - 2017
She’s beautiful, smart, and owns her own party planning business with her best friend. However, that’s on the outside looking in. What most don't know is that she’s in love with a man who might possibly never love her back. Yosiah O’day is everyone’s dream. He’s basically has it all, looks personality, and an empire that he runs in a way that keeps his bank accounts laced and his adversaries envious. All of these things make him the star of every woman's dreams. Unfortunately, Yosiah isn't really capable of love, so he doesn’t commit. The closest that he has ever gotten to that is with Nonie. It's nothing for him to drop everything for her, and he will give her anything she asks for, with the exception of the one thing she wants the most, his heart. Kizzie is trying to have the best of both worlds. She’s in love with her boyfriend, Red, but in lust with her longtime fling, Jock. The balancing act is starting to get complicated, especially since Jock wants more from her than his secret weekly visits. Kizzie just can't seem to figure out who she wants the most. Red is stability and Jock is danger. Unfortunately, it might not be her choice to make because the line is being drawn and Kizzie will have to choose a side or Jock will choose for her. Running things side by side with Yosiah, Jock has enough on his plate, but Kizzie insists on complicating his life with her indecisiveness about their so called relationship. If he hears her say that he’s not her man one more time, he’s going to show her exactly what that really means. Problem is, she has him so wrapped up that he doesn't really know if he can truly let her go. What makes it worse is that he knows her man isn't worth the time she puts into him, but he can't be the one to tell her. Caught between what they want and what they need is truly making life complicated for these four. Add in the enemies who are lurking in the background and you have a twisted tale of love and war. Find out how it all turns out when they hit the battle field to square up and face off.
A Lady & Her Sire: A Royal Love Affair
Charmanie Saquea - 2016
Things changed when she was introduced to the rude, slick talking, smart mouthed, Sire. Feelings that she never thought she would experience again came rushing back and she knew she would never be able to shake him.Sire is known as one of Richmond's richest right along with his best friend, Toine. He was every hood girls' dream man and with a failing relationship on the line, it seemed as if Lady walked into his life right on time. Or did she? When skeletons from Lady's past come back to haunt her in the worst way possible, will Sire be her knight in hood armor? Or will the deceit be too much for him to handle?
Love Me Through The Rain 3
A'zayler - 2016
Though he’s still harboring hurt and feelings of abandonment, he’s willing to give it a try. What he doesn’t know is that along with his sister comes even more unexpected havoc. He loves her and wants to rekindle the family bond he misses so much, but how can he when everything in his life is going wrong? Rain is trying her hardest to recover from her attack and enjoy the happiness she’d just received. With the new additions to her family, her days are getting easier until she comes face to face with the person in charge of all of her pain. To be lovers and friends means to have the best of both worlds, that is unless you’re Summer and Jacorey. Playing the friend role with lover feelings is a disaster waiting to happen, and neither of them plan to acknowledge it. Caught up in a whirlwind of lies and deceit, Alex is starting to come to terms with his relationships and the impacts they’re having on his life. Finally seeing his worth and refusing to accept less, Alex is on the road to happiness until the same love that he’s been trying so hard to hold in, is bursting out uncontrollably. It’s always easy to love a person when things are good, but loving them through the rain is when it matters most.
Lil Mama From The Projects 3
Mz. Toni - 2016
It seems like no matter how good of a person she is, she just can't seem to get her happily ever after. She decides to just focus on herself and her children, and put her relationship with Mega on the back burner. When she becomes more involved in her own life and less involved in anything else irrelevant, a new relationship develops. Just when things seem to be getting better, drama is around the corner and snakes are lurking and waiting to snatch her happiness right from under her. Will Cherish finally get her happily ever after? Will that happiness be with Mega or will they go their separate ways and find love elsewhere?
Saved By A Kingpin
Chase Sidora - 2016
Not only that, she is strikingly gorgeous, witty, and smart. But she is also damaged. No matter how many great qualities she possesses; Riley has ended up scorned by love time and time again. This time though, when love leaves her with absolutely nothing and she is ready to call it quits once and for all, she finds refuge in an unlikely place. Mason Moore is handsome, wealthy, and noble. But for every positive attribute there is an even stronger, much more ruthless quality hidden underneath the surface. Growing up the son of a street legend in Passaic, New Jersey’s Aspen Place Projects, Mase has been groomed for the street life ever since he could remember. So when Mase inherited his title of Kingpin along with all the burdens that came along with it when his father was murdered in cold blood he was up for the challenge. Along with his childhood friend Steele, Mase has prided himself on his ability to continue to build and grow the organization that was handed to him with ease… that is until money turns up missing and a new flame threatens to knock him off of his square. Riley and Mase hit it off instantly and seem to be made for each other but can they really trust the fairytale their connection appears to be? Is it real or is their love circumstantial? Are they entertaining the idea of something that isn’t meant to last? With both their pasts hell bent on being a part of their futures, falling in love with each other could cost Mase and Riley not only their relationship but also their lives.
Chosen by a Boss
Coco J - 2016
She didn't have the life that most teenagers her age had. After her mother was sentenced to life in prison for killing her stepfather, it forced her to move in with her father and stepmother. Growing up, she and her father never got along for the simple fact he walked out on her and her mother when she was four years old. But both of them tried to put all that to the side and to have a father-daughter bond that Malaysia always wish she had. But one person won't allow that to happen, and that's Malaysia's step mother Becka.After getting into it with Becka one day, she gets put out of her father's home. With nowhere to go, Malaysia ran into the one and only, Consequence Love.Consequence is the man on the streets. Everyone knew of him, but only a few knew him. Consequence was a cool laid back man that wasn't looking for love, let alone a relationship– until he met Malaysia. After only a few months of knowing each other, they decided to try the relationship thing out. However, someone in Consequence's life won't let that happen. Not only is someone in Consequence's past not letting them be happy, but someone in Malaysia's past won't allow it either.Find out about all the betrayal in, "Chosen by a Boss."
Wise 2: Giving My Love To The Plug (The Wise Series)
Mercy B. - 2017
But when I looked into your eyes, I was ready for war." During a tumultuous run-in with the law, Wise discovers a hindering secret that proves to be toxic to the union that she and Liam once had. While on the forefront, battling for Liam's forgiveness for her past transgressions, Wise is summoned to Federal court in order to answer for her illegal actions. After the dismissal of what was thought to be a grand proposal, Liam is disheartened at the revelation that his precious Wise has been detained by authorities. With her arrest comes a grueling surprise. Quick on his feet, he seeks the help of a well-known consultant, RaKeem. Elise's mental status is to question as she desperately seeks Liam's attention, willing to push every limit to acquire it. Unstable and ill-intentioned, she doesn't realize the magnitude of her mistakes until it's too late.
Her Loyalty to Him: A King's Heart
Deshon Dreamz - 2016
A handsome successful husband, two beautiful children, a family that she loved and success. Everything Jade ever thought was hers and true... switched in a night. The night her husband got into a near fatal accident that not only erased his memory of the man he was... It also forbids him from explaining to his wife why her sister was in the car at the time of the accident. Apollo King has no recollection of his wife or children. He has no idea what it means to be the King Of The South. Everything that was ever taught to him is long gone, erased with the possibility of returning slim to none. Jade, Apollo’s wife steps up to take over all of Apollo’s operations in order to keep the family business afloat. But with Apollo’s attack comes startling revelations that threaten to ruin everything that they have built. They say if you love something then let it go and if it comes back then it’s meant to be but is unconditional love enough to withstand the damage that Apollo caused? To the left or right of every man…is a strong woman holding him down! But, will him doing what many would consider the unforgiveable, cause him to lose the one thing in his life that he cherished the most; his wife, the woman he has no memory of?
Money & Montana 3: A Love Story
Chrissy J - 2015
Montel is still out to get Grant and everybody that’s with him. Victoria is still gone in the wind and Shannon is having a change of heart. Mecca's family finally wants their princess back where she belongs, but there’s one problem; Mecca's brother. Someone in Money's crew is keeping a secret from everyone. What will happen when family comes out the woodworks wanting revenge? What will Grant do when danger is staring him right in the face? Will Money and Montana survive everything that they have been through? Will they finally have a peaceful relationship and make it down the aisle to get married? Will every couple in the crew make it together? The number one question is will everyone make it to the end? Find out these answers and more in Money & Montana 3.
Falling For A Savage : Soraya & Jadyn's Story
Koya - 2016
Wanting to escape the life she felt was a lie, she moves to Atlanta ready to start her new beginning. Everything is better and she starts to feel like a new person until she meets him. Jadyn Harris is the nigga to know and to be seen with. Growing up in Alabama and dealing with life has turned him into a savage. After getting the offer of a lifetime, he quickly packs up and heads to Atlanta, ready to cash out. With money on his agenda, running into Soraya was something he never counted on. When they begin to fall into a web of feelings, things become hazy. With life hitting them at every turn, Soraya starts to realize that the life she's put herself in was one she wasn't prepared for. Trying to see the good in Jadyn, she begins to question if Falling for a Savage was worth all that comes with it?