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  • The Best-Kept Secret by Kimberla Lawson Roby

    The Best-Kept Secret by Kimberla Lawson Roby

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    At the request of her readers, Kim Roby is giving another airing to one of her most popular characters, Curtis Black, who was introduced in Casting the First Stone and who continued his escapades in Too Much of a Good Thing...
  • Homies, Lovers & Friends 3: A Brooklyn Love Story by Jahquel J.

    Homies, Lovers & Friends 3: A Brooklyn Love Story by Jahquel J.

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    With the secrets of Mello’s infidelity, Patsy is left with a baby, drinking problem and decision to make on her marriage. For years Patsy’s life has been about her husband...
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    length-medium  urban  contemporary  fantasy
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  • Homies, Lovers & Friends 5: A Brooklyn Love Story by Jahquel J.

    Homies, Lovers & Friends 5: A Brooklyn Love Story by Jahquel J.

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The gang is back for one last ride. Milli is in love with being a family man, but can't help but to think why Kelsie doesn't want to give him a baby. Kelsie is still dealing with the emotions from the last time she was pregnant with Milli's baby...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  urban  contemporary  fantasy
  • Still Thicker Than Water by Takerra Allen

    Still Thicker Than Water by Takerra Allen

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From Jersey's gritty hoods to Atlanta’s steamy streets, all the way to sultry Jamaica, the Brick City divas introduced in Thicker Than Water, along with some hot newcomers, bring the drama to new heights—wherever they go…   As if she hasn’t been through enough, princess Sasha’s got a new struggle on her hands. The love of her life might be locked down, but even that can’t keep her away...
  • Thicker than Water by Takerra Allen

    Thicker than Water by Takerra Allen

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dubbed the Sex and the City of the Hood! Sasha, Tatum, Neli, and Kim are four gorgeous girlfriends hailing from the infamous Brick City Newark, NJ. Trying hard to survive the struggle but making sure they look good and have fun doing it, they are all caught up in the game in their own way. However the bond that they share seems to prove strong enough to conquer almost anything...
  • What You Can See from Here by Mariana Leky, Tess Lewis

    What You Can See from Here by Mariana Leky, Tess Lewis

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    A small village helps a young woman reckon with loss and love in this heartwarming novel by the award-winning writer Mariana Leky …On a beautiful spring day, a small village in Western Germany wakes up to an omen: Selma has dreamed of an okapi. Someone is about to die.Luise, Selma’s ten-year-old granddaughter, looks on as the predictable characters of her small world begin acting strangely...
  • Thicker Than Water 3 by Takerra Allen

    Thicker Than Water 3 by Takerra Allen

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brick City's sexiest divas are back, stirring up trouble from Jersey and Atlanta to Jamaica. But wherever they are, they're ready to put loyalty to the ultimate test, push boundaries to the edge, and risk it all for love--if they can survive. .
  • A Witch For Mr. Frost by Deanna Chase

    A Witch For Mr. Frost by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Payton McCabe finally has her dream job in a town she loves. Christmas Grove is not only magical, but it has the small-town charm she’s always craved. Love isn’t on her radar. In fact, she’s never wanted to get married. So, when she agrees to pretend to be a rock star’s wife for a weekend, she figures she’ll do her part to help him out and then it’ll be over, right? Wrong...
  • The Fathomless Caves by Kate Forsyth

    The Fathomless Caves by Kate Forsyth

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    In Eileanan, the sea-dwelling Fairgain have refused to sign the Pact of Peace. Driven by ancient hatreds, they have devoted themselves to destroying all who dwell upon the land. To help bring peace, Iseult's flame-haired twin Isabeau must face her most difficult challenge yet...
  • B.A.E. 4: Before Anyone Else by Jahquel J.

    B.A.E. 4: Before Anyone Else by Jahquel J.

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everything always seems like a happy ending until it's time to prove you're happy. With a new baby on the way, a husband and the thought of being just a mother and wife, Moet has some things to think about...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  urban  contemporary  fantasy
  • Southern Thugs Do It Better 2 by Natisha Raynor

    Southern Thugs Do It Better 2 by Natisha Raynor

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alexis is taking her break up with Seven super hard. Depression and drinking has her making some choices that will ruin relationships and friendships forever. Alexis is too blinded by heartbreak to even pay attention to her self-destructive behavior. She has tunnel vision, and all she cares about is being back with the man that she’s loved for the past four years...
    Categorized as:
    length-novella  urban  contemporary  fantasy
  • A Billionaire For Christmas : Z’yera & Kaso by Koya

    A Billionaire For Christmas : Z’yera & Kaso by Koya

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Work ain’t honest, but it pays the bills” are words that Z’yera Brunson lives by, doing what she has to make sure her and her family survive. With her focus set on solely making sure her family has the best life and the trauma of her past relationship, Z’yera has very little time for romance at all...
    Categorized as:
    length-novella  urban  contemporary  fantasy
  • Lennon Reborn by Scarlett Cole

    Lennon Reborn by Scarlett Cole

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From the queen of heart-pounding, sexy, emotional romance Scarlett Cole comes Lennon Reborn, a stunning, shattering rock star romance in the Preload series. Lennon McCartney is not a broken man. Because being broken implies being whole once...
  • What Goes Around Comes Around by Darrien Lee

    What Goes Around Comes Around by Darrien Lee

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The steamy story of the reunion of a man and a woman who share a past -- one that led to a dangerous game of deception. Winston and Arnelle, the best friends of the beloved characters from Darrien Lee's bestselling books, All That and a Bag of Chips and Been There, Done That, seem to have it all: good looks, professional success, and an irrepressible appeal to the opposite sex...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  contemporary  fantasy
  • Strangers In Paradise, Pocket Book 2 by Terry Moore

    Strangers In Paradise, Pocket Book 2 by Terry Moore

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The second Strangers In Paradise pocket book finds Katchoo following David to California where she comes face to face with Darcy Parker. When Darcy makes Katchoo an offer she can't refuse, Katchoo transforms from prey to predator and begins to spin a web of her own...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  queer  contemporary  f-f  bisexual  fantasy
  • Slasher Heart (Lapland Underground) by Holly Bloom

    Slasher Heart (Lapland Underground) by Holly Bloom

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Who knew joining a gang of criminals would be so damn complicated?I pledged my loyalty to the monsters that run Lapland, but the three men I’m bound to hide dark desires behind their smoldering stares.Zander demands control, West craves destruction, and Rocky seeks retribution. They all want one more thing, too. Me...
  • Word of Honor by Radclyffe

    Word of Honor by Radclyffe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    All Cameron Roberts and Blair Powell want is a small, intimate wedding, but the paparazzi and a domestic terrorist have other plans. First Daughter Blair Powell and her lover Cameron Roberts, newly appointed deputy director of the Homeland Security Office, escape to a ski chalet in the Rockies after a harrowing attack by members of a domestic terrorism organization...
  • Shawty Got A Thang For Them Country Boys by Natisha Raynor

    Shawty Got A Thang For Them Country Boys by Natisha Raynor

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sundy Cumberland watched her mother be a kept woman her entire life. When one relationship ended, her mother would be on to the next man, and with each man came a new baby. No one thought twice, when Sundy met Paper soon after she graduated from high school and he began taking care of her...
    Categorized as:
    length-novella  urban  contemporary  fantasy
  • Caged Love 2: A Story of Love and Loyalty by B. Love

    Caged Love 2: A Story of Love and Loyalty by B. Love

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You said your womb was the workshop of God. A sacred space. What does that make you? That makes you holy. Consecrated. Set apart. For me.” – Canon Woods He was everything. A reformed drug dealer turned bodyguard who was more than capable of providing and protecting. The perfect mix of holy and hoodlum...
  • Southern Thugs Do It Better by Natisha Raynor

    Southern Thugs Do It Better by Natisha Raynor

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brooklyn-bred, Infinitie was used to the struggle. After mother was sentenced to a prison bid, she fled to North Carolina for a new start, not at all expecting to fall for a southern thug. Handsome, charming and unlike any man she has ever met, Fetty came into her life at the moment she needed him most...
    Categorized as:
    length-novella  urban  contemporary  fantasy
  • Her Only Choyce by B. Love

    Her Only Choyce by B. Love

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His mother named him Choyce because when it came to his father, she didn’t have one. As midnight strikes, she tries to warn Choyce of joining the family business. Dismissive of his mother’s warning, Choyce joins his family for his eighteenth birthday party, where his grandfather gives him the terms of his rite of passage...
  • Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima

    Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial familes, a new and powerful political and social elite. Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them...
  • The Legacy of Lucy Harte: A poignant, life-affirming novel that will make you laugh and cry by Emma Heatherington

    The Legacy of Lucy Harte: A poignant, life-affirming novel that will make you laugh and cry by Emma Heatherington

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    ‘Sometimes time is all we have with the people we love the most. I ask you to slow down in life. To take your time, but don’t waste it….’ Maggie O'Hara knows better than most that life can change in a heartbeat. Eighteen years ago she was given the most precious gift- a second-hand heart, and a second chance at life...
  • You Have My Heart by E.L. Todd

    You Have My Heart by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Conrad, Theo, and Silke begin their last year of college. Having the rest of the gang absent throws them off in the beginning, but they stick together and push through it. Conrad is only looking for easy grabs and isn’t interested in a serious relationship at this time in life...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  fantasy  contemporary
  • Love Nest, Vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki

    Love Nest, Vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A real-life odd couple navigate roommates and heartbreaks in this Sayonara Game spin-off.A brokenhearted Masato moves into his friend’s second home looking for some peace and quiet, but instead he finds a man who’s very much not his type already occupying the space...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  queer  m-m  contemporary  fantasy  horror
  • Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 12 by Yuu Toyota

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 12 by Yuu Toyota

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he’s the object of his male coworker’s affections!Adachi and Kurosawa’s married life hits the first bump in the road when Kurosawa just won’t slow down on a work project! After he brushes off Adachi’s requests to let him pull some of the weight, insisting on taking care of everything himself,...
    Categorized as:
    length-novella  queer  contemporary  fantasy  m-m
  • Torn Between A Boss And A Real One by Natisha Raynor

    Torn Between A Boss And A Real One by Natisha Raynor

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Kanai is sentenced to twelve years in prison, the love of his life, Adore, is heartbroken. Despite the obstacles thrown at them, Adore is determined to ride for her man. She’s aware that the average person would call her dumb, but the bond she shared with Kanai was one that could never be broken, or so she thought...
    Categorized as:
    length-novella  urban  contemporary  fantasy
  • All He Wanted Was a Real One by Jahquel J.

    All He Wanted Was a Real One by Jahquel J.

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tracy never thought that he would be the guardian of his two younger sisters, especially a teenager. After his mother dropped them off and never looked back, he pulled his sleeves up and left the streets alone. Trading in his guns for construction boots and a vest, he puts in work at a job to provide for his sisters...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  urban  contemporary  fantasy
  • The Cloud Kingdom: A Midlife Fairy Tale by Kristen Painter

    The Cloud Kingdom: A Midlife Fairy Tale by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Queen Sparrow’s goal of reuniting the Radiant fae with the Grym fae isn’t going the way she’d hoped. Brokering peace is hard to do when Queen Anyka, the woman who sits on the Grym throne, believes both kingdoms should be hers to rule.Ro isn’t about to let that happen. Since recovering an ancient grimoire filled with dangerous dark magic, she understands better who and what she’s up against...
  • Thugs Need Love by Jahquel J.

    Thugs Need Love by Jahquel J.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Diamond, Noble, Indigo and Naomi are at the top of their game in their careers. But, the men in their life can't say the same thing about their relationship with these ladies. As the old saying goes, with more money come more problems. Diamond and Justice have been together since they were in Jr. high school. Going from rags to riches they took different career paths...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  urban  contemporary  fantasy
  • Luxe Two: A LaLa Land Addiction by Ashley Antoinette

    Luxe Two: A LaLa Land Addiction by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In Luxe Two: A LaLa Land Addiction by New York Times bestselling author Ashley Antoinette, there is only one thing more powerful than anything...the love of the high... Bleu is addicted...addicted to the luxe life and it has led her down a road of self-destruction. She knows what it feels like to be turned out by the game...
  • Gone Too Far by Ajme Williams

    Gone Too Far by Ajme Williams

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My ex doesn’t know that he’s got twin sons… and I’m about to meet him… oops!This reality has haunted me for the last six years. Drew was everything I’d wanted in my life. And in my bed. But my dream job waited for me in London. A huge fight later, I packed my bags and left. But the two pink lines changed everything. I took a deep breath and built from scratch...
    Categorized as:
    length-medium  urban  contemporary  fantasy
  • If Loving You Is Wrong by E.L. Todd

    If Loving You Is Wrong by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book Two of the Forever and Ever Series Cayson and Skye enjoy their bliss for the months of the winter season. Every night, they sleep in the same bed. And every waking hour is spent side-by-side. But their physical relationship hasn’t taken off. Skye realizes she’s afraid to dive into intimacy, realizing they can never go back to being friends if their relationship doesn’t work out...
  • Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 11 by Yuu Toyota

    Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 11 by Yuu Toyota

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    It’s A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he’s the object of his male coworker’s affections!Adachi and Kurosawa are enjoying their life as newlyweds! Some things have changed, others haven’t. Every day they spend together is happiness itself! Their honeymoon awaits..
  • Those Christmas Angels by Debbie Macomber

    Those Christmas Angels by Debbie Macomber

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
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  • The Throne of Scone by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison

    The Throne of Scone by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Aeron, Queen of the Kelts, has fled to the stars on a desperate mission to find the fabled Thirteen Treasures of King Arthur, hidden from his Keltic descendants for fifteen hundred years...
  • Cat Pay the Devil: A Joe Grey Mystery by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Cat Pay the Devil: A Joe Grey Mystery by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Molena Point, California, should be a tranquil place. Nestled quietly on the Pacific coast miles below San Francisco, it's not the kind of town escaped convicts seek out...
  • Roadkill by Rob Thurman

    Roadkill by Rob Thurman

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    New from the national bestselling author of Deathwish It's time to lock, load, and hit the road... Once, while half-human Cal Leandros and his brother Niko were working on a case, an ancient gypsy queen gave them a good old-fashioned backstabbing. Now, just as their P.I. business hits a slow patch, the old crone shows up with a job...
  • Reckless by Abby Brooks

    Reckless by Abby Brooks

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I thought the proposal was a joke at first. You would too, given the circumstances. Anyone would.When my brother’s best friend asks me to marry him—right after we fell into bed together!—it’s not for love. And it’s certainly not because he has his eyes set on a happily ever after.Oh no.He wants me to be the future Mrs. Malone because he’s in a bind and “kind of needs a wife...
  • My Next Mistake by Sarah J. Brooks

    My Next Mistake by Sarah J. Brooks

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My next big mistake has a name: Cole Cumberland. Whoever created him used the following recipe: Dreamy eyes, playful smile, and rock-hard muscles that give you chills. Add a pinch of humor, coupled with quick-witted intelligence and a mysterious aura that will make you feel slightly insecure. When I met him on a winter climbing excursion, I didn’t expect to wake up in his tent the next morning...
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