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The Prada Plan by Ashley Antoinette
Disaya Morgan, a character first introduced in Girls from Da Hood 4, returns in this gritty tale of a money-hungry woman who finds her life spinning out of control. When Disaya meets Indie and falls hopelessly in love, she is determined to keep her lifestyle a secretbut everything done in the dark eventually comes to light...Categorized as:
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Bitch by Deja King
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsPrecious Cummings came from nothing but was determined to have it all. Using her most deadly weapons - undeniable beauty, body and street savvy brains, Precious sets out to change the cards that she'd been dealt. After meeting Nico Carter, a man who can help her achieve her goals, virtually overnight she is on her way... -
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![Money Devils 1: A Cartel Novel by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman]()
Money Devils 1: A Cartel Novel by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling authors of The Cartel series comes a new chapter in a world that only Ashley and JaQuavis know how to bring to life. The LaCroixs are four beautiful Haitian American women bound by money and blood. On the surface The LaCroix Group is a venture capitalist company, but underneath it’s so much more... -
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New Girl in the Falls by Elle Gray
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSearching for a fresh start and a serene place to heal from both mental and physical wounds, Agent Spenser Song found herself answering the job posting for the quaint town of Sweetwater Falls. .. After a series of tragedies turned her world upside down, FBI Agent Spenser Song felt like a woman adrift in a sea of chaos... -
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Thug Passion by Mz. Lady P.
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTahari Monroe is in a loveless,sexless, and abusive relationship with her boyfriend Nico of four years. The love they once shared has been replaced with his love for another woman and the feeling of his fists. Tahari sees no way out that is until she meets Ka'Jaire "Thug" Kenneth. He is every woman's dream come true and every nigga's worst nightmare... -
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Stackin' Paper by Deja King
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn Stackin Paper 2, Genesis is out for blood and redemption. He s on a mission to get retribution on the person responsible for murdering his best friend and to make it back to the love he left behind, Talisa. But as he closes in on his enemy the Feds begin closing in on him. While CoCo sits alone in her jail cell, her regret turns to rage... -
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Dance For You by T'Lyn
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDionne Sanders is the epitome of a go getter! From a very young age she has known exactly what she wants. With a deduction and a stellar hustle game, she intends to have her hearts desires no matter what life throws at her... -
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Murderville by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTwo children from Sierra Leone, Liberty and A’shai, are brought together by chance only to be forced apart by the most inevitable and tragic fate. Ashley and JaQuavis bring us this classic love story set against modern life’s most horrifying realities... -
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Loving You Without Limits by Diamond D. Johnson
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRodney Wiggins. That name rang bells through just about every part of South Florida. Rodney is a senior in high school, and just about every university wants him to pick their school for college due to his phenomenal skills on the football field. The thing about Rodney is that football is his first true love...Categorized as:
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Pretty Caged Bird by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 21 ratings“All that glitters, isn’t gold. ”. Amina Coltrain always felt like she was born into the wrong family. The lifestyle of the rich and wealthy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, at least not for Amina. She would gladly trade in her ball gowns, fancy dinners, and arranged marriage for a pair of sweats, movie nights with her best friend, and a man that she can love at her own free will... -
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Sleigh Bells in Park City by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA romantic holiday series filled with Christmas charm, second chances, and the magic of the Utah mountains. Come home to Snowberry Lodge, where the cocoa is always hot, the snow never stops falling, and love is just a sleigh ride away. It’s never too late to come home for the holidays. At the cozy, family-run Snowberry Lodge, the Christmas season stirs up more than just festive cheer... -
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Bound by A Gangsta's Love by Miss J.
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEighteen-year-old Makani Hughes is young, intelligent, beautiful, and living a very carefree life. So much so that she lets her carefree life get in the way of her studies, causing her to be expelled from school. Enter Reed Cook: a man sixteen years her senior. He promised to take care of her, but six years and two kids—who don’t belong to Makani—later, all those promises are gone out the window... -
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Blindsided by Love by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIf confidence was a women’s size twenty, then its name would have to be Aspen St. Andrews. The thirty-one-year-old freelance journalist is living life on her own terms, except in one area. Love. She feels somewhat stuck in an engagement to a man that she once loved and that she decided to cohabitate with. They argue about her career as if it’s a hobby and Aspen is sick of it... -
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Too Many One Nights: A DeLuca Brother Saga by Tacarra
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBuck DeLuca is the second oldest of the DeLuca brothers and the most reckless one. Buck lives by his own rules and dares anyone to question it. He doesn’t have the time or patience for a relationship, so he reduces his encounters with opposite sex to one-night stands. That’s until one night leads to unexplainable consequences to his actions... -
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月刊少女野崎くん 1 by Izumi Tsubaki
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSakura Chiyo confesses to her crush, Nozaki-kun, but he mistakes her as a fan! Unable to convey her feelings, what happens when he invites her to his house? Find out in this hilarious series! -
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Remy and Rose by Mz. Lady P.
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter serving four years of a five year prison sentence, Rose' Richards is out and unsure of what the future holds for her and her daughter Heaven. Nothing seems bright after taking a charge for her daughter's father Ace Black. He left her high and dry, rotting in a prison cell and pregnant with a daughter he doesn't even know exists. Being released back into society is hard with a prison record... -
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Asylum by B. Love
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAsylum Matthews has devoted his life to his wife, stepdaughter, and the safehouses and protection he provides the city of Memphis. When his wife disappears without a trace, leaving signed divorce papers and her daughter behind, Asylum’s world is tilted on its axis. Dauterive Jersey married the wrong man, and she’s suffered silently because of it... -
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A Gangster's Girl by Chunichi Knott
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsLeaving the safety of her parents home, a very good girl enters a world of bad boys and fast money and hooks up with a sexy but dangerous man who could be the biggest mistake of her life. -
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Locked In With The Plug by Nek Mills
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwo worlds collide when flights from opposite sides of the world land in the Dominican Republic for the same exact reason. Kelcee Michaels, on a much needed vacation with her best friend with the intent to let loose and rid her mind of the problems back home. It’s on this very island that she crosses paths with Xander Frasier... -
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The Culmination of Everything by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLosing everything doesn't have to be the end. Sometimes, it's a chance to find something different.Categorized as:
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Unexpected Expectations by K.C. Mills
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe universe has a plan of its own and the unexpected sometimes creates expectations that we aren’t prepared for. One of the most unpredictable happenings tends to be love. T’air’s current way of living isn’t cutting anymore... -
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Almost Destroyed by Lakisha Johnson
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAva Gentry met Andre, thirteen years ago, when he was the officer who responded the night she was attacked. Years later, he's still treating her like that scared and broken girl with no self-esteem in need of saving. Every chance he gets, he tries to destroy her with his words and actions leaving her feeling unworthy of love and respect... -
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A Place in Time by Jessica Concha, j_harry08
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShaylie is a typical fifteen-year-old girl from a religious family. Terence, on the other hand is not your average teenage boy. To Shaylie, Terence has always been the enigmatic, aloof, talented and temperamental older brother of her best friend, who has never given her a second look. Until they are thrown together on a date... -
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We Could Never Be by Charae Lewis
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo wounded souls connecting as one were bound to cause a natural disaster. He knew it and so did she. Yet the dangerous path they were traveling on was too tempting to stop and walk away. Like a magnet, they drew closer to each other until an explosion set ablaze, causing a wildfire of problems to arise... -
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![Prince of Parkside Cove: Book I by Tatiana Timmons]()
Prince of Parkside Cove: Book I by Tatiana Timmons
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAngela and Grace, former best friends, have been in constant conflict for years because of a troubling history. Despite their agreement to end the war, the rivalry persisted. Without their knowledge, their children become the central focus of a war. Bishop and Bleek Prince, the sons of Angela Prince have followed their mother’s footsteps running the streets of Parkside Cove... -
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The Jessabelle House by Katie Winters
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Coleman Family of Nantucket hides a heartbreaking secret. When Samantha's Great-Aunt Jessabelle passes away and leaves her a beautiful house on the bluffs, she's forced to reckon with her family's very dark past. Can the truth bring her family back together again? The Coleman Family of Nantucket is a piece of work... -
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Blue's Beauty by Bailey West
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCan a person find true love more than once? Roman “Blue” Bluette doesn’t think so until she comes along. Zanetta is a smart, non-traditional woman who believes that women rule the world. She also believes in love but it seems to elude her until he comes along. Blue’s Beauty is a journey of love lost, love found and redemption. -
![True to the Game by Teri Woods]()
True to the Game by Teri Woods
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIt's the late 1980s, and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets Quadir, a millionaire drug dealer, and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her house, her car, and the cash... -
![Down With the King of the South by Diamond D. Johnson]()
Down With the King of the South by Diamond D. Johnson
Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet Jashae Johnson. She’s well known throughout Miami, but most know her as Giovonni “Trip's” girlfriend and baby mama. They have a ghetto love story. The two of them had been together for almost twenty years... -
![The Glamorous Life by Nikki Turner]()
The Glamorous Life by Nikki Turner
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe lure of Richmond, VA’s streets is too strong for Bambi, a good girl from the right side of the tracks, who fell in love with, Reggie, a young hustler. Her thug love not only corrupted her but blinded her with the bling and cash that come with living the glamorous life of a gangsta’s girl–until Reggie hit her with a low blow, crumbling her heart...Categorized as:
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Trenches by Aubry J.
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLoyalty and respect are two things that The Goons don’t play about. In fact, it’s their way of life and Monica “Trenches” Jones has never forgotten it. Newly released from serving time for a crime she didn’t commit, Monica has questions--mainly for her ex, Fresh, who all but disappears as soon as she steps back into the free world... -
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Sleigh Bell Dreams by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDr. Terry McBride is thrilled to come back to her hometown of Mistletoe Meadows to take over the practice of the town's retiring physician. Unfortunately the tight housing market has her sharing a duplex with quiet and mysterious Judd Landis... -
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A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn this mass market edition, #1 bestselling author Karen Kingsbury weaves a powerful story of a young couple whose love must face the ultimate challenge. Cody Gunner has no use for real love. Abandoned as a child by the person he needed the most, he swears he will never allow himself to love again. Ali Daniels denies love as well... -
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The Christmas Cottage by Fiona Baker
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA charming, feel-good, sweet holiday romance stuffed full of Christmas cheer... -
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![Azia & Kalmon: An Irresistible Love by Miss Jenesequa]()
Azia & Kalmon: An Irresistible Love by Miss Jenesequa
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove was never on the agenda for Azia Price. She was too focused on building her career, putting it way above love and even herself. Landing an unexpected job at a top marketing firm was a dream come true. And now that a major opportunity for her to become partner pops up, the ambitious beauty is determined to land the new job role... -
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Snoh in December by Shanette Shanté
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMahasin never expected her life to change with a single night—and she certainly never expected Gage Blaque. Their worlds weren’t meant to cross, but fate had other plans. Months later, when she learns she is expecting, the truth comes with its own kind of she has to find him, even if she can barely find the words to say why. Gage never imagined fatherhood would come to him like this—sudden... -
![To Be Loved by a Hood Menace by Coco Shawnde]()
To Be Loved by a Hood Menace by Coco Shawnde
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“Live today, might die tomorrow. ” Left behind on the doorsteps of Ms. Bessie home groomed Menace and Shottas war ready mentality. They have lived by the street motto since abandoned adolescences. The brothers are on the up and coming, and they know all about the gambles in the life they are living... -
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Cameron by Jade Jones
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMORE THAN 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE! Student by day. Exotic dancer by night. The temptress is about to be tempted. .. Meet Cameron. .. By day, she’s a full-time student at Cleveland State University, destined for success and fortune...Categorized as:
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![We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the First Season by K.C. Wayland]()
We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the First Season by K.C. Wayland
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRiots spread beyond containment throughout LA as people transform and attack each other. Three reserve soldiers, believed to be the last remaining armed servicemen in the area, set out to secure an apartment building and rescue any survivors. If they stand together, perhaps they will live long enough to see things change. -
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Free to Kill by Julie Mellon
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFBI Agent Katie Freeman’s life has been upended. After being reassigned from Louisiana to middle Tennessee, her new bosses suspect that her reassignment is due to an indiscretion with her previous partner. Now, she and her new partner, Michael Powell, are asked to assist on the bewildering case of a woman who was kidnapped, tortured and left for dead on her own front porch... -
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Pretty Caged Bird by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“All that glitters, isn’t gold. ”. Amina Coltrain always felt like she was born into the wrong family. The lifestyle of the rich and wealthy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, at least not for Amina. She would gladly trade in her ball gowns, fancy dinners, and arranged marriage for a pair of sweats, movie nights with her best friend, and a man that she can love at her own free will... -
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A Kingpin Virgin Bride by Candi B.
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor years, two of Miami’s most prestigious and dangerous families have been at war. The York’s and the Jackson’s both have blood on their hands and have suffered losses. In order to bring the war to an end, they decide to make the ultimate treaty by joining their families together through an arranged marriage. However, neither of their offspring is happy about the forced union... -
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All I Want is that Hood Love by Mercedes G
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHaving the picture-perfect marriage seems rational when the only person you live, breathe, and love is your husband. Twenty-four year old NaTaysia is convinced the only man that is capable of loving her is her handsome, sophisticated husband JaMel Taylor. JaMel is the only man she has known emotionally, physically and mentally... -
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Love On Replay by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA love lost is hard, especially when that loss appears in your face weekly, reminding you of what once was. Anissa Dent is experiencing heartbreak like none she’s ever felt. Her husband of nearly twenty years has fallen victim to crack cocaine after a devastating loss... -
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![Who's Gonna Love You Better by Kendra Sumter]()
Who's Gonna Love You Better by Kendra Sumter
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratings*This is a re-release of Ain't Nobody Gonna Love Me Better*. In today’s society people look for validation from others. They have forgotten that loving and being happy with yourself is the most important form of validation. Nykia Wilson is a thirty-year-old registered nurse. By society standards she wouldn’t be accepted. Most would say there’s nothing special about her... -
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Secrets Between Her Thighs by Ivy Symone
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJaci Williams learned early on about using what you got to get what you want. For many years, all she ever thought she had was the power she possessed between her legs. Being an erotic dancer and providing “special services” in the past afforded her a decent living, but it did nothing for her dignity... -
![Spring at The Little Duck Pond Cafe: by Rosie Green]()
Spring at The Little Duck Pond Cafe: by Rosie Green
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFleeing from a romance gone wrong, Ellie Farmer arrives in the pretty little village of Sunnybrook, hoping for a brand new start that most definitely does not include love! Following an unscheduled soak in the village duck pond, she meets Sylvia, who runs the nearby Duck Pond Café. Renting the little flat above the café seems like the answer to Ellie's prayers... -
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Winning A Hitta's Heart: The Victory Was You by Jazz E
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrowing up in the city of Miami, everyone knows it’s a dog eat dog world, and you. always have to be ready for the unthinkable. Meet Phoreign Carter, a beautiful young woman who wants nothing more than to fulfill her dreams of becoming a nurse and raise her son as best as she can... -
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Mafia Princess by Deja King, Michelle Monay
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe story of a Goon and his Daughter Semaj Richardson was raised by the streets, and her ambition was to own them. Changing foreign whips as she hustles one major drug dealer after another is just a day in the life with her treacherous father as her #1 partner in crime. The devious duo s schemes lead to murder plots and countless setups...Categorized as:
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Bachelor Untamed by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne mind-blowing kiss. That was all Ellie Weston shared with her neighbor and crush one summer, before he angrily discovered she'd approached him on a dare. Ten years later, Ellie is back at her great-aunt's lake house, and so is Uriel Lassiter still wildly sexy, single and happy to stay that way...
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