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  • Smoke by Kimberly Brown

    Smoke by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Devin "Smoke" Dillinger lives by a simple code—protect what's his at all costs. As the third oldest Dillinger and owner of a successful weapons distribution business, Smoke has a reputation that precedes him. He's a man of few attachments who prides himself on control, discipline, and keeping people at arm's length... until an unexpected visitor walks through his door...
  • DR. BELL: NICEVILLE SHORES CHRONICLES THE BEGINNING by M Monique

    DR. BELL: NICEVILLE SHORES CHRONICLES THE BEGINNING by M Monique

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Out of all the things that could cause his life to turn upside down, Adir Bell never thought falling in love would be the catalyst. Known as Dr. Bell to the streets, his days are filled with caring for those whose lives are far less than legal. Along with being a physician, he's a single father raising four young men. Humble, Peace, Bragg, and Kalm are his sons...
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  • Surrogate To An Unhinged Mafia Boss 2 by Brickhouse

    Surrogate To An Unhinged Mafia Boss 2 by Brickhouse

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The deeper the love, the deadlier the war.In the aftermath of devastating betrayal, love doesn't just hurt—it detonates.Bankston DeLuca never imagined falling deeply for the woman he once despised. Yet, as enemies tighten their deadly grip and trusted loyalties fray at the seams, the woman who became his sanctuary now threatens to be his undoing...
  • The Last Chapter by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    The Last Chapter by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 37 ratings
    Carter and Miamor have a complicated history. At one time they were lovers, but now that Carter knows the truth, he wants her dead. She contributed to the deaths of the entire Diamond family and he's the only one left standing...
  • The Virgin BBW Surrogate 4: A Hood Billionaire Romance by Tiece

    The Virgin BBW Surrogate 4: A Hood Billionaire Romance by Tiece

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The secret was never meant to surface. But now… Chaos is about to erupt. O’ thought he had everything on lock until a cold-blooded, calculated betrayal shook his world to the core. Mischa, the woman he once called his wife, was playing a deadly game. A game that robbed his Big Mama of everything— the life she deserved, the child she never knew was hers, and the love she was too scared to claim...
  • Thugs and the Women Who Love Them by Wahida Clark

    Thugs and the Women Who Love Them by Wahida Clark

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Essence® bestselling author Wahida Clark is all too familiar with the terrifying truths of ghetto life. The first novel in her gritty, gripping series takes you on into a world where a wrong choice could be the last choice a person ever makes. In a 'hood boiling over with sex, brutality, and crime, three friends are at a turning point...
  • When It's Real by Nicole Jackson

    When It's Real by Nicole Jackson

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Babi is holding her incarcerated man, Too Low, down. She loves him dearly, but is now questioning their future, as she realizes that he’s never going to change. Then just as she begins to reexamine her relationship, she ends up laying hands on an associate, damaging a certain somebody’s car in the process. Now, Face, the car owner, wants Babi to pay up, and we’re not talking monetarily...
  • Hard Lovin' Straight Thuggin' by S. Yvonne

    Hard Lovin' Straight Thuggin' by S. Yvonne

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Messiah “Gu” Carter vowed to protect his family of women without letting the streets take over, but when tragedy strikes, his whole world shifts. Running into someone with answers forces him to decide, seek revenge or face the past.Turquoise “Qui” Edwards is book smart but lost in a past she can’t remember. Caught in a deadly game, she holds secrets that could shatter everything...
  • Hood Legacy by Aubry J.

    Hood Legacy by Aubry J.

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Easy or hard? Those were the only two options I gave WNBA star Legacy Glover when it came to us. Legacy was adamant about being in control on and off the court, going as far as hiding the fact that she had a stalker. Naturally, I stepped into the role of her protector when I found out. My approach wasn’t typical, but I would get the job done and prove to her that she was always my top priority...
  • Disrespectfully, Relic by Antoinette Sherell

    Disrespectfully, Relic by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Cold. Calculated. An enigmatic boss in his own right. Relic is that and then some. His son and brothers are his heart, and money is his world—anything else is expendable. Especially women. With the cards he’s been dealt stacking up against him, he doesn’t have room for distractions.Unfortunately, the same woman whose life he altered, unbeknownst to her, taunts his thoughts...
  • A Mayhem Love 3 by Bianca

    A Mayhem Love 3 by Bianca

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Pregnant and on the run is something that Olena never had in the cards for herself. Carrying precious lives is hard enough on its own, and possibly having the family of her unborn child on the hunt for her makes matters worse. Olena’s worst fears of the Bailey Family hunting for her are confirmed when she gets word that Frank has placed a bounty on her head...
  • She Got It Bad for a Heartless Gangsta 4 by Shvonne Latrice

    She Got It Bad for a Heartless Gangsta 4 by Shvonne Latrice

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    In the final installment, Ricky must deal with the mind blowing news his grandmother has just revealed to him. Feeling like he's all alone in being betrayed by people who were expected to be loyal to him, Ricky soon realizes that the person who can understand his situation completely has been right by his side all along...
  • War About You by Nek Mills

    War About You by Nek Mills

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    War — the state of armed conflict between a group of people.Jordan “Skip” Mills is the middle of the three Mills brothers — quiet, calculated, and cold as ice. He doesn’t talk much, but when he does? You’d better listen. His silence alone says more than most men’s threats.Life was moving smoothly…until strange things began to happen...
  • Until the Ink Dries by Iesha Bree, Kimberly Brown

    Until the Ink Dries by Iesha Bree, Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 14 ratings
    In the world of tattoos, once the ink dries, there’s no going back.Returning to her hometown for a class reunion was supposed to be a brief escape for Willow. A chance to breathe between the cracks of her carefully constructed life and the relationship she left hanging in limbo.Benjamin Davis knows permanence...
  • From The Hood With Love by BriAnn Danae

    From The Hood With Love by BriAnn Danae

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Despite her unsavory upbringing, Loriana Simms vows not to let the fast, gritty lifestyle of the hood dismantle her innocence. With dreams of leaving what she calls home behind, Loriana's plans are abruptly placed on hold. While her circumstances have, in some measure, matured the bashful teen, they have also left her in an immense amount of distress...
  • Spin 2 by Diamond D. Johnson

    Spin 2 by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Who is in the back seat of Toni’s car? I think that’s a question that we all need answers to. You would think that it would be an easy find, but the hunt to find this person has become a long, drawn out process...
  • Spin 3 by Diamond D. Johnson

    Spin 3 by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    We’ve made it to the final chapter of Spin. This story has taught us about healing, allowing ourselves to open up, giving people second chances, and allowing ourselves to be loved, even when you’re afraid. After losing his wife, Sapphire in a tragedy that changed the entire trajectory of his life, Steel swore that he would never fall in love again...
  • The Art Of Hood Love: Savvy by Antoinette Sherell

    The Art Of Hood Love: Savvy by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It’s a cold world for Savvy Madden. With few people in her corner and family secrets that have shaped her upbringing for the worse; she’s searching for a way out but only digging deeper holes in the process. A night out with her big cousin, Michi, introduces Savvy to Shabu Blaise—a pragmatic hustler that shows her the art of love in a way she’s never experienced...
  • Who Do You Luv 3 by Diamond D. Johnson

    Who Do You Luv 3 by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After everything that has transpired in the Who Do You Luv series, we will finally get to see how it all ends. We will witness Bria’s long overdue meeting with her father and his family to find out the truth since she’s been lied to her entire life. Next, there’s Dace and Duchess. These two have been through hell and high water, and it would be a beautiful thing if they could get it right...
  • O and Em: A BBW Hood Billionaire Romance by Tiece

    O and Em: A BBW Hood Billionaire Romance by Tiece

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Blood don’t lie… But in Emmy’s world, the truth has always been twisted.Just when peace starts to feel possible, a knock at Peach’s door cracks the world wide open. Her missing daughter is found. Yet… a buried secret explodes into the kind of truth that flips a whole family’s legacy upside down...
  • The Burial of a Player by Kimberly Brown

    The Burial of a Player by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Walker Jareau prided himself on being a player. Women came a dime a dozen, and he was like a revolving door... until he met the one woman who threatened to swipe his player card—Jorja Sandifer. The beautiful dancer captivated him from the moment he laid eyes on her. It didn’t take long for the friends with benefits to migrate into an unconventional relationship, laced with a bit of toxicity...
  • Dreaux: The Corporate Assassin by Nek Mills

    Dreaux: The Corporate Assassin by Nek Mills

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    By day, Andre “Dre” Boudreaux is the poised and ruthless second-in-command of Boudreaux Enterprises, negotiating multi-million dollar construction deals with a cold, calculated charm. But by night, Dre becomes something else entirely—a shadow in the dark, a silent executioner tasked with eliminating threats to the family empire before they ever come to light...
  • A Virgin Surrogate & A Underboss by Taniece

    A Virgin Surrogate & A Underboss by Taniece

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From national bestselling author of "Tall Red Dude With Tattoos," Taniece presents "A Virgin Surrogate & A Underboss"—a scorching tale of possession, protection, and the unhinged men who'll cross every line for the women who own their souls.After a lifetime of heartbreak, Pre has one no men. Period...
  • Mister Musician by B. Love

    Mister Musician by B. Love

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Music, money, and marriage—those are the three things tying Saint to Tristan. Their marriage has never been about love, and for quite some time, Saint has been okay with that. He’s loved his music more than anything and had no desire for a healthy, loving romantic relationship or children...
  • Spin by Diamond D. Johnson

    Spin by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Zion Perkins. The undefeated heavy weight boxing champ. The world knows him as Steel. A black man from Miami, Florida with a lot of confidence, spunk, and talent. He has everything going well for him in life, until the day that he lost his wife, Sapphire. Sapphire tragically lost her life after she was ran off the highway, leaving Zion to become a widower...
  • Front St. Porter by Nina.

    Front St. Porter by Nina.

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    After the loss of their father, the Porter brothers lean on one another for love and support the late Hassan Porter took with him. Lake being the oldest tries to find a balance between caring for each of his younger brothers and making sure they are secured financially. While Lake and his best friend grind it out, his brothers do not make his position as their leader easy...
  • Open My Heart by T'Lyn

    Open My Heart by T'Lyn

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Kenya has mastered the art of keeping people at a distance. After a painful betrayal, she's convinced love is nothing more than a weakness she can't afford. Sanchez, however, is a man who knows exactly what he wants-power, legacy, and a love that can stand the test of time.Their connection is undeniable, but Kenya is determined to fight it, unwilling to risk her heart again...
  • Daddy's Gurlz 3 by Diamond D. Johnson

    Daddy's Gurlz 3 by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.89 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The main question that everyone wants to know is, “Who shot Uzi?” With the lifestyle that Uzi lives, it could be anyone. We’re talking about a woman here, who has grown men that envy her because of her status in the streets...
  • The Cartier Cartel 2 (The Finale): The INC by Jessica N. Watkins

    The Cartier Cartel 2 (The Finale): The INC by Jessica N. Watkins

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I spent years building an empire, proving I was just as ruthless and unstoppable as the men who came before me. The streets fear me, my cartel moves like a machine, and I finally got the one thing I never thought I’d have—the love of my life, Livia. She is the only woman who ever saw me beyond the blood and power. But just when I thought I had it all under control, he came back...
  • Sinfully Loved by Bianca Xaviera

    Sinfully Loved by Bianca Xaviera

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A product of the streets and circumstance, Lavender Love has always been dealt a bad hand. From dealing with her religious zealot of a grandmother to birthing a child that was a product of rape, Lavender deals with more issues at thirteen than most women twice her age. Not ready to be a mother, Lavender leaves her baby on her grandmother’s doorstep and finds the first ride she can out of the city...
  • Standing In The Sun by Evelyn Latrice

    Standing In The Sun by Evelyn Latrice

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Little Lunar is on the verge of greatness. A rising rapper with the world at his feet, he’s chasing more than just fame though- he’s searching for himself. Every song, every verse is an attempt to piece together the man he’s supposed to be, but no matter how hard he tries, something is missing. His father, the legend he never got to meet, is a ghost haunting his success...
  • A Virgin Surrogate & A Underboss 2 by Taniece

    A Virgin Surrogate & A Underboss 2 by Taniece

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    With war brewing in the streets, Luciano is determined to make things right with his wife, Pre. But when devastating truths come to light, revealing a decade of lies and life-altering secrets from those closest to him, Luciano faces critical choices that could destroy everything he's built—or finally set him free.Pre is struggling under the weight of a family she's beginning to resent...
  • O and Em : A BBW Hood Billionaire Romance by Tiece

    O and Em : A BBW Hood Billionaire Romance by Tiece

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Some families are built with love. Others are forged in fire. Emmy’s finally in her soft season. With Ocean in her arms and twins on the way, she’s holding tight to the peace she never thought she’d get. But nothing stays safe for long—not when O’s past is still clawing at their doorstep.And not when The Shadow is still watching...
  • The Cartier Cartel 4: Love In Perfect Tempo by Jessica N. Watkins

    The Cartier Cartel 4: Love In Perfect Tempo by Jessica N. Watkins

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I wasn’t supposed to want him.Big A was always off-limits. He was my brothers’ closest friend, a respected lieutenant in the Cartier cartel, and one of the few men I couldn’t fall for. I was obligated to remain loyal to my brothers, but obligations mean nothing when your heart gets involved.After years of silently craving him, one explosive moment shatters every boundary we've ever set...
  • This Is Law by Diamond D. Johnson

    This Is Law by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Meet Sevyn Crawford. Better known as Law. Born and raised in Miami, Florida. He’s a product of a relationship that was build on love. That same love was taken away from him before the age of 5. On his third birthday, what was supposed to be another great milestone for him, turned into the fatal loss of his father...
  • My Baby Is a West Coast King by Shvonne Latrice

    My Baby Is a West Coast King by Shvonne Latrice

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Laine Loren is an aspiring model, hoping to somehow make it out of South Side, Chicago, and away from her predator uncle and cheating boyfriend Tarik. When she gets the chance to move away to Los Angeles, she hops on it and doesn't look back. Laine's plans to focus only on her career and nothing else, are suddenly thrown to the wind when she meets the dangerous and unbalanced Mischief...
  • One Eighty by Charity Shane

    One Eighty by Charity Shane

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Two people…Two different objectives…One ultimate goal…Gideon “Gee” Powers has one hundred and eighty days to secure his rightful place as head of the family.Rhian Barnes has one hundred and eighty days to complete a bucket list.One night in Sin City blurs the lines and two become one...
  • Butterfly 2 by Ashley Antoinette

    Butterfly 2 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    “One of the biggest names in Urban-fiction, Ashley Antoinette, is back … An intense start to this new series with characters that are real and genuine. It’s a story about love, trying to put the past behind and moving on with your life” - Red Carpet Crash on ButterflyMorgan Atkins is used to losing, but losing Messiah Williams was the most tragic of them all...
  • AUGUST by M Monique

    AUGUST by M Monique

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    THE POWER OF REDEMPTIONLoss after loss is the beginning of August’s story. First the death of his mother, then the imprisonment of his father. Although he faces great losses, his brother Kingston is there to be his guidance and protection. Not only does he have Kingston, he also has the love and wisdom of Granny, the woman who raises him in the absence of his parents...
  • Keep Giving Me Love by BriAnn Danae

    Keep Giving Me Love by BriAnn Danae

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Peace. That’s what Synovi now had and cherished more than anything. Free from all the disturbances his chaotic life once ensued, he wanted nothing more than to keep it that way. With a thriving business and relationship, almost nothing could take him back to that dark place of no love. His Love didn’t reside there.His world is still hers, and she is still his...
  • Southern Belle 2 by Diamond D. Johnson

    Southern Belle 2 by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.87 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    They say that after every storm, comes a rainbow. We’ve all witnessed what Rudy’s storm consisted of. Childhood trauma, verbal and physical abuse from her husband, along with family secrets that just emerged from the dark, after years of her life being one complete lie. Rudy has been in the eye of the storm from the moment she was brought into this world...
  • Diamonds Are Forever by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Diamonds Are Forever by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 29 ratings
    "The Diamond family has survived murder, deceit, and betrayal. Through it all, they're still standing tall, and a new era has begun. After surviving a failed attempt on her life, Breeze has moved into the queen's position by Zyir's side. Zyir has taken over the empire and locked down Miami's streets; the world is in his hands. But there is always new blood ready to overthrow the throne...
  • The Dopeman's Wife by JaQuavis Coleman

    The Dopeman's Wife by JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Nautica was raised by the streets and forced to grow up fast. The allure of the fast like pulled her into a world of scandal, schemes, and hustling. After Nautica comes up on a big scam and her biggest payday ever, she decided to move to the East Coast in search of a new beginning. What she thinks will be a new start turns out to be a nightmare...
  • The Prada Plan 5 by Ashley Antoinette

    The Prada Plan 5 by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    In this explosive addition to the New York Times bestselling series, Ashley Antoinette brings you pain, pleasure, love, hate, as YaYa struggles to hold it all together before life blows up in her face, in The Prada Plan 5.Disaya finally has it all. The man she fought for is hers at last. Her name is Mrs. Indie Perkins and their daughter is safe. Leah is gone. Life is supposed to be good...
  • Unfinished Business by Brenda Jackson

    Unfinished Business by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    “Hot and sexy.”—Romance Reader at HeartTM   A PROMISE MADE Investigative reporter Christy Madaris doesn’t want to complicate her life with romance. She made that mistake once when she believed Alex Maxwell’s promise to marry her. True, Alex made that promise when Christy was just a teenager...
  • Impending Consent by K.C. Mills

    Impending Consent by K.C. Mills

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sailor Addison wants one of the only men who refuses to end up in her bed.Rival Hassan is determined to convince Sailor that what she wants extends beyond a one night stand.One night. Too much to drink and Sailor Addison finds herself married to a man she only meant to seduce.As an attorney with an undefeated record, Sailor knows how to talk her way in and out of any situation, except this...
  • Mercy For A Thug's heart 3 by Jazz E

    Mercy For A Thug's heart 3 by Jazz E

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Just when Story thought she was starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, darkness peaks its head around the corner and swallows her whole, leaving her wondering if she will ever catch a break. On the day that was supposed to be the start of a new beginning, Story finds herself trapped in a fight for survival and trust...
  • The Trophy Wife by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    The Trophy Wife by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Ashley & Jaquavis introduce the reader to London, a beautiful immigrant from Trinidad. She was given to her husband by her father in order to settle a debt. Standing by her husband's side, making him the envy of his associates is a day in the life, but behind closed doors their relationship becomes cold and the abuse she encounters has her looking for a way out...
  • The Art Of Hood Love: Shabu by Antoinette Sherell

    The Art Of Hood Love: Shabu by Antoinette Sherell

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Loyalty. Shabu Blaise is big on that small but powerful word. When he finds out about a violation against the woman he’s claimed as his, the ties that bind are severed, and he’s left in a position to choose between loyalty to the code or his heart—Savvy. All roads lead to Shabu losing the most organic relationship he’s encountered, but he’s determined to keep his new family together by any means...
  • Turned Out By His Hood Mentality by Diamond D. Johnson

    Turned Out By His Hood Mentality by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    In part one of this wild, roller coaster series, we were introduced to the beautiful, educated, and single Normani Davidson. Some might wonder, why is a woman like Normani single? Was it was just a matter of waiting for her Mr...
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