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Capone by Jahquel J., Joseph Editorial Services
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsI shouldn’t have felt this way about her. She’s my brother-in-law’s first love.She was forbidden fruit. Ain’t shit ever been forbidden for me. I take what I want, and I want her. I shouldn’t have these strong of feelings for a woman I just met.I wanted to lay every man that even thought about looking her way… including my brother-in-law.Erin was mine before she even knew it... -
The Last Chapter by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
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... -
Thugs and the Women Who Love Them by Wahida Clark
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsEssence® 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... -
Losin Control: Half on a baby or two by Ladii Nesha
Babies, chaos and mayhem. Marley and Czar are back and this time around, the couple is ready to tackle parenthood!They have everything planned out, but as always, things don't always go as planned when jealousy is lurking in the shadows... -
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A Cold Winter With A Hot Boy by S. Yvonne
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsArmani ‘Mani’ Sincere is feisty, seductive, and quick witted. For seventeen years of life she had not a care in the world because money was more than just green paper, it was a lifestyle, one in which her father dripped upon her while hiding the truths of his notorious yet dangerous life... -
A Mayhem Love 3 by Bianca
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsPregnant 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
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn 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... -
Mega Man by Mel Dau
Megatron Loric Manfield is the definition of perfect imperfection. He knows who he is and whose he is. He not scared to love; he just knows that when it comes along, he wants it to be God sent. When the right woman comes along, he will fall in line to receive his favor.Ruth Lindsay Gordon is saved, sheltered, and suffocated... -
Tale of the Murda Mamas by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFilled with kidnapping, murder, deception, and seduction, here is the highly-anticipated sequel to "The Cartel" from the dynamic author duo of street lit... -
Humbled By A Real N*gga by Lisa Austin
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSaije experiences heartbreak at a young age with the death of her father and baby brother, leaving her and her Stepmother to pick up the pieces and move forward in life. From adolescence into early adulthood, Saije has always loved two men. Her best friend, paid and sexy dope boy Holden “Humble” Langsen, and her boyfriend, promising future and cutie-pie star basketball player Keron Denver... -
The Beauty of This Street Love 2: A Texas Tale by Elle Kayson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe Kinseys. Four brothers and one-up-and-coming sister. They got the street game on lock, but when it comes to the game of love, things ain't so easy...Tre, the oldest, has his work cut out for him, trying to win back his baby mama, Shamar, and cut ties with his ex. Shamar is determined not to settle and if Tre can't step up, she is going to step out... -
From The Hood With Love by BriAnn Danae
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDespite 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... -
Pregnant By A Muthaf*ckin' Don by Lisa Austin
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAfter serving eight years in prison, the only thing on Demise “Ize” Rinaldi’s mental is the sweetest joy - Revenge. After killing his traitor of a father, Ize is ready to take his rightful place as Don and leader of the Rinaldi Mafia. The new young Don is in way over his head when his uncle informs him that he has to train and assemble a team of Made Men in a new city, Jagoda Bay... -
The Art Of Hood Love: Savvy by Antoinette Sherell
Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’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... -
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Who Do You Luv 3 by Diamond D. Johnson
Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter 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... -
The Burial of a Player by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWalker 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... -
Ethic 3 by Ashley Antoinette
Healing requires separation. When Ethic discovers malice in a woman he thought was perfect, he walks away from their love. Keeping his family safe is his main priority and falling for Alani Lenika Hill is dangerous. The history of their love haunts him however, and getting over her isn't easy. Alani has beguiled his two youngest children and they crave her presence as much as Ethic... -
A Love So Good: The Chamber Brothers by K. Renee
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLife for the Chamber Brothers can be described many different ways but easy is a word that can never be used. After the death of their mother, brothers Priest and Nas step up to run their father’s drug empire.A true test of loyalty helps Priest Chamber find out his marriage isn’t really built on unconditional love... -
A Love So Good- The Chamber Brothers 3 by K. Renee
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsChamber must mean chaos in some language because nothing else explains the drama that has struck this family.Nassir’s car being struck by gun fire, and Cassie being kidnapped was just the start of a downhill spiral for this family... -
Holiday Mayhem by Nek Mills
After being blindsided by a Holiday Heartbreak, Dailyn is doing her best to pick up the pieces of her life. Although her new normal looks very different nowadays, she is desperately trying to get back to the blissful place that she once was. However, those around her make peace anything but possible... -
Ledge by Grey Huffington
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBeautiful disaster. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of her.Who hurt you?The first question comes to mind when I open my mouth to greet her.Although it wasn’t the easiest to reach, I knew her heart was pure. Gentle to the touch yet stubborn as a bull, she made it hard to resist her. Unintentionally, she sank her hooks in me. She was the calm before my storm... -
A Beast Captured My Heart: A BBW Love Story by Masterpiece
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPraise aka Beast needed a special remedy for his brokenness and mental being. After losing who he assumed was the love of his life things for Praise changed. Battling his whole life on and off of different pills to help him cope with a special disorder. He comes across a special woman by the name of Kayori, who he soon realizes is the remedy and the medicine to help him get through... -
Front St. Porter by Nina.
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAfter 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... -
An Insane Love 3 by Bianca
Rated: 4.90 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTaiwan has finally gotten her freedom and her life back, or so she thinks. After learning more about Frank and his troubled life, she becomes more connected to him than ever. Romero is not one who likes to lose. Romero is not backing down and will do whatever he has to do to get Taiwan back, even if it means taking away the people that she's closest to... -
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Thug Passion 2 by Mz. Lady P.
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThug and Tahari have been through it all in such a short period of time. It seems like the odds have been stacked against them since the day they met. They're in a losing battle to live happily ever after. The love that they share for one another has proven to be stronger than anything their enemies have thrown at them... -
Daddy's Gurlz 3 by Diamond D. Johnson
Rated: 4.89 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 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... -
Sinfully Loved by Bianca Xaviera
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA 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... -
An Insane Love 2 by Bianca
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter receiving a botched proposal from Romero, Taiwan sees an opening to leave her sugar daddy and seizes it, once she’s landed back in her home city. Her heart is telling her this is the best decision to make for her happiness, while her heart is also telling her this won't be the last she sees of Romero... -
A Winter Crest Christmas: Pure & Luxe by Lisa Austin
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“Christmas is a time where Souls align!”What’s a thriving city without a Litty club? The word lit is lightly putting it when speaking on Club Luxe. Owning the hottest establishment in Winter Crest, Pennsylvania, Luxe takes pride in his first major investment. Luxe has created a high-class, three-level, all-in-one club using dope money... -
THE HOOD FLOWER GIRL: A NOVELLA by M Monique
When crushes fall...Since Poppi "Hood" Bloom was a kid, her love for flowers has been deep. She is devoted to her craft of making beautiful arrangements for whatever occasion her clients may desire. When a beloved teacher passes, Poppi makes it her business to show her respects to the person who helped shape her childhood... -
One Eighty by Charity Shane
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
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... -
I Wish I Could Be The One 2 by Monica Walters
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWesley Henderson, Jr. has had a hard life. He seems to be the outcast within the Henderson clan, and he’s tired of that position. Despite his efforts to be everything his father wants, nothing he does seems to be good enough. While trying to solve those issues on his own, he reaches a breaking point... -
The Beauty of This Street Love 3 by Elle Kayson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe disappearance of two of the women closest to the Kinseys leads to all-out war with the Prince family. As if that turmoil isn’t enough, the personal relationships of the Kinsey siblings are uncertain. Briar Rose is reluctant to pursue a relationship with the cocky young ladies’ man, Tyrese Kinsey. Ty is determined to have the beautiful doctor and he’s used to getting what he wants... -
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The Beauty of This Street Love: A Texas Tale by Elle Kayson
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThose who knew the streets in Houston knew one thing for sure. The four brothers of the Kinsey Cartel were as crazy as hell. The oldest two, Tremell and Tristan, aka Tre and Tripp, might just have been the craziest of all. Crossing any of them could end your life, especially given Tre’s unique skills at murder... -
AUGUST by M Monique
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTHE 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... -
Thug Passion 3 by Mz. Lady P.
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsReal niggas don't die. They go to Miami and get richer. That's exactly what the infamous Ka'Jaire "Thug"Kenneth has been doing. With his family now with him in Miami, the sky is the limit and money is the motive. Tahari is still reeling from the fact that Thug is alive. She finds herself in a unfamiliar place and more alone than ever... -
Southern Belle 2 by Diamond D. Johnson
Rated: 4.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey 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
"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... -
Hard Lovin' Straight Thuggin' 2 by S. Yvonne
Gu is on a rampage as his world crumbles, determined to cut off the snakes in his life. His only peace is Qui, whose love teaches him the meaning of ‘need’ and anyone who threatens their bond is in danger. As Gu endures one tragedy after another, Qui becomes his rock, even as she heals herself vowing to stand by him forever... -
She Ain't Never Met Another N*gga Like Me by Jahquel J.
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsItaly has always had dreams of going away to college. Those dreams seemed like a far reality when she finds out that she’s pregnant. While she thought her life was over, her saving grace, by the name of Chase, comes and saves her. In her first year of college in Atlanta, she has to come back home to care for her younger sister once her mother dies in a car accident... -
The Dopeman's Wife by JaQuavis Coleman
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNautica 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 ILLEST: A GANGSTA'S HOLIDAY LOVE (Thug, Baller, Hitta, Goon ) by M. Monique
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 16 ratings***PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS IS A RE-RELEASE***Ilyon Jackson is a single father, who left the streets to care for his daughter. Living the life of a gangsta was no environment he wanted to raise his daughter in. Now he's a club owner, living life as peaceful as he could. With his past seemingly buried, Ilyon was doing a great job of laying low. That is.. -
My Baby Is a West Coast King by Shvonne Latrice
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... -
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A Love Worth Fighting For: Cannon & Tiff by K. Renee
Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsYou can’t compete where you don’t compare has never been truer than in Cannon and Tiff’s situationship. Cannon swore that he would get Tiff by any means necessary. Things seemed to be going that way a few times, but Tiff just wasn’t ready. Back in her hometown after moving, Tiff runs into Cannon, and it is not a happy reunion... -
The Prada Plan 5 by Ashley Antoinette
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... -
Kidnapped by the Snowman by M Monique
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDecember Angel has a relentless mother who wants one thing from her son and that’s to see him settle down. His mindset is get the girl and make his mother happy. However, things aren’t as simple as he believes them to be.Raine Nicholas is reeling from loss, and the last thing she has time for is a man who runs the streets... -
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... -
Keep Giving Me Love by BriAnn Danae
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPeace. 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... -
Saved by A Billionaire 2 by Miss J.
Betrayal.A feeling that Christina thought she would never feel again; at least not from the person that she’s fallen in love with.Feeling hopeless, with nothing to lose, Christina starts to spiral out of control, and the only person that can save her is the person she now hates...
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