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  • The Midnight Hour by Brenda Jackson

    The Midnight Hour by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Sexy, dangerous, unforgettable. . . the Madaris family and their unlikely band of friends captured readers’ hearts and souls. Now, in The Midnight Hour, bestselling author Brenda Jackson brings us another breathtaking novel featuring the Madaris family and friends. One, CIA agent Sir Drake Warren gave his heart to a woman—a fellow Marine whose death in an explosion left him aching for justice...
  • Juke: A DeLuca Brothers Spinoff by Tacarra

    Juke: A DeLuca Brothers Spinoff by Tacarra

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Juke’s a problem in and out the ring—silent, savage, and undefeated. His rivalry with Boom runs deeper than boxing, rooted in the streets and personal history. So when he offers to help the DeLucas with a situation involving their cousin Sophi, it’s just something to keep his hands busy. He’s not looking to play hero… just keep an eye out… lie low, and handle business if it comes to that...
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  • Beautiful Chaos by Keta Kendric

    Beautiful Chaos by Keta Kendric

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 19 ratings
    Desiree:. Family. Being a member of the Evans family had never been easy. By the time I was sixteen, I’d been snatched twice, shot at, and knifed in the back. Yet, I’d turned out to be the tame one, the one that had been smart enough to stay away from my family business…until my father dragged me back in...
  • Quiet Chaos  by Keta Kendric

    Quiet Chaos by Keta Kendric

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    Mecca: Family. Being a member of the Evans family was a blessing and a curse. By the time I was sixteen, I had committed four murders and had been beaten to within an inch of my life. Yet, I had turned out to be the fighter, the one that had been strong enough to survive in a world of chaos...
  • The Prada Plan 3:: Green-Eyed Monster by Ashley Antoinette

    The Prada Plan 3:: Green-Eyed Monster by Ashley Antoinette

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Leah's crazy scheming has finally paid off. Now that YaYa is out of the picture, Leah has everything she's ever wanted. She steps into YaYa's shoes, and now she has money, family, and, most importantly, she has Indie. She's the queen of his empire, and no one suspects a thing. There's only one problem. Disaya Morgan isn't dead...
  • Tyriq & Teaira by Charity Shane

    Tyriq & Teaira by Charity Shane

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tyriq Hill is a baller. He was born with a basketball ball in hand and despite not having the support he wants, he’s a beast with it. Street legend, All-American, and NBA bound. Everything is on track and he’s ready to live the life he’s worked so hard for. Teaira Wilks is that girl. She’s independent, fierce, and knows exactly who she is and want she wants...
  • The Devil Wears Baccarat 3 by Jatoria C.

    The Devil Wears Baccarat 3 by Jatoria C.

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    There aren’t many things in the world that capture my interest. As the brother of "Nasu" and a Capo in the Romanian Mafia, my life revolves around the mafia, the wine business, and the art of killing. Everything else feels irrelevant. That was true—until the moment I walked into her office. From the first word she spoke, I knew Brittany Gabriele had to be mine. Now, she’s all I can think about...
  • Where Secrets Find Solace by Kimberly Brown

    Where Secrets Find Solace by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    After ten years behind bars, a woman walks free—but freedom comes with its own sentence in this bold and unsparing novel by national bestselling author Kimberly Brown. After serving a ten-year sentence for killing her mother’s boyfriend, Alayah Chambers is finally free—but freedom comes at a cost...
  • Take me to Church: A Preto Village Novel by AshleyNicole, Erin B.

    Take me to Church: A Preto Village Novel by AshleyNicole, Erin B.

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Welcome to Preto Village, a beautiful black community where everybody knows your business and has no qualms sharing it…I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your…thighs? Neriah grew up in the church under a philandering pastor. In search of a new place to worship, she stumbles upon Preto Baptist...
  • Impromptu Date by Kay Shanee

    Impromptu Date by Kay Shanee

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kamille Boatwright appears to have it all. As the owner of a successful business, her funds are unlimited. However, her professional life is the only thing that seems to be working in her favor. Aside from Ari, her best friend and business partner, Kamille’s social life is nonexistent, and her relationship with a few members of her family leave a lot to be desired...
  • Seduction, Westmoreland Style by Brenda Jackson

    Seduction, Westmoreland Style by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Montana horse breeder McKinnon Quinn savored his "no women on my ranch" rule. So when Casey Westmoreland asked for a job training horses, he turned her down flat. For despite her innocent looks, she tempted him beyond reason. Casey had vowed to get McKinnon to hire her and make him her first--her only--lover. Yet after every steamy encounter, the infuriating man dodged her...
  • Double Or Nothin' by T'Lyn

    Double Or Nothin' by T'Lyn

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Playboy. Millionaire. Bachelor. Just a few words to describe the starting shooting guard for the LA Aces, Trayvon Jackson. He is epitome of a man that has it all. He is also a man who lives by his own terms and does so unapologetically. There’s isn’t anything he wants that he can’t have except the beautiful and talented, Phoenix Rose...
  • Guilty Pleasures Of A Boss: A Billionaire Love Story by S. Yvonne

    Guilty Pleasures Of A Boss: A Billionaire Love Story by S. Yvonne

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Starla Knight is a beautiful, yet bullheaded, hood princess that gets money by any means and takes no crap from no one. By the tender age of twenty-two, Starla proved she’s a survivor, regardless of the odds stacked against her. She hustled however she could, whether it was scamming men or scamming checks. However, all it took was one wrong move before her entire world was flipped upside down...
  • Ignite: Love in Scrubs Spin Off by C. Monet

    Ignite: Love in Scrubs Spin Off by C. Monet

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Halo Grant does her job, minds her business, and refuses to be distracted by fame or foolishness. So when an early-morning fire drops her in front of NBA star DaVinci Bryns, she handles him the same way she handles every man who tries her, with a firm check and zero special treatment...
  • A Gangster's BBW Obsession 2 by Mz. Lady P

    A Gangster's BBW Obsession 2 by Mz. Lady P

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Gangster’s and the BBW’s they’re obsessed with are back with more drama than ever. In part 1, there were secrets and revelations that changed the dynamic of The Prince Family. With his back against the wall. Draylon had no choice but to take out the family members that betrayed him. Getting rid of the problems only added more problems. The price just went up and somebody got to pay for it...
  • Stepping to a New Day by Beverly Jenkins

    Stepping to a New Day by Beverly Jenkins

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to the town of Henry Adams with a story of family, friendship, love, and second chances. In Henry Adams, Kansas, you can’t start over without stirring things up . . . Many a good woman has had to leave a no-good man, but how many of them took a back-seat to his 600-lb...
  • Saint by Lakia

    Saint by Lakia

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    After the passing of their mother, Saint Carmichael is raised by his older brother Bishop—who is a true example of his brother’s keeper—ensuring that he wanted for nothing while keeping him away from everything street related. Saint’s life is mapped out with several college basketball scholarships to choose from and a future with the NBA on his horizons...
  • Salt Don't Go In Tea: An African American Romance by J. Dominique

    Salt Don't Go In Tea: An African American Romance by J. Dominique

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Amari thought getting pregnant and having a baby by a hood-rich industry goon would put her at the top and in his #1 spot. She imagined a life filled with money, fame, and all the perks of being tied to someone in the game. But instead of the dream, she got a cheating baby daddy who left her to raise their son on her own...
  • Love's Instant Replay by Riley Baxter

    Love's Instant Replay by Riley Baxter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kaeden Evans. Who meets their soulmate while shopping for books with their daughter? Before walking into Echoes of Kyelle, I would have told you no one. But the second I see her smile, . . . I'm a goner. As the cornerback for the Columbus Bobcats, I'm no stranger to beautiful women. Yet, there's something about her that stays with me long after I leave the store...
  • Heart of Gold by Beverly Jenkins

    Heart of Gold by Beverly Jenkins

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    NAACP nominee and bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to the charming town of Henry Adams, Kansas—a place that always feels like home—in this heartwarming story of family, friendship, and the surprises hidden in our lives. Henry Adams has had its fair share of drama ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town with her divorce settlement...
  • An Affair in Munthill by Takerra Allen

    An Affair in Munthill by Takerra Allen

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gloria met Rich, and the most organic romance began to write itself. On the heels of the animated V2, Takerra travels to a more serene place to bring you a story of two people finding one another in the most enthralling of ways – when they don’t want to. The key ingredients of intrigue are here – he’s self-aware, dominant, with a dangerous yet captivating edge...
  • Continuous by Kennedy B.

    Continuous by Kennedy B.

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What if one day everything fell into place? What if one day that toxic love didn’t exist, and instead of stop and go, it was continuous? DaVinci is a fighter, fighting for more than just a title, but to stay out of the shadows of a family he didn’t choose. Fighting was all he had, until he encountered a woman just as driven and unfulfilled...
  • Something On The Side by Carl Weber

    Something On The Side by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    Meet Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny-the bodacious women of the Big Girls Book Club. There's only one rule to being a member. You must be at least a size 14. . . BGBC president Tammy loves everything about her life-especially taking care of business for her husband, Tim. This year, she intends to top all his past birthdays by having a threesome with her best friend, Egypt...
  • Tempting A Billionaire : A BBW Romance by Tina J

    Tempting A Billionaire : A BBW Romance by Tina J

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jurzee Bennington was a BBW who didn’t care what anyone thought of her. Her self confidence was through the roof and she made sure to let people know they couldn’t disrespect her. That’s until she met Lamont; the love of her life. Sadly, he treated Jurzee bad and denied his feelings for her so he wouldn’t be made fun of...
  • Big Girls Do Cry (Big Girls) by Carl Weber

    Big Girls Do Cry (Big Girls) by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to the Big Girls Book Club‚ where only one rule applies: Members must be at least a size 14. Sisters Isis and Egypt have left New York for Richmond‚ where Isis is happily married and living in the lap of luxury. Egypt has moved in t.
  • Pregnant By A Ruthless Billionaire by K Nicole

    Pregnant By A Ruthless Billionaire by K Nicole

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “You take care of yourself. We forgot to grab a Plan B, but I trust you’ll be responsible to get one once you land. ”. “Shit,” she panicked. “Yeah, I will. Thank you again for the weekend. ”. That's where it ended in Freaky Weekend With A Trill Billionaire. Chas was so high from the two days with Omega, that she forgot the one thing he was adamant about her getting — the pill...
  • Alexa, Play I Need A Rich Thug Husband 2: An African American Romance: Finale by Jatoria C.

    Alexa, Play I Need A Rich Thug Husband 2: An African American Romance: Finale by Jatoria C.

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the heart pounding finale of "Alexa, Play I Need A Rich Thug Husband II," the line between real and fake is thin as a lace front wig, and emotions run wild. Courtney's had enough of Jabo's drama, ready to start fresh with Christian. He crashes into her life like a wrecking ball, and she's ready to risk it all for this rich thug. But when Christian ghosts her, confusion and heartbreak set in...
  • Swept Away By A Billionaire by Tina J

    Swept Away By A Billionaire by Tina J

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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  • God Don't Play by Mary Monroe

    God Don't Play by Mary Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    With a lovely home and family, Annette Goode finally has it all. Heaven knows she paid her dues--from an abusive childhood to a rocky start as an adult. Annette's friend Rhoda knows too, for Rhoda has been both her savior and her greatest fear. Their relationship has survived some serious shake-ups. But now that things are good, someone apparently thinks they're a little too good. .
  • Pregnant By A Down South Millionaire  by Taniece

    Pregnant By A Down South Millionaire by Taniece

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From the author that brought you the bestselling Taken By A Wealthy Man. "Sometimes our mothers' advice hits hard, but when my Mama told me that all men are dogs, that ninety-nine percent of them will cheat, and one hundred percent of them will lie, she was speaking a painful truth. Some men are just overgrown little boys, never grasping that it's time to man up...
  • Brothers Black 7: Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire, Covers by Combs

    Brothers Black 7: Johnathan the Fixer by Blue Saffire, Covers by Combs

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Roni. I don't know my past, I've lost control of my future, but I have a bullet for my present. Nough said. Johnathan. That’s Roni, and that’s about as much as you will get from her. When you get to know her, you understand why. From the moment our eyes connected, I knew I’d be the one to fix what was broken. It didn’t matter that we were never supposed to see each other again...
  • Your One by Monica Walters, Latisha Burns

    Your One by Monica Walters, Latisha Burns

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Professional basketball player, Nate Guillory, has a good life. He enjoyed his childhood as the only child in a single-parent home. There is only one thing he feels he missed out knowing his father. Although he had a great upbringing, he feels that it is his right to know the identity of his father and why they weren’t afforded the opportunity to have a relationship...
  • On Chill With A Billionaire 2 by Black Lavish

    On Chill With A Billionaire 2 by Black Lavish

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After an eventful weekend, Tish thought she would be going back to her normal life until her and Noelle are abducted. When Chill finds out he does everything in his power to get them back safely. Only getting them back was just the beginning of Chill’s problems. With revenge on his mind, and snakes in his grass, he won’t rest until he demolishes any and everything that threatens his family...
  • Slowly Falling For A Cold Hearted Gangsta by J. Charnise

    Slowly Falling For A Cold Hearted Gangsta by J. Charnise

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Skylar has spent most of her life trying to please everyone around her. With her future already mapped out, she crashes into a foul mouth gangsta who holds no bars and is immediately intimidated by his personality. Lacking self-confidence and self-esteem, Skylar faces judgment from individuals close to her. But when Silas Scott enters her life, she begins stepping out of her shell...
  • A Billionaire's Weakness 3 by Londyn Lenz

    A Billionaire's Weakness 3 by Londyn Lenz

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All Lee wanted was to win Constance back into his life. When he finally succeeded the couple barely had time to celebrate the reunion. Bruce was threatening to expose a big secret of the Yoshida family, he wasn’t Lee’s biological father. Aside from Lee’s CEO title on the line, the real hurt was the identity of his real father. That was about to shake the entire family upside down...
  • Never Better... Thanks by Jahquel J., Jay Pen Literary Services

    Never Better... Thanks by Jahquel J., Jay Pen Literary Services

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When I envisioned the life that I wanted for myself, I pictured myself sitting in a rocking chair in the nursery me and my husband had spent months designing. I pictured looking down at a baby that resembled the both of us, and thanking God that he chose me to be their mother...
  • The Preacher's Son by Carl Weber

    The Preacher's Son by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Bishop T. K. Wilson, popular pastor of the largest African-American church in Queens, New York, has decided to run for borough president. But his family values platform is on shaky ground, because the Wilson kids are giving in to the same temptations as any other young adults. And their parents have no idea what's going on behind closed doors. .
  • Torn Between Two Lovers by Carl Weber

    Torn Between Two Lovers by Carl Weber

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Big Girls Do Cry comes a deliciously provocative new page-turner starring plus-sized diva Loraine Farrow, and the men in her life. . . One of Richmond, Virginia's, hottest, most successful women, Loraine Farrow finally wants to settle down with her husband, Leon, and focus on her marriage...
  • When A Texas Millionaire Wants You 3: An African American Romance: The Finale by Queen Rae

    When A Texas Millionaire Wants You 3: An African American Romance: The Finale by Queen Rae

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the gripping finale of this fast paced and heart tugging trilogy, the stakes are higher, the passions deeper, and karma is ready to have her final say. Essence, Giovanni, and Maurice – each entangled in a web of power, money, and cheating for no reason – find themselves at a crossroads where every choice comes with a price...
  • The Billionaire's Favorite BBW by T.C. Johnson

    The Billionaire's Favorite BBW by T.C. Johnson

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lance Powell, after the death of his parents, was left with his maternal grandmother, who he affectionately called “Lola”. Lola showered her only child’s only child with all the love she had. Young Lance was like a sponge. He applied every lesson to secure his future. He promised Lola at ten, that once he was older, she would never work again...
  • Maids of Honor: Piper by Shontaiye Moore

    Maids of Honor: Piper by Shontaiye Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Piper is a confident and sexy BBW maid rebuilding her life after losing everything. Once the daughter of a wealthy CEO, her world crumbles after her father’s money laundering conviction. Now she works as a maid until she can access her trust fund...
  • Going for Three by Faith J.

    Going for Three by Faith J.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CHARMONY. To the world, I’m just a pretty face. A gold digger, too—depending on who you ask. When you constantly allow people to tell your story without setting the record straight, the lies start to feel like truth. Sometimes… even to you. I’ve spent most of my life invisible even though I’m always in the spotlight. But for the first time, someone really sees me. All of me...
  • His Starr Player by Mya

    His Starr Player by Mya

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ava Starr is the star WNBA player for the Cade’s Cove Vipers. As the daughter of the Hall of Fame legend Axel Starr, she has big shoes to fill. All she has ever known was the art of basketball, which left little room for anything else, including a dating life. Marcus Hastings was once the scrawny nerd who only cared about anime and playing the game...
  • Caught Stealing Your Heart by Fallynn West

    Caught Stealing Your Heart by Fallynn West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Banks Callahan is the star baseball player for the Camden Cove Cougars. He doesn’t have the best reputation and wants to clear his image. He meets Leilani Keith, an upcoming artist who woos the city by creating her art on live through a popular app. The attraction and banter are immediate, giving Banks an idea to help them both. A relationship bonded by a six-month contract for the world to see...
  • Swapped at the Altar by Jazlyn Starr, Tyla Walker

    Swapped at the Altar by Jazlyn Starr, Tyla Walker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was never meant to be mine. But the second her groom faltered, I stepped in and claimed her in front of God, family, and a hundred flashing cameras. She thinks it’s a scandal. I think it’s a beginning. Now she wears my ring, sleeps in my bed, and carries my name like it’s a burden. She’ll learn it’s a shield. She’ll learn it’s a brand...
  • PENALTIES & PROMISES by Latoya Nicole

    PENALTIES & PROMISES by Latoya Nicole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Coming from a less fortunate family, Tylee has always felt like an outsider from everyone except Jarett. Her best friend since the sand box, Tylee and Jay were inseparable. Their bond was so strong that someone or something was always trying to interfere. From jealous girlfriends of Jay’s to Tylee wanting a relationship of her own, no one ever expected them to be the cause of their own demise...
  • Hudson & Greene: A Miller's Pointe Christmas by Kennedy B.

    Hudson & Greene: A Miller's Pointe Christmas by Kennedy B.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A football player returning home after twenty years looking to lay low. A veterinarian not looking to be on anyone’s radar. Hudson & Greene. A Miller’s Pointe Christmas. Season Two.
  • From A Hood Chick To A Billionaire's Wifey by Sha Jones

    From A Hood Chick To A Billionaire's Wifey by Sha Jones

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They say money can’t bring or buy happiness, but for twenty-nine-year-old Poetic, she’d rather shed tears in a Lamborghini than in a roach-infested apartment. At just six years old, she painfully watches her father walk out on her and her mother, Shanice. The pain cut so deep that Shanice sank into depression and later died of a broken heart...
  • The Heir She Hid by Jazlyn Starr, Tyla Walker

    The Heir She Hid by Jazlyn Starr, Tyla Walker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She kept my son from me. Two years, she lied. Hid him. Made sure I never knew he existed. Now I’ve found them both. The boy with my eyes. The woman who’s been mine since the moment we met—whether she admits it or not. I’m not here for apologies. I’m here to claim what’s mine—my heir, my legacy, and the only woman who’s ever had the guts to defy me. She thinks she can keep me at a distance...
  • Jabari: The Crescent Falls Royals by Charity Shane

    Jabari: The Crescent Falls Royals by Charity Shane

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When it comes to Jabari Hicks, competition is non-existent. With a keen focus on securing a championship ring, Jabari’s only compettion is himself. On the court he is deadly, off the court he’s a protector and as a Lord, he’s fierce and loyal. Kinnidi Trent has a light that illuminates the dark spaces of her mind, but she can’t completely shine until she lands in a place of peace...
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