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Stepdaddy Season by Natisha Raynor
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFor Cypher Hall being the mother to twin boys is far from easy. She has to work two jobs just to keep her head above water, and she still often feels like she's drowning. She hadn't been in a relationship since her kids' father eight years ago, and she's started to realize that Prince Charming may never ride up on his white horse and save her...Categorized as:
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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... -
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![A Love Bred From the Block by Antoinette Sherell]()
A Love Bred From the Block by Antoinette Sherell
Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsZodiac Goings is a charismatic hustler with layers beyond what he allows anyone to see. Raised by sisters who’d do anything to see him win; he doesn’t let his shortcomings define him. Fear doesn’t exist in his vocabulary... except when it involves Reason. Reason Atkins is in love. She knows Zodiac is the bad boy that parents warn girls like her about, but she doesn’t care. She sees the potential... -
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And Then Life Was Beautiful by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsCouri MitchellAugust Hanson was the silent type, the kind who spoke through his actions and not his words.He possessed enough power to make me feel safe and secure.I was ready to open up and share the parts of myself I’d never shared with another, and then I got hit with a truth that changed everything.There was a slight chance he’d still want me, only he had to accept our baby, too... -
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![Love's Ineligible Receiver by Love Belvin]()
Love's Ineligible Receiver by Love Belvin
The league didn’t believe in me. I was the last pick of the first round.The Kings didn’t believe in me. They low-balled my contract and mandated therapy to begin immediately.My coach didn’t believe in me. But I get it; she’s a female.The General don’t halfway believe. He keeps threatening violence if I blow this opportunity...Categorized as:
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![Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown]()
Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSomya Hilton has known nothing but a life of ultimatums. From a young age, it was her and her sister Eliza against the world. When both of them find love and start families of their own, Somya finally feels like she has the life she deserves. Then tragedy strikes, leaving both her sister and brother-in-law dead and Somya to care for her niece Jazlynn who is ten at the time... -
![Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown]()
Hold Me While You Wait by Kimberly Brown
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSomya Hilton has known nothing but a life of ultimatums. From a young age, it was her and her sister Eliza against the world. When both of them find love and start families of their own, Somya finally feels like she has the life she deserves. Then tragedy strikes, leaving both her sister and brother-in-law dead and Somya to care for her niece Jazlynn who is ten at the time... -
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A Little Dare by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhen Shelly Brockman walked into his office, Sheriff Dare Westmoreland could almost taste the sweet, steamy passion they'd once shared. Then Shelly informed him he was the father of her son, the unruly preteen he'd arrested that day, and his fantasies turned to fury! Shelly had returned to her hometown in Georgia to save her son from the mean streets of Los Angeles...Categorized as:
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![Maybe We Won't by Melissa Foster]()
Maybe We Won't by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA sexy and soul-stirring novel about love, family, and rediscovering what matters most by Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe We Will.When workaholic Boston attorney Deirdra de Messiéres is passed over for a well-deserved promotion, she takes a two-month hiatus to show her boss just how much he needs her and heads home to Silver Island...Categorized as:
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![Riding The Storm by Brenda Jackson]()
Riding The Storm by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWomen called him the perfect storm because he could sweet-talk any woman into his bed, and regularly did so. Firefighter Storm Westmoreland used lovemaking the way other men used a long, hot shower-to blow off steam. Until a torrid weekend with a too-hot-to-handle virgin left a certain legendary player craving something other than mere physical gratification...Categorized as:
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![He Who Is a Lover by Love Belvin]()
He Who Is a Lover by Love Belvin
He Who Is a LoverFalling in love wasn’t the goal. In fact, I didn’t think it was possible. That was until Bilan Asad-Yasin turned out to be more than I anticipated when I finally decided to explore her that early spring evening. Those curvy thighs, chiseled cheekbones, auburn freckles, powerful resilience, and endless intellect.She was a bad decision, this I knew...Categorized as:
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Ares by Asia Monique
Ares MitchellThey said my presence changed the atmosphere in any room I entered.According to my mother—it was in my name. According to my twin brother—it was in my soul.But to Nyx Campbell, I was multifaceted.The star gazing beauty forced her away into my heart and opened my eyes to a part of myself I never knew existed.She calmed the chaos... -
![Mister Sommelier by B. Love]()
Mister Sommelier by B. Love
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSavvy businessman and lover of wine and fine dining by day, Antonne Walker has committed himself to the underworld by night for the last decade of his life. A protector by nature, Antonne values his ability to keep those he loves, and those he’s employed by, safe... -
![Campus Chronicles: Kamaria & Kyree's Story by Cion Lee]()
Campus Chronicles: Kamaria & Kyree's Story by Cion Lee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKamaria Laurent has spent majority of her college career flying under the radar. As a plus sized girl who's always faced criticism from her peers and family, all she wants to do is stay out the way and get her degree. That all changes when she meets Mr. Popularity himself, Kyree Pierre. Kyree has had the opposite college experience from Kamaria... -
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![The Body Hunter by M Monique]()
The Body Hunter by M Monique
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJazmine Peace is at a place in her life where absolutely nothing matters. All she knows is devastation and heartache. Life has taught her to care about nothing, believe in nothing, and expect nothing. When her burdens become too much to bare, she dangles on the brink of self-destruction.Joshua "Body" Hunter isn't exactly a knight in shining armor...Categorized as:
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![Back To Me by Kami Holt]()
Back To Me by Kami Holt
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNayeli & Rule were High school sweethearts, who thought they would be together forever, but outside forces were working to tear them apart.Tens years have passed as Rule makes his return to his hometown. He has made it in the big leagues of R&B now but something is missing in his life.Unexpected discoveries are made and secrets are exposed that turn Rule’s life upside down...Categorized as:
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Sincerely Yours by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIzekiel Holloway was content with his career, the people in his life, and all that came with it.Until her…One look at the self-assured Jonae Martin and nothing seemed right anymore.In fact, everything seemed wrong.What he once thought was a solid foundation now had one too many cracks to ignore.And ignore it, he would not...Categorized as:
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Unhand Me by Grey Huffington
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEmber and Judah have loved each other since children, but business interests and family ties have kept them apart. While Judah is trying to protect his precious empire, Ember is trying to protect her heart -even if it means ending their long-term affair. Discover just how potent of a drug love is in this all-consuming novella that tells the journey of Ember and Judah... -
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Tempt Me at Midnight by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLexi Austin is living a fantasy. At the stroke of midnight, in the most romantic country in the world, a masked stranger sweeps her into his arms. But when the man turns out to be Quentin Reddick, Lexi's best friend since college, the celebrity chef knows she's in trouble. He may be the most irresistible man on the planet, but the powerhouse attorney is also the world's hardest partying bachelor... -
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Bookmarked by Bella Jay
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if your soon-to-be ex-husband invited you on a divorcemoon, five nights at your bucket list baecation spot for one last hoorah before you go your separate ways? Would you go?Brooklin did... -
![Words with Friends: A Mason Family Novella by AshleyNicole]()
Words with Friends: A Mason Family Novella by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe’s offering to teach him a few things. He’s willing to learn... -
![Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic]()
Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAsher Pryce hides behind a wall of secrets he's spent most of his life building up. How else is the adopted child whose birth parents run a drug cartel supposed to fit in? He's notorious for his overconfident swagger and total lack of patience for bullshit - a master of masks. The one thing in his life he can't fake? His feelings for his best friend's twin sister... -
![Home Sweet Home by Lacey Black]()
Home Sweet Home by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLeoEveryone has a past they’re trying to outrun, myself included. My time in the military left me with scars, both physically and emotionally, which is why I keep to myself. Since returning home to Stewart Grove, I work a lot so I have little time to think. To remember. I’m just content to make it through the day.Then I meet Kallie Carpenter... -
![The Business of Lust by B. Love]()
The Business of Lust by B. Love
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFallyn Mitchell’s perfect life begins to unravel at the seams piece by piece. As life shows her not everything is within her control, she finds solace in her best friend, Stax. For the last ten years, Stax has been the one constant in Fallyn’s life that has been unchanging... -
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![L.O.E: Loyalty Over Everything by Kami Holt]()
L.O.E: Loyalty Over Everything by Kami Holt
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLoyalty “Loyal” Graham is the jokester of the family. However, the scars on his heart from the loss of his mother can’t seem to be healed with time or laughter. While his family members are falling in love one by one, he’s still grieving the emptiness from the first woman that ever truly believed in him.Tyeis Jossep has the weight of the world on her shoulders... -
![I'll Give You Mine: An Urban Love Story by B. Love]()
I'll Give You Mine: An Urban Love Story by B. Love
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“My parents raised me to be a King. It’s not their fault I turned out to be a hoodlum.” – Giovanni “Grim” Re For Grim, even his name spoke of the constant battle that warred within him on a daily basis. His government name, Giovanni Re, was chosen specifically by his father. He wanted Grim’s first name to remind him that he was favored by God while his last name meant King... -
![Moments for You by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Moments for You by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwo widows. One wedding dress. And a promise of forever in the next installment of the Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan.A wedding dress is meant to be worn only once.When a stranger finds herself in need of a miracle at the last minute, I do the unthinkable: I offer mine to her.The same one I wore down the aisle for my late husband...Categorized as:
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![The Problem with Falling by Brittainy C. Cherry]()
The Problem with Falling by Brittainy C. Cherry
Willow Kingsley is everything I don’t need in my life. She’s sunshine and chaos dressed in a flower crown. She’s a wildflower in a world I’ve spent years trying to keep simple and quiet. She talks too much, smiles too easily, and doesn’t understand the meaning of personal space. Worst of all, she’s staying in my house for the summer, turning my carefully guarded world upside down... -
![The Lover by Nia Forrester]()
The Lover by Nia Forrester
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRyann Walker knows she’s a difficult woman; difficult enough that it would take a rare, and special breed of man to take her on permanently. Thankfully, she isn’t looking for that. What she does want is a baby. And after a rash decision made during a one-night stand, she just may be having one, with the very successful, good-looking, but completely wrong for her, Spencer Hall... -
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Love Always by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor the last seven months, Immanuel Holloway had been stuck in a state of limbo when it came to the matters of his heart and the woman who owned it.On the other hand, Tiava Johnson was in a state of repair when it came to her mind, body, and soul...Categorized as:
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![Truly Yours by Asia Monique]()
Truly Yours by Asia Monique
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIshmael Holloway felt the weight of everyone around him finding their happily ever after. His problem isn’t that his brothers' priorities have changed, but that his forever had been right in front of him—in the form of his sister-in-law's best friend—for years. Ishmael had no way of knowing that Sawyer Peterson, too, saw him as her forever... -
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Saint by Nicole James
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s a favor, a debt I owe—that’s all.Kami—I’m no longer the little girl he once knew, one who believed in fairy tales.And he’s no longer the white knight I believed him to be.How can he be when he shows up on a black Harley wearing leather and biker boots?I didn’t want this, but the decision is out of my control.Now I’m his.I have to remember this is only temporary... -
![Are We There Yet? by Savannah Scott]()
Are We There Yet? by Savannah Scott
A vintage VW van. Four friends. A cross-country road trip.It will be the best adventure of my life, if only I can shake the feelings I have for Cameron .Cameron Reeves is as gorgeous as his name makes him sound.He’s about six feet tall, which is the height I always wrote in my ideal man list in my journal. Yes. I have a list of qualities I want in a man... -
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Green by Nicole James
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCan a face from my past change my future?When an invitation shows up out of the blue, I’m reminded of a promise I made to a girl twenty years ago and suddenly my heart is pounding.Do I dare keep it?She’s the one girl that ever meant a damn to me, and the one girl that got away. She walked out of my life once and it devastated me...Categorized as:
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![A Tale of Two Cities: A Thanksgiving Novella by Alexandra Warren]()
A Tale of Two Cities: A Thanksgiving Novella by Alexandra Warren
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen people think of a holiday for love, they automatically come up with Valentine's Day. But who's to say that's the only one? For actress Aspen Watson, all it takes is a trip back to her hometown for Thanksgiving for her to realize that sometimes home can be where the heart is in more ways than one... -
![The Love List by B. Love]()
The Love List by B. Love
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a well-known social media Influencer, Arya Ingram has created a lifestyle for herself outside of her family that she never thought was possible. When her boyfriend, Zion, proposes, Arya believes she has everything she will ever need in life—until a scandal erupts on social media… threatening to taint not just her character but destroy her career as well... -
![Forever More: A Standalone by Authoress Masterpiece]()
Forever More: A Standalone by Authoress Masterpiece
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNemesis is different. He went from being Steve Urkel to Ste-finneee! Confined and held as a prisoner due to his being a genius. The world has secrets past our wildest imagination. Nemesis has the key and lock to half of those secrets…. What happens when the “higher ups” try to use your own brilliant mind against you?Prophecy is different… not your typical plus size beauty... -
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Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOver 20 illicit romances with the sexy heroes and strong heroines you crave!Lose yourself in the world of hot hookups, where the stories run from sexy to downright scandalous and the characters will leave you breathless. In these pages, you’ll find tantalizing romance, rekindled flames, and forbidden trysts... -
![Mr. Play for Keeps: Baes of Juneteenth by Kimmie Ferrell]()
Mr. Play for Keeps: Baes of Juneteenth by Kimmie Ferrell
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs the director of a youth leadership development program and the Washington, D.C. Mr. Black Organization representative, I'm known for getting things done and making the impossible happen; like planning a four-day city-wide Juneteenth celebration. Losing a vendor is the last thing I need. Thankfully, my on-again, off-again, definitely on-again lover, Stephanie Arrington, is there to help... -
![Something In My Heart by Kimberly Brown, Mya]()
Something In My Heart by Kimberly Brown, Mya
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHalani Henley experienced a shocking and devastating loss. At six months pregnant, she loses the child she is carrying, and it turns her entire world upside down. To make matters worse, she feels she is the only one taking her miscarriage as serious as it was. Her boyfriend of three years, Onyx Sawyer, is moving through life as though he hasn’t lost a child as well... -
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The Scientist by Kristen B. Cole, Margo Lipschultz
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen an outgoing musical maven meets the enigmatic neuroscientist next door, will their worlds clash in a dramatic showdown of art versus science, or will they discover that love is the ultimate experiment worth conducting?When celebrated Broadway composer Hadley Olivier’s best friend receives a life-threatening diagnosis, Hadley says goodbye to her beloved home in NYC and sets off to the West...Categorized as:
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![Thicker than Blood by Tacarra]()
Thicker than Blood by Tacarra
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDre’Sean, better known as Rebel, has been a part of Indiya’s life for as long as she can remember. He and his sister, Courtnei, are like family to Indiya, but somewhere along the way, Indiya began to look at Dre through a new lens. She no longer looked at him as somewhat of a loving relative, but as someone who has grown into a sexy and desirable man... -
![Falling into Forever by Avery Maxwell]()
Falling into Forever by Avery Maxwell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat’s a brokenhearted romance novelist to do when an interview accidentally turns her into the villain? I’ll tell you one thing—the plan definitely wasn’t to turn to the man who taught me that happily ever afters exist only on the page...Categorized as:
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![Not Today, But Someday by Lori L. Otto]()
Not Today, But Someday by Lori L. Otto
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLibrarian's Note: This is an alternate cover for ASIN B009562YFO In December of 1994, when she was a junior in high school, Emi Hennigan discovered her father's infidelity. Forced to transfer schools mid-year, she wasn't trying to make new friends. In that same month, sophomore Nate Wilson's girlfriend broke up with him... -
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![Forever Us by Charleigh Harper]()
Forever Us by Charleigh Harper
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlways feeling unseen, unwanted, and unloved Daniella always had one person in her corner, her best friend. 19 years of friendship allowed Daniella and Lu to not only build a bond, but be everything each other needed... -
![Old-Fashioned Rancher by Audrey Bell]()
Old-Fashioned Rancher by Audrey Bell
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen the surly, divorced rancher meets his match in the pretty local florist, he soon finds the ice around his cold heart beginning to melt. But is he willing to change his bachelor ways to keep this woman who makes him feel alive again? GradyEven though I have my hands full with running High Plains Ranch, my daughter won't stop heckling me about dating again... -
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The Gutshot: A Small Town Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Gutshot is the final book in the series A Good Run Of Bad Luck and should be read in order. It was just another day in the life of being a small town cop.I’m a protector at heart, and always have been.Which is why I stepped up immediately after finding out I had a kid.Well…to be honest, I didn’t believe it at first...Categorized as:
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![Eats for Free by Danielle Allen]()
Eats for Free by Danielle Allen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEats for FreeA Veterans Day Hot Holiday HookupThe sign said Veterans eat for free.And that’s exactly what I let him do... -
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Reno Gabrini: A Man in Full by Mallory Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVegas casino owner Reno Gabrini just wanted to take it easy. His beloved PaLargio was back in business and turning profits like the good old days. His headliner act, pop sensation Shay Grayson, was packing the house and making amends for her diva ways... -
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Split Decision by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWinnie sees it one way - Jonathan sees it another...
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