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  • 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...
  • There’s Still Beauty in This Street Love 2: Her Fallen Angel by Elle Kayson

    There’s Still Beauty in This Street Love 2: Her Fallen Angel by Elle Kayson

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    On his own since he was fifteen, Ángel Cruz has never had to explain how or when he moves to anyone. As someone who works from the shadows, he goes where and when work calls. His relationship with Tamar Kinsey means he has to learn to open himself to her or risk losing the hot-tempered beauty.As if feeling abandoned by Ángel is not enough, Tamar suddenly has to deal with another betrayal...
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  • 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...
  • Tale of the Murda Mamas by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Tale of the Murda Mamas by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Filled with kidnapping, murder, deception, and seduction, here is the highly-anticipated sequel to "The Cartel" from the dynamic author duo of street lit...
  • Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Landon Davies had worked hard to start his own restaurant. It was a very different path than most of his family had taken. He was one of the few family members that were not military or law enforcement. But his hard work had given him a restaurant that was beginning to take off when a woman’s scream in the alley outside his kitchen changed everything...
    Categorized as:
    sports  suspense  contemporary  humor  m-f  audiobook
  • A Million Promises: An Unhinged Romance: The Legacy Continues by Robin

    A Million Promises: An Unhinged Romance: The Legacy Continues by Robin

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    After everything they’ve survived, Savanna and Kairo are done playing by the rules. The contract that once bound them is now the blueprint for an unbreakable empire—but love, power, and peace don’t always coexist...
  • Because It's Forever by T'Lyn

    Because It's Forever by T'Lyn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Prynceton Masters has an envious life. Money, power and an endless supply of women is his exception .Stacking money and charming ladies are the only consistency Prynce welcomes in his life, until a woman unlike any other catches his eye...
  • Santana : Rise of a New Empire by Tina J

    Santana : Rise of a New Empire by Tina J

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    THIS BOOK IS A SPIN OFF OFTHE MORELLI THE INC.IF YOU WANT TO READ THE PARENTS STORY, YOU CAN START THERE BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO THE KIDS HAVE THEIR OWN STORY!!!SYNOPSISSantana Morelli Jr. also known as Tana, was ruthless, a maniac, arrogant and most of all, he was feared by everyone. When a tragedy strikes within the family, Tana will stop at nothing to catch the person responsible...
  • Last Stop from Innocence by Takerra Allen

    Last Stop from Innocence by Takerra Allen

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A nostalgic tale of first love, first loss, and the budding womanhood of a Black girl in the '90s. Tragedy flips Amore Brown’s world on its axis right before she heads off to college. Having to sit tight for the summer, she chooses Jersey City, New Jersey - the home of her estranged father - to pass the time...
  • The Big Catch by Mel Dau

    The Big Catch by Mel Dau

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “My mountain top was just a molehill in the deepest valley.”Adabelle Caroline Lee “Belle” was the bell of her own ball in a castle with glass walls. When those glass walls shattered and the house collapsed, her ball was officially over, and her Prince Charming rode off into the sunset without her. Forced to go back to her meager beginnings, she packed her bitterness, hatred, and arrogance...
  • A Million Promises: An Unhinged Romance: Half On A Legacy by Robin

    A Million Promises: An Unhinged Romance: Half On A Legacy by Robin

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The contract was supposed to keep things simple. No emotions. No expectations. But nothing about Kairo Steele is ever simple.Savanna Heartz walked into this deal thinking she could keep her heart out of it. She was wrong. The billionaire music mogul is more than just a name on paper — he’s chaos wrapped in luxury, temptation disguised as protection...
  • A Million Promises: An Unhinged Romance: The Legacy Baby by Robin

    A Million Promises: An Unhinged Romance: The Legacy Baby by Robin

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The contract was only the beginning.Kairo Steele built his name in the shadows — feared, respected, and always ten steps ahead. But with power comes enemies, and with love comes risk. Now, the empire he’s fought to protect is cracking at the edges… and Savanna Heartz is caught dead center.Savanna thought she could handle life on Kairo’s side — the pressure, the secrets, the fire...
  • 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...
  • Bosslady Inc.: A Thug Legacy Story by Mz. Lady P

    Bosslady Inc.: A Thug Legacy Story by Mz. Lady P

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    What’s understood needs no explanation when it comes to the infamous Kenneth Family.This is Book 19 of the Legendary Thug Passion series.Get lost in these pages with the new generation of Bosslady Inc. and Legacy Inc.As they bring you that familiar feeling that only the first family of the streets can bring.Get in tune because they’re back like they never left...
  • Loving You Without Limits by Diamond D. Johnson

    Loving You Without Limits by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Rodney Wiggins. That name rang bells through just about every part of South Florida. Rodney is a senior in high school, and just about every university wants him to pick their school for college due to his phenomenal skills on the football field. The thing about Rodney is that football is his first true love...
  • Walk Thru The Fire: A DeLuca Brother Saga by Tacarra

    Walk Thru The Fire: A DeLuca Brother Saga by Tacarra

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jackson ‘Stacks’ DeLuca is the baby of the DeLuca bunch. He’s always lived in the shadows of his older brothers, but that didn’t stop him from making a name for himself. His witty charm was his secret weapon, and he used that at every angle. When he uses said charm on his brother’s bar manager, Kasha, he had to put in overtime because she wasn’t giving him the time of day...
  • Black & Ugly by T. Styles

    Black & Ugly by T. Styles

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Parade Knight hates her complexion. As a result, she considers herself to be unattractive and condones the misuse of her body. Sky Taylor is beautiful, fly and wanted, and loves reminding Parade of her imperfections especially after suspecting that she may be sleeping with her man, Jay Hernandez. Miss Wayne is hilarious and a self-proclaimed girlfriend who enjoys the attention his friends bring...
  • Rome: The Ballerina by Grey Huffington

    Rome: The Ballerina by Grey Huffington

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I am not The Chemist…I am not The Therapist…I am not The Huntress…I am not The Madam…I am not The Handler…I am not The CleanerI am not The SurgeonI am The Baby…The Ballerina…Balle…A twenty-something woman with a paved path who is still on the road to self-discovery. While life has presented me with its softer side, there is one thing that has proved to be difficult for me.Him.His touch.His voice...
  • Asylum by B. Love

    Asylum by B. Love

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Asylum Matthews has devoted his life to his wife, stepdaughter, and the safehouses and protection he provides the city of Memphis. When his wife disappears without a trace, leaving signed divorce papers and her daughter behind, Asylum’s world is tilted on its axis.Dauterive Jersey married the wrong man, and she’s suffered silently because of it...
  • Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Bishop men are nothing but a plague on this planet, a disease that needs eradication before it spreads. They’re murderers. Liars. Thieves. The day I met Colum Bishop, I thought my life was finally turning around. I was led to believe he would be our saviour. He was supposed to be our hero, a long awaited reprieve from the hardships life insisted on throwing at my mom and me...
    Categorized as:
    sports  suspense  military  new adult  contemporary  m-f
  • The Heart by Iris Bolling

    The Heart by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The heart is the most vital organ a person can use.It is the source of one’s being, their flow in life.The heart controls—period.JD and Tracy press forward in their quest to the White House, but is the price too high? Their dreams have come true, even down to the number of children they would have. Now, an assassin is determined to take it all away...
  • Beyond Measures by Kimberly Brown

    Beyond Measures by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Ariyanna "Ari" Ramirez has had enough of no love. After a two-year relationship filled with more heartbreak than happiness, she is starting over. When she meets handsome, suave, single father, Simeon "Sime" Cartwright, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever. Their romance is one for the ages, but nothing worth having comes easy and Ari is paying the ultimate price...
  • Inside the Mind of an Affair by Tiearrar Subia

    Inside the Mind of an Affair by Tiearrar Subia

    Rated: 4.90 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Imagine a married man that has an Affair where he gets his mistress pregnant and decided rather or not he wanted to be a father or did he want to risk his wife finding out? This is a book about a love affair gone wrong and a man with Narcissistic ways learned what it meant by what happens in the dark eventually will come to the light...
  • Santana 3: Rise of a New Empire by Tina J

    Santana 3: Rise of a New Empire by Tina J

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
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  • Crossing the Lines for Love by Kay Shanee

    Crossing the Lines for Love by Kay Shanee

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Niko Kemper always did things his way. Years ago, he turned down a full scholarship to play lacrosse and enlisted in the Navy instead, shocking his parents and hometown. If that wasn’t enough, after serving the country for four years, he returned home with full custody of his one-year-old son, who no one knew existed...
  • Guarding Our Love by Monae Nicole

    Guarding Our Love by Monae Nicole

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    For Calil Cooper, ball is life. His love for basketball had been his full focus in life. If he wasn’t on the court, he was occupying his time with his family. When his grandfather is admitted to the hospital, Calil comes face to face with a lost love.Sloan Jefferson is tackling a career, motherhood, and being the perfect wife… or so she thought...
  • Blake University: Leader and Calista by Lisa Austin

    Blake University: Leader and Calista by Lisa Austin

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Going to college on a full-ride scholarship to her dream school was the best way to start the new school year. Besides not having to pay anything out of pocket, Calista Glee also got to choose her preferred housing. Instead of moving into her high-rise alone, Glee enlists her best friend, Blayke, the church girl eager to break free from her parents' control and experience college life...
  • Down With the King of the South by Diamond D. Johnson

    Down With the King of the South by Diamond D. Johnson

    Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Meet Jashae Johnson. She’s well known throughout Miami, but most know her as Giovonni “Trip's” girlfriend and baby mama. They have a ghetto love story. The two of them had been together for almost twenty years...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  black-mc  african-american  urban
  • 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...
  • If You Love Me by Kimberly Brown

    If You Love Me by Kimberly Brown

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous.”Evenie Lewis knows this all too well. A case of mistaken identity has stolen ten years of her life. When the opportunity arises, Evenie jumps at the chance to escape once and for all. Clueless to her surroundings, she sets out to find her way back home with dreams of reuniting with her family being her motivation...
  • Damaged Goods by April Wilson

    Damaged Goods by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When martial arts expert Liam McIntyre spies a vulnerable young woman working the streets of Chicago, his chivalrous nature kicks in. She shouldn't be there, doing what she's doing. So, like any hero, he steps in. He pays to keep her off the streets for the night so they can talk. He learns who she is and what brought her to this point in her life...
  • Rescued Duty by Lisa Phillips, Laura Conaway

    Rescued Duty by Lisa Phillips, Laura Conaway

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After growing up in foster care, investigative reporter Naya Michél has learned there’s usually more to a situation than meets the eye. When she’s assigned a story about the current water contamination crisis in town, Naya is ready to show her boss she has what it takes to secure a promotion—especially since the events surrounding the story have personal ties to her childhood...
  • Steele Waters: The Finale by M. Monique

    Steele Waters: The Finale by M. Monique

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Phoenix, Deja, Blaise, and Janelle are back...Part 1 of Steele Waters introduced us to four people whose worlds collide in more ways than one.Phoenix has shed some of the hard exterior he possessed prior to meeting Deja. He's confident that this woman has broken down his walls and reached through to pluck his heart out of his chest...
  • My Forever by Tiffany Patterson

    My Forever by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Savannah I was only eighteen years old when I thought I had found my happily ever after. After the tragic death of my mother, I married the love of my life, Ace Townsend. Yes, we were young and idealistic, but we had it all figured out. He was going to be a fighter pilot in the Air Force. I would go to medical school to become a doctor for people who couldn’t afford healthcare...
  • Little Miami Girl 2: Antonia and Jahiem's Love Story by Diamond Johnson

    Little Miami Girl 2: Antonia and Jahiem's Love Story by Diamond Johnson

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lies, betrayal, deceit, all take place in the second installment of Little Miami Girl. In part one, we got a glimpse into the things that Antonia had to endure over the course of her tumultuous childhood. Jaheim had swooped in and brought a ray of light to her dark existence, but the fairytale came to a screeching halt on that final night with Porsha catching Rick in Antonia’s room...
  • Exposed by Naomi Chase

    Exposed by Naomi Chase

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    "Hard-hitting, nail-biting, sizzling drama." -- RT Book Reviews Her past is back to haunt her—and it's hotter than ever. . . On the brink of a major promotion, Tamia Luke is within reach of the glitzy life she's always dreamed of—until her client, Dominic Archer, blackmails her into becoming his mistress, threatening to reveal her scandalous past. Tamia has no choice but to submit to his demands...
  • Bitter Pill by Fern Michaels

    Bitter Pill by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    No one weaves a story as well as beloved New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels. In the latest in the Sisterhood series, a team of unscrupulous doctors is profiting from others’ distress—but these loyal friends know just the cure . . .   For the Sisterhood, there’s a special satisfaction that comes with helping a friend in need, especially when it’s someone as dear as Charlotte Hansen...
  • Look Into My Heart by Iris Bolling

    Look Into My Heart by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cynthia Thornton and Samuel Lassiter's story...
  • 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...
  • The Filth Kings II by Authoress Masterpiece

    The Filth Kings II by Authoress Masterpiece

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For the Decebal men…Love was never there, until love decided to crown them. Blood made them all brothers, but trauma made them kings. In this last installment of The Filth Kings, Detavio, Monster, and Octavio are dangerously close to peace... Until the past claws its way back into the present to disrupt and reclaim...
  • 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...
  • Dying Without You: Elite Alliance by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Dying Without You: Elite Alliance by Stephanie Nicole Norris

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Homeland Security Officer Langston Jamal Clark has a reputation for being resilient. However, after a devastating breakup shatters his heart, Langston finds himself struggling to pick up the pieces. When he thinks he's lost his chance at love, he meets Lisa Sharpton, a fiery singer with a voice of honey and a heart full of passion...
    Categorized as:
    black-mc  suspense  mystery
  • 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. .
  • 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
    RoniI don't know my past, I've lost control of my future, but I have a bullet for my present. Nough said.JohnathanThat’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...
  • Big Daddy Sinatra 3: The Best of My Love by Mallory Monroe

    Big Daddy Sinatra 3: The Best of My Love by Mallory Monroe

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Charles Sinatra sits at the head of a family and a business empire that causes many men to envy him and many more to fear him. But when his past comes back to haunt him and threatens to bring down the very foundation of the family and empire he loves, he strikes back...
    Categorized as:
    bwwm  black-mc  multicultural  length-medium
  • 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. .
  • A Thug Made For Me: A BBW Love Story by P. Wise

    A Thug Made For Me: A BBW Love Story by P. Wise

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Indigo Taylor-Anderson thought she had it all — until her husband's betrayal shattered her world. With newfound courage, she walks away from a life of mistreatment, leaving everything behind. Indigo finds herself navigating the tough streets of Philadelphia, facing challenges only the truly resilient woman can endure...
  • A Thug Made For Me 2: A BBW Love Story by P. Wise, Brandi Jefferson

    A Thug Made For Me 2: A BBW Love Story by P. Wise, Brandi Jefferson

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In A Thug Made For Me 2: A BBW Love Story , Indigo is finally finding the happiness she craved with Quest, a man who seems to be everything she never knew she needed. However, in typical fashion, just as life starts to smooth out, it throws a curveball. News about her health leaves Indigo teetering between joy and fear, with only Quest to lean on...
  • Maids Of Honor: Kendra by Kendra Necole

    Maids Of Honor: Kendra by Kendra Necole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kendra Steele was made for diamonds and silk, not mops and dustpans. But when tragedy rips away her lavish lifestyle, she’s left broke and desperate, forced into a job she’s never prepared for… a damn maid.The problem? She. Ain’t. Cleaning.Gemini, her new boss, built his empire on discipline, and the last thing he needs is a lazy, mouthy maid testing his patience...
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