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July 2019

  • Life can be hard for any young girl growing up in the hood. However, when the daily struggles of life are made even more complicated by an absent father, a schizophrenic mother, and a drug-addicted uncle, better days can be hard to fathom. Ocean Barcellus gains the whole world an...

  • Alpha Crusherby Shani Greene-Dowdell
    Not ratedpublished July 1, 2019

    “We were standing chest to chest in a standoff. Before I realized his intention, he lowered his head and dropped a kiss on my lips. It was brief, but he was close enough for me to inhale his masculine scent intermixed with cologne. I was shaken, and it took me several seconds to...

  • Make it Lastby B. Love
    5.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished July 2, 2019

    Can someone be capable of protecting their partners heart when they’ve recklessly mishandled their own? Twenty-nine-year-old Vanity “Sunflower” Meadows has taken to a life of solitude. Life and love have both dealt her a bad hand. A hand that has turned the bets she’s placed on b...

  • Coke Dreams: Reloaded Vol. 2 (Coke Dreams )by Arabia
    Not ratedpublished July 4, 2019

    After love, then comes the drama. Just when everyone in this crew thinks they have conquered this game called love, life tossed in a curveball none of them saw coming. Victoria has endured way more than her fragile heart can bear, and the rest of the family is in turmoil after fa...

  • Doctor Feel Good (Be Yours, #1)by Blue Saffire
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished July 4, 2019

    Doctor Feel Good Omid I knew from the first time I saw her she was my princess. The only woman I’ve ever truly wanted. However, there are things that dared to stand between us and twenty years of suffering without her have left me bare and waiting. Now she’s back in my life and I...

  • Liquor Chantelle Brown’s Las Vegas wedding was supposed to be huge; we’re talking Bridezilla big! After sacrificing her own dreams to be with her high school sweetheart, she is left standing at the altar in the worst way. Trying to numb the pain, Chantelle and her best friend hit...

  • Isaiah “Black” and Zachariah “Ghost” Anderson are brothers and complete opposites. The only thing these brothers have in common is their love for each other, loyalty for the streets, and the fact that they tolerate disrespect from no one. With different yet equally absent fathers...

  • B-more Careful The Prequelby Shannon Holmes
    Not ratedpublished July 7, 2019

    It’s the beginning of the end for Netta, the self-proclaimed leader of the Pussy Pound, as she lay in a hospital bed, in a coma, fighting for her life. As her life flashes before her eyes, Netta comes face to face with her own bad karma as she tries to untangle herself from the t...

  • In the finale of A Dope Love Worth Fighting For, as Ocean fights for her life, she is violated in the most despicable way imaginable. Onyx is distraught by the condition of his love and his child, and he is determined to keep them both safe. As Bronte's obsession with Ocean conti...

  • Babygirl Got Me Losing My Composureby ML Bash
    3.13 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished July 7, 2019

    Devyn is living the life she’s always wanted, making music she loves and being every little girls role model... until she not only finds herself with a crazed fan on her tail but falling into the arms of the rugged and older, Phoenix who is a hood legacy with a demanding personal...

  • Married to the Connect 5by Miss Candice
    3.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished July 7, 2019

    Married to The Connect is a five part series, meticulously focusing on the trials and tribulations Quentin and Simon suffer through as the ruthless and ambitious Quentin King makes his way to the top of the thrown in a very competitive drug game. When it's all said and done, will...

  • When a Savage Wants Your Heartby Lakia
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished July 9, 2019

    After the untimely murder of her older sister, Zari Richardson cuts herself off from the world. She is only focused on her job and is not interested in dating until she matches with an unexpected savage. Being persistent in his pursuit, Rod is determined to break through Zari’s h...

  • The Connect Who Took My Heart Awayby Coco Shawnde
    Not ratedpublished July 9, 2019

    Miani Francis thought filing for a divorce from her four-year marriage would end the misery she was living in every day, but it was far from all her worries. Living with a man she's planning to depart from comes with more complications than the marriage itself. When Miani was put...

  • The Wrong Side of A Love Songby Kia Dashawn Alexander
    Not ratedpublished July 9, 2019

    Lauryn Hill said, Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide. Gonna find you and take it slowly. Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide. Gonna find you and make you want me. So what do you do when the honest and real love you're yearning and searching for so effortlessly seems...

  • Promising Forever (Falling for a Rose, #11)by Stephanie Nicole Norris
    4.14 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished July 9, 2019

    In the biggest wedding of the decade, triplets Eden, Jasmine, and Phoebe Alexandria Rose prepare to marry the men who've captured their hearts. Invitations have gone out, and The Who's who in the city of Chicago will be in attendance, including, local and national media. However,...

  • Jayda is happier than she’s ever been. The love of her life is doing big things, and she’s almost done with law school. What is supposed to be the happiest night of Jayda’s life is cut short within a matter of seconds, and her world changes forever. Jayda becomes numb. She’s just...

  • Tainted Fruit: Book 1by Courtney Irving
    Not ratedpublished July 10, 2019

    Thuy Campbell is young and trying to flee the pain that consumes her, however, she is pushed into a world that she is neither prepared nor ready for. Instead of finding the solace she seeks, Thuy lands into the bed of Lucifer himself. She finds herself surrounded by dangerous pow...

  • When the Vows Break (When the Vows Break, #1)by Lakisha Johnson
    4.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished July 11, 2019

    Dearly beloved, that’s how it begins, What God has joined together, let no man put asunder; that’s how it ends. Happily married, wedded bliss and with these rings, we do take; But what happens to happily ever after, when the vows break? Shelby, Raylan, Chloe, Lynesha, Kerri and C...

  • From The Depths Of My Soul 3 (The Soul Collection, #3)by Evelyn Latrice
    3.5 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished July 11, 2019

    Shacole. Selfish, childish, and entitled are just a few words that she wears with honor. Insecure, unworthy, and broken are the words that weigh on her heart. Life lessons shape her in both good and bad ways. However, she’s determined to be everything they thought she couldn’t. Q...

  • Genesis (Djinn Rebellion, #5)by Jessica Cage
    Not ratedpublished July 13, 2019

    Even the darkest of souls are affected by the light. A demon from the hellscape known as The Bane, Genesis was tasked with corrupting an innocent soul. His refusal to comply resulted in his punishment. He would be given one chance to redeem himself - a mission that would put him...

  • Taste (Blooded and Bound, #1)by Nikki Clarke
    3.93 avg ratings, 21 reviewspublished July 13, 2019

    Li is nearly two-hundred-years-old. A vampire with no knowledge of how she came to be or who made her, she's resigned herself to a life of careful indulgence. She likes them sweet, and she makes sure they taste that way. Still, she wonders if there is someone who can give her wha...

  • All The Dope Boys 'Gon Feel Herby Jahquel J.
    4.7 avg ratings, 10 reviewspublished July 13, 2019

    The year is 2008 and eighteen year old Kenni, and her best friend Saylor are Brooklyn’s hottest thing walking. Kenni, looking for a man to wife her up and spoil her, and Saylor, looking for a man to put her onto the hustle. Both have different goals, but same outcome; money. Whil...

  • Manther: Nia & Maxwellby Wynta Tyme
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished July 15, 2019

    A manther is a middle-aged man who actively seeks casual, sexual, and companionship from a younger woman. However, this definition does not describe Maxwell Hughes at all. Granted, he’s one mouthwatering business man, but boxing him in one category does this sex symbol no justice...

  • Shots Not Taken (Nymphs & Trojans, #1)by Nicole Falls
    4.15 avg ratings, 13 reviewspublished July 16, 2019

    “If there isn’t a risk, is it worth wanting at all?” Starting Forward for the Tennessee Trojans Nikolas Verette hasn’t always lived the golden life. After personal setbacks placed barriers in his path to professional basketball superstardom, he took to approaching life with the m...

  • The Nickel Boysby Colson Whitehead
    4.59 avg ratings, 20 reviewspublished July 16, 2019

    Author of The Underground Railroad , Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in 1960s Florida. Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to heart: he is as good...

  • Love was never on the agenda for Azia Price. She was too focused on building her career, putting it way above love and even herself. Landing an unexpected job at a top marketing firm was a dream come true. And now that a major opportunity for her to become partner pops up, the am...

  • Along for the Rideby Mimi Grace
    3.71 avg ratings, 28 reviewspublished July 16, 2019

    THIS ROAD TO LOVE MAY HAVE A FEW SPEED BUMPS… Former hot mess Jolene Baxter is committed to doing better. It’s why she offered to help her sister and brother-in-law move across the country. However, her goodwill is tested when last minute changes—mainly her father ditching her fo...

  • The Wedding Party (The Wedding Date, #3)by Jasmine Guillory
    4.07 avg ratings, 48 reviewspublished July 16, 2019

    Maddie and Theo have two things in 1. Alexa is their best friend 2. They hate each other After an “Oops, we made a mistake” kiss, neither one can stop thinking about the other. With Alexa’s wedding rapidly approaching, Maddie and Theo both share bridal party responsibilities that...

  • Coke Dreams: RELOADED VOL. 4by Arabia
    Not ratedpublished July 17, 2019

    Grief is the final act of love... Throughout this series, we have laughed and cried with these characters. From book 1, this rollercoaster ride, never seemed like it would come to an end, but here we are. The final book in the Coke Dreams series is here and everyone is back for a...

  • The Connect Who Took My Heart Away 2by Coco Shawnde
    Not ratedpublished July 17, 2019

    After burying the father of her child, Miani has to face her next obstacle of divorcing her crazed husband, Ralph. Severing ties with Obasi once she oversteps their friendship, her decision to leave placed her back in a place she vowed never to return to. What she once bargained...

  • Derrick Arlington is one of the world's most eligible billionaires. Voted Sexiest Man Alive—two years running. And I just so happen to look exactly like him. It’s never come in handy until I get offered an actual job out of it. It was supposed to be so simple. Go to the Winston I...

  • Snow: A Love Story Birthed In The Streetsby Jessica N. Watkins
    3.5 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished July 18, 2019

    A love story that was fueled by cocaine and birthed in the streets... Azu Wilson gave his oldest daughter the name Snow because she was born amongst his snowfall on the city of Gary, Indiana in 2001. Then, Azu had just began to drop tons kilos of coke on the city, starting the bi...

  • Brooklyn & Bezoyby Theresa Reese
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished July 19, 2019

    After the tragic loss of her brother Byron, Brooklyn’s life changes and her world is turned upside down. She seeks refuge by leaving the projects and starting anew. Running a lucrative escort service, things seemed to be looking up for her until what she ran from becomes what pul...

  • At the end of part one, secrets were discovered, and trouble for the crew is on the horizon. Devastated that Shanice was kidnapped, will she be able to make it out alive? While Truth is trying to rescue his love, Shanice, trouble halts his search and he is now in for the fight of...

  • Could This Be Love? 2 (Could This Be Love?, #2)by Kay Shanee
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished July 20, 2019

    In part one of “Could This Be Love” Nia Simpson and Raffiel Jeffries fall for each other, hard and fast. Although Nia was initially cautious about the pace at which their relationship was moving, she finally opened up her heart to love. Then she’s hit with what seems like the ult...

  • Somebody Else's Thug 2by Tina J.
    3.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished July 21, 2019

    Sunshine Booker found herself in a bind after not listening to her sister and going to visit her mother. Not only does she walk in on the man she’s spent a lot of time with in an uncompromising position, but some one finds her and plans to get his money’s worth. Oblivious to what...