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January 2022

  • My Heart Belongs to a Dope Boy 2: Serenity & Guttaby Tina J.
    4.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished January 1, 2022

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  • The Friendby Turtleberry
    4.06 avg ratings, 9 reviewspublished January 1, 2022

    DeeDee agreed to go on a date with a guy she met online. He insisted that they each bring a friend. That ended up working out in her favor.

  • Schoolhouse THOTby Alexandria House
    4.25 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished January 1, 2022

    Two coworkers explore love—or maybe lust—at an annual party.

    *This is a short story.*

  • Digging Up Love (Taste of Love, #1)by Chandra Blumberg
    3.27 avg ratings, 12 reviewspublished January 1, 2022

    From debut author Chandra Blumberg comes a playful, heartfelt romance about chasing your dreams and finding love in the process. Alisha Blake works her magic in the kitchen, creating delectable desserts for her grandfather’s restaurant in rural Illinois. Though Alisha relishes th...

  • Revive Me, Part Two: The Affair (New Haven, #3)by J.L. Seegars
    4.51 avg ratings, 124 reviewspublished January 1, 2022

    Mallory The day Christopher Johnson decided to kill me, I already knew what it was like to die. I had already experienced it once. Having the life leeched from my body, blood stolen from my veins, oxygen pulled from my lungs. When he decided to walk back into my life, I was in th...

  • Throughout his life, Cleveland Robeson has shouldered life's challenges and traumas without asking for help. Whether it is because of his age, his gender, or because he is black, he has survived by putting his head down, plowing ahead, and never acknowledging the well-being of hi...

  • When Rakim Mayhem gave up the only woman he’d ever loved romantically, he closed his heart—for good. Focused only on his son, the mafia, and his legal businesses… Rakim is convinced there’s no love left in his heart for women. Known as the rock who keeps his family steady, the ex...

  • More Than Words (Against All Odds, #2)by Kimberly Brown
    4.05 avg ratings, 34 reviewspublished January 2, 2022

    Doniece “Niecy” Tillman is a woman all her own. She’s a go-getter who knows what she wants and what she wants is Richard Cartwright Jr. Infatuation ignites and sparks fly when she accompanies her best friend to a family game night where he is in attendance. In spite of warnings t...

  • Turned Out By A Savage White Boy 3by Sha Jones
    4.0 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished January 3, 2022

    In the finale of ‘Turned Out By A Savage White Boy' the drama becomes explosive. After witnessing her best friend shoot and kill her ex-lover, Norriel is left traumatized. As she tries her best to be by her cousin Jenica’s side, despite feeling betrayed, the bitter apple on her f...

  • Crazy Dope Hood Kinda Love: (books 1-3) (Crazy Dope Love, #1)by K.C. Mills
    4.4 avg ratings, 5 reviewspublished January 3, 2022

    (Books 1-3 combined) It's hard being the best, but when you are, there’s no point in denying it. Even if you do, people still see it. That’s exactly the case with the Karsen brothers. They have officially acquired the last major territory in Philly, and they plan to keep the city...

  • Blanco & Enya: Down to Ride for a Bossby Dedra B.
    3.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished January 3, 2022

    Love’s presence is always most felt when someone tries to tear it apart, but what’s meant to be, will be. Enya Williams has always been a “good girl” especially in her father’s eyes. No boy is good enough for his daughter. He will stop at nothing to protect her from falling victi...

  • If The Sheets Could Talkby Wynta Tyme
    3.17 avg ratings, 6 reviewspublished January 4, 2022

    After the death of her father at age eight, Marvelous “Marvel” Stephens, was uprooted from her home to be raised by her father’s parents. As much as she adored her grandparents, her own need for companionship developed as the only child in the household. That all changed when tro...

  • The Kindredby Alechia Dow
    3.5 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished January 4, 2022

    To save a galactic kingdom from revolution, Kindred mind-pairings were created to ensure each and every person would be seen and heard, no matter how rich or poor… Joy Abara knows her place. A commoner from the lowly planet Hali, she lives a simple life—apart from the notoriety t...

  • One True Loves (Happily Ever Afters, #2)by Elise Bryant
    4.25 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished January 4, 2022

    From the author of Happily Ever Afters comes another irresistible YA romantic comedy full of self-discovery and Black love—and a dreamy European cruise. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han, with crossover appeal for readers of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances...

  • Make It Back To Meby Mya
    3.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished January 5, 2022

    A’dore Jefferson fell in love with a man who wasn’t ready to commit. Putting herself first, she walks out on him, carrying with her secrets she doesn’t want him to ever find out. Shakil Taylor was the typical college male, trying to build connections while having his fair share o...

  • If His Heart Is Hood: Bronx & Reason (Harris Family, #1)by K.C. Mills
    4.7 avg ratings, 5 reviewspublished January 5, 2022

    (Books 1-3 combined) Sometimes you find love in the unlikeliest places, and just because you find it doesn’t mean it’s yours to keep. Bronx is an underground rapper/street hustler who is perfectly content with being New York’s best kept secret. As long as his city shows love, the...

  • It’s never too late to put your best foot forward From the outside, Reagan “Rae” Doucet has it all: a coveted career in Washington, DC, a tight circle of friends and a shoe closet to die for. When one of her crew falls ill, however, Rae is done playing it safe. The talented but u...

  • Birkin Bags & Red Flags: The Miami Editionby J. Dominique
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished January 6, 2022

    Koi was beginning to get used to her man messing up. Every time he did, she knew there would be a Birkin bag or some other expensive gift coming to make her forget all about it. Red flag number 1. When tragedy strikes and his secrets are revealed (Red flag number 2), it sends Koi...

  • Wahalaby Nikki May
    3.6 avg ratings, 12 reviewspublished January 6, 2022

    'This has bestseller written all over it. Fast-paced, funny, shocking, unputdownable. I loved it' PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train 'I just raced through Wahala. Nikki May writes so well about friendship, food, fashion and the many ways modern women can stumble in th...

  • Just Like I taught Youby Lisa Austin
    4.35 avg ratings, 5 reviewspublished January 7, 2022

    From the words of Briston Brisk Bleaux, "New Year. New Money. New h*es. New Goals. Happy f*ckin New year!"

  • Snowed in at Shenandoah Valleyby Tina Martin
    5.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished January 7, 2022

    Deja Barnett is embarking on a journey to Shenandoah Valley to try on a gorgeous wedding gown. She has a cake tasting appointment all lined up and a walk-thru at the venue to ensure the BIG day is perfect. The only thing is, she’s not the one getting married… When Deja happily si...

  • The Replacements (Jackson Brothers, #1)by Shae Sanders
    4.43 avg ratings, 47 reviewspublished January 8, 2022

    Soon-to-be divorced Savannah Dayne needs a job. CEO Taurus Jackson needs an assistant. But here's the problem: she's never had a real job and he's, well, horrible...Mean, arrogant, curses like a sailor, and prone to yelling fits. But in a rare fit of niceness, he gives Savannah a...

  • A Love Like This, Pt. 2 (The Love Series)by Kya Montague
    4.05 avg ratings, 11 reviewspublished January 8, 2022

    Is this the way love goes? We pick up right where we left off, following Serenity as she adjusts to being a new wife to the man of her dreams! After a beautiful wedding, and a romantic two-week honeymoon getaway, her happily ever after is threatened with devastating news.Before s...

  • The Deadly Ménageby Bianca Xaviera
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished January 8, 2022

    The cottage that Anterrika rented from the Duprees was every writer’s dream. Mr. and Mrs. Dupree were prominent members of their community, along with being the town’s mayor and OB/GYN, respectively; but under those masks were secrets that were bound to send them to jail forever....

  • Magnolia & Dior 2by Miss Jazzie
    3.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished January 9, 2022

    In this final installment, hearts are shattered, bonds are broken, and lives are lost. Zenobia made a life without Magnolia and met someone special along the way. She is over the fact of Magnolia not forgiving her for killing their baby girl, and she is tired of apologizing for i...

  • The Dream (Hot Holiday Hookup Novella)by Danielle Allen
    4.0 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished January 11, 2022

    The A MLK Day Hot Holiday Hookup

    During the three-day weekend honoring Martin Luther King Jr., Kiana had a dream. And oh… it was a good one! But when things don’t go as planned, can she still make her dream a reality?

  • Savage Lifestyle (Savage - Santiagos, #3)by Kennedy B.
    Not ratedpublished January 11, 2022

    You’ve gotten an introduction to these savages and even a glimpse into their motives. Now are you ready to experience their lifestyles? The whole family is back, and I don’t think anyone is ready for the way things may turn out. Money Santiago wouldn’t be Money Santiago if he did...

  • Locked In Love with The Illestby Londyn Lenz
    5.0 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished January 11, 2022

    To Knowledge Scott, ball was life. As top ball player at Grosse Pointe South High, not only did he have scouts watching him, he had everyone else watching him too. To know Knowledge was to not only love him but to respect him too, as it was widely known that he had a side to him...

  • Restore Me (New Haven, #1)by J.L. Seegars
    4.35 avg ratings, 311 reviewspublished January 11, 2022

    Sloane Dominic Alexander is my late husband's best friend and the last man on Earth that I should want. He's arrogant, dismissive, and up until recently has only ever used those dark eyes of his to look right through me. For the last twelve years, he's taken a sick pleasure in ma...

  • Tish & Yurell: A Crazy Dope Spinoff (Crazy Dope Love, #2)by K.C. Mills
    4.0 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished January 12, 2022

    Tish & Yurell were introduced to you in Crazy Dope Hood Kind Of Love. If you're interested in knowing more about their life after they meet, and the past that made them who they are then dive right in! "Life was about love and happiness, which I had plenty of and at the end o...

  • Kisses for my Side Mistressby B. Love
    Not ratedpublished January 12, 2022

    Dominique is a glorified side chick, and she has no problem with it, until her long term boyfriend, Bando, stops spending as much time with her as he used to. But what one man won't do, another certainly will. Jealousy brings out the worst in Bando, and he'll do anything he can t...

  • Finding A Wife for My Husbandby B. Love
    4.4 avg ratings, 5 reviewspublished January 13, 2022

    When Faith finds out her cancer has returned a third time, she decides to let faith work through her. Knowing her decision could possibly lead to death, she decides to find a woman to love her husband, Sincere, when she’s gone. This choice, in the moment, is easy… but it becomes...

  • The New Year Resolution: a short storyby D. Rose
    3.96 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished January 13, 2022

    Lori Woods had completed all of her new year resolutions except one, the most spontaneous one of them all; to go on a blind date. With the help of her best friend, Lori was set up on a date with Karter Reid. Karter was the one man her heart couldn't escape, no matter how hard she...

  • What are you willing to do for your family? For Jholee Marshall, that question has always been easy to Anything. At twenty-two years old, Jholee had given up everything, including her full-time hours at school, her apartment, her expensive bags, and her car after her drug dealing...

  • Her Heart, His Hood Armorby B. Love
    Not ratedpublished January 13, 2022

    Katia has spent the past sixteen years being her boyfriend Tweed’s all and all. After their son’s stillborn delivery, their relationship takes its final hit. Katia finds herself starting life all over again with a new home and the space to decide what she now wants to do with her...

  • January loved her life as a trophy wife. But she is in store for a rude awaking when the feds slap them handcuffs on her wrists. Her husband Malik has been a very busy man. Pimping, money laundering, and tax evasion to just to name a few. Broke, homeless, and pending criminal cha...