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January 2023

  • Astral (Woodgate, #2)by Skye Moon
    4.4 avg ratings, 10 reviewspublished January 1, 2023

    A spontaneous Fourth of July trip to Woodgate leads Asher and Keira on an unforgettable weekend journey. Sparks fly and old attractions rekindle, leaving one of them wondering if their story is already written in the stars.

  • Revive Me, Part 3: The Apology (New Haven, #4)by J.L. Seegars
    4.5 avg ratings, 35 reviewspublished January 1, 2023

    Mallory Hope is a dangerous thing. It holds you close like a lover, whispering promises it never intends to keep, and just as soon as you relax into its arms, it lets you go. Sending you spinning into an abyss of nothingness. When I sent him away four years ago, he promised he wo...

  • Revive Me: Part Three (Deluxe Edition): The Apology (New Haven, #4)by J.L. Seegars
    4.21 avg ratings, 27 reviewspublished January 1, 2023

    Mallory Hope is a dangerous thing. It holds you close like a lover, whispering promises it never intends to keep, and just as soon as you relax into its arms, it lets you go. Sending you spinning into an abyss of nothingness. When I sent him away four years ago, he promised he wo...

  • Fat Hamby James Ijames
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 2023

    Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, James Ijames' Fat Ham reinvents Shakespeare's masterpiece in startling and hilarious ways amidst the backdrop of a family barbecue in the American South. Winner of the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Drama. Juicy—a young, queer,...

  • Boo'd Up with a Hood Billionaireby Shari B.
    3.56 avg ratings, 9 reviewspublished January 1, 2023

    Working as a phlebotomist at the local cancer center, twenty-four year old Chauncey Augustin is not only beautiful but intelligent, sassy, and hot tempered too, with aspirations of owning her own one-stop salon studio. Occupying an apartment with her boyfriend Derrick, their rela...

  • Goody Bag (Lagos Lovin', #3)by Camaa Pearl, Margaret Adetimehin
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 2023

    “I get hard from just looking at you. I’m not the type that says play with him first, he will wake up.”​ Cynical and wary after her brief relationship with a romantic scammer, real estate newbie, Zena, accept Lekan’s proposal to be her pretend boyfriend at her sister’s destinatio...

  • Loving Safoaby Liza Wemakor
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 2023

    When schoolteacher Cynthia gets a tattoo at a block party in 1991 Flatbush, she doesn’t realize she’s embarking on a life-changing romance with an immortal Ghanaian vampire. Cynthia’s affair with Safoa weaves together stories from nineteenth century Ghana, late twentieth century...

  • Hide (Detective Harriet Foster, #1)by Tracy Clark
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished January 1, 2023

    From acclaimed author Tracy Clark comes a page-turning mystery featuring hard-boiled Chicago detective Harriet Foster, who’s on the hunt for a serial killer with a deadly affinity for redheads. When a young red-haired woman is found brutally murdered in downtown Chicago, one deta...

  • Trappin' Through The Snow (Trappin', #1)by BriAnn Danae
    4.14 avg ratings, 77 reviewspublished January 2, 2023

    Something eternally beautiful happens when a father teaches his son how to step into manhood. For brothers Krypt, Khrome, and Kavalli, their opportunity to learn was cut short. The death of their father, Duke, left them with more duties than they expected. Equipped with hustle, a...

  • Mister Musician (The Mister, #5)by B. Love
    4.45 avg ratings, 14 reviewspublished January 2, 2023

    Music, money, and marriage—those are the three things tying Saint to Tristan. Their marriage has never been about love, and for quite some time, Saint has been okay with that. He’s loved his music more than anything and had no desire for a healthy, loving romantic relationship or...

  • Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cuteby Talia Hibbert
    3.98 avg ratings, 55 reviewspublished January 3, 2023

    Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. He’s a star football player, manages his OCD well (enough), and comes out on top in all his classes . . . except the ones he shares with his ex-best friend, Celine. Celine Bangura is conspiracy-theory-obsessed. Social media followers eat up...

  • This Black woman has always been used as a pawn. She’s about to graduate to Queen. As the only daughter of a US Senator, Leslie has learned to manage life in the public eye. But when her father tries to marry her off to famous lawyer Geoff, she can’t take it anymore. She wants mo...

  • Tokenby Beverley Kendall
    4.02 avg ratings, 11 reviewspublished January 3, 2023

    She’s brilliant, beautiful…and tired of being the only Black woman in the room. Two years ago, Kennedy Mitchell was plucked from the reception desk and placed in the corporate boardroom in the name of diversity. Rather than play along, she and her best friend founded Token, a bou...

  • The Gray Areas of Loveby Wynta Tyme
    4.67 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished January 3, 2023

    A coy smirk elevated the curves of my mouth at the sight of Evers… Thirty-three-year-old Beryl Stone didn’t know what to expect from forty-six-year-old Evers Green when he saved her from a tragic event. Sweet hospital visits and welcomed therapy sessions morphed into a steamy and...

  • Still Trappin' Through The Snow (Trappin', #2)by BriAnn Danae
    4.08 avg ratings, 69 reviewspublished January 3, 2023

    Betrayal hurts worse when done by the ones you showed the most love to. The saying couldn’t be truer for the Priest Brothers. In this finale, the three men learn more about themselves than Duke could’ve ever taught them. While Krypt is figuring out who the woman was that hit thei...

  • Fell For The Wrong Oneby Tay Mo'Nae
    4.11 avg ratings, 41 reviewspublished January 4, 2023

    All Zarinah wanted was to fall in love. Growing up, she had kissed her fair share of frogs. When an unconventional situation leads her to Lawson, her wishes might become reality. Lawson is the new CEO of his family's hotel casino chain. He's tired of aimless dating and women just...

  • Chantel “Veronica” Waters is on the brink of expulsion and faces possible legal consequences for posting revenge porn of her ex, Rashad, and his new girlfriend, Nina. She’s hit rock bottom and is forced to reconsider her bad bi*ch antics. Nathaniel Brown is a young, pensive, and...

  • The Clarks of Northshire Bend: A Preludeby Stephanie Nicole Norris
    4.05 avg ratings, 22 reviewspublished January 5, 2023

    They’re an affluent Black family residing in the city of Chicago. Three brothers—a CIA agent, A FBI agent, and a Homeland Security Officer.

    Love, mystery, and intrigue surround them. Get a look inside this romantic suspense series, their family unit, and the women they crave.

  • Fang Gang 3 (Fang Gang, #3)by Cyn
    4.71 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished January 5, 2023

    The Guild has gone too far, and now it’s Fallon’s job to stop them. What will become of the gang once it’s all said and done? Find out in the last installment of The Fang Gang Series.

  • High Off His Dope Loveby Tacarra
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished January 5, 2023

    Deceit and secrets seemed to have made itself an unwanted fixture sounding these young people. Mi’Kaela and Micah were raised by their grandmother and are presented with a blast from the past that neither of them knew existed. It has led them to believe on thing their whole lives...

  • Zion. He’s sexy. He’s single. He’s never been married. And, he’s a billionaire. A man of his means can have any woman he wants. Until a few years ago, the idea of settling down and getting married was mentally out of his reach. At his age, with is past, what woman would want a fu...

  • Only If It's Youby T'Lyn
    4.41 avg ratings, 63 reviewspublished January 6, 2023

    Javyous “JV” Goldsmith was inches away from having the career he’d worked his entire life for. One misstep and he found himself having to prove he deserved to be in the ring and that was the worst body blow his ego has ever received. Kehlani James didn’t have much she was proud o...

  • Plus One More: An Erotic Novel (Book Two) (A Poly Love Story 2)by Tanon
    4.33 avg ratings, 16 reviewspublished January 7, 2023

    Abel, Neyla and Dillion are back with a spicy new twist… an extra friend to play with. Will their new addition be just what they need to take their relationship to the next level? Or will everything crumble beneath them?

  • Cuffed by a Certified Maniac (Maniac Series, #1)by Nek Mills
    4.31 avg ratings, 150 reviewspublished January 7, 2023

    Breonna’s main focus is to remain focused as she navigates her way through her current relationship and her career as a daycare teacher. Betrayal turns her heart cold when she experiences the ultimate heartbreak. Jaseon has never felt a love deeper than one he has for his daughte...

  • “Loyalty Is An Expensive Gift. Don’t Expect It From Cheap People.” ~ Etsy Israel At the conclusion of part one, Melody is on the verge of returning back to civilian life. Even though she distanced herself from him, one man has made sure she is taken care of while locked up, holdi...

  • Yours (King's Town, #3)by Shon
    4.49 avg ratings, 58 reviewspublished January 9, 2023

    What happens when you join a book club just to spend time with the quiet vixen who owns the barbershop two doors down from your tattoo shop?

  • New Year, New D: A Soul Ties Previewby Miss Candice
    4.7 avg ratings, 10 reviewspublished January 10, 2023

    *NEW YEAR YEAR D IS AN EXTENDED SNEAK PEEK OF THE FULL NOVEL SOUL TIES* Twenty-six year old Sienna Mills is newly engaged to who she thought was the love of her life, Amiri. During their four year relationship, they’ve experienced a few trials and tribulations. Some of which Sien...

  • Lick Back: A Hood Love Storyby Kelsi
    4.14 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished January 10, 2023

    Heartbreak after heartbreak. Set back after set back. Dawn has been going through nothing but turmoil, trying to love a man that only loved himself. Draco has only shown her that he would only continue to do what she allows. As women, sometimes we find that love makes us stay in...

  • Friday I'm in Loveby Camryn Garrett
    3.25 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished January 10, 2023

    It's too late for a Sweet Sixteen but what if Mahalia had a Coming Out Party? A love letter to romantic comedies, sweet sixteen blowouts, black joy and queer pride. Mahalia Harris wants. She wants a big Sweet Sixteen like her best friend Naomi. She wants the super cute new girl S...

  • Terms of Inheritance (Seaside Mergers, #1)by Adorabol Huckleby-Ordaz
    3.81 avg ratings, 20 reviewspublished January 10, 2023

    A heartfelt, arranged marriage romance... What comes first in this business? Duty... Freedom... or Love? Business in the northeastern region is run entirely by two families, the Fernandez’s and the Fergusons. Tucked away in the secluded opulent city of Seaside, Rhode Island you w...

  • For the first time ever - get all three of the Broken and Ruthless books in one blazing-hot collection. Her Ruthless Ex My ruthless ex is broken, bitter, and determined to get me back I used to be a sensible, responsible good girl who kept her nose buried in textbooks and worked...

  • Noelle & Star: A Shotta's Wifeby Natisha Raynor
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished January 12, 2023

    Noelle and Star first met in The Twelve F#^king days of Christmas. The sexy, Jamaican bank robber was smitten with Noelle from the first moment he saw her. Immediately, he took note of her feisty behavior and her stand-offish attitude. Star had more important matters to tend to,...

  • Make Them Confess: Black Lushby Sherelle Green
    3.38 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished January 12, 2023

    When I decide to hit the road and meet my friends for my impromptu divorce party, I’m prepared for an epic girls week. The last thing I expect is to get stranded alone in a deserted small town during the biggest snowstorm of the year. That’s when I find them. Elias, Stryker, Wade...

  • I Bought Every Dream He Sold Me 3: The Finaleby J. Dominique
    5.0 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished January 12, 2023

    In the last installment, it seemed like for every win the crew has, there is an almost equal loss. Adore finally got the nerve to stand up to the Black family, but did she go too far? She’s already learned the hard way that the Black family is nothing to play with, and De’Niko an...

  • Heir of Exile (African American Urban Shifters, #3)by Melody Lynch
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished January 12, 2023

    After being exiled from his werewolf pack, Raheem and Yolanda pack up and leave Silverton and their old lives. They settled in a new town and began building a peaceful life together, far away from the politics and violence of the werewolf world. But their plans are shattered when...