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February 2024

  • Mister Sommelier (The Mister, #8)by B. Love
    4.25 avg ratings, 8 reviewspublished February 1, 2024

    Savvy 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. After losing th...

  • Mountain of Desir (Alphas Love Curvy Women, #1)by Melody Lynch
    3.63 avg ratings, 8 reviewspublished February 1, 2024

    Anastasia has hit rock bottom; she is flat broke, and her lights just got cut off. Just when she's about to give up, a mysterious client offers her a lifeline – a photoshoot deep in the woods. Excited to finally have a lead, she rushes out and gets caught in a violent rainstorm....

  • Storm of Desire (Alphas Love Curvy Women, #2)by Melody Lynch
    3.8 avg ratings, 5 reviewspublished February 1, 2024

    Grace is still dealing with the loss of her mother, now contending with her bully of a boss. She is determined to keep a low profile and ride out the brewing storm of the century set to tear through the town. When her high school sweetheart walks into her restaurant, it triggers...

  • A Christmas to Remember: Omari & Krystaby Taniece
    Not ratedpublished February 1, 2024

    They say money can’t buy happiness, but for Omari, that isn’t the case. It’s the holidays, and his mother begs him to come home to visit since he’s been dodging them the last couple of years. After his breakup with his longtime girlfriend Kendra, he throws himself into his photog...

  • Desires of a Omega (Alphas Love Curvy Women, #4)by Melody Lynch
    3.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished February 1, 2024

    Tatiana is the sole caretaker for her beloved grandmother. When her grandmother transitions, the family vultures come out hungry for the insurance money. Still grieving and heartbroken, the family feud becomes too much for her, and Tatiana decides to hit the road and put it all b...

  • Lipstick & Camera Clicksby D.J. Murphy
    4.13 avg ratings, 12 reviewspublished February 1, 2024

    If you told me I’d be on a reality dating show with a man I can’t stand, while the guy I haven’t been able to forget films it all, I’d tell you to kick rocks. But alas, here I am, pretending to fall in love with a man who’d marry himself if he could all while my tv producer best...

  • In the heart pounding finale of "Alexa, Play I Need A Rich Thug Husband II," the line between real and fake is thin as a lace front wig, and emotions run wild. Courtney's had enough of Jabo's drama, ready to start fresh with Christian. He crashes into her life like a wrecking bal...

  • Forbidden Desire (Alphas Love Curvy Women, #3)by Melody Lynch
    3.33 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished February 1, 2024

    Angel is a successful entrepreneur, but she is not as successful on the dating scene, and she is tired of being a wingwoman to her group of friends. After an embarrassing rejection, she sits nursing her sorrows at her favorite pub. She runs into her brother's best friend, Harold,...

  • Cassius Thomas is a thirty-one year old single father. After losing his baby mother to an overdose when their daughter was just three, he felt it was only right to step up. Cassius works hard to provide for his baby girl, but two weeks before Valentine’s Day, he is left with the...

  • Becoming The Plug's Baby Mamaby Glitz
    4.17 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished February 2, 2024

    Marriage is supposed to be entered into not lightly but with love, commitment, and trust at its core. But this is not the case for Mahogany Barlowe. As the youngest child, her father, Maverick Barlowe, bargains for her freedom to live happily single and imposes an ultimatum on he...

  • Your One (The Henderson Family Saga #19) (Henderson Family Saga, #19)by Monica Walters
    4.0 avg ratings, 14 reviewspublished February 2, 2024

    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 ide...

  • Bossed Up With A Billionaire 2: A BBW Love Affairby Tina J.
    4.0 avg ratings, 5 reviewspublished February 3, 2024

    SynopsisNisha and Vasquez hit it off well; especially when she found out he was the man who won her at the charity auction. The two of them were perfect together from what Nisha thought. But just like most men, Vasquez had an ex who refused to let go. She hated his family and wou...

  • Love has been nonexistent in Jacelyn’s marriage for years and now out of the blue love decides to present itself in the form of a charming, rugged man who knows all the right buttons to push. Nazari's allure frightens Jacelyn and possibly sends her back into her husband's awaitin...

  • My Choice Is Youby Mel Dau
    4.24 avg ratings, 154 reviewspublished February 3, 2024

    Covina Hurley has lived a privileged life as the daughter of a retired major league baseball player. With privilege comes shelter, and with shelter comes ignorance to many life experiences. When she makes the choice to open herself up to new experiences, she never thought that lo...

  • I Should've Been Left You 2: An African American Romanceby Latoya Wright
    3.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished February 4, 2024

    "I Should've Been Left You 2" by Latoya Wright pulls you into a real-life drama where love, secrets, and payback collide. Get ready for a wild ride as Amilia "Amil" Gates tries to figure out the messy situation with Kwame and Zeke, both fighting for her heart. Amil discovers the...

  • Wet Dreams On Lockdown: The Unit Manager (Wet Dreams On Lockdown)by Nai
    4.43 avg ratings, 11 reviewspublished February 4, 2024

    Camille Deville has always played by the book, especially at work where she’s the Unit Manager at Fishkill Correctional facility. Known around as Ms. D, she is both eye candy to the inmates as well as their saving grace in most instances. While Camille knows that most of the men...

  • Bespoke: A Novella (Love Cynics Anonymous)by L.M. Bennett
    3.88 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished February 5, 2024

    Love, one fitting at a time? Calisha "Cal" Duke, a bespoke tailor with a dapper flair, thrives in her world of men's fashion. As a third-generation tailor, she feels pressure to uphold the sterling family tradition and name, but also wants to carve out a path that is uniquely her...

  • MISUNDERSTOODby Lucinda John
    4.64 avg ratings, 9 reviewspublished February 5, 2024

    What’s understood doesn’t need to be explained. But what happens when the mafuckas’ in it doesn’t even understand it themselves? The unorthodox relationship dynamic between Charmaine “Mookie” Rogers and Usain “HB” Emmanuel Jeffers is complex. Some may even call it toxic, yet what...

  • A Hood Millionaire and His Project Princess 2by A.K. Scott
    Not ratedpublished February 5, 2024

    In the first novel, Carter showed us that trying to leave the streets and go legit is not an easy path, especially with all the snakes out there. He had to prove to everyone that he's still the same guy, whether he's wearing a business suit or Timbs. But now, Carter's road ahead...

  • Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to Youby A'ja Wilson
    4.64 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished February 6, 2024

    From Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP A’ja Wilson comes an inspirational collection on what it means to grow up as a Black girl in America. This is a book for all the girls with an apostrophe in their name. This is for all the girls who are “too loud...

  • The Accidental Crush (The Fortemani Family, #1)by Mia Heintzelman
    4.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished February 6, 2024

    Dante Fortemani’s family never takes his ideas seriously during business meetings, so he zones out. That is, until the agenda includes selling his late grandfather’s struggling vineyard. Desperate, he appeals to his mother and siblings, and buys himself two months to protect thei...

  • Bright Red Fruitby Safia Elhillo
    5.0 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished February 6, 2024

    An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the dangerous new relationship that could threaten all her dreams. From the award-winning poet and author of HOME IS NOT A COUNTRY. Bad girl. No matter how hard Samira tries, she can’t...

  • A Love Song for Ricki Wildeby Tia Williams
    4.46 avg ratings, 226 reviewspublished February 6, 2024

    An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn’t one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dy...

  • Girls with Bad Reputations (The Lillys, #2)by Xio Axelrod
    4.56 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished February 6, 2024

    All her life, Kayla heard the same Don't be so loud. Don't act so wild. Don't take up so much space. Now she's the beating heart of an up-and-coming rock band…and the whole world is going to know her name. Once upon a time, the pressure to be the perfect daughter nearly broke Kay...

  • Supreme: To Sadie, with Love (Miller Family, #2)by Rae Anderson
    3.8 avg ratings, 14 reviewspublished February 6, 2024

    I thought I knew depth but dwelled in a cursory home.I thought I knew vulnerability, but it was maladjusted fear.I thought I knew comfort, but it was more like complacency and routine.I thought I knew romance until I met Supreme. Wife and mother of two, Sadie Williams crosses pat...

  • Woke Up In A Mansion With A Rich Savageby Theresa Reese
    3.86 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished February 6, 2024

    Neve had simply had enough. Tired of the never-ending lies and tears that came with her upside-down relationship, she uncovered her man's cheating once again. It was a stark realization that he wasn't going to change. Faced with a choice between enduring the deceit in silence or...

  • Out of Body: A Thrilling YA Body-Swap Tale of Friendship and Identityby Nia Davenport
    4.13 avg ratings, 13 reviewspublished February 6, 2024

    A high-stakes, propulsive YA thriller with a body-swap twist thoughtfully exploring themes of friendship and identity, perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson. Seventeen-year-old Megan Allen has been jumping from friend group to friend group in her high school, trying on identitie...

  • Smoke Kingsby Jahmal Mayfield
    Not ratedpublished February 6, 2024

    In the vein of Get Out and Razorblade Tears , a feast of noir fiction and probing social commentary that asks us to consider what would happen if reparations were finally charged and exacted. Nate Evers, a young black political activist, struggles with rage as his people are stil...

  • Seven Days in Seattle (Let It Rain, #1)by Rita A. Gordon
    4.13 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished February 6, 2024

    One week. No strings. No names. No feelings. What could go wrong? Rain This Seattle meeting will change my life…just not the way I expected. Instead of focusing on my presentation, I’m dealing with a cheating boyfriend and sister who bailed on me. The only good thing to happen is...

  • Redwood Courtby DeLana R.A. Dameron
    3.94 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished February 6, 2024

    A breathtaking debut about one unforgettable Southern Black family, seen through the eyes of its youngest daughter as she comes of age in the 1990s. "A beautiful exploration of a family . . . deeply moving." Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful “Mi...

  • Cupid Send Me A Big D*ck For Valentine's Dayby Melanie B.
    4.18 avg ratings, 11 reviewspublished February 7, 2024

    Two weeks.. Fourteen days… Three hundred and thirty-six hours... Submit or Commit! The choice is HERS! What started out as a way to avoid dealing with her past leads Azuri down a path that has her questioning everything she knows about intimacy and romance. A quick release is all...

  • Wet Dreams On Lockdown: The Nurse (Wet Dreams On Lockdown)by Elijah R. Freeman
    4.5 avg ratings, 6 reviewspublished February 7, 2024

    Over-worked, tired, and bored, Dominique does nothing but tend to the needs of the patients that come through the doors of her office. Most days are uneventful and her best friend Sierra, a C.O that works in the same prison, is the devil on her shoulder, encouraging her to go on...

  • Ten Things I Hate About Lovin’ Youby K.L. Hall
    3.81 avg ratings, 8 reviewspublished February 7, 2024

    I hate the way he makes me swoon. And the way he strips me bare. I hate the way his icy smile gleams. It pisses me off when he stares. I hate his big, cognac-brown eyes, And the way he runs my mind. I hate him so much it makes me sick, That I think about him all the time. I hate...

  • Will You Be Oursby Charleigh Harper
    4.39 avg ratings, 28 reviewspublished February 8, 2024

    Will You Be Ours

    Is three really a crowd? Raelle finds out when presented with an opportunity from a repeat customer that is anything but business.

    *This is a spicy why choose Valentine's Day short*

  • One baby-moon Two lovers Five days in the Dominican Republic Makayla Scott has gone from being a single woman to a bride-to-be with a whole lot of drama in between and she is now struggling to adjust to her new life. Stuck in her usual cycle of perfectionism, people-pleasing synd...

  • Sweet Like Sundays (Greenbrook Lovers, #1)by Danielle Brooks
    4.11 avg ratings, 33 reviewspublished February 9, 2024

    Amelia Sade It's been a year since I've moved into my inherited home in Stonehenge and I finally feel like I found my peace. The home feels like mine, I have my garden, and then there's my neighbor, Ace, to whom I've never said a few words until this month. Who would've thought I...