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May 2025

  • Bully (The Protectors, #7)by B. Love
    4.46 avg ratings, 13 reviewspublished May 1, 2025

    He took an offer he should have refused...

  • This is a rerelease, formerly titled She Wants All the Smoke. Smoke is a man with his whole future ahead of him. Even though his rise wasn't ideal and could be frowned upon by many, he is proud of his accomplishments. It's just something about that old life that keeps pulling him...

  • Addicted To A Certified Savage: A Hood Millionaire Romanceby Hydiea
    4.0 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished May 1, 2025

    Loving him could get her killed… but leaving him might destroy her. Zariah James was supposed to play it safe. A college grad with dreams of building her own empire, she knew better than to fall for a man like Kaine Carter, a feared street boss with blood on his name and enemies...

  • I Picked The Wrong N!gga 2: A Hood Love Storyby Krystal Armstead
    4.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished May 1, 2025

    Dussa believed she'd already endured the worst pain imaginable when a tragic hospital error cost her the life of her precious baby girl. But when she learns her partner Terrell is involved with Yonce , the daughter of the pharmaceutical mogul whose negligence caused her unimagina...

  • Fatal Obsessionby Linette King
    3.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished May 1, 2025

    The stresses of being the perfect child, perfect friend, and perfect student caused Yasmine to venture out in search of her true self. What she found turned out to be more than she bargained for. Will she be able to get out of it or will one bad decision cause her to lose everyth...

  • Love's Most Wanted (Crenshaw Kings, #8)by Shvonne Latrice
    4.52 avg ratings, 169 reviewspublished May 1, 2025

    Kabrina Kenneth had no complaints when it came to her life. She had the career of her dreams and the man to go with it which was something she deeply coveted coming from her particular background. But when her dream life turns into a nightmare literally overnight, Kabrina's anger...

  • I See You (To Be Loved Is To Be Seen, #1)by Ann Modkins
    4.45 avg ratings, 31 reviewspublished May 1, 2025

    Hassan Gaines was a name whispered in fear on the streets. A man who didn’t need a gun to end a life, making him the most feared force on the block. But power never erased his pain. Raised in the foster system, hardened by a past of neglect, and battling a mind that often felt li...

  • Game Changeby Evelyn Sola
    4.25 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished May 2, 2025

    As a shocking revelation looms, will fate create a divide too deep to cross? On a sun-soaked island getaway, two architects, Brynne and Colin, meet by chance and indulge in a whirlwind romance, blissfully unaware that their paths are tangled by fate. Their passionate affair ignit...

  • Mercy For A Thug's Heartby Jazz E.
    3.5 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished May 2, 2025

    In a world where everything feels so wrong, Mercy found the one thing that felt right in Story. To the outside, Mercy has it all, but little does the outside know, he fights demons every day to simply survive. Mercy is the epitome of fake it until you make it. What keeps him goin...

  • The Oracle Asylumby N. Sonia Nkera
    4.0 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished May 2, 2025

    The madness is a game between gods and kings.But it is not the gods and kings who are mad.So, we play their games. Ekara Amaare is the Crown Princess of the House of Blood. One of the four Crown Royals of Itakaa.She is set on marriage with no aspirations to the crown.But on the d...

  • Mercy For A Thug's Heart 2by Jazz E.
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished May 2, 2025

    As the saying goes; when it rains it pours. Story and Mercy have been through their fair share of ups and downs, and they’ve tried to remain strong through it all, but feel as if they can’t catch a break. When shots are fired, it’s unknown who the intended target is, but this act...

  • Mercy For A Thug's Heart 3by Jazz E.
    Not ratedpublished May 2, 2025

  • Shâhzâdeh: The Consortium Book Eight (The Consortium, #8)by Dandridge Monroe
    4.77 avg ratings, 11 reviewspublished May 2, 2025

    Will her fears be greater than his obsession? Xerxes Cannon wears many horse breeder, arms dealer, and prince. He’s a proud member of the Consortium and his parents mean everything to him. The only title missing is the one that means Vanya Kennedy belongs to him. One look was all...

  • Standing In The Sun (The 8th Wonder, #4)by Evelyn Latrice
    4.64 avg ratings, 52 reviewspublished May 3, 2025

    Little Lunar is on the verge of greatness. A rising rapper with the world at his feet, he’s chasing more than just fame though- he’s searching for himself. Every song, every verse is an attempt to piece together the man he’s supposed to be, but no matter how hard he tries, someth...

  • Turnt Out By A Rich Cowboy: A Country Romanceby R. Coxton
    2.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished May 3, 2025

    One man’s headache is another man’s pillow princess. In Wilmington, NC newspaper editor Shakara Bridges, escaping an abusive past, trauma. She encounters wealthy cowboy Sedron Franklin. Their intense chemistry faces challenges as Sedron's troubled history and Shakara's past mista...

  • If I Gave You My Heartby C. Wilson
    Not ratedpublished May 3, 2025

    Adonis "Drayko" Loving had been trouble since he learned to walk. Living a risky lifestyle finally catches up with him, forcing him to suddenly leave Ohio and find a fresh start elsewhere. After relocating, he finds himself struggling with adjusting to his new surroundings. Livin...

  • H I S IIby SUNSHINES URBAN NOVELS
    5.0 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished May 4, 2025

    With traitors in the rearview and a baby on the way, Ohaji and Storm are finally living the life they fought for but peace comes with a price. When a secret Ohaji kept resurfaces, it cracks the foundation they thought was unbreakable. As enemies circle closer, and trust breaks in...

  • Dyed, For This (Sunday Crown Sessions, #4)by Netra Antionette
    4.39 avg ratings, 24 reviewspublished May 4, 2025

    I thought I was just getting my hair done. But this chair? It’s where I started finding myself. Forty. Divorced. No kids. No plan, just pain and a pile of questions about who I am without him. I came to Crowned and Covered for a new style… but left with something deeper— a color...

  • Ashaby Granger
    4.6 avg ratings, 15 reviewspublished May 4, 2025

  • A Virgin BBW and an Unhinged Hood Millionaire 2by Vee Bryant
    3.33 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished May 4, 2025

    Kiersten’s life changed the night she was found bloodied and unresponsive in her dance studio. Now in a coma, the people who love her are falling apart trying to hold it together. Her best friend Jream is spiraling, searching for answers while hiding how deeply she’s falling for...

  • Pressed, Not Broken (Sunday Crown Sessions, #3)by Netra Antionette
    4.38 avg ratings, 26 reviewspublished May 4, 2025

    I didn’t come for a transformation. I just needed a break… a breath… a few hours not holding it all together. One girl. A head full of 4C hair. And a salon that feels more like a sanctuary than a service. I’ve spent years shrinking myself—at home, at school, even in the mirror. B...

  • My Sweet Escapeby Barbara Howard
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished May 4, 2025

    A viral mistake leads to a sweet escape—can love be found in the quiet corners of life? When LA-based social media star Mia Daniels' perfectly curated life implodes after a viral scandal, she escapes to the quaint town of Cider Mill, Ohio. Her plan? To lay low until the storm pas...

  • Honey's Special Rouxby Mya
    3.83 avg ratings, 12 reviewspublished May 5, 2025

    Honey Hix is a renowned chef who travels the globe bringing Southern Cuisine to different countries. Her love for southern meals derived from sitting in the kitchen with her grandmother, mother, and aunts. Not only did they pass down recipes, but their opinions on men as well. Ma...

  • Sage & Sin (The South-Hurst Syndicate, #2)by Dominique Black
    4.55 avg ratings, 82 reviewspublished May 5, 2025

    Some love stories come with body counts. Moses “Mo” Garrison ain’t no hero. He’s the one they call when shit gets ugly. An ill-tempered killer with a reputation for shooting first and asking questions never. The leader of ruthless gang in South-Hurst, Mo is chaos wrapped in caram...

  • One Page, One Loveby C.T. Fletcher, Sula Sullivan, A.E. Valdez
    3.5 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished May 5, 2025

    One Page, One Love is a flash fiction romance anthology celebrating the power of love in all its forms, one page at a time. This collection brings together a diverse array of love stories, with some told in a single page and others in just a few, ranging from heartwarming and pas...

  • They Call Me Domby Wynta Tyme
    4.29 avg ratings, 12 reviewspublished May 5, 2025

    Surtain and Laila Cones have been sweethearts since high school. From puppy love to adulthood and marriage, their love story has stood against every test thrown at them. Unfortunately, one of them carries a secret so deep that it leaves them wondering if they were ever soulmates....

  • I woke up in a hospital room covered in bruises and with no memory of who I am. My mysterious husband sends a bodyguard instead of coming himself. Nothing adds up. When my handsome guard arrives, I immediately feel the mate bond. But how, when I'm supposedly married? Dangers loom...

  • love in the streets comes at a price and heartbreak? Thats just the begining In this gritty game of love and lust, will love be enough to overcome all obstacles or is it just too complicated for Asia and Zay to conquer?

  • Bermuda thought she had it all; ;a twenty-year marriage, stability, routine. But behind the quiet smiles and perfectly folded laundry was a woman suffocating under neglect, loneliness, and the weight of being everything to everyone but herself. So she did what good girls aren’t s...

  • It's You Every Timeby Charlene Thomas
    4.43 avg ratings, 11 reviewspublished May 6, 2025

    Charlene Thomas, author of Seton Girls and Streetlight People, brings us a gorgeous YA love story about grief, how it leaves us stunned, and the day when—against all odds—the world starts turning again. In a twist of fate, Sydney Michaels bumps into cute boy stranger Marcus Burke...

  • To China With Loveby Erica Denise
    4.32 avg ratings, 15 reviewspublished May 6, 2025

    After finding out her boyfriend is not who he says he is, China McNeal has found herself alone right before Valentine’s Day. Scrambling, she now tries to find someone to take on a couples trip she had planned for the holiday. Fresh out of prison, Benjamin “Bronx” Leonard comes ho...

  • Tap Inby Mel Dau
    4.41 avg ratings, 22 reviewspublished May 6, 2025

    We pick up where Lark and Chance left off in Tap Out. After a weekend of activities that are best described as a Vegas Heaux Tale, will Lark recover from the new connection to the very man that gave her a new enjoyment for the term tap out? Will Chance be able to maintain his pro...

  • Purple Demon Emoji 2: A Hood Love Story: Finaleby Jenica Johnson
    3.89 avg ratings, 9 reviewspublished May 6, 2025

    Danielle thought divorcing Ryan would end her pain, but reality hit harder than their marriage ever did. Catching Ryan in a shocking, unthinkable act revealed a secret so dark it shattered her trust and unleashed a fury with unstoppable consequences. As her life spirals into chao...

  • Haunted Love 2by Sarafini
    4.7 avg ratings, 14 reviewspublished May 6, 2025

    As the saying goes, when hearts break, they don’t break even. And everyone is trying to make sense of the pieces they’re left with after disaster strikes. Quincy was delivered a devastating blow, and the consequences of the betrayal touch everyone in his orbit. While he faces a l...

  • Taming Her Wylde Sideby Tasha Monique
    3.5 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished May 6, 2025

    Beautiful young Wylde and out to get her lick back on her cheating ass baby daddy Nadia is sick of being the faithful girlfriend to the man that she shares twin boys with. Deciding that she wants in on a piece of the fun, we see her take advantage of the perfect opportunity when...

  • The Sweetest Silenceby Skynova
    3.2 avg ratings, 10 reviewspublished May 6, 2025

    Beneath the polished exterior I present to the world, I wear a mask—a facade that shields my vulnerabilities and silent struggles. As a lawyer, I project confidence and authority, but behind that mask lies a story filled with insecurities and fear. Then a monster enters my life—...