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Jun 18 - Jun 24, 2023

  • Stepdaddy Season (Stepdaddy Season, #1)by Natisha Raynor
    4.01 avg ratings, 73 reviewspublished June 18, 2023

    For Cypher Hall being the mother to twin boys is far from easy. She has to work two jobs just to keep her head above water, and she still often feels like she's drowning. She hadn't been in a relationship since her kids' father eight years ago, and she's started to realize that P...

  • Rising (State of the Union, #1)by Nelle Nikole
    3.67 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished June 19, 2023

    The Before doesn’t matter, only The After. In a post-apocalyptic Earth ravaged by nuclear war, humanity struggles to survive amidst the aftermath of radiation that has altered their DNA. Amongst the survivors, elemental magic runs through their veins, while a select few have deve...

  • Dreams of Fu*kin A Dope Boy 3: A Hood Love Taleby Barbie Amor, Barbie Scott
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished June 20, 2023

    After Murda, Heartbreak and Lust, four years later the gang is back. It is currently 1996 and the entire demographic of life has changed. Our music, clothing and lifestyle. This is the error when women become sex-symbols and men want to rule the world. Ride with Joeisha, Harlem,...

  • What A Wicked Way To Treat The Woman That Loves You 2by Jahquel J.
    4.15 avg ratings, 24 reviewspublished June 20, 2023

    After witnessing Tone's murder, Dalia sets out to blackmail Mezzie into upgrading her life. She and her man, Nard, haven't had it easy and she wants nothing more to live the life she once lived. When someone comes and visits her, it could be either pleasant or deadly.Mezzie and R...

  • Catch My Gaze: BONUS SCENES (St. Rowe Saga)by Kellz Kimberly
    3.88 avg ratings, 12 reviewspublished June 20, 2023

    THIS IS NOT A FULL NOVEL! THESE ARE BONUS SCENES! THIS IS NOT A FULL NOVEL! Catch my gaze means your eyes better always find mine. Isn’t that what you told me? Regardless, if we’re beefing or we’re good, it should always apply. It’s a symbol of our bond. If you can’t respect that...

  • You're Not Supposed to Die Tonightby Kalynn Bayron
    3.73 avg ratings, 46 reviewspublished June 20, 2023

    At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night? This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Fear Street . Charity Curtis has the summer job of her dreams, playing the “final girl” a...

  • Heat Haven Heaux-Tellby Denise Essex
    Not ratedpublished June 20, 2023

  • Can't Let Her Goby Kianna Alexander
    3.23 avg ratings, 10 reviewspublished June 20, 2023

    Friends to lovers? There’s a lot to consider, a lot to hope for, and a lot at risk in a steamy and emotional romance by the bestselling author of Can’t Resist Her . Peaches Monroe and Jamie Hunt are core members of their Texas friend squad and have so much in common. They’re succ...

  • Always Us: An Urban Love Story (Only Us, #2)by Kaylyn .
    4.13 avg ratings, 8 reviewspublished June 21, 2023

    Time has passed, but the love and loyalty among these friends have never wavered. Always Us is the final stop in their journey to adulthood from Only You. They all face new problems that stem from their past. Ultimately, will love, trust, and divine connections be enough for them...

  • What You Do For Loveby Miss Zenith
    4.25 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished June 21, 2023

    Songstress Ava Rose steps out on faith and moves to New York to pursue her dreams of getting her singing career to the big stage. After two years of hustling for her big break with no luck, she literally runs into the man who can help make her dreams a reality. As she soon discov...

  • Anna (Berkeley Bred)by Grey Huffington
    4.47 avg ratings, 9 reviewspublished June 22, 2023

    A short story that follows the life of Anna prior to her demise. This is NOT to be read before Malachi.

  • This Thread of Gold: A Celebration of Black Womanhoodby Catherine Joy White
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished June 22, 2023

    From gender adviser to the UN Catherine Joy White comes This Thread of Gold , a lyrical celebration of the history of Black women who challenged stereotypes through film, politics, activism, and beyond. This immersive and empowering read blends history, reporting, and personal st...

  • Finding The Strength To Love Youby Joslyn Marks
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished June 22, 2023

    A traumatic event has caused Camille Stewart to shut down physically and mentally. Her strength has been weakened causing her to no longer have faith or trust in the man who was supposed to provide her with love, peace and protection. Bad decisions, lack of communication and imma...

  • I married her because she was my peace in a storm. Now she’d become the author of my hurt. Where did we go from there? The destination seemed so inconceivable and the journey so murky. This novella follows Erin and Lucky as they navigate through a difficult challenge as a married...

  • Lemon Pepperby Nina.
    4.7 avg ratings, 122 reviewspublished June 22, 2023

    How did you meet the love of your life? Your forever person. Two people seemingly from different worlds with many connections find themselves intertwined in a whirlwind of emotional, chaotic, yet beautiful and healing bonding. What one couldn't be for themselves, they found in ea...

  • Come Play In It: An Urban Eroticaby P. Wise
    3.6 avg ratings, 10 reviewspublished June 22, 2023

    Would you ever imagine a successful gynecologist could get wrapped up in the web of an escort? Anything is possible. Aria “Riri” Rose was a lost soul. After being raised in the system and losing her brother at a young age, Aria turned to someone she thought would make her whole....

  • Mocha Memoirs Press and Nightlight Podcast are proud to present Blackened An Anthology of the Undead - a groundbreaking anthology celebrating nontraditional zombie stories from the African diaspora. The anthology is co-edited by Stoker-nominated and award-winning editor and write...

  • A Turn in the Air (Wicked Moves, #2)by A.H. Cunningham
    4.26 avg ratings, 32 reviewspublished June 23, 2023

    Sal is about her business, her friends, her video games, and some light criminal activity. When the criminal activity lands her in hot water, she goes to her tried and true methods, but they all fail her. Devon is about his art, his physical therapy, his brother’s well-being, and...

  • His father was taken from him too soon. Struggle had become his life, always operating in survival mode in fear of ending up like his father. Staten Island had been home until it wasn’t. Moving back was the only solution. Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan. Being more than a...

  • Tell Me Your Safe Wordby Journee Jordan
    4.13 avg ratings, 8 reviewspublished June 24, 2023

    Spirit St. James understood what it was like to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders. In addition to caring for her mentally ill mother, she also worked as a fifth-grade teacher, changing the lives of students every day, except for one troublesome student, Bali Savage....