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Feb 9 - Feb 15, 2025

  • Love Bites and Bloomsby Bailey West
    4.0 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished February 9, 2025

    Kaimani, the savvy owner of Petal & Stem , knows how to make the most of every holiday rush. While Valentine's Day isn't her favorite—she prefers flowers that say more than I’m supposed to buy these —she capitalizes on the demand, crafting breathtaking bouquets for hopeful ro...

  • When it came time for Kendrick “XL” Patton to pick between life and death, he chose me. But with a life-threatening health diagnosis looming over me, I was already prepared to meet my maker. Until he offered to marry me to save my life. Talk about a plot twist. Initially, I thoug...

  • My Filthy Rich Valentine (The Black Wife Effect, #2)by Taccara Martin
    4.34 avg ratings, 8 reviewspublished February 11, 2025

    In the highly anticipated follow-up to Will and Timantha's story, Will decides to take the ultimate plunge—proposing to the love of his life. But for a man like Will who's obsessed with his bride, simple nuptials won’t do. Instead, he’s planning the destination wedding of the yea...

  • Thorns & All : A Valentine's Day Love Storyby Cyn
    4.42 avg ratings, 6 reviewspublished February 11, 2025

    February marks the month that I lost everything. Six years ago, I experienced the worst pain a man could feel, and it was all because of Valentine’s Day. I’ve hated the stupid holiday ever since. Now, I spend my days at my gym, helping other people work through their problems wit...

  • Losing Sightby Tati Richardson
    4.38 avg ratings, 27 reviewspublished February 11, 2025

    What if a mysterious pair of glasses helped you to see life—and love—clearly? Sports reporter Tanika “Nikki” Ryan is at the top of her game until she isn’t. Squinting at the teleprompter and flubbing lines, she loses her coveted Thursday Night football spot to a younger, less qua...

  • Carson & Abisa (Recipe For Love, #6)by Rene Wolfe
    3.88 avg ratings, 10 reviewspublished February 11, 2025

    Who gets Straight to the Pointe faster than Abisa Jones? Her child's father. When he returns to Crescent Falls, will their reunion be love at second sight or a recipe for disaster?

  • The Filth Kings (The Filth Kings, #1)by Masterpiece
    4.29 avg ratings, 77 reviewspublished February 11, 2025

    Detavio Decebal was never meant to be good. He was raised in the shadows of a man who believed kindness was weakness, which later made him feel like love was nothing more than a leash meant to be snapped. He was raised by force and taught only to survive. By the time he became an...

  • 10,000 Hours With A Rich Menace (Caselli Family, #1)by Jahquel J.
    4.63 avg ratings, 343 reviewspublished February 11, 2025

    Imagine your best friend invites you on an all-expenses-paid trip. Luxury at its finest. A five-star resort, designer shopping sprees, fine dining, and balling out like there’s no tomorrow. She swears her new man is head over heels for her and doesn’t mind spending big. While she...

  • One-Night Crush (The Fortemani Family, #4)by Mia Heintzelman
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished February 11, 2025

    After a banner year, Marcello Fortemani is eager to prove his value at his family’s Napa vineyard. The youngest of four siblings, he’s used to having his ideas ignored. But when he suspects a collaboration with local competitor, Whitaker Vineyard & Winery, Marcello quickly vo...

  • Black Girl Goneby N'Dia Rae, C.N. Mabry
    4.18 avg ratings, 13 reviewspublished February 12, 2025

    Twenty years ago, seven-year-old Charmaine Tillman vanished without a trace from a crowded school fair. Her disappearance shattered her family, destroyed her father, and turned her mother into a relentless force in the public eye. Her older sister Taylor transformed the tragedy i...

  • Cartel Queen 2: Mother of Murder (Cartel Queen Series)by JaQuavis Coleman
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished February 12, 2025

    The small Caribbean Island has turned into Cartel land and Aries is at the head of the bloodshed. Her son was brutally murdered and she fights through depression and the burden of guilt as she tries desperately to find the truth. She's prepared to paint the town red to find the r...

  • Abandoned (Mercie Brothers, #2)by Brielle Hall
    3.25 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished February 12, 2025

    Major navigates the gritty streets of Soufield, haunted by abandonment issues that fuels his mistrust. Tormented by an inability to express love, he maintains a guarded heart until he can no longer keep his feelings at bay. Sienna is forced to confront the ghosts of her past. Cow...

  • Be His: A Poly Valentine's Novellaby Lily S. Flowers
    4.17 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished February 12, 2025

    Charm Hayes Yayo is in town? Though years have passed since our last encounter, the thrill in his voice alone is enough to make my heart pound with excitement. He was my first boy crush and my very first kiss. Am I being selfish in wanting to bring him into my relationship with G...

  • How About Forever? (Love, Actually, #1)by Rilzy Adams
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished February 12, 2025

    “I’ve missed you for eight hundred and thirty days. A weekend fling will never be enough. I’m always going to want more.” Giselle Lorde and Roman Braithwaite met in Antigua during their best friends’ elopement and were struck by the instant attraction and connection they felt. Th...

  • Roses Are Redby Ciana Smoak
    3.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished February 12, 2025

    Kayani has always hated Valentine’s Day. And nothing can change her mind. It’s been nothing but a string of horrible memories year after from being cheated on, and receiving dead flowers, to the passing of her grandfather, since then Kayani has sworn off Valentine’s Day and refus...

  • RUNNIN' NO MORE (THE RUNNIN', #1)by G.T. Dípè
    Not ratedpublished February 14, 2025

    Love shouldn't be a crime, but for twenty-three-year-old Teniade Adeowo, it is. After fleeing Nigeria to escape both the law and his trauma, Ade arrives in England with one goal: to leave everything behind. But when his path collides with Stefan Wickström's at Heathrow, Ade learn...

  • Deeply Loved Bayou: Simone & Nala's Story (The Baton Rouge Bayou, #2)by Aricka Alexander
    4.13 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished February 14, 2025

    Everyone knows Simone "Simi" Teagues not only as one of the top-ranked WNBA players in the league but also as the Baton Rouge Bayou’s resident pretty girl, and she leans into it. She’s flirty, outgoing and has no problem attracting the attention of others…both good and bad. Even...

  • North King's Unexpected Inevitability (Three Kings Billionaire, #3)by A.E. Valdez
    4.54 avg ratings, 64 reviewspublished February 14, 2025

    North King has always been quieter and more reserved, but the youngest of the three King brothers is ready to take his place on the throne. Content with fading into the background, North just goes through the motions of life, enjoying his family and his work. That is, until he me...

  • Snowed In With A Betaby Elle Madearis
    4.1 avg ratings, 13 reviewspublished February 14, 2025

    If you think blind dates are bad, imagine your date is a werewolf. Ayira Jones doesn’t spend much time around anyone—human or werewolf—so when her date claims that they’re mates, she reacts like any person would. By panicking. Chozen isn’t looking for a mate. As firstborn to the...

  • Declan (The Edwards Brothers, #2)by Dria Andersen
    4.24 avg ratings, 22 reviewspublished February 14, 2025

    Amber Bennett carried her family on her back. Every dime she made went to care for the household her father’s death had left behind. Even with all her sacrifices her mother was asking one more of her. Another arranged marriage, another piece of her soul given to keep their family...

  • Brielle never thought life would feel this empty. Stuck in a routine that’s more duty than desire, she spends her days playing housewife to a husband who’s never home and raising two stepsons who see her as nothing more than a glorified cook. The loneliness weighs heavy, but she...

  • Grumpy Valentineby D.L. White
    Not ratedpublished February 14, 2025

    The last thing tech developer Opal Richardson needs while launching a groundbreaking tech platform is a distraction. Especially not Sterling Carter, whose co-working space sits right across the courtyard from hers. He’s sexy, charming..and keeps showing up with an uncanny ability...

  • My Good Girl: Wedding Editionby Diamond D. Johnson
    4.3 avg ratings, 15 reviewspublished February 15, 2025

    Love is in the air. February, what a beautiful time of the year to get married. It’s the month of love, and Journal and Genesis are just weeks away from their wedding day, that’s set to take place on Valentine’s Day. This beautiful love story takes you through the preparation of...