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Aug 23 - Aug 29, 2026

  • Elowen Raye came to Chicago looking for a fresh start. Instead, she finds Bastien Crowe a powerful, mysterious man whose attraction to her quickly turns into a dangerous obsession. He knows things about her that he shouldn’t. He watches her every move. And when strange messages a...

  • BRUISED HEARTSby Latoya Nicole
    Not ratedpublished August 24, 2026

    Ariyah “Nova” Stevens was born to fight . With boxing in her blood and enough talent to build a legacy of her own, she once had everything it took to become a champion. Until one night left more than her dreams in ashes. Now, the gloves are off, her temper is quicker than her fis...

  • It’s The Dawg In Him For Me: An Unhinged Romanceby Indica
    5.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished August 24, 2026

    It’s The Dawg In Him For Me: An Unhinged Romance Men be thinking they are bigger than the program. Like they should be able to get whoever and whatever they want with no repercussions. That BS don’t slide with me. I’m not the type to play with. So when Rosama came into my life th...

  • When Love Takes Rootby Meka Evette
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished August 24, 2026

    Celeste Coleman is a woman of faith with a green thumb, a guarded heart, and a life she’s learned to tend through grief. As a widowed mother and owner of Celestial Crowns Hair Haven, she’s mastered the art of nurturing what’s fragile, even as she learns to bloom through sorrow. J...

  • Hearts On Deck (highville, #3)by SUNSHINES URBAN NOVELS
    4.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished August 24, 2026

    Sevyn Amor has her hands full. Between raising her spirited daughter, Serenity, and launching Studio 7, her new high-end Pilates studio, romance is the last thing on her to-do list. After years of dealing with the manipulative games of her daughter’s father, she’s finally built a...

  • I Choose You Every Timeby Elle Alexander
    Not ratedpublished August 24, 2026

    Love is defined as an intense feeling of deep affection. Serenity Bishop has only ever had one love in her life. A love that, even though it’s no longer in her grasp, still shapes every decision she makes now. A love that never faded, even when he didn’t choose her in the end. So...

  • The Marriage Rebound (Atlanta Cannons, #2)by Meka James
    3.58 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished August 25, 2026

    In this spicy emotional sports romance, a WNBA star must decide: Should she blow the whistle on her relationship? Atlanta Cannons star Courtney Bradford should be soaring after a winning season. However, off the court, things are falling short. Courtney loves her gorgeous fiery w...

  • Heir of Prophecy: A Novel (The Clash of Prophecies Duet)by Analeigh Sbrana
    4.36 avg ratings, 7 reviewspublished August 25, 2026

    She's a woman bound by fate, torn between two prophecies.He's the Prince of the underworld, fated to either claim her or end her life.Defying destiny is one thing...the heart, another.Magic has always been at the periphery of Audra's life. As a human, she knows that magic exists,...

  • Chef's Special: An Eroticaby Thee Tasha Marie
    4.29 avg ratings, 12 reviewspublished August 25, 2026

    Minnesa Charles hired Bishop Brooks to cook for her divorce party, but by the end of the night, dinner isn’t the only thing he’s serving. Newly divorced and ready to enjoy her freedom, Minnesa never expected the younger private chef to tempt her into breaking a few rules. Bishop...

  • Blood Rising (The Blood Saga, #2)by Markus Redmond
    3.56 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished August 25, 2026

    In a brilliantly terrifying blend of supernatural horror and alternate history for fans of Ryan Coogler's Sinners and readers of Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, and Stephen Graham Jones, a vengeful vampire tribe formed of formerly enslaved Africans wages war across the Southern c...

  • Precious Jewel 2 (Brashear Family, #2)by Shaira Dennis
    Not ratedpublished August 25, 2026

    All her life, Ivie has followed the rules. She's been the perfect daughter, sister, friend, doctor, and all-around great person. She's spent years doing everything she was supposed to do, building the life everyone expected of her. Jacen had to step and take reins of his family e...

  • Best We Never Hadby Kalon Michaels
    4.5 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished August 25, 2026

    She needs to win. He refuses to lose. Can a pretend relationship form a real shot at success? When 17-year-old Camryn “Cami” Knight decides to attend a comic convention as one of her favorite characters, she never expects to leave it playing an entirely different role—her brother...

  • The Sunken, the Adoredby Donyae Coles
    3.0 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished August 25, 2026

    A chilling Lovecraftian horror story from the author of Midnight Rooms , in which a recently freed slave from America making a new life for herself in 1700 Venice finds the mysterious plague that killed her former master may have followed her to Italy . . . and now stalks the can...

  • When Zadie buys a rundown cottage at the edge of the mountains, she only wants quiet—books, starlight, and the wild view she’s promised herself for years. What she doesn’t know is that her new home sits on the seam between worlds. For centuries, dragons have listened through the...

  • Fallin' for the Rush (The Fallin' Series, #2)by Kimberly R. Vargas
    3.88 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished August 25, 2026

    Her marriage was a secret. Now it’s primetime TV. Simone Allen lives for speed, danger, and knowing exactly when to leave. As a stunt double, she built a career on taking risks without sticking around for the consequences. So when she drunkenly eloped with her longtime situations...

  • Dèy: A Novelby Edwidge Danticat
    4.5 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished August 25, 2026

    From the bestselling author of Everything Inside comes a vivid, timely story, moving from Haiti to Brooklyn to Miami, of a woman whose sense of self and family are called into question when she gets caught in a random act of violence one sunny Florida day. “Is home the place wher...

  • Irrevocable Love (Crestwood Chronicles, #3)by L.B. Gaines
    4.33 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished August 26, 2026

    Jared Davis survived prison, but now he has to survive freedom. After spending twenty-four years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, Jared is finally home and determined to reclaim the life that was stolen from him. With a mayoral campaign gaining momentum and the woman he'...

  • Nothing Without Youby Cyn
    4.34 avg ratings, 22 reviewspublished August 26, 2026

    I needed a temporary home. Keegan gave me a permanent one . . . After a pipe burst in my home, I need somewhere for me and my three-year-old son to lay our heads, but it’s hard for me to accept help . . . Especially from Keegan Slater. Not only is he the finest man I’ve ever laid...

  • Tempted To Love a Rosemont Menaceby Khamesia Sherean
    4.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished August 26, 2026

    Head honcho, man in charge, THAT dude. All of these encapsulate Eason Storm. For those that don't know him, he could be considered unhinged. For those that do, know that Eason will do whatever’s necessary to protect those around him. Starting off with a rough beginning, Eason is...

  • Trill: A Laurent Family Novel : Book Oneby Kelsi
    Not ratedpublished August 26, 2026

    Tavian "Trill" Carter is a boss, a businessman, and a king in his own right. He calls the shots, orchestrate the plays, and makes the decisions. That's until one is made for him. In the blink of an eye, life changes for Trill in an unexpected way. Trill is forced to confront a pa...

  • Nobody Praying for Meby Faith J.
    4.0 avg ratings, 6 reviewspublished August 27, 2026

    Charisma Rae Jones I never wanted to be good at seducing men but being raised by a mother and grandmother who would rather run the streets than care for me didn’t leave me many options for a good life. I only trusted one person, but he turned out to be as reckless with my heart a...

  • Zariah Monroe is a survivor. After a betrayal left her career in ruins and her bank account empty, she thought she'd seen the worst of Los Angeles. But then she met him —Remington Adewale, the "Rouge Prince" of Virella. Cold, commanding, and dangerously handsome. He offers her a...

  • Still Yours: An Unhinged Hood Romanceby Robin
    2.13 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished August 27, 2026

    “I built walls so high the world couldn’t reach me. Then Pretti climbed over ‘em without even knowin’ she was savin’ me.”-Dexz “I thought the hardest part of my life was surviving abandonment… until I realized accepting unconditional love required even more courage.”-Pretti Aband...

  • The Summer I Married A Tyrantby Tip Montana
    Not ratedpublished August 28, 2026

    Nouri Calhoun has spent her entire life sheltered from the dangerous world her father built. When two of the Caribbean’s most powerful crime families decide to strengthen their alliance, Nouri is forced into an arranged marriage with Kartel Decree—a ruthless kingpin feared by eve...

  • All Oar Nothing (Crum University)by Kasha Thompson
    Not ratedpublished August 28, 2026

    This semester, they’re done drifting, it's time to go all in. Earlene ‘Earl’ Drayton has spent four years skimming across the water at her HBCU, Crum University, chasing sunrise practice and the quiet kind of glory that doesn’t come with medals. A senior with no roadmap for life...

  • Clare's Story Snow Whiteby Abey D
    Not ratedpublished August 28, 2026

    You met Clare from “Aquarius". Down to earth, eccentric, and full of life. But before the laughter and confidence came years of the trauma and survival. From childhood abuse to the fast life, toxic relationships, and heartbreaking losses, Clare's journey is one of resilience, pai...

  • Second Chance Summerby Tina Martin
    Not ratedpublished August 28, 2026

    Lanai I’m living my best life with a clean house and no man behind me to drive me insane. I love Hendrick…from a distance! That’s why when he calls to tell me about a couple’s retreat, I ain’t trying to hear it. Hendrick Going through meditation with Lanai is proving to be a chal...

  • Full Court Pressby Rosè Dior
    4.5 avg ratings, 5 reviewspublished August 28, 2026

    No one could tell me Piper wasn’t mine. The moment I saw those big, beautiful eyes, round a*s, and witnessed her fiery attitude, I knew I had to have her in any way that I could. Being a college basketball star wasn’t easy. Spectators on the outside didn’t like the narrative of t...

  • Delirium: Book Two (Delirium, #2)by Miss Candice
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished August 28, 2026

    Part one of Delirium ended with Exodus going to Big G about something that hit him from left field. Because he was given the 'green light' he's moving on his own accord, wreaking chaos on the people who foolishly went against him. After its all said and done, he's forced to make...

  • Lifted With Love (Crum University)by Aricka Alexander
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished August 28, 2026

    From best friends to strangers to reconnecting again after over half a decade at Crum University for graduate school, follow Maxine “Max” Cambridge and Regina “Reggie” Stanley in this beautiful second-chance novella. It’s a story full of healing, love, acceptance, and a true test...

  • The Need to Knowby Britney July
    Not ratedpublished August 28, 2026

    Ezekiel Marcuson is MVP—and he knows it too. With his father owning a chain of the hottest night spots all over the country, and his having exclusive control over his city’s local nightclub, there’s no surprise Ezekiel walks around feeling like the king of the night. Confident an...

  • Capturing Bleu (Crum University)by Evie Daniels
    3.19 avg ratings, 4 reviewspublished August 28, 2026

    Ivy knight transfers to Crum University during her junior year and unexpectedly runs into Rowan Hale, the goalkeeper for the Crum University field hockey team. The funny part? They've already been online friends. Now it's time to find out what happens when internet friends finall...

  • Off Balance (Crum University)by Adorabol Huckleby-Ordaz
    Not ratedpublished August 28, 2026

    Crum University is a fictional HBCU set in North Carolina, and the central setting for the novella series of the same name featuring beautiful Black love, sports, and lots of university shenanigans.)

  • An empire built on blood can only be kept with fire. Fresh off a funeral that shook the island to its core, the cat is out of the bag and the war lines are drawn. With Brooklyn hiding behind ancient tribal immunity laws and waving a weaponized pregnancy in their faces, King Damin...

  • Dark Verse (Dangerous Duets, #3)by H.H. Knotty
    Not ratedpublished August 28, 2026

    Raven Dexter ’s world is dictated by the rhythms of behind-the-scenes stage life—the call of a cue, the rise and fall of spot lights, and the constant buzz of sound systems and instruments. She’s the quiet pulse behind every flawless show, the one who makes sure the performers ar...

  • The Fire We Make: A Mafia Romanceby Aliviyah Love
    4.7 avg ratings, 5 reviewspublished August 28, 2026

    Joy Thibodeaux was raised to be the perfect cartel princess—intelligent and ruthless. From childhood, she was molded into a pretty weapon meant to help her father rebuild his empire and rule at his side. But when her violence stops being an asset and starts becoming a liability,...