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Check out these new Black Romance releases from August 4th-10th.
Only for Me by K.C. Mills
Makari Phoenix and Omiri Hayes shared an unforgettable night that eventually changed the trajectory of their future.
She left that mistake and the man she shared it with in the past. However, a year later their worlds collide again and Makari has kept a secret that will turn the NFL superstar’s world upside down.
That secret shares unique eyes identical to his…
Omiri Hayes is an NFL great and tortured soul. His money, access, and secrets from his past create a perfect storm for reckless decisions. When Omiri crosses paths with the one who got away, he’s determined not to fumble the opportunity to prove he isn’t the same man she crept out on a year ago. He’s ready to fight for what he wants… his family.
Makari isn’t looking for his money, fame, or promises. The only demand she has is for Omiri to prove he can be the man their daughter needs him to be. Despite Omiri’s charming ways, Makari doesn’t trust his motives yet realizes some connections can’t be denied.
Omiri has to prove he can be the MVP for the two people who matter most to him, even if it means facing his demons. Makari has her own game plan that doesn’t include getting blindsided by feelings for her child’s father.
Unfortunately, they’ve both already lost yardage with continual flags on the play of their tenuous connection working overtime to keep them out of the end zone. The drive downfield may not be pretty but Makari and Omiri are determined to score and seal the win.
Merciless Obsession (The Bloodline Book 2) by Tay Mo’Nae
Task with shutting down Ziora’s investigation and reporting on his family’s business, The Bloodline, was all Ezra was supposed to do. When he first laid eyes on her, he knew he had to have her. No longer concerned with shutting her blogging down, Ezra takes matters into his own hands and sets all his focus on making Ziora his.
When her sister was murdered Ziora made it her life mission to avenge her death. She knew no one else would give her sister the proper justice and decided to dig on her own. She didn’t expect to learn that something far more sinister was at play in Silver Stone and everyone seemed to ignore it.
Now stuck in this cat and mouse game, Ezra refuses to let Ziora go and she’s determined to fight whatever is brewing between them. Along the way, she joins forces with him and brothers to take down the evil organization hiding in the Shadows of Silver Stone. When things take a turn and things turn dangerous Ziora learns that she might have bit off more than she can chew and Ezra will do whatever he has too to keep her safe.
*Note: This is book two of an interconnected standalone, family saga. While it can be read on its own, you’ll get more joyment and better understanding by reading in order.*
Isn’t She Lucky by Tina Martin
One reluctant night out. One irresistible bachelor. A second chance at love…
When Giada Gardner agrees to attend a charity bachelor auction, she’s expecting a night of forced smiles and conversation with a bottle of wine to help her get through it. She wasn’t expecting to lock eyes with one particular bachelor on the stage—a man she thought she’d never see again. He was her childhood best friend and only heartbreak, Kasim Noble.
Kasim has never forgotten Giada. He didn’t forget what her friendship meant to him and definitely didn’t forget the way she walked out of his life back then. So, if this bachelor auction is a way for him to finally get answers, that’s what he’ll do. But he’s looking for more than a one-night dinner date—he wants forever by any means necessary.
CRASH: Love in Scrubs by C. Monet
Sametra Andrews knows how to run into burning buildings, but facing her own emotions has been a harder fight. For seventeen years, the devoted single mother and fearless firefighter has kept life simple: protect her son, avoid heartbreak, and never depend on a man to show up.
But one rainy night shatters that plan. After a devastating car crash leaves her son Samaj hospitalized, Sametra meets Dr. Malik Holloway, a fine physical therapist with Alabama roots, healing hands, and an energy that disarms her defenses without even trying.
She wasn’t looking for help. Definitely, not looking to fall. But Malik makes it too easy to do both.
As Sametra rebuilds her life and wrestles with old wounds, Malik becomes more than just support. He becomes the reason she learns that love can rise from the wreckage.
CRASH is a standalone.
Unknowingly Bound To A Shifter: A Black Paranormal Romance by Elle Madearis
When Yara swerves to avoid a cub and crashes her car deep into the woods of Shadow Wolf Creek, the last thing she expects is to wake in the arms of a man. Nadeem, quiet yet commanding, is no stranger to helping people.
What begins as gratitude quickly blossoms into an emotional friendship. As the new Alpha of his pack, Nadeem has rejected every attempt to find a mate, earning a reputation for being cold and impossible. But with Yara, everything feels… right. She’s not part of his world, but somehow, she fits.
Lies and secrets are exposed after a witch arrives at the Moon Festival, demanding repayment for a favor preformed for Nadeem’s father. When he doesn’t deliver, she reveals the sacred mating law has been broken and meddles with the shifters lives of Shadow Wolf Creek.
Loyalty is tested, friendships are broken putting Yara and Nadeem in the middle of a storm.
This book is part of the Snowed In: Shadow Wolf Creek collab series
You Were Almost Home (Love Cynics Anonymous) by L.M. Bennett
Two years. Zero closure. One explosive reunion.
Riley Benson, DC, has done everything to move on: therapy, journaling, the long, lonely work of healing.
BG’s tried everything else—crystals, cord-cutting rituals, reiki, even late-night tarot spreads that always point back to Riley.
When a chance run-in at their friends’ engagement party shatters two years of distance, old feelings come roaring back. Riley’s determined not to fall apart again. BG swears she’s not still in love. Not in this lifetime, anyway.
But every glance cuts deep. Every room feels smaller. And the pull between them feels less like coincidence, more like fate refusing to let go.
Told in sharp, emotionally charged dual POV, You Were Almost Home is a slow-burn, second-chance sapphic romance about heartbreak, healing, and the kind of soul-deep love that doesn’t care how much time has passed when exes still want, still need, and still love each other, even when they swear they shouldn’t.
You Were Almost Home is a companion book to String Theory.
Love Next Door by Egypt Cynaé
She went next door to scream at him. She ended up moaning underneath him.
Abril Severs swore off men the day she found her ex-fiancé at the altar with another woman. One year later, she’s upholding her promise—no flings, no drama, and no arrogant, tattooed, sexy neighbors who blast music at ungodly hours. But when she storms next door to confront July Maxwell, she doesn’t expect to find him in a compromising position and herself as a voyeur.
She should’ve looked away, but she couldn’t. She should’ve walked away, but she didn’t.
July has relegated women to one purpose in his life after his ex-fiancée ripped his heart out and tossed it in the trash. So, when his feisty neighbor wanders into his house with attitude and a body made for sin, he does the only thing he can—extend a personal invitation to his private party.
Abril gets more than she bargained for between tangled sheets and sinful cravings when July tugs at her no-strings rule and quickly unravels it. Two broken vows. One scorching attraction. Zero possibility they’ll make it out untarnished.
Signed, Sealed & Seduced by Nadia Nicole
Thirty days. No vows. No mercy. Just pleasure and power.
Zyla Thompson is running out of time—and options. Her cancer diagnosis is devastating enough, but the skyrocketing cost of treatment threatens to steal what little hope she has left. With her insurance maxed out and her body fighting for survival, her husband turns to the last man anyone should owe a favor: Roman Knight.
Cold. Commanding. Corrupt.
Roman doesn’t do handouts. He collects. And when it comes time to settle the debt, Zyla shows up to beg for grace.
But Roman doesn’t do mercy.
He does possession.
The deal? Thirty days. Her body. His rules. Her life—entwined with his.
In exchange for covering every cent of her care, Roman wants her. Every second. Every inch. Every breath. No escape. No attachments. Just raw, unfiltered pleasure.
But behind Roman’s ruthless reputation is a man full of secrets, and behind Zyla’s strength is a woman aching to be seen, touched, and claimed.
What starts as a dark bargain soon spirals into something neither of them can control.
Because thirty days can change everything.
And the most dangerous thing Roman Knight has ever risked… is his heart.
Verse Two: A Second Chance Romance by Jaimsss P.
Every love song needs a second verse.
Dylan Davis is stuck—professionally and romantically. For five years, she has poured everything into building her boss’s stardom while her own dreams collected dust. She also couldn’t seem to hold a relationship long enough to celebrate an anniversary. Now, she is headed to Paris for six months with her nightmare boss, and about to spend yet another Valentine’s Day alone. The vision she once held for her future is fading fast . . . until a snowstorm and a delayed flight change everything.
Brixton Ellis has the life people envy—money, cars, and a lucrative career as the ghostwriter for some of music’s biggest names. But lately, it all feels empty. He is beyond tired of pouring his gift into artists who never deserved his words.
Although he isn’t satisfied with his quality of life, Brick has no plans of making a change—until he runs into Dylan. Before her mother remarried and took her away from their hometown, Brixton was sure Dylan was the girl he’d marry. Thirteen years later, fate brings them back together.
Will Dylan and Brixton continue living lives that no longer fit? Or will they risk it all for a love that could be everything they’ve ever wanted?
When You Find Out: A Second Chance Romance by Coya Wilson
The secrets we keep can lead to deadly endings if we’re not careful.
Financial advisor Rimenna Shutz has a secret, and it’s packaged in a 10-year-old. When her first love, billionaire Neechi Bause, returns home to pay homage to his deceased mother, he never imagined he would be reliving trauma the way Rime has it bundled up.
When emotions are high, decisions have to be made, and business must go on, will Rimenna and Neechi see eye to eye? Or will the pair reach crossroads they can’t conquer together?
Blake University HBCU Chronicles: Kaiden & Tinsley by Yolanda Williams
Tinsley Neil’s life had not been roses and rainbows. It was not until an unfortunate incident happened to her that she used to her advantage to make a change in her life for the better. She took the reins and moved forward, ultimately landing in Cove City, Georgia, years later. Deciding to return to school to complete the few courses needed to obtain the degree she never received, she enrolled at Blake University, an HBCU, through their Next Act Program for non-traditional students. On a mission to find herself and answers to questions she’d been asking her whole life, she never expected love to be one of the things she’d stumble upon.
Kaiden Anderson had no love for women. He was dealt a bad hand by the hands of both women he conceived children. Because of that, he was willing to provide women with only one night of passion. His heart was cold and secured behind a brick wall. It was a surprise he had the reaction he did upon first laying eyes on Tinsley Neil. However, a problem remained, his daughter Krystal, who became fast friends with Tinsley.
Will Tinsley and Kaiden spark a romance or will outside influences coming at them from all angles prevent the flame from burning?
Blake University HBCU Chronicles: Sadat & Nadia by Toy
Nadia Robinson is grinding hard—student loans, late-night study sessions, and her job at Raising Crowns daycare keep her focused. But when her ex, freshly released and more obsessive than ever, begins stalking her again, the tightrope she walks begins to fray. She doesn’t want pity. She wants peace.
Enter Sadat Simmons—low-key, tattooed tech entrepreneur by day, ghost investor in his mother’s revolutionary childcare center by night. Sadat doesn’t do drama or damsels. But Nadia isn’t either—she’s fire and fight wrapped in soft edges, and something about her silence speaks louder than her screams.
Sadat decides she’s worthy of peace and protection, and ….. he wants to hear how she sounds and looks when she screams his name.
Blake University: HBCU Chronicles Shiloh & Dreux by Juri Hines
SHILOH GAINES, a divorced English professor at Blake University, has settled into a quiet life of lectures and literature until DREUX WHITAKER, a widowed student with a haunted past, walks into his classroom.
Drawn to the raw emotion in her writing, Shiloh encourages her to enter a prestigious contest, offering mentorship that quickly blurs into something deeper. As Dreux learns to dream again and Shiloh risks everything he’s built, their connection threatens to cross lines neither of them expected.
Second Sunrise (This Time Around Book 6) by Danyelle Scroggins
“It’s never too late to dance to a new melody—or fall in love again.”
Alice Parker
After losing my husband, life at 64 feels quieter than I ever imagined. Maplewood in Keatchie was supposed to be a new beginning, but most days feel like echoes of what once was—until I hear jazz drifting from the rec room and follow the sound straight into Bob Mitchell’s world.
Robert “Bob” Mitchell
I thought my music days were over. At 70, I’ve made peace with solitude, until Alice Parker walks in and turns my quiet routine upside down. Her presence stirs old dreams and opens the door to something I wasn’t expecting: hope.
Together, we rediscover rhythm, laughter, and connection through weekly music and dance nights. But as our bond deepens, so do the fears and questions we thought we’d buried. Can love find us again… this late in the game?
Second Sunrise is a warm, faith-filled romance about healing, rediscovery, and the unexpected beauty of second chances.
Crave Me slow : A Novel of Love, Lust, and Second Chances by Nahlia Blaze Amour
They were each other’s first crush… and hardest goodbye.
Now, twenty years later, the one man she tried to forget just walked back into her life—with that same smirk, that same fire, and eyes that still see right through her.
Nia Morgan is a powerhouse attorney in Manhattan—polished, unbothered, and finally free from the ghost of a toxic love. She’s got the career, the condo, the confidence… but not the closure.
Malachi Woods is no longer the boy from the block. He’s successful, sharp, and still haunted by the kiss they never finished. When fate gives them one more chance, he’s not wasting it this time.
Their chemistry? Dangerous.
Their history? Complicated.
Their nights together? Nothing short of explosive.
But with messy exes, old wounds, and hearts that never fully healed—can love really survive the heat?
A sultry, emotional second-chance romance about grown love, real healing, and the kind of desire that never dies.
Slow burn. Full steam. No filters.
A Player’s Prayer (Mills Brothers Series Book 3) by Nek Mills
Adrian “Wild” Mills is the youngest of the Mills brothers. He’s reckless, ruthless, and living up to his name. The only bachelor of the three, Wild is waist-deep in work and women. He always said that he could never imagine being locked in with one woman.
Until he did…then the game changed.
The universe never lets you skip your karma, so when his past comes back and threatens everything he thought he never wanted, he doesn’t know how to handle it.
Will he continue living wild? Or will he have to get on his knees and say a player’s prayer?
Love Neva Felt Like This by A. Jaye
Brielle wasn’t looking for love, she was looking for peace.
A weekend getaway to a Mississippi farm was supposed to be just that: temporary escape.
But Langston? He was anything but temporary.
Country strong, patient, and smooth in all the right ways. Langston spoke to parts of her that city love never touched.
From horseback rides to quiet lake nights, from porch talks to passion under the stars. Langston showed her a kind of love that didn’t rush. One that healed her in places she didn’t realize were still broken.
Brielle never tried to compare the past to the present but it was one thing for sure,
Love Neva Felt Like This
His to Crown by Shanette Shanté
Emerald Rae was born to reign—but every crown has a cost.
Feared in the streets and envied behind closed doors, she rules a legacy built on power, loyalty, and secrets. But when betrayal strikes close to home, Emerald learns that love is a luxury—and trust can be lethal.
In a world where freedom must be earned, how far will she go to protect her throne?
Restrained By The Mountain Man: A Mountain Man BDSM Romance (Crimson Hollow: Kane Brothers) by Deidre-Ann Anderson
She was supposed to rebrand my club. Instead, she rewrote my entire life.
I built Club Crimson to be controlled, discreet, and untouchable. Just like me. I don’t let anyone past my walls. Especially not sharp-tongued marketing consultants who see too much and ask uncomfortable questions.
But Talia Monroe isn’t like anyone else.
She’s brilliant, fearless, and completely unimpressed by my carefully constructed barriers. When she starts asking about the parts of my business I keep hidden, I should shut her down. Should remember that mixing professional with personal destroyed me once before.
Instead, I find myself wanting to show her not only the club’s deepest secrets, but also a few of my own.
What starts as education on submission turns into curiosity that might need more than just professional insight.
And I might be exactly the man to give it to her.
Restrained By The Mountain Man is a spicy, emotional romance featuring a sassy marketing powerhouse discovering her submissive side, a grumpy, dominant, mountain man CEO learning to trust again, secret clubs with hidden desires, and the discovery that the right person can make you want to tear down every wall you’ve built. This book champions Black Love in a BDSM space with scorching chemistry, vulnerable breakthroughs, and a guaranteed HEA.
Big Bad Wolf: B.B.W by Mel Dau
A centaur has entered a new land. Orion Leventis comes from a strong lineage that is connected to another strong lineage. History has proven that having a centaur in the pack makes it elite. Ask the Louries. The only thing this centaur is missing is a mate. When Orion joins a pack for the first time, will he be able to integrate the woman that he loves in the mix, or will there be a Big Bad Wolf to take her place?
Find out how it feels for a fearless centaur to meet a big bad wolf.
After Him, There Was You by Queen Rae
After betrayal stole the life she thought she’d have, Tara Morgan is about to find out that real love doesn’t always come first… It comes right on time.
Devastation doesn’t even begin to describe the heartbreak Tara felt after catching her husband of twelve years clocking extra hours with his secretary. Two years later, he’s remarried, and Tara’s left with the shattered pieces of a fairytale that was never real.
Now a single mother, Tara is healing. But when the opportunity arises to give her ex’s new wife a taste of her own medicine? She doesn’t hesitate. No regrets. No apologies. But just as she’s preparing for a reckless fling, real love shows up instead—in the form of Zane Simmons.
Zane, a former overseas basketball star, returns home to care for his ailing mother and finds purpose coaching at his old high school. He’s not looking for love either—until Tara enters the picture. Raw. Real. Unfiltered. They both carry scars, but maybe their broken pieces fit together better than they ever expected.
This is for the woman who thought love after loss wasn’t possible. It is. And it might be even better than the first time.
Promise: A Small Town Second Chance Cowboy Romance by Jhéanell Westonberry
Jade Alexander learned early that love was a luxury, not a necessity. Success, security, and survival came first. She made the sacrifices, climbed the corporate ladder, and built a life her Jamaican parents could be proud of. Her career in tech was the crown jewel. The travel, the paychecks, the title. Until one ordinary day, one closed-door meeting, and everything she worked for is stripped away.
What follows is a storm of emotion she can’t suppress and a fall that no one prepared her for. At her most unguarded, she meets a man who sees her, not for what she does, but for who she is beneath the performance.
Akil Mitchell doesn’t need more noise in his life. A decorated veteran and the fire chief of Westonberry, a Southern man who finds peace in routine, riding his horse Junie, and taking care of his lively parents. He’s a man of few words and authority. But Jade’s presence disrupts his calm in all the right ways. There is something about her he can’t walk away from.
As Jade reckons with the silence left in success’s absence and tries to rebuild without the applause she once lived for, Akil becomes both anchor and mirror. But healing is not linear. And love, especially the kind that changes everything, never arrives at the right time.
Set in Westonberry, the soul of Roena County, Promise is a funny, tender, emotionally rich story about what it means to be fully seen when you’ve forgotten who you are.
Zaysh the crown prince 2 by Mary C. Kim
They touch, kiss, and give in to every desire pulling them closer. Falling in love was never part of the plan—but now, it feels inevitable. Still, neither dares to admit it, trapped by fears and a past that won’t let go. Beneath their fake marriage, longing simmers, and silence becomes their cruelest enemy.
Meanwhile, a greater war brews outside.
Queen Ngozi and Prince Kenneth are still playing dirty. Lies, sabotage, and betrayal threaten everything.
But it only takes one event to turn the reluctant heir into a prince determined to seize the throne—by any means necessary.
For Zaysh, claiming the crown is no longer a burden. It’s a mission. A promise. A war he’s ready to win.
Becoming Peter (The Kingdom Series Book 2) by Chantol C. Aspinall
Picks up where Call Her Liberty (Book 1) ended, but its Peter’s time to tell his story.
Was there more in store for him?
Peter, the poor, fatherless bastard from Belle Mount is how many see him, but is there a possibility that he could be more? Along his journey he has to face his insecurities and inadequacies to become who he was destined to be.
Gracefully Yours, Kendali & Dre (Red Ink Romance Collection) by Butterfly Brooks
Kendali Grace Jackson, a young girl who suffered the poor decisions of her grieving mother after her father’s sudden death, is directionless upon graduating high school. Her mother wants her to attend college on one of several scholarships she’s been offered. Her boss wants her to train as a manager and oversee his chain of ice cream shops. Kendali doesn’t want either path.
One lazy summer day, Phillip Garrison, founder of Cocoa Curves Magazine, walks into the ice cream store for a cool treat and gives Kendali a glimpse of a new galaxy, the hip hop/ R&B entertainment industry.
The chance meeting is the gateway to a life filled with excitement, intrigue, parties, money, superstars, pain, heartbreak, and Love, especially Love. As a model for Cocoa Curves and budding music video vixen, The Fates give Kendali lifelong friends- Vivian, Cash, and Toya, all-stars of the music business. Even more fulfilling, Andre ‘Dre’ Walker is bestowed upon her as a suitor for lifelong love. But the challenges of the grimy music business may strip Kendali and Dre of their magic, just when they’re starting to shine.
Fracture: Even If Love series by Phoenix Reign
“Even broken, we still chose each other.”
Simone Blake was always the strong one—until grief and betrayal left her fractured. Co-parenting with Jace, the man who broke her heart, wasn’t part of the plan. But when Ava, their daughter, starts asking questions, the past demands a reckoning.
As tenderness and tension collide, Simone must decide: Can you rebuild trust with the one who shattered it?
Fracture is Book One of the Even If Love series—an emotionally rich story of healing, second chances, and love that lingers even in silence.
The Mortal Affairs (The Secret World of Maggie Grey Book Series) by Granger
A strange email from a college student pulls Mythical agents, Himora Clarke and Trevor Coleman, into a hidden world of doors, memory spells, and a powerful vampire family who’ll do anything to keep their secrets buried.
What begins as a simple lead unravels into a generational story meant to stay buried. Secrets that refuse to die, and sins that never stop feeding.
As our unlikely agents are pulled closer to each other, their bond stirs a darkness that could be the very thing that destroys them both just as it did once before.
Erection Sunday (Sanctified Book 1) by Moon Bey
At her mother’s insistence, Kendra Greene helps new pastors integrate into their community using unconventional methods.
The Bible says, “The last shall be first and the first shall be last”. That could be why I couldn’t help but tell my cousins about Pastor Walker. His lasting impression was still fresh in my memory.
Pastor Walker — well, Pastor Zachariah, as he prefers the youth of the congregation to call him — fled his home for our quaint northern city at thirty-four. He left his southern roots behind and the woman his family arranged for him to marry. Though he enjoys preaching the word of God, he can’t see himself being tied down in holy matrimony. He consistently turns down every matchmaking offer the elder women of the church try to set up. While many choose to believe he’s saving himself in the name of Jesus, others have spotted him leaving a strip club or two on the weekends.
My mother, Nancy, doesn’t know how much she was truly doing the Lord’s work sending me to the rectory today. I’m grateful she had burned herself out from organizing all the Easter services and events that weekend. If not, I wouldn’t have gotten the chance to meet the man of God who wasn’t shy about his trouble keeping his vows to the collar.
“Erection Sunday” is a Brooklawn short and book one in the Sanctified series.
Please read “Patty Cake” and “Patty Cake: The Baker’s Dozen” before enjoying this bite-sized read.
Lavish (California Kings Book 2) by Tinia Montford
Serena King has spent years burying her sins beneath designer heels and ruthless ambition. But no lie lasts forever. When a ghost from her past returns, armed with secrets that could destroy her, she’s forced into a game she can’t control.
The first move? A marriage forced upon her
To him—her brother’s ex-best friend. Her first mistake. The man who was her first… and then broke her heart.
Miles Whitmore.
He’s not the reckless charmer she remembers. He’s colder. Crueler. Hungrier.
Miles wants to salvage his scandal-ridden family’s legacy. He needs power. He needs redemption. But he’s got secrets that could destroy everything too.
Their marriage is a business deal, a show for the public. But behind closed doors?
It’s a war.
A war of lies. A war of seduction. A war of who will break first.
But the deeper they fall into their twisted game, the more hatred turns to heat. The more vengeance turns to obsession.
Because in a world where power is everything and love is the most dangerous game of all…
The biggest threat isn’t their enemies.
It’s each other.
Lavish is a steamy, high-stakes arranged marriage romance packed with angst, brother’s best friend, double lives, millionaire glamour, danger at every turn, and a heroine who is headstrong. It’s a interconnected standalone and may be read out of order. Perfect for readers of Dynasty, 80s soap opera and mystery. This novel contains cursing and sex scenes, and intended for audiences 18 years and older.
Forever Yours: I’ve Waited a Lifetime for You (Feeling Blue Book 2) by A’Zayler
Successful and tightly wound defense attorney, Forever Maverick, never expected to fall so hard and so deep for Zurich “Blue” Rose. He was everything she wasn’t. Rough-edged, born into the streets, and fluent in a world she’d spent her career trying to protect people from. She was the polished, principled woman who got him out, but not someone he ever imagined being with.
When a chance encounter brought them face to face, sparks ignite—but so do walls. Forever hesitates. Her life has rules, reputation, and a family legacy tied to justice. She’s got to be crazy to fall for a gang-banging thug from South Florida. No lawyer in their right mind would pack up everything they own, and be led to gangland, happily…right? Or would they?
Just as smitten as Forever and knowing her ties to the legal world, Blue is desperately trying to leave his gang past behind. As if being an ex-con isn’t enough baggage to hold, Blue has no interest in being anyone’s charity case or scandal. He’s rebuilding from scratch, trying to prove he’s more than his record, but how can he do that without showing Forever his true self?
Their chemistry is undeniable, but their fears run deep. He’s haunted by the system she still represents. She’s afraid of risking everything for a man she met in a courtroom, in chains. But as their budding infatuation slowly shifts into something deeper, they must decide if love can exist between two people from opposite sides of the law.
A story about redemption, vulnerability, and the thin line between love and justice.
Missing Persons: a Young Investigations Novel by DL White
Some people go missing by accident. Others choose to disappear.
Attorney Wesley Payne has watched Private Investigator Yvette Young retreat from the world since losing her fiancé three years ago. When he brings her a missing person case that should be routine, he’s hoping that working together might crack the armor she’s built around herself.
A missing construction worker. A desperate wife. What starts as a simple trace job becomes something far more dangerous when they realize nothing about the case is what it seems. From Atlanta’s shadows to the Oregon coast, Yvette and Wesley uncover a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of power. Someone is willing to kill to keep their secrets buried, and Edward holds the key to bringing them down.
As the case unravels, Yvette faces her greatest challenge yet. The danger closing in around them is nothing compared to the way Wesley makes her remember what it feels like to want something more than to merely exist.
Missing Persons is a romantic mystery set in Atlanta, with complicated characters, a slow-burn romance, and a case that refuses to stay simple.
On the Mend (Shattered Book 2) by Aria Gee
So much has changed for Rita over the years. Love, life, and responsibilities. She’s just trying to do her best to create an amazing life for her and Mini. After finally coming to terms with the fact that sometimes life just doesn’t go as planned, Rita has finally decided to just roll with the punches.
New friendships have allowed her to experience life outside of being a mom and running a business. And just as things seem to be changing for the better, she is reminded just how quickly old wounds can be reopened. But Rita is determined to keep things together as she continues to roll with the punches. Despite others trying to interfere with her choices, Rita is learning that it’s best to trust that she will make the best decisions for her own life. Whatever those decisions end up being.
Twisted Desire: In Too Deep by Geletta Shavers
He was her Target. She became his OBSESSION.
Eden Daniels is an undercover detective with one job: get close to Damien Bishop and take him down from the inside. But Damien isn’t just powerful- he’s intoxicating. Smooth. Deadly. The kind of man who can ruin a woman with one look and wreck her completely in a single night. She’s wired for truth. He’s built on secrets. And when desire overrides the mission, Eden falls fast, deep, and filthy for the man she was never supposed to touch. Now the line between right and wrong isn’t just blurred. It’s dripping in sweat, soaked in lies, and tangled up in silk sheets.
Taming a Menace by Tatum James
What happens when a heartbroken therapist hires a handsome but hot headed private chef for a dinner she was supposed to share with the man who wrecked her in the first place? She ends up being fed more than the three course meal he came to serve. Iyla Fisher thought her solo anniversary dinner would be a quiet night of self-care until, Keywan Glover, a chef with a short fuse and a violent past, strolls into her life and flips the script.
When he walked into Iyla’s life, Keywan knew he was on borrowed time. He didn’t come to save her, but somehow he knows he’s exactly what she needs. She was broken. He was angry. Neither of them believed in fairy tales until the night they spent together changed everything.
When he returns from serving a three-year sentence, Keywan is determined to reconnect with the woman he’s dreamed of every night since their one-night stand. He’s released with a court order for therapy. Thankfully the woman of his dreams is a therapist. Three years apart did little to put out the fire brewing between them. Dive into Taming a Menace, an emotionally intense slow burn full of passion, healing, and second chances, to find out what happens when two damaged souls dare to get too close.
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