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Check out these new Black Romance releases from June 30th-July 6th.
The Illusion of Power: Passion and Politics #1by J.L. Seegars
For fans of the New Camelot series by Sierra Simone and Kennedy Ryan’s All the King’s Men duet, comes The Illusion of Power. A spicy, contemporary romance that follows future First Lady, Selene Taylor, during the integral months of her husband’s campaign for the Oval where she finds herself navigating the embarrassment of his infidelity, the dangers of being a Black woman in proximity to political power, and perhaps worst of all, falling for the two men tasked with protecting her.
Moment of Truth by Juri Hines
ESMEE has built a life she’s proud of—running her own coffeehouse, curating soulful poetry nights, and staying laser-focused on her success. Love? Not part of the plan.
But when a night out brings her face-to-face with LYNX—her old college study partner turned thriving contractor—everything shifts. Back then, he was too shy to say how he felt. Now, he’s confident, successful, and still carries a torch for her that she never knew burned.
When she hires him for a major renovation, it’s supposed to be all business. But Lynx has waited long enough, and this time, he’s not backing down.
MOMENT OF TRUTH is a second-chance romance about ambition, timing, and the kind of love that never lets go.
Siren (The Enigma Affairs) by Aja
What begins as a calculated partnership ignites into an undeniable inferno. Taraj, a reclusive R&B star with a soul full of secrets, faces a life-altering decision: cling to his solitary existence or surrender to the spellbinding beauty with a voice that shakes his very foundation.
Their arrangement was supposed to be temporary—a means to an end—but every shared moment blurs the lines between need and desire. With hearts on the line, love is proving to be the fiercest contender, waging a war neither is prepared to fight… or willing to lose.
The Enigma Affairs are CONTEMPORARY STANDALONE ROMANCE stories.
This series leans into the heat that lingers after the smoke clears. These stories follow those who orbit the empire—adjacent but undeniable. Their power isn’t on the block. It’s in the bedroom, the studio, the spotlight… where love is currency and desire doesn’t play by the rules.
These aren’t gangster tales. They’re about what happens when you inherit the weight of a name, but chase the fire of your own making.
Sensual. Complicated. Bold. Still Enigma. Just a different kind of flame.
Faded Rhythm by Shae Sanders
King
Her husband wants her dead..
It’s supposed to be like any other job. Get in, get my mark, and get out. No emotional ties, no attachments, no second thoughts. Until I see her. Sable, the beautiful, mysterious daughter of a legendary rap mogul and loving mother of two little girls.
I hesitate.
It’s not that I can’t do it. I don’t want to. Instead, I do something even worse: I show up at her door with a gun…and a warning. I was sent to end her life. Now, I’m the only person who can save it.
If I were her, I wouldn’t trust me. She’s so fine, I barely trust myself around her…
Sable
He’s detached. Dangerous. And way too handsome to be a cold-blooded killer. King says he’s here to help me, but I saw it in his eyes…he was ready to pull the trigger. I don’t know if I should trust him, but I have no other choice. My only hope for survival is to figure out why my husband wants me gone.
But the deeper we dig, the darker the truth becomes, and somewhere between the secrets and the danger, a fire sparks between us, burning hot and impossible to ignore. It’s terrifying to realize the man who was sent to end me is the only one who’s ever really seen me.
Love’s a Script (Hearts Collide Book 1) by Mimi Grace
Love has a way of revising the best-laid plans.
As a professional matchmaker and a chronic people pleaser, Mary Neilson knows all about harmony. So she never meant to clash with public radio news show host Ruben Byers during an on-air interview. Their tense exchange on the state of modern dating generates unprecedented buzz for the show and prompts Ruben’s boss to assign him a feature exploring the subject further. Worse still, he must join Hearts Collide Matchmaking as one of Mary’s clients for research.
Mary reluctantly accepts the challenge of finding the vexing but handsome radio host a match, hoping her success will improve her chances at a coveted promotion. And despite Ruben’s reservations and unexpected attraction to Mary, he is committed to seeing the process through.
However, the chemistry between them is obvious and hard to resist. When it threatens to upset their objectives, will they cling to their defined roles or accept that matters of the heart can’t be scripted?
This Might Be Reel: A Fake Relationship Novella by Nina High
Noemi Long knows how to tell a story. As a segment producer for a hit reality show, her job is to shape chaos into compelling television. But when her parents’ anniversary weekend turns into a last-minute couples’ trip, she needs a plus-one—fast.
Enter Wesley Howell. Quiet. Serious. Steady. He’s the editor she barely notices at work until he agrees to play the part of her perfect boyfriend for a weekend at the beach. But Wesley’s not acting. He’s been in love with Noemi from behind the camera for years.
What starts as a favor soon turns into something too real to ignore. Between family dinners, fake cuddles, and long walks by the water, the lines blur. Noemi starts seeing Wesley in a new light—and Wesley? He’s all in.
Now all he has to do is tell her the truth… and hope she feels the same before the credits roll.
Divine II by Tatum James
A fake relationship, forbidden love, and the woman caught in the middle of it all. Divine vowed to do anything in her power to help the family get out of a jam, especially when she realizes that she’s the one responsible for their troubles. Falling for her bodyguard wasn’t part of the plan but now she’s knee deep in it with no plans of ever getting out.
Liam has to make the choice between leaving the woman he loves behind or standing back and watching her pretend to date another man. A love triangle is the last thing he wants to be part of but living without Divine proves to be easier said than done. In the harrowing finale to their love story, Divine and Liam fight to find the answer to an age old question. Is love enough?
I Found Love (Armani Sisters Book 4) by T’Lyn
Their story didn’t follow the rules, but love never really does. From an unexpected start to building something unbreakable, Sanchez & Kenya navigated it all together. Enjoy the final steps in their journey to happily ever after.
Stolen Moments with a Bad Boy: A Murder for Hire Romance by Wynta Tyme
Janeiro Terelli is one mouthwatering businessman but boxing him in one category does this sex symbol no justice. With blue optics that would make the sea-god Poseidon envious, a creamy, dark caramel complexion, and defined, toned abs that were chiseled by the gods themselves, he is surely a worthy catch.
Nonetheless, looks can be deceiving. As much as he tries to avoid attention, one little minx slips into his line of sight. Erie Lakes can’t help but admire the quiet and handsome stranger that drifts into her café and lounge. At age twenty-nine, she is on top of the world. With beautiful hazel brown eyes that scream risk taker and a gentle soul, Erie is up for the challenge to get to know the mysterious man. Upon sight, Janeiro seems perfect, but the more time Erie spends with him, she learns he’s a demon under the sheets, and a gun toting bully in the streets.
These two set off on a whirlwind love affair that brings out the snakes instead of making them retreat. Will the secrets Janeiro is keeping damage their newfound love? Will the enemy they share win? Take this rollercoaster ride of flying bullets and air kisses with these characters as they sort the real from the fake.
War About You (Mills Brothers Series Book 2) by Nek Mills
War — the state of armed conflict between a group of people.
Jordan “Skip” Mills is the middle of the three Mills brothers — quiet, calculated, and cold as ice. He doesn’t talk much, but when he does? You’d better listen. His silence alone says more than most men’s threats.
Life was moving smoothly…until strange things began to happen. Now, ghosts from Skip’s past are crawling out of the shadows, and they’re not just looking to haunt — they want revenge.
His old life is colliding with the future he’s been building, and there’s no more running. A Mills never folds under pressure — especially not Skip. He’s playing for keeps, and if that means going to war, so be it.
Summer in London by Natisha Raynor
Summers are made for flings….and novellas.
When Naasson commits an act that can land him more than a few years in prison, he panics and flees to London. Once Naasson makes it to safety, he begins to breathe a little easier, but he’s still stressed. Everything that he is familair with is now gone, and he’s all alone left to figure out the rest of his life. Going back home and turning himslef in crosses his mind more than once, but when Naasson is met with a distraction, he decides that London isn’t so bad after all. In the middle of a divorce, WNBA player, A’ja Benson is in London playing her best while mending a broken heart. A fling that’s suppsoed to be short-lived and full of fun quickly takes another direction, and A’ja isn’t sure how she feels about it. One thing holds true for both Naasson and A’ja. Life will never be the same.
Secrets of Service (Cutthroat Capital Book 3) by Desiree Francies
A little over twenty years ago, four exceptional young Black women came together to form a plan…
The idea was to completely change the way political figures think. To exert control with intellectual prowess and strategy born of objective manipulation. To remove emotion and do whatever it took without remorse. But also without the white man’s influence. They figured that moral superiority was useless in a government built upon the backs of slaves and murder.
“Black Women have always been better. We’ve had to be in order to survive. To defeat a monster, we have to become a bigger one. So, maybe it’s time we stopped trying to be right, and just started trying to win, no matter what it takes…”
Each woman had a role:
Political Strategist
Monetary Acquisitions
The Candidate/The Face
And the proficient Hacker meant to keep all their dirty little secrets from being exposed. Investigations, paper trails, and any external threats are Alicia’s wheelhouse. No firewall is safe, and no human alive is better with a computer. She’s the strong one of the girls. The muscle when things go down, and the first one on the frontlines when danger is detected. The Kelly Cousin that hits first, and doesn’t even bother to ask questions.
Someone’s trying to breach the federal government’s largest and most secure databases. Credible threats are being made on the Dark Net. And try as she might, Alicia cannot figure out how to find the person or people responsible. Whoever they are, they’re getting closer to the information they’re looking for, making time very precious. So, she has to reach out to the only person that might be better at this than she is.
Unfortunately, he’s also the last person on earth she ever wants to see again. Beaux broke her heart years ago. Disappeared without a trace. And abandoned her to clean up the monstrous mess he left behind. Of course, that was only after he lied and set her up for failure first.
Much to Alicia’s dismay, she has to work with the man she loathes more than anyone else in the country, and she has to keep her heart safe while he literally plants himself in her home, refusing to leave until the threat is neutralized.
But Alicia Kelly is determined to prove that just because Beaux taught her everything that he knows, doesn’t mean he’s taught her everything she knows.
Send Me Rella for Christmas by Laquana Brumfield
A Cinderella Story just in time for Christmas!
Rella Holiday has one dream, to make it out of her stepmother’s house and as far away from her stepsisters as she can get. Working multiple jobs, she is saving her money and buying her time. When she hears King Mace, one of the most poppin’ music producers in the game, will be in town to host the Annual Christmas Eve Ball, she refuses to miss her shot.
King Mace is on a mission to pump new blood into his record label and the entire music industry. Tired of hearing the same type of music and watching the same dancers move to different beats, he is determined to discover talent that reminded him of his own come-up.
1 ripped invitation
1 missing sneaker
No names given
And no time to waste.
Will Mace find his way to Rella for Christmas, or will he be left with nothing more than a shoe to remember her by?
Beneath His Stetson by CM Campbell
She walked into the bar looking for a spark. He offered her fire.
Baylynn Rhodes is done playing nice. She’s burned out, bored, and hungry for something she can’t name—until she locks eyes with a smooth-talking cowboy in a dusty Stetson and a gold grill that flashes like danger.
Karderro Watson doesn’t believe in coincidences. So when a sharp-tongued beauty in cotton pants dares him to ruin her night, he takes that as a challenge—and a promise.
One drink turns into one dance. One look turns into one filthy weekend of slow-burn seduction, whispered commands, lasso knots, and riding lessons neither of them will forget.
But sometimes the hottest flames are the ones that burn slow… and the truth hiding beneath the Stetson might just change everything.
Chasing Different: (Loving Different Series Stand Alone Book 1) by Colette R. Harrell
Fitting in has a price.
Librarian Nia Lewis has always found solace in books, convinced they’re far superior to people. That is, until handsome Deacon Everette, a library customer, bursts into her quiet world. His wide smiles, awkward conversations, and booming voice set him apart from the norm – he’s just different.
But even though their chemistry is real, Nia’s not brave enough to challenge the norm.
But fate has other, darker plans in store for Nia when she stumbles upon a sinister ancient book. Unaware of the looming threat to her little sister, Sin, an undercover agent, is tasked with securing the book and a crucial informant.
As Sin’s mission unravels, Deacon, a gifted geneticist with unexpected skills, emerges as an invaluable ally in protecting Nia. Soon, a shadowy force thrusts Nia and Deacon into a perilous journey, where they battle to hold on to the book. As they navigate a maze of intrigue, they must also confront their own burgeoning feelings and the skepticism of their protective siblings.
But staying one step ahead of the Book of Disasters’ leaders means they must fight a tidal wave of chaos and two well-meaning siblings who have never understood the real cost of being different.
Pulse of True Soulmates by Mel Dau
What is a heart without a pulse? Dead.
Aeon Victoria Blackwell has lived her life with a speeding heart that has caused it to ache. Love is something that she wants but never thinks she’ll find. How can someone chase a heart that’s beating too fast? If no pulse deems you dead, then what does too fast of a pulse mean? When she meets Declan Michael Phillips, Jr., will he be the right medication to slow her pulse down just enough to catch her? When the pulse of true soulmates sync, the only thing that can happen is pure love.
Kentrell (The Caldwell Brothers Book 1) by Amillian
A deadly secret. A forbidden love. A night that changes everything.
Kentrell Caldwell was raised by the streets—and scarred by them.
The son of a notorious Chicago pimp and his prized girl, Kentrell grew up fast, hard, and deadly. When his father was murdered, Kentrell believed he pulled the trigger. His mother took the fall, shielding him from the truth and the system. Now a feared hitman with nothing left to lose, he’s loyal only to his little brothers—and the job.
Until the next target is her.
Zoe Davis is the picture of success: top-tier attorney, polished, poised, and one step away from making partner at one of Chicago’s most powerful firms. She’s done everything right—except find love. One impulsive night, her girls convince her to let go, live a little, and give her heart a break from the grind.
She didn’t expect the mysterious man with the sharp eyes and quiet intensity to flip her whole world.
She definitely didn’t expect to fall for him.
And she has no idea he’s been hired to kill her.
When passion and past collide, the truth threatens to destroy them both. But the deeper Kentrell falls, the more he’s willing to risk everything—including the contract on her life—to protect the one woman who just might save him.
He was sent to end her.
But he’d rather die than let her go.
Raw, emotional, and addictive—Kentrell is the explosive first book in The Caldwell Brothers series. A steamy urban romance packed with danger, secrets, and a love powerful enough to rewrite destiny.
Falling For My Sinful Protector: An Enemies to Lovers…Grumpy Romance by Adonna Lewis
He’s my best friend’s brother…now my fake boyfriend.
It started with a fire at the office.
Julian Grey has always hated me.
He’s rude, grumpy, but is built like a sin I want to confess.
He pulled me from the flames like a superhero and I woke up in his arms.
Then I found out that my mom’s past deeds made me a target.
Now I’m living in his house, faking a relationship to protect me from danger.
But there’s nothing fake about the way he looks at me.
Neither does the heat in his eyes when I walk out of the shower in his shirt.
We have romantic dinners and he claims me as his own.
And when he dominates my body, he has me completely gone in the head.
But if my best friend ever finds out I’ve fallen for her brother, all hells gonna break loose.
He saved my life once. Now he might be the one to set it on fire.
addicted to NOVACANE by DAK
Ivy & Castro Bonaparte’s trauma pulls them apart, and she is forced to find something or someone to cope with her pain. When trauma turns to torture, Nova becomes Ivy’s choice of drug.
In the first installment of Novacane series, we watch an addiction to a man unfold right before ours eyes. But what happens when her husband REFUSES to let her live with being Addicted to Novacane?
Overcoming Her Heartbreak (Her Series Book 2) by Alexis Kole
Nicolette was the good girl. Always there for everyone. Always doing the right thing.
Ghosted by the man she loves on the eve of her move to Charlotte for work, Nicolette uses the betrayal to make some much-needed changes in her life. A year later, she unexpectedly encounters the man who abandoned her. While he’s demanding answers to questions that uncover even more betrayal, she wants nothing to do with him.
When Nicolette left him to marry another man, Travis swore he was done with love. But now she’s back, with no wedding ring in sight and adamantly refusing she’s gotten married, he’s determined to find the answers to the questions that’s plagued him for a year.
Lies tore them apart before, and neither is willing to allow that to happen again. As they navigate their new burgeoning trust, they find themselves drawn into family drama.
Can a future be built on trust when a lie corrupts the foundation?
Virginia is for Lovers: Book 1 by Chrissie Clay
Nicole Jordan, a new resident of Johnson County, Virginia, is determined not to follow in her mother’s footsteps. She has her mind set on culinary school and she’s determined not to let anything get her off path. Her world changes drastically when she meets Andrew Corvos. Though she normally wouldn’t have given him the time of day, she took an interest in him after he saved her from being assaulted in a bar. She quickly finds herself head over heels for him, but because he’s rich and the star of the basketball team, she’s in no rush to make their relationship public.
Andrew, on the other hand, wants everyone to know about their relationship, including Tiffany – the girl he’s expected to marry. His father’s threats of cutting him from the family’s business if he doesn’t marry Tiffany keeps him up at night. Yet, he still can’t deny his feelings for Nicole. She’s the one he wants to marry. It isn’t too long before unexpected complications force Andrew to decide between love and stability. He must choose between securing his business or maintaining his happiness.
Falling Into Forever by Nina Penzi
In the vibrant city of Abuja, Sadè, a driven and successful restaurateur, crosses paths with Noah, a charming personal trainer, under the most unlikely circumstances. What starts as a staged relationship to navigate a high-pressure class reunion evolves into a connection neither of them anticipated. But as uncertainty and misunderstandings cloud their growing bond, Sadè and Noah must decide whether to let fear hold them back or take a leap of faith toward a future together.
Set against the backdrop of modern Abuja, Falling Into Forever is a heartwarming story of love, redemption, and the beauty of life’s unexpected turns. Perfect for readers who enjoy contemporary romance, this novel highlights the magic of finding love in the most unforeseen places. Will Sadè and Noah’s connection endure, or will they let the moment slip away?
Between Goodbye and Hello (Dare to Love Again Book 3) by C. Ruth Taylor
Can love begin where life ends?
Heartbroken and betrayed, 25-year-old Rose-Ann Spencer flees Kingston for the quiet hills of Dressikie, St. Mary, seeking solace at her grandmother’s home. There, she discovers a surprising secret—Grandma Rosie McGuiness once found love in the most unlikely place—at a funeral.
As Rose-Ann listens to the moving tale of love rising from grief, she’s faced with a question that mirrors her own pain—can endings really lead to new beginnings?
“Between Goodbye and Hello” is a heartwarming Caribbean romance about heartbreak, healing, and the kind of love that finds you when you least expect it.
The third installment in the Dare to Love Again series is a soul-stirring story that invites you to believe again—in love, in grace, and in the power of goodbye to open the door to hello.
Steel Horses Leather Roads: A Second Chance Romance (The Leather & Steel Series Book 1) by Cher Terais
Steel Horses, Leather Roads
A Southern Love Story Forged in Fire, Fueled by Memory, and Bound by Legacy.
Cara Mackey left Lily, Georgia in her rearview mirror decades ago—chasing design dreams and outrunning the heartbreak that nearly wrecked her. Now an acclaimed interior designer living in Paris, the last thing she expects is a summons back home for the reading of a will- or the man waiting there.
Corian Demetrie has spent his life shouldering responsibility—his family’s ranch, his daughter, and the weight of a love he let slip away. When fate pulls Cara back into his orbit to restore an old cotton gin turned community legacy project, buried secrets resurface, and so does the fire that once burned between them.
Set against the rich backdrop of modern Black cowboy culture, Steel Horses, Leather Roads is a soulful, slow-burn, second-chance romance that explores what it means to heal, forgive, and find your way back—on your own terms.
From Paris interiors to Georgia backroads, they’ve lived whole lives apart. Now destiny is asking if love—real love—can still ride.
Perfect for fans of Cowboy Carter vibes, Black Southern romance, and grown folks who know a thing or two about unfinished business.
Fragments of Us by Ruby Michelle
Dahlia Monroe thought she had buried the past—the love she left behind, the choices she made, and the secret she kept. Seven years ago, she broke Omari Graves’ heart, pushing him away when their high school romance became too real, too overwhelming. What he never knew was that she wasn’t just walking away from love—she was walking away with his children growing inside her.
Now, fate forces them back together in the most unexpected way. As a leading innovator in prosthetic design, Omari is called in for a consult on a custom limb for a young boy after a devastating accident. He’s focused, professional—until he sees Dahlia walk into the hospital room. And standing beside her are two children, with pieces of him etched in their features.
The truth shatters everything. The years between them, the unanswered questions, the love that never truly faded—Omari is forced to confront the life he never knew he had. Dahlia must face the man she ran from, and the weight of everything she kept from him.
As they navigate the pain, the healing, and the undeniable pull between them, the question remains—can love survive the scars of the past? Or are some fragments too shattered to ever fit back together?
Feeling Blue: I’ve Waited A Lifetime For You by A’Zayler
As a gang member and a professional at breaking the law, Blue had encountered many lawyers, and he’d hated them each and every time. On top of them constantly using their knowledge to conspire against him, they were typically old, ugly, and a pain in his side…so why was he so captivated with Forever?
Maybe It was the fact that she was anything but old, ugly, and a pain. She was gorgeous. The most beautiful woman he’d ever seen, and a fighter. The single-handed champ in the fight for his life. Never relenting, never wavering, and never leaving him in the battle alone.
Just when he thought he was the biggest gangster, she waltzed her pretty little self into his life, proving him wrong. If he was big, she was the biggest, and Blue wanted nothing more than to prove It to her.
After a painful breakup that shattered her world, Forever rebuilt herself from the ground up, stronger, wiser, and determined never to fall for the wrong man again. She’s focused, independent, and thriving in her quiet life. But when she stumbles upon Blue, the street-smart, smooth-talking thug with a past, the sparks ignite instantly. Luckily for her, she didn’t technically fall for him. She walked. Walked right into the prison and right into a world she wasn’t quite ready for…or was she?
In a world that says they don’t belong together, they’ll risk everything for a second chance…because sometimes, the good girl does love the thug… and this time, she’s not running.
Loving Mr. Carter: An Unforgettable Summer Romance About Love, Loss, and Second Chances by LaToya Denise
He hired me to care for his daughter. I never meant to fall for him.
When Jada Brooks accepts a summer nanny position for a tech CEO’s daughter, she’s expecting juice boxes and storytime—not a brooding, devastatingly handsome single father who watches her like she’s a temptation he’s tired of resisting.
Malcolm Carter built his life around control, until Jada walked in with her soft voice, warm eyes, and a past she keeps hidden behind a smile. He’s older, guarded, and her boss. She’s younger, off-limits, and exactly what he didn’t know he needed.
As summer heat melts the lines between their roles, passion flares—and secrets threaten to tear them apart.
This isn’t just forbidden. It’s inevitable.
Loving Mr. Carter is a steamy, emotional, and heart-melting instalove romance featuring a protective single dad, an ambitious young woman, age gap tension, and the sweetest little girl who just wants her family whole again.
Bayou Sparks: Bayou Holiday Book 5 by Danyelle Scroggins
When Lillian Debeaux inherits her great-aunt Mamie’s decorating business—The Queen’s Decor—she’s not just out of her comfort zone, she’s practically on another planet. At 45, this high-heeled, couture-loving fashionista knows how to turn heads at a gala, but she doesn’t know the first thing about table runners, tent poles, or the sacred Southern art of small-town event planning.
And unfortunately for her, the people of Gloster, Louisiana, expect nothing less than perfection for their beloved Fourth of July festival. After all, it’s tradition. It’s legacy. And now…it’s all on Lillian’s sparkling shoulders.
Enter Reggie Taylor: widowed fire chief, proud Gloster native, and chairman of the celebration committee. At 50, he’s a man of order and loyalty, determined to keep the festival running as it always has—on time, on theme, and without any rhinestone interference. But when Lillian’s big-city flair crashes into his bayou backbone, the entire town feels the tremor—and so does his guarded heart.
As Lillian wrestles with centerpieces and self-doubt, and Reggie tries to keep both the fire codes and his feelings in check, sparks begin to fly in more ways than one. Add in a gossip-happy committee, a stubborn teenage son with fashion dreams of his own, and a whole lot of Southern humidity, and you’ve got a holiday no one will ever forget.
Can two opposites decorate a future together?
Or will pride, pressure, and a few misplaced fireworks blow their chance at love?
Bayou Sparks is a romantic comedy with faith at its center, laughter in every chapter, and just enough heat to keep your heart glowing long after the final firework fades.
The Best Man: Unfinished Business (The Best Man Series) by Malcolm D. Lee with Jayne Allen
The beloved characters from The Best Man movies and hit television series reunite for a sexy and soulful, heartbreaking and hilarious reckoning of love.
Recently divorced and fresh off a Pulitzer Prize win, Harper Stewart is in a new era. He’s working on a movie and living the ultimate bachelor life in his Brooklyn penthouse. But still, something is missing. What else explains the stubborn creative block? The carousel of women? And seventh-wheel status with his friends?
Jordan Armstrong had to flee New York. First, to give herself distance from Harper and, second, to escape the corporate grind. In her beachfront Malibu property, the façade of a “healed” Jordan flourishes. Yet she finds herself unmoored. Despite the physical distance, she still feels Harper’s magnetic pull.
Meanwhile, in Ghana, Robyn has gone full bohemian restaurateur. She has finally found peace and won’t let another man ruin it—that is, until a handsome local entrepreneur commands her attention. But it’s all too much change for her daughter, Mia, and when she secretly calls Harper with an emergency Robyn would rather hide, their world is shaken and relationships are tested once more.
Book one of The Best Man trilogy follows Harper, Jordan, and Robyn as they try to establish lives away from the hurts of the past and come to realize that some love is impossible to break. With support from their close-knit crew of chosen family—Quentin, Shelby, Lance, Murch, and Candace—they fight for a future that proves one’s second act can be the extended chapter worth it all.
History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook
As a newly minted junior professor, Daphne Ouverture spends her days giving lectures on French colonialism, working on her next academic book, and going on atrocious dates. Her small world suits her just fine. Until Sam Taylor dies.
The rising star of Harrison University’s anthropology department was never one of Daphne’s favorites, despite his popularity. But that doesn’t prevent Sam’s killer from believing Daphne has something that belonged to Sam—something the killer will stop at nothing to get.
Between grading papers and navigating her disastrous love life, Daphne embarks on her own investigation to find out what connects her to Sam’s murder. With the help of an alluring former-detective-turned-bookseller, she unravels a deadly cover-up on campus.
This well-crafted, voice-driven mystery introduces an unforgettable crime fiction heroine.
His Carolina Redemption: A Clean and Uplifting Romance (A Polk Island Story Book 1) by Jacquelin D. Thomas
A family legacy…
Or a fresh new start?
Hotelier Shane Worthington almost forgot how much he once loved his family’s ornate historic hotel. It has all the charm of the South…and even more secrets. Now with his estranged father’s death, Shane holds the family’s hotel in his hands. And Ace Martin, the hotel’s head of security, is bound and determined to keep him from selling the grand old building. When a priceless family heirloom disappears, Ace and Shane must work together to uncover a hidden saboteur. And in doing so, they’ll test the line between duty…and love.
Preyed Upon (A West Coast Crime Story Book 5) by Denise N. Wheatley
Her presence
Is a threat to people in her hometown
Forced into early retirement from the Chicago police department for her own safety, Chloe Grant moves back to Maxwell, Arizona. Her podcast about murdered women starts out as a way to keep herself busy in her sleepy hometown. Reconnecting with Troy Miller—now a rookie in the local PD—also promises to make her new life a little more interesting. Then a copycat starts reenacting the cases she covers on her podcast, and they both realize that Chloe didn’t leave danger behind when she left the big city…
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