African American Contemporary Romance

I knew he had the power to make me feel, but he also had the power to break me. To pull my heart outside of my chest and stomp on it. I knew falling for a man like Capone came with more than I was ready for. He wasn't feared for no reason. Timmy never meant Jaiden any good, and I knew it from the first time I met him. I've never wanted someone dead as much as I wanted him dead. Timmy needed to go, and I didn't care how he went as long as he wasn't breathing. Capone put it on his life that he would always protect me and mine.

At 19 years old, Celess and Tina are at the top of their game. They’ve got the looks and the bodies to attract attention from men wherever they go—and they work it. From New York to Philly to Vegas, they hit all the clubs and every big party dressed to kill. And they don’t pay for a thing—not with men like O, Tariq, and James lining up to buy them designer clothes, the hottest jewelry, and luxury cars.

Life at the Houston Report for investigative journalist Desiree Stevens is no longer a fulfilling one. She's contemplating moving back to Chicago where her family resides, but Desiree can't deny that returning to her hometown for the sake of employment isn't her only reason. Just a few weeks prior, Desiree had the pleasure of meeting philanthropist Julian Alexander Rose, awkwardly enough, at the hospital. And since the strange encounter, getting Julian off her mind has been Desiree's biggest failure.

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Brenda Jackson ignites fierce passions within her devoted fan following. Her Steele series features an African-American family whose members find love in the least likely places. Here, gift shop owner Stacey Carlson harbors secret fantasies about her sexy landlord Eli Steele. Looking to change his playboy image, Eli thinks proposing to Stacey is a good way to start. Their arrangement is supposed to be strictly business, but when real sparks fly between them, Eli begins reconsidering his stance.

I Need a Gangsta: Melody Goldman isn’t about to let her rich, cheating, ungrateful husband walk out and leave her with nothing. Fortunately, ex-con Scotty Harris has no problem disposing of her problems in exchange for plenty of cold, hard cash - and hot, hard sexing. But when Scotty crosses one line too many, Melody’s revenge will be a hustle he never saw coming.… Gentlemen Prefer Bullets: Successful publicist Blake Scott survived by playing the Hollywood game…and keeping far, far away from her gangsta kingpin father. But now the only person who can protect her is his enforcer, Eli Hardwick.

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 than to live the life she once lived. When someone comes and visits her, it could be either pleasant or deadly.

Titus Kellum Jr, feels like it is love at first sight when he first lays eyes on Faith. She is smart, beautiful, and classy. She is a labor and delivery nurse. Titus is the CEO of one of his father’s successful marketing firms in New York City. He is a Christian man and he feels like they would be a good match. He asks her out, and he quickly falls in love with her, but he notices that Faith is a little high strung, but he still feels as if she is his soulmate. They soon get married and everything is going well, and they want to start a family, but that is when trouble arises. Every time ...

When we last left Ava Marie Grant, the former Mistress was marrying Pastor Gregg Davis. Now only armed with the Bible, she is the First Lady of her new husband’s church. Ava quickly finds out that there is far more drama in the church than in her former life. What’s worse is people are now looking to her for guidance. How does a worldly woman new to the church counsel people that like her, struggle with their faith? This book is the final installment that began with Love & Sex, and The Mistress Rules.

Dena Meadows is a professional woman, wife, and student working on her Ph.D. Her world is shattered when she finds that her husband has been cheating on her with a younger woman. Coming from a family of failed relationships and secrets, Dena is the first in her family to ever get a formal education. With all her knowledge however, she still seems paralyzed by her husband’s betrayal. Eric Allen is wounded beyond words when his wife Elise cheats on him. Eric was faithful, hardworking, and strived to be the best man he could be. Both are on a journey as they find their lives falling apart. ...

A historic Upstate New York snowstorm traps Michelle's high school bully, star quarterback Duke Callahan at her house. She can't bear to look at him after what he did to her. He's cruel, remorseless and an utter sociopath...Michelle wants nothing to do with his confession of love, even from the chiseled, popular and effortlessly charming Duke.

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 hasn't been in a relationship since her kids' father eight years ago, and she's started to realize that Prince Charming may never ride up on his white horse and save her. Cypher never imagined that getting a tattoo for her birthday would ultimately change the course of her life forever.

Dwight loves all things female, but he’s not settling down until he finds someone who fits the category of extraordinary. She has to be all the things he’s seen in his mother and more, but until then, he has his mind set to keep doing what his Uncle Butter suggested; give the rats some cheese. The only woman he might have settled with, Jamecia, is now wearing white boy Jacob on her arm. Little does Dwight know, he’s about to come face to face with the next best thing to Jamecia, her sister Jayla. Jayla has had her share of dudes, but this time, she’s made a promise to her sister and...

Jamecia was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is now living in Shreveport and it’s kind of hard for her to get with the personalities of these Northern Louisiana folks, especially Jacob. The fact that he’s a smart mouth, arrogant-white boy, makes matters even worse. Unfortunately, there is no turning back for her. She came to make a better life for herself and she will deal with whatever she has to until that happens. Jacob Nichols is the best friend of Nathan Stallone Jr. but he's nothing like Nathan. Jacob loves all things WOMAN and he doesn’t care if she’s white, ...

Pascha St. Claire has nothing to live for. After five years, her once-loving husband, Raymond, decides to end their marriage. He’s unable to deal with her mental health, significant weight gain, or the idea that she cannot seem to birth him a child. She returns home one night to find her belongings on the curb and the locks to her home changed. Her pleading falls on deaf ears as Raymond has made the decision to end their marriage. With no other option, Pascha is forced to leave and never look back.

When love leaves 19-year-old Loyalty Wallace with nothing but a pair of bruised ribs, she finds herself with $500,000 in stolen cash from her boyfriend, Whip, and a target on her back. She plans to use that money to escape her toxic relationship, but what she doesn’t know is the money she stole wasn’t his to keep. It was a loan from the Belmonte family, one of the most dangerous families in the heart of the Big Apple.

Yves worked so hard to build a better life and rid herself of her ex-husband. When she sees him in Vee’s kitchen, her entire world feels like it went back to the day her daughter died. With her ex-husband back in her life, she has to deal with all the past traumas that their marriage has caused. If Khalif re-entering her life isn’t enough, a blast from the past comes back into her life proving to still have the keys to her heart.

Tremont Tastings & Hough Hearts... ...When vintage rivalry meets modern love In the charming neighborhood of Tremont in Cleveland, Ava Hill inherits a cherished urban winery, she balances her craft's complexities with a modern flair, vowing to protect her winery's esteemed reputation in an ever-changing landscape. A world away, in the gritty heart of Hough, meet Isaac Clark. Intent on infusing new life into Clark Urban Winery, his charisma and forward-thinking ideals shine. His goal is more than just producing fine wines; he seeks to transform his winery into a beacon of community revival, ...

The rebound is never as good as your first love. Shelly Shanay Smith is sassy and a little tom-boyish but she always thought she had the perfect man to love her, until he left home and never returns. So she did what any woman would… Shelly moved on. Chace loved Shelly and he still does. The thought of her being with another man was too much for his heart to bear. So when he finds out from a little birdie that she’s back on the market, he sees the second chance he’s prayed for and vows to win Shelly back. But Shelly’s no fool and refuses to release her heart to the man who abandoned ...

A diamond is one of the most expensive, rarest gems in the world. However, Diamond Johnson began to feel like a jagged rock in a pile of dirt the longer she was married to her husband Pastor Vince Johnson. On the outside, the couple was the envy of thousands of young men and women that attended their church weekly. They were the rich, beautiful, successful co-pastors of one of the fastest growing churches for young people between 18 and 30 in Los Angeles called Innovation Christian Center. Eventually, Diamond is faced with a diagnosis that will change her life forever as well as face the ...

Some crushes never go away, instead they intensify… Meet Tonya James, the middle James’ sister. She’s a sugar enthusiast and co-proprietor of the new black woman-owned and sibling-owned SHE-iS spice shoppe in the heart of the city. Tonya enjoys her life but the one permanent thing evading her is love. When she unexpectedly bumps into her high school crush, she is overwhelmed with a sense of nostalgia. Will her high school crush be everything thing she longs for in a man? Andre ‘Dre’ Brown is as handsome as they come, and he knows it! He’s a longtime bachelor and loves ...