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Babi is holding her incarcerated man, Too Low, down. She loves him dearly, but is now questioning their future, as she realizes that he’s never going to change. Then just as she begins to reexamine her relationship, she ends up laying hands on an associate, damaging a certain somebody’s car in the process. Now, Face, the car owner, wants Babi to pay up, and we’re not talking monetarily.What will Babi do when she faces temptation? Will she fold when a rich man wants her? Or will she remain loyal to her first and only love?Exclusive content from The Borrowed Love crew is also at the end of this novel only in paperback. Read more

A debt too deep. A deal too dangerous. A man too ruthless to resist.Aurmoni Sinclair wasn’t looking for a savior—especially not one as merciless, wealthy, and sinfully untouchable as Bankston DeLuca. Her nightclub was her freedom, but drowning in debt left her with no way out. So when Houston’s most feared underboss offers her an impossible choice—marry him, carry his child, and in return, her debts disappear—she should have run.But Bankston doesn’t ask twice. He takes. And now? She belongs to him.Bankston never wanted a wife. Never wanted a child. But he wanted power. And in his world, power comes with a legacy. To claim his rightful throne, he needs an heir—and a woman who knows how to obey.Aurmoni? She’s not that woman. She’s a fighter. She challenges him at every turn, refusing to bend, refusing to break. She’s his biggest complication. His greatest temptation.And if she thinks she can resist him? She’s dead wrong.In the streets, love is weakness. But when enemies close in and blood spills in the name of revenge, Bankston will face a choice:Let her go?Or keep his most dangerous possession… forever.She was never meant to be more than a contract.But neither was obsession. Read more

In the aftermath of heartbreak and betrayal, Avery finds herself trapped in emotional turmoil. After losing and reclaiming Maasai, only to discover his shocking engagement, she’s left questioning everything. Torn between fighting for the man she loves and respecting his familial obligations, Avery struggles to hold onto her sanity. Adding to her confusion is the sudden reappearance of her estranged father, whose intentions remain uncertain. Should she trust his story and open herself to a relationship, or is that painful chapter better left closed? With danger lurking around every corner and her life spiraling out of control, Avery wonders if she'll ever find the peace and happiness she desperately craves.Meanwhile, Maasai faces battles of his own. Determined to win Avery back, he must also uncover the identity of the snake in his grass before it's too late. With his attention dangerously divided, Maasai becomes an easy target in a ruthless criminal underworld. Raised on the code of death before dishonor, he’s prepared to live and die by the gun—but Avery’s presence changes everything. Now, Maasai must choose between loyalty to the streets and the woman who holds his heart. Can he escape the deadly cycle, or will his past decisions seal their fate?As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, Avery and Maasai must confront the ultimate question: Is their love strong enough to survive when the world seems determined to tear them apart? In this emotionally charged, raw, and unforgettable hood love story, J. Dominique explores the complexities of family, the weight of loyalty, and the devastating consequences of choices made in the name of love. Read more

The deeper the love, the deadlier the war.In the aftermath of devastating betrayal, love doesn't just hurt—it detonates.Bankston DeLuca never imagined falling deeply for the woman he once despised. Yet, as enemies tighten their deadly grip and trusted loyalties fray at the seams, the woman who became his sanctuary now threatens to be his undoing. Aurmoni is no longer just fighting for her life—she’s battling for her sanity, her future, and an unsettling truth she may not be prepared to confront. Each buried secret and uncovered lie pulls her deeper into the turmoil, making her question the man she risked everything to love. Is surviving him worth the price she'll inevitably pay?Meanwhile, Giovanni DeLuca, the legendary Mafia boss, spirals dangerously out of control. The loss of the only person capable of softening his ruthless nature sends him plunging into an abyss of darkness so profound, even his own family isn't safe. As the brutal conflict with the Torres Cartel escalates to a deadly climax, the battle raging inside Giovanni proves even more lethal than the enemies outside.One chilling reality is crystal clear: Nothing will ever be the same.Book Two in the Surrogate to an Unhinged Mafia Boss series returns, packed with even more betrayal, explosive emotional stakes, and heart-wrenching chaos. If the first installment left you breathless, brace yourself—this gripping African American romance, infused with surrogate mafia love, is guaranteed to captivate your heart and mind until the very last page. Read more

I shouldn’t have felt this way about her. She’s my brother-in-law’s first love.She was forbidden fruit. Ain’t shit ever been forbidden for me. I take what I want, and I want her. I shouldn’t have these strong of feelings for a woman I just met.I wanted to lay every man that even thought about looking her way… including my brother-in-law.Erin was mine before she even knew it. Our paths were meant to cross, our future intertwine.I don’t like liars or thieves, but for Erin, I’d pull that ski mask on and steal her heart, if that’s what it takes.He’s my first love’s brother-in-law. Everything about Capone has told me to stay away from him. He’s not good for me, he has the power to make me feel again, and the last time I felt anything for someone, it nearly destroyed me.I should stay away from him, but every part of my body is betraying me. Screaming, yearning, craving his touch and for him to be close to me.I don’t think he would ever need to steal my heart because I would gladly hand it over to him. Read more

I knew I wanted her since the first time I saw her at that kitchen counter sobbing. I could see the pain in her eyes, and I knew she had never been loved right. She probably never had someone console or love her the way that I knew that I would. I couldn’t love her then. My heart wouldn’t allow me to, knowing that everything or everyone that loves me ends up leaving this earth.I love Quasim Inferno. I want to love him, heal him, and be everything he never knew he needed. I’ve never been afraid of going after what I want – including the things that were bad for me. With Quasim Inferno, I could see my entire future in his eyes, and it excited me. A man as strong and hard as him, he needed the soft and gentle… and crazy. I wanted to be that for him. Read more

I caught feelings for a man who was never truly mine, nor was he supposed to be. I fell deep into a love so forbidden, so intense, that it consumed every piece of me. Maybe that's exactly what I get for chasing that “I need a Big Dawg” trend from the internet. Now my life feels like it's spinning helplessly in a raggedy washing machine at a corner laundromat—chaotic, messy, and completely out of control.I knew better. Those boundaries should've never been crossed—but knowing and acting were two different worlds entirely.Why did I let myself fall for a successful, handsome, yet utterly dangerous man—a genuine menace to society who showed me a softer side he kept hidden from everyone else? Behind closed doors, we shared nights of passionate kisses, intimate pillow talks, laughter that made us forget our struggles, and moments so intense they left marks on our souls. Yet from the start, it was clear: he didn't want love, didn't desire a family, and initially, neither did I.Sometimes, you dive headfirst into chaos, desperately hoping the story ends differently. Despite every red flag and every screaming instinct telling me to leave, I chose to stay—chasing a love that was never promised.Now, I'm pregnant, feeling painfully unwanted, and undeniably desperate—craving the love only he can provide, longing for his touch, needing his embrace to feel secure. The truth was there all along, yet I can't stop yearning to be the peace he desperately needs but won’t admit to. Can I somehow convince him that the home he runs from is right here with me, with us?I'm Pregnant...What You Telling Me For 2 by Yona Pearson is a deeply emotional African American romanceexploring forbidden desires, heart-wrenching choices, and the lengths we go to when our hearts are bound to someone who’s emotionally unavailable. Read more

They thought fire would take everything – my home, my woman, and Elijah. That I’d be nothing but ashes. They forgot who I am. I’m King Inferno. I don’t burn alone. The Inferno Gods don’t just ride—we burn everything in our path Read more

Genesis was raised to be a good girl, church every Sunday, honor roll every semester, and a future paved in gold. She’s the kind of woman who’s always done everything by the book. But one encounter with Cross, a North Carolina kingpin with danger in his eyes and power in his palms, flips her world upside down.Cross is the walking definition of temptation… Luxury, loyalty, and lethal energy all wrapped in one. As the ruthless leader of the city’s most feared organization, Command, he doesn’t just run the streets, he owns them. And when Genesis falls into his orbit, she doesn’t just lose her innocence… She sacrifices the girl she used to be.A Virgin Princess and a Menace from the Hood is a raw, intoxicating journey of a sheltered woman awakening to love, power, and the kind of chaos that changes everything. What starts as a whirlwind romance quickly spirals into a high-stakes world of bloodshed, money, and allegiance, where every kiss could be the calm before a storm.Can Genesis survive as the woman behind a king? Or will the world of Command chew her up and spit her out before she even learns how to play the game? Read more

When Meer saw me off at the airport, I never expected to come home and become his wife. His daughter becoming mine. Our lives intertwining into one. I didn’t think I was worthy of being loved the way this man has loved me. Worthy of a man telling me how’s he coming behind me and actually standing on that. He loves and accepts all parts of me. Our families have become one because of our love.For every good thing in my life there’s always a bad thing lurking.Death. Dishonor. Redemption?We’re in the end game now. Read more

Love wasn’t something that I ever felt before. I knew how to love because I loved my Yaya more than life. I knew that I could love, because the baby I had grown within me and now held, I loved her more than I loved myself. As I watched this man sleep peacefully beside me, one arm around me, keeping me close, I knew that I loved him. I knew that I could see forever with him, and I knew that he would kill any and everything moving when it came to protecting me. Read more

Yoshon Santana ran Brownsville, Brooklyn with an iron fist. When his fiancée fell ill, he stepped back and allowed his sister, Yolani to step in his place. After the death of his fiancée, the streets didn’t do it for him. The same streets he gave his all to, didn’t give him anything in return anymore. Allowing his sister to take over, he stepped back and watched from a distance. With a possible girlfriend, Yoshon just wants to find someone to love. Every woman he encounters doesn’t hold his interest. At thirty- eight, he’s looking for a wife, kids and the white picket fence that surrounds his mansion. One night during one of New York’s infamous blizzards, he comes across a woman sleeping in her car with a little boy. That night alters his life, and he doesn’t even know it when he tries to offer his help to the beauty in the car. Cars, mansions and money was what twenty-five year old Golden had become accustomed to. Until, her husband, Grand decided that she deserved a few black eyes to match the luxurious life he provided for her and their son. Packing up and disappearing, Golden finds herself back in her hometown waiting to reconnect with the grandmother she left many years ago. When things don’t go as planned, she finds herself working two jobs, washing up in public rest rooms and sleeping in her 2004 Nissan maxima with her seven year old son, Gyan. There’s no such thing as a guardian angel, especially one with timbs and a Tesla. Does Golden let her guard and pride down to allow Yoshon’s help? Or will she continue struggling on the same Brownsville streets she left years prior? Hazel is married to Yolani and loves her wife with everything. The one thing she hates, is the disrespect and her undying loyalty to the streets. Hazel is tired of coming second to Yolani and the streets. While running her nail shop, an old boyfriend from the past pops back into her life and shakes things up. Will Hazel back pedal to her ex? Or does she toughen up and fight for the woman she married? Yolani stepped into her brother’s size thirteen Timberland boots and runs the streets the way she sees fit. With a nagging wife at home, plethora of women at her finger tips and more money than she knows what to do with, the last thing she’s thinking about is settling down or stepping back from the streets. What Yolani hasn’t learned is that those same streets that she runs, are the same streets that will swallow you whole and spit you out. With a secret she’s hiding, will the skeletons finally come barging out of the closet? Will Hazel deal with being married to a Brownsville Bully? Or will she walk away from the love of her life to receive the real love she deserves? Read more

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The Goal: Take my first flight.Twenty-seven-year-old Avery White was tired of waiting—waiting to live, waiting to breathe, waiting to finally put herself first. For years, she sacrificed everything to care for her ill mother, and now that chapter had closed. It was time to start living on her own terms. First up? Facing her fear and boarding an airplane for the first time. But when her best friend bails, she’s left to take that step alone… or so she thought. A fleeting, yet oddly intense, encounter with a stranger wasn’t in the plan. Neither was what happened after.The Plan: Enjoy my last days of freedom before duty calls.For thirty-year-old Maasai McCarter, love had never been a choice—it was an obligation. His entire life was carefully orchestrated, from the way he moved to the way he’d eventually settle down. As the heir to his family’s empire, there was no room for distractions, no room for detours. His fate was sealed. A week of reckless indulgence was supposed to be his final taste of freedom before locking himself into a future he never wanted. But then she happened. A chance meeting. A collision of two souls who weren’t supposed to cross paths.The Proposition: One night. No strings attached. No getting attached.But the mind has a funny way of playing tricks on the heart.What started as a simple escape—a single night of forgetting their realities—quickly turned into something much more complicated. One night became two. Then three. Then an addiction neither of them could shake. She was his peace, his chaos, his perfect distraction. But was she also his undoing?Avery never intended to fall, but she also never expected to feel seen—as if Maasai had cracked open the parts of her she kept hidden, the ones even she was afraid to explore. He knew just what to say, just how to push, just how to make her question everything she thought she wanted.And maybe that was the most dangerous game of all.In the end, will Maasai choose the life that was carved out for him, or will Avery become the reason he risks it all?Airplane Mode (An Arranged Marriage) by J. Dominique is a heart-stopping African American romance that delves into the battle between destiny and desire. If you love intoxicating chemistry, emotional mind games, and the kind of passion that makes you question everything, this one’s for you. Read more

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Creed King doesn’t do love. He does power, control, and loyalty on his own terms.As the heir to Harlem’s most feared crime family, Creed has spent his life balancing the fine line between business and brutality. His father built an empire, and now it’s his turn to take the reins. But before he can fully step into his role, there’s one last job to handle. A personal one.Sloane Reid isn’t the type to let her guard down. A sharp-minded therapist with a carefully built life, she’s always been in control—until a one-night stand with a stranger shakes her foundation. What was supposed to be a fleeting moment turns into something far more complicated when that same man walks into her office, demanding therapy sessions he has no real interest in.Creed knows he should stay away. Sloane doesn’t belong in his world. But there’s something about her strength, something about her fire, that keeps pulling him back. Sloane wants distance, but Creed isn’t a man who takes no for an answer.The deeper she falls, the more she realizes Creed isn’t just a man with a troubled past—he’s a man with blood on his hands. And in his world, love isn’t just dangerous. It’s a liability.But some risks are worth taking.Dive into this gripping, high-stakes romance where power collides with passion. Creed: A King Family Saga is a standalone novel in a series about the King brothers—men who rule the streets, the boardroom, and the hearts of the women who dare to love them. Read now and discover why the King family isn’t just feared… they’re unforgettable. Read more

Demon Montana: Clawing my way from the depths of hell to haunt the nightmares and steal the lives of many, I earned the name “Demon.” Hardened by a life that no one should live, I had rules that governed my existence. No caring. No intimacy. No love. And then I saw her… Dream. Beautiful. Brave. Bold. And for thirty days, she was mine. I would follow my rules: have her body, ignore her heart. Then, she looked at me… like she knew me. Like she saw me. Like she loved me. And I knew… thirty days weren’t nearly enough.Dream Castle: Brilliant and bad ass, I was my family’s fixer. I was the queen of negotiating and smoothing ruffled feathers. I had never met a situation I couldn’t talk us out of… until my brother crossed the wrong family and they would accept only one payment for that debt.Me.For thirty days, I was supposed to give myself to a man so brutal, they called him “Demon.” I had to follow his rules, honor his demands, be available to him only. When I met him, he had nightmares in his cold green eyes and an enemy’s blood splattered on his hard, inked body. How could I survive a month with a monster without losing myself?Except… those eyes seemed to thaw a little each time he looked at me. And his chiseled body fit perfectly against mine. There was so much more to the enigma called “Demon,” so many things that made him my “Damien.” Suddenly, the only thing I was worried about losing in thirty days was my heart. Read more

The Cuppacio twins have done everything but what they came to Jagoda Bay to do: get married and join the Rinaldi Mafia. With old and new enemies lurking and creating chaos, Renello, Metavello, their family, and their associates are now on a mission to ensure everyone remains fearful of what the Cuppacio, Rinaldi, and Mecanio Mafia are capable of. But outside threats are not the only thing keeping marriages from happening to secure the merger of two mobs. Poor decisions and past affairs have caused internal strife between the twins, the women they are courting, and the elders demanding action.Twin one, Metavello, is now aware of his Big Mama's ties to those who should come before her in his life. But is Metavello ready to respect the laws of the mob and find himself an available woman to wed, or will he continue to do whatever he likes with someone else's wife?Discover has yet to confront the three men who have been on the receiving end of her selfishness and who, strangely enough, are familiar with one another. With a confirmed pregnancy, a daughter who is itching to learn who her father is, and a husband who could ruin her because of her disloyalty, Discover is no longer interested in romance with Metavello. All she wants is to continue providing for her daughter and future children. But how can she do that without taking hits for her flawed decisions? Will Metavello allow her the space she desires, or will he continue to invade her life as he's done since their fated meeting at Walmart? Will all be forgiven by Essex and Rio, or will Discover find herself back in New York, broke and alone?Twin two, Renello, is ready to take a play from Ezio and set the city of Jagoda Bay on fire. Doing all he can to support Pia and continue with his initiation missions into the Rinaldi Mafia, Nel is determined to bring some happiness and stability into Pia's life if it's the last thing he does. But is his shift in focus causing him to slack on his duties as a mobster? Will he finally secure his place with the Rinaldis since his choice for a wife is now not only unsure but also incapable of focusing on anything other than her dying son?Pia has been dealt a horrible hand in life. From riches and abuse to poverty and exhaustion, she is now in the battle of her life as her son, Neltz, fights for his life. As she leans on the very people she has been hesitant to accept as her village, Pia realizes that she has never had freedom, and now that she is the future heir of the Mecanio Mafia, she must decide who she plans to be in her future life. Will Pia realize that Renello is the one for her and marry him, or will she push him away to focus on her son and herself as the next Dons of Jagoda Bay?Since the Cuppacios touched down in Jagoda Bay, Don Demise has stated his demands. Will he send them all packing back to Chicago, or will he give the twins the grace that he has never known to offer anyone?Join the Cuppacio Twins in this Finale as they resolve lingering issues, remove any threats to their livelihoods, and attempt to capture the women of their choice for marriage. No one can ever predict what will happen in Jagoda Bay, especially with the Cuppacio Mafia now present with all their chaos. Read more

We’ve always been told that bad things happen in the dark. The unknown is always lurking in the shadows, so we tend to stay in the light where it’s safe. What do you do when something happens and force you into a place you know you should stay away from?Solana Divet lived a normal boring life, with her fiancé, Robbie. Even though she knew something was missing, she was content with how things were. Until a car crash in a foreign town led her to the Darklier Mansion. Where more than just his name was Dark.Amir had been deemed the Prince of Darkness from his unorthodox lifestyle, but most importantly his profession. Embracing all things Dark, he lived his life in the shadows until a stranger ended up on his doorstep with nowhere to go.Amir invites Solana to cum into the dark world he lived but will the light she carry threaten not only her safety, but her heart. Or will her and her past turn the Darklier mansion upside down? Read more