New Release Round-Up March 16th-22nd
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Check out these new Black Romance releases from March 16th-22nd.
Safe Controlled Frustration (The Henderson Family Saga Book 28) by Monica Walters
What is love? Does it mean sacrificing and compromising for the sake of the other? It can be simple and tricky at the same time. Lines can be crossed and boundaries can be shattered, all in the name of love, but is it really love? Should it be easy . . . like a Sunday morning? Should it make you feel warm and fuzzy inside?
All these questions are valid. Love can look different for different people. It just depends on the lens from which one is looking. Sometimes, trauma and past experiences can muddy the waters, along with different personality traits. That is why effective communication is important. It helps to be able to understand the person one says he or she loves.
Bali and Noni Henderson don’t have trauma. They are just closed off. It takes the right man to penetrate their hard resolves. Carter Legend Semien and Craig ‘Red Squared’ Anderson are trying to be the men they both need, who will understand their struggles and help them work through them.
It will take a great deal of patience and tenderness to win these women over. One couple is on the right track but not without challenges. The other couple is facing challenges from the very beginning. It seems to be one-for-all for the twins, because they are their sister’s keepers. Can Carter and Red Squared compete with that, or will the twins’ loyalty to each other be too much to handle?
Faulted Infatuation by Kennedy B.
Indiri Jones doesn’t do love…or anything that remotely resembles it. Indiri is a boxer, the current heavyweight champion. His mind is strictly on his craft and the control necessary to maintain his position, never allowing anyone close enough to challenge it… until her.
Then entered Selah Murray—the beautiful, heartbroken baker.
Her heartbreak is still fresh when she encounters Indiri. After giving her ex several years of her life, she finds out she has been betrayed in the worst way. So the last thing she’s looking for is another complicated man, especially not another boxer.
Fate has other plans. What began with one night and a chance encounter becomes something neither of them expected.
For Indiri, this is unchartered territory. Somewhere between late night conversations, a few coincidental encounters, and being her shoulder, he realizes this is something bound to challenge his idea of control. Some fights happen in the ring while others take place in the heart of the person you never planned on loving.
Springs & Straps: A Sapphic Holiday Short (Strapped for the Seasons) by Karmen Lee
Lyra was supposed to spend spring break on a double-date cruise with her girlfriend. But now, she’s freshly single…and somehow roped into sharing a cabin with Brittni, her sister’s boyfriend’s cousin, so she won’t feel like a third wheel.
The problem?
Brittni is gorgeous, funny and ridiculously difficult to ignore.
What starts as an awkward situation quickly turns into late-night talks with undeniable chemistry and one moment that changes everything. Sometimes the best rebounds come with ocean views and a very unexpected roommate.
The Certainty Of My Promise (In The Heart of A Valentine) by Stephanie Nicole Norris
Christian Valentine was ready to live a spontaneous love life with the woman of his dreams, Naomi Blackford. But was she ready to meet him at the altar?
Mind Games (Mind, Body, & Soul Book 4) by Netra Antionette
I married my best friend before I finished becoming myself. Fifteen years later, I have everything I prayed for: a beautiful home, a successful husband, a daughter I adore, and a life that looks full from the outside.
Kairo loves me deeply, but through provision, protection, and ambition. He works relentlessly to make sure I never lack anything tangible. He believes love looks like making sure nothing is missing, while I’m realizing that what I crave can’t be bought or scheduled. We aren’t broken, We’re misaligned.
Curiosity and emotional neglect tempted me to look outward, but clarity revealed something else entirely...
Mind Games is a story of what happens when love matures unevenly, when ambition is mistaken for intimacy, and when a woman finally listens to the quiet voice inside her that’s been begging to be acknowledged. Because sometimes the most destructive battles aren’t fought with other people, they’re fought in our own minds.
The Next Verse by Talese Nicole
Xavier “Westside Zay” Woods is an award-winning rapper who built his empire on talent, hard work, and distance from distractions—such as commitment and family. When Zay was only a child, he learned that love could hurt you . . . and ambition was safer.
After years of avoiding love and losing touch with his first love, fate reunites him and bestselling novelist Princess Love Tate fifteen years later. Both independent and successful in their own careers, they come together to collaborate on a project that stirs up feelings they thought were long gone.
Until Zay learns she has a daughter she never told him about.
Zay is instantly forced to face his childhood trauma head-on while learning to become a father. Hoping to not carry on the same patterns of his abusive stepfather, he struggles to find time for fame, responsibilities, and the relationship growing with Princess.
Until more secrets come to light and test their new relationship.
Is this another test of timing and growth . . . or a sign that some loves are meant to stay in the past?
From fatherhood to fame and mending generational curses, The Next Verse is a journey that will take you through the highs of success and remind you that it all means nothing if you lose the people you were meant to cherish.
Safe In The Arms Of A Beast: An Unhinged Romance by Ke'Asia Morris
Adriel Wilson is controlled in ways most people will never understand. Years of therapy helped him bury the rage left behind after the violent death of his wife and unborn son. Now, the widower wants nothing more than peace.
Then Semoré Hayes crashes into his world with liquid courage, a Louisville Slugger, and no idea who she's dealing with.
She's reckless, loud, stubborn, and the kind of woman who doesn't scare easy. While everybody else walks lightly around Adriel because of the reputation attached to his name, Semoré looks him dead in his face and acts like he's just another man. That alone is enough to pull him in.
But there are two problems.
Semoré is tied to the one man Adriel can never ignore, his volatile brother, Ellis.
And she wants nothing to do with him.
When Ellis realizes the woman he claimed is getting too close to Adriel, old jealousy, buried hatred, and brotherhood built on blood turn dangerous fast. In this African American romance filled with new love, family tension, and possessive men who let loyalty and ego lead the way, the line between protection and obsession gets thinner by the day.
In Safe In The Arms Of A Beast (An Unhinged Romance) by Ke'Asia Morris, love turns dangerous, trust gets tested, and one woman must decide if the very man she was running from is the only one strong enough to keep her safe.
The only question is whether she'll realize it before it's too late.
Astrological Connections: Jibreel & Kalila’s Burning Passions by Asar
On the mysterious planet of Abijah, a tale of love and duty unfolds amid political intrigue and cosmic exploration. Jibreel, blind since birth, is the custodian of the Royal Library of Mari and lives under the shadow of his mother, Prime Minister Anahita. Groomed to bear the weight of knowledge, Jibreel finds solace in ancient tomes where his intellect thrives.
Kalila, a spirited traveler, returns home with tales of distant galaxies and a longing for connection. Her heart is drawn to Jibreel, and their friendship is tested by the Yearning Embrace — a phase that ignites newfound desire.
As they navigate their feelings, Prime Minister Anahita balances leadership demands with her protective love for Jibreel, making decisions that could unify or divide their world. In a society where tradition meets the future, Jibreel must find the courage to embrace his own destiny.
Together, Jibreel and Kalila give into the Yearning Embrace. Will their bond withstand tradition and expectations? Or will their love tear their world apart?
The Room Called Us by Ifemjikamma Chukwuma
She came to Lagos for a job. She didn't come for him. Ifeoluwa Adeyemi arrives in Lagos at twenty-six with one bag, an overheating laptop, and the kind of ambition that doesn't leave room for distractions. When she lands a position at Eko Grandeur Hotel, she expects long hours, difficult guests, and a city that will test everything she has. She does not expect Demilade Savage. Guarded. Brilliant. Infuriating.
The hotel's owner has built something real out of grief and stone, and for two years, he has let a dark, unlabelled door stand as the only evidence of what he lost. He doesn't need a distraction either. But when Demilade asks Ife to accompany him to Abuja as his companion for a family weekend, just one weekend, purely an arrangement, neither of them expects what honesty in close quarters will do.
Set against the pulse of Lagos: the harmattan mornings, the Third Mainland Bridge at rush hour, the pepper soup spots that restore your soul, the weddings where the food alone could make you weep. The Arrangement is a slow-burn Nigerian romance about two people who are excellent at building things and terrible at letting themselves be seen.
For fans of Bolu Babalola, Jane Igharo, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's quiet emotional precision, this is a love story told from the inside, with Lagos itself as a character. A Nigerian mother who buys fabric years in advance, a best friend whose theories are always correct, and a man whose silence says everything his words won't. Because some arrangements begin as one thing. And end as everything.
Mine To Keep: A Steamy Single Dad Firefighter Wedding Romance (Oakwood Falls: Forever Begins Book 1) by Jaxine Cole
He runs into fire like it’s nothing.
She’s the one left wondering if he’s coming back.
Malik Turner doesn’t hesitate.
Not in a fire.
Not in life.
Single dad. Fire Captain. Protector.
He handles everything.
Except her.
Naomi wasn’t supposed to fall for a man like him.
Too dangerous.
Too intense.
Too easy to love.
What starts fast… turns real even faster.
Late nights.
Stolen touches.
A connection that doesn’t ask it takes.
But loving Malik comes with a truth she can’t ignore:
🔥 He runs toward danger
💔 And she’s the one left behind to feel it
“I escaped chaos… just to fall in love with it.”
Now she has to decide...
Walk away while she still can…
or risk everything on a man who might not come home.
The Audacity of Flowers: A Novella by Zariah Noelle
She built an empire from the ashes he left behind. Now he's back. And he brought flowers
Soraya Reyes doesn't need anything from Khalil James. Not his four-page letters. Not his three thousand roses. Not his name on podcasts and billboards declaring her the love of his life. She especially doesn't need the way his hands remember her body after sixteen years of silence.
At eighteen, Khalil was the boy who wrote her poetry and taught her what desire really felt like. He was also the boy who vanished when she needed him most, leaving her to face the hardest decision of her life alone.
Now he's a billionaire venture capitalist with a Bugatti and an apology he plans to deliver every single day for the rest of his life. She's a powerhouse nonprofit founder with walls built from sixteen years of hurt. He says sorry isn't a word. Sorry is a life. She says no. Repeatedly. Convincingly. Almost.
A situationship. That's all this is. Hotel rooms and rules and a body that remembers what her mind refuses to forgive.
But Khalil James has never missed a 6:47 AM text. And Soraya Reyes is running out of reasons to say no.
Content Warning: Explicit sexual content, references to abortion, emotional abuse, and abandonment.
Age & Content Rating
18+ — Contains explicit sexual content
Won't be Broken Again: A Christian Romance Story (Beyond Brokenness Book 6) by Nikki Smith
Faith over Fear, Love over Doubt…
Toya never saw romantic love modeled the right way growing up.But she still believes in it.
When her relationship is tested in a way she never expected, Toya is forced to confront more than uncertainty… she must face the beliefs she’s carried for years.
As pressure builds and outside voices grow louder, she begins to realize something she can no longer ignore: Not every voice deserves to be followed, and not every situation is meant to fall apart.
With her heart on the line and her faith being stretched, Toya must decide what kind of love she’s willing to fight for… and what kind of woman she’s becoming in the process.
Because this time, she’s not settling for something that barely holds together.
This time…
what she builds won’t be broken again.
The Lawyer and The Crooked Mogul by Queen T.
He bends the law.
She defends it.
And neither of them are prepared for what happens next.
Defense attorney Nolani Monroe has built her reputation on winning impossible cases. But when she takes on Serenity Sinclair, a woman accused of crimes that could destroy her life, Nolani finds herself pulled into a dangerous web of power, secrets, and betrayal. The case becomes even more complicated when Serenity’s father, Sincere—a powerful and controversial man fighting legal battles of his own—keeps crossing Nolani’s path. Their chemistry is undeniable, but their constant push and pull threatens to blur the lines between business and something far more personal.
As the pressure from both cases mounts and hidden agendas begin to surface, Nolani must navigate a world where loyalty is fragile and the truth can destroy more than it saves. Because in this fight for justice, one wrong move could cost them everything.
Quest: The Banks Empire by N'Dia Rae
The Banks brothers are back. And if you thought Prime was chaos… you're not ready.
Quest is the oldest. The CEO. The fixer. The one who holds the whole empire together while carrying the kind of damage he'd never let anyone see. He decided a long time ago that love wasn't for him. Women lie. Women leave. And the one who hurt him the worst left wounds he's still bleeding from fourteen years later.
Mehar Ali knows a thing or two about wounds. She's got her own collection, courtesy of the men who were supposed to protect her and didn't. She rebuilt herself from scratch, on her own terms, with her own hands. She doesn't need anyone. Especially not some arrogant, overbearing, too-fine-for-his-own-good CEO who thinks the world bends when he tells it to.
But demons recognize demons. And when two people who've been surviving alone their whole lives finally let their guards down at the same time? Nobody in their circle is ready for what comes next.
Quest is the next installment of the Banks Empire Series — a spinoff of the Prime trilogy. Dark romance. Mature themes. Strong language. Content that may be triggering for some readers.
Show Me: A Christian Romance by Latoya Garrett
SHOW ME is a novelette.
London Nash feels as though God has surely forgotten about her when it comes to blessing her with a significant other. At the ripe age of forty, she’s convinced herself she’s content working from home and being her aunt’s part-time help at her breakfast diner. Unbeknownst to her, Sterling Sinclair has been biding his time, waiting for the right time to approach the unapproachable London. He sees his moment the day after Valentine’s Day and proposes an offer London can’t refuse.
His Wolf Knew Her Name: A Blackridge Wolves Novel (Blackridge Wolves Series Book 1) by Khaliah Gates
She ran to the mountains to escape a broken past…
She didn’t expect to be claimed by something that refused to let her go.
Kailey thought leaving was the hardest part.
Walking away from betrayal, from a life that no longer felt like hers, should have been enough.
It wasn’t.
Because the moment she steps into Blackridge…
something ancient recognizes her.
Ronan has spent his life in control.
As alpha, nothing touches his territory without him knowing.
Nothing threatens what belongs to him.
Until her.
She’s human. Vulnerable. Off-limits.
And yet his wolf knows the truth instantly—
Mate.
Now danger is closing in.
Something is watching from the shadows.
And the deeper Kailey gets pulled into Ronan’s world, the harder it becomes to leave.
But Ronan isn’t the kind of man who lets go.
And once a wolf claims what’s his…
there’s no escaping it.
Love & Other Red Flags by Courtney Patterson
Love doesn’t always arrive as a blessing.
Sometimes, it shows up as a warning.
Kyce Bryant thought he had healed.
Years of therapy.
Years of discipline.
Years of avoiding love, music, and anything that could reopen a wound he never fully understood.
Then he runs into Shaunie.
What begins as an unexpected reunion becomes a reckoning—one that forces Kyce to confront the difference between presence and avoidance, tenderness and fear, love and the red flags we learn to ignore.
Set against podcast studios, late-night conversations, therapy sessions, R&B soundtracks, and the quiet aftermath of unfinished truths, Love & Other Red Flags is a deeply personal novel about modern Black love, masculinity, accountability, and the cost of emotional self-protection.
Raw, reflective, and emotionally precise, this story explores how trauma disguises itself as wisdom, how silence can wound as deeply as harm, and how growth doesn’t always come with closure.
Sometimes it comes with consequences.
Love & Other Red Flags lingers long after the final page, asking one quiet question:
What if love wasn’t the problem—but the timing was?
Real by Shareeka Elliott
After standing back, watching Kiara's no good boyfriend take her for granted for years, Jonathan was determined to show her that their relationship could bloom into something deeper. Kiara gives in to what she thought was an unrequited crush after letting go of her ex, but quickly realizes that navigating the change in boundaries from best friend to girlfriend might be more than she bargained for. Will their relationship be something real or should it have stayed a fever dream?
The Perfect Next Step: An Erotic Black Lesbian Romance (Temptation Next Door Book 3) by Tuesday Harper
They finally have the love they dreamed of. Now they have to fight to keep it.
Life together feels good, better than either of them imagined. Veda’s business is thriving, Shantelle’s world is full of love and laughter, and for the first time they can picture forever. But success comes with its own challenges. Long hours. Missed dinners. The quiet distance that grows when two people forget to slow down and see each other.
Veda wants to prove she can give Shantelle everything she deserves. Shantelle just wants to feel seen again. Between family expectations, busy schedules, and the fear of falling back into old patterns, both women must remember why they fell in love in the first place.
Strong Doesn't Mean Closed: Becoming Selah in the Midst of Vows & Valleys by Danyelle Scroggins
Strong Doesn’t Mean Closedis Book Three in the Becoming Selah: In the Midst of Vows and Valleys series—a soul-deep exploration of faith, identity, and the quiet redefinition of love.
Selah is a counselor trusted with people’s deepest wounds. She listens. She guides. She holds space while others heal.
But walking beside Nicole and Damien as their marriage unravels exposes questions Selah can no longer ignore—about gender roles, buried expectations, and the future she once assumed God was preparing for her.
She always said she wanted a spiritual leader.
Someone strong. Solid. Certain.
But what if strength doesn’t mean authority?
What if leadership doesn’t look like control?
What if what she’s truly longing for is partnership—shared purpose instead of hierarchy?
Then she meets someone.
Not the one.
Not a sweeping romance.
Just… someone who sees her clearly.
He challenges her without diminishing her.
Laughs with her.
Calls her higher—gently.
And doesn’t flinch at her strength.
As Selah wrestles with what it means to love without shrinking, to believe without performing, and to walk in calling without surrendering herself, she discovers a truth she never expected:
Love doesn’t always arrive with fireworks.
Sometimes it walks in quietly…
And sits down.
Honor (The Lost Borough: Gravehart Grove Book 3) by Kellz Kimberly
Honor Gravehart has never had the luxury of just living. Built by pain and raised in chaos, Honor finds himself losing control of the very life he fought to hold together. With everything slipping through his fingers, his temper is shorter and his thoughts are louder except for when he’s with her.
She’s the only place that ever felt like peace and the biggest war he’s ever had to fight. Their relationship is tense and built on shared scars, unspoken truths and a loyalty so deep it starts to feel like a trap.
But as buried secrets begin to surface, Honor is forced to learn that the greatest act of love isn’t holding on… it’s letting go.
Autumn’s Embrace: A Small Town Sapphic Romance by Karmen Lee
After a messy breakup leaves her heartbroken and adrift, Brittany returns to her hometown of Autumn Springs, seeking solace and stability under the roof of her childhood home. With a plan to save up and move on with her life, the last thing she expects is to rekindle a connection with a familiar face.
Loretta was always a constant in Brittany’s life until their paths diverged. Now, Loretta’s turned the old diner into a charming café and coworking space, a cozy haven for the town’s growing remote worker community. When Brittany stumbles into the café one fall afternoon, she’s drawn in by its warmth—and by Loretta, whose easy smiles hide feelings she’s carried for years.
With Brittany’s desire to try again elsewhere warring with the familiar comforts of home, will she embrace a path she never saw coming or walk away from a future that might be more perfect than she ever thought possible?
After Hello (Shorties Book 4) by Asia Monique
Clarke Miller slid into Bronx Howard's booth at a cafe to avoid the blind date her sister forced upon her, somehow still finding her forever.
*Please note: This was previously a Patreon exclusive.
The Shorties Series is not a continuation of the same story. Shorties are standalone novelettes that have no middle or end, only a beginning. They are meant to hold you over in between Asia Monique releases.
Rebel (Billionaires in Bliss Book 1) by Kris Jayne
Rules, not hearts, are made to be broken
A small-town Black romance with a billionaire bad boy and a good girl who comes home looking for a second chance
After a scandalous divorce, Aneka Shaw retreats to her hometown of Bliss, Texas, hoping to lick her wounds and start over. What she doesn’t expect is the one man she never stopped loving—now back in town and impossible to ignore.
Caleb McKnight was Bliss’s bad boy, the troublemaker no one believed in. Now he’s returned as a billionaire, buying up Main Street, restoring beloved landmarks, and proving he’s more than his past. But the one thing he’s always wanted—the girl he never felt good enough to win—is finally within reach.
Old sparks ignite instantly, turning a quiet summer into something hot, nostalgic, and dangerous. As their chemistry fuels small-town gossip and late-night temptation, Aneka must decide if Caleb is just a reckless fling…or the second chance her heart has been waiting for.
In Bliss, Texas, love never stays buried... and some rebels are worth falling for twice.
Rebel opens the Billionaires of Bliss series with a resolute happily-ever-after and a connection that shifts from nostalgic to scorching. It features small-town scandal and divorce drama that resolves within the book, ensuring zero romance cliffhangers.
P.S. F*ck You by Natisha Raynor
After seven years and three kids, Brion and Corey are simply existing. Her gut is telling her that something with her relationship is off, but delusion is better than reality. Until the proof is right there in her face, and she can't run from it anymore. After years of allowing her time to be wasted and her face to be played in, Brion has to pick up the pieces and figure out how to live life completely opposite than how she envisioned it.
Hymn Monroe isn't running from love, but he isn't chasing it either. His main focus is giving the game all he has until he retires from the NFL in the next few years. When his teammate Isaac attempts to play matchmaker, there's more than one reason why Hymn is skeptical. The red flags are there, but something is telling him to ignore them. The last thing Brion needs is a man to entertain, but when the opportunity arises for her to get her lick back, the temptation is too intense to resist.
To Have And To Control by Lore
DISCLAIMER: This is a short story.
A violent accident wipes eight years from Oshawn Davis’s memory.
When the successful engineer wakes up in a Little Rock hospital, the man waiting beside his bed is Cleavant Jeffries. His charming, confident friend/coworker who claims they’ve been together for years and are planning to get married.
Everyone else around them seems confused. Oshawn doesn’t remember the relationship. But Cleavant remembers everything.
As questions from family grow louder and lost pieces of Oshawn’s past begin returning, one unsettling truth starts to emerge: The life Oshawn woke up to may not be the one he chose. And the man who loves him might also be the one who built it.
To Have and To Control is a gritty, emotionally charged story about obsession, memory, and the dangerous things people will do for the one they love.
Loco: The Idea of Us by T'Lyn
Makhai Matthews has built a name for himself in the streets and the studio—a gang member turned rising rapper with a reputation for being as reckless as he is talented. He's loyal to his crew, proud of his hustle, and unapologetically blunt. Change isn't something he's ever considered—until he meets her.
Diamond Scott has no patience for men who live fast and love carelessly. Between holding down a steady job and trying to keep her life on track while her sister spirals, she's learned the hard way that peace is priceless. Confident, grounded, and self-assured, Diamond refuses to let anyone disturb her balance—especially a man like Makhai.
But when their worlds collide, sparks fly in ways neither expected. Diamond challenges Makhai in a way no one ever has, forcing him to confront the parts of himself he's buried beneath the fame and chaos. And as he works to prove he can be the man she deserves, Diamond finds herself falling for the one person she swore she'd never give a chance.
In a love story rooted in chance and resilience, Makhai and Diamond learn that sometimes the right person doesn't just change your life—they make you want to change yourself.
A Billionaire's Infatuation: A Billionaire African American Romance (Love and Wealth Book 1) by Mika B.
Remi McMillian used to believe in plans: finish school, build her career, and never let love get in the way.
After a brutal betrayal, Remi leaves North Carolina for a fresh start in New York with a guarded heart and a job she refuses to lose. Becoming the personal assistant to billionaire business mogul Tony St. Clair wasn’t part of the plan, especially when he’s arrogant, demanding, and entirely too attractive for her peace of mind.
Tony St. Clair doesn’t believe in love. Control is what he understands, and distance is how he protects himself. But Remi—unfiltered, unimpressed, and immune to his wealth—gets under his skin fast. She challenges him. Pushes back. Makes him want more than he ever intended. And when a business trip to Chicago ends with a hotel mix-up and only one bed, the tension between them ignites, revealing a man who is protective, intense, and impossible to ignore. But attraction isn’t the same as trust.
As secrets from Tony’s past begin to surface, Remi must decide if risking her heart again is worth the promise of something real, or if walking away is the only way to protect herself from another devastating mistake.
A Billionaire’s Infatuation is a spicy African American billionaire romance featuring forced proximity, opposite attracts, a guarded alpha hero, emotional tension, a strong heroine, and the risk of love when safety feels easier.
If you love powerful men brought to their knees by the one woman they can’t control, start reading today.
Just His Luck by Laquana Brumfield
Lucky Jones and Navi Wade have been best friends their whole lives. When she asks him for a favor, he agrees to a fake dating plot to fool her mother and sisters. Lucky’s only goal was to enjoy her little sister’s wedding weekend without being set up or pitied for being the single sister.
It was supposed to be one favor over St. Patricks’ Day weekend, and after, they would go back to their normal lives like nothing ever happened. But once feelings develop, it is hard to erase them. Is it possible for Navi to experience a relationship with the only woman who holds his heart for a weekend and just return to duty after? Or will this fake-dating plot blow up in both of their faces?
Hollis by Marlee Rae
Wendell Lewis Hollis, Jr. meets Meadow Harmony Chambers freshman year of college, and for twenty years she is his constant, his best friend, his equal, the woman who knows him before the ego, before the marriage, before the very public unraveling of a life he believes he has mastered. He never blurs the lines. Meadow is the homie, solid and brilliant in a way that feels permanent. Until everything else falls apart.
Divorce forces Hollis to confront his pride and the damage of choices he cannot undo. It humbles him, refines him, and through every whisper, every setback, every rebuilding season, Meadow remains exactly where she has always been. Healing sharpens his vision. The hugs linger now. His hands rest at her waist without thought. The ease they have shared for decades deepens into something charged, a quiet tension neither of them can deny.
Loving each other is not the complication. The world around them is. History does not disappear simply because feelings evolve, and turning a twenty-year friendship into something intimate requires courage, clarity, and intention.
This time, Hollis is not standing beside Meadow as her friend. He is standing in front of her as her man. The past may speak, but Hollis stands louder.
Lucky You by A. Denise
Before the chaos, there was Clover.
Lucky You is a standalone prequel to Lucky Girl. A story you can read before or after Lucky Girl, (I recommend after for the full experience). This time, Lucky isn’t chasing drama or high highs. She’s chasing love. No pain, no triggers, just romance.
Read about Clover “Lucky” Reed as she steps into a softer version of herself. Where romance feels too good to be true and happiness is finally hers for the taking. Witty, flirty, and full of sweet moments, Lucky You is the perfect rebound for the lover girls.
Lucky Alert: This book might make you that man. Read responsibly.
The Closed Door Policy by Elena Monroe
He Built Blackwell Enterprises on discipline, control and one unbreakable rule: No mixing business with pleasure. Especially not with his executive assistant.
Benjamin Blackwell is the king of discipline. He doesn't lose focus, he doesn't blur lines, and he definitely doesn't risk the Blackwell legacy for a woman who works ten steps outside his office door
Andrea Coleman was supposed to be the perfect asset: Brilliant,efficient and indispensable. She wasn't supposed to be irresistible. When a high-stakes community initiative forces late nights and tighter proximity, professionalism begins to fracture. What starts behind closed doors becomes impossible to contain.
By day, they are CEO and assistant.
By night, they are a secret that could burn the company to the ground.
But in the world of the elite, the Blackwell name is more than a title; it's currency. As jealousy brews within the company and rivals circle for blood, a single mistake threatens to turn their private rendezvous into public leverage. in a city where reputation is power and every move is calculated, Ben is about to learn the hardest lesson of all:
Love is the most expensive risk of any career.
Mine by Design by Tesa Erven
Torea Janee has spent years building a life that looks perfect from the outside. A thriving design studio. A beautiful home. A loyal husband. But when a career-defining project puts her in the room with DeVante Richmond, a wealthy and charismatic watch mogul, the life she built starts to crack.
DeVante isn’t just a client. He’s temptation in tailored slacks. Fine. Successful. Completely off limits. As they design his dream home, the line between business and pleasure begins to blur. And when betrayal threatens everything she’s worked for, Torea is forced to face the one question she never expected to ask herself. Can she really have it all… when her heart is in the blueprint?
Find out in Mine by Design, a bold, seductive romance about ambition, loyalty, and the cost of temptation.
Teach Me (Love Me Book 2) by A.B. Monnette
James Wyatt is a man of control. Brilliant, meticulous, and utterly disciplined, he’s built a life where nothing is left to chance. But when it comes to love, James is a novice—detached, logical, and unsure how to navigate the messy, unpredictable world of emotions.
Desiree “Daisy” Johnson is quiet, hardworking, and keeps to herself. As James’ secretary, she sees only the emotionally unavailable version of him, controlled, precise, and guarded. She keeps her distance, content to manage her tasks and avoid attention, until circumstances force her to step out of the shadows.
When Daisy needs a date for a wedding, James offers a proposal: he’ll fake-date her—and in return, Daisy will teach him how to love. What begins as a series of awkward lessons and playful banter soon grows into something neither of them expected. As they navigate the complexities of attraction, trust, and vulnerability, their fake relationship reveals truths about their hearts.
Teach Me follows James and Daisy’s story across past and present, from the first sparks of connection to the full journey of falling in love, facing life’s challenges together, and confronting the aftermath of their choices. A story of learning, longing, and the power of letting love in, no matter how impossible it seems.
Betting On Us by Tatum James
Officer Jameela Sutton is a single mother fighting to salvage her career after a near fatal stabbing. When her controlling ex, her boss and her daughter’s father, threatens her custody and her badge, she’s forced into an impossible undercover assignment: Get close to Nicholas King, the wealthy, charismatic suspect in a multimillion-dollar money laundering case and bring him down.
Nicholas King worked with his uncle to build his empire from the ground up. He flipped an underground gambling business into a legitimate high-stakes casino and resort. As a devoted father, his daughter is the only thing that truly matters to him, until she walks in. After one night, he’s obsessed with staking his claim on the woman he can’t get out of his head.
He was never supposed to be her target. Now she’s wearing a wire while falling in love. What starts as a routine undercover operation, spirals into a forbidden love neither of them can resist. Nicholas doesn’t know the woman he’s falling for carries a badge. When the truth comes out, the betrayal could cut deeper than any indictment ever could.
Still by Rita A. Gordon
Sometimes, a single moment is the start of forever.
Everett
Legacy is carved into my bloodline, centuries deep.
Power, wealth, duty—none of it feels like a choice.
Now I wear the crown of LEVMARK, the empire my family built, and I’m tasked with creating what my mother once dreamed of—a fine jewelry line that will outlast us all.
But the designer I need is the one woman I should keep at a distance.
The woman I’ve already saved once, though she never knew my name.
River
Design is the language of my soul.
Metal, fire, and vision—I bend them into beauty, creating pieces that whisper of who I am and who I want to become.
But in this industry, ambition comes at a cost.
Blacklisted. Betrayed. Still, I rise.
And now my dream collides with him—the man who could shatter my defenses, or set everything I’ve built ablaze.
This is our story.
One night.
One secret.
One love.
A story forged in fire and etched in steel.
"Still" is a billionaire, contemporary Black romance.
Mission Accepted (The Mission Series Book 2) by Luna Night
Nia
I’ve spent the last two years beside Dante Ross, my best friend and the man my heart begged me to love. But I never told him. Not because I don’t feel it, but because I can’t imagine a man like him wanting someone like me. Being best friends with the son of the Atlanta Vultures’ owner has taught me a lot – like how to handle a man who’s charming, frustrating and utterly irresistible. As I dig deeper into a government corruption case that threatens everything I believe in, I start uncovering more than just ugly truths about power and control. So when he asks me to be his fake girlfriend, I say yes … with rules. And these rules can never break, no matter how much Dante tempts me.
Dante
I’ve loved Nia since the very moment we met. Smart, fierce, and beautiful, she’s the one I’ve been waiting for even if I never let her know that. Pretending to date her was supposed to protect my career, and maybe finally make her see what she means to me. We set rules. We tried to keep our hearts in check, but maybe some feelings aren’t meant to be controlled. Every stolen glance and every heated touch makes the line between fake and real blur. I’ll do whatever it takes to help, protect, and stand beside her—even if it means getting tangled in Atlanta’s mess right along with her. Can we convince the world we’re just pretending, or will this mission reveal feelings that are too powerful to ignore?
Avery Stone: A Novel by Charmaine Chandler
A little drama. A little comedy. A little love.
What more could you ask for? Step into Avery’s world and join her as she navigates life, love and relationships while finding herself.
Spoiler alert: She has no idea what she’s doing.
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