New Release Round-Up August 24th-30th
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Check out these new Black Romance releases from August 24th-30th
Second Chance Summer by Tina Martin
Lanai
I’m living my best life with a clean house and no man behind me to drive me insane. I love Hendrick…from a distance! That’s why when he calls to tell me about a couple’s retreat, I ain’t trying to hear it.
Hendrick
Going through meditation with Lanai is proving to be a challenge. But things take an interesting turn when Dr. Hubert suggests we go on a couples’ retreat in Hawaii. I’m hoping it’ll mend our bond, but Lanai isn’t so easy to convince.
Full Court Press by Rosé Dior
No one could tell me Piper wasn’t mine.
The moment I saw those big, beautiful eyes, round a*s, and witnessed her fiery attitude, I knew I had to have her in any way that I could. Being a college basketball star wasn’t easy. Spectators on the outside didn’t like the narrative of the rich kid and golden basketball star falling hard for the “mediocre” girl from a city that bred me. According to them, we didn’t mesh, but I never followed anyone’s rules but my own.
I protected her from the naysayers, the bullies, and the mean girls of True State University. We started out with a burning fire that quickly spread, until one night when things between us shifted. Tragedy tore us apart, and I was left confused and having to pick up the pieces of a broken heart.
Now as one of Detroit’s NBA phenoms, I’m living the life I’ve always dreamed. Until she returned, leaving me incensed but still insanely in love with her. It didn’t matter that I was engaged to be married to the owner of the team’s daughter. Seeing Piper again after years of being away from her made the world I built without her more complicated than I thought it could be.
The full court pressure was on. The only question was if I would give Piper another chance, or if I was ready to sacrifice my success and engagement for a woman that left me but still held my heart in her hands.
The Marriage Rebound: A Spicy Sapphic Romance (Atlanta Cannons Book 2) by Meka James
In this spicy emotional sports romance, a WNBA star must decide:
Should she blow the whistle on her relationship?
Atlanta Cannons star Courtney Bradford should be soaring after a winning season. However, off the court, things are falling short. Courtney loves her gorgeous fiery wife, but the passion that brought them together is no longer enough and feelings of a lack of appreciation are taking a toll.
Sasha Adams-Bradford gave up her life as an exotic dancer to become a doting housewife. But she hadn’t expected the woman she loves would be on the road more than she’s home. Sasha’s loneliness turns into retail therapy, adding strain to their already tenuous marriage.
When an injury forces Courtney to sit out the European League, Sasha finally has the one thing she’s longed for. But is it a case of “be careful what you wish for”?
If they can learn to listen to each other and work as a team, the time together could be the rebound they need.
After all, they’re playing for the greatest prize there is…
The Need To Know by Britney July
Ezekiel Marcuson is MVP—and he knows it too. With his father owning a chain of the hottest night spots all over the country, and his having exclusive control over his city’s local nightclub, there’s no surprise Ezekiel walks around feeling like the king of the night. Confident and suave, Ezekiel is one lady killer who refuses to settle down and commit, much to his parents’ chagrin.
Nastasia Graham is already disenchanted with love after an exhausting on/off again relationship leaves her broken down. She’s fed up with existing when her not-so glamorous life choices don’t quite measure up to her parents’ expectations. Prepared to solely focus on her business, she’s sworn off men—until a chance encounter with a handsome stranger leaves her second-guessing all of her plans.
Right away Nastasia can see that Ezekiel is well-dressed trouble, and instantly Ezekiel can see that Nastasia is a challenge with a pretty face. Nastasia refuses to give in and be just another notch on a man’s bedpost, and Ezekiel isn’t interested in a chase. Walking away would be the wise thing to do for both parties, but then again, where’s the fun in that? With good banter and electric chemistry, the two have a dilemma, leaving them uncertain where to take things. When heat flares and walls start to fall down, what begins as a game of will they or won’t they, turns into something neither saw coming.
Nobody Praying For Me by Faith J.
Charisma Rae Jones
I never wanted to be good at seducing men but being raised by a mother and grandmother who would rather run the streets than care for me didn’t leave me many options for a good life. I only trusted one person, but he turned out to be as reckless with my heart as everyone else. When I’m at rock bottom, I meet Kalm Alexander Savage, and for the first time it feels like I might have a chance at happily ever after.
Kalm Alexander Savage
I never wanted to be Superman, but for my siblings there wasn’t a sacrifice I wouldn’t make to ensure their happiness. We lost our parents young, and I had no choice but to turn the one thing I was always good at into a career to provide for us. When life hits me with a second right hook that rocks my world, I meet Charisma Rae Jones, and for the first time it no longer feels like there’s nobody praying for me.
A Split Decision (Crum University Book 1) by Deja Walker
Strike for yourself, or gutter your team?
Sylus Young—arrogant, shallow, and the founder and star captain of Crum University’s bowling team. Or, at least he was the captain. Before being given the news that a transfer student would be taking his spot for the new season. A transfer student taking the founder’s spot? He’s not going for it.
In fact, when hearing about an apparent bowling champion, Olani Paiged, joining Crum as a fresh Honey-Bee, Sylus creates a plan to make her his star player. A simple scheme: convince her to join his team, stack their wins, and increase the possibility of him keeping his spot as captain.
Little does he know, Olani won’t be playing for his team. She’ll be taking it.
Lifted With Love (Crum University) by Aricka Alexander
From best friends to strangers to reconnecting again after over half a decade at Crum University for graduate school, follow Maxine “Max” Cambridge and Regina “Reggie” Stanley in this beautiful second-chance novella. It’s a story full of healing, love, acceptance, and a true testament to the sentiment of “if you’re meant to be, you will always find your way back to one another.” It’s sweet, it’s heartwarming, and even a bit spicy.
(Crum University is a fictional HBCU set in North Carolina, and the central setting for the novella series of the same name featuring beautiful Black love, sports, and lots of university shenanigans.)
Crossing the Line by Tember Sapphire
Daniella is the star athlete everyone expects to lead Crum University to the Division 1 Track & Field Championships until one slipping grade puts her spot in jeopardy. With everything she’s worked for suddenly on the line, her coach suggests she gets a tutor.
Enter Zion, her new tutor. He’s quiet, shy and her polar opposite. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the connection growing between them. But there’s one problem: he’s also the coach’s son. Dating him means crossing a line she can’t come back from.
As the championships loom closer, she’ll have to decide what matters most, living up to everyone’s expectations, or taking a chance on the one person who finally sees her as more than an athlete.
All Oar Nothing (Crum University) by Kasha Thompson
This semester, they’re done drifting, it's time to go all in.
Earlene ‘Earl’ Drayton has spent four years skimming across the water at her HBCU, Crum University, chasing sunrise practice and the quiet kind of glory that doesn’t come with medals. A senior with no roadmap for life after graduation, she knows only one thing for certain, she refuses to become a carbon copy of her legendary mother whose shadow stretches across every boathouse in the country. Earl wants something different, something hers. But when Rashard Vance, stroke seat, campus golden boy, and freshly crowned Olympic champion, returns for his final year, the crush she’s been nursing surges back with a force she can’t outrun. And suddenly, the start of the school year feels like the beginning of something she’s not sure she’d ready for.
Rashard Vance returns to campus with two gold medals in his duffle bag and a heart full of unfinished business. The world sees an Olympic darling, America’s newest rowing phenom with a smile for magazine covers, but all he could think about on the podium was Earl, his best friend and quiet anchor who kept him steady long before fame found him. Now, with cameras trailing and recruiters circling, Rashard is finally ready to tell her the truth he’s been carrying for years. But navigating sudden celebrity, unexpected opportunities, and the pressure to choose between a risky professional career or the safer path won’t be simple. And confessing his feelings to Earl might be the bravest, and most uncertain, stroke he’s ever taken.
Over the Net (Crum University Book 1) by Lauren Lacey
A Crum University Novella College Sports Romance Black Romance Novella Soulmates
Charli Monroe has spent six years being somebody's girlfriend, until six months ago. Now, days out from the biggest match of her college volleyball career, she's finally learned how to just be Charli.
Trey Daniels has spent six years falling harder for the same girl. With the NFL Draft closing in and one last college championship to chase, all he wants is the love of his life back.
With NCAA titles on the line and professional careers closing in fast, Charli and Trey have a few days to figure out if they've truly cracked the formula to loving each other without losing each other in the process.
Over the Net is a sweet, steamy college sports Black romance novella featuring second chances, high school sweethearts turned college athletes, self-discovery, and forced proximity.
Run Back to Me (Crum University Book 1) by Ciana Smoak
Sakai wants Desirae back. That is no secret to anyone at Crum University. After Sakai’s ego stunt that he pulled last year, Desirae wants nothing to do with him. Instead she wants to focus on building her own ego as being the fastest cross country runner in Crum University history. With qualifiers coming up, Desirae and Sakai have two different focuses in mind. For Desirae, she’s one step closer to accomplishing her dreams. but for Sakai another qualifying title means nothing without Desirae by his side.
Can Sakai patch things up with Desirae by the big day or will Sakai be celebrating his accomplishments alone?
Off Balance (Crum University) Adorabol Huckleby-Ordaz
Thea has always been prepared. Whether it was suiting up for her moment on the mat as an elite gymnast at Crum University or hunkering down in the classroom for her dreams of becoming a physical therapist, there isn't much that takes her off guard.
Wynn isn’t ready for graduation. Apprehensive for the future, he puts off planning for it as much as possible. So it’s just his luck when the girl who seemed to have written the book in planning suddenly starts talking to him. And what’s worse, he doesn’t hate it? Not even when she challenges him to face his future head on.
And what will Thea do when he challenges her right back, daring her to go off script for once?
Off Balance is a short and sweet college sports love story!
Capturing Bleu (Crum University) by Evie Daniels
Ivy knight transfers to Crum University during her senior year and unexpectedly runs into Rowan Hale, the goalkeeper for the Crum University field hockey team. The funny part? They've already been online friends. Now it's time to find out what happens when internet friends finally meet in real life.
Crum University is a fictional HBCU novella series filled with sports, Black love, friendship, and unforgettable college memories.
Bound to the Dragon: Curvy Girl Dragon Romance (Dragons of Willow Creek Book 2) by Norah Rose
She came looking for a story. He found his forever. But somebody is writing both of their endings.
La La
I came to Willow Creek chasing a story, not a man.
An anonymous source drops a file in my lap, claiming one of the city's biggest business empires is built on fraud, money laundering, and blood money. As an investigative journalist, it's my job to follow the facts wherever they lead. I don't have time for the fine, tattooed stranger who keeps looking at me like he already knows me. But one night at EMBER changes everything. Now I'm falling for a man who keeps dodging my questions... and hiding secrets that could destroy us both.
Kilo
The second I scent La La, my dragon knows she's mine.
I wish it were that simple.
I find files on Titus, Buzz... and me hidden inside her house. Every instinct tells me she's spying on my clan, and I've buried traitors for less. But the more I dig, the more I realize somebody is using my mate as a pawn in a game neither of us understands. If I don't figure out who's pulling the strings, I won't just lose the only woman my dragon will ever choose.
I'll lose my entire clan.
Bound to the Dragon is the second book in the Dragons of Willow Creek where the Dragons are hotter than fire.
A Match Unlikely: A Feel-Good Romantic Comedy by Tobiloba Afolayan
Lola is on the verge of losing her job, and there’s only one way to save it: interview Mark, the millionaire bad-boy celebrity she absolutely despises.
Unfortunately, Mark is every bit as arrogant and infuriating as she remembers, and he’s determined to make her assignment anything but easy. But as their clashes grow more intense and the lines between them begin to blur, it becomes harder to tell where irritation ends and attraction begins.
She needs the interview. He loves getting under her skin. Falling for each other was never part of the plan.
Nothing Without You by Cyn
I needed a temporary home.
Keegan gave me a permanent one . . .
After a pipe burst in my home, I need somewhere for me and my three-year-old son to lay our heads, but it’s hard for me to accept help . . . Especially from Keegan Slater. Not only is he the finest man I’ve ever laid eyes on, but he’s also my boss. And not just my boss, but he owns the tech company I work for.
He’s also a bully.
A bit touched in the head.
And he doesn’t take no for an answer.
So, when he finds out we need a place to stay, he insists I move in with him. Our sons are already inseparable, and Keegan and I are already friendly with each other, so what’s the worst that can happen?
Let’s just say I find out really quickly what it means to have a man who doesn’t play about me. I get to experience what it’s like to have a man look at me like his heartbeat lives inside my eyes.
And all at once I realize that home was never a place. Maybe . . . just maybe, it was a person. Maybe, it was him.
Irrevocable Love (crestwood chronicles Book 3) by L.B. Gaines
Jared Davis survived prison, but now he has to survive freedom.
After spending twenty-four years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, Jared is finally home and determined to reclaim the life that was stolen from him. With a mayoral campaign gaining momentum and the woman he's loved since childhood finally becoming his wife, the future has never looked brighter—until the past comes calling.
As dangerous secrets begin surfacing and enemies hidden in plain sight target the people he loves most, Jared and his family are pulled into a deadly battle that threatens everything they've built. With loyalty tested, old wounds reopened, and generations of family trauma coming to light, the Davis siblings will discover that love alone isn't enough. Sometimes love requires sacrifice. Sometimes it requires forgiveness. And sometimes it requires war.
Irrevocable Love is an emotional conclusion to the CrestwoodChronicles about surviving the impossible and finding your way back to the people who never stopped loving you.
The Cheetah's Weakness: An Enemies to Lovers, Fated-Mates Shifter Romance (Rival Shifter Elites Book 4) by LeeSha McCoy
It has taken Aziz Zuberi three years to realise that his beautiful assistant Zaraya is his mate, but now she’s engaged to someone from a rival family, is it too late to claim what’s rightfully his?
Zaraya walked into Aziz’s life like a ray of sunshine three years ago, and the moment they met, sparks flew between their felines. However, fears and overheard conversations soon drove a wedge between the pair, resulting in them both fiercely resenting each other.
After talking to his eldest brother, Aziz realises just who Zaraya is to him, but she’s about to leave for a month-long vacation with her man, leaving Aziz to reevaluate his entire life.
He imagines how it will feel to watch Zaraya marry someone else, carry someone else’s cubs, and commit the most sacred of acts with someone who isn’t him.
Imprint.
He confesses his torment to his family, who all rally to give him advice on how to win her heart, but Aziz worries of the backlash that may come from him pursuing her.
Zaraya’s man, Zikora, is from a rival family. They’re members of the Elites, so if Aziz does manage to steal her away, things could get messy…
But the mate bond doesn’t care about family names, and when Aziz unleashes his long-suppressed feline on Zaraya’s, the last thing on their minds will be the consequences of their actions.
This is the finale of the Rival Shifter Elites series.
Delirium: Book Two by Miss Candice
Part one of Delirium ended with Exodus going to Big G about something that hit him from left field. Because he was given the 'green light' he's moving on his own accord, wreaking chaos on the people who foolishly went against him. After its all said and done, he's forced to make another decision that comes with ease. In the midst of dealing with drama with Jada, Exodus finds himself falling for Sereia—which was never a part of the plan.
Sereia's having a rough time transitioning into her new position with the Christ family. Well, to her she is at least. If you asked anyone else they'd say she was doing fantastic. However, it isn't just the transition into her new position that has her uncomfortable—it's the rapid change of her life that has her head spinning. Grief plague's her. As if she's not going through enough, she's hit with something else traumatic that rocks her world a bit too. In the middle of her struggles, however, she finds comfort in a pair of arms that seem to be just for her. Exodus Christ ends up being just the peace she needs. But because she's afraid of the uncertainties of life, falling for him is a risk she's not really willing to take. As if she has a choice.
Part two of Delirium is the middle ground. The start of something beautiful. The pieces to a beautiful, chaotic puzzle called Exodus and Sereia.
Fallin' for the Rush (The Fallin' Series Book 2) by Kimberly R. Vargas
Her marriage was a secret. Now it’s primetime TV.
Simone Allen lives for speed, danger, and knowing exactly when to leave.
As a stunt double, she built a career on taking risks without sticking around for the consequences. So when she drunkenly eloped with her longtime situationship, Kyle, she figured marriage could work the same way. Temporary. Manageable. Fun while it lasted.
Only problem? Kyle’s changed. He used to live for the rush too. Recently, he’s traded illegal racing for farm life, responsibility, and treating deductibles like foreplay.
Now Simone is balancing high-risk stunt work, a marriage she refuses to slow down for, and a primetime hosting gig on a global reality TV competition that rewards chaos and authenticity. On set, she’s paired with a magnetic A-list action star who does his own stunts and knows exactly how close they once came to crossing a line.
Temptation escalates. Cameras close in.
When producers uncover Simone’s secret marriage, they turn it into the twist of the season, dragging her private life into the spotlight and forcing her to perform the one thing she’s avoided most. Staying.
Fallin’ for the Rush is a bold, emotionally messy romance packed with second chances, forced proximity, too-hot-for-reality TV temptation, and what happens when running stops working.
Hard Feelings by Pamela Campbell
Some roads lead home. Others lead straight back to the one person you never stopped loving.
Principal Serena Johnson has spent ten years building a life out of boundaries and one very big secret. The Melrose Grove community knows her as the strong leader behind its elementary school. She is the preacher's daughter who never does anything wrong, and a mother who would move mountains for her son.
Sean Peters left Melrose Grove ten years ago and returned as a wealthy, powerful businessman. His company is behind a new development project. He's there to close the deal, not open old wounds. Instead, one look at a nine-year-old boy with a familiar smile and a nervous habit of tapping his fingers reveals a secret Serena never intended for him to discover.
Serena is publicly fighting the new project location, while privately protecting her son and her heart; because loving Sean once cost her a lot, and letting him back in might cost her even more. As the fight to save the community pulls them closer, old wounds and feelings collide in ways neither can deny.
When corruption drags their son, Tyler, into the headlines, the fight turns personal. Sean and Serena must decide what they’re willing to risk to protect the son they share and the love that they still have for each other.
Hard Feelings is about a secret son and a love that's worth a second chance.
I Choose You Every Time by Elle Alexander
Love is defined as an intense feeling of deep affection. Serenity Bishop has only ever had one love in her life. A love that, even though it’s no longer in her grasp, still shapes every decision she makes now. A love that never faded, even when he didn’t choose her in the end. So why does a blind date make her feel that she’s never been in love before? That everything before this man was child’s play, so much so, she denies the realness of it all.
Choice is defined as an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities. What happens when you have a single choice to make but two very different paths? They say a man is judged by his choices in life. What happens if you were never meant to have a say in the choice that shaped a legacy, yours and your family's? You run from it all, and you hope like hell that it never catches up to you. At least that’s what Lexington Moore IV thought. He conditioned himself to keep moving because hitting a moving target is difficult. However, a blind date changed it all. He is finally running towards something instead of away. Will he finally get what he’s always desired, or will he fold?
Shattered: The Broken Series by Mariah Kingsley
It's time to move on. Time to leave the past in the past.
New woman, new friends, new forever.
But she’s still the only thing I see.
I found him, the man of my dreams; I can have him, all of him.
Our life is about to start, but the past won't let us move on.
And the promise of tomorrow is in the balance.
Her Ghost lingers in old promises.
Secrets are unearthed and memories we barely survived resurface.
And the closer tomorrow gets, the more it feels like everything will shatter before it truly begins.
Still Searching (Golden Peaks Country Club) by Joanna Kimber
Ten years after her cousin finally returns to the place of his birth, Destiny Singh wants one thing: to celebrate his homecoming and impending union with the love of his life. An impromptu engagement party gives her the chance to kill two birds with one stone, but there's something--someone, she didn't account for showing up at the last minute. The best man in the wedding is still Rowan's best friend, the boy she had a fling with during the last summer he was here.
Nikolai Harding always saw life as a game to be played--a game he happens to be good at winning. He has everything he's supposed to want: a lifestyle and career most men would kill for, but his best friend's upcoming wedding is the blaring reminder of the one thing he's always been missing. Ten years later, he's face-to-face with the only person he's truly wanted it with: the girl who broke his heart is now the woman he never meant to leave behind.
Still Searching is an interconnected standalone in the Golden Peaks Country Club series. Perfect for lovers of second-chance romance, slow burns, forced proximity, and self-discovery.
The Fire We Make: A Mafia Romance (King Mafia Family Saga Book 1) by Aliviyah Love
Joy Thibodeaux was raised to be the perfect cartel princess—intelligent and ruthless. From childhood, she was molded into a pretty weapon meant to help her father rebuild his empire and rule at his side.
But when her violence stops being an asset and starts becoming a liability, Joy is cast out and forced to bury the very parts of herself she was trained to embrace. Now she’s on a mission to prove she’s still worthy—of power, of belonging, of love.
Until she meets him.
Adonis “Ace” is the heir to the King Mafia Family—feared, calculated, and untouchable. Beneath the tailored suits and law degree is a man shaped by violence and built for power, who has never needed love… only loyalty.
Until he meets her.
When their paths tangle, they recognize a darkness in each other that doesn’t scare them, it calls to them, and two lonely souls discover a love forged by fire—one that makes them more dangerous together than they were apart.
The Best Shot: A Steamy Small Town Romance (Whitlock Hills Book 2) by Asha Mara
Hale Henry has a type—gorgeous, temporary, and gone before the coffee’s on.
His friends have opinions about that. Loud ones, delivered in a group chat that has never once respected a boundary.
So when they stage an intervention and start marching eligible women past him, Hale goes along with it. Partly because he was raised right. Mostly because he thinks nothing will come of it.
Then Yasmine Valentine comes home.
She photographs wild things in faraway places and keeps an apartment with nothing in it that needs watering. Whitlock Hills is where she lands between assignments, and Hale has always been part of the scenery. Safe, because wanting him would make leaving harder.
Then a late night, too much wine, and Hale offering a solution to Yasmine’s very neglected sex life turn their friendship into something that needs a locked door.
They agree it doesn’t mean anything. They keep agreeing, even as Hale quietly torpedoes every date his friends arrange and Yasmine starts waiting for his knock at the door.
She’s made a living knowing when to take the shot. Hale Henry might be the first risk she can’t take from behind a camera.
Just One Night: A Short Story by Kya Montague
"We rarely ever get what we deserve. We often get what we settle for." - Exodus
Meet Iris and Exodus. Two strangers who have an unlikely conversation about what could happen if they followed their heart's desires, and didn’t waver.
This story is intimate but not erotic… conversational and engaging- but most of all - it's thought provoking.
A Deviant Beginning: A Black Fantasy (The Underground Deviant Network Book 1) by Elisabeth Roseland
Even with the ability to stop time, you can still run out of it.
Kathryn Henderson can teleport and stop time.
She keeps her abilities under control most days. She has to. If the government learns she’s a deviant—a person born with unusual abilities—she’ll be institutionalized or incarcerated. So, she keeps everyone at a distance, filling the loneliness with a glass of something from the bar. Or men. Or women. Anything that will replace the emptiness, but nothing ever does.
When Susan, her best and only friend, introduces her to a stranger named Charge, her world gets flipped upside down when she discovers that Susan and Charge have gifts of their own, and there’s an entire underground network of undetected deviants living freely in society. Kathryn’s brought into the fold with open arms, and she finally finds something she’s never had—a family.
But now, members of the family are disappearing. Some come back weeks later with strange scars, sutured wounds, and missing limbs, with no memory of what happened. Some don’t come back at all.
When Charge becomes the next victim, Kathryn is willing to teleport to the edge of the world to find him, but confronting the mastermind behind the kidnappings puts her life in jeopardy. And when the rescue attempt goes horribly wrong, she wonders if dying might have been a better idea.
Chosen By a Baller 3: Playin' For Keeps (Chosen By a Baller: Playin' For Keeps) by Keisha J.
What began as a mere arrangement was never meant to become something genuine. However, after nearly losing Kyrie, Sianni can no longer pretend that their feelings are just part of the deal. Their marriage may have started as a façade, but Kyrie is no longer willing to treat it as temporary. To him, Sianni is his wife, and there’s no such thing as an “after” when it comes to them.
Just when life begins to settle down, more trouble finds its way to their doorstep. Old secrets resurface, their marriage becomes a target of unwanted attention, and people from the past show that they’re not done causing issues. While Sianni faces the betrayal she thought she’d left behind, Kyrie battles his own demons, working to get back on the field and struggling to let go of what nearly cost him everything.
With love, loyalty, and family on the line, Kyrie and Sianni are about to discover if what they’ve built can truly withstand those determined to tear it apart. What started with a lie, they now know, is built on something real. And this time, they’re playing for keeps.
Mated to the Gargoyle: african american monster romance by Melody Lynch
I never claimed to be an angel. So when I witnessed something evil… I ran.
Not to be a hero. Just to survive.
Now I’m hunted, running out of places to hide, and praying I can outrun the men closing in.
Then the storm hits.
The abandoned mansion seemed like a refuge—until I realized I wasn't alone.
He looks like a monster. He acts like the devil himself.
And he’s offering me a way out:
Be his mate, or face the monsters waiting outside.
The choice is easy.
No Ordinary Love: (Your Love is King) Book 4 by Trina Crooks
Alayna Livingston has sworn off love, choosing connection with no strings, no expectations, and no heartbreak. After one too many disappointments, she’s built a life on her own terms, keeping men at arm’s length and emotions completely out of reach. So when she meets Devaughn Black who is confident, magnetic, and exactly her type, she makes the rules clear from the start: this is physical, nothing more.
Devaughn has the successful and thriving brokerage firm he always wanted, but what he truly longs for is love and a family of his own. When he meets Alayna, their instant attraction leads to a no-strings-attached arrangement that seems simple at first. But as their bond deepens, Devaughn finds himself wanting more than just a physical connection, forcing him to confront feelings he never expected.
Then everything changes.
An unexpected pregnancy forces them into each other’s lives in a way neither planned for. Suddenly, the lines they drew start to blur. Devaughn sees it as a chance to build something real, while Alayna sees it as a threat to the wall around her heart. Can a relationship that started without love grow into something meaningful?
Elijah's Destiny: (Alphabet City Series) Book 5 by Keitra Crooks
As a rising football star, Elijah Grant was at the top of his game but off the field, his life felt anything but victorious. When his relationship had grown stale and his girlfriend suggests a three-month separation to see other people, Elijah decided to focus on himself; starting with purchasing his first home. But when he walked into the real estate office, his world tilted on its axis when he met Destiny Monroe.
All of Destiny’s life had been filled with uncertainty but with her new career of being a real estate agent, this was her opportunity to create something to secure her future. And she refused to let anything or anyone stand in the way of that, especially not her first client, Elijah Grant. No matter how charming he was, Destiny was determined to keep their relationship strictly professional.
But timing is everything…and theirs couldn’t be more complicated.
When an unexpected event turns Destiny’s world upside down, she and Elijah find themselves growing closer in ways neither anticipated. But with Elijah’s past unresolved, and Destiny determined not to risk her career or her heart, both must decide what they’re willing to fight for. Is this just a fleeting connection born from circumstance… or the beginning of something real?
Rebound: Sports Romance Entanglement by Khamesia Sherean
Abuse taught Ezayah Amir Oakley how to survive, but his grandfather taught him how to live. When the man who raised him dies, Ezayah spirals, and his grief quickly threatens the basketball career they sacrificed everything to build.
With his reputation hanging by a thread, his team brings in Airess Milan Rose to help clean up his image.
Airess is ambitious, successful, and done believing in love. Betrayal and abandonment have already taught her that men are rarely worth the trouble, and her latest heartbreak only confirms it. Taking on Ezayah should be simple: repair his reputation, protect his career, and keep everything professional.
But nothing about Ezayah is simple.
The closer they get, the harder it becomes to separate business from desire. Soon, mixing pleasure with work could cost them everything or become the rebound neither of them knew they needed.
Talk Me Through It by Nika Michelle
Jenesis is tired of waiting…
Waiting tables. Waiting on Avery “Ave” Banks, the man she’s spent three years holding down behind bars. Waiting for the life she put on pause to finally start again. And when Jenesis finds out that Ave hasn’t exactly been as loyal as she has, she decides she’s done putting herself last. Then one random TikTok changes everything.
Marlon “Mars” St. Clair is a music producer, mogul, and certified heavyweight in an industry where everybody wants something from him. So, when a late-night scroll lands him on a video of an unknown waitress singing her a$$ off, Mars knows one thing immediately. That voice is money. Finding Jenesis is supposed to be about music. Yeah... supposed to be.
Because the closer Mars gets, the hotter the vibe becomes. And after three years of neglecting more than just her dreams, Jenesis might finally understand why they call that man Mars. The gag is, Jenesis isn’t the only one with something to hide.
Her close friend, Jersey, makes her unconventional living situation with her boyfriend, Rah, and roommate, Lamore, sound simple. What she doesn’t tell her girls is that things inside that house are a whole lot more complicated than she lets on.
Amil, the glue of the three friends, seems like the safest one. Married, a mother, stable. If only her girls knew the truth about her seemingly perfect life... and the skeleton in her closet that could rip her whole world apart.
Three women. Three love lives. Each with one secret that could shake up everything.
Right By My Side by Hollywood
Nikki Sims has it all figured out. With a thriving business, tight circle and seemingly solid long-term relationship with a famous female rapper, everything appears to be going perfectly as she kicks off her thirties. It all comes tumbling down with a text from her fiancée’s secret lover. She’s left to put the pieces of her life back together, while past flings and future connections pose constant challenges to her healing journey. Her family and friends do their best to support her, but shame prevents Nikki from sharing the inner workings of her intimate encounters. This twisted tale of lies, deceit and newfound love chronicles how egos and emotions turned a lesbian love triangle into a life or death situation.
The Man I Collided Into (Kinda Maybe Book 2) by Aminat Sanni-Kamal
She wasn't looking where she was going. Neither was he. And that's how it started.
Three months after the Rakim disaster, Nahima has one rule: no men, no distractions, no more trusting her own judgement when it comes to matters of the heart. She's got a bag to secure and a better version of herself to become, and neither of those things has room for a man in it.
Then she collides into Odetona Olutosin. Literally.
He's calm. He's composed. He's the kind of controlled that makes a woman nervous, because nobody is that put together unless they're hiding something. And Nahima has sworn off men who feel like a puzzle she's tempted to solve.
The problem is that Lagos is a small city when it comes to Odetona. He's everywhere she turns, close enough that avoiding him stops being an option and starts feeling like a losing battle. Business meetings blur into something else. Professional distance keeps collapsing into something dangerously personal. And every time she tells herself this is strictly business, he looks at her like she's the exception to every rule he's ever made too.
Nahima knows better than to fall for a man this flawless. She's been burned before, and she's not eager for round two. But some collisions aren't accidents. Some are the universe shoving two people together until they stop pretending they don't want to stay.
A Love Built Beyond Broken: A Christian Romance Story (Beyond Brokenness Book 11) by Nikki Smith
THEY CARRIED THE PAST. GOD HAD PLANS FOR THEIR FUTURE…
Vanetta Boyd has built a good life despite the guilt she’s carried since childhood. Omar Mercer has spent years keeping the darkest parts of his past carefully hidden. Neither expects friendship to become something deeper.
But when Vanetta’s past threatens the life she’s worked so hard to build, loving each other will require truth, faith, and the courage to face old wounds.
Because sometimes love finds us at broken—and grace helps us build from there.
My Fake Fiance: An Urban Holiday Romance Novella by BB Lee
When successful Philadelphia Lawyer Zoe Bradley heads home for the holidays, she knows exactly what awaits her: her mother’s questions about marriage, her father’s disappointed looks, and endless comparisons to her younger sister, who is already married to a successful man. Zoe loves her family, but she is tired of being treated like something is missing from her life simply because she is single.
So, in a moment of holiday desperation, Zoe makes a crazy bold move—she tells her family she’s engaged.
The only problem? She doesn’t have a fiancé.
Enter Jordan Vance, a charming, out of work local actor who's in desperate need of a gig over the holidays to pay his rent. When Zoe offers him money to pose as her fiancé for Christmas, Jordan surprisingly agrees. The rules seem simple: no real feelings, no crossing boundaries, and absolutely no falling in love.
But spending Christmas together changes everything.
Between awkward family dinners, neighborhood holiday parties, late-night conversations, old-school music, and undeniable chemistry, Zoe and Jordan wonder where the fake relationship ends and the real one begins. What started as a temporary arrangement soon feels dangerously real—and keeping their growing attraction a secret is getting harder by the day.
Just when Zoe thinks she’s keeping it real this holiday, a family secret, a nosey meddling sister, a crime of passion, and an ex lover threaten to expose their secretive arrangement.
Can Zoë and Jordan survive Christmas without rocking the boat—or will their fake engagement turn into real love?
DAX (Bachelors of Sheraton Beach Book 2) by Angie Daniels
The Bachelor's of Sheraton Beach series continues...
Dr. Naomi Wells teaches people how to build lasting relationships. Dax Simmons helps them survive the aftermath when those relationships fail. As a bestselling relationship expert, Naomi believes love requires trust. As a successful family-law attorney, Dax believes trust should come with a prenup. Their opinions couldn't be more different, and yet neither can deny the attraction between them.
When sparks fly and feelings deepen, Naomi and Dax must decide whether love is worth the risk, or if some hearts are better left protected. Because sometimes the person who challenges everything you believe is the one person you can't live without.
Teacher's Pet 2: Life Lessons by Reginald K. Walker
Some lessons never stay in the past.
Ten years ago, Jason Peterson was the golden boy of James Baldwin Academy—charismatic, ambitious, and used to getting exactly what he wanted. When the eighteen-year-old basketball star set his sights on Ryan Davis, his young math teacher, their forbidden connection ignited a scandal that changed both of their lives forever.
Now, a decade later, fate has brought them back to the place where it all began.
Ryan is determined to prove himself as Baldwin Academy's new Math Department Head. Jason has returned as the school's new basketball coach, tasked with rebuilding a struggling program and restoring its winning legacy. Both men have worked hard to move on from the mistakes, heartbreak, and consequences of their past.
At least that's what they tell themselves.
Because the moment they see each other again, old feelings come rushing back—stronger, deeper, and far more dangerous than before.
As Ryan and Jason struggle to navigate unresolved emotions, buried secrets, and a connection neither of them has ever truly escaped, someone lurking in the shadows begins working against them. With careers on the line, a championship season hanging in the balance, and long-buried wounds threatening to reopen, they soon discover that their greatest challenge isn't the past.
It's deciding whether they're willing to risk everything for the future they never got to have.
In this powerful slow-burn sequel to Teacher's Pet, love, redemption, and second chances collide in a story about forgiveness, growth, and learning that sometimes the most important lessons in life are the ones that take years to understand.
When We Ride on Our Enemies by Roy Glenn
When Shayla Clark murders Giovanni Folliero, a made man in The Montanari Family, it forces a sit-down between kingpins Mike Black and Salvatore Marino. At that meeting, Marino tells Black, “There will be no peace until Shayla Clark is dead and you hand over her dead body.” But Black refuses to give Shayla’s name up, instead choosing to lead The Family to war—one in which they are outmanned and outgunned. Is this the one thing they can’t survive?
Love, Therapy, and Other Bad Ideas by A.H. Everly
Dr. Camille Bennett has built a successful career teaching people how to find—and keep—lasting love. There is only one problem: behind the polished advice, bestselling books, and popular podcast, Camille is no longer convinced that love can be understood at all.
Julian Cross has spent years witnessing what happens when romance falls apart. As one of Charlotte’s most successful divorce attorneys, he believes marriage is little more than a legal contract wrapped in unrealistic expectations.
When a televised debate places Camille and Julian on opposite sides of the love argument, their fiery exchange becomes an overnight sensation. Soon, their professional disagreement turns into a very public rivalry—and an unexpected opportunity that forces them to work together.
The more time they spend challenging each other, the harder it becomes to ignore the attraction growing beneath every argument. But falling in love would require Camille to confront the painful family history she has carefully avoided and Julian to risk believing in the very thing he has spent his career questioning.
With their reputations, hearts, and carefully constructed beliefs on the line, Camille and Julian must decide whether love is simply a bad idea—or the one risk finally worth taking.
Love, Therapy, and Other Bad Ideas is a witty, emotionally layered contemporary romance filled with sharp banter, undeniable chemistry, family secrets, vulnerability, and the courage to choose love when certainty is impossible.
Bruised Hearts by Latoya Nicole
Ariyah “Nova” Stevens was born to fight. With boxing in her blood and enough talent to build a legacy of her own, she once had everything it took to become a champion. Until one night left more than her dreams in ashes. Now, the gloves are off, her temper is quicker than her fists, and Nova has no intentions of ever stepping inside a ring again. But some fights don’t end just because you stop throwing punches. With a past she refuses to confront and a future demanding she finally does, Ariyah may discover her toughest opponent has always been herself.
Landon “Breaker” Mercer has never met a fight he couldn’t win. Undefeated in the ring and damn near untouchable outside of it, Breaker is boxing’s favorite problem. He has the money, the women, the attitude, and enough power behind his fists to make opponents reconsider their career choices. The world knows the shades, the mouth, and the man who turns violence into entertainment. However, there are some blows even a champion can’t block. With ghosts from his past colliding with wounds he never expected to acquire, Landon finds himself against the ropes in a fight no undefeated record can save him from.
Nova and Breaker know exactly what to do when the bell rings. Outside the ring is where shit gets complicated. As one prepares to reclaim the future she walked away from and the other prepares to defend the legacy he built, love becomes the one fight neither trained for. Hidden agendas, bruised egos, carefully placed lies, and devastating misunderstandings threaten to destroy more than their relationship. When everyone around them seems to have a hand in the fight, Nova and Breaker will have to decide who belongs in their corner, who’s been swinging against them, and whether two fighters accustomed to protecting themselves can stop fighting each other long enough to win the only title neither wants to lose.
Love.
When Love Takes Root by Meka Evette
Celeste Coleman is a woman of faith with a green thumb, a guarded heart, and a life she’s learned to tend through grief. As a widowed mother and owner of Celestial Crowns Hair Haven, she’s mastered the art of nurturing what’s fragile, even as she learns to bloom through sorrow.
Josiah Brooks is a master electrician, trained boxer, and third-generation tradesman led by God and grounded in purpose. When he steps into Celeste’s salon for a repair job, he never expects the woman behind it to stir something in him he thought he had under control.
But love after loss can’t be rushed. As Celeste and Josiah grow closer, she must decide whether opening her heart again betrays the love she lost or proves God can still make something beautiful take root.
My After-Hours Secret (Billionaires in the Spotlight Book 2) by Maya Blake
A one-night, forced proximity, workplace romance by Maya Blake.
Working beneath…
her billionaire enemy!
Tessa: Theo’s touch made me forget my pride, my sense, even my own name. Four years later, the grief I shouldered from that night is still raw. I’m determined to create a family on my terms through IVF. But being back in his devastating presence incenses me—with need…
Theo: Past betrayal has barbed me against trusting people. My night with Tessa is everything I tried to forget. Yet forced to work together, her fiery temper is addictive. Discovering she secretly wants a baby is shocking. The urge for it to have my name? All-consuming!
Their Unexpected Plan (A Lowcountry Promise Novel Book 1) by Donna Hill
A surprise addition to their business plan…
Ascension Publishing’s newly minted publisher Morgan Chambers has to make the organization profitable or risk everything he’s ever worked for if it fails. Morgan doesn’t have time for distractions like pretty Noa Dunnavant. He’s only meeting with her to discuss her novel. Not the fact that he can’t stop thinking about her.
Noa’s novel is the lightning rod the company needs. Her book’s success is good for her ego, and covertly spending time with Morgan is good for her soul. But that little pink plus sign changes everything. A baby was never part of their plans. Will this plot twist begin their final chapter, or seal their happily-ever-after?
Cold Case Redemption (A West Coast Crime Story Book 7) by Denise N. Wheatley
They have a second chance…
If they can find a killer.
Framed for a murder he didn’t commit, Ian Carter left Juniper, Colorado, to join the Marines, leaving behind his childhood sweetheart, Bella Winters. More than a decade later, he goes back home to discover that Bella is a CSI—and that she’s raising a son he didn’t know he had. She convinces Ian to help her investigate the case that tore them apart and clear his name, but as soon as they begin digging, copycat killings start happening. It’s clear that someone doesn’t want them to uncover the truth…
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Her Undercover Protector (Steel Protection Services Book 1) by Kayla Perrin
It’s his most difficult mission…
Bodyguard Griffin Woodward’s latest assignment, posing as newly appointed CEO Dahlia Mondale’s assistant, is far from simple. Not only is Dahlia’s company under public scrutiny, but the heiress believes her father has been murdered. When Dahlia’s life is threatened, Griffin springs into action, protecting her at any cost. There are past traumas Dahlia can’t escape, but the former navy SEAL is determined to keep the woman he is falling in love with safe…and to bring a criminal to justice.
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