New Release Round-Up June 15th-21st
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Check out these new Black Romance releases from June 15th-21st.
When Love Takes Over by Kay Shanee
Thirty-year-old Malyah Brownlee thought things were looking up for her. After a lifetime of disappointments, her dream of becoming a pastry chef feels within reach. Unfortunately, when she walks in on her boyfriend in bed with her roommate, things seem to go from bad to worse very quickly.
Kenzo Goode III has a problem. If he wants to take over the family business, Sweet, Savory, and Goode, and gain access to his trust fund, he must get married before his thirty-fifth birthday in three months. If he doesn’t find a wife of his own, he might be forced to marry someone of his mother’s choosing.
Sparks fly when Kenzo encounters Malyah, who works in his company’s cafeteria. Although the circumstances aren’t ideal, their attraction to each other is instant, and Kenzo believes he’s found the solution to his problem.
Follow these two on their journey as a mutually beneficial agreement turns into so much more when feelings get involved and love takes over.
Love Is a Contact Sport by Frederick Smith
After a rough breakup, gay romance author Renny Ross heads to the Bay Area for a fresh start. His new gig writing the anniversary story for a local university is supposed to be a fresh chapter (thanks to university president Dr. Taylor James). But Renny didn’t expect to run into a familiar face from his past.
After dropping off his youngest child at college, recently divorced Brent D. King DuPree, is on a journey to freedom, liberation, and living the life he put on hold for over twenty years to raise his family. Figuring out life as a newly out and newly single man, Brent is hesitant about stepping into the Bay Area gay scene until a chance reunion with his first real crush, and the guy he never quite forgot, his peer mentor and tutor in college: Renny Ross.
Neither man expected a second chance. But working together at the same university stirs up feelings that never really faded. Their love doesn’t have to be a secret anymore, but will they get it right this time?
Drifting Into You by Andre'a Delaney
A cruise, a wedding party, and seven days to get the guy.
Gina has always been second to her brother. Second child, second to graduate, and second at every major milestone that her parents have already celebrated. And now that he's getting married, she fears she'll always loom in his shadow.
Cruising the Mediterranean alongside the bridal party isn't exactly Gina's idea of a relaxing time. But with her longtime crush on board, it may not be so bad. That is until her brother's best friend, Leo, boards the ship and the wind sways Gina in an unusual direction.
Til Death by Tay Mo’Nae
Xylina grew up never hearing the word no. Going after whatever she wanted regardless of the consequences is what she's known for and Yosiah's no different. Once she sets her sight on him, nothing will stand in the way of her making him hers. What first was a prideful want, eventually becomes a challenge she's determined to overcome.
The only thing on Yosiah's mind is building his tech empire and eventually finding the right woman to settle down with. He's never been the one to give up, always overcoming any obstacle thrown his way. When situations out of his control force him into marriage he doesn't want, he vows to get revenge, refusing to accept the marriage laying down.
A marriage driven by pride, resentment, and ulterior motives is destined for heartbreak and turmoil. Once the terms of the marriage are fulfilled and it's time to end things, secrets begin to unravel, causing things to become tricky once again. Will the couple make it? Or will the cards that stacked against them from the beginning, finally come crashing down.
Sometimes Pictures Lie by Morgan Rose
“If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many of them are lies? Sometimes the truth isn’t what you can see; it’s what’s been edited out.”
Life for Johnni Lourdè has always appeared to be one way in of front the cameras. She has the perfect house, the perfect marriage, and seems to live the perfect life.
But sometimes, cameras only capture half of the story, especially when there are cracks in the lens.
When Courtland Floyd enters her world, ready to ruin everything she thought she wanted, with feelings she can’t deny, she starts to see that not all picture-perfect images hold the truth.
Soon, Johnni’s life with her husband begins to shatter, threatening to let out all the secrets that they built to remain in their happy life.
Reclaiming Love by elle kayson
Theory Miller has finally started putting herself back together.
She survived a violent ex. She survived a heartbreak that nearly finished what that monster started. And now, just as she’s learning how to breathe again, how to live without fear, Targen Jones-Sidorov is back.
A year ago, Targen loved her hard, promised her forever… then, disappeared without a word. Now, he’s returned, leaner, colder, and carrying scars that run deeper than the ones on his face. But one thing has not changed: his obsession with Theory. He’s determined she’ll be his woman, his future, his wife.
When threats from Theory’s past collide with enemies tied to his family’s bloody legacy, Targen sees only one way to protect her—marry her and give her the protection of the Sidorov name. He puts a ring on her finger, making it clear that the life she thought she was rebuilding alone is no longer just hers.
It’s theirs.
But Theory is not the same woman he left behind. While Targen demands forever, she demands answers. His promise of love does not erase her feeling of betrayal. If Targen wants to keep the woman he crossed continents to claim, he’ll have to prove that his protection is not just another prison.
Spark of Love by Marie Nash
He sat in his car, watching her. After all the planning, he was finally ready to carry it out. Everything would be perfect. Once it was done, all his problems would disappear. She had no idea he’d been watching her. That made things easier. She always came to the same place—a quiet little spot where she could sit, read, and sip on something cold. It was part of her routine, predictable and comforting. And predictable was good. There were always other people around, enough that none paid him any mind. To them, he was just another stranger enjoying the fresh air. Of course, he kept himself hidden behind the shelter of a tree. He couldn’t afford to be seen, especially when she went missing. It was necessary. His family had to be complete. The police would look for her, but they wouldn’t find her. By the time they realized she was missing, he would be long gone. He watched her a while longer, then slipped away. The timing had to be perfect. And when it was, he would take her right from under their noses.
Certified to Handle You by Sha Jones
From the world of Certified Pressure & Forever Certified… now comes the next Mensah story.
Renza Mensah has always been easy to love.
He’s funny, laid-back and knows how to move through any room without making anything feel heavy. People see the charm, the humor, the way he keeps things smooth, and they think that’s all there is to him. What they don’t see is the side of him that comes from a family where loyalty runs deep, boundaries get crossed without question, and certain things are handled without hesitation… and once you’re in, there’s no stepping around it.
Reni doesn’t come from that…
She’s bold, beautiful and unapologetic about who she is. She doesn’t do hidden, she doesn’t do confusion, and she definitely doesn’t do being placed on the back burner. If she’s dealing with a man, she expects to be seen, respected and acknowledged, and with Renza, she’s been forced to accept a version of him that never fully lets her in.
But once he finally does, everything changes.
What Reni walks into isn’t just a close family, but a lifestyle that runs on its own rules. The lines between relationships feel too blurred, the women move too comfortably in spaces she feels they shouldn’t, and the lack of accountability doesn’t sit right with her at all. The way Renza interacts with Pluto and Toni is enough to make her step back and question what she’s really a part of… and how deep it goes.
In this family, everything is close, everything is layered and everything isn’t always what it looks like on the surface, and Reni isn’t the type of woman to stay quiet just to keep the peace.
Once she starts speaking up, the tension doesn’t just stay between her and Renza… it starts to spread.
Reni isn’t adjusting. She’s not blending in, and she’s not accepting anything that doesn’t feel right to her.
This isn’t about fitting into Renza’s world…
It’s about what happens when she refuses to, and what that choice is going to cost everybody involved.
Now Renza is caught in something he’s never had to deal with before, because for the first time, the way he’s always moved isn’t working. He can’t joke his way through it, he can’t smooth it over and he can’t keep both sides comfortable without something breaking.
And in the middle of all that tension, there’s Sha’Nelle… Someone who is familiar, easy and unaffected by the weight Renza has been carrying. What she brings isn’t pressure or expectation. It’s comfort, and that alone starts to change things in ways nobody sees coming.
Pressure had to choose between pride and love, and in the end, he gave in.
Kay’Lo had to fight for his love and prove it could stand through anything.
Now it’s Renza’s turn, and this time it’s about control, desire, and whether he can really be the man he knows he’s supposed to be… and do right by the woman who deserves it.
The Love We Choose by Juliet Ameh
Ivie thought she had moved on after walking away from Nosa just days before their wedding. Now, engaged to Nathan and building a life she believes she deserves, her past comes crashing back when Nosa is hired to work on their new home.
Faced with an impossible choice between her ex-fiancé and her new fiancé, Ivie must choose between two men who love her in very different ways. But when love pulls you in opposite directions, how do you know which path is the right one?
The Love We Choose is a high-stakes emotional drama that dives deep into the complexities of love, family, expectations, womanhood, and the haunting weight of the choices we make.
Ykima: The Salt House (The Baptiste Sisters Book 3) by Rae Anderson
After the death of her great-aunt, interior designer Ykima Baptiste inherits The Salt House, a storied seaside Victorian on St. Helen Island, where the tide keeps its own counsel and every room remembers the women who came before her. She arrives ready to measure damage, price repairs, and settle the obligations left in the wake of grief. The house has other plans.
Behind locked rooms, salt-worn walls, and blue glass catching the light like water, Ykima uncovers a legacy older than family rumor. The Salt House preserves what women survive. It draws truth from silence. It calls to the deep intuition in Ykima’s blood, awakening a power she never knew how to name and a hunger for home she can no longer ignore.
Sevn St. Claire, the restoration contractor tasked with bringing the house back to life, becomes more than a man with skilled hands and a steady gaze. As the renovation turns intimate and the island gives up its secrets, Ykima finds herself caught between inheritance and desire, between the woman she has been and the woman the water keeps calling forward.
Atmospheric, sensual, and steeped in ancestral knowing, The Salt House is a romance about feminine power, sacred inheritance, and the ache of returning to the place that knew you before you knew yourself.
*Paranormal: magic & mermaids
*Small town romance
The Way I See You by Allie Starwynn
The Way I See You
A Black Sapphic Romance
Twenty-three years ago, Simone fell in love with her best friend.
She never told her.
Through college, careers, heartbreaks, celebrations, and every season in between, Camille remained the one constant in Simone's life. Her closest friend. Her favorite person.
The woman she could never have.
When an unexpected trip to Paris brings them together for two unforgettable weeks, Simone finds herself standing at a crossroads she thought she'd buried long ago. Surrounded by moonlit streets, stolen glances, and memories that refuse to stay in the past, keeping her secret suddenly feels harder than telling the truth.
Camille has always been home.
But after twenty-three years of silence, friendship may no longer be enough.
As old feelings rise to the surface and the line between friendship and something more begins to blur, Simone must decide whether risking everything is worth the chance to finally be seen.
Because some loves fade with time.
Others wait patiently to be chosen.
The Way I See You is an emotional, slow-burn sapphic romance about friendship, longing, second chances, and finding the courage to tell the truth after a lifetime of silence.
The Last Song at Velvet Note by LaNesha Green
Some songs don’t die. They wait.
Ariyah Brownstone was supposed to be famous.
Twenty-five years ago, she and Janelle Crossing were Honey & Smoke, a Southern R&B duo with a major-backed album, a national tour, and superstardom within reach. Then one tragic night in Los Angeles shattered everything — the music, the friendship, the future Ariyah had almost touched.
Now forty-six, sober, divorced, and trying to keep her Memphis lounge alive, Ariyah still steps onto the stage at The Velvet Note and sings like the lights belong to her. The room may not be as full as it used to be, but Ariyah knows how to make every song feel like a confession.
When Dante Martino, a younger soundman with his own scars, enters her world, Ariyah feels something she thought life had taken from her: the desire to be seen, wanted, and heard again.
But the past has a way of requesting one more song.
Strange gifts begin arriving. Old lyrics resurface. Songs no stranger should know are whispered back into Ariyah’s life. And as the lines between memory, grief, and danger blur, Ariyah must decide who she can trust before the truth buried in her music costs her everything.
Set against the smoky glamour of Memphis nightlife, The Last Song at Velvet Note is a Southern music thriller filled with romantic suspense, old secrets, grown-woman desire, and a past that refuses to stay silent.
To Seduce a Wound : A Fantasy Romance by Aya Turning
Desire demands a sacrifice. Love demands the truth.
Nina Beaumont is drowning in a heartbreak she never saw coming. In a blur of impulsive desperation, she alters her hair using a strange, golden comb from a mysterious bookshop, expecting nothing. By morning, the impossible has taken root. Her hair has returned—longer, fuller, and inexplicably alive.
When Nina crosses paths with Malcolm Montgomery, a successful Black engineer suffocating under the emptiness of his own achievements, the spark between them is instant, electric, and undeniable. But as their romance ignites against the heavy, sun-drenched pulse of Miami, the euphoria begins to fracture. Nina is forced to confront a quiet, terrifying reality: the magic reshaping her body demands a steep, inescapable price.
To Seduce a Wound is a contemporary Black romance infused with magical realism, exploring transformation, healing, and the dangerous cost of chasing perfection. It is a must-read for fans of emotionally rich African American love stories and grounded speculative fiction.
BLAZE (Bachelors of Sheraton Beach Book 1) by Angie Daniels
Mary Joanna Bennett has spent years avoiding Blaze Beaumont—the first man she ever loved and the only man who ever broke her heart. Then her meddling best friends buy him at the Sheraton Beach Bachelors Auction. Now she's stuck spending time with one of the town's most eligible bachelors—and the one man she swore she'd never give a second chance.
Firefighter Braxton "Blaze" Carter never got over Joanna. So when a winning auction bid drops her back into his life, he's determined not to waste the opportunity. The chemistry between them is hotter than ever. Every touch, every kiss, reminds them why they fell in love in the first place. But passion has never been their problem. Trust is.
In a small town where everyone knows your business and old wounds refuse to stay buried, Blaze and Joanna must decide whether the mistakes of the past are too painful to overcome—or whether their love is worth one more chance.
Because second chances happen often in Sheraton Beach. And Blaze has no intention of letting Joanna get away again.
When Love Burns: The Refiner's Fire by Denise Cook-Godfrey
A church built on secrets. Two wounded hearts. One truth powerful enough to burn everything down, or refine it into something holy.
Jalen Carter has spent his life guarding his family’s legacy and the reputation of the church that raised him. But when whispers of misconduct resurface and a tragedy within the youth ministry exposes long-buried secrets, Jalen finds himself caught between inherited loyalty and a truth that could shatter everything he has ever believed.
Ariel Thomas is no stranger to scandal.
Determined to clear her deceased cousin’s name while rebuilding her own life after a painful public fall, Ariel arrives expecting resistance. She expects judgment. She expects chaos.
What she doesn’t expect…is Jalen.
Steady. Guarded. Genuine.
As their connection deepens, old flames resurface, hidden sins come to light, and the cost of truth grows heavier. Together, Jalen and Ariel must decide whether love is strong enough to survive betrayal, grief, and the fire of public exposure.
Because sometimes love doesn’t simply comfort.
Sometimes love burns.
Quinn: African american paranormal romance (MoonDrop delivery inc: African American Bear shifter romance Book 1) by Melody Lynch
What happens when a down-on-his-luck delivery driver slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a beautiful woman standing in the middle of the road
He doesn’t know this is shifter territory.
He doesn’t know anything about shifters.
And he has no idea he’s about to fall fast and hard.
Noelle is a bear shifter with a duty to her sleuth: stay hidden, stay loyal, and never mate outside the bloodline.
Humans are off-limits.
But the second her bear scents him, the rules start to blur.
He’s not supposed to be here.
She’s not supposed to want him.But… her bear refuses to let him go.
Blooming In Love : A Love Rehab Novella by Kia Smith
Grab your Burberry shirt, and yes, there will be baby shower meatballs.
First came love
Then came the marriage
And a baby...or maybe two, in a baby carriage?
We watched Desiraè and Reign blossom from friends to lovers to husband and wife, and now we are watching them bloom into parenthood.
New levels.
New eras.
New fears...
But the love is stronger than ever.
Happy Reading! Enjoy this update from my favorite couple.
P.S. - Read From The Chi, With Lovefirst.
Off Season by Chosen
*This is a fast paced NOVELLA*
Six years ago, Kordel Banks promised to marry her.
Then the league called his name.
Now he’s back in Atlanta, six days away from marrying another woman.
Everything is going according to plan until a five-year-old boy runs across a crowded ballroom, throws his arms around the groom, and calls him Daddy.
One secret.
One wedding.
One child who changes everything.
A Billionaire's Heart: A Billionaire African American Romance (Love and Wealth Book 3) by Mika B.
Tisha McLean used to believe in discipline, duty, and never letting emotions compromise the mission.
As a retired Naval officer, she’s trained to assess risk, stay focused, and protect at all costs. But nothing in her training prepared her for Steven Smith—the cold, calculating billionaire she’s been assigned to guard. For five years, she’s watched him operate in the shadows, doing things she can’t ignore…and developing feelings she definitely shouldn’t have. Loving a man like Steven was never part of the plan.
Steven Smith doesn’t pretend to be good. Power, control, and survival are the only things he trusts—until Tisha. She challenges him, sees too much, and somehow still stays. When an attempt on his life nearly succeeds, the walls around him start to crack, revealing a man willing to risk everything for the one woman who refuses to be fooled by him. But loving Steven means accepting the darkness that comes with him.
As danger closes in and lines blur between right and wrong, Tisha must decide: walk away from the man she knows is dangerous…or risk everything for the one she can’t let go.
A Billionaire’s Heart is a gripping African American billionaire romance featuring bodyguard romance, forced proximity, forbidden love, a morally gray hero, slow-burn tension, and a dangerous man brought to his knees by the one woman strong enough to stand beside him.
Way Past Broken: A Christian Romance Story by Nikki Smith
She learned to be strong. He learned to be humble. God taught them both how to heal…
Yazmeen Jackson has always known how to carry burdens quietly, love carefully, and keep her heart protected behind responsibility.
Cairo Bishop knows what it means to lose the life people thought he should have kept. Once admired from a distance, he is now a man walking in obedience, humility, and faith.
When their paths cross again, neither of them is looking for love. Yazmeen is cautious with her heart, and Cairo has too much behind him to pretend his heart is whole. But God has a way of bringing purpose out of pain and tenderness out of places that once seemed impossible to heal.
As two wounded hearts are drawn toward a love neither one expected, can Cairo and Yazmeen trust that God still knows how to restore what life has left way past broken?
The Wrong Kind of Right by Suzzette Grace
Some loves are wild. Others are dangerous. Then there are the kinds that change everything, even when they should not exist.
Zuri was never supposed to fall in love again, especially not with Chase.
A respected professor, a devoted mother, and a woman with responsibilities stacked higher than her regrets, Zuri had long since buried her need to be touched, seen, and wanted. Then came Chase, the one man she cannot have. He possesses the kind of gaze that strips away every defense she has carefully built. A man who looks at her not with scandal, but with reverence.
What begins as stolen glances and unspoken confessions blossoms into something neither of them can deny. Their connection defies age, rules, and consequence. It is a passion too tender to be reckless and too powerful to ignore. They never asked for it. They tried to run from it. But love does not always wait for the right time. Sometimes it arrives when the heart is ready, even if the world is not.
What follows is a journey through fire. Secrets unravel families. Sacrifices reshape lives. A romance so consuming leaves its mark on every breath and every choice. From whispered nights in hidden places to the deafening silence of separation, Zuri and Chase navigate betrayal, redemption, loss, and the impossible beauty of loving someone they were never supposed to touch.
Haunting, sensual, and achingly honest, The Wrong Kind of Right is a deeply emotional forbidden romance that explores what happens when two people cross the lines designed to keep them apart. It is a story about love, resilience, and the truth that even after the fire, some loves refuse to turn to ash.
Imperially Yours, Mustafa & Aminah (Red Ink Romance Collection) by Butterly Brooks
An Unapologetically Black Love affair.
“Good. So, we can speed this thing along.”
“What thing?”
“You're gonna marry me.”
“Marry? Huh?”
“Aren't you? That's where we're going. You are my wife. I knew the first time I looked at you.”
“Mustafa. I don't think we're ready to be married.”
“Why not? We’re about to have a baby, too? C’mon sista soul.”
"Yeah, but…”
“You don't love me, Aminah?”
“Mustafa… you know I do.”
“You don't wanna be with me?”
“Now you know better. I wanna be with you all the time.”
“Right. All the time. That's the rest of your life.”
What Had Happened Was: Boo'd Up by Ah’Shay Young
What’s love got to do with it?
Toi Boxx and her best friends Dena and Kēssa have gone from being with hoes to being hoes. But now the hoe season has ended. They’re all boo’d up, and Toi has never had it so good.
Quay has his own place and steady income. He treats her like a queen, gets along well with her boys, and is Dena and Kēssa approved. Her new relationship should make it easy to forget about her married co-worker, who is trying to work things out with his wife. So, she cuts off all communication with Craven and takes things to the next level with Quay.
Toi has no business being a side piece. She knows in her mind that this is for the best. But convincing her heart is a little harder than she expected.
See, what had happened was . . .
What Had Happened Was: Boo'd Up is intended for mature readers, with adult language and themes.
Since You Fumbled: A Black Romance Novella by Alina Smith
Nia Vaughn gave eight years, two children, and every soft part of herself to DeMarcus “Mars” Hill.
From the outside, Mars looks like the kind of man a woman should be grateful for. He provides. He is handsome. He knows how to play father of the year when people are watching.
But at home, Nia gets leftovers—leftover affection, leftover attention, leftover intimacy, and leftover dreams.
When her best friend shows her proof of Mars wrapped up with another woman inside his own lounge, Nia is forced to face the truth she already felt: the relationship she kept trying to save had already been abandoned.
Leaving him means starting over with kids, bills, family opinions, and the shame of admitting she stayed too long. But Nia is done shrinking herself to fit inside a love that no longer makes room for her.
Then a catering job brings her into the orbit of Kairo Bennett, a retired basketball player with quiet confidence, real patience, and the kind of consistency Nia forgot a man could have.
Kairo does not come to rescue her. He simply sees her.
And this time, Nia has to decide what she deserves before she lets anybody love her again.
Mars fumbled. Now Nia is choosing herself.
Since You Fumbled is a contemporary Black romance novella about betrayal, motherhood, healing, self-worth, and the kind of love that finds a woman after she finally stops settling.
This fits the story’s main promise: Nia leaving emotional neglect, rebuilding herself, and receiving romance as the reward—not the rescue.
Trouble With Zion Brooks (The Bennett's Book 2) by Kabrina Williams
Simone Bennett likes her life exactly how it is: successful career, luxury clients, Kindle full of morally gray book boyfriends, and absolutely no drama. Then Zion Brooks crashes into her world. Cocky. Fine. Annoyingly charming. The three-time world boxing champion comes with headlines, women, bad-boy rumors, and entirely too much confidence for Simone’s liking. But somewhere between fake family vacations, late-night flirting, and citrus-fueled chemistry, Zion becomes impossible to ignore.
What starts as irritation quickly turns into something far more dangerous because beneath Zion’s fame and reckless reputation is a man who wants softness, stability… and her. But when trust gets tested and heartbreak threatens to end them before they truly begin, Simone has to decide if loving Zion Brooks is worth stepping into the spotlight for.
After all, falling for him might be the biggest fight of her life.
Crown: Phase 3 (Crown Knight) by Talena Tillman
Nivéa & Crown are back for an update...life after Vegas. As always, Talena Tillman penned phase 3 with lots of love, filthy s*x, family, feels, and action mixed in. She hopes you enjoy every page.
A Rhapsody of Enticement and Rapture (Their Harbinger of Darkness Book 3) by A.M. Boone
I was the biggest name in hip-hop—but I gave up everything for love.
I did it. I broke the barrier between the human and demon worlds and became a true demon of the House of Desire.
Now humanity’s freaking out, my best friend’s become my worst enemy, and worse, the angels are tripling down on trying to off me.
And even though I’ve turned, there’s still the itty bitty problem of my relationship—and how I still don’t feel like an equal.
Add in the fact that there might be a turncoat in the demon world, and things have gotten incredibly complicated.
But that’s the price of power, right?
A Rhapsody of Enticement and Rapture is a Black—in both senses of the word—comedy paranormal romance between a himbo turned superstar turned barrier-breaker, and the demon couple who want to use him to take over the world—and in bed, complete at 101k words. This book contains M/F, M/M/F and M/M scenes. The CWs are on my website, please read them if need be.
Summer Semester: Westyn University Diaries by Rhayne Coleman
Jerome Matthews, a rising junior, wants nothing more than to matriculate from the prestigious Westyn University. For him, Westyn is the key to a successful post-college life
Arriving on campus during the final, sun-drenched weekend of the summer, his only plan was to quietly move into his dorm. But before he can even unpack, a chance encounter turns his first day upside down when a beautiful girl mistakenly walks away with his dorm room key.
Determined to track down his key and find the potential love of his life, Jerome convinces his new roommate, Carlvin, and an unexpected group of new friends to head into Longbells Lounge for an end-of-the-summer party.
THERE, JEROME IS THROWN INTO A BRUTAL FIGHT TO PROTECT THE INNER CIRCLE HE HAS JUST ME AND MUST RELY ON INSTINCTS HE HOPED TO LEAVE BEHIND; OTHERWISE, HE MAY LOSE HIS LIFE BEFORE SCHOOL EVEN STARTS.
WELCOME TO WESTYN UNIVERSITY
Crate Expectations by Tia Kelly
She’s been spinning the same record for years. Maybe it’s time to change the tune.
For Nova James, life is vinyl records, rare sneaker drops, and a very organized system for avoiding the things she isn't ready to deal with yet. As a pint-sized force of nature, she has an eye for vintage treasures and a best friend in Deion who has an even sharper one. He spots the finds she walks past twice. He shows up before she asks and stays even when she doesn't need him to. He is the calm that steadies her whirlwind mind, the person who has always seen exactly what she missed… in a crate… in a room… in herself.
While Nova's head is buried in vinyl, she is completely oblivious to the fact that Deion has been harboring a not-so-secret crush on her for years. Sweet, patient, quietly confident, and endlessly loyal, he is the perfect cinnamon roll of a man and the safe place she never thought to look for. But when he finally starts to move on, Nova's world skips a beat.
Something is off, and she can't quite figure out why. And if she wants to stop losing him by degrees, she will have to stop hiding behind her system, face what has been in her heart all along, and finally get out of her own way.
Please, Stay with me by Airicia Jones
One devastating breakup. One lost dream deal. And one night on a ship with a stranger that changed everything.
Journee was supposed to be living her best soft life, but her world just crashed. After losing a major brand ambassadorship, she heads to Bermuda on a luxury cruise with her best friend, Janelle, to reset. She didn't go looking for trouble, but she found it on the very first night in the arms of Javon.
He is striking, commanding, and exactly the kind of distraction she needs. They share a night of pure chemistry with no strings attached. No names, no promises, and no looking back.
But the morning light brings a cold reality and a past she thought she left behind. Running into her ex-fiancé and his new wife on the high seas was never part of the plan. Even after five years apart, the sting of seeing them together is enough to push Journee over the edge. Backed into a corner to save her pride, she makes a move she can’t take back.
She ropes Javon into the ultimate play: being her fake boyfriend for the eight-day, seven-night cruise.
The deal is strictly business. They set the rules and draw the lines to make sure they both know this is just a game of pretend. But as the Bermuda nights get hotter, those boundaries start to blur. What started as a plan to protect her reputation is starting to feel like the only real thing in her life. Now, Journee has to decide if she can stick to the script, or if she is just drifting toward another heartbreak.
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