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After one too many failed relationships, businesswoman Bernadette Gibson is resigned to singlehood. Yet on the heels of her 50th, birthday she meets Cooper "Coop" Dennis, a charismatic nightclub owner who literally sweeps her off her feet. But just as they're ready to make the ultimate commitment, a secret from Coop's past threatens to end their relationship....

Concrete Roses – A Powerful Story of Love, Redemption, and Second Chances 💎 He’s fighting for a new life. She’s sworn off love. But some battles are worth the risk. 💎 After spending years behind bars, Tyrell Johnson is determined to turn his life around. He’s staying clean, keeping his head down, and trying to rebuild the relationships he lost—including the one with his children. But the streets of Dallas aren’t quick to forget, and neither are the people from his past. Enter Evelyn Serrano, a sharp-minded, no-nonsense retired detective who’s seen too many men like Ty ...

The daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, Ricki Wilde is the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. In her bones, Ricki knows that somewhere, a different, more exciting life awaits her. When she moves into a Harlem brownstone, she leaves behind her family, wealth, and chaotic romantic decisions to realize her dream of opening a flower shop. One evening Ricki encounters a handsome, deeply mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected way.

With Faith’s love life ending before it could really get started, she’s over trying to rekindle the love between her and Romeo who is also known as G-Rome. Faith knew the challenges she would face being with a rapper, but she thought she knew him. What she didn’t know was that he was dealing with his own issues within his self. But if that doesn’t keep them apart, someone else will. Can they find it within themselves to get back the love they once shared, or will Faith find someone she will eventually fall in love with? After meeting her man’s parents, Kela thought her and ...

With a headline spot on a hit morning show and truly mouth-watering culinary skills, chef Evie Buchanan is perched on the edge of stardom. But at an industry party, a fall lands Evie in the hospital - with no memory of who she is. Scrambling to help, Evie's assistant contacts the only "family" Evie has left, close friends who run the luxury dude ranch in California where Evie grew up. Evie has no recollection of them - until former rodeo champion Zach Pleasant walks into her hospital room, and she realizes his handsome face has been haunting her dreams....

Now settled into her new Chicago lifestyle Lavish is left trying to juggle both love and loyalty between two friends. With her and Blaze connecting on an intimate level she now wonders who’s the father of her unborn child and which man is truly her thug charming. Murder is now facing hard time, and has been locked up for six months because he protected the girl he unexpectedly fell for. He is depending on the people he loves the most to get him back on the streets and out of the six by eight cell he’s been confined to. Blaze is now making his way around the women of Chicago and working ...

Love that says something, instead of just looking like it. Love you can always trust to feel like home. For both of them, it’s something that has always been just outside of their peripheral, something to be observed rather than experienced. A depth of feeling reserved for people who were “into” that, those with a different outlook, those more...deserving. Until their paths cross.

When Tiffany receives a note saying that her most kept secret is out, she wonders who could possibly know about her affair with Lyle? Meanwhile, Lyle is juggling the expansion of his business while on the relentless pursuit of the woman he can't live without. Brees and Quest are both juggling new relationships, while wrestling with the demons of the past determined to ruin their new lives. Will the cycle of drama end with Tiffany and Lyle, or will their secret affair start a domino effect of even more drama to come in the near future. One Chill Millionaire 4: Lyle

Puma Wade learned early on that you can't count on a soul in this world. Everyone who has ever loved her has either abandoned her or let her down. The walls around her heart were there to protect her from getting hurt again, but when she meets a smart-mouthed club owner, things take an unexpected turn.

At the end of part two, some beyond devastating news was revealed to Draylah, and less than 24 hours of Ricky being tossed in jail. In part three, the couple attempts to find their happy place and navigate through their ever so complicated lives, despite the many roadblocks thrown their way. Will the love Draylah and Ricky AK have for one another survive the many things trying to tear them down? Or will they both realize that maybe they're both too problematic to have a future together?

Get ready for a second-chance romance filled with secrets, drama, and undeniable chemistry. In this gripping two-part series, Kynlee Brown, Lincoln Coles, Merceedes Coles, Alani Smith, and Jamari Davis take you on a journey through love's trials and tribulations. With every twist and turn, one thing remains constant—he's always had a thing for a BBW. As these characters navigate their complicated lives, they learn that love can conquer all. So, pour yourself a glass of wine, settle in, and dive into the story to discover the lengths they’ll go to find their happily ever after.

After taking us through the rugged, thug-filled lives of Jaz, Kyra, and Angel, Wahida now takes us into the drama-filled life of their best friend, Roz, aka Tasha. She is sexy, beautiful, and torn between her desires to distance herself from the streets and the magnetic attraction to the irresistible and thuggish Trae Macklin, who acknowledges that mature women are a turn-on. Women come and go for a thug who is more about his business over everything else, yet Trae surprisingly falls head over heels for his business partner's woman, Tasha.

Nicole Richardson is a woman with a purpose—prove herself worthy of her place in a male-dominated field. Fiercely competitive, wielder of tough love and motivation, and terrible at dealing with things outside of her control. Between making sure the players are thriving, and coping with a changing family dynamic, a relationship isn't even on her radar.

Life for young Camryn quickly changes for the better when she goes from not caring about attention from guys to being the girlfriend of Monroe’s biggest drug dealer. What was supposed to be a beautiful love story in the making quickly takes a turn. All hell breaks loose when snakes emerge with twisted hate and drama. Ace’s brother, Kiyan, strikes back after Ace is shot at Camryn’s birthday party and left in an induced coma, fighting for his life. When love is on the line and lives are left hanging in the balance, blood is expected to be shed all over the gritty streets of Monroe. ...

When I envisioned the life that I wanted for myself, I pictured myself sitting in a rocking chair in the nursery me and my husband had spent months designing. I pictured looking down at a baby that resembled the both of us, and thanking God that he chose me to be their mother. My reality was that I was staring down at another negative pregnancy test and realizing the possibility that I had failed another cycle of IVF, alone. There was no husband here to comfort me, or a nursery that I could sit and sob in. Each time that one line appeared, a small piece of me always died inside.

The Quartermaine Family have spent years establishing themselves. From the elite and prominent to the hood and gritty. The Dynasty has made their mark across the city of Chicago. Deep hidden secrets from the past have hit the family like a ton of bricks. These secrets have the potential to dismantle The Quartermaines as they know it. In this fourth installment of A Kingpins Queen there will be repercussions and consequences they never saw coming. Follow The Quartermaine Dynasty and the couples you’ve fell in love with. As they embark on a emotional journey that will have you holding your ...

As the Princess of the Black Mayhem Mafia, Dijon has been able to get every heart’s desire…except Rakim Mayhem. Not only is Rakim forbidden by her brothers but her mother too. After seeing the effect loving the wrong man had on her mother, Dijon is determined to not have the same fate. She’s forced to choose between what she thinks she wants and what her heart really needs. Rakim Mayhem lives by a code of honor, loyalty, and respect. Nothing has ever been worth breaking that code…except Dijon Black.

For the first time ever, renowned author Terry McMillan brings together her previously published short fiction and nonfiction as well as never-before-seen works in a single volume, from unpublished short stories to magazine articles, opinion pieces, a commencement speech, and contributions to literary journals and anthologies. Whether she’s revealing life lessons, pontificating about aging, recalling her sources of inspiration, or laying bare the beginnings of her life as a writer, McMillan approaches every piece with enduring humor, wit, and fearlessness.

If nothing else Rahlo is loyal. The five-letter word runs through his veins like blood and expels from his body like his next breath. With a new contract on the table, the rap star learns that fame and fortune don't necessarily change you. It changes the people around you. Taylor is living her best life! The plus-size beauty unapologetically challenges society's rules for big girls. With a slick mouth and dangerous curves, Taylor captures the eye of a rapper who has her questioning her current relationship.

“Heavy is the head that wears the Crown!” Left reeling from everything going on around him, LaVare ”Lego” Jefferson, knows that with great power comes even greater tribulations. Drowning in destruction, he spots a beautiful lifeboat that belongs to another; will LaVare choose to sink or swim in a forbidden sea, despite the consequences? Hell bent on avenging his brother’s death, Graham Taylor, is back with an even bigger chip on his shoulder. Finding help, love, and loyalty in an unwanted place, little does he know, old wounds don’t heal overnight. Making an attempt to save her ...