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Her mother named her Sugar Baby James because of the strong sweet tooth she had while pregnant. Sugar Baby inherited her mother’s sweet tooth, and along with it, a desire for her own bakery. Unfortunately, she’s not in the right environment for her dream to come to fruition … until she meets the living urban legend Cassius Clay Williams. Named after the boxing great, Cassius AKA Cash is a punisher. He’s feared, revered, and unparalleled. Watching his mother struggle financially after his father died sent him into the streets and manhood far earlier than it should have.

As the only female dragon shifter in Ash Clan, I've always felt out of place. But when I discover Tyrion, a mysterious dragon from a rival clan, everything changes. His lavender scent calls to me, and his piercing blue eyes see right through me. I know he's my fated mate, but his clan committed unspeakable atrocities during the Great War.

As a human domina, Camille's only purpose in life is to birth vampire children for the powerful Quiet King. Trapped within the castle walls under strict rules and constant surveillance by guards, Camille has spent the last two years witnessing the brutal slaughter of innocent babies and insurmountable atrocities against other women. Camille decides to take matters into her own hands and plans to escape with the help of a vampire Path Finder named Xander, who is known for aiding many humans out of slavery.

Felicity Veneto never asked to be a pawn in her family's war, but when her freedom is traded for peace, she's thrown into the arms of Khalil Bulgari, the man she hates almost as much as she craves. Trapped in his luxurious cage, she knows survival means playing the part of the dutiful fiancée… until she can find a way out. Khalil didn't become the Bulgari enforcer by trusting pretty faces and fake tears. He sees through Felicity's games. However, the more she schemes, the deeper she gets under his skin. And the more he tries to control her, the more dangerous she becomes.

What can Elle Jarreau, a seasoned woman with a skewed view on love, learn about the verity of fairy tales from a man nine years her junior? Apparently a thing or two. Jackson Q. Hunter isn't your average 26-year-old. Forced to be a man before his time by his very wealthy father, Jackson is especially conversant on commitment and crowning a woman. As secrets are unveiled and nightmares illuminated, see what they learn about self-acceptance and self-forgiveness when they find redemption through their mirrored self-exiled darkness.

My mother won’t release me from her mistake. I was my ex’s unplanned side chick and his something to do. I’m struggling to forgive myself for my reckless decision nearly six years ago. Then I encountered him, the sexy stranger whose presence gave me a flicker of hope. The problem is. . . my scars. Is he worth taking a chance with?

Returning to her hometown for a class reunion was supposed to be a brief escape for Willow. A chance to breathe between the cracks of her carefully constructed life and the relationship she left hanging in limbo. Benjamin Davis knows permanence. It’s in every line he draws at his tattoo studio and in the promises he keeps to his daughter. His life is structured, stable, and predictably imperfect. When they cross paths at a local bar, neither expects the immediate pull between them, or the impossible choice it presents.

Falling in love wasn't the goal. In fact, I didn't think it was possible. That was until Bilan Asad-Yasin turned out to be more than I anticipated when I finally decided to explore her that early spring evening. Those curvy thighs, chiseled cheekbones, auburn freckles, powerful resilience, and endless intellect. She was a bad decision, this I knew. She'd be a great risk, this I understood. I was an Ellis man, she'd eventually learn. And she did. That's when she ran, attempted to escape a world she'd soon have to learn to navigate and survive.

The "construction laborer" is really a wealthy felon with too many inexplicable circumstances to fathom for her narrow worldview. Will Jas share more of his complexities? Will Ashira be able to absorb them with understanding, leaving the judgment behind? Two souls, still galaxies apart, bound by love. The unanticipated UFO has collided with her world like a ferocious asteroid.

Ashira, a belle from the suburbs, is the wealthy acting CEO of her father’s booming building firm. That's when she’s not the dancer on the Gram and TikTok, dating the latest Black Hollywood shooting star. To her, Jas, a construction laborer, is a walking conundrum. He’s fruitlessly ambitious yet steadfast in his spiritual convictions. He’s enigmatic, well-read, regimented, and poor. Oh, and a felon. An incredibly disarming parolee who wants no connection to her. Until he does.

Everyone is a stranger at some point, right? Pulled by an explicable, undeniable thread of...something...Nick and Noah find themselves keen on becoming more. Hashtags and flights, and late-night text sessions lead to a connection neither has experienced, or expected. Beyond the shiny veneer of social media, further than the shallow depths of a good selfie, down to the real, for real stuff that relationships are made of...Can Nick and Noah actually reach their prematurely awarded goal?

Ojasvi "Sin" Sinclair. Fast-forwarding three years after it was finally revealed, what's in a name? Ashira now knows the man she once thought of as a felon laborer is far more than the task she'd bargained for. Yes, he's a convicted felon who works in home-building. He's also convicted in his spiritual walk, a savvy entrepreneur, laboriously supportive, a tad insane, and has possibly run out of patience for her. He's also the father of her three-year-old child.

Kaos Montgomery is one of four managing partners at Montgomery, Pierce, Walker, and Gough Law Firm. He handles the organized crime unit, defending mafia leaders, drug lords, and assassins. Though Kaos spent his younger days in the underworld, he thrives and takes pride in the legit life he lives now...though some people in his past and personal life wish they could bring back the old him.

This profoundly moving romance follows musician Sophie and journalist Nathan as they discover the power of connection and creative rejuvenation in the wake of loss.

When Khadoja Perry agrees to become a surrogate for Canyon "Cannon" Kross—a cold-hearted, fine-as-hell, hood-rich thug with no interest in love—everything starts to unravel. What was supposed to be a contractual, nine-month transaction turns complicated fast. Between Doja's ex stirring the pot, her smart mouth, Cannon's low tolerance, and heated moments of thug passion, a bond forms that neither of them saw coming.

Welcome to Monsters Inc., where decisions have consequences and loyalty comes at a high cost. In this intense power struggle, the lines between good and evil are blurred, leaving no one untouched. Will they rise up to fight or become just another pawn in the twisted game of power?

Teagan Tolliver is learning the hard way that for every new trophy, every tournament win, comes more scrutiny, more pressure—far beyond what she can do on a court. As an elite, Black female athlete, she's got the eyes of the world on her. Ambrose McNeil is familiar with the concept. Coming out of BSU, he was a star cornerback, fulfilling a long term dream—and challenge—of having his name on the Connecticut Kings roster. Living the dream.

It was twenty-two years ago when Launz and Nye met at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Trenton, New Jersey. Both students, Launz played college football and gigged as a guitarist on the side while Nye was promoted from kitchen cleaner to a waitress. All due to Nye's clever prowess, it took no time at all for a passionate affair to ignite. Then, as quickly as it all began, it all ended when Nye up and disappeared.

Now that Ivy has found out the truth of how she and King met, she has to get away from him. Unfortunately, Ivy was so distraught learning of his deceit that she wasn't paying attention to her surroundings, which led her straight into the arms of an unknown man. King tried everything in his power to find Ivy, but to no avail was he successful. However, it was brought to his attention that not only was she kidnapped, but that the person involved was very close to him. In a race against time, King did whatever was needed to find Ivy, but was it too late?

He's an Oxonian, licensed therapist, and man of faith, preparing to take over the largest Pentecostal church in New York. She's an around-the-way girl from Harlem, struggling with three jobs and school to make ends meet for so many.