When the past and present collide . . .He wasn't famous then. He was the boy next door; my foster brother's best friend. A popular jock and out of my league. But he said he loved me. He said he'd keep my heart safe. He lied.Now fifteen years later, I've picked up the fragments of my shattered heart. I've built a new life as a child advocacy lawyer. My food issues are quasi under control, my secrets are buried, and I've even made a tenuous peace with my plus...

They say when it comes to hood love it’s double or nothing and all is fair when it comes to the streets. Although it may not show up in a fairytale fashion, love shows up when you least expect it.After dealing with a heartbreak, Jania learns the hard way until an unexpected love drops in her lap during one of the most fearful nights of her life. Jania would do anything to get her ex off of her mind just for something to do until she realizes just how official her new love interest ...

In the club, with flashing lights and loud music, seeing him across the room is a scene out of a movie.We lock eyes and sway to the beat—instantly connecting.He nudges his head, calling me to the other side. Me? Of all the women in the club, this sexy man wants me to join him in VIP.So I do.And then I realize how tall he is, and the other guys surrounding him are also.Wait. This guy was on the basketball court at the game I watched the night before. ...

With Yoshon finding out more about Golden’s past, he has a decision to make. Does he want to continue to learn more about her? Or does he end things because she broke his one rule—don’t lie to him? Except, Yoshon hasn’t been truthful when it comes to Golden either. Will their lies bring them closer together or pull them apart?All of Yolani’s secrets are spilling out the closet and she’s not done yet. When she finds out Big Ben is coming home, more skeletons are sure to come crawlin...

After leaving a rocky relationship, Eriss Jackson is focused on raising her young son, Ermias, and keeping life steady until she crosses paths with Zyro Coleman, a protective, street-smart mechanic with a rough past and a loyal heart.What starts as teasing banter turns into undeniable chemistry. As Zyro grows close to Ermias, he finds himself falling hard for both mother and son.

Six years apart didn't change the way he looks at me.Or the way I try not to look back.We were supposed to be friends. Safe.But the night he came home, he stepped into my world like he'd never left—and took something I didn't even know I'd been holding back.Now the rules we lived by are gone, and the line between us isn't just blurred.It's gone.And I'm not sure I want it back.

Yoshon Santana ran Brownsville, Brooklyn, with an iron fist. When his fiancée fell ill, he stepped back and allowed his sister, Yolani, to step in his place. After the death of his fiancée, the streets didn’t do it for him. Allowing his sister to take over, he stepped back and watched from a distance. With a possible girlfriend, Yoshon just wants to find someone to love. At thirty-eight, he’s looking for a wife, kids and the white picket fence that surrounds his mansion. During one of New ...

This Black woman has always been used as a pawn. She's about to graduate to Queen.As the only daughter of a US Senator, Leslie has learned to manage life in the public eye. But when her father tries to marry her off to famous lawyer Geoff, she can't take it anymore. She wants more from life than just being arm candy for some two-faced white boy.Soon Leslie realizes that Geoff didn't pick her because of the Senator. Geoff wants her as his partner because she...

“I’ll call you my favorite name for you, Heartbeat. I swear if you let me, I’ll show you why you’re the reason why mine beats.”Kelaya Harper knows two things when it comes to Hezekiah Perez.One, she loves him.Two, they can never be together.They are from two different worlds and blending them will be a tragic misstep.Hezekiah knows his heart belongs only to Kelaya and will do anything to prove that they are meant to be.Just when he thinks the...

When Chloe moved to LA, she wasn't trying to meet a star or become one.While working for a famous chef, Chloe made a delivery to Chris' house. Although he had the physique, the face, and that devilish grin that made her want to spread open for him on the counter - he was a client. And she was strictly forbidden from fraternizing with clients.Chris made it to the NBA and already had one championship ring. Finding a woman to settle down with wasn't exactly what he wanted. But...

Being a BBW has never been easy for Reagan while growing up, but that never stopped her confidence either. Reagan knew she was fine, from the thickness of her thighs to her caramel complexion baby doll face. Because of that, she never had a problem getting a man and she knew how to finesse them and leave them, until she met her match.Blaq has the looks that every hood girl dreamed of, from his ebony tone skin to his mouth full of gold slugs. One thing he didn’t play about was his h...

Getting pregnant is a good way to cherish a one night stand . . . said no one ever!Ebony Thomas let her guard down and spent one amazing night with a rich white boy named Christoff from the club. It was supposed to be no strings, no feelings.She doesn't know he's head over heels in love with her!Ever since that night, he's been figuring out how to get her back. Add to the fact that his parents keep hassling him to settle down before...