The calm before the storm . . .All work and later for play has always been Nikki Wade's motto. Until the enticingly hot yet complicated Bakari Youngblood convinces her otherwise while at a conference in Jamaica. After a tough emotional two years of pain and loneliness and one night of unexpected passion with Bakari, Nikki gives in to his request to be uninhibited. And soon, she rediscovers herself and realizes that love is possible again. But is that love possible ...

Exotic dancer Ceazia Deveareux has grown accustomed to the luxurious lifestyle she was living before the death of her boyfriend, Vegas Jackson. Even though she was the one who caused his death, Ceazia feels no guilt. She believes she still deserves to have the finest of everything, and she’s determined to get it.Vegas’ brother Snake is patiently waiting for the day that he can avenge his brother’s death. The only problem is that he has a fascination with strippers, and the sexy Cea...

Jewel is young and beautiful, and with several hustles under her belt, she’s all about making money. This doesn’t leave much time for friends, but she’ll always make time for Touch, the local hustler. He’s been her friend since grammar school, when they made a lifelong pact to look out for each other. Lucky for them, their promise has never been put to the test—until now.When Michael Burroughs arrives on the scene from LA, he floods the East Coast with top-notch product and quickly...

Ceazia Devereaux has seen it all on the streets. She’s gone from a gangster’s girl to being married to the game. After the murders of a few of her associates, she’s ready to divorce herself from the lifestyle she once knew and become the “good girl” she was raised to be.Ceazia finds her way to Atlanta, where she hopes to find a man who can take care of her. Parlay is a big-name rapper who fits the bill perfectly. Ceazia sets up a chance encounter with him, thinking she’s on her way...

The second novel in the explosive, addictive new Luxe series by New York Times bestselling author Ashley AntoinetteBleu is addicted to the luxe life, and it has led her down a road of self-destruction. She knows what it feels like to be turned out by the game. With a crack addiction that she can’t seem to escape, she’s desperate for a savior. The problem is she has two great loves who both want to come to her rescue.When her best friend, Noah, comes searching for h...

The riveting Hell’s Diva series continues as Mecca Skyes returns to take her revenge on the only person she ever thought she could trust.Beautiful Mecca was only a kid when her parents were killed, and she was saved from the rough streets of Brooklyn when her aunt Ruby, the “Godmother of Crime,” took her in. Ruby rubbed out the goons that murdered Mecca’s parents and everything seemed fine—until Ruby betrayed Mecca by sleeping with her man, setting in motion a series of events that...

Harlem had always lived by the code of the streets and respected the rules that governed them. But when his enemies break those rules and bring drama to his family, Harlem comes up with a plan to send them a very clear message: all is fair in love and war!

Thalia, a twenty-five-year-old wild girl gone good, moves back to her old neighborhood after a failed engagement and manages to catch the eye of the town’s most wanted man—the incredibly sexy, single, devoted, and charismatic Reverend Isaac. Not only is there a large age difference between Thalia and the middle-aged pastor, but he also happens to be the father of Madison, her best friend since junior high school. Madison isn’t trying to deal with her father dating anyone after her mother’s...

B.A.D. agent Sydney Westbrook must find the perfect sniper for a risky counter-terrorism mission. The assignment is simple: find and kill a hired assassin before he kills a high-profile world leader during a peace conference on American soil.J. D. Steele, a trained military sniper whose attitude problem landed him in prison, seems a good candidate for the job since he doesn’t have many other options. But it turns out Steele doesn’t take orders easily—not even when they come from an...

Malaya Ipswich is stuck in a marriage that she describes as pure hell. Her husband, Trent, is nothing short of a man whore, and he shows no compassion to his wife or devotion to their marriage.After years of contemplating a divorce, Malaya is swept off of her feet by a young, sexy thug. Oblivious to the fact that this thug has a motive of his own, she is caught up in a deadly love triangle. She soon learns that the grass is not greener on the other side, and no one is really who th...

In the prequel to Let That Be the Reason and Imagine This, bestselling author Vickie M. Stringer reveals the long-awaited story of how Pamela and Chino became an urban contemporary Bonnie and Clyde.Pamela was a naive coed from Detroit, going to classes by day and clubs by night.The hottest spot was Jazzy Jay’s and that’s where one of the guys slipped his gun in her pocketbook, knowing that the police who had just descended on the club woul...

Following the phenomenal success of Essence bestsellers Dirty Red and Still Dirty, Vickie M. Stringer takes readers on another bumpy ride in Dirtier Than Ever with Red, Bacon, and Q—the crazy love-hate triangle who makes the series a favorite among urban fiction fans.Q wished that Bacon had killed Red when he had the chance. Red knew that Q’s career as a hustler was over and he was counting on starting a new legit business with the money he had made. He had once b...