Tempo:I wasn’t supposed to want him. Big A was always off-limits. He was my brothers’ closest friend, a respected lieutenant in the Cartier cartel, and one of the few men I couldn’t fall for. I was obligated to remain loyal to my brothers, but obligations mean nothing when your heart gets involved. After years of silently craving him, one explosive moment shatters every boundary. Now, I’m trapped between the man my family chose and the forbidden passion I can't ...

Lennox Anderson isn't searching for love. With her sharp mind and thriving career, her life is built on discipline, strategy, and control. But when she steps into The Velvet Note one night, everything she thought she knew begins to unravel.Omir Harper commands the room without effort. A smooth-talking entrepreneur with a jazzman's spirit, he owns The Velvet Note and moves through life with the same easy rhythm as the music playing through his lounge. From the moment their eyes meet...

Vanessa Taylor is doing everything right: creative, passionate, and determined to make her mark.She's spent years rebuilding her life on her terms, casting aside the wounds that once held her back. But when her first love, Xavier, unexpectedly reappears, those carefully placed defenses begin to unravel. Years ago, she let him go, burying parts of herself along with him. Now, he's back—older, wiser, and unwilling to lose her a second time.Xa...

Out of all the things that could cause his life to turn upside down, Adir Bell never thought falling in love would be the catalyst.Known as Dr. Bell to the streets, his days are filled with caring for those whose lives are far less than legal. Along with being a physician, he's a single father raising four young men. Humble, Peace, Bragg, and Kalm are his sons. Although the streets are in chaos, Adir's sons are the only ones keeping him under control. Despite pleas...

I wouldn't consider myself extraordinary.That is until my thirtieth birthday when a world I didn't know existed is revealed in a dream. A world where I discover I'm a dragon and the next queen of Arcadia.Me, Cordelia Drake, a soap maker? A queen?Even worse, three men show up claiming I'm the key to saving our realm. A realm that is protected by the balance of a mate bond . . . with them.Can I leave the world I know behind and save a place I'...

The Demonte Family is back with more drama than ever.Corleone, Lucci, and Dominic are feeling the effects of being Married and in the Mob. The Black Mafia lifestyle they've led is starting to take precedent over their personal life. They're finding it hard to juggle being a Mobster and a Husband.The brothers are used to being in charge with the expectations that their wives will follow their lead which has been hard for the girls. However, they've learned h...

Psalm Reign is the IT specialist for his family's online brokering business.When his brother is shot and sent home under 24-hour nursing supervision, he moves in to assist with caring for his brother and watching his back. As handsome and successful as Psalm is, he's always been more into gaming and computers than the fairer sex. When the gorgeous chocolate nurse gains his attention, he starts to wonder if there is more to life than his family's crime empire and de...

BlakeI never asked for life to be this brutal, but when it came down to survival—for me and my sister, British—I did whatever it took. Every single day proved to be a battle just to stay above water. I thought I'd seen the worst the world could throw at us... until a single choice pulled me into something much bigger—and into the arms of someone I never expected to see again. But just as the ground beneath us started to shift, a stranger appeared, making the Britis...

Gautier Sadosa is a plus size internet sensation and the owner of a shop called Luxury Tea. One would think she's happy with her success but something is troubling her. Gautier is still in love with her daughter's father. Will they be able to rekindle their flame or will their past get in the way?Saz Thompson is a twenty-one-year-old hairstylist at Luxury Tea. She lusts for the finer things in life. She's with a rapper, but can he offer Saz more? Saz realizes being materialistic is...

Claim my heart and protect me like a bodyguard.Protection. Monroe Iris has lived her entire life seeking it. She longs to have a safe space to fall in love—to be vulnerable. She's surrounded by things and people that were put in place to fill her with security but has none. Her entire life has been molded around being the perfect wife for an imperfect man. She's stuck following a family tradition that doesn't mean her well, without anyone in her corner to save her....

In the heart of a grim and relentless quest for vengeance, Reaper is a man driven by the shadows of his tragic past.Ruthless, grimy, and irresistibly sexy, he is determined to destroy anyone who stands in his way. His heart, long hardened by pain and loss, knows only the cold embrace of revenge. Yet, amidst the chaos and carnage, a beacon of forbidden beauty captures his eye—Lotus. She is everything he never expected: stunning, untouchable, and trapped in a world a...

What happens when you meet the man of your dreams, but it's the right place, wrong time?You walk away…What do you do when you keep running into him at the most random times, in the most random places?You let him in…What happens when you find out he makes his living in the shadows?You fall a little harder…Is it crazy to love him? Absolutely, but you do it anyway…She's an event planner. He's an assassin. Their bond ...