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"Have you ever experienced that good old hood love that makes your insides shiver? Nyesha has been through hell, both physically and mentally. After being abandoned by her first love, Yohan, she turns to the streets for comfort. She gets into the drug game as a way to provide for her children, oblivious to the fact that the streets are cruel and have no room for a trap girl. With no one to turn to, she falls for one of Richmond's hottest dope boys....
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"Born and raised in the slums of West Philadelphia, Rita is no stranger to the street life. In fact, she indulges in the fast life, getting money from selling drugs just as hard as the men she competes with. It's no surprise that her financial growth brings on the drama of having to protect her money from the many wolves bred in the city of Philly. But Rita has no idea what she's getting herself into when she falls for a man she met only 24 hours...
83) Wait for U
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Crenshaw Kings volume 2
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Things in life are never for certain, but one thing that will always be a constant is the love between star-crossed Couture and Khari.
Couture Yates has always followed life's rules by the book, never once rebelling until she met Khari Compton. The handsome but tortured young boy who immediately stole her heart, only to misuse and abuse it time and time again.
Nothing or no one could ever pry her from his grasp, not even his own mother, until tragedy...
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Two years of confinement in Leesworth Women's Federal Corrections Facility have taken their toll on Jay King. Her incarceration has given her lots of time to think about her sins, especially her failed attempt to have her brother Zach murdered in cold blood. Jay has come face to face with the demons from her past, and her health is on the decline. Lonely, sick, and depressed, she reaches out to an unlikely source for help. Jay finds guidance and compassion...
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"Kendall Freeman is a self-assured, full-figured seamstress and aspiring fashion designer who loves Christmas. Niya Fine, a shy, introverted, plus-size teen, is dealing with the recent loss of her mother. She's now living with her widowed grandmother, Claudia, an elitist who criticizes Niya's every move. While Kendall is working hard to make the season bright, Niya is begging her uncle, the 'reprobate' of the family, to spend the holidays with her...
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The Crystals volume 3
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Now that she's happily married-for-security, there's nothing Mercedes Crystal won't do to hold on to what she's got. But she's not going to stand for Benjamin falling in love with luscious Arizona Remington-- or Arizona unleashing all kinds of shenanigans to keep him. Devereaux Crystal has the hottest show on television, and that demands the majority of her time. She's in love with her financially challenged fiancé but is tiring of supporting him....
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The streets pump blood through Rocko's heart, but his women are the electricity that spreads and causes it to contract. Though he's madly in love with his fiancée, Troi, he can't keep his past mistakes with other women from catching up with him.
Troi is tired of Rocko's constant lies and cheating ways, while Heather and Mai find being Rocko's baby mamas come with more than they bargained for. Troi discovers she's pregnant just as she's wishing she...
88) Queens
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In this fourth installment of the Five Families Of New York, we will see just how far a person will go to keep things together when their life is crumbling.
With death nipping at his neck like cold in the winter, Lorenzo "Zo" Alverez is faced with the inevitable fate of stepping into his late father's shoes. With enemies coming at him from all sides, Zo doesn't know who he can trust. But when the light at the end of the tunnel comes in the form...
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"Sex holds the power, while intellect soothes the mind, and Tori uses this fact to her advantage. She is a vicious woman who uses her virginity as a weapon when she realizes that what she has between her legs is worth more than gold. Nabbing the perfect man after just one night alone with him, she is now set for life. When she decides that one man is just not enough, Tori indulges in more to seek out what she is missing sexually. Will Tori's life...
90) False idols
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Reluctant king volume 2
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"After the arrecst of Chancellor King and the murder of his eldest son and heir, Ghost, the King family and the streets of New York City are thrown into chaos. The throne of Five Points is without a sitting king for the first time since its inception. The vacancy doesn't last long, however, as Chancellor's older brother, Chapman, takes the opportunity to usurp the crown, breaking the line of succession and stepping over his nephew Shadow. Chapman's...
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Marriage pass volume 1
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In a smart, sexy spin-off from her Unconditional Series, Briana Cole continues to explore unconventional relationships and question all assumptions about love, lust, and monogamy in this tantalizing drama that takes the "what if" of a free pass to a whole new level...-- Amazon.
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Real hoodwives of Detroit volume 2
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What up, doe! Welcome back to the mean streets of Detroit. With all the drama going down in Motown, I knew your nosey self couldn't stay away. Don't worry, you haven't missed a thing. We pick up the story right where we left off in The Real Hoodwives of Detroit part one. If you thought your first visit to the Motor City was crazy, you ain't seen nothing yet. Nikki, Gucci, and Chloe have been waiting for you, and boy do they have some fire!
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Family business volume 5
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New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber and Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt return with a story of love, betrayal and racism in the next addition to the wildly popular Family Business series.
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Crenshaw Kings volume 5
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Analicia Chase at one point had it all, a great family and a loving, talented boyfriend. But with the death of her father coming shortly after the loss of her boyfriend's dream, along with his usual tenacity, and a recently developed strained relationship with her sister, things have been rough. They only worsen when a stranger comes into her life, throwing it completely off course. With everything around Analicia crumbling by the day, defeat begins...
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Black Lotus volume 2
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It's been months since Kahllah El-Amin hung up her pistols and retired from the murder-for-hire business, leaving behind her days of dealing in death and espionage in favor of a quiet desk job. After so many years of searching, Kahllah has finally found peace. But when a police officer is murdered and a familiar flower is left at the crime scene, all signs point to it being the work of the Black Lotus. Someone is trying to frame her! The case is handed...
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Family business volume 3
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Agreeing to surrender the family business to his younger brother after a long stint in prison, Vegas Duncan battles his disapproving mother and a mysterious rival who attacks Vegas' older brother.
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Notorious novels (Kiki Swinson) volume Second prequel
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"Never one to play by any rules, Yoshi Lomax is determined to make good at an internship with one of Manhattan's most prestigious law firms. She's being mentored by the brilliant twin brother legal lights who are her parents’ friends. And with her unexpected knack for helping the city's wealthy, powerful clients finagle their way out of major trouble, even she is surprised at how bright her future shines . . . Until Yoshi discovers the firm uses...
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Gloria Parker is the proud mother of two and the wife of a hardworking man. Although her job is a dangerous one, she would never do anything to risk losing her family--until she falls for a man named Raymond Jackson. She was supposed to kill him, but now that she can't resist him, all that she holds dear will be placed in jeopardy. With the Italian mob on her heels, Charlotte Police Department out for blood, and a husband who's willing to do anything...
99) Collateral
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Within D.C.'s ruthless halls of power, the conspiracies are killer-and the endgame is anything but fake news ...
With her name finally cleared of a murder charge, Abrianna Parker can at last marry her partner, Kadir Kahlifa. But the two have barely shared the news with their team of street rebels and digital revolutionaries when a disturbing disappearance throws everything off course. A reporter is missing, but not just any reporter-Tomi Lehane,...
100) Magic Stars
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From award-winning author, Ilona Andrews, an original novella, set in the New York Times #1 bestselling Kate Daniels World and featuring fan-favorites, Derek, and Curran and Kate's very independent ward, Julie.
Scarred, solitary Derek Gaunt has separated from his Pack, and is truly a lone wolf. With no family he answers to no one; but is fiercely loyal to a chosen few. So, when several of those close to him are murdered, he'll stop at nothing to...




