(((New Release))) Luving a Thug 3

All villains have a background right? Right! In this continuation, Angie will try and give you a little bit of her story. She is now a queen in her own right. Royal is on the scene but is she strong enough to hold her own? And will Queen and Major get it together? Will Angie ever die? Find out in part 3 of this 4-part series!

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Make sure you get Part 1, which is free today & Part 2, for only $0.99!

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 Author T. Styles



Release Date: May 22, 2015

Release Date: June 13, 2015

No Shade by K'WAN

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No Shade: No offense (as defined by the Urban Dictionary).
Ex: “Don’t tell her I told you, but your little cousin is a ho, no Shade.”

Synopsis

Every little girl dreams of a happy ending to their stories; a home, children and a man who loves her enough to share his life and last name. When Billy’s longtime boyfriend Marcus finally pops the question, it’s one of the happiest moments of her life.
To stand with her on her special day, Billy calls on her childhood friends Reese and Yoshi. Several years passing since they’d last all come together, and some unresolved issues have driven a wedge between the girls, but they agree to put their difference aside for the sake of Billy’s wedding. The truce is a short one when Billy has to decide on a Bride’s Maid and both her friends expect the honor to fall to them. Just when things seem to be coming together they quickly begin to fall apart, and at a time when Billy is supposed to be basking in the sunshine of her approaching wedding she finds herself the target of shade being thrown from the most unlikely places.
While Billy is going through her drama, Marcus is dealing with issues of his own. An old crime partner of his blows into town unexpectedly and his presence threatens to destroy the legitimate life Marcus has worked so hard to build.
Even with the universe seemingly working against them, Billy and Marcus are determined to have their dream wedding, but first they have to survive the nightmare of planning it.

There goes the neighborhood...again.

Release Date: June 17, 2015 

Lock Down Publications & Ca$h Presents

 

Tranay Adams

 

Have you read anything by Tranay Adams? Check out his newest release, "Bury Me A G." He also has a great series titled, "The Devil Wears Timbs!"

 

Tranay is a beast with the pen & will definitely take you on a ride that you sure won't forget!

 

Grab one or all of these 5 Star reads!

 

Bury Me A G

 

Young, loyal and startling beautiful CHEVY is in search of the fairy tale love that she has always longed for. After her latest heartbreak, she finds the thug of her dreams in the unlikeliest of places.

  
TIAZ, a young street veteran, absolutely loves and adores Chevy. She is the rider that every hood nigga needs on his side on his road to riches. But Chevy wants him to give up the one thing he refuses to let go of. 

Will Tiaz give up the streets or his new boo? Or will his life of crime take him up on his offer of “BURY ME A G” before he can make a decision?

 

 

"The Devil Wears Timbs" Series

 

The Devil Wears Timbs (Part 1)

 

 

Growing up in the infamous Jordan Downs projects in Los Angeles, California, with no father and a dope fiend for a mother, Eureka and Anton Jackson have never had it easy, and things are about to get worse.

With the threat of being without food or shelter, Eureka makes a judgment call to do whatever she must for her and her little brother to survive. When that decision goes wrong and they are forced to go on the run from enemies who want to bury them six feet deep, their lives quickly spiral out of control.

The stage has been set and hell is the playground.

Can they rebound from one bad choice after another or will they further descend into the bowels of hell where The Devil awaits, not with fire and brimstone but with deadly vengeance, donning a pair of Timbs?

 

The Devil Wears Timbs II: Baptized in Unholy Waters
 

 

After completing a blood assignment, FEAR shows up to collect what he is owed and runs head on into trouble he thought was left far in the past. This new turn of events puts him at odds with the most powerful opponent he could imagine, and the stakes become life or death.

With his back against the wall, Fear must speed up the process of inducting Eureka and Anton into the ranks of L.O.E, Loyalty Over Everything. But will Anton and Eureka's loyalty help Fear prevail against his enemies or will their loyalty to one another turn them against him?

Amidst this heart-thumping, blood racing battle lies an unforeseen enemy, who's like Satan reincarnated. As the duplicitous plot unfolds, who will find themselves Baptized in Unholy Water when the masks comes off and the fact is unveiled that THE DEVIL WEARS TIMBS.

 

The Devil Wears Timbs III: Hell on Earth
 

 

FEAR is forced to dismantle one of the most infamous drug organizations in Southern California, The West Coast Connection, before his head is served to them. And at a time where do or die loyalty is needed amongst his own, he is now faced with the cancerous suspicions of betrayal from EUREKA and ANTON.

RONNY is out for blood. MALVO’s blood. And he’ll stop at nothing to seek retribution for the grueling torture he and his lady endured, even at the cost of his own life.

Realizing if either men want to stand a chance at survival against the opposition, they must strike faster, harder, and smarter than their enemies, known and unknown.

In the end, debts will be paid in blood, ties will be severed, and old wounds will render new vendettas. And finally, once the smoke is cleared, it will be known to all that The Devil Wears Timbs.

 

 

 

 
 
 

Dog Food 2 by Raynesha Pittman

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Release Date: May 5, 2015

Dog Food II

Synopsis

Running and hiding is looked upon as a way out for the weak. It is something Omar never thought he would do. As a child, he didn’t even partake in the game of Hide and Seek for that very reason. Unfortunately, after being sentenced to death by his cousin, Demarcus, Omar was left with no choice.
Moving to Detroit wasn't as bad as he thought it would be. It didn't take long for him to reign supreme. However, the change of location didn’t change the conniving and cold-hearted monster that he was inside. It didn't take the locals long to see the monster that was he. When his lies caught up to him and backed him in the corner, he opted to take the easy way out and leave. With Omar deciding to move back to Memphis after being off the radar for three years, he was now willing to play the game. He wanted it to end in his cousin’s murder, while reclaiming the throne he was kicked down from. But how many people would he be willing to kill to get back what he felt was rightfully his?
Demarcus’s life has turned for the good. He has a relationship with his new found father, runs a large Dog Food distribution ring, and has a few legit businesses that are flourishing on the side. The sheltered mama’s boy has turned into a man. Suddenly, the bodies start piling up and he goes from being the most loved man in the city of Memphis, to being the number one murder suspect in every case that crosses the homicide unit desk.
As the bodies pile up, his past is back to haunt him with a vengeance. But what happens when the true murderer is someone he already knows to be dead?

Haven't read Part 1? Get it here, via Amazon!

3 Queens Series by Porscha Sterling

Have you read this series yet? It hotter than hell! 1-Click your copies now! Each book has new covers and bigger, better updates! Available on Amazon in eBook format & free with Kindle Unlimited!

3 Queens: Diary of the Dirty Divas

Jazmyn, Kaylen & Alexis all only want love from the men in their lives but a whole lot of deceit, lies and betrayal comes along with it.

Jazmyn is happily in love...with someone else's husband. A PREGNANT someone else at that. But she believes Kingston when he says he loves only her and will make her his main chick soon. When Jazmyn finds out that his promises are empty and his love is foul, she takes matters into her own hands and it leads to a brawl in the streets and a deadly situation.

When Kaylen meets Salem, she thinks he's the one for her. She soon finds out that the millionaire business man that she thought she had, is nothing but a undercover addict with violent tendencies. When she falls for his best friend, she tries to hide the attraction. But Salem puts two and two together and it leads to Kaylen begging for her life. Will Zo be able to save her?

Alexis has it all. Riches, houses, cars and a sexy Italian millionaire husband. But there is one thing standing between her and happiness...he likes to love her in a way that leads her battered and bruised. When Alexis' need for real affection leads her to hooking up with an old friend, she is betrayed in the worst way and left with a reminder of her assault that could change the course of her life forever.

Will these women ever attain the love, loyalty and affection that they need?

3 Queens 2: Diary of the Dirty Divas

Part two of this series starts off just how you want it: with scandal.

Jazymn has a big secret that she is keeping from her boyfriend, Kingston, and she vows never to tell him. She's happy in love and she was able to get rid of his wife, Shanice, so all should be well...or so she thought. When Kingston finds out the truth about what Jazmyn did to ensure her happily ever after, all hell breaks lose and she is left with more than a broken heart.

Kaylen has found new love after being abused and misused by the man she thought loved her. But everything with Caleb is not all peaches and cream. But it never is when you're dating a womanizer. After too many run-ins with one of Caleb's old groupies, Kaylen sheds off the business professional and brings out the ratchet to settle the matter with the side chick from hell. But, in the process, she finds out something that makes her think twice about whether what she has with Caleb is real. This discovery leads her back into the arms of Zo, who is all too ready to lick her wounds and steal her heart.

After Alexis was assaulted by someone she trusted, she finds solace in a secret life that allows her to become the dominant one and inflict the pain she feels on others. Although her husband tries to love her, she rejects him at every turn. But Alexis isn't the only one with the secret life. Marc has one, too. Alexis may think she's the pampered wife of a corporate millionaire but in actuality, her husband is as street as they come.

3 Kings: 3 Queens Finale

What happens when there is no loyalty in love?

SALEM:

"I knew once I came back in the picture there would be some foul ish going on, but I wasn't prepared for what I saw. Kaylen, the woman I loved, was in a relationship with my homeboy. Someone I considered my blood: Zo. When they said 'these hoes ain't loyal', I never knew how right they were about that. But now it was crystal clear.

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, so I should have known that I couldn't stop Kaylen from moving another man in my vacant spot. She was hot in the ass from the beginning and that's why it had been so easy for me to slide up in her. Every day she told me she loved me but as soon as she thought I was dead, it was on to the next one. First Caleb, now Zo.

But that was all water under the bridge and it was just enough under there for me to toss both of them in so they could drown in it. There was nothing worse than a thug with a grudge and I was about to make it my business to allow both of them to find that out."

Crack Money with Cocaine Dreams 2

Dropping April 6th!

Get ready for the sequel to Jahquel J's "Crack Money with Cocaine Dreams"! If you haven't read Part 1 yet, get it here now so you will be caught up & ready when this hott new release drops on April 6th!

Love Burn eBook Short Story Series

The Official Writer's League

Ashley Antoinette

Love Burn

When Noni married the love of her life she finally thought she would get everything she deserved. Riches, success, status, influence. She had it all as the wife of Mr. Dominick Meyer, but there is more to her title than meets the eye. When she catches Dom cheating and discovers that he isn't the businessman he portrayed himself to be, her life is changed forever. Finding out that their riches was amassed from drug money and that Dom has never truly been faithful, she wants out. With a messy divorce pending, Noni empties her husband's bank accounts and goes on the lam, in an attempt to run away from her daunting reality. She never expected to find a new love along the way. But when Dom comes knocking and a debt has to be paid her world spirals out of control. Join Ashley Antoinette as she pens an explosive short story series that takes you through love, loss, truth, lies, drugs, money, and death. Love has a way of leaving you burned in the end and Noni only hopes that she can escape its clutches unscathed.

Love Burn 2

The drama of Noni and Dom continues in Love Burn 2

Love Burn 3 

(Available for Pre-Order now! Release Date: May 1, 2015!)

When an explosive secret is revealed. Will Dom and Noni's love survive? Or will she decide that she has had enough? The drama gets dangerous in Love Burn 3.

Too Heartless To Love by A. Crump

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Lah’ru’s upbringing was the childhood nightmares were made of. After being molested at a young age, he chooses to forget what love even feels like and allows his rage to grow with him until he becomes an adult. Now fully grown, Lah’ru uses his anger to enact street justice as a hit man for one of the biggest crime bosses in New York – and he always hits his mark until he meets Phantom....

Phantom is a sweet but strong girl, who sees the good in Lah’ru despite his attempts to hide it. Slowly, but surely, Phantom shows Lah’ru a way of life that he never thought possible. He decides to leave the street life behind. But, what happens when the streets aren’t ready to let him go?

Lah’ru’s boss needs him now more than ever and isn’t willing to let his bad guy go good. He offers Lah’ru a choice: the streets or death. Now, Lah’ru must find a way to save the one person that saved him. Can Lah’ru make it out alive with Phantom by his side or will he die in the streets that raised him?

Available on Amazon!

(((NEW RELEASE))) 80'S BABY: WHEN CRACK MADE KINGS

The Official Writers League (OWL) presents the first installment of the Vintage Series.

By the beginning of the 1980’s, the Bronx had become a godforsaken slum, making it the ideal location for an epidemic. That epidemic arrived in the form of crack cocaine, which hit the streets with a savage force setting off an explosion of violent crime unlike anything ever seen before. The birth of crack brought with it more money, more guns and more gangs. The faces of which were younger, hungrier and more vicious than their predecessors.

In 1986, Hassan, a student of the streets put those lessons to work, ascending above all other ghetto dons and planting his flag at the top of the drug game. After successfully merging the north and south sides, Hassan ceases control of the largest projects in The Bronx, The Edenwald Houses. With maximum power and unlimited resources he and his crew reign supreme over the crack trade. But what crack giveth, crack taketh away as jealousy, rival crews and the federal government began chipping away at his once mighty empire. Enter Rhae, a beautiful, around the way girl, raised in the same unforgiven streets. After falling in love with Hassan, she tries convincing him to leave the game behind. But old habits die hard and the allure is stronger than either of them could imagine, proving getting out is easier said than done.

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(NEW RELEASE] The Way My Heart is Set Up 2

Damian Parks has finally found the love of his life, but when his daughter's mother shoots her out of jealousy, he is sure that their relationship will never be the same. Now, Dame struggles to make the decision of seeking revenge for Kylah, or giving yet another pass to his daughter's mother. Dame has nothing but hatred in his heart for Porshia, but when something comes up with his daughter, he finds himself desperately needing the one person he hates most.

Kyree Blanks is young, beautiful, and in love, and when the man of her dreams proposes to her, she can't wait to plan her wedding and spend the rest of her life with the man of her dreams. To her dismay, Chris Jenkins starts to change into a lying, cheating, and abusive monster right before her eyes, and when she finds herself traveling a path very similar to her mother's she finds out first hand just how hard her mother really had it.

Lana Blanks has come so far over the course of her life, and beating her addiction for good is icing on the cake. Lana is so glad that her life has changed for the better, but when her past transgressions and an old pimp catches up to her and starts demanding the $10,000 that she stole from him, Lana only hopes that she can stay on the right track and not fall back into that very addiction that she’s worked so hard to run from.

The Way My Heart Is Set Up 2 will make you laugh, cry, and scream, but in the end you’ll be glad you read it!

Available on Amazon!

Make sure you read Part 1! 

((NEW RELEASE)) The Wife of A Hustler by Porscha Sterling

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You may be down for your thug but is he really down for you?...

Vanessa is the official ride or die chick for her husband, Ty. But the thorn in her side is his babymama, Trinity, who still loves him and makes no effort to hide it. Although Vanessa loves her husband, there is only so much of his conniving baby mother that she can take. Especially when another person enters the picture.

While Ty is in Miami helping Trinity take control of her brother's haitian drug cartel after he is locked up by the Feds, Vanessa meets Mayhem, a sexy rival hustler in NYC, who is after everything Ty has. Like Ty, he is a sexy thug; a self-made millionaire who earns his living off moving dough in the streets. The only difference is that whereas the family life gave Ty a heart, Mayhem doesn't have one. And it's something about his cold-hearted, rough nature that causes Vanessa to want to risk it all.

Ty is trying to juggle the two women in his life and at the same time fight off Mayhem who ignores the rules of the streets and is steadily attacking Ty's empire. With Ty's mind on helping Trinity in Miami, his focus isn't on his family or his wife. By the time he tries to get himself together, it may just be too late.

Available on Amazon.

(New Release] Schemes and Dreams

Do you know how it is for a single mother raising four kids in one house with no money and working two fulltime jobs? Do you know how it feels to always want to live better than living the hood life? Some say you have to struggle to get to the top, some say you have to see pain before you reach happiness. But what happens when that pain never goes away and that struggle becomes a long-lasting journey through a life that seems like it’ll never get better. Shawny Blackson thought if he hustled to make enough money, his mother wouldn’t have to kill herself working two jobs to take care of them. Lex moved out to lighten the burden, but even that didn’t work. Shawny has been beating the block since he was thirteen years old, hustling for a guy name Deondre Briggs a-k-a D-Boy.

D-Boy didn’t care if his workers got paid as long as he ate, so Shawny set out to go into business for himself with a friend he met along the way. Treyvon Mayners was a few years older, but he too worked for D-Boy struggling to get money. Trey had a-connect, but didn’t have the manpower or confidence to start out by himself. Once Shawny and Trey hooked up, money wasn’t an issue anymore. Leaving not one hungry soldier behind, they almost put D-Boy out of business. They took his spots, his friends, and pissed many people off.

Shawny’s older brother Reggie hustled on his own right out the house they lived in, their Uncle Mason was an agent working for the FEDs. He kept them under the radar, but once Reggie was murdered the streets talked from Bridgeport to Harlem. Shawny’s sister Neisha got in the middle and it became a family affair. Drama between friends, family, and different street teams built. A war wasn’t far behind, after some unknown dudes shot up Shawny’s car with him in it, the problems came rushing to the Blackson family.

What will happen next, will Shawny survive or will he lose his life? Will Neisha, Trey, and Lex get payback for what happened to Shawny and Reggie? You’ll have to read to find out. Where there’s money, there’s always going to be drama-revenge-pain- and death. How many bodies will drop along the way?

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((NEW RELEASE)) The Power of Love: JaeCia's Story

In this short story, you'll follow the life of JaeCia, TJ and Kevin as they move on from the bittersweet feeling they like to call love. With JaeCia going through personal problems, just maybe she will find herself back with her first love. It's been said that your first love never dies and as she attempts to move on, it seems that the distance between the two only brings them closer.

TJ is living life as the young and sexy bachelor. After losing his baby mother and his dead girlfriend, he has no choice but to be a single father and raise his son. With thoughts of turning out like his father in his head, TJ turns to the only person he can trust.

Kevin has been living with his own demons way before JaeCia was ever his girl, let alone fiancée. As he tries to contain himself from showing her that side, it was only a matter of time before true colors are shown and lives are lost.

Follow this love triangle as decisions are made and lines are crossed!

Available on Amazon

(NEW RELEASE] Rich Thugs and Side Bitches

Saphir who was raised by her grandmother,was mistreated throughout grammar and high school, so she became reclusive. Her weekends was nothing more than sitting on her grandmother’s steps writing in her journal. That was until she met Charlotte Deas. Now Charlotte was exactly what the girl craved. Charlotte gave her the encouragement to be nothing but beautiful and to stand out amongst the crowd. Now if I was to describe Charlotte she would be a free spirit. 
Well one night Charlotte convince Saphir to go hang out. There was a party in the city of Chicago and everybody and they momma was supposed to be there. Saphir was a bit hesitant but throwing caution to the wind, she went. That night she met the very fine Noriega. This is the night her life changed. Would it be for the better or for the worse?

Now Noriega, I’m going to let y’all figure that niggah out on y’all own. I know y’all want him to be a rich thug and by all means, he’s rich and does have that thug quality. But … How did he earn those riches is the ultimate question. 

Available on Amazon

(NEW RELEASE] Money Make Me Come

For best friends, Chastity and Kimberly, money is the only thing that can make them come. Left coldhearted by heartbreak, the duo has lived by the motto, “Money over everything,” using their street smarts and feminine wiles to live every golddigger’s dream. After pulling her latest scheme, Kimberly feels now is a good time as any to get away.
Chastity agrees that Morocco is the perfect destination for a girls’ getaway until meeting Hamid on the plane seems to throw a wrench in her plans. All Kimberly wants is some fun in the African sun, but she gets more than she’s bargained for when she meets the powerful and handsome Mustafa. Will Mustafa be the one to change Kimberly’s scheming ways or will he be too good to be true? Chastity has other motives that may put both her and Kimberly’s lives in danger. Will she be set for life, or will she do something that will get her and her best friend killed?
Titan is a protective, loving older brother to Noel. With their mother dying while Noel was still a toddler and his father working day and night to provide for them, Titan feels it’s his job to raise his one and only sister. When Noel comes home with a new beau, Titan is more than unhappy about the situation. His instincts tell him trouble is coming, which proves true when, one day, Noel doesn’t come home. Now, Titan is on a mission to get his sister back and punish whoever is responsible. Will he be able to bring Noel home, or is he too late to save her?

Available on Amazon

((NEW RELEASE)) Dangerously in Love 2: Jimmy's Story

This breath-taking sequel to one women’s journey through abuse and pain. Part two turns the tables and puts you inside of the mind of the abuser. Jimmie opens up about his childhood how it led him to abusing women. His fatherless past gave him no direction early on in life. Jimmie tries to connect the dots to his madness that he accepts in his mind as truth. Unsure of the future Jimmie walks right into his fate. All the while Reminisce battles demons of her own. A new love emerges with baggage he can’t carry on his own. Reminisce blames the street but Jimmie's has no excuse. Jimmie was born street and willing to die in the street.

Available on Amazon

Make sure you've read Part 1!

((NEW RELEASE)) Bad Girl Blvd Part 3

Deadly By Design
An attempt on Luca’s life has left her shaken up and her new man, Clyde, left for dead. With no time to pick up the pieces, she has to act strategically and think quickly in order to outsmart her enemies.

Phaedra is no longer a ride-or-die bitch for her mentor, Luca. With Kool-Aid murdered, Phaedra feels alienated from her former crew and makes decisions she'll soon regret. She's in love with Clyde and wants to see Luca six feet deep.

With growing numbers of enemies and friends in short supply, Luca formulates and flawlessly executes a plan to permanently destroy those who are gunning for her.

Available on Amazon

My Bad Habit by India Norfleet

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From the moment Piper Bell met Christian Shaw, she knew their connection and attraction was undeniable. In the blink of an eye, Christian had become one bad habit that Piper just couldn't shake....

And before either of them knew it, they had stepped into a whirlwind affair that showed no signs of slowing down. Then suddenly, Piper's past comes crashing down between them, leaving her standing all alone, holding her broken heart in her hands with Christian wanting nothing more to do with her or the unforgivable actions that tore them apart...

Christian Shaw didn't know his life was missing anything until he met Piper Bell. From that moment on, no other woman was able to hold a candle to the fiery beauty. Though he was slow to admit it at first, Christian fell hard for Piper and didn't care who knew it.

Just when he thought Piper was definitely his forever love, one night ruined his love of her forever. Blindsided with disturbing news, Christian was consumed with anger and hurt as he rushed to confront Piper. He demanded that she explained not only why she failed to mention something so crucial but why she wiped her feet on his heart and left her shoe imprints on his soul...

(((New Releas))) Out 4 Self: DNA Don't Lie

Simone knew if she played with fire, she ran the risk of getting burned. Living large off the “paternity scam” of a lifetime, Ms. Thang has two “baby daddies” cashing her out for her infant son. Unfortunately, the streets begin to talk and the manipulative mother’s luck taps out. Not in the mood for apologies or excuses, each man wants their “child support contribution” back in pure blood and intends to make Simone pay in full no matter who gets hurt, or who gets in the way.

Available on Amazon

(((New Release))) If I Could Have You

If I Could Have You is an urban tale about a young lover, Monique has taken losses throughout her twenty-six years of life. With only her sister Kendra as her only family member they hold each other down. Monique struggles between her long time boyfriend Tyshon and the happily ever after that she could have without him.

Chris was a bad boy at heart and couldn’t do any good to save his life. The streets ran his life until he ran into Monique. She was everything he needed but he couldn’t keep up with her lifestyle. She was young, beautiful, and intelligent. She seemed as if she couldn’t do any wrong but Tyshon and Chris would soon come to found out the truth about what Monique really is about. Read this Urban Tale about regrets, love, and deceit..

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(((New Release))) I'm Feeling Myself: Bad Bitches Only

Elite was definitely feeling herself and she had reason to. Being one of the baddest chicks in Brooklyn, Elite used what she had to get what she wanted. All she needed was her money or so she thought until Genesis came along.

Genesis' swag was impeccable and although he was falling for Elite, her reputation on the streets prevented him from making her his girl.

 
Through the drama and turmoil, Elite and Genesis finally take a chance and make it official, but will it be too late for their love to prosper? Take a ride with this power couple and see how it all goes down!

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Cole Hart Signature Novels

Cole Hart Signature Novels are determined to take over the literary industry! If you haven’t 1-clicked these blazing 5 star bestselling reads …Go do it NOW!!! Hurry, because March madness is in full effect & more dope novels are coming to a Kindle near you from the Cole Hart Signature Novel team! 1-click, read, review & share! Let’s Go!!! Free with Kindle Unlimited!!!

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I’m Feeling Myself by Chrissy J (Dropping tomorrow, March 7th)

Rich Thugs & Side Bitches by Black Rose (Dropping Tuesday, March 10th)

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Catchin’ Feeling for a Married Man by LaQuita Cameron

(#13 in AA Urban Fiction & #14 in AA Romance)

Link: http://amzn.com/B00TQTWYGO

Synopsis: Kara’s gotten her feelings wrapped around Jazz in hopes of becoming the number one woman in his life. Too bad his wife is already in that spot! Her love for him has her lowering her standards to maintaining her side chick status. But Kara wants more… She becomes demanding and gives Jazz ultimatums proving she is over his games. His empty promises and lies show her he isn’t the man he claims to be. But like most women, Kara is determined to fight for her love…

Jazz is hooked on Kara’s young love. After witnessing his best friend and wife having sex, he’s confused and unsure of who he can trust. His life is flipped upside down by drama and tragedy, once the set up of his best friend comes back to haunt him.

“Zen” aka Zenayia struggles to love her husband Jazz… She’s gotten lost in her feelings for his best friend Damon. Her affair with Damon ultimately puts her in a compromising position when she is deemed with an unexpected pregnancy. Her marriage is on the line resulting in her hiding secrets are unmasked.

The ultimate betrayal of his best friend Jazz leaves Damon questioning those around him. He is jealous of Jazz and wishes he had his lifestyle. Their friendship will be tested, pushing Damon to make drastic decisions to keep his affair with Zen under wraps. He is determined to find out who set him up, but he has no idea his enemy is right under his nose…

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A Baltimore Love Story by Melissa Kelly

(#8 AA Women’s Fiction & #17 in AA Urban Fiction)

Link: http://amzn.com/B00U90ZXZ8

Synopsis: Angie Reynolds just knew she was the happiest woman in the world. She would be marrying the man of her dreams in just a few months, until fate set in and she got a twisted dose of reality. Take a ride with Angie as her brightest moments turn into twists of unexpected events which makes Angie want to harm everyone around her.

Not being able to be with the woman he loved and not trusting women period, Quinn Robertson swore he was done with love and he would be a ladies man forever. Until one night, his dream became his reality. Now that he got what he wanted, he would kill anyone that tried to take it from him.

Playboy Raheem Morris wasn't looking for love, he just took the woman he had at home for granted that loved him. All he had love for was money. He was planning to do the unspeakable and break codes with friends because he wanted Boss Status and he is willing to be conniving to do anything grimy to get it.

Tia Meadows didn't want love, she just wanted the “D”. Even if it was with her close friends man. Tia never expected that everything she was doing in the dark would eventually have to bare those skeletons as they come to light. She is about to lose everything when she learns, you don't play with love and broken hearts.

With Quinn's trust issues, Tia's whorish ways, Angie’s insecurities, and her ungrateful fiancée Raheem lurking in the shadows, will anyone ever have a chance at love or will someone be gunned down because of a jealous heart?

NEW RELEASE

Friends Like These by Kiki Shanique

Monica Carter is a successful matchmaker in her hometown. When it came to matching, Monica was everyone’s go-to girl. Monica had everything a woman could want, except a happy relationship. After being married for many years, she finds out life isn’t as good as she thought it was. Monica gets tired of being put on the back burner by her husband, Michael Carter and takes matters into her own hands.

Once Monica realizes that she could no longer hold her husband’s attention, she found sparks elsewhere. Alexander was your typical, young single guy, trying to find his way in life. After graduating college earlier than expected, his best friend Tamika refers him to her boss, Monica Carter, who is a successful matchmaker in Miami Florida. Alexander gets hired as a matchmaker consultant, and now working with Tamika. However, Alexander gets into a love triangle he never thought he would be in.

Monica and Alexander become really close friends, and turmoil breaks out in her business.
Find out what happens when friends mix business with pleasure. Does it work out, or will this successful business blow up in flames from drama?

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It's Just A Hood Thang 2 by Dynasty Duff & Brooke Martin

Tauk is back with her beauty, charm and street capability and this time with more than just a tale. Things rapidly change as the unthinkable betrayal surfaces. Keisha still maintains her role as wifey and plays it well as Carter continues to take over the streets and running things. Rena is fed up with Kek and begins to make moves of her own while Shanna will stop at nothing to bring down Mr. Untouchable bka Carter. Renard continues to plead with his emotions and pull his self together but life is tormenting him. Lex is still in denial and unsure of what decisions to make and Pinky and Judson are still a Ghetto love story with all the trimmings.... Fasten your seat belts the ride ain't over yet.

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Love Burn by Ashley Antoinette

When Noni married the love of her life she finally thought she would get everything she deserved. Riches, success, status, influence. She had it all as the wife of Mr. Dominick Meyer, but there is more to her title than meets the eye. When she catches Dom cheating and discovers that he isn't the businessman he portrayed himself to be, her life is changed forever. Finding out that their riches was amassed from drug money and that Dom has never truly been faithful, she wants out. With a messy divorce pending, Noni empties her husband's bank accounts and goes on the lam, in an attempt to run away from her daunting reality. She never expected to find a new love along the way. But when Dom comes knocking and a debt has to be paid her world spirals out of control. Join Ashley Antoinette as she pens an explosive short story series that takes you through love, loss, truth, lies, drugs, money, and death. Love has a way of leaving you burned in the end and Noni only hopes that she can escape its clutches unscathed.

READ-A-THON CONTEST

The list of books that will be available for reading & reviewing will be posted on Monday, March 9 at 8am. You must let me know which book you would like to read & review, & the book will be gifted to you.

 

Rules

 

The 1st 3 people who read & review the most books will receive a $50 Amazon gift card.

 

You must screenshot proof of your review & email it to vanekasmiles@gmail.com!

 

The contest will begin Monday, March 9th - Thursday, April 9th!

 

The three winners will be announced Friday, April 10!

 

Good luck to you all!

Excerpt for "On and Popping" by Sonovia Alexander

Prologue

Born and raised in Millsap West where the population is approximately 270,000 with only 4 big supermarkets, 3 big malls, and not enough places to go. My name is Deonne and that’s pronounced Dee-on-ee and not Deon. I own one of the hottest salon in Millsap where everyone in their grandmamma comes to relax and have a good old time. My shop is the talk of the small town. Don’t believe everything you hear though because most of the shit that is said in this shop is 100% true. There’s a girl name Latonya that thinks her shop can compete with mine but you already know, it’s a wrap. She’s been trying to steal my customers for years and trying to follow my swag but she ain’t there yet and probably never will get there. She’s always putting out there that the customers are paid to advertise my business for me and a whole bunch of other bull. It is what it is. I haven’t lost a customer yet. It’s always drama in her shop where a few fights has broken out and she always seemed to try and attach it to my shop.

Let me give you a little history about myself. As I stated before, I’m Deonne. I am 25 years old, with no kids, but in a serious relationship with my high school sweetheart Maxwell. I have my own crib that is decked out of course because I’m the flyest thing on the block. I’m spoiled rotten from my poppy. My father is a judge and a single parent. I’m his only child. My mother on the other hand is another story. The bitch left us when I turned 12 to go lay up with a youngen that’s half her age on the other side of town. I have a half-sister who is now 11 who I get some times when time permits me to do so. I love my little sister and spoils her rotten. My mother and I talk here and there but I’m good without her part time wanna be mama ass.

As you have picked up by now, I can be a little hood but don’t get it twisted. I have an associate’s degree in Business, I have my Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. You already know that was my father’s choice but I already knew what I wanted to do with my life and that was to have my own business. Poppy had told me that if I graduated from college, he would help me open up the business of my choice. I went to school and got my license in cosmetology. At the age of 20, poppy held good to his word and bought me a building for me to open up my own salon. I had met a few girls in school and told them about my shop, gave them a proposal that they couldn’t refuse. It wasn’t about the money because like I said my poppy had plenty of it being who he was.

I hired 3 of the best girls in the school along with my best friend Desmond. Of course he was gay, but he was fun to be around and could do hair better than most women could. The name of my shop is On and Popping. I chose this name because it was always on and popping when I and my crew threw down. We did hair shows once a month and always won first place. My shop wasn’t just a place where you could come and gossip and let your hair down, I had the basement of my building turned into a lounge. 10pm until 2am it was on and popping. I had some of the best promoters putting my spot out there. I would have different entertainers come and do a show for me once a month to keep my place of business relevant. Now back to Latonya dirty ass. That bitch was the fakest bitch around. She would pretend to be your friend and then turn around and stab you in the back. I was hip to her game already. We started out as being cool being that we went to school together. We were even going to open up a shop together until our vision became just her vision. Now she doesn’t have a lounge in her small shop but I can’t front, she’s making money. Her sister is a local singer and has traveled around doing sets. She was the only reason why Latonya gained popularity. She thought because she had high profile ladies come to her shop that she was the ish. That wasn’t true at all. It wasn’t on a daily basis that she would get a celeb in her shop. Latonya has never won any of the hair shows when going up against me and my stylist and that was a reason that she always tried stealing my customers and some of my employees.

I on the other hand became popular because of my brand and my skills. I got out there and worked my ass off promoting my own business. I started off with giving the first 50 ladies free hairstyles just to show them what I and my team could do. Those first 50 ladies became loyal customers. That was how I wheeled my customers in. It was hard to get women to spend a lot of money for the hard work that we put in and countless hours to perfect their hair. I had to show them that I could do whatever they wanted and a little better. I had a make-up artist come in to do the ladies make-up for free for those that spent over $100 in the shop. That was including buying the bundles of hair from me as well. My nail tech only charged $30 for foot massages, medi and pedicures. You couldn’t go wrong with that. My shop was the shit and I had to keep it like that.

I worked Monday through Saturday, but my Sundays belonged to me and my sweetheart. Maxwell was an accountant at a law firm across town. He worked from 9-5 m-f and spent his weekends at my house. I loved me some him and couldn’t get enough of him. He had proposed to me twice but I wasn’t ready for that yet. When I did decide to get married, it would be to him. Maxwell didn’t come to my shop at all because I kept it that way. When I was home with him and around my father, I was the sophisticated, spoiled and uppity person that they were all used to. Once I was at my shop, I was the real me that I knew was buried deep down inside. I was just like everyone else. Funny, witty, laid back, a little ghetto and ratchet put together, but it was in a respectful way. I was the boss and that was known to all of my employees. After hours was a different story. We had a good time working and an awesome time relaxing afterwards. There was a hair show soon coming and we all had to get prepared for it. This was going to be the best one yet.

I had a lot that needed to get done to prepare for this show that was quickly approaching. With the stress of working, juggling a relationship, having less time to at least vacation was taking a toll on me. I wanted to do these things but the thought of leaving my business to be run by my employees wasn’t an option for me right now. We had a trouble maker right down the block who always found some way to stir up mess in my shop. I tried as best I could to keep all the drama away from my shop but I knew that it would only be a matter of time before Tonya showed her ass and got something started up.

Last month Tonya had stood outside my shop with a few of her workers trying to get into my lounge. Now if they were coming to enjoy themselves, it wouldn’t have been a problem. As they stood outside on the line waiting to get inside, one of her workers picked a fight with one of the customers that was a regular. They were outside being loud and rude which forced my bouncer to have them be removed from the line. Tonya and her crew stood across from my salon until we closed up spreading lies about me and my employees. It was unprofessional and had even cost me to lose one of my clients. I couldn’t blame her for not wanting to come back to the shop after hearing all the threats Tonya had made. I was getting real sick and tired of her. I planned to relocate my shop to a bigger venue in the upcoming months. This was the reason for me spending more time at the shop. I had a goal to reach in a few months because the building I had my eye on was bigger and I thought that I could do a lot more inside of the place.

In spite of having a hectic life, it was still a good one that I couldn’t complain about. I wished my relationship with my mother was better but she had done the unthinkable by leaving me behind and starting a new life. To have another child and give her more attention than the child that you had left was just wrong in my eyes. I never had the opportunity to sit down and confront her on my feelings because she still never had enough time to for me. When I would go pick up my sister, she would find something to do that prevented her from holding a decent conversation with me. I was over it but knew that I did need to see if my mother and I could repair our relationship and start over. It wasn’t healthy for my little sister to see that her mother and sister didn’t get along. I didn’t want my sister to know what I had gone through when I found out that my mother would never be coming back home.