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ANTHOLOGIES
RAHSAAN ALI
BRANDIE
PARRY BROWN
MICHELLE BUCKLEY
MEISHA CAMM
WHITE CHOCOLATE
CHUNICHI
DEBRA CLAYTON
ROY GLENN
BRENDA HAMPTON
ALASTAIR J HATTER
P.R. HAWKINS
ANGEL M. HUNTER
LA JILL HUNT
ASHLEY JAQUAVIS
JIHAD
KEITH LEE JOHNSON
STEPHANIE JOHNSON
DWAYNE S. JOSEPH
DAKOTA KNIGHT
DARRELL KING
TONY LINDSAY
THOMAS LONG
FELICIA MADLOCK
EDD MCNAIR
NIKKI RASHAN
B.K. RAY
RECHELLA
COLE RILEY
TRISTA RUSSELL
LENA SCOTT
FAYE THOMPSON
TOSCHIA
ALEX TYSON
KASHAMBA WILLIAMS
LATONYA Y. WILLIAMS
ANA GIA WRIGHT
ALISHA YVONNE

Risa James spent long hard years cementing herself as a talented professional behind the camera on her popular local television show, City Scenes.  Her determination and grit proved that she didn't have to rely on her model—perfect good looks to land major market interviews and stellar stories.  She had everything a busy young professional could have, except a love life. And how could she possibly have a love life without a man? JD Jones was a local boy done good. He lived a charmed life as an ex-professional football player and was a successful businessman.  He had everything a man of his stature could want, except a loving wife to share his dreams with and to walk beside him as he built his empire. When Risa and JD met, there was intense fire and passion, but was what they had more than just lust and passion?" Risa didn't seem to think so, but for her to get as close to JD as she needed to be—him being the only male child in a close-knit family of all sisters and a protective mother and father—she was going to have to be able to keep up with the Joneses in order to possibly become the next Mrs. Jones.

"I don't know who I am anymore," says Champagne Rose. What happens when a woman becomes so lost in her relationship that she starts questioning herself and her mate? That's what happens to Champagne and Zyair. Their relationship falls into the same dull routine day in and day out, and it gets to the point where they're no longer in love but still love one another—the fire is gone. They decide to add some spice to their relationship by allowing Champagne to make love to a woman while Zyair watches. It's supposed to be a one-time thing only, but Champagne can't get enough of it. Soon the pair begins cruising strip clubs and gay bars looking for "the right woman," without success. Consumed with the thoughts of finding a female lover with or without Zyair, Champagne becomes distant and withdrawn. She can't help wondering whether she's gay or bisexual. She just knows she's ready to explore her sexuality.

The story of Ceazia, a very attractive, very good girl who is looking for a bad boy. She found him in Vegas, but he may be more than she bargained for... or is he the one in for a surprise?

 

Following up on the gritty street drama, It's On and Poppin', Deondra "Dee Dee" Davis is now out of jail on bail and set to find her brothers' killer. Don Ruiz, now in control of Don Valdez's territory, discovers from the little black book that Jay and Bee, her brothers, owe a lot of product and money, and calls upon a hired killer named Pecaso to seek them out. Dee Dee must find a way to stay strong and keep her inner circle moving forward because, if she slips one time, Detectives Gary and Perkins will be right there to hand-deliver her in cuffs to Ms. Cole, the shrewd "I'm-gonna-see-that-you-go-to-jail" district attorney handling her murder case. But there's someone other than the law, Pecaso, and the mob-deep Robinson boys trying to get her out the way. Will she find out who it is? Will old love find new love? Will the past still cause trouble for something that could be beautiful once again? The Baddest Chick is a for sure knockout novel and guarantees a super-fast pace, with all the grit, grime, suspense, and action on every page.
Travis Burns, a.k.a. Mr. Blue, Jackie Washington, a.k.a. Mr. White, and Ronnie Grier a.k.a. Mr. Green live by rules. The first and foremost of these rules is M.O.B. The rules have serviced them well in what they do to earn a living. They are a robbing crew, who operate under the protection of Mike Black's organization (Is It A Crime). They rob banks, grocery stores, jewelry stores, and anything else that they can hit quick and come away with a large return on their investment of time. They are organized, prepared, and over all else, disciplined. All college graduates and all victims of the corporate lay-offs and down sizing, they dress down- no flashy jewelry, no expensive car, nothing that will attract the attention of police and player haters. life is good until Travis meets Me'chelle Lawrence and falls in love. Now he has to chose between the money and loyalty to his friends and the woman he loves. 
Pier Rhodes had it set in her mind that a man in uniform was nothing but bad news, until she met Kyle Evans, a captain at the local police department. Kyle controlled the situation with Pier from the start. At first, Pier wasn’t too fond of him making all the decisions, but as time went on she got comfortable with the notion that Kyle would take care of everything. Kyle liked having things he could control. Girl’s night out became a thing of the past as he took over every aspect of her life; he even planned their wedding. After that, Pier became Kyle’s prisoner, leaving behind the life she knew for a life of being controlled, deprived of love and affection, and demeaned as a woman.

Abel Diggs is oh so cool under pressure. After spending nearly 20 years behind bars for a crime he committed during his reckless youth, Abel Diggs is returning to his old stomping grounds to settle a score of betrayal. But before he can even get to his mission, what he finds running "his" streets puts a dent in his afro and takes the crease out of his Levi's. Afraid of nothing, Diggs has a tip for all those young punks trying to rule over "his" hood... "Pull ya pants up!" O.G. Is a sexy, romantic, dramatic, take me back to the good ole days when the streets were where you drove your car kind of story.

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