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Jennifer Coissiere  - Crossing Over - 4.5 out of 5 books - Available Now! - Crossing Over by Jennifer Coissiere is a story of a woman’s journey in “crossing over” to the next stage of her life. 15-year-old Rachelle Martin has a huge void in her heart when her mother suddenly passes away on Mother's Day. Rachelle adamantly refuses to ever sing again since it brings such painful memories of the day her mother died. At the age of 30, Rachelle’s father only requests one thing of her for Christmas. More than anything, he wants to hear Rachelle sing again, but she would rather do anything other than that. With the love of her father and the church, she tries to heal the pain and the loss she has felt for so many years. Raheem, Rachelle’s twin, has always been the strong, protective brother .At a time when Rachelle is going through her transformation to open up, Raheem has a few demons of his own he is trying to cope with. He begins to shut out those he is c...

J. Tremble - My Man, Her Son - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - After two years of attending Xavier University, Rayshawn decides that he needs a break. His single, hardworking mother, Lynn, wants nothing more than her only son to become a successful doctor...but Rayshawn has other ideas. He really wants to be a professional photographer, so while he is home taking a semester off from school, his mother’s best-friend Ko-Ko gets him a job at Fantasy Girlz magazine where she works at. Rayshawn is living out every young man’s fantasy, working around a bunch of scantily clad and naked women all day, every day. While Rayshawn is taking pictures of all the eye candy in front of him, a few of his co-workers are checking him out from behind, even his mom’s best-friend Ko-Ko. Ko-Ko is known for her promiscuous behavior, and when the owner of the company, Felice, starts showing interest in him, Ko-Ko becomes angry. Ko-Ko is determined not only to have Rayshawn all to herself but to k...

Michele Cameron - Unclear and Present Danger - Available Now! - 4.5 out of 5 books - Solange Montgomery is a corporate manager for a company that is not doing so well during the recession. Solange is on her second round of layoffs. Solange and her employees are not taking them well. Even though her job has her stressed, she has a very supportive and handsome man that keeps her going. Ali Marks is a police officer with aspirations of becoming a detective. However, there is one little problem that may keep that dream from coming true...a problem that even Solange does not know about. Ali and Solange have been dating for awhile, and the next obvious step is marriage. After their engagement, they encounter people who don't share the beauty of their interracial relationship. With this and other relationship problems, Solange is not so sure that they will make it down the aisle. Unclear and Present Danger is a wonderful read by Michele Cameron. There are several plots happen...

Deouan Wilson - For the Love of the Trigger - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - What would you do if 10 years of your life were taken from you? Is revenge always the right plan of action, or will it lead to more issues and battles to conquer? William Rucker has a lot of his mind. 10 years gives a man a lot to think about...his past, his present, and his future. William has been incarcerated for the last ten years because of betrayal and a set up gone wrong by his best friend Gavin. With a drug habit kicked, William is out for revenge. But it’s hard to conquer the past when the present keeps knocking at your door. Will William accomplish his goals, or will his situation and circumstances have him looking down the barrel of a trigger? Gavin is ruthless and grimy. People fear him because of his father Luscious, and all of the connections that he has. Gavin has done a lot of wrongs and betrayed many, but his father has always had his back and got him out of tough s...

Nikki Turner - Relapse - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books - Have you ever met someone who you just can’t forget? When you’re around that person, you feel euphoric? Your consciousness says no, but time and time again, you fall for the person like a bad habit? Beijing Lee was the number one concierge in the area. Beijing dealt with an elite and exclusive clientele which included celebrities. Beijing takes pride in catering to her clients needs, no matter how small or big the request. Beijing's life was not always a walk in the park. A mother with mental problems, and a drug-addicted sister takes a toll on Beijing. Her only safe haven was her father, who raised her and taught her well. Beijing comes across a man named Lootchee who changes her world upside down. Will Lootchee and Beijing take there relationship to the next level, or will Lootchee cause more havoc and pain in Beijing’s life? Rayna, one of Beijing's closest friends, didn’t have a good track record with...

Deondriea Cantrice - Rhythm Can't Keep Time - Available Now! - 3 out of 5 books - Sheridyn has always wanted a good, strong man to love. She thinks she's found the man that she's looking for when she meets Sterling. Sterling is sexy and has a good head on his shoulders. Sheridyn is immediately smitten by him and thinks this is love at first sight. But does Sterling feel the same way? A one night tryst soon becomes a complicated one-sided relationship where some hard choices need to be made. Will Sheridyn and Sterling try to make love last forever, or will they go their separate ways? Rhythm Can't Keep Time is a thought-provoking debut novel by Deondriea Cantrice. This novel shows the trials and tribulations of a woman looking for Mr. Right. There's plenty of hilarious dialogue and situations that will have readers laughing out loud. Some readers will even identify with Sheridyn's situation with Sterling. Although this was a decent story, there were is...

Paula T. Renfroe - The Cheating Curve - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books! - One of my favorite analogies from “The Cheating Curve” was cited by Aminah Anderson in regards to Camille Cosby, Coretta Scott King, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Hillary Clinton as women who stayed with their cheating husbands. She said “when I see Camille, Coretta, Jackie O, Hillary even, I see beauty, grace, and poise, not stupidity.” I believe this was where Aminah drew her woman strength; to stay when her husband continually strayed. Aminah’s faithfulness to her successful hip-hop music producer husband, Aaron “Famous” Anderson, comes under a microscope of self reflection as she endures rumors of his affairs being fed to the media by a woman scorned. Then Aminah’s discovery that Lang, her best friend and Editor-In-Chief of “Urban Celebrity” magazine, is having an affair pushes her to not only self reflect but to re-evaluate her mantra and values in her own marriage. Lang’s libido is as ...

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Desiree Day - Spiritual Seduction - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books - Meet Riley: a sister, mother, teacher, and wife to Bradley Tyson. She has a good heart, and she's a great parent to her children and a forgiving wife, even when Bradley treats her like trash. On the evening of their fifth anniversary, Bradley is murdered by a pimp for non-payment of services. His evil deeds as a human have guaranteed him occupancy in hell. However, there’s something on earth that Bradley wants too badly to stay there. Bradley’s spirit starts to visit Riley at night in her bedroom. His seduction reminds Riley of the old times before they were married. Night after night, the seduction continues, and Bradley takes Riley on trips to the other side...a place called Lavaster. She realizes that she is falling in love with Bradley all over again, that is, until he reminds her of his dark side. During the repast, her boss of six years, Malik Davenport, comforts her. He’s tall, handsome, ric...

Dutch - Dynasty - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - The Bells, a crime family in New York, has the cocaine market on lock. The Simmons have the heroin market on lock. The Bells and Simmons are family, and when the two families are about to merge and take all of New York by storm, Guy Simmons is shot and is knocking at death’s door. Right before Guy was shot, he was grooming his two sons, Kevin and Tyquan, to take over. Guy is left unconscious and in critical condition. Both brothers are hell-bent in finding out who is behind the shooting of their father so that they can seek vengeance. Kevin (Kev) and Tyquan (Ty) hate each other with a passion. Not because their mothers cannot stand one another but for another reason altogether. Kev, being more of a hot-head, thinks he figured out who shot his father. A war ensues, but unfortunately he barked up the wrong tree and brought on an unnecessary war with the wrong people. Ty is the more level-headed thinker, and just when ...

Patrice Franklin - The Last Good Man - Available Now - 3.5 out of 5 books - Charles Budrow is a supervisor for DC’s metro bus system who believes that he can make a difference in the world. His peculiar aura is that he is also a born again Christian that doesn’t proclaim his spirituality by intimidating words but by his humility and acts of kindness. Charles mentors the youth in the community, visits his mother, and is a worker in the church. Wanda Harold is an estranged wife that’s accustomed to the finer things in life due to her upbringing and the life her husband afforded her and the family. But when Wanda's husband leaves her for another woman, she’s struggling to find her foothold in an independent nature while trying to stay strong for her children. Alcohol has become her closest companion; morning, noon, and evening...good days as well as bad days. Upon their paths crossing, an attraction blossoms despite Wanda’s snobbish reservations surrounding Charles' ...

Lisa Y. Watson - Watch Your Back - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books - Devon Mitchell is being haunted by the death of his ex-girlfriend. To get himself together, he goes to his uncle's farm. After being there for a few months, he decides that it's time to get back to reality. After receiving some unsettling news about the art gallery his grandmother left him, he makes a detour to D.C. When he arrives, he is met with opposition from acting gallery director Jayde Seaton. Jayde has a lot of questions and not a lot of answers. She wants to know why someone (Devon) who obviously knows very little about the operations of an art gallery, could come in and steal her promotion. Along with that drama, someone is actually trying to sabotage the gallery. Devon has his hands full trying to get answers about what is going on and who is behind it. While all of this is happening, Jayde and Devon are trying to make sense of their budding attraction. The question is, can their new fou...

Richard Jeanty - Ignorant Souls  - Available Now! - 3 out of 5 books - Ignorant Souls by Richard Jeanty is the story of a dysfunctional family. Buck Johnson came from a huge family, a total of 15 brothers and sisters. His father worked in the fields trying to provide for his family the best way he knew how. Unfortunately due to his upbringing, he would take his frustrations out on his family by beating them. His frustrations came from lack of money, too many mouths to feed, etc. Buck Johnson literally came from nothing and strives to make a better life for his family. Buck marries a girl that seemed to be raised in a good Christian household. Little does he know that his wife has been keeping a horrible secret, and little does either one of them know that her parents have been keeping a secret themselves. Love does not seem to live at the Johnson residence. Buck has a hard time expressing how he feels and gives little to no affection to his children or his wife. Alth...

Pamela Yaye - Love on the Rocks - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - Tangela Howard has a new outlook on life. Since coming back from Mexico, she is 80 pounds lighter, more confident, and knows what she wants out of life. She also knows what she doesn't want and that would be her ex-fiance Warrick Carver! Tangela and Warrick dated for 7 years, and Warrick was her everything. She moved in with him, cooked for him, and cleaned for him. After they were engaged and Tangela realized that Warrick was not ready to get married, she left and went to Mexico for 2 years. Now that she is back, she has a new agenda. She wants a husband and children, but not with Warrick. After seeing Tangela, Warrick realizes that his life is nothing without her. He also realizes that he is going to have to make the hardest sell he has ever made if he wants Tangela back in his life permanently. Love on the Rocks by Pamela Yaye is a good read. The plot is well developed and very easy to relate to. Yay...

Dwayne S. Joseph - Betrayal - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - When someone betrays you, how would you handle the situation? Would you seek revenge, or would you take it even a step further? Would you make the person pay for their wrongdoings, or would you be able to forgive and forget? Zeke is a successful entrepreneur who's life is his work. Long hours away from home causes Zeke to neglect his duties at home as a husband. Zeke gets a rude awakening when he receives an anonymous package containing photos of his wife's infidelity. Zeke is out for revenge and is determined to make his wife pay with the ultimate price. Will Zeke go too far and cause his plan to backfire, or will his plan get carried through with life-altering effects? Sam came from a rough background. After doing several stints in prison, Sam is facing another long prison stay if he gets in any more trouble. On a whim, a robbery takes an interesting twist when the tables are turned on Sam. His life...

Erica Hilton - Diamond Syndicate - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books! - Diamond Reed dreams of living the glamorous life by any means necessary. She’s beyond reproach and has no conscience about who she hurts while trying to ‘get hers.’ Spoiled as a child, she honed the skill of manipulation while watching her father abuse her mother. Feeling no sympathy, she in turn incites some of those beatings. Love is a foreign word in Diamond's world; she has no perception of its meaning. Living life fast and furious, Diamond becomes a single mom and wastes no time blaming young Dante for her failures . Everyone has a place and purpose in her world, and they are all to be used for her benefit. Medicaid case worker Shakeeda Bingham naively falls victim to assisting Diamond in one of her illegal schemes and discovers the malevolent side of her co-conspirator. Using her feminine wiles, Diamond lures young ballers in and plays them for all they’re worth. She uses her sexual prowess to i...