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Allison Hobbs - Lipstick Hustla - Available Now! - 4.5 out of 5 books - Misty is back with more drama and issues than ever before. Misty is in the process of rebuilding the business that she lost. She now has a stable of young, sexy men who have no problem with satisfying her clients. Misty’s men are bringing in more cash than she could ever imagine. But she still wants the one thing that she can no longer have…Brick. Brick has left Misty behind to marry her mother Thomasina. Brick (a.k.a. Baron) is now enjoying the married life and is excited about the pending birth of his child. But Misty is still holding out hope that Baron wants to come back to her. But Misty’s scandalous ways may be her ultimate undoing when she crosses the wrong person. Allison Hobbs brought us some more of her signature drama and spice with Lipstick Hustla. If that’s even possible to imagine, Misty is even more scandalous in this book than in the previous ones. Readers will find that Misty is still a...

Eric Jerome Dickey - Tempted by Trouble - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - Dmytryk Knight is a well educated man with a white collar job at a Detroit automobile company. Dmytryk is doing pretty well until a recession hits, and he’s laid off from his job. After being on unemployment for two years and looking for work, he feels like he’s at the end of his rope. Dmtryk’s wife Cora convinces him to take a job offer from a dubious criminal. Soon Dmytryk is a working with a gang of bank robbers and things spiral out of control when things go terribly wrong. Will Dmytryk be able to walk away from his new lifestyle before it’s too late? Tempted by Trouble is another fascinating novel by Eric Jerome Dickey. Dickey created another fresh, new character in Dmytryk. Dmytryk is a character that has an air of mysteriousness throughout the book. This story wouldn’t be complete without a lot of action packed scenes that Dickey is known for. Readers will need to pay close attention to wha...

D K Gaston - Darkest Hours: A Joseph Hooks Novel  - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - Private detective Joe Hooks is back to take on what he thinks is an easy case. All he has to do is pick up a package from an eccentric businessman named Montgomery Webb. But Joe finds himself in the middle of a strange situation when he finds the billionaire tied to a chair clinging on to his last breath. What’s even more disturbing is what Montgomery’s last words to Joe are. Joe enlists the help of his ex-partner and best friend Kool-Aid to find out why this package is so important. With contract killers, a mysterious attorney, and a government agency hot on their trail, Joe and Kool-Aid are soon thrusted into a potentially deadly situation. Will Joe find out the true meaning of a dead man’s words and why this package is so important? Darkest Hours is an intriguing mystery by D K Gaston. Gaston once again brought a unique storyline with this book. This story starts with some non-stop...

Traci Bee - Two Tears In A Bucket - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - After being abused by her stepfather and betrayed by her own mother, 18-year-old Simone Woodard has had enough. She moves out on her own to carve out a new life for herself. Simone soon catches the eye of a mysterious young man named Kevin. Kevin quickly finds out that Simone seems to be the one woman that he’ll leave the streets for. But leaving the streets is hard for Kevin to do, and he ends up with a lengthy prison sentence. Simone is left with raising their baby alone, but her father steps in to give her the support that she needs. But Simone is faced with terrible circumstances when someone is threatening to take her baby away from her. Fast forward years later and Simone is now a married woman who is still in close contact with Kevin. Upon his pending release, Kevin has feelings for Simone and he thinks that the feelings are mutual. Will Kevin be able to get Simone back, or will she continue wi...

M.Q.W. - Entrepreneur II: The Transition - Available Now! - 3.5 out of 5 books - Swift and Block are back together again. Swift has taken over the streets and is in the process of turning his street money into legal money. Swift has a new business venture that is making his dream of getting out of the game a reality. Block has just been released from prison and is trying to adjust to life on the outside with his friend and partner-in-crime, Swift. But new problems arise when outside forces are trying to take these two friends down. Will they be able to weather the storm together? Entrepreneur II: The Transistion is a good sequel to Entrepreneur by M.Q.W. M.Q.W. does a good job of showing the growth in Swift and Block’s characters. You see just how hard it is for Swift and Block to get out of the game in order to live on the right side of the law. M.Q.W. brought a good twist to the average street tale by showing Swift and Block taking actual steps towards living a regula...

Miasha - 'Til Death - Available Now! - 3 out of 5 books - Celess and Si-Si are back again with even more drama than before. Now on the run, this duo decides to settle in Italy with the help of one of Si-Si’s former clients. Soon they start a very lucrative international escort business to serve some very wealthy clients. But as always, things are too good to be true when Celess and Si-Si's business and lives are threatened by a familiar past enemy. Si-Si and Celess may self-destruct when they bump heads over the destructive lifestyle they are leading. Miasha brings back an entertaining duo of characters with ‘Til Death. Miasha illustrates the drama that follows Celess and Si-Si, this time on an international level. Readers of Miasha’s prior books will find that there’s yet another character from another book thrown into this story. Although this is the third and final installment of this series, this book is not as good as the previous books. This novel seemed to be...

Risqué - Smooth Operator - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books - Arri is a single mom and a hard working secretary by day. But at night, she operates Smooth Operator, a sexy website that fulfills the desires of her clients. The only thing missing in Arri’s life is someone to call her own. Her past is too painful to open her heart to another man until her sexy new boss enters the picture. Lyfe is the new boss in Arri’s office and all eyes are on him. As soon as Lyfe meets Arri, sparks fly and he’s ready to give in to his feelings. But Lyfe has to deal with his powerful, emasculating wife, Payton. Payton rescued Lyfe from his former unsavory lifestyle and always has the upper hand in their relationship. But Payton has bigger issues when her own skeletons are threaten to be exposed. Smooth Operator is a sexy page-turner by Risqué. Risqué once again brought us an entertaining novel that is full of the eroticism and excitement that we’ve come to expect. You may think that this sto...

Hunter Hayes - Stripper Pole To Heaven - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - Lisette Jones is a single mom trying to provide for herself and her teen daughter. She’s making a lot of money as she transforms herself into Club Bare’s marquee stripper, Golden. Lisette’s secret profession is providing her with a comfortable lifestyle, but there’s still something missing. With the help of her best friend Cynthia, Lisette is introduced to church and is on a spiritual walk. But can she continue to grow spiritually and still hang on to her profession? Cynthia is secure in her job and her faith. But her marriage with her abusive husband, Clyde, is taking a toll on her. Cynthia is trying her best to be all things to her husband, including getting a sexy makeover to add some spice to their marriage. But will this be enough? Stripper Pole to Heaven is an entertaining novel by Hunter Hayes. Lisette and Cynthia are very relatable characters that readers will enjoy. You see the struggle th...

Anna Black - Luck of the Draw - Available Now! - 3.5 out of 5 books - Kennedy and Cherae have been best friends since childhood. They’ve always been there for one another and nothing could tear them apart. But when a sexy club owner named Julian comes into the picture, their friendship is tested. Julian becomes smitten with one of these two women, and the green-eyed monster rears its ugly head. Kennedy and Cherae's lives are now filled with more drama and deceit that neither one of them was prepared for. Luck of the Draw is an entertaining novel by Anna Black. Black brings us a good novel about what true friendship really means. This story shows what can happen when one person’s sense of entitlement can cause havoc on the people around them. The overall message of this book is to really cherish your real friends and to watch out for those who may not have your best interest at heart. The only issue with this story is that there should have been a more complete conclusio...

Dijorn Moss - The Retreat - Available Now! - 4.5 out of 5 books - Chauncey, Will, Quincy, and Jamal attend Greater Anointing Christian Center (GACC). GACC has a congregation of 2,000 plus, and the majority are women. Pastor Dawkins leads this flock and wants to make sure that all members of GACC are involved with the church in one way or the other. So he creates a retreat for just the men in the church. While at the "Retreat," each man is dealing with their own personal dramas. Each of them are also wondering if they have bitten off more then they could chew. Will they be able to finish the retreat and find the answers they have been searching for, or will they leave and never return to the church? Will, who is a thief, has come to the retreat searching for answers about God and what he should do about his future. Will he return to the streets and possibly get caught and go to jail, or find redemption and become a true child of God? Chauncey believes that he is a ...

Wanda Campbell - Right Package, Wrong Baggage - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books - Pamela Roberts has been balancing her everyday life as a single mother and holding on to her Christian values. She really has not made time for a man until her own son picks out one for her. Micah Stevenson is everything that Pamela needs in her life, and he adores her son. Micah knows that Pamela and her son will make his life complete. He has a dark secret that he wants to tell Pamela about, but he’s afraid to tell her. Once the secret is revealed, it will change Pamela and Micah’s relationship forever.   Right Package, Wrong Baggage is a wonderful book by Wanda B. Campbell. Campbell expertly brings us a Christian fiction story with a very thought-provoking plot. Micah’s secret was a good example of testing the strength and faith of his and Pamela’s relationship. One of the underlying messages of this book is that you have to accept and learn from your past in order to move forward. Th...

Lorraine Elzia - Ask Nicely and I Might - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - Alex is a homicide detective who’s well on her way of becoming a captain. Alex is investigating one of the biggest cases of her career when she tries to stop a female serial killer. But this case becomes all too personal when someone close to her becomes one of the serial killer’s victims. Alex is on a race against time to catch this killer before she strikes again. Jade is an out of control woman who feels that she’s above the law. She gives her own brand of justice by killing her victims according to her twisted rules. The cat and mouse game that Jade is playing with the police is running out of steam. Jade may have met her match when Alex personally hunts her down. But things aren’t as cut and dry as they seem when Jade and Alex finally meet face to face. Ask Nicely and I Might is a thought provoking tale by Lorraine Elzia. This is a surprising tale about a deranged woman living by her own set ...

Amaleka McCall - Price of Fame - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books - Casey Pete and Dominique Branch were the best of friends years ago, but jealousy and lies tore them apart. Casey is now a famous porn queen who’s not feeling the business anymore. Dominique is a preacher’s wife who would rather forget her checkered past. But a tragic situation brings these friends back together in order to confront Jordan Bleu, the man that’s responsible for Casey’s career. This trio also has to deal with a murder from years ago that still haunts them. Brice Simpson is a detective that just got a promotion. In order to prove his worth, he decides to try to solve a cold case of a murdered fourteen-year-old girl. But Brice has to deal with more than he bargained for when his own younger sister goes missing. Murder, sex, and lies are what you’ll find in Price of Fame by Amaleka McCall. McCall brings us an entertaining tale that tackles the topics of sexual exploitation and child abduction wit...

Rahiem Brooks - Laugh Now - Available Now! - 3 out of 5 books - Identity theft affects millions each year. Losing your good credit to thieves in minutes is something that no one can imagine happening to them, but it does happen everyday. Laugh Now revolves around two brothers, Kareem and Dre Bezel, who are living two different lives. Kareem is an expert at his craft, and he's smart, handsome, and the golden child in his family. But Kareem is also a professional con artist. Kareem has assumed the identities of many unknowing victims, using their credit cards and checks to help fund his budding fashion line. His brother, Dre, is also living two lives, which includes being one of biggest drug dealers in his state. These brothers often don’t see eye to eye, but they are forced to come together when Dre is confronted by a dirty DEA agent named Lucas McKenzey. Will the brothers be able to conquer the demons that are destined to send them to priso...

Cheryl Robinson - When I Get Where I'm Going - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - When I Get Where I'm Going by Cheryl Robinson is the story of three sisters: Alicia, Hope and Heaven. Alicia is an aspiring actress. It has been thirteen years and her dream of making it big in Hollywood has not come into fruitation. Alicia is frustrated to say the least, especially after seeing one of her best friends become a successful actress. Hope is mourning the disappearance of her husband after a boating accident two years ago. She is having a hard time accepting the fact that he is really gone. Raising a daughter on her own and trying to keep it together has been hard. Her sister Heaven's drama is also stressing her out. Heaven is that sister that most of us can relate to. She's the one that cannot seem to figure out what she wants to do in life. She's always hanging with the wrong type of people who seem to influence her into making poor choices. When I Get W...

Monique D. Mensah - Inside Rain - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books - Rain is a woman that’s haunted by a horrific past. After witnessing the murder of her mother as a child, Rain has struggled with becoming a well-adjusted adult. But she keeps seeing terrible visions of her childhood that she’s desperately trying to run away from. Rain’s grandmother GiGi is trying to help her move forward by facing her past, but the pain is just too much. To make matters worse, Rain’s live-in siblings Danny and Carmen feel nothing but hatred and bitterness towards her. Danny has his own issues with abusive behavior. Carmen has issues with drugs and promiscuity. But when Rain, Danny, and Carmen are forced to take on their own demons, who will come out on top? Inside Rain is an intense psychological thriller by Monique D. Mensah. Mensah introduces us to a very complex woman who is trying to move on from her terrible past. This story shows how one traumatic experience in a person’s childhood ...

Shelley Halima - Blinding Mirror - Available Now! - 5 out of 5 books  - All that eighteen-year old Oliva Magdalena Delgado ever wanted to do was to escape her impoverished childhood ,her abusive parents, and her Afro-Mexican, Spanish, and Indian ancestry. When Oliva gets involved with a one-night stand with her friend Pillar’s brother and becomes pregnant, Oliva decides this is the perfect time to get out of Fresno, California and to the big city dreams of Los Angeles. Oliva quickly takes on a new identity and is on the hunt for a rich suitor that will give her the lap of luxury that she feels she deserves. Oliva, now Olivia Machado, is hired by property management tycoon Gino Valente. Gino is quickly smitten with Olivia. Gino and Olivia soon marry and have three daughters, Lourdes, and twins Sofia and Isabella. Olivia thinks that she finally has the life she’s always dreamed of until Gino’s brother becomes suspicious of Olivia’s background. More than twenty-five years lat...