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Niobia Bryant -  The Hot Spot -  Available Now! -  4 out of 5 books -  Zaria Ali gave half of her life to a man and she refuses to let that happen ever again! At age 42, Zaria is experiencing everything that she didn't have the opportunity to experience at 20, including younger men. She enjoys the company of younger men because they are willing and eager. That is, until she meets Kaleb Strong. Kaleb is one of those infamous Strong men that grey prematurely, but with their looks and body, it actually works for them. Kaleb is tired of dating and is ready to settle down and start a family of his own. When he meets Zaria, he thinks he may have meet the woman he has been searching for. That couldn't be further from what Zaria is looking for. She is in it for great sex and a good time, but with no feelings. Regrettably, your heart doesn't always listen to what your brain is telling it. Now Zaria may have lost everything that she didn't know she wanted a...

Niobia Bryant -  Mistress No More -  Available Now! -  5 out of 5 books -  Message From a Mistress left us puzzled, piqued, and just plain perturbed with the infamous question…"Whose husband is the lying, cheating dog?" The ladies are back with their lives still in limbo, marriages hanging on by a well-worn thread, and their sanity questionable at the present time. The vindictive vixen, Jessa Bell, has ruined lives and still remains single without a love to come home to. The text message proved to be the motivation that Jaime Hall needed to release her from her husband Eric’s sadistic and degrading acts. Aria Livewell’s loss of control has caused her marriage to catapult into a tailspin as she terrorizes Kingston with harsh words of accusation and distrust. The ‘ever perfect’ Renee wishes that the text message was all she had to deal with, as she faces the betrayal of Jackson having an affair and bringing additional baggage into their marriage. Niobi...

Donna Hill, Niobia Bryant, Zuri Day -  Heat Wave (anthology) -  Available Now! -  4.5 out of 5 books -  Heat Wave is a romance anthology featuring three stories about summer flings. Summer Fever by Donna Hill was a fun summer romance. Nina Forbes is house sitting in the Hampton's for one of her best friend's clients. Nina has planned to get a little R & R and sightseeing in while there. The last thing she expected to do was to have a summer rendezvous. But once she meets her summer neighbor, Ian Harrison, she may have to rethink her plans. Ian is in the Hampton's to oversee the summer season opening of his lounge and plans to return to Barbados once his business there is complete. However, love has a way of changing all plans. Can what started out as fling, become the real thing? One Hot Summer by Niobia Bryant was an excellent read. Nylah "Love" Lovely is a very sought after event planner that was once married to a superstar R& B artist. She...

Meesha Mink - Real Wifeys: On The Grind - Available Now! - 4 out of 5 books - Kaeyla "Goldie" Dennis is a nobody with nothing until she meets Damion "Dyme" Gunners outside his shop while she daydreams of having ‘one’ outfit like all the other kids. Goldie trades in her innocence for all the luxuries that she’s never had, leaving behind the secondhand clothes as dreadful memories in her past. Dyme is 23 years older than Goldie when he makes her his lil' secret wifey at 15 years old. When an adult and cocky Goldie refuses to play her position as Dyme’s jump off, she finds out that the world is still as cold and heartless without money and a man to carry her load. Goldie has to reach deep within and gather the strength instilled in her from her Mama Bit as she embarks on different hustles that will afford her to live the lifestyle she’s grown accustomed to. Meesha Mink has branched out independently and is pioneering her very own Real Wifey series. Pove...