Just give it up, they said.Just one night, he said.What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, they said.Then why did elementary school teacher Tiana Cook suddenly find herself seeing her weekend fling everywhere she went in her hometown of Atlanta?Just for one night, he promised.Just one more time, he pleaded.Then why was it that record producer Justus Gates still tasted Tiana’s sweet taste on his lips and saw her love faces behind his closed eyel...

Who knew someone so dangerous could be so damn irresistible?The middle child of three girls, Solána Winters, was always one to oppose her mother’s wishes for her to be the typical good girl. However, deep down Solána knew her stubbornness had sent her mother to an early grave. After tragedy strikes, she gets back on the right path and focuses solely on herself … until she stumbles upon a bewitching addiction like no other, with not a single cure in sight.Kisan, known to man...

Who knew the purest love would turn out to be the most addictive substance?Kisan Williams knew from the second he laid eyes on Solána Winters that he wanted her. But from wanting her to now loving her was something that he never expected to happen. And now that it has, Kisan is torn. Should he make things workwith the woman he loves or stay with the woman who birthed his precious daughter?Solána Winters is still distraught from Kisan’s sudden end to their relationshi...

Qua loves Wynner. Wynner loves Qua. Easy enough, right? But Wynner came with two brothers who couldn't stand Qua with their baby sister. Qua couldn't stand not having Wynner with him, even if he didn't have his life together. With faith, his word and love, he grabs his love's hand and marries her at the court house.Flash forward five years, and all the promises that Qua has made Wynner he has come through on them. To stay true, secure the bag & be her ace through all her pain. With...

He promised he would never leave her.Then why did he break her heart eight years ago?She said that he was her one and only.Then why did she tear their love apart eight years ago?Flight attendant Makenna Akins has received a text from the man she loves every year for eight years, but they haven’t spoken a word to one another. Distraught over a harrowing decision that she made at a critical time in her life, Makenna has become a fraction of her former self. Wh...

Blake Karrington brings together a group of talented authors, each with their unique writing style, and the end result is astonishingly jaw-dropping and will surely leave you begging for more. Beard Gang Chronicles is a collection of erotic short stories comprised of steamy sex scenes, mind-blowing passion, and a plethora of deliciously handsome bearded men who are sure to capture the minds and hearts of readers within the first few pages. Join us as we take you on a sensual journey with f...

New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber and Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt return with a story of love, betrayal and racism in the next addition to the wildly popular Family Business series.From the time he was a boy in Georgia, LC Duncan, patriarch and leader of the Duncan clan, has battled racism. Even now that he and his family are truly successful, the racism can still be in-your-face. Maybe it’s the political climate or perhaps it’s just bad timing, but LC and the rest o...

One final fling was the gift her fiancé had given her.One wild weekend in Vegas was what her friends planned.A hidden identity and four hot nights were what she gave a stranger in Vegas.Then how did social media influencer London Pharr become a runaway bride?He was a player who didn't do relationships.She was a temporary escape for the weekend.Then why did MLB player Carter Lockwood find himself crashing the wedding of a woman he could not fo...

He’s rude, judgmental, intimidating and everything you don’t want in a man, yet for some reason you find yourself enticed by a thug love—well that’s what happens when three women cross paths with the Ramsey men.Kanada Alton is a twenty-six-year-old mother who finds herself homeless by the hands of her baby father. With her only hope to find her parents who moved to another state, she sets out for New York and in doing so she crosses paths with Alvaro "Wrath" Ramsey—the King of New ...

Welcome to Detroit, Michigan, home of the grittiest, illest, most hardcore, crime-infested, and poverty-stricken neighborhoods in the country. It’s sometimes referred to as the Murder Capital because of the huge murder rate that never ceases to surprise us, the Murder Mitten, or the Dirty Glove because of the state’s shape on the U.S. map.Detroit is home to many scholars, rappers, athletes, and concerned citizens, but the streets belong to those in the underworld—addicts, dealers, ...

No one turns out luscious pies and to-die-for cakes like Marvin Carter. Few outside of the family know about his baking skills, but working as a restaurant line cook is getting old fast. Now he'll do whatever it takes to win start-up money from a major cooking contest and launch his own business. But his prime competition is making things hot for him in-and out-of the kitchen . . . Naomi Carson is as savory as her soul food and has twice the spice. This confident, large-and-in-charge beaut...

Just released from the mental hospital for shooting her ex-husband, Kassie is in no mood to date men. Now a newly single mother, she’s focused on raising her son. She also has to get her career as an author back on track and rediscover her passion for romance writing. She has things to do. But Lorenzo comes into her life, a gorgeous firefighter who isn’t accustomed to hearing the word no. He’s more than a heated distraction. He’s an erotic inferno of lust and everything sizzling. So the ch...