Bursting with originality and controversy, author Naleighna Kai has created a provocative, and at times heart-warming, tale about an age-old problem that will strike a chord with all women.Every Woman Needs a Wife is the hilarious, but thought-provoking story of a wife who does the "unthinkable." Strolling in on Vernon and his mistress one night, Brandi Spencer insists that the new woman in his life come home and earn her keep the honest way—on her feet he...

Brooklyn Waverly just wants to be happy.Unfortunately, happiness seems like a pipe dream for her. Her career as a social-media-famous dress maker is derailed by scandal when a client with her own social media following steals Brooklyn’s man. Now jobless, man-less, and potentially homeless, Brooklyn needs to start over from scratch.When a friend offers her the opportunity to start over in a small coastal town, Brooklyn reluctantly takes her up on the suggest...

In a world where everything feels so wrong, Mercy found the one thing that felt right in Story. To the outside, Mercy has it all, but little does the outside know, he fights demons every day to simply survive. Mercy is the epitome of fake it until you make it. What keeps him going is the belief that his breakthrough is coming soon, and the only one he wants on his side when it happens is Story Jones. Being his best friend’s little sister, Story doesn’t know just how deep Mercy feels for he...

Heart pounding.Nail biting.Gritty.Unique.Genesis Alexander is living high off of life, enjoying her career and her life with her wonderful husband Sean. However, that bubble quickly burst when a surprise greeting stares Genesis in her face. She reacts without thinking and has to decide whether she wants to start over and let guilt consume her.A cheating man can dish it out, but they definitely can't take it. Sean has no problem dippi...

Essence Knox never thought she'd be starting over at her age. After two decades of teaching math at Hardwood High, raising her daughters, and keeping everything together, she's faced with a quiet house and tough decisions. Selling the family home seems like the right move, but letting go of the past and the pain that comes with it is easier said than done. Little did she know, her fresh start would come in the form of a new colleague. Enter Xavier Sharpe, the retired military man turned hi...

They say the best things come when you least expect it.Burned by her ex-husband and a messy divorce, Jeannie Dubois isn't looking for anything more than a good friend. Besides, she's still dealing with the ex who can't seem to let her go.Insert NBA coach Aiden Walsh. Sure, he wants so much more than friendship with the beautiful woman he met at a wedding, but he's sure he can play the part, and he's good at biding his time. So, for now, he'll fill any role ...

Willow Lourie, daughter of Kyle and Eyota, is the definition of against the grain.She lives her life unapologetically to the desires of her heart. She's always known what was right according to pack law and her parents' guidance, but when right doesn't work with what her heart wants, she does the next best thing... her. What happens when someone comes along making her second guess her true heart's desire?Sven Collins is new to pack life but not new to the p...

Honey Williams doesn’t trust men.Between her father and last lover, a part of her struggles with resenting the entire species. She’s spent the past six months hidden in the safety of her parents’s home hoping her kind heart will never be the cause of pain and misfortune again. That seems possible until a cranky client causes chaos … which leads to her meeting Mr. Librarian.A natural protector, Kahlil Roberts feels like less of a man if he can’t serve those in need. When he ...

You know those summer night, cool breeze, everybody is outside and kicking it? Music blaring, you chilling with your girls, watching the guys? Well, that’s how it went for Moët.Moët Rubins was sitting on her best friend’s stoop with her girls, kicking it and having drinks, when a drop top Maybach pulled onto the block and out hopped out Zyair Zane Whitfield, the undefeated heavy weight champ. With millions of dollars and wins under his belt, Zane is interested in the soft spoken gi...

Former playboy Darius Jones is back on top. His high-profile legal trouble is finally behind him, and ahead is a bright NBA career—and the engagement to his soulmate, the irrepressibly sexy Fancy Taylor. But bad news has a habit of coming when you least expect it, and this time Darius could lose everything he has …The New York Times and Essence Bestseller!

Sametra Andrews knows how to run into burning buildings, but facing her own emotions has been a harder fight. For seventeen years, the devoted single mother and fearless firefighter has kept life simple: protect her son, avoid heartbreak, and never depend on a man to show up.But one rainy night shatters that plan. After a devastating car crash leaves her son Samaj hospitalized, Sametra meets Dr. Malik Holloway, a fine physical therapist with Alabama roots, healing hands, and an ene...

Two things threaten to destroy several areas of Daron Kincaid’s life—the tracking device he developed to locate victims of sex trafficking and an inherited membership in a mysterious outfit called The Castle. The new developments set the stage to dismantle the relationship with Cameron, the woman he loves, as well as the new life he’s building outside of an Interpol and FBI sting that brought down his former enemies. Coming out of the shadows could have dangerous consequences that affect e...