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More Than Gold [Book One] by jupiterscript
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Highest Ranking Received #1 in Chicklit "People in your life for seasons, anything that happens is for a reason." Book One. Golden "Goldie" Banks life was anything but easy but she managed to survive. After escaping an abusive relationship and being pushed away from her family Golden found herself pregnant and all alone in Miami. That was four years ago, now she has her four-year old daughter that keeps her going everyday. In order to provide she turns to stripping and becomes one of the biggest strippers at one of Miami's hottest strip clubs, K.O.D. She eventually meets Jayceon Carter, a well known business man in Miami. They instantly hit it off and everything seems to be looking up but what's life without a little drama?. Copyrighted © 2015-2016 by Jupiterscript, Self Publishing ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The Eye of The Storm | Dave East  by shaytheless
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25 year old Angel Amore is in love with her life. Having Amir, her serious longtime boyfriend of 7 years, by her side, the perfect career that she was in love with (not to mention the lavish lifestyle that it could pay for) she is very content with her life. But one day her life takes a turn for the worst; sending her in a downwards spiral. What will happen when she meets Dave East, the top drug lord of New York? Will he be The Eye of her Storm or the devil waiting to take her on a trip to hell?...
Rose Cut by CammieTea
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When you cut a Rose. It begins to wither... And dies.... Without the proper attention that is. . . Rosalina "Rose " Quartz is the definition of survival. Left alone and wounded. Rose experienced what no child should have to bear in her youth. Still, Rose survived. Pushing through the harsh grips of life, and leaving the past behind, Rose promised herself that she would have a better life. Now 22 and a well known hairstylist. Rose finally has the chance to bury her demons and start a whole new life. Maybe even fall in love. But when her past cuts into her new found freedom, and wont let her go . She finds out that happiness is not so easily obtained, and with love comes lies. Rosalina must quickly decide who to trust. Is what she wants, really what's best for her? How many more cuts can she take before this Rose withers, and dies just as the one before her. Book 1 of 3 C O M P L E T E D © 2016 CAMETRICE M. HEYWARD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law .
Malia&Khari by fiftyslays
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Khari Valentine is a basketball player from New Orleans, Louisiana who seems to be very rough around the edges. His move to Washington, DC to play college ball for Georgetown University is less than smooth. He meets a very well rounded young lady in Malia King. She's smart, beautiful, spiritual, and patient. Can they build a friendship or would the two think that they have nothing in common?
Where Would I Be Without My Baby? by TeeGraham
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Boy meets girl, reality meets fantasy.. Unconditional love meets imperfect lovers.
The God Complex by GenHope
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D'Anthony Carlos has skated through life always being protected. When you're related to the biggest drug cartel in the DMV you gotta be protected. When all of your uncles are the most feared and respected you automatically garner the same attention. With his head held high he maneuvered through life not giving a damn. Not about the stares, whispers and rumors that surrounded his last name. People think they know him, but they have no idea. More detailed description in story...
Sweet Bastard by sweetdreamer33
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Lisa and her boss, Alessandro, agree to spite their exes by pretending to date, but things begin to backfire when fake feelings become real along the way. ***** For two years, Lisa Brooks worked as a secretary to the powerful self-made billionaire, Alessandro Russo. He hardly noticed her, and to him, she was nothing more than a co-worker who wore conservative clothes, a tight bun, and followed his orders. But when Lisa's heart gets broken by her first love and Alessandro starts to lose his willpower to avoid Gretchen (his ex-girlfriend and now-client's wife), they decide to help each other out by fake dating. I mean, how hard can it be to not fall in love? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro
DEDICATION | Book Two by urbancreations
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Works #2 : Ahmad Hassan Sinclair, 29, finally met his goal in becoming happy and finally letting someone into that cold heart of his and fell in love deeply. But of course as we know .. Ahmad's life was never perfect, and will never be perfect .. things don't come easy and shit will always hit the fan and ruin something to knock him off track but the question is will Ahmad bounce back this time? Will he have that will power in him to keep fighting to get where he wants to be in life? He used his determination he had in his blood to find that happiness he needed but will he use the dedication in his system to stay happy? Or will he let everything he has built so far fall apart and crumble at his feet?
Interrupted Heart by NicoleDoesNada
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The best part of Nyla Ashton's life was only in her imagination. The only way that she could get through the day was by thinking of him. His lips. His eyes. His smile. She wanted him. The man that she yearned for was not her boyfriend of 3 years. Even after 23 years, Nyla still remembers all of the life-changing events that occurred throughout her childhood into her adolescence. Nyla attempts to get herself as well as the people around her to live a stressfree life although the universe seems to be against her. It was her long time bestfriend, Ace Payne, who was to thank for her reason to keep on going and never giving up. After starting her modelling agency with her brother, Tyson, Nyla assumed that everything around her would fall into place and the future she deserved would be an easy ride. Initially it was.
DETERMINATION | Book One by urbancreations
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Works #1: Ahmad Hassan Sinclair, 25, was taught to always fight and work hard for what he wanted. In the life he was given nothing was ever handed to him. He grew up in the hoods of Houston, witnessing things no child should ever see in their life. His mom and pop worked hard just tryna make ends meet, to keep food on the table and clothes on their kids back. But it was far from easy .. Seeing his parents struggle the way they did for years, motivated him to work ten times harder. He made it a mission to not end up like his folks, he wanted more in life. He knew there was more to life than what he grew up seeing. But he also knew in order to be somebody in this world as a black man he had to fight and strive for it and also dodge the bullshit that came along with it. He set goals, he had dreams, he had a vision and nothing could stop him from achieving them. Now that he's at the top of his game, making money, living the live he always wanted, seeing the things he never seen and moving up the success path .. he figured life would eventually turn out to be great but sadly he still isn't happy or content with how things are.. there's this one missing piece in his life that will fully complete him. But let's see how determined Ahmad will be to find what that missing piece is or what he will do to get it.