(THE FIRST OF FOUR BOOKS IN THE OPEN WATERS SERIES). Rylee Moore, a quiet African American girl who'd rather read than go out, is starting her first year in high school. To her, there is nothing worse than attention. She's never been so worried about what could happen to her in the wilderness of it all. She makes a plan to stay low but little does she know she won't be there for long. Her hopes of finding a guy as handsome as Christian Grey from 50 Shades of Grey are brought to life by meeting Wyatt Crawford. He is what she's always wanted but she hate attention, even if though she begins to crave it from him. She wants him, as much as he wants her but her own insecurities and personal worries causes problems for her. Her mind is open to so many things that putting idea in it is to do. She begins to try and fight the feelings she has for him but, begins to wonder can she make it though the next four years of high school. Will his past flame be the reason they fall apart or will the revealation of her love for him be enough to get them through it?

Celina hates Jake. Jake hates Celina. Can two people, completely opposite from one another settle their differences and find love in the process? How can you be in love with someone whom you are diametrically opposed to? This a story of love, friendship, heartbreak, tragedy, and triumph. It's a tale that proves you can find and lose love... on Any Given Thursday. An interracial romance.

**Contains mature content** There's a reason why the wicked have more fun... She's a lawyer to be. He's a high-profile mob boss. For all intents and purposes, they really shouldn't have even crossed paths. But when Jourdain and Matteo meet, a wicked passion ignites between the two. But can she turn a blind eye to his immoral and downright illegal ways, and go against the very laws she is learning to protect? Can he give up the "business" thats made him who he is today? Or are they doomed to end up like the star-crossed lover literary counterparts, Romeo and Juliet? It doesn't get more wicked than this....

Nikki is a registered nurse in a 6 year relationship with the top district attorney in Atlanta, Ga Kevin Rainey. Lately Nikki has been feeling different about their relationship especially when she becomes involved with a hotshot FBI agent Mr. Shaun Maxwell. Will Nikki start having feelings for Shaun that will change her mi MOnd about marrying her long time boyfriend or will it be just a fling for her? Then there is Dr.Vincent Taricone a very sexy hot blooded Italian doctor that works with Nikki and has wanted her since the day she started working in the ER department at Baptist General. Feeling overwhelmed by all the attention, Nikki is forced to make a decision about who she wants to be with. Will she stay with Kevin or will Shaun or Vincent steal Nikki's heart? There is no guarantee for any of these men when it comes down to What the Body Wants.

Todays to-do list: Lilly's new life 1) focuses on personal life 2) stop trying to please mother 3) make little sis baby shower cake 4) find contractor Lilly's life has always been centered around her education and a highly successful bakery that she has built from the ground up, but know that Lilly has accomplished all of her business goals she cant help but notice that something is missing from her seemingly perfect life. And that would be a life outside of her bakery and friends/employees. Little dose Lilly know that the key to fixing her personal life is moving in next door. Gabe is a good old' southern boy with some baggage in the form of a 5 year old son Ryan, Gabe and his son have moved up North for a change of pace after Ryan's mother and Gabe's soon to be ex-wife ran away with his cousin. Gabe and Ryan are starting fresh in a new town and possibly with a new pastry chef.

Brielle Jackson and Levi Miller have been friends since they were six and were playing pee wee baseball together. Levi is a 6'0, athletic, blonde, fair-skinned, light brown eyed baseball player while Brielle is 5'4 and everything he is except she plays fastpitch softball now, has dark brown eyes and is African American. Their friendship never saw color as a boundary because the status was only that of best friends. As they grew older their friendship just grew stronger and feelings for each other morphed into something more. Coming out of the senior year, Levi tells Brielle some thing that changes the makeup of their friendship. Not only will their twelve year friendship be tested by outside forces but they both learn about the hard realities of the world around them. In the end, Brielle will have a decision to make, one that could destroy any chance she may have with the boy who's always had her heart. Can she use the strength, courage and perserverance she's learned from the place she's lived her entire life or will it break the strong young woman she became? Or will the outside forces using race as a divider become a boundary that destroys this friendship and growing love?

At age 25, Imani Forde doesn't quite know what to do when a house fire makes her lose everything that she has. She isn't sure how she will cope until she is offered a large amount of money in return for her taking on a job with the iciest human on earth. Handsome, intelligent and complicated are three words that can be used to describe Vincent Pellegrino. Son of multi millionaire Giovanni Pellegrino, taking over the family business is what is expected out of him. But expectations and reality prove to be two different things when it comes to Vincent. When their two worlds collide, an act of kindness begins a spiral of emotions for the both of them. THIS IS IN AN INTERRACIAL BW/WM. I AM SIMPLY MAKING YOU AWARE SO THAT YOU KNOW. IF RACE REALLY PLAYS A BIG PART IN YOUR ENJOYMENT THEN I'M SORRY GUYS, YOU PROBABLY WON'T LIKE IT. :D Happy Reading.

Krystal Summers an African American 16 year old who just moved from New york City to Houston,Texas has to deal with the drama of catching the eye of the newly single hot guy in town Scott Anderson who happens to be white and rich.Even after Scott vowed not to get in another relationship after breaking up with his long term girlfriend of two years ,He sparks a friendship with Krystal that soon blossoms into more. This starts a problem considering Scotts parents wants him to be with Chloe ,who's not ready to give up on Scott. Read on to find out who gets their happy ending afterall :)

In the 1940s, living in Georgia, is hard. Being an African American is harder, even if your only half. That's Jane Wright's dilemma. Having a white mother and a black father makes you mulatto. Which means she has the best of both worlds. She has lighter skin than the other negro girls, and darker skin than the white girls but she also has a black woman's curves and white woman's hair. Guys can't get enough of her, until Jane wants more than a sexual relationship, she wants a romantic one. One night, while at a mixer party- blacks and whites- Jane almost gets raped until Robert Clark comes to her rescue. Robert is kind, funny and totally romantic but the only problem is he's white! Yes, white! And a white boy dating a black girl, even if she's only half, is unheard of. When Robert starts seeing Jane more and more, he starts getting certain feelings for her. But will Jane feel the same after going through tons of guys or will she be afraid of what people will think? Read Forbidden Love to find out how love overcomes ALL obstacles.