completed 2020. "When her present begins to feel all too stifle, Citrus makes the most drastic decision of her life."

The vows remain unspoken. No one eats the cake. And she stands alone at the altar, abandoned on her wedding day. In one devastating moment, the life Cadence Mercier meticulously planned disintegrates. In the immediate aftermath of her public heartbreak, she does the unthinkable-dialing a number she swore she'd forgotten. He answers on the first ring. Love stories don't always end when we think they do. And sometimes those feelings we've tried to keep locked away find a way to break free. #1 in Black Erotica 8/18/2020! #1 in Love Is Real 2023 #1 in Macon 5/2023 #10 in Black Love 8/9/2021 Added to @Romance DiverseLit reading collection 9/12/2024!

Angela Nelson gets caught up in her own twisted ways.

Trying to navigate life as a young adult has never been easy. School? Relationships? Family? SECRETS? But the time will come for Daniella to break away from her routine lifestyle and inner demons. Who can change her life?

Sequel to Lost Kids! Amore believed that living miles and miles away from her loved ones would help her find her individuality- would help her be the woman that she always yearned to be. Strong minded, a hard worker, liberated- found. Does she still feel that when she's doing the one thing that she loves? Do they all feel found, doing what they love? Started: Aug 2019 Ended: Sep 2020 **** FULL VERSION OF THE BOOK IS NOW ON MY SITE****

Chai [shy] Bennett never thought love would lead her astray after risking it all for her high school sweetheart. He promised her a life of luxury and ease, but the cost was more than Chai could bargain for. She becomes a slave to the man she once knew and her opulent living quickly turns into a life of hell. Saint Campbell is another prisoner to his decisions as he tries to break the shackles of his past and find himself outside of the stigma. Being a former convict is a harsh start to his new beginning and his inner circle doesn't make it any better. Having to choose between his family, friends and future leads him down a dark, uncertain path. These two worlds collide in a brutal fight to freedom where life doesn't play fair. The battle tests their limits to the very end and creates a whirlwind of chaos. Will they make it out alive or will it just be another day in Chicago? (Completed in 2022 | Unedited) DISCLAIMER: This book contains details of physical and sexual abuse, with controversial topics. Reader discretion is advised. Please have respect for the subject matter and read with an open mind. Thank you.

Three years later and the gang has all moved on with their lives, while Icy remains behind bars. Danaë is living life best alongside long-time lover Peanut. Since their relocation to Miami they've received nothing but opportunities and happiness. But when a life changing event takes place in their home town, the most important day of their lives turn into a bloodshed war. Leaving both of them caught in a crossfire that changes their lives forever. Tiana is annoyed with her everyday life but not as annoyed as she is with her non committed boyfriend, Tech. When one of her longtime friendenemies return to fuck up her life, she tries to figure out what she's doing with it, while trying her hardest to hold onto her "relationship". But when a familiar face comes into town, she's willing to risk it all to get away, jeopardizing her relationship and life. Over in the city of Atlanta, Mónéy Matters keeps a low profile and minds her business, so when something outrageous happens, she's confused and suspicious. Strange things start to happen around her, making her question her safety and the FBI. On top of that Mónéy is hiding a secret of her own, that can blow her cover and get her caught up. A phone call from the hospital sends her running back to the very place that she swore she would never return to. Everyone is living their lives differently but something or someone always draws them to back to the grimy streets of New Orleans! When an enemy resurfaces, two brothers go against each other, and a hidden secret is exposed, no one will be safe and it'll have them all doing something shady to keep their secrets from being exposed. Read and find out just how DIRTY, Mónéy and the gang can be!

"Be safe, gyal! Di streets are dutty; dey'll chew yuh up an' spit yuh batty right out." Moving away is one of the hardest things to do. Nami Akiyama finds actuality in this statement when she's forced to move from her sunny hometown of Northern California to the shiesty streets of Kingston, Jamaica. The summer brings gang drama as the competition to be Kingston's Big Batty Princess arises. What happens when Nami finds herself interested in the perks of Jamaica, which includes meeting a guy with an interesting past and finding her calling in the beat of reggae? What happens when her connections lead to a deadly whirlwind? © Copyright, T'Keyah Hayes, All Rights Reserved, 2013.

After many let downs in men, Diamond has finally met the man of her dreams, Kai Mitchell, and with their daughter, life couldn't be any sweeter - but there's only one small problem; her dream man is a drug kingpin. Living a life looking over your shoulder is straining and with sudden murderous threats to her family, Diamond finds her self in the middle of a cross fire and does everything to protect her loved ones... even if it means taking a bullet for her man. Good girl gone bad, the ordeal changes her to something she thought she'd never be. But will it all be worth it in the end?

"Don't ever leave me again" With age comes responsibility, some comes sooner than for others. Being in a family filled with drugs and murder it's only normal to follow in the footsteps of those before you. With old beefs growing more and more deadly the family is more divided then ever. Everything comes at a cost and karma is very much real, it just hits in different ways. With the Jamaican cartel thriving in the drug world and deemed untouchable an old beef between Moriah and Kaine seems to be growing out of control leaving people stuck in the middle. New York also has stepped in to the feud when it's leader grows power hungry forcing sides to be chosen, their motto is 'Death Before Dishonor'. Ajani and Kaine's love story might be officially over, especially when mistakes are made and the past comes to light and sides are chosen out of lies and deceit. When it's all said and done only one side will remain and the California organization you all have grown to love might have just met its match.