November Hollands wanted the bad boy next door for years, but when he rejects her and leaves town after high school, she finds someone that does care for her. Malik Hunter has become the celebrity he always wanted to be but still hates that he missed his chance with his secret crush, November, his best friend. Now that they have crossed paths, ten years later, will the friendship prevail or will they finally have a chance to take things further. #1 Black Love (10/29/24) #1 Black Male (12/13/24) #1 Black Lead (01/12/25) #5 Contemporary Lit (10/29/24) #1 Celebrate Black Stories #1 Deception (12/22/24) #1 Black Characters (2/25/25)

(COMPLETE) Temah Amoah, an aspiring journalist and article editor joins one of the biggest companies that New York has to offer. She keeps to herself unless she is around family or extremely close friends. Her life is simple and a lack of complications all the way round until she meets her new boss. Douglas Coleman. Stubborn, dominant and intolerant to bullshìt. He has worked his way to the top and apart from a couple of flings, he never gets distracted. There is no way that this 5'6, curvy and inquisitive dark skinned beauty is going to throw him off! Right?....

"Y-you," she stuttered, staring at the handsome man sitting on the sleek black throne, "you're..." He rolled his eyes, waving his hand impatiently and said, "Hades. Come on, say it with me. Ha-des." "Hades," Ariel breathed out, still not believing the sight before her. Every picture she had seen of the gods had not depicted Hades' beauty. The god sitting before her was not a crusty old man with a white beard; no, he was a Calvin Klein model. "Yes," Hades clasped his hands together and grimaced, "the God of Death and riches; that's me." Ariel nodded, still refusing to believe but knowing she had to and Hades' grimace turned even bitter, "And you, darling, will be staying with me for quite some time." ~*~ Cover: _nymphomaniac Published: 8/6/14