"She hasn't had true love. It's hard to say that she's made love when she's never experienced it. Maybe she's even felt like she was in love at some point, but once those feelings went away she wonders if that feeling was real love. In turn, she questions whether she's ever actually made love to someone or was it just sex. Is that bad?" - Anonymous.

ven·det·ta /venˈdedə/ noun a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family. • • • Someone killed Beyoncé's little brother, Julez. She vows to kill everyone involved in his death. What if she meets his killer without her even realizing it? If she falls in love with him? Will she still do right by her brother and kill him or will she let the past be the past and choose romance?

Five years ago, 27 year old Phaedra Floyd woke up in an insane asylum not knowing how she got there. Now at 32 years old, she returns home to find out she's been betrayed by someone not knowing exactly who. The man she once loved and was her right hand, is now a top dog. Her old rivals have came up in the game along with some new faces. Phaedra knew she should of left the game a long time ago but on her own terms. This only fueled her more to gather answers and get her revenge. Along with some help from new and familiar faces of course.

"But you don't know what it's like for me; in my skin; my body; my mind. You don't." She deeply expressed with a heavy sigh, running her hands down her hot face.

Bookworm Alicia Woodson only cares about one thing: having a successful life now that she's done with college. And the way she plans to do that is to land an entry-level position at the magazine she currently works for as a paid intern. Gorgeous Rodney Greene, who didn't graduate college, works as a construction worker and who's family history is pretty sketchy, only cares about proving to himself that he isn't like these other Harlem guys that are caught up in the mix. Under normal circumstances, Alicia and Rodney wouldn't have crossed paths, but fate intervenes when Alicia meets Rodney through her fine best friend Maxine, the girl he's currently talking to. Alicia doesn't understand what Maxine sees in him and Rodney thinks Alicia is stuck-up around him because he didn't finish school, but what happens when the two keep running into one another and soon their first impressions change and their feelings start to develop for one another?

(Book One of the Partnered Series) 27-year-old Journee's plans for the summer were to work her butt off to get her article into a popular magazine and relax at her house. Who would've thought she'd be dragged along in her co-worker friends to hit up Tampa, FL while reconsidering her career? While on vacation, she recreates how she wants her summer to go until her creation mixes with someone else's. It's up to Journee to focus on the world she's created for herself to stay happy but will Journee be able to focus on her own article of life to keep herself together or does destiny have other plans?

Twenty one year old Kacey Hines living her life through her mother and forced to marry a guy she doesn't love.

It's a poly book

Melanie Shari Hopkins is a successful businesswoman, wife, and mother of 4. As she is at the top of her game, her world comes crashing down as she discovers her husband of 12 years has had an affair and is expecting a child with his mistress. Zephyrin Broussard-Inagawa is an entrepreneur and single father who happens to be a widow. In order to get away from the stress of the big city, he decides to move he and his son to a smaller town to provide a more peaceful environment. What happens when the two cross paths while in their times of need and realize that they may find the missing pieces in their crazy lives?

If there wasn't anything she hated the most it was MEN. Sevyn Moore, 22, was the girl that had a huge hatred towards the other gender. She had her reasons why and she felt as though they were reasonable for a girl like her. Sevyn wasn't the type that fell for the filter men would put on before their true colors were shown. She didn't fall for the same three lines dudes would say to get in her pants nor the same repetitive and disrespectful gestures. She was all for actions, yes, but she knew how to differentiate between forced ones and the ones that came from the heart. Even sometimes the ones from the heart didn't feel real to her, but that was as close as she was going to get to a real man. She knew one day she wanted to get married and live a happy life Mr. Right. But, in a world where disrespecting black women for clout was a new trend, sneaky links existed, and being exclusive was always a problem to people, she preferred being single than dealing with a man-child. Or any man at that matter. But, that was easier said than done. In most cases she was ready to lay down with a man even if he was a walking red flag, but she controlled herself. That was until she met the man himself where the thought of doing bad felt so damn good. She was tempted, but wasn't easy. This is Temptation.