"Our love was a case we both lost." When a brilliant lawyer and her ruthless prosecutor husband turn their marriage into the most brutal case they've ever fought, love becomes the one verdict neither of them can win-or walk away from. *** Naomi Carter is a fiercely intelligent lawyer with a near-perfect winning streak of 97% cases won. The only times she ever loses is to her husband. She's sharp, controlled, and commanding in the courtroom, but behind closed doors, she hides a woman who's never truly learned how to love. Nathaniel Carter is a ruthless prosecutor, relentless in his pursuit of justice, and impossible to read. Driven by a fierce need for control, he struggles to keep his own life from unraveling. He's the one man who knows his wife's weaknesses and exploits them with a quiet intensity, stirring both her frustration and desire. Their marriage is a constant battleground, scarred by a shared tragedy neither can overcome. Join these two broken souls as they fight to protect themselves while craving the one thing they fear most: each other. *** #1 in bwwm #1 in eroticromance #1 in blackwoman #1 in enemies #1 in grief #1 in childloss #1 in pregnancy #1 in brokenmarriage #1 in loverstoenemies #1 in darkromance #2 in mentalhealth #2 in enemiestolovers #1 in romance #1 in secondchanceromance

Sienna Carter has spent years building her reputation as one of the sharpest CFOs in the industry, keeping Dalton Enterprises profitable despite its reckless, womanizing CEO, Logan Dalton. She knows his type-charming, arrogant, and completely allergic to commitment. But when her overbearing family pressures her to settle down and Logan's mother demands he find a wife, an unexpected solution arises: a fake relationship. What starts as a strategic arrangement soon blurs the lines between business and desire. As staged dates turn into lingering touches, and feigned affection sparks something real, Sienna and Logan are forced to question everything they thought they knew about love. She vowed never to fall for a man like him. He swore he'd never want more. But when the fake engagement starts feeling too real, will they walk away-or risk everything for love?

Elena Winston has spent her whole life in her father's Jamaican restaurant in Flatbush, Brooklyn. After his passing, she takes over, determined to protect the kitchen, the recipes, and the legacy he left behind. Then Adrian Hale walks in, a polished private equity analyst with plans to modernize everything. At first, they don't get along, but when another restaurant tries to take over the neighborhood, Elena and Adrian must join forces, mixing his business skills with her love of cooking, to save what matters most.

This is a collection of my most intimate, testing, and true to time stories. Stories of black love- deep, raw, uncut. So grab a cup of coffee, sit back and relax, as you endulge in these sweet short stories for the black community.

In the shadow of the mountains, Sofì meets Davide a man whose rough hands, dark eyes, and possessive touch leave her trembling . "I own you," he growls, voice low and rough, eyes dark with intent. "Not him. Me."Between stolen glances, fiery arguments, and moments of raw passion, she's drawn to him in ways she doesn't fully understand-but every time he looks at her, Sofì feels both fear and exhilaration.

I loves me some black men. Thick lips, chocolatey smooth skin, and just their whole vibe. But my choices lately... Let's just say I had to take a step back to get my entire life together. Then here comes my best friend, putting her nose all up in my business. I had to admit she'd picked one that checked off all my boxes. There's just one problem and for that I don't think I can forgive her.

A small-town country romance where southern charm meets big city dreams, follows possessive handyman Jace and nurse Nia as they navigate love and the life they never saw coming-built from the ground up, just for them.

"She served him a meal. He served her a life sentence." Laila Carter, a hard-working college student with dreams bigger than her wallet, takes a waitressing job to help pay for school. She's sharp-tongued, stunning, and uninterested in the men who fawn over her at work. But one night, the mysterious and powerful Demetri Vescari walks into the restaurant she works at-not as a customer, but as the silent owner and ruthless mafia leader hiding in plain sight. Demetri becomes obsessed with Laila's voice, her goddess-like locs, and the fire in her eyes. She resists him at every turn, sensing the danger he conceals behind his charm. But when Demetri blackmails her estranged father into agreeing to a marriage neither she nor her heart agreed to, Laila is thrust into a deadly world of secrets, power, and passion. And there's no walking away from a man who's decided you're his.

Jadie had lived a pathetic life where she never truly got to know happiness, her parents ignored her existence, her siblings hated her and her "friends" at school bullied her. So when she falls off the bridge into the cold water she doesn't even bother to swim up, she simply thinks.. 'Ah.. So this is how my life will end. How pathetic..' But it seems life has more in store for Jadie than she thought, when she wakes up and notices that she is in the world of her all time favorite novel 'A Roses Thorns' 'To get a second chance at life, maybe this time it can go better?' Is what she thinks until she notices just which character she reincarnated as.. Rosaline Vladenburg, the main villainess and the one who will get killed off by the end of the novel. Seems like life won't let Jadie get to have it easy just yet. . . Story and cover was made by me . Highest ranking #1 in blackgirl #1 in bwbm #1 in duke #3 fantasy-romance #5 in femaleprotagonist . Started: 2021/10/29 Completed: 2021/12/17