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Burned by her ex-husband and a messy divorce, Jeannie Dubois isn't looking for anything more than a good friend. Besides, she's still dealing with the ex who can't seem to let her go. Insert NBA coach Aiden Walsh. Sure, he wants so much more than friendship with the beautiful woman he met at a wedding, but he's sure he can play the part, and he's good at biding his time. So, for now, he'll fill any role she wants. But when these two friends become lovers, things quickly turn complicated. Jeannie finds out Aiden is so much more than just Manhattan's favorite coach.

When Nia Nash got involved with Drake Paradise, heir to the Paradise Construction empire, she never thought she'd end up raising their son alone. Hurt and furious, she's spent four years trying to forget everything about him. From the way his piercing blue eyes would follow her every move to the way he set her body on fire with only one kiss. Drake Paradise not only broke her heart, but he changed the course of her life forever.

Honey Williams doesn’t trust men. Between her father and last lover, a part of her struggles with resenting the entire species. She’s spent the past six months hidden in the safety of her parents’s home hoping her kind heart will never be the cause of pain and misfortune again. That seems possible until a cranky client causes chaos … which leads to her meeting Mr. Librarian.

Megatron Loric Manfield is the definition of perfect imperfection. He is not scared to love—he just knows that when it comes along, he wants it to be God-sent. When the right woman comes along, he will fall in line to receive his favor. Ruth Lindsay Gordon is saved, sheltered, and suffocated. Being a preacher’s kid is never easy and even harder when the preacher sometimes references himself more than the God he claims to serve. Desperately, she wants to be released from the hold that is her father, so she prays for God to send her Boaz. They say to be careful what you pray for.

Sametra Andrews knows how to run into burning buildings, but facing her own emotions has been a harder fight. For seventeen years, the devoted single mother and fearless firefighter has kept life simple: protect her son, avoid heartbreak, and never depend on a man to show up. But one rainy night shatters that plan. After a devastating car crash leaves her son Samaj hospitalized, Sametra meets Dr. Malik Holloway, a fine physical therapist with Alabama roots, healing hands, and an energy that disarms her defenses without even trying.

Denali Peters was sure her life would never get any better. She had two children with a man who showed her with time just how impure his intentions were. At the top of her priority list was being a great mom, but working two jobs and raising her man along with their kids began to take a toll on Denali. Eventually, she realized the importance of self-care and her own happiness…but that happiness came with a hefty price.

Essence Knox never thought she'd be starting over at her age. After two decades of teaching math at Hardwood High, raising her daughters, and keeping everything together, she's faced with a quiet house and tough decisions. Selling the family home seems like the right move, but letting go of the past and the pain that comes with it is easier said than done. Little did she know, her fresh start would come in the form of a new colleague. Enter Xavier Sharpe, the retired military man turned high school teacher.

Every Woman Needs a Wife is the hilarious, but thought-provoking story of a wife who does the "unthinkable." Strolling in on Vernon and his mistress one night, Brandi Spencer insists that the new woman in his life come home and earn her keep the honest way—on her feet helping the wife clean the house, keep the children, and pay the bills, instead of laying on her back servicing the husband.

The holiday season is the time for forgiveness, love, and family. That's why Drake has decided it's time to finally deal with the leftover baggage from his past. He thought he was ready. Two years should have been long enough to get over the hurt and wreckage his deceased father left behind. But Drake quickly realizes that's not really the case. The letter and the video he's kept locked away—the same ones that were supposed to set him free—only serve to confuse him even more.

Warrior "War" Davis is ready for anything life has to throw at him, or at least he thinks he is. He's not a man that should be played with on any level, but love doesn't care about your position. When love enters the battlefield, will it be a fair fight? Life has a funny way of humbling you. When the humbling comes from a person you don't want to even like, will he submit himself to love?

Lyric Delaney, Kerri Rhodes, and Paige Thompson are all chasing happiness and trying their best to balance life. At first glance their lives seem flawless; beautiful homes, perfect marriages. But behind those blissful facades, the reality of balancing happiness, blended families, and their husband’s exes could turn even the most enviable unions into matrimonial disasters.

Wynter Driscoll is home. The unexpected death of her estranged father has brought her back to the place where love died and a grief filled the place she could never quite grow in. As the daughter of a hoarder, she’s had more than her fair share of feeling like an afterthought … unimportant … invisible. After inheriting her childhood home, Wynter is determined to erase the painful memories of her past one box at a time. While making a fresh start, the last thing she expected to find was love.

Legacy, a former hustler turned successful security entrepreneur, has fought his demons specifically to reclaim his life, family, and Bless. No matter the time that has passed, his love for and obsession with Bless never wavered. But old wounds keep him longing for her from afar. Bless, a resilient and devoted mother, has battled her own fears and doubts. She stood by Legacy’s side through his darkest moments. But that loyalty weighed so heavily on her that she had to walk away from the man she will forever crave.

Kirby Litman has been abandoned by everyone in his life at one time or another since childhood. And when his cheating ex drops their baby girl in his lap and leaves the country, he vows he won't abandon his daughter, Celeste, like he was. Between parenting, hockey, and mentoring three brand-new...

Brooklyn Waverly just wants to be happy. Unfortunately, happiness seems like a pipe dream for her. Her career as a social-media-famous dress maker is derailed by scandal when a client with her own social media following steals Brooklyn’s man. Now jobless, man-less, and potentially homeless, Brooklyn needs to start over from scratch.

I was left a swanky NYC apartment, courtesy of a will I didn't know I was in—but it comes with a caveat. I have to marry an incredibly rude—and fine—stranger. My first reaction is a clear, "I don't." My finances don't let me get that far. And Josh needs this fake marriage to get custody of his late friend's son. Is it enough to make me put up with the most abrasive but handsome white boy I've ever met?

As the saying goes: when it rains, it pours. Story and Mercy have been through their fair share of ups and downs, and they’ve tried to remain strong through it all, but feel as if they can’t catch a break. When shots are fired, it’s unknown who the intended target is, but this action shatters everyone’s lives in the blink of an eye and we’re left wondering if Story and Mercy will ever get the chance to get their happily ever after. Find out who’s left standing when the smoke clears in this action-packed story of love.

Reflecting on my life, I felt trapped by the decision made by my parents. No one respected me—not even my soon-to-be husband. Too many people had control over my life, therefore I took control. Doing the unthinkable, I dropped everything and everyone, only keeping one piece of joy to myself: Gage. He has been my light, and when he asked to meet, I obliged after denying his request many times before. Our first meeting put my life into hyper-motion with no stop in sight.

In a world where everything feels so wrong, Mercy found the one thing that felt right in Story. To the outside, Mercy has it all, but little does the outside know, he fights demons every day to simply survive. Mercy is the epitome of fake it until you make it. What keeps him going is the belief that his breakthrough is coming soon, and the only one he wants on his side when it happens is Story Jones. Being his best friend’s little sister, Story doesn’t know just how deep Mercy feels for her.

Ebony Callaway wasn't looking for love. After a messy divorce, all she wanted was peace, her art, and to figure out how to keep up with Basquiat, the too-big, too-stubborn puppy who turned her quiet life upside down. Enter Dr. Tyler Hill. The handsome, steady veterinarian who shows up to help...