"One fifteen-minute encounter as teenagers changed everything for Rex Goode and Truce Redmond. They both walked away different people. For him, it catapulted his career in boxing. For her, it challenged her commitment to family.
Years later, Rex is a retired boxer, single father, and furniture store owner who has left his fighting days behind him.
Truce is a dutiful daughter, loving big sister, and owns the popular soul food restaurant, Redmond’s. On the outside, her life is perfect, until it’s not.
When everything falls apart, the boy from her past reappears as a man, offering strength when she needs it most.
They say timing is everything. For Truce and Rex, the time is finally now."
"Three friends experiencing life’s uncertain changes decide they need relaxation beyond the usual girls’ night out. A friend tells them about, The Den, an upscale male strip club. They find out the club is a shell of what really lies beneath—and soon, the ladies are venturing into their mind and body’s wildest desires.
This is Brandy Collier’s story."
"Most people wouldn't accuse me of being a good person, but most people don't understand me. Hell, I'm not sure I understand myself sometimes. All I know is that my life has been a challenge, and the day-to-day grind of all wears me down.
I graduated college with a degree in marketing, and have just been brought on to be an intern at an ad agency. Contrary to the chaos in my home life, things are looking up . . . until I learn that Kendrick Kennedy will also intern for the same agency.
I met Kendrick just before graduating college, and out of everyone at Temple U, I hated him the most. I hated the way he always spoke his mind with no filter, and I really hated having to admit that sex with him brought out things in me that I never knew were there.
Now that we're forced to work together, my hatred for him has returned, and so has the fire in my belly that burns for him. I can't stand having him around, but as our lives grow more complicated, the man I loathe becomes my haven and the source of my greatest pleasures.
We are chaos and beauty combined, and Kendrick just might be the exact thing I've been craving this entire time. Now, if only we can get over our BS.
Contains mature themes."
"After accidentally going viral on social media, a cupcake-baking football player gets assistance from a social media maven—and his best friend's little sister—to help promote his new bakery.
August Hodges was supposed to be the silent partner in Sugar Blitz Cupcakes. Emphasis on silent. That is until his impromptu feminist rant about how women bakers are the backbone of the industry and baking cupcakes isn’t a threat to masculinity goes viral, making him the hottest bachelor in town. With a new location in the works, August and his partners decide to capitalize on this perfect opportunity to help cement their place in the community. But the hiring of his best friend’s younger sister, the woman who has haunted some of his best dreams for years, was as much of a shock as his new-found fame.
Social media manager Sloane Dell fell hard for her brother’s best friend the moment she met him more than a decade ago, but that teenage infatuation cost her dearly. Still, she accepts her brother’s request to revamp the bakery’s social media presence to take advantage of August’s newfound popularity, knowing it’s the big break her fledgling career needs. She’ll just ignore the fact that August is still August, i.e. sexier and sweeter than any man has a right to be. And that he drives her crazy with his resistance to all her ideas.
They vow to leave the past in the past. But when an explosive make-out session makes it clear their attraction burns hotter than ever, Sloane and August are forced to reconsider what it means to take a risk and chase your dreams.
As they’re both about to find out, all’s fair in love and cupcakes."
"Imagine this… You've planned everything perfectly for your sixth anniversary, hoping to make it a special day. But then your beloved stands you up, leaving you heartbroken and alone at home.
Later, your best friend calls with some shocking news—she saw your boyfriend with another woman in his car while she was stopped at a traffic light. You ask her to follow them, and she provides you with the location of his vehicle.
In a fit of anger, you grab your trusty bat and arrive at the scene to take out your anger on his car—only to realize later that it wasn't your boyfriend's vehicle after all. The owner happens to be a gorgeous gangsta, and he is pissed. In an attempt to make things right, you offer to pay for the damages. Unfortunately, the car is worth nearly a million dollars, and you don't have that kind of money.
Now, you and your best friend are forced to work off the debt at the gorgeous gangsta's gentlemen's club, 4 Play, and he takes full advantage of your predicament however he pleases.
As for your best friend, she also has someone hot on her trail, as the boss's handsome brother has set his sights on her. Will she be swept off her feet, or will she resist his advances? Either way, it seems things are about to get very interesting."
"Couri Mitchell
August Hanson was the silent type, the kind who spoke through his actions and not his words.
He possessed enough power to make me feel safe and secure.
I was ready to open up and share the parts of myself I’d never shared with another, and then I got hit with a truth that changed everything.
There was a slight chance he’d still want me, only he had to accept our baby, too.
August Hanson
Couri Mitchell was my type, the kind you married the first chance you got.
She possessed enough power to silence the chaos around me.
I was ready to grab ahold of her and never let go, and then I got hit with a truth that changed everything.
There was a slight chance she’d still want me, only she had to accept my daughter, too."
"Three friends experiencing life’s uncertain changes decide they need relaxation beyond the usual girls’ night out. A friend tells them about, The Den, an upscale male strip club. They find out the club is a shell of what really lies beneath—and soon, the ladies are venturing into their mind and body’s wildest desires.
This is Brandy Collier’s story."
"I died.
They thought they could break me. I remain Unbroken.
Lives hang in the balance. I was told it's up to me to set things right. And when God himself tells me to save the world, then I guess I need to pull my big girl pants up and get the job done. If I fail, we all lose, not just the battle, but our lives.
I'm a part of a game I didn't ask to play. The board is set, and war is about to erupt. Everyone is looking at me to lead them. The pressure is mounting. The uncertainty escalates not only from my unexpected news about my Tethers, but to the future of the Academy itself. I am not alone, and no matter what I face, I know that my mates and Tethers will be beside me.
I am a Nephilim, a Witch, and a Warrior. It's time I harness all of my abilities to become the ultimate weapon. I never asked or wanted to be a savior, but for the people I love, I'm ready to sacrifice everything, even myself.
Contains mature themes."
"Her fate has sent Olympus into a state of chaos and fear.
Artemisia has a singular destiny: to overthrow her father, Zeus. Raised and protected in the Underworld, she has had twenty years to come to terms with what she must do. Except her father is relentless in his pursuit of her, willing to cross any line and sacrifice anyone. If Hades loses the trials, he will have to give up one thing of Zeus' request: Artemisia.
Orion is one of twelve champions chosen by one of the Olympians to compete in the trial of the gods. The rules are simple: survive. Chosen by Hades, he struggles to use the power gifted to him for the competition, but failure is not an option. His family is desperate, and if he survives long enough in the trials, he can secure their future. The promise of a quest for immortality for the winner has never mattered to him, only making it to the final trial where Zeus will grant him one request. At least, that was all that mattered until a pair of brown eyes.
Sia and Orion's story takes place twenty years after the epilogue of The Swindler and The Swan. While it is not necessary to have listened to Hades and Persephone's story prior to The Chaos and The Hunter, it may enrich the experience."
"Everything I thought I knew about my life was a lie.
With all the revelations about me coming to the surface, I just need time to figure it all out. Trying to navigate my day-to-day life with four soul tethers, a fated mate, and my betrothed is a challenge within itself, but time is not on my side. When I think I can settle into my new normal, my world turns upside once more.
The truth of what I am is revealed. I feel like everyone's eyes are on me, and they all want a pound of flesh.
The Headmistress seeks to discredit me. The students want to challenge me. The Council wants to use me. The Angels want me dead.
It's an all-out witch-hunt, and I'm public enemy number one. I've tried so hard to live a life that was befitting of a guardian, now, all bets are off. I'm done being somebody's pawn.
I've fallen in line long enough, and now it's time for my darkness to shine. If it's a villain they want, then a villain is what they're going to get.
Contains mature themes."
"I was supposed to be a Light Guardian. My whole life was mapped out, and I was going to proudly follow my ancestor's footsteps. So why did the Angels reject me? When the time came for me to attend Caelum Academy, my invitation never came. With my dreams in ashes, I was ready to give up, go out on my own, and walk away from my family for good.
A knock upon my door changed everything, and this is when my story truly begins.
An invitation to be admitted to HellNight Academy, the most prestigious supernatural Academy in the world. Suddenly I am exposed to a world of darkness and chaos. And nothing is what it seems.
I discover I'm more powerful than I thought, and my magic continues to grow. Everyone is watching me, and my list of enemies is a mile long, which includes the Headmistress. Of course, I have the added complication of finding my Soul tethers. My crazy band of lovers are bound to me whether they like it or not. My world is spiraling out of control.
All of my life I thought my path would be the light. I find out my destiny is fated to be something more dark, wicked, and . . . delicious.
Should I fight against it? Or should I give in?
Contains mature themes."
"Will her actions save her marriage or destroy it?
As a publicist for professional athletes, Antonio Vega is used to solving problems and spinning stories to the benefit of his clients. Yet he can't seem to convince his wife that he has been and always will be faithful, and her lack of trust tests the limits of his patience.
Cassidy Hawthorne-Vega grew up in a home rocked by infidelity. When she suspects her husband is hiding something from her, she takes drastic steps to uncover the truth. Her actions result in a confrontation that threatens the bond of their marriage. It's only when she reveals a painful secret from the past that Cassidy learns to accept the love her husband freely gives."
