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North King has always been quieter and more reserved, but the youngest of the three King brothers is ready to take his place on the throne. Content with fading into the background, North just goes through the motions of life, enjoying his family and his work. That is, until he meets the quick-witted, charismatic Aspen Frost. Everybody knows her, but only a few see her for who she truly is, a deep well with dreams and plans of her own. Ready for a different pace, she decides to forge a path she never saw coming... or maybe she never let herself see. Until now.

Life has been a relentless storm for Kavalli, each tragedy crashing over her like a wave, leaving her battered and bruised. Just when it seems like the sun might finally peek through the clouds, the unthinkable happens, and her world is shattered once again. Years later, she's learned to make peace with the wreckage of her dreams. Her life may not be what she once imagined, but she clings to the hope that those who've wronged her will one day face the consequences of their actions.

Kojack has been running the Meurtre (Murder) Mafia since its original founders Adair and Orlando stepped down to become husbands and fathers. Leaving the game for a woman is the furthest thing from Kojack's mind. He's having his way making money and entertaining some of the baddest women in the world. Kojack doesn't have plans to change for anyone or anything—until he meets Rae. Being forced to step up and look after the feisty beauty in the most intimate way forces Kojack to realize he can't keep running from love forever.

DaVinci is a fighter, fighting for more than just a title, but to stay out of the shadows of a family he didn't choose. Fighting was all he had until he encountered a woman just as driven and unfulfilled. Aria has never believed in happily ever afters or that mushy love that turned people into whole different folks. Instead, she was grounded, photographing by day and cuddling up with her bulldog by night. Surely that isn't a life, but it and her on and off again fling with an ex seem to be enough. That is until the fighter finds himself jabbing into her life.

Songstress Ava Rose steps out on faith and moves to New York to pursue her dreams of getting her singing career to the big stage. After two years of hustling for her big break with no luck, she literally runs into the man who can help make her dreams a reality. As she soon discovers, he could also be the man of her dreams.

This urban romance story was created to pull the emotions from deep within and make you fall in love with the content. Use your wildest imagination while listening, and build a relationship with the characters who both are in desperate need of love.

I never asked for life to be this brutal, but when it came down to survival—for me and my sister, British—I did whatever it took. Every single day proved to be a battle just to stay above water. I thought I'd seen the worst the world could throw at us... until a single choice pulled me into something much bigger—and into the arms of someone I never expected to see again. But just as the ground beneath us started to shift, a stranger appeared, making the British question everything we thought we knew. Turns out, survival was only the beginning.

Treasure Herring has lost and gained in the past year and a half. After the tragic loss of her parents, she gains a sibling and new family in her big sister, Savvy… but she still feels lost. Then, a handsome but ruggish hooligan she'd only met once reappears and gives her a semblance of belonging. Pierre.

When 28-year-old Honey Lake arrives at a secluded luxury island for an exclusive entrepreneur retreat, she's focused on securing funding to turn her struggling beauty brand into an empire. But money like that doesn't come easy—until she crosses paths with 41-year-old Legend Waters, a dangerously wealthy, tattooed boss who always gets what he wants. He sees something he likes in the ambitious beauty and makes her an offer—for the rest of the weekend, she belongs to him. No rules. No limits.

Viper moves like a serpent. Silent, controlled, and undeniably lethal. He doesn't chase—he watches, he waits, and then he strikes. A man of unwavering dominance, he takes what he wants and keeps it. Kross is no different. She slithers through the world with precision, a hypnotic danger wrapped in beauty. She was never meant to be caught. Until one wrong step puts her in Viper's hands. He doesn't know her secrets. She doesn't know his limits.

For seventeen years, the Army has been Nakara Dakota Willer's saving grace. Dakota has excelled, ranked, and changed her life for the better. As a decorated Chief Aviation Officer, she encompasses the skillsets and fortitude to handle any challenges, except, him. Omari Kreed is a legacy. Born from a line of Kreed men who have served the highest ranks means his future in the Army is not only expected but destined. Regardless, his journey will be his own. Unlike the Kreed men before him, his mindset on acquiring Aviation wings.

Dream made a choice that might cost Levi his life, and it's thrown her world into chaos. At the same time, her relationship with Kilo is getting serious. They've got a deep connection that words can't explain. But life isn't letting Kilo rest easy. His past catches up with him when Jacori comes back on the scene. Now, Kilo's got to make hard choices that could break his family apart. He's always known that it's loyalty, not blood, that makes a family.

Escape to Chateau Hills, California, home of the prestigious King Dynasty Resorts & Vineyard. CEO Zeno King faces pressure to maintain his late father's vision while also modernizing the family business. When alluring new sommelier Ayasha Black challenges Zeno's traditions, simmering attraction clashes with his lingering resistance to change.

In the thrilling and heart-racing finale, Phox Bello and Hades Metellus are embroiled in a perilous conflict that threatens to tear apart their organizations and their newly formed marriage. As they struggle to maintain control over their empires, they must also navigate the treacherous waters of their passionate yet headstrong relationship. With danger closing in from all sides and time ticking away, Phox and Hades must utilize every resource at their disposal, from cunning strategies to deadly firepower, to ensure their survival and the survival of their love.

The summer is colder than it's ever been for Koya Priest. Owning up to her deception, Koya holds her head high while letting the speculators know she regrets nothing that concerns Parish. With past traumas lingering, can she love him fully, or will her beautifully flawed layers cause her to miss out on the first real love she'd experienced?

Tristan is the bad boy of the art world. A tortured artist with insatiable cravings for beauty, pleasure, and the darker shades of life. When Nova, a psychology graduate student, enters his orbit, Tristan sweeps Nova off her feet and lures her onto an erotic journey that awakens desires she never knew existed. Danger looms in the background. A killer, hidden amongst the glitz and sensuality, threatens to shatter their newfound connection.

I'm the illegitimate son of a mafia boss and a natural-born killer. As my father's enforcer, my assignments are dark and demented. I'm willing to cross any line for my family. Until her. She's everything I shouldn't want—innocent and timid with a smile that makes me forget to breathe. She's a walking angel in designer heels and the daughter of my family's sworn enemy. On command, I took her like a thief in the night. Now she's mine—even if she doesn't want to accept her new reality.

After walking away from everything he loved a decade ago, Winter King no longer recognizes the man he's become—the man who tried burying the pain of his past underneath a billion-dollar smile, women, and work.

Still reeling from a messy divorce, kindergarten teacher Venus Thibodeaux is on a self-proclaimed healing journey and adamant that she's done with love. She's determined to move on from her toxic past with a fresh start in a new city, but starting over isn't as easy as it sounds. Anthony "Nuney" Nunez is young. He's unpolished, unpredictable, and according to his daughter's kindergarten teacher—a lousy parent. In fact, the two can't see eye to eye on anything except the strange attraction they have for each other every time their paths cross.

In this steamy and sweet sapphic romance, an uptight athletic trainer has one taboo night with a hot basketball player, but are they ready to play for what they really want? Scoring was the easy part… Hard work has Khadijah Upton starting her dream job as an athletic trainer for the Atlanta...