Jaylin Jerome Rogers has everything in life he's always dreamed of: success, wealth, expensive cars, no commitment, and control over his women. And even after having a variety of women, his heart continues to remain empty. Until, he meets Scorpio Valentino. Scorpio is a woman who doesn't have much to offer but her beauty, her charm, and her seductive ways. She believes she's got what it takes to change Jaylin's whole world around and make him fall in love, which is impossible for him to do. Her intention is to give back in return what he's given to other women, and that's nothing but hell. But Jaylin's a man with a plan of his own. A plan that will shock us all.

Candice Hardaway is the daughter of rising New York drug kingpin Eric "Easy" Hardaway, who has plenty of money and just as many enemies. When Candy arrives home from school and finds that her entire family has been murdered, she runs to the only person she can trust—her uncle Rock. Joseph "Rock" Barton is a reclusive first-class "cleaner" who performed hits for Easy and ultimately became part of the Hardaway family. When he takes Candice in, it's not long before she asks him to teach her the skills necessary to take revenge on the drug dealers responsible for killing her family. Candice, now known simply as Candy, uses her beauty and skills to get close to her father's enemies, and one by one, Candy attempts to exact her own dose of revenge. In the process, she uncovers some long-buried secrets that she was never meant to find out. Those secrets will destroy the only family member she has left. With Uncle Rock dead, Candy sets out to learn more about her...

Welcome to Flint, Michigan, one of the roughest little cities in America, a place where the good die young, loyalty is a rarity, and everybody has a hustle. Malek Johnson's hustle is the basketball court and he's the best Flint's projects has ever produced. He's on his way to the University of Michigan, but not for long, because all the NBA scouts say he's destined for the pros after a year or two of seasoning. He finds love in the super fine girl everyone calls Halleigh, and he promises her that he will take her out of the hood. When Halleigh's virginity is traded in exchange for her mother's drug tab, their dream spirals out of control and they are quickly separated and sucked into the life that they have so desperately tried to avoid. With no place to go, their destinies take them down separate paths. Malek becomes affiliated with the North Side's biggest kingpin and Halleigh is manipulated into the streets by his South Side adversary...

It's first class all the way for Joanna Butler when she's chosen to ghostwrite the memoirs of a powerful oil tycoon and his family. Until she arrives in Alaska and meets her literary subjects. Public relations director and the scion's grandson, Andre Buchanan, is one person who doesn't look happy to see her. But goodness, is he gorgeous when he's angry....Determined to keep his family's skeletons in the closet where they belong, Andre isn't prepared for his reaction to the stunning writer. And when a night on a secluded island explodes in passion, he's ready to break every rule to be with Joanna. But mixing business with pleasure can be dangerous...especially as long-hidden secrets come to light. Secrets that could destroy Andre's world...and a love that feels so right.

A stellar quarterback, an ambitious sportscaster. What happens when rising stars collide?In And This Too Shall Pass, Harris takes us into the locker rooms and newsrooms of Chicago, where four lives are about to intersect in romance and scandal. At the heart of the novel is the celibate Zurich, a rookiequarterback for the Chicago Cougars whose trajectory for superstardom is interrupted by a sexual assault charge by Mia, a sportscaster with her own sights on fame. With his career in jeopardy, Zurich hires Tamela, a high-powered attorney, to defend him, while Sean, a gay sportswriter, covers the story and uncovers his heart.All of these characters face the challenge of keeping the faith--in themselves and in God--while Harris's heartfelt storytelling reveals how the love of family can help one to face the terrible legacy of long-held secrets. Throughout these characters' search for self-knowledge, Harris weaves the stories of MamaCee, Zurich's grandmother, whose...

Jaylin Jerome Rogers is back, and he’s naughtier than ever!After his marriage proposal is rejected by the only woman he’s ever loved, Jaylin has come to the conclusion that women are only good for one thing. Now he’s on a mission to fulfill his desires at all costs, and any woman who gets with him is in for a rough ride. Still, no matter how disrespectful or cruel he has become, his wealth, good looks, and talent in the bedroom make it easy for him to have a new playmate for every night of the week. Just when Jaylin thinks life is perfect and everything is going his way, a past lover delivers a shocking message to him. This staggering revelation sends him traveling back down memory lane, and Jaylin realizes that the women he disrespected are the very women he needs.Will Jaylin finally learn that it’s not all about him, or will he be forever naughty?About the AuthorBrenda M. Hampton is the authorof My Way Or No Way, Two's Enough Three's A Crowd, andHow Can I Be Down?¿ She is currentlyworking on her up coming novels: My Best Friend's Man, Tomorrow Never Dies, andhas several other projects in production.¿Hampton is the president ofa locally owned insurance business and is the founder of a non-profitorganization designed to encourage and empower women.¿ She has twin daughters in college and livesin St. Louis with her son.

Set in 1942 on the imagined island of San Carlos, a cultural cocktail of Trinidad, Cuba, and Jamaica, this is the story of Estrella Thompson, a headstrong fourteen-year-old girl who’s forced to fend for herself when she’s banished from the isolated fishing village where she’s lived all her life.Colin Channer’s major works of fiction include the novel Waiting in Vain and the story collection Passing Through, which Junot Díaz described as “a splendid collection by one of the Caribbean Diaspora’s finest writers.” He also edited Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction from Jamaica’s Calabash Writer’s Workshop (Akashic Books, 2006). Channer is an assistant professor of English and the coordinator of the BA creative writing program at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York.

Sister's Love was a chart-topping girl group that had it all—fame, fortune, and then failure. Harmony, Melody, and Lyric haven't seen each other since their group broke up three years ago, but when tragedy strikes, the sisters have no choice but to face each other again. Harmony, who retreated from the limelight, lives a modest life in the suburbs with her new husband, an ex–child star and recovering drug addict. She is fiercely protective of her husband and new baby, especially from her sister Melody, who always took everything Harmony had. Now, Harmony may not be not powerful enough to battle her own emotions surrounding her mother's death, let alone keep track of her husband's sobriety.Melody, who abandoned her sisters for a solo career, is now a wealthy mega-star who tours the world, buys whatever her heart desires, and lives in the spotlight. She will stop at nothing to ensure that she always gets whatever she wants, even if money can't buy it. In the...

Urban Books' popular Girls From da Hood series is back, bringing readers more dramatic tales about the lives of some tough, resourceful women who can hold their own when things get rough on the streets. This time, family bonds are put to the test. Jakki and School Boy are more than first cousins; they're best friends and partners in crime with a reputation for getting theirs by any means necessary. The pair are ultimately forced to defend not only their family name but their loyalty to each other. With both wanting to stand at the head of the table, Jakki and School Boy feud, proving that there's definitely no honor amongst thieves--family or not. Sani, a well- known female gambling house owner, is at the top of her game, but after she decides to inject phony currency into her business, all hell breaks loose. Guns are drawn and opposing forces take sides. Luckily for Sani, her father and her brothers are well versed in the operations of the underworld. With...