Wicked Wages Texas vs. Brooklyn 1 By Laquette

Blurb:

Dr. Mandisa Avery is a Brooklyn chemist who's lost sight of her life outside the dreams her late mother left her to fulfill. With too many late nights spent in her office working, she's burned out and desperate for a change.

Slade Hamilton is a Texas businessman who adores ranch life. He'd love nothing more than to spend his days tilling his land. However, his inherent need to protect his family legacy from his hateful father keeps him and his future tied to a desk at Logan Industries.

When a lucrative business opportunity forces their paths to cross, Mandisa and Slade must each make a decision: risk it all on undeniable attraction, or hedge their bets to save their hearts and their respective businesses from ruin.

Will they fold, or will they risk it all on a wicked wager?

This novel is a fun and sexy, 80,000-word, erotic romance. It features a hot cowboy from Texas who meets his smart, fiery competition in the form of a concrete princess from Brooklyn. Place your bets on who's going to win this wicked wager. 

Review: 

She inherited her mother’s business but she has dreams of her own. Mandisa is head strong but never gets the chance to let go. Slade is straight up Southern Charm after all everything is bigger in Texas. This story started off as insta-lust. You know the girl meets boy in bar they hook up and BOOM. Except this boom has strings attached. These two share more in common than just a physically attraction. Slade wants to buy out Sweet Sadie ( Mandisa cosmetic line), this is her chance to pursue other things but Slade has raised the stakes and offered more than just a business proposal. I loved how the author showed Slade’s background and we got to meet Mama Indy. I will say Mama Indy is like that sweet grandmother that doesn’t play games.

This story contained so many relatable characters that as a reader you wanted to know. Kandi was Mandisa best friend and didn’t mind checking her friend when needed. I for one cannot wait to read more of her and Aaron’s story.

Although Mandisa and Slade have this instant attraction he still has to earn her trust. I loved getting to see these two grow as characters. This is a romance thrown in with a little drama. I won’t give too much away but, Bull is a character who names suites him. I loved how the author had a message in this story and the issue of representation in cosmetics is BIG. This story was fully fleshed and the characters developed. I do wish more from the ending. This story didn’t quite feel finished to me. I felt more from the characters was needed. Hopefully they will make an appearance in the next story. Readers if you are looking for a quick read with a hint of drama, CLICK UP 

Meet The Author: 

LaQuette is an erotic, multicultural romance author of M/F and M/M love stories. Her writing style brings intellect to the drama. She often crafts emotionally epic, fantastical tales that are deeply pigmented by reality's paintbrush. Her novels are filled with a unique mixture of savvy, sarcastic, brazen, and unapologetically sexy characters who are confident in their right to appear on the page.

This bestselling Erotic Romance Author is the 2016 Author of the Year Golden Apple Award Winner, 2016 Write Touch Award Winner for Best Contemporary Mid-length Novel, 2016 Swirl Awards 1st Place Winner in Romantic Suspense, and 2016 Aspen Gold Award Finalist in Erotic Romance. LaQuette—a native of Brooklyn, New York—spends her time catering to her three distinct personalities: Wife, Mother, and Educator.

At the age of sixteen, LaQuette read her first romance novel and realized the genre was missing something: people that looked and lived like her. As a result, her characters and settings are always designed to provide positive representations of people of color and various marginalized communities.

She loves hearing from readers and discussing the crazy characters that are running around in her head causing so much trouble. Contact her on her website, www.NovelsbyLaQuette.com, Facebook/LaQuetteTheAuthor, Twitter at @LaQuetteLikes, Instagram at @la_quette, and via email at LaQuette@NovelsbyLaQuette.com.

Approaching the Bench By Chantal Fernado

Approaching the Bench by Chantal Fernando
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

When I first read the synopsis of this book I was intrigued. Trinity is a woman that is in a position of power. She doesn’t apologize about who or what she is. Being the youngest judge in her field is an accomplishment. However she has built such a wall around her it’s hard for anyone to see the real Trinity. Enter Callum who is the complete opposite. He is talkative, outgoing and basically an open book.

Even though he is quite younger than Trinity that doesn’t stop him from going after what he wants. One thing that kind of irked me about Trinity is that she was always on the defense. Whenever Callum tried to build a report between the two she immediately goes on the attack about being a woman in a male dominated field. A part of me wanted to tell her to calm down. I will say Callum was a bit forward to be working for her. I kinda liked that he didn’t allow her to run him.

Although I know this book is fiction you really have to suspend your belief in reality for a second. So she gets death threats through the mail from time to time. But doesn’t keep any of the evidence? What if the threats turn out to be serious now you have no evidence and nowhere to start? Oh but wait she knew exactly who it was after some thought. It could have been a little more suspense surrounding that. Both of the characters seemed very young in nature. I would have liked to see more of the legal aspect shown in this book.

I did like the relationship with Callum and Justin. But this book was missing something for me. I didn’t feel a deep attraction between the two characters most of it was on the surface. The interactions between the two felt like a running list of day to day activities. For example when they finally get alone time together it was like what will they do on the farm? When something finally did happen it was short lived. I understand this was a short story but it could have been more developed. I like the concept of this series but most of the women characters seem the same, they love rap ( surprisingly); are curvy and fall for the alpha male. I think Trinity could have been a great character with more development. Although this story wasn’t my favorite in the series. Readers check out the series for yourselves.

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Forever Yours By D.A. Young

Synopsis: 

Isaiah "Zay" Davies has screwed up big time with Fallon Walsh, the girl that he's loved since...well forever. It's not the first time, but he's determined to make it the last. He's determined to tear down any barrier she puts in his way and prove to her that he's the only man for her.

Fallon Walsh is beyond done with Isaiah Davies and if she even sees that walking god with the chiseled jaw, that sexy beard, and those alluring hazel eyes ever again, she just may gauge them out. Hurt me once, shame on you. Hurt me twice, you’re dead to me.

Welcome back to Kismet Cove as these star-crossed lovers fight to secure their destinies while confronting the issues in their personal lives that threaten to keep them apart forever. Zay is no quitter and Fallon is just a woman out to protect her heart from everyone who’s ever hurt her – including Isaiah Davies.

FOREVER YOURS is the second story in the CIRCLE OF FRIENDS novella series. Each novella will feature a couple from the “Kismet Cove Six”, a group of tight-knit friends from high-school who’ve forged a lifetime friendship amid love, heartbreak, and secrets.

Cupid's Gift By J.L. Campbell

Day 14 and the last day of the February Celebration of Love ends with Cupid's Gift By Author J.L. Campbell. 

Synopsis:

Melanie Peterson knows all about loss and likes her life the way it is, nice and safe. Her family and daily routine keep her occupied, until her office is disrupted by a four-footed ball of fluff named Maddox.

The dog's owner Bryce Nevers also knows what it is to have loved and lost. Even with his sister's wedding coming up on his birthday, Valentine's Day, he determined not to venture down pathways leading to anything resembling commitment. That's until Maddox blasts his way into Melanie's life, which forces Bryce to take a second look at his hermit-like existence.

Can these two wary souls put aside their fear and distrust and allow Cupid to change the course of their lives?

Meet The Author: 

J.L. Campbell is an award-winning, Jamaican author who writes romantic suspense, women's fiction, new and young adult novels. She has written sixteen books, seven novellas and two short story collections.

Her novels include the Island Adventure Romance series, which currently has five exciting, stand-alone stories and features feisty women and determined men. Campbell's mission is to write stories that entertain and educate readers. She is a certified editor, who also writes non-fiction.

Chasing Hearts By Yahrah St John

Day 13 in the February Celebration of Love features Author Yahrah St John 

Synopsis: 

Renowned petroleum geologist Bree Hart’s blood, sweat, and tears have put her sexist father Duke Hart’s Dallas firm, Hart Enterprises, on the international map. So when he brazenly appoints her cousin Caleb Hart, a former bull rider with little relevant work experience, to lead HE, Bree walks. She takes a job with real leadership responsibility at Wells Oil, one of Hart Enterprises’s competitors . . . and the real drama begins.

Bree thinks she’s landed the position because of her top-notch skills, but billionaire oil tycoon Grayson Wells’s motives are not noble. Grayson believes Duke Hart swindled his father out of his oil field and fortune, leaving him, his dying mother, and autistic brother mired in poverty for decades. Now, years after winning a lucrative oil field in a high-stakes poker game in Dubai, the dashing con artist Grayson is back in Dallas to steal Duke’s kingdom and get his family justice—and he plans to use Bree to achieve his ends. 

But Grayson hasn’t counted on Bree’s beauty, boldness, caring nature, and intellectual fire to stoke a flaming sexual desire in him that he can’t quell. Problem is, Bree’s battling her own wild attraction to her impeccably groomed, brawny stud of a boss. For Grayson, the stakes are high: In bringing Duke Hart down, he’ll hurt Bree. His heart wants him to be with her, but his brain knows better. 

Will Grayson stay focused on destroying Duke? Will Bree get steamy thoughts of Grayson off her mind and stay focused on the high-responsibility job she was born to do? Or will the lure of amazing sex—and possibly real love—derail their plans?
Will these two stop Chasing Hearts?

Meet The Author:

Yahrah St. John is the author of twenty published books, fourteen with Harlequin Kimani's Romance line and three e-books. In May 2014, St. John won the 2013 Best Kimani Romance from RT Book Reviews for A CHANCE WITH YOU. A graduate of Hyde Park Career Academy, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Northwestern University. Prior to becoming published, she wrote twenty stories and plays. St. John is also a member of Romance Writers of America. St. John is an avid reader of all genres. She enjoys the arts, cooking, traveling, basketball and adventure sports, but her true passion remains writing. St. John lives in sunny Orlando, the City Beautiful. For more information, please visit: www.yahrahstjohn.com. Follow Yahrah on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yahrah-St-John/55015186054

The Inheritance By Rochelle Alers

Day 12 in the February Celebration of Love kicks off with veteran Author Rochelle Alers 

Synopsis: 

In bestselling author Rochelle Alers’ passionate, uplifting new series, four friends from very different backgrounds find new beginnings amid the sultry beauty of New Orleans…
 
Corporate attorney Hannah DuPont-Lowell always pictured herself returning to New Orleans to retire—just not yet. But after her Manhattan company abruptly lays off its staff, there’s no better place to figure out a next move than the porch of her plantation-style home. 
 
Nestled in the stunning Garden District, the DuPont House has been in Hannah’s family for two centuries. With its eighteen rooms and two guesthouses, it’s far more home than widowed Hannah needs. Still, it could make a wonderful inn, especially if she can convince her friends and former coworkers Tonya, Jasmine, and Nydia to join in the venture. But in the meantime, Hannah has a high school reunion to attend…
 
College Professor St. John McNair, Hannah’s one-time classmate, is still the finest guy in any room. Between Hannah’s willowy, blonde beauty, and his uncanny resemblance to Marvin Gaye, they make a striking pair. And gradually, their rekindled friendship moves toward romance. Still, Hannah is too bruised by her late husband’s infidelities to trust a man again. But her friends’ arrival and encouragement just might show her a path through uncertainty—straight to a vibrant, joyful new life…

Meet The Author:

Rochelle Alers has been hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of today's most prolific African American authors of romance and women's fiction.

With more than sixty titles and nearly two million copies of her novels in print, Ms. Alers is a regular on the Waldenbooks, Borders and Essence bestseller lists, regularly chosen by Black Expression Book Club, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Emma Award, Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award.

She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Iota Theta Zeta chapter and her interests include gourmet cooking and traveling.

All He Needs By Shirley Hailstock

Day 10 in the February Celebration of Love is kicking off with Author Shirley Hailstock's newest book All He Needs.

Synopsis: 

Wedding consultant Renee Hart is finally ready to take the plunge…as creator of an innovative bridal magazine. Her own dreams of happily-ever-after were shattered when Carter Hampshire broke off their relationship without warning. Newly relocated to the Big Apple, Renee discovers that her former lover—more charismatic than ever—is now also her greatest rival. 

Carter came home to New York to oversee his family's publishing empire. Finding out the woman who got away is working for the competition—in his own building, no less—doesn't deter him from his new mission. Three years ago, he thought he was doing the right thing by letting her go. Now all he wants is a second chance. But when the media-frenzied launch of Designed for Brides leads to accusations of industrial espionage, could Carter lose Renee again—this time forever? 

Meet The Author:

Shirley Hailstock likes to explore new worlds and visit exotic places. As an author, she can visit those places, and be the heroine of her own stories. The author of over thirty novels and novellas, Shirley has received numerous awards. Her books have appeared on BlackBoard, Essence and Library Journal bestseller lists. She is a past president of Romance Writers of America.

Ante Up By Christina Jones

Happy Valentine's Day!!! If you are with someone or just a single like me its always a reason to celebrate love. I am taking time for some self-care and loosing myself in a good book and a nice dinner. Day 9 in the February Celebration of Love features Ante Up by Christina Jones, Readers I absolutely love this author. She celebrates Black Love and her stories are always captivating. 

Synopsis:

I know exactly why it turns you on…because you’re messed up too.
Asha’s life is no fairytale, by any stretch of the imagination. There was no kind, generous father to care for and protect her from the Vegas that exists beyond the glitz and glamour of The Strip. No wise, doting mother to look over and guide her, passing down essential lessons and leading her to the right path. And certainly no Prince Charming just around the corner, ready to rescue her from working late nights to cover steadily mounting bills.

But she’s alive. Overwhelmed with responsibility she never asked for, carrying secrets and scars that haunt her, and singularly focused on an uncertain path to escape, but… alive.
You’re not born to sharks without becoming one yourself.

In Vegas, King is exactly what his name implies. Born into money and influence, but respected – and feared – in his own right. The privileges of wealth have afforded him many things: freedom, power, massive eligibility – while simultaneously leaving him exposed to others: betrayal, exploitation, and manipulation.

But he learned. The tolls of duplicity, wrath, and vengeance have taught him to be more mindful, more shrewd, to keep himself clear of the vulnerability of certain situations, certain business deals, certain places, and certain women.

Women like Asha.
Like attracts like…

Her poker face has kept her alive all this time, and he keeps his cards close to his chest. Neither is interested in gambling their hearts, but when they can’t stay away from each other, there’s only one choice… ante up.

Meet The Author:

Christina C. Jones is a modern romance novelist who has penned more than 15 books. She has earned a reputation as a storyteller who seamlessly weaves the complexities of modern life into captivating tales of black romance.

Prior to her work as a full time writer, Christina successfully ran Visual Luxe, a digital creative design studio. Coupling a burning passion to write and the drive to hone her craft, Christina made the transition to writing full-time in 2014.

Silver Screen Romance By AlTonya Washington

Day 8 in the February Celebration of Love is Silver Screen Romance by one of my favorite North Carolinian AlTonya Washington.  

Synopsis:

When business becomes pleasure 

Although they've never met, Davia Sands knows all about Kale Asante's reputation for doing whatever it takes to close a deal. Now a mysterious inheritance is about to turn the longtime business rivals into reluctant partners. The only thing more combustible than their fiercely competitive spirits is the sizzling attraction that ignites the minute Davia lays eyes on the irresistible industrialist. 

Snapping up unique properties has made Kale a superstar in the world of international development. But he's driven by a sense of fairness when he and Davia discover that only one of them is the rightful owner of the Iowa movie theater they both covet. As they search for answers in the small town's quaint past, severe wintry conditions trap Kale and Davia in close quarters. Will giving in to their big-screen fantasies lead to real heartbreak? Or culminate in a lifetime of pleasure?

Meet The Author:

AlTonya Washington's first contemporary novel, “Remember Love” BET/Arabesque 2003, was nominated by Romantic Times as Best 1st Multicultural Romance. Her novel “Finding Love Again” won the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Multicultural Romance 2004. Her fourth novel “Love Scheme” was nominated as Favorite Steamy Novel for the prestigious EMMA Award of Romance Slam Jam. She presently resides in North Carolina.

Taffy By Suzette D. Harrison

Day 7 of the February Celebration of Love features historical read Taffy By Suzette D. Harrison. 

Synopsis:

Welcome to the sleepy, all-Black southern town of Bledsoe, where Colored residents proudly declare “ain’t nothing white here ‘cept milk and teeth.” It’s 1935. A press-and-curl costs a quarter. Records play on phonographs. And a telephone is a luxury. 

Meet twenty-three-year-old Taffy Bledsoe Freeman. She doesn’t need her gift of second sight to know her “mockery of a marriage” to a man twice her age is far from good. After a seven-year exile Up North, Taffy travels down-home to the small town bearing her family’s name, plotting her escape from a marriage not worth the price of a press-and-curl. She only needs to retrieve the son her husband banished to her parents’ care, before boarding a train headed for the Windy City filled with liberty and opportunity. Instead, Taffy stumbles into Roam Ellis: the man Taffy meant to marry.

Twenty-six-year-old Roam Ellis is a “broad-shouldered, hard-bodied” Pullman porter riding the rails coast-to-coast, outrunning the bitter heartbreak Taffy left behind. Now, after a seven-year absence, Roam is face-to-face with his first love. Anger ignites. Old wounds are exposed. But when pain subsides, passion rises, thrusting Taffy and Roam into a hurricane of buried secrets and lies.

Reminiscent of the works of Bernice McFadden, Bertice Berry, and Andrea Smith (The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner) this Historical Romance is bathed in southern lore and sweeping imagery. Lyrical and powerful, Taffy is a story of restoration and redemption that you won’t soon forget.

Meet The Author:

Suzette D. Harrison, a west coast native and the middle of three daughters, grew up in a home where reading was required, not requested. Her literary “career” began when her poetry appeared in a volume of creative writing published by her junior high school. While Ms. Harrison pays homage to Gloria Naylor, Dr. Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, and Toni Morrison for initially inspiring her spirit and creativity, it was Alex Haley’s Roots (which she read at the age of fourteen) that unveiled the tremendous power and importance of African American literary voices. In addition to being the wife of a university professor and mother of gorgeous children, Suzette is a cupcake proprietor who loves singing gospel-with-a-hint-of-jazz. An elementary school librarian, Suzette is currently working on her next novel…in between batches of cupcakes.

give me something i can feel By B.Love

Day 6 of the February Celebration Love kicks off with urban literature  Author B. Love

Synopsis: 

Charlie White is probably the most bubbly, charismatic, and friendly person one could ever meet. After getting a second chance at life via a new heart, Charlie vowed to make the most out of life – no matter what cards she has been given. 

Knight Carver is probably the most angry, guarded, and anti-social person one could ever meet. After losing his mother because of diabetes complications, Knight vowed to never lose another person he loved – he detached himself from the rest of his family completely.

When Knight returns to Memphis during the NBA off season, his 16-year-old pregnant sister needs all the help she can get. Charlie’s bedside service for expecting mothers is just the help Knight and Harlem both need. 

Although he fights it, Charlie’s personality and beautiful smile immediately melt Knight’s stone heart. He refuses to let her or anyone else know that, though. It doesn’t matter how attracted to her he is, or how drawn to her he finds himself, Knight has no plans of loving someone only to have them ripped from his hands like his mother was.

Because of their meeting, one of their hearts will be changed forever. Charlie has the chance to use her love to give Knight something he hasn’t felt in years, or allow the stress of his pessimistic attitude to damage the heart she waited anxiously for. That’s what love does, you know? It fills you with empowering strength, or makes you devastatingly weak.

What will be the outcome for these two?

Meet The Author: 

B. Love is a fast paced story teller who specializes in love stories and urban romance. B. focuses on pulling out her character's innermost thoughts and feelings - sending her readers on a thrilling and satisfying emotional roller coaster ride with each book she pens. 

B became addicted to love at the age of sixteen; now almost ten years later she satisfies her craving for love by writing about it in poetry and urban romance novels. B's stories are what she calls realistic romance with enough fantasy to draw you from your reality. Her writing style cannot be defined nor her talent contained. She currently resides in Memphis, TN where she hopes to inspire her fellow artists to express themselves originally and passionately.

Wayward Love Book Series By Author Love Belvin

Day 5 in the February Celebration of Love features Author Love Belvin. Readers when I first discovered this author I was hooked. While this is a series the authors books are well worth the wait. Book's one and two are listed below. 

Synopsis:

She's from a lakeside suburb, padded by two parents, an overindulgent godmother, and all the amenities of affluence they can provide her. But that's not enough. Kennedi wants to experience the full benefits of her femininity at the tender age of twenty-one, a task she takes on at college, and one she’s more than determined to fulfill. 

He's an aspiring entertainer from the dark side of the inner city. Survival for Isaak is very much an option he plans to conquer. He has to make it out of his impossible circumstances, and sacrifice is definitely the name of the game, even if it means running the risk of sacrificing one of the most delicate and positively influential bonds he’s ever made. 

A social experiment has never been so revealing and frightening for either one of these unassuming individuals. How could two people from the starkest contrast of rearing build an impenetrable bond in just three months? How long will it take for them to dig through their differences to understand those forces that connect them? At what cost will they find harmony to coexist? 

Note: This is the first installment of a three book series. It contains expletive language, sexual content, and ends on a cliffhanger. If you do not wish to have these elements in your reads, this is not the venture for you. 

Book 2: 

Synopsis:

Things went left when they met, and while they were able to form a bond of sorts, it wasn’t what either of them hoped for. Before this wayward love settles for the straight path, there has to be a low. Right? 

The wayward connection of Isaak and Kennedi is now under new terms. This new playing field has them both caught in a whirlwind. They’re outside the classroom and in unfamiliar territory; the semester assignment seems a lifetime ago, and now those cultural differences that separated them aren’t enough to keep them from exploring more with each other and about each other. 

But to what expense? What’s sacrificed? What will be revealed? How low can love go before it ceases to exist?

Note: This is the second installment of a three book series. It contains expletive language, sexual content, and ends on a cliffhanger. If you do not wish to have these elements in your reads, this is not the venture for you. 

Meet The Author:

Love Belvin is a native of the Tri-State area and now lives in the Delaware Valley. She's an avid reader and enjoys dinner parties with her closest girlfriends. While she enjoys many things, nothing excites her more than curling up with a glass of wine and a good romance novel.

Love is the author of the "Love's Improbable Possibility" and "Waiting to Breathe" series. Her one standalone, “Love's Inconvenient Truth” is available. She recently penned the "Love Unaccounted" series. Her latest series, “Wayward Love” is currently being published.

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Chase Me By Farrah Rochon

Day 5 in the February Celebration of  Love is Chase Me By Farrah Rochon 

Synopsis:

The Holmes Brothers has always been, by far, my most popular series. I am thrilled to return the my beloved New Orleans and this family of sexy brothers. 


What was she thinking? 

The last thing Indina Holmes needs in her life is three days on the open seas with her loving but nosy family. But that’s exactly what she’s in store for her when her brother guilts her into joining the Holmes family reunion cruise. When she needs a cabin mate at the last minute, her only option is the co-worker she’s been sleeping with for the past year. Now, she just has to keep her family from trying to play matchmaker. What was he thinking? 

For the past eight months, Griffin Sims has pretended to be okay with the co-worker-with-benefits arrangement he’s had going with Indina, but he wants more than just her body. He wants a real relationship. Indina’s invitation to join her on a cruise is exactly the opportunity Griffin has been looking for to prove to the woman who has been sharing his bed that it’s time for her to share her heart. 

When she is not writing in her favorite coffee shop, Farrah spends most of her time reading, cooking, traveling the world, visiting Walt Disney World, and catching her favorite Broadway shows. An admitted sports fanatic, Farrah feeds her addiction to football by watching New Orleans Saints games on Sunday afternoons.



Meet The Author: 

USA Today Bestselling author Farrah Rochon hails from a small town just west of New Orleans. She has garnered much acclaim for her Holmes Brothers, New York Sabers, Bayou Dreams and Moments in Maplesville series. I’ll Catch You, the second book in her New York Sabers series for Harlequin Kimani, was a 2012 RITA ® Award finalist. Yours Forever, the third book in the Bayou Dreams series, was a 2015 RITA® Award finalist. Farrah has been nominated for an RT BOOKReviews Reviewers Choice Award, and in 2015 received the Emma Award for Author of the Year.

Feel the Heat By Cheris Hodges

Day 4 in the Febuary Celebration of Love is Feel the Heat by North Carolinan favorite Cheris Hodges. 

Synopsis:

Behind closed doors? 

Relationship blogger and bestselling author Mimi Collins built her brand by talking openly about sex and love. But after a blog she posts negatively depicting a speed-dating site goes viral, she needs legal advice, and fast. Lucky for her, she has an irresistible advocate in Brent Daniels, her gorgeous new neighbor. The celebrated attorney and TV personality just took on her case. And he plays to win—in and out of court. 

Putting the moves on his client is taboo, but how can Brent turn down his feelings for Atlanta's hottest romance expert? He knows what a woman really wants: candlelight and roses, champagne and seduction. Until a legal victory leads to an intimate tête-à-tête…and a very public kiss. But with a tragic secret buried in his past, Brent can't afford any negative publicity. And now that his reputation is on the line, so is his future with Mimi. And he doesn't intend to lose his chance with the woman he loves without a fight.

Meet The Author: 

Cheris Hodges was bitten by the writing bug early. The 1999 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University is a freelance journalist and always looks for love stories in the most unusual places. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she is trying and failing to develop a green thumb. 
www.cherishodges.net

Full Court Seduction By Synthia Williams

Book 3 in the February Celebration of Love  While this is my first read from this author I love the old school vibe I get from her. Readers if you are feeling the black love like I am please one click this book. 

Synopsis: 

Playing for keeps 

Straitlaced conservationist Danielle Stewart is known for passionately protecting the Florida coastline. Only one man knows about the other side of Danielle, the one she keeps concealed behind prim cardigans and glasses. Back in college, Danielle shared a sizzling night with Jacobe Jenkins. Next day, he left for the NBA draft, and his talent for troublemaking has made him as infamous as his on-court skills. Now chance has thrown them together again, and Danielle sees a perfect way to boost awareness for her favorite cause. 

He's older, wiser and a lot more notorious, but one thing about Jacobe hasn't changed: his deep attraction to Danielle. Supporting her conservation efforts could improve his public image—and give him a second chance with the woman he still regrets leaving behind. But the lasting kind of love takes more than a trick shot. Will he overcome his bad-boy reputation and put his heart on the line for what could be the biggest play of his life? 

Meet The Author: 

Synithia Williams has loved romance novels since reading her first one at the age of 13. It was only natural that she would one day write her own romance. When she isn’t writing, Synithia works on water quality issues in the Midlands of South Carolina while taking care of her supportive husband and two sons. You can learn more about Synithia by visiting her website, www.synithiawilliams.com.

Badge of Honor By S.K. Hardy

Celebration of Love Day 2: S.K. Hardy's New Release Badge of Honor; If you loved Angel from this author's previous book's you will love Rico. 

Synopsis: 

After she manages to get out of a violent and tumultuous marriage to one of the most dangerous men in D.C., Sage is finally ready to live again. She only married Ice Lopez to save her sister, but now that she's out of her ex-husband's cruel clutches, she doesn't plan on ever looking back.

Ice, however, has different plans. No one walks away from him until he is ready for them to go. Women are no more than possessions to him. Especially Sage. He comes up with a scheme to get her back, and to do this, he calls in a payment on a debt from Roderick "Rico" Vaughn.

When they were younger, Rico was Ice's right hand man in the drug world. His second in command. Fast forward fifteen years, and Rico is a well respected detective on the D.C. police force. Even though he's taken a vow to protect and serve the badge of honor he wears with pride, he agrees to help Ice this one last time. But Rico isn't doing it for Ice.

Years ago, he and Sage shared a love that defied the odds. He'll do anything within his power to keep her safe from Ice-even if it means breaking her heart again to do it. 

Will Sage and Rico find a way to start over and live the life they've been cheated out of for so long? Or will the price they have to pay to extricate themselves from the long arm of Ice's reach prove too high a sacrifice?

BADGE OF HONOR: Sage & Rico is a fast paced, drama filled, erotic romance. Strong language and sexual situations are not suitable for anyone under 18.

The characters in BADGE OF HONOR: Sage & Rico were briefly introduced in BEING BARRON 3: Taylor & Max. However, it is a stand alone book.

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Other books by S.K Hardy include:

THE SIN CITY HEAT SERIES
Buried Secrets
Twisted Obsessions
Beginning of An Eclipse
No Secrets No Lies
Angel's Wrath
Shadows of Deceit
No Greater Loyalty
Final Eclipse

BEING BARRON TRILOGY

Stand Alone Books:
THE HONEY TRAP
DECEPTIONS
SECOND CHANCES
SINS AND BETRAYALS
COMPROMISING CIRCUMSTANCES

This is Love By Nana Malone & Sienna Mynx

To kick of February's Celebration of Love we are starting with a new release from two veterans in the game: Sienna Mynx & Nana Malone 

Synopsis:

Valentine's Day holds sensual and sexy surprises in these two irresistible stories… 

Illusion of Love by Nana Malone 

Valentine Anderson's parents clearly gave her the wrong first name. Her last two relationships ended on Valentine's Day, and her current one implodes right before her sister's wedding. Then the dashing and adventurous photographer next door suggests a fake relationship to keep her family and his boss's overattentive wife at bay. It's just an act, until Val starts acting on her impulses…and make-believe becomes undeniably too real! 

From My Heart by Sienna Mynx 

First Aniyah Stevens is jilted a week before her wedding. Now she's stuck with the bill for a romantic and lavish Italian honeymoon. Rising above her disappointment, she goes solo—only to find that it's a couples-only getaway. Charming resort owner Niccolo Montenegro has his own heartache to bear. But kindred spirit Aniyah tempts him with an offer that could make their Valentine's Day memorable for all the right reasons…

Breathless By Beverly Jenkins

Synopsis: 

A strong-willed beauty finds herself in the arms of the handsome drifter from her past, in this second book in the sizzling series set in the Old West, from USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins

As manager of one of the finest hotels in Arizona Territory, Portia Carmichael has respect and stability—qualities sorely missing from her harsh childhood. She refuses to jeopardize that by hitching herself to the wrong man. Suitors are plentiful, but none of them has ever looked quite as tempting as the family friend who just rode into town…and none has looked at her with such intensity and heat.

Duchess. That’s the nickname Kent Randolph gave Portia when she was a young girl. Now she’s a stunning, intelligent woman—and Kent has learned his share of hard lessons. After drifting through the West, he’s learned the value of a place to settle down, and in Portia’s arms he’s found that and more. But convincing her to trust him with her heart, not just her passion, will be the greatest challenge he’s known—and one he intends to win…

Meet The Author:  

Beverly Jenkins grew up in Detroit and majored in journalism and English literature at Michigan tate University. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, People, the Dallas Morning News, Vibe, and many other national publications.

Blind Expectations By Jacinta Howard

This was my first ever read by this author and certainly wont be my last. This book reminded me of a modern day love jones. By that I mean that the characters Leah and Trevor were just so real. Leah lived in her own world and was the love them and leave them type. Her only constant was Trevor he provided stability and friendship only thing is Trevor saw her as more. I loved that this was a truly developed story and that the author showed love didn't come easy. Trevor had a bit of jealousy issues and Leah could be selfish. But they grew through those issues and developed something solid. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and honestly wish it was longer. I wanted a bit more from the epilogue after all I have been through with this couple.(lol) If you havent ever read this author this would be the book to start. Great job Jacinta!!!

Synopsis: 

Aristotle once said the only thing constant in life is change. Or was that Confucius? Whatever. People are fluid—they come into your life for a while, and when it’s time for them to float on, Leah has no qualms waving goodbye. The only exception is her neighbor and best friend, Trevor. When all else fails in her crazy world, Trevor is always there, reliable, steady… real. But what happens when friendship blossoms into something more? Can Leah and Trevor's relationship survive the change? Or will the weight of blind expectations cause them to lose the one thing they love—each other?

Meet The Author:

Jacinta Howard is the author of women's and new adult fiction. Since 2014, she's released five novels, including the well-received Love Always Series. She also released the USA TODAY Must-Read Romance, Happiness in Jersey, as well as the emotional new adult novel, Finding Kennedy. Visit her at jacintahoward.net.

His Atonement By Camille Mackenzie

Camille Mackenzie is new to the scene but please believe me this newbie knows how to bring it! I first discovered the author with her first book in the Love Never Fails series called Broken. The synopsis doesn't do the series justice this series runs deep and plays on the emotions. If you are looking for a good book with well developed characters click up! Oh and its on K.U. and Amazon Prime (BONUS)

Synopsis:

Don’t cry for me beautiful. I’m not worth it. I was never worth it. I should have left you alone that night. If I had, none of this would have happened. I would likely be dead, but you my angel, you would have at least been happy. I want to tell Jada this, but I can feel the plastic tube running down my throat. If I think about it for too long, I gag. I am useless. I can’t comfort Jada, but as always I can find a way to hurt her. This. This is what you deserve. So just lie here and take it, Chase. I tell myself this truth over and over until it solidifies in my mind.

Meet The Author: 

I am a life long reader and writer who is finally brave enough to put my work 'out there'. I primarily write interracial romances for people who believe that there is no color in love. When I'm not in my writing cave I'm with my family living and loving life.

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