THE BLACK BOOK CASE

Monica Reeds blogger extraordinaire thought of the group called The Black Book Case. Let me tell you why groups like this are needed: EXPOSURE!!!! How many times have we heard where are the black books or black reviewers?! Well this group seeks to be that all in one. Check us out on good reads!!!

The Black Book Case

A group created to share book recommendations that are written by Black authors writing Black stories. Our goal for this group is to be a place where readers can share their found book goodness and find new stories to experience.

March Madness: Book Edition

I will admit I really don't watch much sports BUT with everyone going on about March Madness and these brackets, I had to join in but in my own way. So instead of getting my teams in order I am getting these new releases and reviews together!!!!

Side note: it was said on twitter that there are no black reviewers well here we all are. Please reach out but be warned we review and hold nothing back.

Blood And Roses By Lylah James

Title: Blood and Roses

Series: Tainted Hearts #3.5
Author: Lylah James
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC

Genre: Mafia Romantic Suspense

Release Date: February 27, 2018

Blurb

Maria

I was trapped. There was nothing left of me.

Then he came and wanted to make me his.

He saved me. He gave me a home, a family.

He made sweet love to me.

I was his Angel. He was my everything.

I thought we would live happily ever after, but there are no happy endings in the mafia life.

I found this out the hard way, as the blood flowed, red as roses…

Lyov

Angel. The word meant nothing until I saw her.

I found her in a place worse than hell. She calls me her savior.

But I didn’t save her. I captured the pretty angel and made her mine.

Life was perfect. I had everything I wanted.

I was her salvation. She was my redemption.

Until I lost her.

Angels deserve happy endings, but monsters like me don’t.

My darkness became hers, and our happily-ever-after became tainted.

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Excerpt

“I am a mad man, Maria. And you tested my patience today,” he hissed, his face coming so close to mine and I shivered in his hold.

My hand came up and gripped his wrist, not to dislodge his hold from my throat but to keep it there. His eyes flared dangerously and I knew I was playing with fire.

“I am sorry,” I whispered.

“No. I don’t think you are.”

Shock coursed through my body at his words and I flinched. The tears made another appearance. I tried to deny his claim but the look on his face stopped me.

“Stand up,” he ordered softly. But oh, it was every bit menacing.

My body was his, my mind was his…and I obeyed instantly. There was no hesitation. His grip released my throat and I stood up on shaking legs in front of Master.

“You broke my rules, Maria. The rules are there to protect you and you consciously went against me. I can’t keep you safe like this.”

My chin wobbled against the effort to keep my tears at bay. I was ashamed. Embarrassed. And wanted nothing more than for Lyov to just hold me.

But he was angry. I’d made him angry.

“You know what happens when you break one of my rules. You are aware of the consequences,” he continued in the same harsh, rough voice.

I nodded silently.

“Your words,” he demanded. Each word hit me like a harsh lash against my fragile skin. Lyov was brutal.

“Yes. I am aware of the consequences, Master.” Maybe…just maybe that was why I did it.

He stared me down, his grey eyes icy. “Good. Undress then.”

I went to quickly do as I was told, gripping my nightgown and starting to pull it over my head but Lyov’s voice stopped me.

“Slowly, Maria. Undress slowly for me.”

His words sent a shiver down my body, all the way to my toes. My thighs clenched. Lyov sat back lazily and watched me intently. Without taking his eyes off me, he took a bottle of scotch from the small table beside him and poured some in a glass.

His head was cocked to the side as he brought the glass to his lips and sipped slowly. The darkness in his eyes didn’t disappear. It was still there and more. Intense. Furious. Dangerous.

There was a fiery need inside of me. My hands trembled as I brought them up to unbutton my nightgown. My fingers fumbled with the buttons and Lyov watched me with rapt attention, an eyebrow raised mockingly.

Finally, when all six buttons were open, I breathed out a sigh. My hands paused and my stomach clenched. Slowly, like Lyov wanted me to, I pushed the nightgown down my shoulders and then my arms before it pooled at my feet.

I was left with only my bra and panties. The cold air caressed me and goosebumps rose on my skin. I shivered even though Lyov’s heat was penetrating into my every pore.

His gaze was filled with danger, brutality…and need.

At the thought of Lyov being in complete control and seeing him exude dominance with just a mere glance, or just a simple word—it had my senses in override. 

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Author Bio

Lylah James lives with her parents and younger brother somewhere in Canada. She uses all her spare time to write. If she is not studying, sleeping, writing or working – she can be found with her nose buried in a good romance book, preferably with a hot alpha male. 

Writing is her passion. The voices in her head won’t stop and she believes they deserve to be heard and read. Lylah James writes about drool worthy and total alpha males, with strong and sweet heroines. She makes her readers cry – sob their eyes out, swoon, curse, rage and fall in love. Mostly known as the Queen of cliffhanger and the #evilauthorwithablacksoul, she likes to break her readers’ hearts and then mend them again.

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Irish Crown By Nashoda Rose

Title: Irish Crown

Author: Nashoda Rose

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Sara Eirew Photographer & Designer

Model: Mike Chabot
Release Date: April 9, 2018

Blurb

From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Nashoda Rose, comes a new, sexy standalone romance novel. 

I finally have my shit together. FINALLY. Successful career, new house, great friends and my good for nothing ex-boyfriend long gone.

I was looking for a safe, secure, picket fence kind of guy, but instead I got the Irish you’re-not-ready-for-this Deaglan Kane.

Tattooed. Sexy. And totally unavailable.

I planned for us to be a fling. But Deaglan has other plans and suddenly having my shit together is long gone.

Because my past is back full throttle and Deaglan Kane isn't who I thought he was.

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Excerpt

I sighed, hugging the pillow closer and waiting with baited breath for him to come back to bed.

It was Sunday and I didn’t have to work today, so I kind of hoped he’d do that thing with his tongue again.

My body quivered and I bit my lower lip.

He sat on the edge of the mattress and without a single glance my way, he said, “Pet, I have shit to do.”

I tensed.

Then the daisy heads snapped off and the velvet petals shrivelled up in my belly.

Uh, what?

Suddenly, that hot raspy Irish accent didn’t sound so hot.

Okay, I wasn’t expecting a proposal or anything, not by a long shot, but I did expect a morning kiss and a possible number exchange for a possible second date. Or rather first date.

He didn’t even pretend like he’d call.

God, was I that naïve?

I sat up, taking the sheet with me. “Excuse me?”

He bent, picked up his cargo pants from the floor and tugged them on.

“I have shit to do, babe. I called a cab. It’ll be here any second.”

My heart slammed into my chest. He called me a cab? Was I supposed to think this was okay because he called me a cab?

Because it wasn’t. It totally wasn’t.

There was a brief honk outside.

Oh. My. God. When did he call me a cab? When he had his finger in my ass.

Author Bio

Nashoda Rose is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twelve romance novels, including the Tear Asunder series, the spin-off Unyielding series, and the paranormal Scars of the Wraiths.

She lives outside of Toronto where she enjoys hiking with her Newfoundland dog and riding her horses.

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Bucking the Billionaire By Serenity Paz

Synopsis: 

Right guy. Wrong time. 

When you’ve got a problem, you can call me, Octavia Lorde, New York City’s professional problem solver. I help the wealthy, the connected, and the naughty. An American icon, I lead my motley team of two lawyers, one social engineer, and one hacker on missions to protect the good from the bad.

Along the way of solving other people’s problems, my own personal life takes a sharp left turn when I find myself pregnant by sexy billionaire William Thorne, the son of the infamous Thorne Crime Family.

Do I tell him and have his baby, when he’s about to hire me to solve his mom’s murder?
Or do I keep the baby a secret and run from William Thorne’s bad-boy love?

**This is a 2-for-1 Romance!** This is Part 2 of the series. Part 1 is available inside this romance. 

**This is a short read. There is sexually explicit content that will make you feel naughty (or really nice). You're not left hanging over a cliff in the end, but rather you're given a happy ending. The series will end with a Happily Ever After with several happy endings along the way.**

About The Author:

Serenity Paz is an American author living in Queens, New York. She lives for writing passionate stories about fictional characters. Serenity breathes life into her bad boy billionaires and the independent women who lust, and then, love them. From her contemporary romances to her steamy legal procedurals, you'll lose yourself in characters discovering themselves.

When she's not writing romances, she's studying creative writing in her MFA program and getting feedback to make her stories a better, hotter experience for you.

So what are you waiting for? Give one of them a try and let her know what you think.

Neighborhood Watch By Stylo Fantome

Title: Neighborhood Watch
Series: Twin Estates #4

Author: Stylo Fantôme

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs

Release Date: March 19, 2018

Blurb

Rules to Join The Neighborhood Watch:

1. If you see something, say something

2. Report all illegal activities to the authorities

3. Do not associate with criminals

4. And certainly don't fall for them!

Tori Bellows is a really good friend. She's always there when a shoulder is needed to cry on, to give dating advice, or for a good ol' time. Now, though, Tori is the one who needs a shoulder to lean on when she's in a tough spot. But all of her friends are too busy with their own lives.

Enter the Twin Estates' resident bad boy, Landon Edenhoff. When he offers her an all expenses paid vacation, she's immediately suspicious - he's rarely nice and his intentions are never good. But she's ready for a change of scenery and knows she can give as good as she gets from Mr. Rude & Nasty himself.

After all, how bad could this neighbor really be?

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Crazy woman from a remote location in Alaska (where the need for a creative mind is a necessity!), I have been writing since ... forever? Yeah, that sounds about right. I have been told that I remind people of Lucille Ball - I also see shades of Jennifer Saunders, and Denis Leary. So basically, I laugh a lot, I'm clumsy a lot, and I say the F-word A LOT.

I like dogs more than I like most people, and I don't trust anyone who doesn't drink. No, I do not live in an igloo, and no, the sun does not set for six months out of the year, there's your Alaska lesson for the day. I have mermaid hair - both a curse and a blessing - and most of the time I talk so fast, even I can't understand me.

Yeah. I think that about sums me up.

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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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