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Everything Platinum by LaShelle L. Turner
Fresh out of federal prison for serving 18 months for fraud and identity theft, 25-year-old Farrah Sparks finds herself back in Atlanta, broke and lost. Despite it all, she can’t fight her inner dream of becoming a star. Down on her luck, she enters the world of well-paid acquaintances/sugar daddies and finds a billionaire, Saleh, who will finance of dream of superstardom. Through him, she meets legendary music producer Nero Noir. Farrah finds herself falling for the two men, her lover hired to help her music career and the man who paid for it all. Things get more complicated when she finds herself spiritually drawn to a neo-soul artist name Swann, the man who connects her to the true artist she yearns to be.
Farrah gets caught up in the glitz and glamour of fame until the dark side darkens her platinum life. She finally has what she always dreamed but will greed, lust, and murder end it all.
Seducing Her Fake Husband by Kimolisa Mings
When Kristina’s fake husband asks her to do the unthinkable, what starts out as payback has turned into seduction.
Time Slip by Nancy Zee
Time might not be as linear as you think.
Dr. Ben Arnold is still grieving the death of his wife, Roxanne, when he advertises for a nanny for his four-year-old daughter.
On Friday the 13th, Jessica James interviews for the position, but Ben won’t consider her because of his instant attraction to the young woman with a caring smile.
Luckily, the housekeeper knows how to nudge the rude widower in the right direction. Especially when Ben’s wife’s identical twin shows up uninvited with a strange man in tow. Soon enough, Roxanne’s other two eccentric sisters also show up. They claim Roxanne isn’t dead and that they intend to bring her home.
The idea of being abandoned by his wife, whom he believed to have died, disturbs Ben, so he invites Jessica to stay until his daughter’s aunts leave. This is Jess’ opportunity to prove to the handsome, if grumpy, widower that she’s the perfect choice to care for his daughter, no matter how much he scowls.
Almost immediately, strange things start happening to Jess, the most disconcerting of which are the visions of a woman from a different time.
Meanwhile, an unknown force pushes Ben and Jess into each other’s arms, even though he isn’t ready to open his heart to another woman.
Unknown to them, Millicent has plans for Ben, and the nanny is in her way.
Dempsey’s Grill by Bryan Fagan
Dempsey’s Grill is a life-affirming story of young adults struggling to find their place in the grown-up world while still following their dreams.
Gibson thought he had it all: A beautiful girlfriend, a respectable job as a teacher, and the world’s most comfy couch – that is until he gets fired and his girlfriend kicks him out.
Forced to move back in with his parents, he slowly begins to pick up the pieces of a life he’s realizing he never even wanted.Back in his hometown Gibson reconnects with his high school best friend, Dempsey and his former lover, Gail. The trio gathers their meager savings and risks it all on opening a restaurant.
But things spiral out of control as they confront drug dealers, Dempsey’s growing attraction to Gibson’s sister, and Gail’s engagement to a long-haul trucker.
Can the trio of never-beens put aside their past failures, face the challenges of the restaurant industry, and find a place where love, friendship, and even hope, can bloom?
More Than Friends by Kimolisa Mings
Imani wasn’t looking for love but she discovers that Mr. Right is right at her finger tips. But when faced with having a friend becoming a lover, Imani hesitates, a decision she now regrets.
Spirit of the Mist by Janeen O’Kerry
Celtic Journeys Series: An exiled king and his enchantress queen rely on strength and magic to escape a barren island and save their people.
The Chimera Bounty by Ember Holt
Fae Rabies is a thing, and Corvin has it. Maeve is looking for the hottest story to uncover, and Corvin has that too…as well as several other things Maeve would like to uncover.
Before meeting Corvin, Maeve’s penniless investigative journalist days were on wash, rinse, repeat: gym, latte, class, bar job, and madly slamming her keyboard in between. When the tall, handsome shifter pulls back the veil, revealing that she too is a Fae shapeshifter, everything changes.
Now Maeve is tangled up with a Naga crime lord who’s demanding Corvin finish his mission. But given his “Fraebies,” Corvin’s magic is too dangerous to use and he’s forced to leverage Maeve’s investigative skills to find his quarry: a doctor that can cure him.
Maeve’s life is on a new trajectory. The grumpy, smoldering Corvin will teach her magic as they hunt down the bounty, and she’ll get a killer story out of it—
Hopefully not too killer.
Five Moons: Resurrection by William Parker
Five Moons: Resurrection is science-fiction with the full flavor and robust action of a guns-blazing western. At the same time, the comedy of human nature balances the drama in this end-to-end action adventure.
Outworld veteran, Dallas Blake, struggling to start his life over after the Corporate War. buys a war surplus starship never meant for sale. The alien enigmas of this ship engulf Dallas as he struggles to overcome his grief at the loss of his entire family. Dallas discovers that his artificial crew are all copies (called moons) of the human crew lost during the ship’s last mission as the Five Moons sets out to rescue Emma, an innocent young girl. The Mercs had killed her parents and kidnapped Emma for a monthly ransom in gold to keep her alive.
In order to rescue Emma, Dallas needs help. So, he goes to Moss Kata to find Luke and Sam, but they all end up in jail. Mariah breaks the men out of jail. Dallas is nearly killed.
The Five Moons arrives at the jungle planet only to discover Dallas’ old nemesis in orbit, but Dallas refuses to turn back. He’s determined to save one little girl. To save Emma, though, Dallas must first save a young jungle girl, Sophie. She guides Dallas’ squad through the jungle trails to find Emma.
But that’s where Dallas and the crew of the Five Moons run out of luck. For all that they got right, they are put on the run by an entire Merc Battlegroup commanded by the man that gave the order to kill Dallas’ whole family. In the end, only Dallas Blake and the crew of the Five Moons can save Panara-5, their homeworld, from total annihilation at the hands of the Mercs. This one’s a nail-biter right down to the end. The Price of True Love: A Tale of Rohan and Maya by Mathew Thomas
The Price of True Love is a heartwarming and emotional story of Rohan and Maya, two young college students who fall deeply in love. But their happiness is short-lived as Maya’s father disapproves of their relationship and forces them apart. Over the years, Rohan and Maya face numerous challenges and obstacles as they struggle to reunite and be together. They must endure loss, fear, hatred, and hurt as they fight for their love. They endure a heart-wrenching separation for twenty-five long years. Will their love prove strong enough to withstand the test of time? Will fate play a cruel hand, demanding a heavy price, or will it eventually pave the way for their long-awaited reunion? This tale of sacrifice, patience, and hope will inspire and fulfil you.
Everything Tarnished by LaShelle L. Turner
Two women deal with the aftermath of lust and unfaithfulness when they learned all gilded things eventually will reveal their true colors.
Always the social climber, Queensley married what she believed to be her golden ticket to the upper-class life she always desired. Now stuck in a loveless marriage, she begins to question her prosperous union when she falls for the prodigal billionaire bad boy who happens to be the identical twin brother of her sister-in-law’s deceased husband. Beautiful and sophisticated Therese once again finds love with a man who adores her and her son, only to have her dead husband’s twin come back into her life. Not only do the feelings she held for her dead husband re-emerge when she sees him, but so do the passion she felt for him years ago. Once again, she finds herself in a torrid love triangle with her sister-in-law, Queensley. The Dumas family saga continues as Therese and Queensley find themselves confronting their pasts and their future.
As with gold, when love is not pure and merely wears a gold layer, it starts to tarnish. What happens when that layer peels off and what underneath begins to fade?
