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Heist

KiKi Swinson

De'Nesha Diamond

November 2010

 

The Ultimate Heist
Kiki Swinson

Accustomed to a life of luxury, Shannon Marshall is devastated to lose everything after her husband, Todd, is sent to prison for gun running. So when Todd plans the ultimate stickup from behind bars, Shannon’s ready to put her neck on the line. But she’ll have to pull off the hustle of a lifetime and play one dangerous gangster who always gets what he wants…

Robyn Banks
De’Nesha Diamond

DEA Agent Jordan Hayes has vowed to never walk in her ex-con father’s footsteps. Suspecting her father is planning another robbery, she begins keeping close tabs on him and his crony—sexy gangster Keston Bishop. Jordan soon becomes addicted to the danger that radiates from Keston like street candy as she takes part in a daring theft that could cost her everything...

 
 
When the Sun Goes Down
Gwynne Forster
September 2010
 

When stingy self-made millionaire and widower Leon Farrell dies, he leaves behind a legacy of family dysfunction—and a missing will. It’s soon clear that his three grown children, Edgar, Gunther, and Shirley, don’t handle loss well—the possible loss of a fortune, that is. And when Edgar hires a private investigator to track down the will, it’s just the beginning of a search that will lead the siblings to re-visit their childhoods, uncover buried secrets, and ultimately learn for themselves what it means to be a family. For as tensions escalate between the brothers—with their peace-keeping sister caught in the middle—an unexpected conflict of interest is brewing that will shock them all—and either bring them closer together or tear them apart for good…

 

 

Ray of Hope

Vanessa Davis Griggs

January 2011

 

 

Grandmother Ma Ray, a churchgoing woman with a mysterious past, steers her two reckless granddaughters away from trouble with her smarts, savvy—and the Word of God…

Troublesome teen sisters Sahara and Crystal Nichols are acting up, and their risqué behavior is more than their mother Lenora can handle. Enter the girls’ 75-year-old churchgoing grandmother, Ma Ray, who agrees to take charge of the young women. She’s determined to turn their lives around—and knows more about being a bad girl than either sister bargained for…

Sahara and Crystal don’t realize what they’re up against when it comes to Ma Ray, but when they learn of their grandmother’s former rebel antics, which were wild enough to rival their own, they begin to appreciate her present-day passion for leading a more productive life—via family, love, and faith…

 

 

 

 
His Sexy Bad Habit
Cheris Hodges
January 2011
 
 
 
She Makes A Move For His Heart…

He’s hot and he’s single, but Antonio Billups has been out of the dating game for three years. Since his wife died, his focus has been on his business—and their son A.J. Enter new-in-town sultry, sexy Serena Jacobs, a woman who just might inspire Antonio to change his mind about being alone…

That His Body Can’t Resist…

Serena’s new restaurant is about to take off, and so is her heart—to Antonio. But events from her past are about to hit the fan—with a little help from Antonio’s scheming sister-in-law. Soon, Hollywood catfights and long-ago love affairs threaten the steamy relationship between Antonio and Serena, and when their secret histories collide, they must choose between a future with—or without—love…

 
 
What's His is Mine
Daaimah S. Poole
September 2010
 
 
Essence® bestselling author Daaimah S. Poole delivers an outrageously sexy tale of three women out to marry rich. And they don’t just want half—they want it all …

Life as a pro athlete’s baby mama isn’t bringing in the big money Adrienne Sheppard expected. Now she’s determined to get wifed… Young Zakiya Lee will do anything to escape living with her troubled sister… Tanisha Butler needs to redeem her one mistake—and reclaim her man… And sports reporter Cherise Long has a “no athletes” romance rule. But as different as these women are, they can’t resist the same temptation: to win the ultimate gold ring…

Soon Zakiya is pregnant by the NBA’s hottest new draft pick—but the pressures of 24/7 fame are driving her to the brink. The superstar Tanisha left behind is playing the field. And the NFL pro Cherise gave her heart to is trapped into marrying his greedy baby mama: Adrienne…and Adrienne will do whatever it takes to keep him. Now all four women will find that the price of wealth is higher than they expected…

 
 
Hustlin' Divas
De"Nesha Diamond
October 2010
 
 
In the first book of a fierce new series, meet Memphis’ hardest ride or die chicks as they fight along with their infamous men to lock down the Dirty South.

Memphis is the crime capital of America, and no one knows that better than the women born and raised in its mean streets. It’s put sisters Ta’Shara and LeShelle on opposite sides of the street game, where blood means nothing and loyalty doesn’t last long. It’s also got Yolanda, an ambitious drug mule, and Melanie, a police detective, caught up with the same man—the notorious hustler Python. These four women think they’ve got the game figured out, but the one man they have in common will have them living double lives and wondering who will come out on top. Forget what you heard about East Coast/West Coast, ’cause real vendettas are born in the Dirty South.

 
 

 

 

The Liar's Club

Layla Johnson

November 2010

 


 

Too Much Of A Good Thing …

Thanks to her mega-successful new husband, Omar, Sinclair Fines has a glittering celebrity lifestyle that’s splashed all over tabloids and gossip blogs everywhere. But this sexy one-time Detroit native has a sizzling need Omar just can’t satisfy. So when Sinclair’s not-quite-ex-husband Kwame gets out of the pen and shows up with blackmail in mind, Sinclair can’t resist paying him off—out of bed and between the sheets …

Can Lose It All

…Until Kwame demands more cash flow—and anytime-anywhere access. And since there’s no way Sinclair will let him send her back to the projects and dollar-store shoes, she’ll do anything to get rid of Kwame for good. But Sinclair is about to learn that one play too many is the surest way to lose…

 

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