African American Literature Love

Lyra Hart, a teacher’s assistant working her way through college, lives a simple life. Her sister Natalie is a constant reminder that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. After a lifelong trail of arrests and stints in rehab, Natalie lands on her sister’s doorstep with a promise not to end up like their mother, who overdosed just a few years prior. Lyra’s first mistake was trusting her younger sister. Her second was the one-night stand she thought would drown her sorrows.

Meet Dynasty, a twenty-six-year-old chick from the hood. She’s beautiful with a banging body and a nasty, savage attitude. Growing up, she didn’t have the best life, which caused her to search for love in the wrong person. Her current boyfriend showed her firsthand just how toxic he was. Things take a drastic turn and Officer Nathan Daniels enters the scene. One look at the red-haired beauty, and he was instantly smitten. What seemed to be a budding friendship turns into a whirlwind of drama he wasn’t expecting. A tragic event has Nate running to Dynasty’s rescue. After all the ...

Detective Jones is back on the scene, obsessed with bringing down Sade for multiple murders. But his relentless pursuit masks a shocking personal connection that drives his thirst for catching her far beyond the bounds of justice. Meanwhile, Sade is carrying Dante’s baby and is entangled with Atlas—the man responsible for Dante’s accident and amnesia. As Atlas’s behavior grows increasingly erratic and threatening, Sade must decide whether to run or fight.

Avion has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Everyone relies on her to hold it together and keep the family moving, but when she seeks a much-needed break, she stumbles into something that isn’t easy for her to get out of. Samson has the world at his fingertips and isn’t looking for a soul to share it with. When his best friend drags him out for a night of relaxation, he spots his forever. But when Avion runs off to return to her reality, he stops at nothing to find her.

Jamison Jareau has suffered a terrible loss. His wife of eighteen years passed away the day she gave birth to their son. Consumed with grief and guilt over her death, Jamison has thrown himself into work and raising his four children without her. Two and a half years have passed since he lost his soulmate. The kids are growing up and Jamison realized he needs a little more help with them than he wants to admit. At the urging of his mother-in-law, he seeks a live-in nanny to alleviate some of the stress of being a single parent.

Crybaby Chris is a boy on a journey to become a man. His biggest problem is he doesn’t handle his emotions well. As a kid he is bullied and teased. As a teen he has his heartbroken by Charlotta the only girl that ever had any real interest in him. Being exposed to the elements of the streets one day he decides to bottle up all his emotions as best he can and reinvented himself as a cold hearted gansta named Capone. As Capone he deals harshly with anyone who crosses him earning respect and position in the streets. But no matter how hard he tries he can’t escape who he really is. ...

Secrets are revealed in more ways than one. The truth always has a way of revealing itself. What happens when everyone is hiding something from the other? When relationships and bonds are tested in more ways than one. Will these relationships end before they could fully start?

Embria Taylor is an expert on fixing the lives of others but can’t seem to make sense of her own. When a handsome stranger forces his way into her world, she quickly learns that being open to new possibilities just might be the missing ingredient to securing her happily ever after. Rahshon Allen is a man that speaks his mind and makes no apologies for who he is or how he feels. Those characteristics are what land him right in the middle of the chaos that seems to be just what he needs to escape his dark past.

Reagan is a dedicated nurse who's seen it all, but nothing prepared her for a suffocating co-parenting relationship with a man who symbolizes everything she despises. She finds herself haunted by the consequences of her choices and burdened by the struggles of maintaining a facade of happiness while concealing her inner turmoil. However, a chance encounter with a gunshot victim during her shift opens Reagan's eyes to the possibility of liberation from her oppressive reality.

After witnessing Tone's murder, Dalia sets out to blackmail Mezzie into upgrading her life. She and her man, Nard, haven't had it easy, and she wants nothing more than to live the life she once lived. When someone comes and visits her, it could be either pleasant or deadly.

Denali Peters was sure her life would never get any better. She had two children with a man who showed her with time just how impure his intentions were. At the top of her priority list was being a great mom, but working two jobs and raising her man along with their kids began to take a toll on Denali. Eventually, she realized the importance of self-care and her own happiness…but that happiness came with a hefty price.

The "construction laborer" is really a wealthy felon with too many inexplicable circumstances to fathom for her narrow worldview. Will Jas share more of his complexities? Will Ashira be able to absorb them with understanding, leaving the judgment behind? Two souls, still galaxies apart, bound by love. The unanticipated UFO has collided with her world like a ferocious asteroid.

Uplifting and occasionally heartbreaking stories of love from the time of slavery in the American south.

Dena Meadows is a professional woman, wife, and student working on her Ph.D. Her world is shattered when she finds that her husband has been cheating on her with a younger woman. Coming from a family of failed relationships and secrets, Dena is the first in her family to ever get a formal education. With all her knowledge however, she still seems paralyzed by her husband’s betrayal. Eric Allen is wounded beyond words when his wife Elise cheats on him. Eric was faithful, hardworking, and strived to be the best man he could be. Both are on a journey as they find their lives falling apart. ...

Meet Sanaa, a fierce queenpin ruling Philadelphia’s underground gambling scene. She’s built her empire with grit and determination, but everything changes when she decides to inject counterfeit money into her operation. The streets explode with chaos as fake cash floods the city, turning friends into foes and trust into a dangerous game. When her best friend Joy returns from Atlanta, old secrets resurface, and the stakes get even higher. As rival crews clash and loyalties are tested, Sanaa must navigate a treacherous landscape where ambition and greed threaten to tear them apart. In ...

Hearts are broken and healed. Scars, both physical and emotional, are formed. Happiness is found, then lost, then found again. Over the course of a year, these sisters face shattering blows and remarkable triumphs as they embark on a journey, figuring out that pesky little thing called love.

As an emerging star with her girl group Genesis Rising, lead singer Tina Braddon’s career elevates at every turn. She has the best of friends and her close family she cherishes more than anything. Beautiful, healthy, and a lover at heart, Tina absorbs all the goodness life has to offer—including her healthy competitiveness to win. But the man of her dreams is the one person who remains out of her reach. He’s here today and gone tomorrow, and Tina can’t help but wonder if it’s for the best.

"Run away from the boy that gives you butterflies, he's going to break your heart." Morgan Atkins had been told that phrase ever since she was a little girl, and still she allowed herself to fall for the boy that made her heart flutter. After losing her first love, Morgan is terrified to love again. She's settled for a comfortable life with a respectable man. She has everything. She's living in the lap of luxury, and although she's comfortable, she's bored out of her mind. When a ghost from her past blows into town, she finds herself entangled in an illicit affair.

Tori’s afraid, but putting forth her toughest exterior to forge ahead with the mess she’s made. And Ashton? Well, he’s confused and angry. It’s his last semester, one that had been planned meticulously by himself and others well before she even knew what a Panther was. Will Tori can fight her way out of the quandary she’s created at BSU? Will Ashton’s well-planned future be derailed by the new underdog-turned-"banger" on campus?

Anissa Dent is experiencing heartbreak like none she’s ever felt. Her husband of nearly twenty years has fallen victim to crack cocaine after a devastating loss. All her efforts to help him have failed, and to protect herself and her sons, she divorces him and has him removed from their home. That doesn’t stop him from popping in and out of their lives with promises of getting clean. Anissa desperately wants to move on in her life, but her love for what once was is holding her back. However, attending a family barbeque with her son proves to be the restart she desperately needs.