African American Suspense

The Road Beasts: Hippo – A Gritty, Slow-Burn Biker Romance 💀 He’s a warrior struggling to heal. She’s a woman who’s never known love. Together, they’ll face a danger neither of them saw coming. 💀 "Hippo" has always been the man people depend on—strong, loyal, and fearless. But after a brutal injury sidelines him, he’s forced to slow down and recover, something he’s never been good at. Sameera has spent her life running, training, and keeping people at a distance. Love was never in the cards for her. She’s focused on building her strength, learning how to fight, and ...

Charmaine Joliet gets an offer she wants to refuse but can't. Someone from the old neighborhood knows a dark secret, one that could make Charmaine and her younger sister Jessi homicide suspects. But she'll keep quiet a price. The client "hires" Charmaine to help rid her of an unwanted rich husband. Meanwhile, troubled Jessi is in jail again for assault. The police would believe Jessi is capable of murder and that Charmaine is willing to be an accessory to protect her.

Dodgers is the story of a young man named East who works for an LA drug gang, sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys - including East's hotheaded younger brother - to kill a witness connected to a major case, who is hiding out in Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that is entirely alien to him, and over the course of his journey the book brings in elements from a diverse array of genres, ranging from crime fiction to road narrative to coming-of-age novel.

Los Angeles Homicide Detective Elouise "Lou" Norton and her partner, Colin Taggert, arrive at the scene of a tragic house fire. Juliet Chatman perished in the blaze, along with her two children. Left behind is grieving husband and father Christopher Chatman, hospitalized after trying to rescue his family. Chatman is devastated that he couldn't save them. Unless, of course, he's the one who killed them.

There can be only one: one man with two loyal friends and secrets from the past that will ultimately shake up the entire hood in Chicago; one man on a mission to destroy anyone who doesn't abide by his rules, including tricky bitches who drop to their knees behind closed doors yet stand tall against him when the time comes to collect the almighty dollar; one man with enough swagger in his walk and confidence in his talk and the skills and mindset to build an empire.

For richer or for poorer"Dirty Donna" is the name given to her by her new stepdaughter, Monica. Donna could care less about the childish name-calling due to her newfound circumstances. She is too elated by the fact that she is in love with the perfect man who happens to be a rich and brilliant business tycoon. Therefore, childish hazing from a spoil brat is beneath her. Nothing is going to stop her from holding on to the man and lifestyle that Donna has become accustom to. Donna enjoys being lavished with diamonds, elegant dresses, and day spas as if she was a celebrity. Coming from the ...

Phox Bello is a fearless, headstrong, high-stepping bombshell of a boss who will do just about anything to secure her empire. The thought of having to collaborate or partner with anyone makes Phox itch with contempt. Hades Metellus is a man who reigns supreme. Everything he touches turns to gold or ash if he so desires. Hades controls everything from his mafia throne, and the power feeds his soul. The thought of having to share space at the top is a concept that he could never wrap his head around, but he better be prepared to get spun. What happens when the two bosses link up?

Betrayal. Passion. Redemption. After five long years behind bars for a crime she didn’t commit, Monique “Mo” Carter steps back into the streets of Philadelphia with a heart full of fire and a soul unwilling to break. But the last person she expects to see is Jeremiah “J-Rock” Ellis—the man whose testimony sealed her fate. Once the love of her life, now the source of her deepest betrayal, J-Rock claims he’s a changed man, desperate to right his wrongs and win her back. Despite the bitterness that lingers, Mo can’t ignore the heat that still simmers between them. Their stolen ...

Let me start from the beginning… To save my struggling business, I’m forced into an arranged engagement with Magnus Knight, the billionaire playboy. My plan is simple: pose as his fiancée, help him repair his public image, and secure the funds I desperately need. Then I’ll be free to leave this arrangement behind and focus on my dreams. But Magnus is more than just a charming face. He’s also shrewd, guarded, and undeniably attractive. He never lets anyone get close… until our public romance starts to feel real.

It's a few weeks before her 40th birthday, and Sienna finally has the life she's dreamed of: a husband who loves her, a private practice that's flourishing, and an extended family that has finally put its skeletons to rest. However, when a homeless woman named Sweet Violet comes under Sienna's care, with nothing on her but broken memories and a pocket watch stopped at 5:11, Sienna knows the peaceful life she's been enjoying will come to a screeching halt.

Smoke Kings is a powerful and propulsive novel with a diverse and unforgettable cast of characters. Like Steph Cha's Your House Will Pay it explores decades of racial tensions through a fictional landscape where the line between justice and revenge is blurred.

Widowed and officially retired, Eugeena Patterson throws herself into organizing the neighborhood association. This presents a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends and get to know new neighbors, like recently widowed Amos Jones - that is until Eugeena stumbles upon her estranged neighbor’s dead body. Eugeena’s daughter is fingered as a prime suspect, but where is she? Determined to find her missing daughter, Eugeena and Amos sort through a list of neighbors with shady or unknown backgrounds.

Little Black Girl Lost Book 4: Captive is the latest episode from the fertile imagination of Keith Lee Johnson's original epic tale. Captive introduces drop-dead gorgeous Lauren Renee Bouvier, a youthful teenager, the African Root of Johnnie and Marguerite Wise. Its survival of the fittest on the mean streets of 18th Century New Orleans. With her life and virtue constantly in danger, how does she survive the ruthless Monarch of Bouvier Hill?

When Blanche White moved north to Boston, she believed it would be a better place to raise her kids, especially after she got them into an elite private school. But now her children are becoming elitist and judgmental, acquiring more attitude than education. So when she and her kids are invited to Amber Cove, an exclusive resort in Maine for wealthy blacks, Blanche jumps at the chance to see how the other half lives and maybe stop her kids turning into people she doesn't want to know.

Paper can be torn and dolls can break. So can humans. Kite Tanner, a widow, struggles with the sudden loss of her husband. Priscilla Martin, the minister’s daughter, pursues money and men with passion. Lydia Dooley, a prayer-warrior, battles a brain tumor and a daughter who can’t forget the sins of her mother’s past. Eve Stanton, a talented Christian singer and songwriter, is brought to her knees when the truth about her marriage is revealed. Mary Rabin, kidnapped from her front yard at the age of eight, returns forty years later to reunite with the family and friends she’d fought ...

In this nail biting sequel, we continue to run into more and more drama as everyone continues to un-wrap lie after lie and secret after secret in their lives. All Deon wants is peace and to live her life with her future husband to be Keven, but as always there are individuals that never want to see you happy. It seems that Deon just may get her peaceful ending; sometimes you should be careful of the words that come out your mouth. Keven is in a place in his life where he knows what and who he wants. Deon is the only one who holds his attention but we all know that God is truly the author of...

As the pampered wife of Frankie Bingham, Camille wants for nothing. After all, Frankie and their life together are her whole world. So Camille tries not to be bothered by his closeness with his coworker and dear friend Gillian. But it soon becomes clear that Camille's suspicions are correct. When his indiscretions become a public matter for the world, Camille is pushed to a dangerous breaking point that spells disaster for them all.

Hired to cater a fitness event in the small town of Fall River, bakery owner Tia Bliss is surprised that the fitness gurus wanted a tasty treat. While she is busy supplying the event with her famous cupcakes, the affair however is suddenly rocked when at its conclusion the dead body of a young woman is found. Upon further investigation Tia realizes the woman Natalie Evans, is one of two women she overheard in a heated argument earlier. But that's only the beginning, this investigation of the vicious and heinous crime concludes in just 48 hours. Which is exactly how much time Tia has to put ...

They say if you don't have trust, you don't have a marriage. In the fifth and final installment of Good Girls Love Thugs: Nic and Kendrick, the couple learns just how important trusting one another is. When an incident occurs, putting Kendrick in the middle of a scandal, Nic has to figure out whether she should trust her man or move on to greener pastures. Kendrick loves his wife more than anything, but sometimes love just isn't enough; especially when there is another man who is willing to stick by Nic through thick and thin.

On a rainy spring day in Los Angeles, Homicide Detective Elouise "Lou" Norton is called away from a rare lunch date to Bonner Park, where the body of 13-year-old Chanita Lords has been discovered. Chanita was interested in photography and, much like Lou, a black girl destined to leave the housing projects behind. Her death fits a chilling pattern of exceptional African American girls - dancers, artists, honors scholars - gone recently missing in the same school district, the one Lou attended not so long ago.