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- Slick 2
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Read by D. S. VanNiel
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Release Date: 5/11/21
Formats: Digital Audy
Several years have passed, but Sylvia McMillan still can’t run and hide from the truth that continues to tear at her soul. Her love for Jonathan Taylor, her ex-friend’s husband, remains. Jonathan has moved on, though. In less than six months, he plans to watch his new bride cascade down the aisle as they join hands in holy matrimony. He’s not about to let Sylvia’s slickness derail him again—but then again, how can he resist the one woman who is willing to honor every single one of his wishes?
As the lines of their so-called friendship are crossed again, Sylvia and Jonathan begin to wonder if their future together is destined. While there are plenty of people standing in line to prove them wrong, one woman in particular prepares to make things right. Dana is now a bitter ex-wife and ex-best friend. There is a price to pay for Jonathan leaving her high and dry, and his involvement with Sylvia, again, will deliver major consequences.
- Slick 2
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Read by D. S. VanNiel
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Release Date: 5/11/21
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Don't Even Go There
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Read by Tania Romulus
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Release Date: 3/30/21
Formats: Digital Audy
Essence bestselling author Brenda Hampton presents Don’t Even Go There, the story of Chase Jenkins, a troublemaking, backstabbing diva, who will stop at nothing to get what she wants, even going after her boss’s husband.
- Don't Even Go There
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Read by Tania Romulus
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Release Date: 3/30/21
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Naughty 4
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Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 1/26/21
Formats: Digital Audy
Scorpio Valentino, a sexy-diva beauty-salon owner, is used to having her way with any and every man that she meets. She’s a master at playing head-games and also possesses a curvaceous body that’ll have any man’s tongue watering. But when one man (Jaylin) has finally been able to free himself from her grip and moves on, Scorpio just ain’t having it. She’ll try anything to get him back.
Jaylin has moved to Florida after breaking-up with Scorpio when he learned that she’s so grimey that she slept with his own cousin! Now he’s got what he feels is the best life for him — a successful financial career, a woman that’s worthy of him and a good best-friend (Shane).
Shane Alexander is under the pressure of meeting the demands of a big account at work. Complicating the matter is a girlfriend that’s also pressuring him to marry her and a business partner (Felicia) that’s pressuring and blackmailing him into staying with the firm. The opportunity arises for Scorpio to reclaim Jaylin, when Shane invites his best-friend to fly into town to help close a major business deal. Just by seeing Scorpio’s face again, it quickly reminds Jaylin of the power she once had over him and leaves him in a vulnerable and confused state; just how Scorpio likes it.
Felicia Davenport is a hard-nosed, low-down, majority-owner of the company where Shane works. She’s the boss and that’s that! Secretly, she has a thing for Shane, but gets ruthless when she’s unable to attract him and learns that Scorpio seems to have his nose wide-open for her. A CD in Felicia’s possession threatens to simultaneously destroy the lives of both Shane and Jaylin.
Scorpio’s naughty sex-life catches up with her, as she starts being anonymously terrorized with harassing phone calls and vandalism of her property. Eventually, it’s Scorpio’s own behavior that leads to her staring down the barrel of gun, wielded by the scorned-wife of one of the many men that she’s been sexin’.
Some women are greedy. Some women are sneaky. Some even think they’re Slick. But there’s nothing like a woman that’s Naughty-By-Nature!
- Naughty 4
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Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 1/26/21
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Slick
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Read by D. S. VanNiel
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Release Date: 1/19/21
Formats: Digital Audy
Lifelong friends Dana and Sylvia share their dirty secrets, but Sylvia is tired of covering up Dana’s ongoing affair with Lewis. Sylvia hates the man her friend is cheating with.
In addition to sexing Dana, Lewis believes that he can have any woman he wants, including Sylvia. After several sexual advances from Lewis, she lets him know that the man she truly wants is her handsome boss, Jonathan Taylor.
But Jonathan is clueless about what is happening behind closed doors. He is suspicious about his wife Dana, but when the truth is revealed about her adultery, he’s prepared to take action. Jonathan’s retaliation will leave his wife’s head spinning in circles, and her best friend sexually satisfied.
When the lines of friendship are crossed and marital vows fade, hell will break loose.
Slick … Ain’t that the truth!
- Slick
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Read by D. S. VanNiel
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Release Date: 1/19/21
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Jaylin's World
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Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 10/27/20
Formats: Digital Audy
Real estate magnate Jaylin Jerome Rogers is happily married to his one and only love, Nokea. They’ve got adorable kids and a lovely home in Miami Beach. The biggest mistake of Jaylin’s life, his affair with Scorpio Valentino, is behind him—or so he believes. But beneath the still waters of marital bliss, drama is bubbling up!
Jaylin thought Scorpio was just a short-term jump off, but his world is rocked when she reveals that he is her year-old son’s father. Suddenly both of their marriages are on the rocks, as Jaylin tries to be a father to his newfound son, and Scorpio moves to Miami intent on reigniting their affair. While Nokea builds a new life for herself, her husband hatches a desperate plan to win her back.
- Jaylin's World
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Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 10/27/20
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Naughty 2
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Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 4/14/20
Formats: Digital Audy
Jaylin Jerome Rogers is back, and he’s naughtier than ever!
After his marriage proposal is rejected by the only woman he’s ever loved, Jaylin has come to the conclusion that women are only good for one thing. Now he’s on a mission to fulfill his desires at all costs, and any woman who gets with him is in for a rough ride. Still, no matter how disrespectful or cruel he has become, his wealth, good looks, and talent in the bedroom make it easy for him to have a new playmate for every night of the week.
Just when Jaylin thinks life is perfect and everything is going his way, a past lover delivers a shocking message to him. This staggering revelation sends him traveling back down memory lane, and Jaylin realizes that the women he disrespected are the very women he needs.
Will Jaylin finally learn that it’s not all about him, or will he be forever naughty?
- Naughty 2
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Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 4/14/20
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Naughty 3
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Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 1/28/20
Formats: Digital Audy
Look up the word “playa” in a dictionary, and you’ll find a description of Jaylin “Naughty Boy” Rogers. He’s always lived up to his bad boy persona, and there doesn’t appear to be a woman in the world who can wash her hands of this addictive man. Now, the time has come for him to make some critical changes, or else his playing days are about to get him played.
Even after Jaylin fails to prove to Scorpio that he’s a one-woman man, she still can’t let him go. Their relationship revolves around lies and manipulation—and electrifying sex. Scorpio’s serving it up on demand, until she finds out that Jaylin’s lifetime love, Nokea, just might be serving it up again as well.
Just when Jaylin thinks he’s got the world in the palms of his hands, “Jaylin’s World” slips away. He’s not being too particular with his female companions, and settling for anything sends him plunging into a lonely life without anyone by his side. Can he wake up and smell the coffee before it’s too late, or will a change for this man just never come?
- Naughty 3
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Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 1/28/20
Formats: Digital Audy
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- How Can I Be Down?
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Read by Joe Black
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Release Date: 5/07/19
Formats: Digital Audy
As he struggles to control his drug empire and keep his cutthroat girlfriend in check, Kiley Jacoby Abrams has the next several months cut out for him. If that’s not enough, he’s got more setbacks than one man can handle: an arrogant and troublesome brother, a sneaky playa-hating friend, another friend who turns to him for everything, and a woman who only claims to have his back.
Kiley’s life is full of secrets from the past, and for as long as he can remember, he’s been running from a life of crime. Moving from Los Angeles to St. Louis doesn’t allow him the change his heart desires, and Kiley soon realizes that trouble is his middle name. His fight to turn his life around doesn’t last for long. When a new love interest comes knocking at his door, she offers Kiley a life of stability—or possibly a new journey that may lead him straight to the devil’s lonely hell.
- How Can I Be Down?
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Read by Joe Black
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Release Date: 5/07/19
Formats: Digital Audy
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- The Dirty Truth
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Read by Keith Benn Jr.
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Release Date: 4/02/19
Formats: Digital Audy
Evelyn Thomas may have bitten off more than she can chew when it comes to her relationship with Brandon Fletcher. It seems he is trying to clone her into an exact replica of his beloved fiancée, Cassandra, who was brutally murdered. He’s also still obsessed with finding Cassandra’s killer.
When Cassandra’s aunt Ruby is arrested for murder, she proclaims her innocence. She points the finger at Jabbar, a police officer who was having a secret affair with Cassandra before her death.
Accusations fly and secrets are revealed as Brandon seeks the truth. The murder rate climbs, and Brandon realizes that the killer is someone he never would have suspected.
- The Dirty Truth
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Read by Keith Benn Jr.
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Release Date: 4/02/19
Formats: Digital Audy
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- No Turning Back
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By Brenda Hampton and OASIS
Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 3/26/19
Formats: Digital Audy
A crippled economy changes Lola Jones’ silver-spoon status to copper and threatens to rip her sheltered family from the upper echelons of society, dropping them into the rotten bowels of East St. Louis. Only one thing can save Lola’s children from the claws of poverty, and that comes in the form of a million-dollar life insurance policy. It is, however, just a useless piece of paper unless she’s dead. With that in mind, Lola vows to make the ultimate sacrifice for her children’s well-being.
There are two problems—she doesn’t have the guts to kill herself, and her insurance doesn’t pay out on suicides. With only days left before her family learns the true meaning of homelessness, Lola turns to Blasé, a desensitized hit man with a “no turning back” policy, to execute her murder. To foot Blasé’s upfront bill, Lola seeks prostitution. It’s not long before the hole she’s dug gets deeper.
Living on the erotic edge leads her to an unforgettable sexual encounter with Mannish Major, a lonely married man with skeletons swinging in his closet. Their tryst explodes into a full-blown love affair that renews Lola’s will to live. But not even a budding romance will cancel the expiration date Blasé has set on Lola’s soul. Now Lola and Mannish must make a final and desperate attempt to stop the hit man, or else they will die trying.
- No Turning Back
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By Brenda Hampton and OASIS
Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 3/26/19
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Naughty No More
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Read by Keith Benn Jr.
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Release Date: 3/19/19
Formats: Digital Audy
Jaylin and Nokea Rogers have been married for almost four years. Jaylin has finally tamed his womanizing ways, and they’re happily raising their children together. Things couldn’t be more perfect, until an unforgettable kiss from Nokea’s past has her wondering what could—or should—have been. The tender kiss was placed on her lips by Jaylin’s best friend, Shane, and when Nokea is forced to spend a night alone with him, the unthinkable happens.
No one seems willing to play by the rules—and that includes Jaylin. He’s surrounded by many women willing to help him forget about Nokea’s unfortunate affair. One woman in particular, Scorpio, is like poison. Back in the day, he couldn’t get enough of her, and now that the road is rocky in Jaylin’s marriage, Scorpio attempts to tiptoe back in.
After so many happy years together, who would have thought that Nokea and Jaylin would find themselves in this situation? Nokea knows she holds the key to her husband’s heart, but after his numerous naughty nights, does she even want her key to fit? Just in case the marriage doesn’t work out, she’s making sure her pockets stay fat and full with all of Jaylin’s money. He must be dreaming if he believes backsliding on their marriage will bear no consequences.
Essence bestselling author Brenda Hampton delivers the drama once again in the next installment of the Naughty series. Surely the law will be laid down, but it won’t be over until Jaylin delivers the final word!
- Naughty No More
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Read by Keith Benn Jr.
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Release Date: 3/19/19
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Full Figured 5
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By Brenda Hampton and Rose Jackson-Beavers
Presented by Carl Weber
Read by Ida Belle
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Release Date: 2/19/19
Formats: Digital Audy
With his Full Figured series, Carl Weber brings together some of Urban Books’ hottest authors to entertain readers with their stories about the lives and loves of beautiful full-figured women.
When Desa Rae Jenkins ended her tumultuous relationship with Roc, it seemed like the appropriate thing to do; but now she’s second-guessing her decision. Roc moved away to Kansas City, leaving street life back in St. Louis up to the brothas who can handle it. He continues to live his life on the edge, though, and when he returns to St. Louis, Desa Rae shows up at his doorstep to reconcile. Roc is reluctant to go there with the one woman who ripped his heart from his chest. He’s determined not to let Desa Rae wiggle her way back in, but this full-sized diva is a heavy-hitter who won’t give up without putting up a good fight. Win or lose, she refuses to back down, but with Roc’s baby mama still in the way, there can be only one winner.
When Malika Williamson hired Travis Ingram, she never imagined that he’d be doing a lot more than just maintaining the company’s computer system. Not only has he ignited a fire in Malika’s heart, but his mere presence causes backstabbing, confusion, and sexual tension at the office. Malika finds herself transformed from upstanding and happily married to an oversexed, overheated adulteress. Will this full-figured beauty be able to control the passion that threatens to destroy everything she’s worked so hard to achieve?
- Full Figured 5
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By Brenda Hampton and Rose Jackson-Beavers
Presented by Carl Weber
Read by Ida Belle
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Release Date: 2/19/19
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Full Figured 3
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By Brenda Hampton and Nikki-Michelle
Presented by Carl Weber
Read by Ida Belle
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Release Date: 1/01/19
Formats: Digital Audy
Urban Books publisher Carl Weber brings together two popular literary divas to give readers what they’ve been asking for: empowering stories about big, beautiful women.
Desa Rae Jenkins and her twenty-something-year-old playmate are back with drama only the two of them can bring. Roc has been released from prison and he’s trying to show Desa Rae that his past life is well behind him, but his baby mama and his playa-hating uncle want Desa Rae out of the picture. This forty-two-year-old plus size diva will have to decide when enough is enough! No man is worth all this drama, is he? But then again, no man can put it down like Roc.
Chyanne Johnson has tried to steer clear of drama since she was old enough to be out on her own. She’s content with her mundane position at Atlanta’s top marketing firm, but all of that changes when sexy CEO Aric McHale promotes her to be his executive assistant. This position comes with a lethal dose of seduction, sex so good that sometimes she has problems remembering her own name, and a man she finds it hard to say no to. But everything that feels good isn’t good for you. Aric and his demons are sure to make this a ride she will never forget!
Age is just a number, and whoever said that full-figured women don’t know how to bring fire to a relationship was sadly mistaken.
- Full Figured 3
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By Brenda Hampton and Nikki-Michelle
Presented by Carl Weber
Read by Ida Belle
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Release Date: 1/01/19
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Full Figured
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By Brenda Hampton and La Jill Hunt
Presented by Carl Weber
Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 8/21/18
Formats: Digital Audy
Age is just a number, and whoever said that full-figured women don’t know how to bring fire to a relationship was sadly mistaken.
Carl Weber brings together two popular Urban Books divas to give readers what they’ve been asking for: passionate, empowering stories about the lives and loves of big, beautiful women.
Newly divorced forty-year-old Desa Rae finds herself alone now that her son has gone away to college. She’s taken to her bed, watching life pass her by—until Roc, a twenty-four-year-old with a jaw-dropping body comes along. Desa Rae can’t keep her eyes open or legs closed to a man who excites her like no other man has. But can she really be serious about a man who is almost the same age as her son?Avery Belmont is a diva in her own right. Smart, sassy, and successful, she has always had it going on; so much so that not only did the full-figured beauty catch the eye of Duke, the sexiest dude on the block, but she encouraged him to leave the dope game and become legit. Now, seven years later, Avery is working hard and trying to move ahead, but it seems that Duke isn’t feeling the same way. Working with Kurt, her attractive coworker, isn’t helping her situation. Is the love between Avery and Duke strong enough to keep them together, or will the strength of that love make them realize it’s time to let go?
- Full Figured
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By Brenda Hampton and La Jill Hunt
Presented by Carl Weber
Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 8/21/18
Formats: Digital Audy
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When it comes to a real friendship, Kayla, Evelyn, and Trina have one last opportunity to get it right. If only for a short period, they appear to be on the same path and willing to put their chaotic past behind them.
Evelyn’s near-death experience has everyone embracing her, even Kayla’s ex-husband Cedric, who uses his wealth and power to get whatever his heart desires. To help him settle scores with individuals he now considers his enemies, Cedric handpicks the person he believes is the weakest link of them all—but trusting Miss Evelyn could be the wrong move. She has a bad reputation when it comes to her loyalty to friends, and there is nothing that will stop her from biting the hands that continuously feed her.
Once again, Trina puts herself in a position to save them all, but when secrets unravel about the love of her life, she’ll have to figure out more than one way to save herself.
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Essence bestselling author Brenda Hampton’s sequel to the sexy BFF’S reintroduces a trio of catty, backstabbing girlfriends that readers love to hate.
Kayla thought that her best friends, Evelyn and Trina, were supposed to always have her back, but when she discovers that Evelyn has been creeping with her husband, Cedric, and Trina has known about the ongoing affair for quite some time, Kayla is ready to cut ties and leave her so-called friends behind. Their actions have shown how scheming they truly are.
Of course, they are no more manipulative than Cedric, who lies in a hospital bed, clinging to life. The person who attempted to silence him is now behind bars, but just because one scorned woman is out of the picture, it doesn’t mean he’s in the clear. He may not be able to utilize his joystick for a while, but his millions are still in play.
Evelyn is eager to get her hands on his money, and pregnant with his child, she envisions a bright future ahead. She has a serious need for greed—greed that also makes her hungry for Trina’s beau, Keith. He displays a deep concern for the troublesome BFF’s, but his involvement may have him confessing to Trina that whatever Evelyn wants, she will eventually get.
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- Naughty
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Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 1/23/18
Formats: Digital Audy
Jaylin Jerome Rogers, an investment broker worth millions, lives a high-class life with plenty of women to share it with. Nestled in his lavishing home in Chesterfield, Missouri, he captures women with his wealth, charm, nine-plus inches of goodness, and amazingly good looks. Although his bed is never empty, his heart is. He feels nothing for the women who love him dearly and continues his search for the “perfect” one.
When Scorpio Valentino, an attractive, seductive, and charming woman saunters into his view, she offers Jaylin a life of altering changes. Her intention is to make his life a living hell; however, Jaylin is not about to take the fall. Surprisingly, soon, love presents itself. Not for the women in Jaylin’s life, but he experiences love through becoming a father to Scorpio’s five-year-old daughter, Mackenzie. She’s his guardian angel and is there for Jaylin through the tough times he’s bound to face.
- Naughty
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Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 1/23/18
Formats: Digital Audy
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Kayla, Evelyn, and Trina have been on-and-off-again girlfriends for many years, but the lines of true friendship will be crossed, the knives that go into another friend’s back will cut deep, trust will not apply, and no one will share their dirty little secrets. With enough backstabbing, finger-pointing, and disrespect to go around, this trio sticks to their motto of “What she can do, I can do better; and whatever she has, I want a piece of it too.” Much competition is thrown in the mix, and jealousy is so thick that there will be no place for anyone to run when the mess hits the fan. Only then will they attempt to put their many differences aside, but when severe damage is already done, it may be possible to forgive, but certainly not to forget.
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- Girls from da Hood 5
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By Keisha Ervin, Brenda Hampton, and Edd McNair
Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 12/19/17
Formats: Digital Audy
You’ve seen them in print before, and their books are hot, hot, hot! Now see what Edd McNair, Keisha Ervin, and Brenda Hampton can do when they join forces to bring you three stories in the latest installment of Girls from da Hood.
Being married to notorious gangsta rapper Sean Pynn isn’t as glamorous as it appears to be. Behind closed doors, Queen is dealing with knock-down drag-out fights, verbal abuse, and neglect. When her bodyguard, Ahsim, comes into the picture, things change in a hurry.
When a man thinks his woman is cheating, he keeps tabs on her. When a woman thinks her man is cheating, she calls Jakki. Rochel “Jakki” Thomas’ way of catching a man in the act is a little risky, but she’s worth every penny.
Niecy Brickhouse and her twin sister Naquel are living the glamorous life—until Naquel is shot by their older sister’s boyfriend. Everyone is calling it a suicide, but Niecy knows the painful truth about her sister’s death, and it sets her on a dangerous, self-destructive path. Will she be able to overcome her depression, or will her new life on the streets be the death of Niecy?
- Girls from da Hood 5
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By Keisha Ervin, Brenda Hampton, and Edd McNair
Read by Mishi LaChappelle
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Release Date: 12/19/17
Formats: Digital Audy