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Corelli Hendrix has found herself in an entanglement. On one hand, she’s committed to holding down her child’s father while he does a bid. On the other, she’s fallen in love with a man seven years her junior who treats her like a queen. Not only does he treat her the way she deserves, but he extends the same treatment to her daughter, making severing ties seemingly impossible.

When Miller, her daughter’s father, returns home on early release, Corelli tries her hardest to make the fantasy reunion work. Her heart, however, longs for Reese Jareau. The back and forth between them has grown tiresome and Reese has given her an choose me or lose me.

With limited options, Corelli must choose between the love she’s known and the love she’s found. Will it be an easy choice, or will it prove to be much harder than she or Reese ever imagined?","spice","series_order","average_rating","reviews_count","editions_count","bookmarked","muted","contributors",[],[370],"Nothin' Like You","edition_id","d3b830b8-4ff4-42ee-9b81-97c8583be5e1","series",{"_21":367,"_321":368,"_369":71},"year",2024,"first_published","Jan 2024","likes_count","collections_count","slug","173-nothin-like-you","format",{"_321":53,"_33":80,"_364":365,"_366":67},"page_count",274,"duration","published_date","January 5, 2024","isbn","9798874033330","asin","B0CRL11CC9","hex_code","language","English","cover","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/173i/d3b830b8-4ff4-42ee-9b81-97c8583be5e1.jpg","user_review","type","print","audio","Jareau Family","e5f68e6e-707c-48bb-8fcf-73077f463f61","order",{"_321":371,"_33":301,"_345":372,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":300,"_376":377},"d6f6c3a4-50c6-48ac-a95f-b5a2f43ef860","22-kimberly-brown","biography","image","books_count","roles",[378],"author","fa74053c-1cdf-4adc-923f-b9a9c356f346","Kachelle Lewis is tired of waiting for love. As a successful Pediatric Orthodontist, she has everything else going for herself, but the one thing she desires most seems to be just out of reach. Coming home to an empty home has gotten old, and Kachelle longs for companionship. After dating every wrong man, she’s decided to put the fate of her love into the hands of Arranged Hearts, a professional matchmaking service, but there is a catch. While she’ll be paired with what she hopes is the man of her dreams, she will know nothing about him until she meets him at the alter.

Jacob Mitchell lives a very comfortable lifestyle. As a highly successful author and illustrator of children’s books, he’s traveled the world and found happiness in material things. For Jacob, all the money in the world can’t buy him the one thing he desires most, the love of a good woman. Tired of the shallow side of the dating pool, Jacob is ready to jump into the deep end. When he enlists the help of Arranged Hearts, he isn’t sure what he’s getting himself into, but he’s hopeful that it will lead to him finding the love of his life.

Armed with hope in their hearts, Kachelle and Jacob meet at the alter. Their attraction is immediate, but is it enough with marrying a complete stranger? If their pairing is a success, they could live a long and happy life. If it isn’t, both could be heartbroken. Will the arranged hearts commit to forever or will “I do” turn into “I Don’t”?",[],[392],"Surrender (Arranged Hearts)","2db299ca-9701-4614-a98b-4df8c1c63fda","Jun 2024","174-surrender-arranged-hearts",{"_321":193,"_33":84,"_364":365,"_366":67},230,"June 7, 2024","B0D1NPM72K","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/174i/2db299ca-9701-4614-a98b-4df8c1c63fda.jpg",{"_321":371,"_33":301,"_345":372,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":300,"_376":393},[378],"2d9043f8-862f-46b8-9cdc-87c81cc35a8f","Halani Henley experienced a shocking and devastating loss. At six months pregnant, she loses the child she is carrying, and it turns her entire world upside down. To make matters worse, she feels she is the only one taking her miscarriage as serious as it was. Her boyfriend of three years, Onyx Sawyer, is moving through life as though he hasn’t lost a child as well. When a secret comes out, Halani is faced with the fact that she may not have known her man as well as she thought she did.

Onyx Sawyer was loving and living life. He had it all and to top it off, he had a beautiful woman on his arm. Life changed the moment he learned he was going to be a father. When Halani suffers a miscarriage, truths were revealed that costed him his relationship. Onyx thinks he is giving her time to come to grips, but what he doesn’t realize is his behavior is pushing Halani into the arms of the most unsuspecting person… his brother.

Hendrix Sawyer has always picked up his brother’s slack. Once again, he is forced to deal with Onyx’s mess, only this time, it involves one of his best friends. With Halani suffering and Onyx in the wind, he steps up in her time of need. What starts with the innocence of being a shoulder to cry on, soon turns into a mess of forbidden feelings.

Will Onyx get it together? Will Halani and Hendrix be able to fight their newfound feelings? Or will the weight of their worlds cause everything to come crashing down?",[],[408,409],"Something In My Heart","696d33ae-db2a-4f35-804b-1144233e64aa",2022,"Feb 2022","175-something-in-my-heart",{"_321":193,"_33":84,"_364":365,"_366":67},270,"February 16, 2022","B09SRS9YX1","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/175i/696d33ae-db2a-4f35-804b-1144233e64aa.jpg",{"_321":371,"_33":301,"_345":372,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":300,"_376":413},{"_321":410,"_33":283,"_345":411,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":42,"_376":412},"cb972eaf-6e67-4e23-a3be-95cef81f0bc9","24-mya",[378],[378],"2116dbd4-63e1-4f00-8e17-021d824c217c","Forbidden Where the heart battles the mind and desire wins every time.

For Nala Stanton, love has not always been kind. She fell in love with a façade, and now she’s desperate to free herself before it’s too late. When opportunity arises, she takes it, even though being found would surely bring her a death sentence. Armed with a new identity and half a million dollars in stolen drug money, she disappears to start a new life for herself. For six years, she’s had the freedom she craved, but that is all about to change when he is on her trail.

Ahmad “Play” Pryor isn’t a man of many words. After years of living the street life, all he wants is peace. When his brother Ashton, a private investigator, comes to him with a proposition, Ahmad is hesitant. Telling himself that this would be the last job, he accepts, unaware that this job would change his entire life. From the moment he lays eyes on the beautiful Lila Peterson, formally known as Nala Stanton, he is enthralled beyond his wildest dreams.

With Lila in his possession, his main goal is to return her to the very man she ran from all those years ago. For Ahmad, it becomes harder than ever to just do his job. What begins as a captor/kidnapper relationship, soon turns into something neither of them imagined or could have ever prepared themselves for. When forbidden feelings arise and tension grows from all sides, Ahmad and Lila find themselves in a bit of a tight space.

Will Ahmad complete the job he’s been paid to do, or will he keep this beautiful hostage all for himself?",[],[428,429],"Sensual Abduction","5b58d8c6-e8ed-4fd7-8f3a-f986b1bb34b7","Jul 2024","176-sensual-abduction",{"_321":193,"_33":84,"_364":365,"_366":67},288,"July 21, 2024","B0CWPGKKRL","#1c1812","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/176i/5b58d8c6-e8ed-4fd7-8f3a-f986b1bb34b7.jpg",{"_321":371,"_33":301,"_345":372,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":300,"_376":433},{"_321":430,"_33":280,"_345":431,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":42,"_376":432},"890463a2-9134-4ebb-b2cc-1095f262162b","25-rose-dior",[378],[378],"15060f88-2012-49a8-83e5-ccd2320f6c9a","Alexis Monroe and Jaceon Palmer were college sweethearts. They’d planned their lives and were set to get married until Jaceon reveals a change in the plans they had for the future. Hit with the devastating blow that he no longer wants children, Alexis breaks things off.

Years later, she is married with a beautiful daughter and pregnant with her son. Tragedy strikes when her husband is killed in an unsolved hit and run accident. After struggling through her pregnancy and dealing with her grief for a year, Alexis realizes she needs help. She, her four-year-old daughter, and six-month-old son have returned home to live with her parents while Alexis gets herself together. For Alexis, the move to heal current wounds leads to the opening of old ones.

When Jaceon crosses paths with the once love of his life, every feeling he thought he buried comes right back to the surface. Realizing that he made a grave mistake has him jumping through hoops to rekindle what he’d foolishly lost. Still fresh with heartbreak, Alexis is forced to deal with the feelings she ran from all those years ago when close proximity continuously lands her and Jaceon in familiar spaces.

Will she give in to the reemergence of past feelings, or does the timing prove to be too much for the once couple to handle?",[],[447],"Not Finished Loving You","06d3d2c0-0557-4885-8d82-5ebff5210c76","May 2024","177-not-finished-loving-you",{"_321":71,"_33":77,"_364":365,"_366":67},"May 15, 2024","9798212649643","B0DMTV25MX","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/177i/06d3d2c0-0557-4885-8d82-5ebff5210c76.jpg",{"_321":371,"_33":301,"_345":372,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":300,"_376":448},[378],"963ed43d-828e-41f8-9f94-8f38b160b08b","Bleu Levell is cautious with her heart these days. After unknowingly having children with a married man, she’s recovering from heartbreak and betrayal. With her children’s father locked up on gun charges, Bleu has thrown herself into work and motherhood. It wasn’t until she meets photographer, O’Shea Boulware, her massage client, that she considers opening her heart to love again.

Tables turn when her ex, Isaiah, is suddenly released and looking to get that old thing back. His possessive nature won’t allow him to let Bleu go so easily, even with his wife in his back pocket. Even with years between them, he still loves Bleu and is willing to pay the ultimate price to have her.

What happens when obsession turns deadly? Join this trio’s journey of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption as the drama unfolds.",[],[462],"Pick Up Your Feelings","648822e7-fa75-4f1e-ad61-a07293e92a67","Apr 2022","178-pick-up-your-feelings",{"_321":193,"_33":84,"_364":365,"_366":67},216,"April 1, 2022","B09X2PVZRN","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/178i/648822e7-fa75-4f1e-ad61-a07293e92a67.jpg",{"_321":371,"_33":301,"_345":372,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":300,"_376":463},[378],"89d6727e-a0c4-42ef-bdff-08151aeccc92","“All that glitters, isn’t gold.”

Amina Coltrain always felt like she was born into the wrong family. The lifestyle of the rich and wealthy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, at least not for Amina. She would gladly trade in her ball gowns, fancy dinners, and arranged marriage for a pair of sweats, movie nights with her best friend, and a man that she can love at her own free will. But having a mother as controlling as Winnie Coltrain proves that even the simplest of dreams don’t come true without a fight. Will she conform to what is expected of her, or does she fight for her right to live a life she chooses?

Gray Porter is a hometown barber whose main concern in life is taking care of his mother and siblings. After his father dies tragically when he is sixteen, he takes it upon himself to fill his shoes. Years later, his mother is dating, and his siblings are almost grown, leaving Gray to finally live life for himself. When he falls for Amina, his world is turned upside down in more ways than one. Will the woman who became the love of his life be the reason he loses everything?",[],[481],"Pretty Caged Bird","2a2d6230-82a6-4cc0-a658-219704bd3759",{"_21":479,"_321":480,"_369":42},2021,"Aug 2021","179-pretty-caged-bird",{"_321":193,"_33":84,"_364":365,"_366":67},196,"August 12, 2021","B09CLL1KK1","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/179i/2a2d6230-82a6-4cc0-a658-219704bd3759.jpg","All for Love","d2777d59-ceb3-4637-a1a3-d402bb8bdd7c",{"_321":371,"_33":301,"_345":372,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":300,"_376":482},[378],"f881d5e9-620c-4586-960e-79e32976d7d7","Julissa Charles has had enough of no love. Her experience with men is one that has never surpassed the bedroom. She has become accustomed to being used for what she possesses between her thighs. While she watches her best friend find love with the man of her dreams, she longs for a love all her own. Plagued by past trauma, hurt, and insecurities, she has concluded that it just may not be in the cards for her. Deeming herself unworthy, she has settled for simply having her needs met, that is, until she meets the man who would challenge her very existence.

Cody Parrish has just returned home from a two-year deployment and is eager to get back to his roots. Single for the last five years, he is open to the dating scene. A reunion with two of his best friends throws him in the pathway of a beautiful, vibrant, and sassy woman who captures his attention like no other. Though their initial meeting ends on a sour note, he cannot deny her captivating presence. When they cross paths a short time later, he asks her out in an attempt to make up for their first impressions of each other.

While Julissa is a tough cookie, Cody is dead set on breaking down every defense she has. Will she give in and finally allow herself to experience the love she longs for, or will her past continue to deprive her of what she rightfully deserves?

*** This book should be read in this order: Pretty Caged Bird, Tame Me, With Everything In Me***",[],[497],"Tame Me","b62d1275-dde6-48a8-b4dd-376060ff46f0",{"_21":479,"_321":480,"_369":53},"Sep 2021","180-tame-me",{"_321":193,"_33":84,"_364":365,"_366":67},163,"September 29, 2021","B09HL5DZ5V","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/180i/b62d1275-dde6-48a8-b4dd-376060ff46f0.jpg",{"_321":371,"_33":301,"_345":372,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":300,"_376":498},[378],"7f032c96-adac-41e3-99a7-542fd93975e4","Zenni Calloway is a plus-sized beauty who hasn’t always felt confident in her appearance. She’s dealt with years of constant scrutiny, under the guise of tough love at the hands of her mother in addition to being fetishized by men who want nothing more than to indulge in her in private only. Frustrated with dating altogether, Zenni has cut herself off from the world of men, until a blast from the past shows up with intentions of giving her everything she’s been missing.

Idris Bailey has always had a soft spot for Zenni Calloway. Spending summers with his grandparents introduced him to the woman he’s never been able to let go of since childhood. When he moves back to town to care for his ailing grandmother, he comes face to face with the plus-sized beauty that stole his heart all those years ago. Determined not to miss his shot this time, Idris sets out to be everything Ms. Zenni never knew she needed.

Will Zenni allow herself to be loved the way she deserves, or have her experiences hardened her heart forever?",[],[511],"It's Gotta Be You","1d9c8dda-4350-41a0-831d-f89d406036ef","181-its-gotta-be-you",{"_321":193,"_33":84,"_364":365,"_366":67},148,"February 27, 2022","B09TN8B5BF","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/181i/1d9c8dda-4350-41a0-831d-f89d406036ef.jpg",{"_321":371,"_33":301,"_345":372,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":300,"_376":512},[378],"6811babb-8d0b-49ae-9a6a-043e352a2586","“When I first saw you, I felt something I had never felt before. It was a mix of joy, excitement, and wonder. You are my adventure.”\n\nShe was beauty and a mystery, and he wanted to know all there was to her.\n\nHe was love in human form, and she wanted to experience all there was to him.\n\nThe day Ximena Solomon met Hiram Moss, the last thing either of them were expecting was to find true love. Yet still, their connection ran deep, their attraction was undeniable, and what grew between them was nothing short of love at first sight.\n\nXimena and Hiram cannot deny the magnetic pull they feel toward each other. They begin to spend more time together, sharing their hopes, dreams, and deepest feelings. With each passing day, their bond grows stronger, and they realize that they have found something truly special in each other. A chance encounter might prove to be fate as these two weave their way into a romance for the ages. This is a heartwarming tale of love, destiny, and the power of human connection. It reminds us that sometimes the most extraordinary things in life can happen when we least expect them, and that true love is worth fighting for.",[],[525],"The Perfection of a Moment","e129c32d-ed13-4e17-81aa-47c4c95ee502","Apr 2024","182-the-perfection-of-a-moment",{"_321":193,"_33":84,"_364":365,"_366":67},214,"April 2, 2024","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/182i/e129c32d-ed13-4e17-81aa-47c4c95ee502.jpg",{"_321":371,"_33":301,"_345":372,"_373":-5,"_374":-5,"_375":300,"_376":526},[378],"Romance","category","genre","romance","/genres/romance","selectable","sensitive","position","parent","isLoggedIn",["P",537],"result",{"_21":541,"_23":24,"_19":542,"_543":544,"_25":26,"_545":546,"_27":547},"user","Blackauthored","Blackauthored is a platform for authors to share their work.","handle","@shopify","robots",{"_565":67,"_566":67},{"_29":30,"_31":548,"_33":541,"_549":550,"_551":552,"_25":26,"_553":554},"Organization","logo","https://blackauthored.com/logo.png","sameAs",[560,561,562,563,564],"potentialAction",{"_31":555,"_556":557,"_558":559},"SearchAction","target","https://blkath.blackauthored.com/tags/romancesearch?q={search_term}","query","required name='search_term'","https://twitter.com/blackauthored","https://facebook.com/blackauthored","https://instagram.com/blackauthored","https://youtube.com/blackauthored","https://tiktok.com/@blackauthored","noIndex","noFollow"]