December’s Book of the Month: When the Time is Wright by Renée A. Moses
Below is Episode 47, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read When the Time is Wright, skip down to our reviews. Tanjela “Tanji” Baily is still coming off the heels of her divorce from Antonio. Her relationship with her husband turned out to be contingent on a factor she never knew existed. When she couldn’t hold up her end, Antonio ended their union. Now back home with her parents, Tanji wants to move on with her life. But the reminders of her failure with Antonio haunts any future she could have with any other man. Tavier Wright is ready for the next phase of his life.…
November’s Book of the Month: Back to Us by Honesty Price
Below is Episode 46, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read Back to Us, skip down to our reviews. Malcolm thinks he has the perfect life, perfect family, and for him, Whitney is the perfect wife. That is, until she tells a secret that threatens to ruin their marriage and future. Renee’s Review Where these men at? Now, Malcolm had some a**hole tendencies, but he gets somewhat of a pass due to the circumstances. At least he didn’t remain the a**hole and lose everything in return. Honesty Price created something unique to me in how she told this story. Coming to the present but…
October’s Book of the Month: Love Scammed by Rilzy Adams
Below is Episode 45, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read Love Scammed, skip down to our reviews. It’s the blind date to end all blind dates. When Monae Alexander turns up to Miami International Airport to meet her best friend, Tempest, for their anti-Valentine’s Day girls’ trip to Turks and Caicos, she realizes she’s been scammed. Tempest is nowhere in sight and soon Monae finds out that the trip was an elaborate scheme to get her to meet Hudson Bradley, a man Tempest had been trying to set Monae up with for months. Hudson has been played too, thinking he was heading overseas for…
September’s Book of the Month: The Garden of Eden by Millie Belizaire
Below is Episode 44, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read The Garden of Eden, skip down to our reviews. Eden is an R&B superstar who has lost her passion for music. Andrew is a pastor who doesn’t believe in God. Although for different reasons, both of them move through life with an enormous amount of pressure on their backs. On the night of her concert in New Orleans, Eden sneaks out of an afterparty and mistakes Andrew’s car for her ride home. Despite the fact that Eden claims she’s famous, Andrew’s never heard of her and he doesn’t care that she’s stranded. Eden’s not used to people saying…
August’s Book of the Month: Stay Down by K.C. Mills
Below is Episode 43, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read Stay Down, skip down to our reviews. Sometimes the one thing you need is the one thing you’re running from. For years, Kalvin Wise’s only focus was making sure his baby sister, Ciara was safe and loved. Being the product of a toxic union, Wise and Ciara were left to their own vices to survive in the world. Wise refused for his sister to feel the same emptiness he did growing up, which meant survival by any means necessary to provide balance for himself and his sister. Forced to leave her past situation alone,…
July’s Book of the Month: Cassette Tapes & Heart Break by Genesis Woods
Below is Episode 42, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read Cassette Tapes & Heart Break, skip down to our reviews. One night stands, second chances, friends to lovers, and a sexy new neighbor are just some of the troupes you will enjoy in this anthology. Sprinkle in some drama, steamy sex scenes, and a few happily ever afters and you have the perfect R&B mixtape escape. Cassette Tapes & Heartbreak is a collection of short stories filled with love and the true essence of romance SIDE A Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me) It’s a quarter past three for these two sexy singles who meet…
June’s Book of the Month: Capturing the Soul of a Boss by Tatum James
Below is Episode 41, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read Capturing the Soul of a Boss, skip down to our reviews. Bored and lonely, lifestyle blogger, Brielle Simpson ventured into online dating as a means of entertainment. When she meets a guy that’s too sexy and charming to resist, she agrees to a night of fun with no strings attached. Little did she know the magnetic pull that drew them together would grow even stronger. Rich and handsome, Tosh Daniels joined a dating site to find someone who didn’t know his status or his lifestyle for that matter. He wanted real conversation and good…
May’s Book of the Month: Mister Librarian by B. Love
Below is Episode 40, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read Mister Librarian, skip down to our reviews. Honey Williams doesn’t trust men. Between her father and last lover, a part of her struggles with resenting the entire species. She’s spent the past six months hidden in the safety of her parents’ home hoping her kind heart will never be the cause of pain and misfortune again. That seems possible until a cranky client causes chaos… which leads to her meeting Mr. Librarian. A natural protector, Kahlil Roberts feels like less of a man if he can’t serve those in need. When he finds the honey complexioned beauty…
April’s Book of the Month: I Want It All With You by Renée A. Moses
Below is Episode 39, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read I Want It All With You, skip down to our reviews. Happily divorced with two kids and a growing business, Nina Harris Fuller has everything she worked so hard for. The only thing missing is the man of her dreams by her side. After enduring a devastating heartbreak, Nina focuses on what she has instead of searching for a love that she may never find. Victor Ellis knows heartbreak all too well and became the friend Nina needed. As the manager at one of her restaurants, he’s grown to love her from a distance.…
March’s Book of the Month: Hell of a Blessing by Mel Dau
Below is Episode 38, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read Hell of a Blessing, skip down to our reviews. We all go through hell but if we can just get through to the other side, there will come a blessing. Blessing Monroe is living her life, but one would debate, is it her best life. Being a prisoner in her relationship to her child’s father is never how she imagined her young life to be. Breathing every breath just to survive, she one day makes a decision that will change her whole life and the lives of everyone around her. Will it be the right decision…