“You would never love me like my daughter love me. I can't be the one you love” - Kevin Gates Royalty is engaged to be married to the love of her life.... well, who she keeps telling herself is the love of life. Kansas locked Royalty down soon as she became of age. Tossing diamonds, cars and fat rock on her finger everybody knows she’s off limits; all except for Lord. Lord has always had a crush on Royalty before he got locked up. Once he was released, Royalty was engaged to Kansas and planning a wedding. Never one to give up, he continued to pursue Royalty and not giving a care about how her man felt. When Royalty and Lord cross the line, will she still be Kansas’ girl? Or will that crossed line cause her and Lord to go their separate ways? Celine is always down to ride for her husband, Sha. Known to run her barbershop during the day and bust her gun whenever her man needs her to, she’s know as Lady Sha in the street. Sha and Celine’s marriage is perfect, except one thing; the death of their daughter. While Sha wants another baby, Celine can’t get over the loss of their daughter. When someone starts messing with his family, Sha is ready to pull his guns out blazing to find out who’s bold enough to mess with the Capo family. What happens when it’s someone that they all know? Will Sha be able to protect his family? Or will he fall short? Autumn has escaped her abusive baby father and started over with her son in New York. She loves working for Celine and coming home to her son at the end of the day. That is until Zigz sits in her chair with his fine looks, smart mouth and crazy antics. She realizes that both the Capo brothers have a few screws missing, but love just as hard. Zigz is one to pick up his bags and go off for weeks at a time. Known to never have a chick around for more than a week, he can’t get his mind off of Autumn. A woman who could teach him a few things, is his type of woman. When Autumn’s ex comes into the picture and does the unimaginable, Zigz isn’t here for it. Will Zigz listen to Autumn and let karma do his job, or will he become karma? In this book, nothing is what it seems except the realness of these relationships. While Celine and Sha are happily married, marriage is a work in progress and only the strongest survive. Lord and Royalty have a friendship before anything else, but will their friendship survive these new feelings they both start feeling? Autumn is used to being with a man who doesn’t know her worth. Although Zigz is crazy, he loves hard and knows how to treat a woman, but will Autumn give him that chance? Everybody has come to that point when they’ve all said “I cant be the one you love.”

Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Such untrue words. When Words Hurt is the first of five books portraying the struggles people often deal with as a result of the harsh words of others. Annette Lee skillfully portrays three families whose children experience disappointments and heartaches at the voice of someone else, usually an adult. The stories will exemplify God's presence in the least of them to bring about a change that will benefit not only the children but the adults as well. Readers will share their heartaches and celebrate with them as they share in the fulfillment of their desires. When Words Hurt is a perfect tool for teens and parents of teens to learn how to understand, appreciate, and follow the call to seek God first in their lives.

Luke Tulane knew better than to touch Shelby Brookes. Much less spend the night with her. But when he returns to Tennessee for yet another brother’s wedding and discovers his little sister’s best friend pregnant with his child, he’s determined to make things right. Luke is Shelby’s forever crush, but after witnessing her parents marry and split time and again, marriage isn’t on the agenda. Ever. Luke is determined to marry the girl of his dreams... But how do you convince a woman whose past is so traumatized by family drama that marriage to him might be worth facing her worst fears? *This book has a clean and wholesome version by Kay Lyons titled CROSSING THE LINE. TENNESSEE TULANES SERIES HER SNOWBOUND HERO THE REBEL’S SECRET BARGAIN HIS BABY PROPOSAL THE DOCTOR’S NANNY A HERO IN HIDING

Crystal Fox is an independent woman wholoves men and sex. She is a free spirit wholives by her own rules, be damned theconsequences. She owns her own shop inBeverly HIlls and comes and goes as shepleases. Men are play things to her and sheloves to play. She wants nothing from menexcept sex.Colton Conners is a cowboy whose a businessman. He family is into land, cattle and oil.Colton learned early that money does not buyhappiness or love. He has two older brothersthat love to make his life a living hell. Coltontried to be like his brothers but using womenwasn't what he needed or wanted. He waslooking for more.Crystal and Colton meet one fateful night andchallenge each others' beliefs and rules.Colton falls in love immediately with Crystal.But he will have a difficult road ahead of himtrying to convince Crystal that she loves himalso. The sparks fly and the battle is on

Ariel, a thirteen-year-old teen, is overwhelmed as she goes through her everyday life as a member of a family who expounds on Christianity. Time going by and presenting more and more avenues and decisions, she is baffled as she finds her way through the unfamiliar and challenging process of being an adult. Born and raised to practice her faith, the cares of life leave her wondering if there is more than the routine Sunday morning service.

My journey from newlywed, to mother of two, to single mom - trying to heal - and become the mother God made me to be Karen lived an adventurous single life but longed for a family of her own. After years of maintaining her vow of purity and waiting for a man who shared her Christian faith, she fell in love with her best friend and co-worker. They married. She bore two sons. They divorced. With humor, honesty and raw emotion, Valentin tells her story of wrestling between God's will and her own, with visions of happily ever after. In the midst of her weakness and grief, she experiences God's strength and restoration like never before. Through her family and friends, mission workers, the pastor of Graffiti Church, and her two beautiful boys, God turns her ashes to beauty and her sorrow into joy. The Mother God Made Me to Be contains a discussion guide for book clubs and church groups. karenvalentin.com

An entertaining, practical guide for first-time mamas and those who need a baby refresher course. The new mom initiation ritual involves sleepless nights, an inexplicable obsession with baby booties, and more questions than answers. This take on everything baby offers new moms the Christian girlfriend advice she needs to feel confident in her new role, including: getting into the motherhood groove breastfeeding advice suggestions for losing the baby weight—before your baby is no longer a baby time management tips that may just help you find time to do laundry—before you run out of clean underwear how you can manage to be a godly mother and a good wife on less than three hours of sleep a night Easy-to-read and relatable, this been-there-done-that guide answers these questions and more with a dose of humor an a lot of grace so that new moms can become the moms that God intended them to be during their baby's first year.