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Return to the hotbed of romance, riches and rivalry in the Black Hamptons."e;So we're going to play a little game,"e; he says in my ear.He should not do that again.Solomon's hand is gentle when it squeezes my waist, like he feels me tensing up. His sincerity from last night, and his firm hold on me now, conveys that he didn't come all this way to hurt me."e;You're going to sample some things I'll put in your mouth."e;I realize I've never been blindfolded before. Never placed my entire trust in somebody, especially a man, for him to just lead me wherever.With my hand in his, he places his other hand at my back. "e;Come this way."e;  Series advisement: While this novel is a complete read with an HEA and can be read alone, this story is part of an ongoing saga. It has a prequel novella called One Tasty Night, with events that proceed this novel. Also, this is a spin-off of Flinging All Spring, which contains some backstory for these characters. You might enhance your reading experience by enjoying the two previous stories first. Trigger Warnings: pregnancy deception, language, non-violent family conflict, sexually explicit Heat level: Medium spicy

Eugenia RouseSeveral years ago, I had it all.Married to a wealthy banker in New York, my social worker career on the rise, this girl from the South side of Chicago had left behind her hard knock life. But the fairytale could not silence my demons, or heal me from my family's past tragedy. Now I'm a single mother in a bare-knuckled court battle with my ex-husband, and on the brink of losing the most important person to me--my son. I can't foul up again. So I'm not taking any risks. Not on crazy social scenes, not on foreign excursions with strangers, and not on romance. Especially not with the brazen, rowdy likes of Keenan McLain.Keenan McLainHell, I'm a roughneck from Baltimore who loves his smash-first-ask-questions-later lifestyle. As the CEO of the East Coast's new black-owned luxury adventure company, I can have practically any woman here in the Hamptons I want. But damn, I'm growing obsessed with only one. Our Christmas hookup a few months ago was supposed to be a one-and-done. But Eugenia was too explosive, a quiet storm with depth she hides from the world and I want more of. But that night really was just a puff-puff-pass for her. She's older than me. People say she's got issues, but I'm the one having withdrawals over her. Am I really ready to give up my life and go all in to be her man? How do I convince her to move on from her past despair, and take a risk with her heart one more time? Especially for an unproven young 'hood like me.This is Book 4 of the Explore Men of the Hamptons series, and can be read as a standalone. It has a prequel novella offered for free on Lula White's web site--Christmas Down Under-- but it is not necessary to understand this storyline. This is a complete narrative and an HEA, but characters and series storylines are continued from previous books.Trigger Warnings: grief, death, mental health, discussions of suicide, homicide, alcoholism and pregnancy loss. Explicit language & intense sex depiction.

KevinThe road to my tech domination has been paved with enemies who want me crushed. A millionaire in my own right as a teenager, this scrawny, high yella kid ascended over the sins of my fathers and my mother. Now I'm America's biggest black tech mogul. With a target on my back, the higher I rise, the harder I stand to fall. Especially when my family's skeletons threaten to fall out of my closet, and my lifelong enemies know where we hide the key.CherMy past Olympic swimming career is just that--the past. As much as it still hurts, I must lean into my new career and carve out a new identity for myself. My first major assignment as a lawyer? Take down our childhood enemy. Kevin F. Middleton was the bane of our early lives. Crass, conceited, spoiled, greedy…. And extraordinary. This is the story of the young tech mogul from Harvard, Kevin Middleton, both hated and admired among his detractors in Sag Harbor. Welcome back to the steamy saga of ambition, love and rivalry in the Black Hamptons. This is the spin-off series to the Sag Harbor Black Romances. An enemies-to-lovers romance, this is Book One of Explore Men of the Hamptons.

The saga of riches, romance, and rivalry in the Black Hamptons continues. Lion MiddletonHis family is the oldest in the Black Hamptons, and one of the wealthiest in New England. To outsiders, for decades, they have exemplified black opulence and prestige. But the world doesn't know how decades of betrayal and resentments have driven a wedge through the heart of the Middleton house. Lion returns to the Hamptons this summer to support his father in a possible criminal investigation, and to save his family's reputation. He doesn't care about the Slurp brewery, or Explore Adventures. And he has every intention of finally destroying his brother and nemesis, Kevin. That is, until Lion meets a sultry, feisty Louisiana-born auditor who teaches him that riches and revenge are not everything. Kamilah RouseThe spicy fourth child of the Rouse clan cannot do the Hamptons under any circumstances. A tomboy and free spirit, she's gotten along in life just fine without a man. That is until she's tossed into a summer assignment at Slurp, Explore's new black-owned brewery, with none other than the Hamptons' spoiled divorcèe, Lion Middleton. What no one in her family knows is why she hates the Hamptons, or one person in particular who summers there. It reminds her of the only time in her life she foolishly gave in to love. No matter what, she'll stay focused on the job, and will never be a fool again. This sensual, heartwarming romance is Book 3 in the Explore Men of the Hamptons series. Follow the accomplished brothers of New York as they revolutionize black luxury travel and leisure in the Hamptons. If you love Summer in Sag Harbor, Summer on the Bluffs, or the hit television series Queen Sugar, these are your stories. These books can be read as standalones, and in any order, but are most delicious in sequence.

Roland RouseTwenty-eight years ago, at age sixteen, this cocky, hardheaded Negro first set eyes on his forever. The day I married Princess, a lifetime is what I carried her off to. No one could have told me her demise would leave me carrying the weight of the world while our children were still school age. Nearly three decades were not long enough. Now, this chasm of despair swallows me, and I'm not sure I'll ever climb out to see the other side. Nor do I want to see a world without Princess in it. Neeraja TownsendI'm the last woman standing. All my childhood friends are married now, and being the sole single friend is… not exactly boring. Okay, so hot girl summers are a damn snore. I grew up globe-hopping and jet-setting, so am I truly hyped about another trip? I don't need a man. But a good one would make for damn yummy Sunday mornings. So I'll just accept Farhad's proposal to get married. Besides, the man who lights me up with just one look will never want me too.This the fifth and final book of the Explore Men of the Hamptons series- Roland and Neeraja. The saga of romance, riches, and rivalries continues among the brothers who revolutionized adventure and vacationing in the Black Hamptons-- Kevin, Solomon, Lion, Keenan and now Roland.*Strong language and medium-heat sex

KorienneAs an L.A. lawyer, leader, and power player, Korienne Haughton has spent years sacrifiing marriage and a family to be the epitome of black excellence. At last, she's leaving the Los Angeles D.A.'s office. And sweet, unhindered love with Easton Worthen awaits her. As well as her real dreams of starting a lifestyle brand empire. But the last day Kori is set to head for bliss, the murder of an LAPD police officer brings rage and a firestorm from the courtroom into hers and Easton's bed. Now for the final time, Kori faces her toughest trial yet - what's more important to her? Excellence, or Easton? EastonHandsome, accomplished, and born into a wealthy family, Easton Worthen seems to have it all: money, a thriving law practice, and at long last, the woman of his dreams. Until scandal rocks the Worthen family, and East's love for Kori is thrown into the middle. He's been delaying an inevitable showdown with his father for years. Now, with the city revolting against them, their family's vast empire on the line, Easton must finally face the most consequential choice of his life. In the City of Angels, is Kori & Easton's bond strong enough to ride through trial and tribulation on angels' wings?

This Christmas romance is a steamy, literary spin-off of the Explore Men of the Hamptons series. Tazima BeasleyTazima runs circles around her opponents in the courtroom. On her game and highly respected, she has locked down her career path and she's more than ready to make law partner. So, she's astonished the day her bosses deliver her biggest disappointment. But that is the same day another window opens. A visitor enters Tazima's office with an offer—to represent a man in prison. Tazima rejects it, because she is not a criminal attorney and that kind of case is far out of her lane. Or is this case the perfect lane that will lead her squarely to where she belongs? A lane of passion, liberation, and fiery love, not just with any prison inmate. But with Odell Jackson. Odell JacksonWhen he was only age fourteen, a family confrontation turned tragic. Odell was arrested, placed in a cop car and never saw his home again. Tried as an adult, he was sentenced to life in prison for manslaughter. Now more than twenty years later, he is approaching the possibility of parole with an advantage most inmates could only dream of. His older sister has high-level connections in the Black Hamptons, and she's determined to get her brother out with the best legal representation. But one of Odell's last memories of before his arrest stokes his yearning for only one attorney. Can Odell be freed from prison? And can his lawyer, Tazima, also be freed?In this heartwarming, toasty, snowy, stand-alone Christmas romance, can these two hearts defy the odds and carve out A New Life for Christmas?Trigger warnings: Prison, discussions of homicide, grief, domestic dispute, language, sex