New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison introduces her most seductive and vulnerable characters yet with the Crystal women, a family whose bonds are tested by love, lust, and the elusive quest for true happiness. . . Blake Crystal has the best of almost everything. She’s at the top of her game at work, she has four wonderful daughters, and at fifty, she’s more financially secure than she’s ever been. In and out of the bedroom, her new younger lover takes her in breathtaking directions that force her to make decisions she never imagined. . . On the surface, Alexis Crystal is an ideal daughter. As confident as she is beautiful, she can have any man or woman she wants, so she has both in her collection of bed partners. Determined to add one more, she doesn’t care that he’s dating a family member. But for all the satisfaction she gets between the sheets, she’s left unsatisfied by the one thing that troubles her–the identity of her father is listed as unknown on her birth certificate. Her mother has kept him a secret for twenty-six years. Alexis can’t move forward with her life until she stands face-to-face with the man she feels abandoned her. It doesn’t help that her three other sisters don’t know the identity of their fathers either. . .but they’ve also got their hands full with problems. . . As the Crystal women celebrate Blake’s big birthday, they realize the issues in their relationships are too big to ignore. To get what they want, they’ll have to lie, use their seductive power, battle their insecurities, and if necessary, betray each other. . .

In her most riveting novel yet, New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison delivers an emotional
rollercoaster of a tale of four very different friends chasing after their heart’s desires, no matter the cost …

For Jordan, Victoria, Kingston, and Chancelor, exciting, fast-paced Atlanta offers everything their hometowns
couldn’t. But career success is easy compared to the city’s dating scene of users, losers, and gold diggers. So they decide
online dating might just be the answer–as long as they take precautions, work their perfect odds-beating plan, and
have each other’s backs. With luck, and prayers, they’ll fulfill their fantasies and find real love at the same time …

An accomplished lawyer, Jordan must look hard at potential suitors. But Terrence seems to be the honest man
of her dreams, until accusations and her career threaten to come between them. … Sixty-something real estate pro
Victoria thinks young men equal satisfaction that a good Christian woman like her deserves, but anything-goes sex
makes her bet more than she can afford to lose. … Basketball star Kingston has the perfect life and wife, but exploring
what he really wants on the downlow is a game he may not win. … And for marketing guru Chancelor, the net is a
paradise of prey, but the consequences could blow more than his schemes apart.

Soon enough, thanks to secret agendas, lies, and truths they can’t even admit to themselves, all four friends’ lives
are in danger of being upended. And the results could rack up a price no one can pay.

New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison links two beloved series in a riveting tale of envy and seduction that has basketball star Darius Jones up against a woman who takes being a fan to the next level.

Darius Jones is living the good life. He’s got a chance to become the league’s most valuable player, he’s crazy in love with his wife, and his relationship with his mom has never been better.

But Darius also has a stalker who’s determined to be the number one woman in his life. And no matter where he goes, she’s there … scheming to kill his wife, Fancy; charming his manager and mother, Jada; manipulating his son’s mother,
Ashlee; and worst of all, dragging new mother Honey Thomas into the mix with one of the most heartless schemes ever. With his life quickly unraveling, Darius must gamble all he’s worked for to save his wife, reclaim his son, and stop a
madwoman from ruining the lives of everyone around him …

Fancy Taylor wants to settle down. And after dating twenty-six men in fifty-two weeks, she knows all too well that married men are bad news. Unfortunately, irresistible Byron Van Lee-who has a big car, big income, big ego, and big you-know-what-neglects to mention his wife and kids until after Fancy falls for him big time. Determined to make Byron hers, Fancy dreams up an outrageous scheme to break up his marriage. Meanwhile, she turns to Desmond Brown for a shoulder to cry on.
Desmond, aka Mr. Reliable, is always there to pick up the pieces or fill an empty Saturday night-and since he’s a mechanic, he can fix Fancy’s car, too. But she’s reluctant to let blue-collar Desmond get too close. To Fancy, he’s just a friend. To love-struck Desmond, Fancy is everything.
Now, Fancy’s about to find out that the best-laid plans will not only get her laid but also knocked up. Suddenly she has issues. Job issues. Family issues. Love issues. And, haunted by the fear that she’s turning out just like her promiscuous mother, Fancy has to face some hard choices. Should she reach for yet another falling star-or her best friend Desmond?
Contains mature themes.

New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison delivers a sizzling, twist-filled tale of four competitive friends, a dangerous bet-and high-stakes consequences no one can afford to win. From childhood games to career challenges, Trymm, Dallas, Kohl, and Blitz have stayed the best of friends-and each others’ toughest competition. These bachelors live to party up, sex it down, and get it all. And now they’re betting on which of them can “date-and-dump” the most women in a month-and post the proof on social media. Winner takes all: a cool million dollars. But this game is about to get all-too-real. Trymm has no problem bedding married women looking for quick-and-dirty satisfaction.until he falls hard for one he can’t have. A cynical ex-soldier battling PTSD, Dallas woos a hopeful bride to exhaust her savings for picket-fence promises-just to humor his boys. Kohl enjoys his best one-night stand with a mysterious beauty-but his recklessness backfires big time after he exposes her. And Blitz thinks he’s giving a powerful Fortune 500 executive the business-until he gets played. Now everything they care about most-money, family, and friendship-is on the line. All the right moves won’t keep them safe-especially from each other. And the only way out of the game is to concede or risk everything on a dangerous gamble they can only lose.

From New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison comes the seductive, no-holds-barred novel of a dazzling power couple who play their scandalous love-hate affair one game too far . . . Between their skyrocketing careers and insatiable passion for each other, Xena Trinity and Memphis Brown seem to be the perfect potential power couple. Sure, they break up constantly-their love and sexual chemistry is unbalanced, yet undeniable. Since their ultimate goal is to marry and start a family after Memphis fulfills his dreams, they believe they can one day have it all. Until Xena gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take her fashion brand global-just as track star Memphis is this close to an Olympic slot . . . Feeling neglected by Xena, Memphis crosses a new line: he looks elsewhere to fill the void of her abandonment and betrayal. Fed up, Xena moves on to a new man who supports her dream of building her brand . . . until his selfish demands make her yearn once more for a life with Memphis. With her career and love life hanging in the balance, Xena is forced to re-evaluate her priorities. Every man she meets seems like the one, but all of them have their faults. Who can she trust with her health and happiness? Will she choose the young, vibrant man who loves but also wants to control her? Or the man offering wisdom and stability? Will turning to her business partner or her best friend for support give her answers or more complications? Just when Xena has hope everything will turn out fine, a scandalous fallout puts lives and careers on blast-and breaks more than hearts. And getting real enough to manage this damage could cost Xena and Memphis more than they ever imagined . . .

In this sizzling novel from New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison, two friends make a provocative bet that forever changes their lives …

Nursing wealthy businessman Chicago DuBois back to health is the least Loretta Lovelace figures she can do. After all, it was her bet that made his wife, Madison, the target of a crazed stalker who put Chicago at death’s door. With their
marriage on the rocks, Loretta can’t resist looking after Chicago–and reigniting his passion for life. Except now Madison wants to take back what’s no longer hers–and she’s not the only one. Little does Loretta know that spoiled, beautiful
Madison has just the plan to handle her competition, her stalker, and her straying husband …

No matter how direct Loretta is, Granville doesn’t get it. He was fine when it came to burning up the sheets, but that’s where their connection ends–or so she thinks. When he begins stalking her, Loretta’s gorgeous girlfriend, Madison, claims she can tame any man…so Loretta dares Madison to prove she can tame Granville. But sexing Granville while she’s engaged to the most eligible bachelor in Houston may cost Madison more than Loretta’s bet is worth. . .

I’m the woman Madison’s husband truly loves. And I’ll match her game for game to make him mine. Sindy Singleton isn’t about to lose Chicago DuBois to Madison again. But getting him to open his heart once more won’t be enough to satisfy her. Enlisting the help of Chicago’s worst enemy is the fastest way she knows to expose Madison’s most brazen deception yet. But Madison has more than one devastating card to play. . . I don’t care what mistakes I’ve made. I’ll do whatever it takes to get my perfect marriage back. If there’s one thing Madison has learned from her disastrous bet, it’s how to turn catastrophe into opportunity. Playing on Chicago’s fatherly instincts will maintain her access to the DuBois fortune–and keep her family’s empire successful. Using sweet Sindy’s niceness against her will knock her out of the running. And the cherry on top: Madison’s got the perfect scheme to finally take care of her ex-lover, her rivals, and the husband she’ll never let go. . .

New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison delivers an explosive second novel about the unforgettable Crystal women, a family battling to stay together as desire, deception, and ever-elusive happiness threaten to tear them apart. Too much is never, ever enough for Alexis Crystal. She’s playing a dangerous game, but she’s finally close to getting 24/7 sizzling satisfaction. With a ring on her finger from James Wilcox and the woman she loves firmly between her sheets, no one can match Alexis when it comes to scheming. And her duplicity just makes her better at helping her siblings get revenge on the lovers who are doing them wrong. . . Devereaux Crystal just about has it all. Producer of TV’s hottest new reality show, she’s engaged to entrepreneur Phoenix and will do anything for their adorable two-year-old, Nya. She and Phoenix have always set it off in the bedroom, but lately Devereaux is starting to question whether Phoenix will ever make his own success, much less set a wedding date. Soon, his seductive excuses and tantalizing evasion finally lead her to an unthinkable truth: Ebony, the fiery star of Devereaux’s series, is keeping Phoenix primed, hot, and at her beck and call. But Devereaux is holding all the cards-and she plans to use them to exact the sweetest revenge. . . With the help of her sisters, Devereaux sets out to blow up Phoenix’s house of lies. But the explosion ignites its own chain of devastating consequences. Because no one should mess with the Crystal women without expecting some fierce payback. . .

From a sultry voice in African American erotic fiction, comes a story of love, faith, happiness, and juicy bedroom antics. Jada has two men on her plate and the appetite for both-how can she be true to her marriage and herself at the same time? Continuing from her previous novel Soul Mates Dissipate, Essence and Blackboard best-selling author Morrison crafts a highly enjoyable, feel-good tale that is deliciously graphic.

In bestselling author Mary B. Morrison’s steamiest novel yet, the timing finally seems to be right for Darius Jones and Fancy Taylor-but what they discover about one another may surprise them . . .
When scandal erupts, playboy and heir Darius discovers that his current girlfriend Fancy is a true friend until she reveals a secret that renews his distrust of women, plunging him back into a world of fast money and fast women until he discovers what he truly wants in life-Fancy.
Contains mature themes.

“The only time a woman should be on top is during sex . . . ”
Arriving in Washington, DC, to start his own company, with the help of his friends Jada and Wellington, twenty-two-year-old Darius Jones hires a woman from his past, Fancy Taylor, to oversee his West Coast offices, which leads to trouble.
Still harboring the wounds of his mother’s deception and a childhood without his biological father, caught between an all-consuming pride and the call of his own untrusting heart, Darius has a lot to learn: about life, women, and what it takes to find and nurture real love. And if he’s not careful, he might just end up on the bottom of everything.

Contains mature themes.

An Essence and Blackboard best-seller, this novel is the soulful, sexy, and uncensored tale of a beautiful fashion photographer, the man she loves, and the people who want to keep them apart. African- American erotic fiction takes a new direction here with Morrison’s imaginative and very graphic work.

New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison’s thrilling tale of a love triangle, lives at a crossroads, and the price of secrets …

After her high school sweetheart joined the military, Mona Lisa Ellington thought she’d never love again. So she settled for a man who cherished her–and made his living hurting others. Yet she prayed her fiance would one day return.
Mona Lisa’s classmate, Katherine Clinton, knew she’d marry her high school sweetheart and live happily ever after. But when he left for the military, she had to make new plans for her and their son. Still, Katherine dreamed of the day her fiance would return.

William Lincoln joined the military to make his grandfather proud. He never imagined he would be gone so long. Or that his selfish proposal to two women would be the least of his problems … because all three would soon face the consequences of too much deception. …

In New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison’s unforgettable series, the fiercely sexy Crystal women bring ultimate drama and shattering choices home with a vengeance. Now that she’s happily married-for-security, there’s nothing Mercedes Crystal won’t do to hold on to what she’s got. She didn’t sweat it when her rich businessman husband had a down-and-dirty ego-boosting affair. But she’s not going to stand for him falling in love with luscious Arizona Remington-or Arizona unleashing all kinds of shenanigans to keep him. And Mercedes’ take-no-prisoners ways are just what her siblings need to take down all those out to game them. Gorgeous Devereaux Crystal has the hottest show on television that demands the majority of her time. She’s in-love with her financially challenged fiance but is tiring of supporting him. Before she walks down the aisle, Mercedes convinces Devereaux to do a background check on Phoenix. The discovery is devastating. Devereaux knows she has to let Phoenix go.and she’ll need every weapon imaginable not to take him back. Now with her mother and sisters at her back, Devereaux is flipping the script and turning betrayal into beneficial options. And as the scandalous fallouts threaten all the Crystal women’s futures-including sister, Alexis, whose lies are catching up with her, the baby girl, Sandara, whose children’s father demand part of her newfound fortune, and matriarch Blake, who’s struggling to grab her own happy ending-their bond will be tested past its limits.