Monica Walters

A socialite and a cautious introvert try to make a love connection, but their differences might be more than they can overcome. Kinisha Jordan has always been a socialite, treating society like her personal revolving door. She doesn't dwell on people that have no place in her life. She simply moves on, trying her best not to let it affect her. However, seeing her friends find happiness and love is starting to weigh on her. Lonely nights are beginning to take a toll on her, and she finds herself in an undesirable predicament. Things spiral out of control, and she starts to regret her past choices, wondering if she has been too free with her time. Oliver Andrews has played it safe in life, refusing to take chances in any aspect of it. He learned to watch the experiences of others before deciding to live carelessly. He waits patiently for the attention of one woman. Playing the field has never been a part of who he is, and he refuses to reduce his standards simply because he's lonely. When a situation arises, despite his morals, he decides to step in and save the day. Kinisha needs help, and it ends up coming from the least likely source. Oliver has offered her a way out, but she doesn't know if she can agree to his terms. While the attraction is there, the statutes put in place might be too much for her to abide by. Will Oliver ease the stipulations he's put in place to obtain Kinisha's heart, or will Kinisha change who she is to satisfy Oliver's demands?

Things usually aren't what they seem to be on the surface. Ryan 'RJ' Charles, Jr. is living proof of that. As the brother of Grammy award winning rapper, Noah, RJ had been able to hide in the shadows. That was the way he liked it. Although he is the son of a Pastor, he has secrets that will shock anyone's senses. Beyond the stereotype of being a preacher's kid, RJ fools everyone into believing they truly know him. The truth is, they know RJ, but none of them know Ryan. Besides his deceased mother, no one knows the truth, except him and God. He tends to stay on the light side of things, never pursuing a serious relationship or job for that matter. He constantly deals with ratchet females and offers comedic relief for his family. After he attempts to get his life together, he decides to pursue Jazmine Lewis, the sister of Jaida, who was Noah's girlfriend. He's been searching for the one woman that reminded him of the only woman he'd ever loved, his mom, Monique Charles. He finds that in Jazzy. However, she evokes feelings in him that he's not comfortable showing anybody, except his mom. Monique 'Mo' Charles. He struggles with giving in to her, because she's a lot more than what he expects. At every turn, his troubled past haunts him and causes a rift between him and Jazzy. Unexpected consequences of his actions threaten to tear them apart. Even after he becomes a business owner, he struggles to leave his past where it belongs... in the past. Any classy woman or a woman with morals, would get tired of the back and forth. Will RJ be able to fully give in to Jazmine and all the love she has to offer, or will his past keep him prisoner to his worst enemy?

Urban Books bestseller La Jill Hunt joins Monica Walters to bring readers humorous, romantic stories of beautiful full-figured women navigating their sometimes complicated love lives. Kiss and Tell by La Jill Hunt: Joli McNeil always wanted to become a teacher and make a difference in children's lives, but that doesn't mean her dream job is always easy. Dealing with the current parent from hell has Joli not only ready to throw in the towel, but throw hands too. Thankfully, she finds joy in her friends, coworkers, and most recently, Caleb, the new man in her life. Then things get complicated, and Joli finds herself facing a dilemma when her work life and personal world collide in the worst possible way. Is Caleb worth dealing with all the drama that comes along with him? Or will cutting ties from it all mean walking away from true happiness in and outside the classroom? La Jill Hunt pens another humorous, relatable story that entertains and inspires. Love Won't Let Me Wait by Monica Walters: Gi nni LeCrae Judice has a past riddled with failed relationships and broken hearts, so she has chosen to focus on her self-worth instead. However, when she finds herself just going through the motions in her job as a bank loan officer, she feels the need for some entertainment. A new customer's flirtatious advances might just offer her a new way to occupy her downtime. When Ford Ajani Noel decided to skip out on a four-year degree to become a truck driver, his parents were sorely disappointed, but Ford believes there is potential in trucking, so he isn't giving up on his dream. When he heads to a local bank for financial assistance, he isn't prepared for the curveball life throws at him. This ball of curves is professional, fiery, and gorgeous, and Ford is determined to make her his no matter the cost. Gi nni isn't prepared for what having Ford in her life can lead to, and she's taken aback by how fast it progresses. Will Ford be able to convince her that he can meet her exactly where she is, or will his aggressive attempts at loving her prove to be too much for her to handle?

Life can be hard to navigate at times, but for Lazarus Mitchell, it's been a constant battle. Marrying his high school sweetheart and putting his dreams on hold to help her fulfill hers, he kept pushing through life's adversities in hopes of seeing better days. Throughout the journey, he realized that she didn't have the tenacity he had or the wherewithal to look difficulty in the face and choose to overcome it. Feeling heavily depressed and discouraged for the first time in his life, he worries that despair will overtake him. So, he chooses to begin anew. He enrolls in college, determined to fulfill the dreams he put on hold. He hires a tutor to help him get acclimated once again, and upon first sight of her, he realizes that love hasn't given up on him. Kiana Sol Jordan is a matriculating graduate student on the campus of Lamar University. She loves science, but chemistry sparks her interest the most, and her love for the subject makes her want to help others understand and love it too. Tutoring is gratifying and constantly makes her smile, but when a more seasoned student requests her tutelage, she feels a lot more than gratification. The fact that he's twelve years her senior does nothing to diminish her attraction to him. For once, she wants to take a chance on something not so safe, and the excitement of that has her feeling things she never thought possible. Lazarus has a lot of baggage to let go of, and Kiana wants to help him along during the process. But that decision isn't welcomed by the most important people in her life, causing her to question her actions more than she should. Kiana wonders if love is worth her ignoring her parents' and sister's warnings regarding her new relationship, while Lazarus wonders if choosing love is worth the adversity that will come with it. Can Kiana cut ties with her family to choose the ultimate love? Can Lazarus's ability to love be resurrected and strengthened enough to cause him to become the warrior he once was?

Being a good girl has been engrained in Caricia Edwards's psyche since she was an impressionable little girl. Her mother was sure to let her know the importance of self-love and respect. Those lessons brought her a long way. Recently graduating from college with an education degree and certificate to teach, she realizes just how lonely her life has been. While honoring the things her mom taught her, she finds herself wanting to be loved by someone other than herself. In walks Remo, the man whose present situation looks complicated, but whose presence stirs her to the core. She does her best to resist him, but can she? Remo Pierre's upbringing was one of simplicity. He grew up in a loving two-parent family where his father taught him to always treat his mother and sister with respect and that his mother is a Queen. So, being charming and respectful to women came easily to Remo. Never being a party animal or player, he always yearned for what his parents had, but hadn't found his perfect complement. A chance encounter with Caricia changes all that. While he has difficult circumstances, it doesn't hinder his desire to make her his. Love is something magical, especially at Christmas time. Remo and Caricia both realize that there is something special between them, even without knowing one another, however, their perfect attraction to one another doesn't come without obstacles. Will they decide to let love win or allow those obstacles to defeat their possibilities?

Having her priorities in order is something Tangela Maxwell prides herself on. She works tirelessly to advance her career and make moves to set up the future she's desired for her entire adult life. While on this trek, there's no time to have too much fun and risk losing focus. A love life is surely out of the cards. Once her life was where she wanted it to be, she would worry about all of that then. That's what she continuously tells herself while her heart silently yearns for more. After leaving a dishonest relationship, she promises herself she wouldn't trust another man so easily. So instead of completely moving on, she keeps him around to satisfy her sexual desires, until that one night she would never forget. Taking care of his family is the reason Hiram Stevens does everything in life. Pursuing a career in rap and creating a different persona named Yolo, he begins the hustle of making his name big. Coming from a broken family leaves all the responsibilities on him. Having an incarcerated father and an alcoholic for a mother also leaves him responsible for his twin siblings. Yolo learns to keep his emotions hidden and maintain this gritty persona that would get him higher on the hip-hop charts. His air of mystery keeps people speculating about him, and along with his music, keeps him relevant. That plan seems to be going well until that one night he would never forget. When Tangela and Yolo meet, there's an immediate attraction that can't be denied. Passion ensues and consumes them for that one unforgettable night. Can they resume their everyday lives and consider it a summer fling as suggested? Or will their bodies overtake their stubborn minds and go for what they both want?

Keisha Landry is in a fix like none other. She went against the code of the hood, and now she is paying for it. One loyal yet twisted decision leads to Keisha hiding in a closet, in desperate need of help. Ryan sends the help she needs, but when she sees that help, she's mesmerized. From that moment on, Keisha doesn't want to imagine life without him, and she doesn't even know his name yet. Sheppard Andrews has only been in love once. That love was reserved for the mother of his daughter. When she was killed in Iraq, Sheppard entered a depression that no one could seem to pull him out of. Doing his best to walk a straight line comes to a screeching halt when he receives a call from long-time friend, Ryan, to save a woman named Keisha Landry. He doesn't know her, but if Ryan thinks she's worth saving, then that's all that matters. The moment he sees her, he knows that she possesses the power to have him groveling at her feet. So many obstacles stand in the way of Sheppard and Keisha's connection. He vows to take care of her and protect her from her not-so-over drama, but after blasting his way to her, they both realize that her troubles are following her wherever they go. Will they be able to overcome those troubles and bury them once and for all, or will those issues overtake them and halt all possibilities of their impending future together?

Amesha Walker has possessed control of her life and career and has made the most of both. As a successful dietician, she started her own business, by traveling and doing home visits for patients instead of working for someone else. She always knew she was destined for greatness. The only area she struggles in is her love life. After taking a trip home to visit her parents, she runs into her high school sweetheart. It has been seven years since she's seen him, but her feelings haven't changed, and she discovers that immediately after seeing him. Chance Sylvester has accepted mediocrity in his love life, since he feels like he can't have the woman he wants. As a successful accountant, he's made the best of life and his career, feeling like he's on the brink of making partner. His mediocre love life comes to a screeching halt when he sees Amesha, after seven years, in the grocery store. He is determined to hold onto her this time, no matter what it takes. This chance encounter is only the beginning. Despite the rekindling, they are now adults and don't know if they will be as compatible as they once were as kids. Can they turn a past, immature attraction into an undeniable love?

Shawn Taylor has always been the one his siblings looked up to for guidance and protection. While he didn't always have the right answers, he still tried to be the one they could lean on. However, going through a nasty divorce, gaining sole custody of his children, and finding out his ex-wife was a drug addict, sank him low. With all his accomplishments, the ones he was most proud of was being a father and a husband. After years of loving the one woman that seemed to make everything right for him, he finally gets his chance to make her totally his. But with the family drama surrounding them, he wonders if it will last.Sonya Thompson, the video vixen her family loved to hate, has matured and learned how to deal with her mental illness of bipolar disorder. Having a son late in life with Shawn, helped her to calm down significantly. The one thing she longs for is him. The family drama surrounding them being together had kept her from committing to him for years, but their time has finally come. Willing to put her needs first, she embarks on a journey with Shawn that makes her past relationships look mediocre. Things are great until drama rears its ugly head, threatening to unleash the beast in her that has lied dormant.Trying to focus on their needs, Sonya and Shawn successfully block out family drama for a while until an event brings them together... all under one roof. Will things get too heated for Sonya to withstand? Will she and Shawn make it through the fire unsinged?

Letting go of disappointments can be tough, and Jasper Henderson knows about that firsthand. He has kept certain aspects of his life hidden from everyone for years, and hiding it causes him to coast through it without really experiencing the joys of it. While he's a successful business owner and rancher, his love life is lacking. However, he pretends to be content with that until he no longer can. A beautiful woman grabs his attention and refuses to let go. While he knows their potential, he refuses to acknowledge it, putting their relationship at risk before it even develops. When her mind is set to achieve something, Chasity Pollard usually does. She doesn't believe in quitting, and that mantra is true for her love life as well. Embarking on her educational journey later than most, she's determined to finish on top, even when her progress is threatened by a gorgeous man. Regardless of that fact, she can't seem to resist him and tries to establish something meaningful with him. However, after eight months, she's ready to throw in the towel. He refuses to give in to her. Not wanting to waste her time any more than she already has, she gives him an ultimatum. Jasper and Chasity embark upon a journey that neither of them are completely sure about. The drama is plentiful, and things get dangerous. Will Jasper and Chasity be able to navigate their way through Jasper's tumultuous past to attain a future filled with love? Or will they allow it to halt their forward progress completely?

Serita Jameson-Taylor just has too many irons in the fire. Trying to run a successful non-profit organization for girls, raise five-month-old twins, and take care of her family, has pushed her to her limits. She's so worried about everyone else, she doesn't take the time to tend to her own needs. Growing up a ward of the state and having no one to look out for her, Serita has always wishes she had a family. Well, Shawn made her wish come true and found her biological family. However, with all the drama going on, she almost wished they didn't exist. From one thing to the next, Serita has to come out victorious for the sake of her children, but for how long will she be able to maintain her own sanity?Shawn Taylor has always been the one to hold everything down. He's always known exactly what to do in any given situation. However, when tragedy occurs, it leaves Shawn reeling, not knowing how to handle his emotions. He gets caught up in a whirlwind of misfortune and drama, but finds out some interesting details about his family, some of which causes him to dig deeper in the past. A lot of his misguided decisions due to the tragedies in his life has caused emotional pain to everyone around him. Can Shawn pull himself out of the depressive state he's fallen into before he loses everything, including Serita and his children?

Teaching young, impressionable minds has always been Kendall Washington's passion. She thrives on reaching them where even sometimes their parents can't. Their welfare is also important to her. Coming from a loving, two-parent home, she feels that she knows what love looks like, however, when she meets Cassie Daniels, she isn't sure if she's seeing love or neglect of some kind. When she reaches the child's father, she gets the answers she's looking for and most of them have nothing to do with Cassie. Price Daniels has a difficult task at hand. The mother of his eight-year-old daughter is in the wind, leaving Cassie with him for a weekend visit and not returning. While Price loves his daughter and will do anything for her, he's facing a dilemma. He doesn't know the first thing about being the full-time parent of a little girl. The youngest son of deceased parents and only having an older brother, there are no women in his life to show him the ropes. When he gets a note from her teacher, he's praying she doesn't report him to CPS. However, when he meets Ms. Washington, he wants to solicit her help with Cassie and so much more. Price and Kendall have one common interest... taking care of Cassie and making sure she has everything she needs. Once Cassie is squared away, the focus shifts to other needs neither were expecting. Will they be able to fulfill those needs through the attraction they have for one another? Or will too many lines be crossed if they even entertained the thought?

If confidence was a women's size twenty, then its name would have to be Aspen St. Andrews. The thirty-one-year-old freelance journalist is living life on her own terms, except in one area. Love. She feels somewhat stuck in an engagement to a man that she once loved and that she decided to cohabitate with. They argue about her career as if it's a hobby and Aspen is sick of it. As their engagement is on the verge of being dissolved, she decides to take a trip to the little town of Nome, Texas to interview ranchers about their livestock that are mysteriously dying. What she doesn't expect, is to meet a man that threatens to change everything she found attractive in a man. Aspen couldn't have these sorts of desires for a stranger who was tactless and rude. No matter how pitiful her relationship was, she was still engaged to be married. Seven Storm Henderson is a man that knows what he wants. Until he finds it, or he stumbles upon it, he chooses to live life to the fullest. Being the youngest of seven children, he's used to getting his way. He owns a full-service center and mechanic shop, and his family pretty much owns the entire town. However, he loves taking care of the animals in their pastures, especially the cattle. Women are willing to throw themselves at his feet, but he only wants one thing from them. Even with him being rude and nasty to most of them, they still continue to chase the Storm. One day, what he feels is his destiny, drops in his lap, but he soon realizes that she isn't like most women he's dealt with. Storm and Aspen have a rocky start, because Storm can't seem to speak intelligently enough to woo Aspen. He realizes that she may be too good for him, but that doesn't stop his pursuit. Will Storm make the necessary changes to have Aspen all to himself or will Aspen make the necessary adjustments in her life to actually give Storm a chance?

Amiko Yanara Lopez believes she has life all figured out. She knows that she can be in control of her destiny, if only it would submit to her control. Growing up in a middle-class home, Amiko was brought up to follow the straight and narrow. She was to be a lady with poise and dignity. She learned that in all the ballet classes she took. Her parents were extremely proud of her and that meant the world to her. Owning her own event planning business, her finances are stable, and her social life can't help but to be active due to work. However, life wasn't kind when it took the man she was secretly involved with and loved through his worst days, from her, who also happened to be her best friend's brother. But after losing Mega to the streets, she knows that she can never put herself in that predicament again. Her heart has other plans, though, when she meets Seth Gutierrez, the owner of a club she and her friend Fawn Patterson, frequent. He's sexy, smooth, and friendly. As Fawn talks to his brother, he makes his move on her. While Mega has only been deceased for two weeks, she allows him in only to find out a little while later, that his presence is known in the streets as well, maybe even more so than Mega's was. After months of being together, circumstances that could have gotten Seth killed, causes Amiko to leave their relationship, fearing that she will experience d j vu. The problem is that she still loves him. How will she continue through life without the man she loves? The time they've spent apart, hasn't changed the way she feels, and she believes that nothing ever will. Will she succumb to her heart's desires, or will she fight against it and live life only a shell of woman without Seth? *This book is a spin-off from Savage Heart by Monica Walters and T. Key.

Kortlynn Hebert has learned how to be positive in every situation. Growing up in a single-parent home, her mother taught her how to love herself and to have self-respect. That was an important lesson, especially for a plus-sized woman. Kortlynn realized early that the person that should love her the most was herself, however, that didn't keep her warm at night. It didn't softly kiss her lips. Loneliness is prevalent in her life, but that doesn't make her desperate. While there had been relationships with men, they just didn't measure up. Not wanting to be a notch on anyone's belt, Kortlynn chooses the path of celibacy and focuses even more on herself. Until one day, out of the blue, this angel drops right in front of her. While she is skeptical of his motives, she's in awe of his good looks and pleasant personality. She meets Zayson Ardoin in a professional atmosphere, but things soon turn personal. Zayson Ardoin, a country boy that possesses an urban swag, has been coasting through life, not knowing love. He lives day to day training horses for rodeo events and breaking somewhat wild horses so they can be ridden. Indulging in the single life for a while, he decides he's tired of random women and the drama that comes with them. He puts all his energy into his work and he's content being alone. He chooses celibacy versus dealing with a woman that he doesn't see himself developing a relationship with. Fate must be on his side when he ends up face to face with Kortlynn Hebert. He's always liked his women thick, and she fits the bill perfectly. While trying to keep things professional, he fails miserably, and begins a chase that he intends on winning. Kortlynn and Zayson have a lot in common, but the main thing they agree on is that they are both too old to play games. However, the people they find themselves surrounded by don't seem to follow the same mantra. Will the interferences of people they love keep them from developing the relationship they both long for? Do they have the strength and desire to persevere regardless of the games people play?

Life and the results of bad decisions have thrown Ashahve Glasper a curve ball. She's pregnant and doesn't know which man has fathered the baby. There's Dr. Elijah Coleman, her professor with whom she's had an on again off again affair with and Omari Watkins, the love of her life, but also the one who hurt her the most. Depression is threatening to take her down, because it seems she's in this thing alone until God shines a little light on her. While having company through the process makes it easier to deal with, the fact still remains that she doesn't know which man is the father of her child. While Omari is the man she wants to be the father, she also knows that Elijah would be a good father. The paternity results will reveal who the father is, but will Ashahve be able to handle the results? Finally in a good place in life, Omari Watkins knows what he wants... what he needs. Ashahve Glasper is at the top of that list. While they had an extremely difficult breakup, he accepts responsibility for it and wants to make amends. He feels that he can now be the man she needs now that he's gotten his anger issues in check. Therapy has also taught him how to emotionally express himself as well. He knows he can be a great man to her, but will she give him a second chance? Elijah Coleman just wants to know when life will treat him like his is worth living. From one issue to the next, he struggles to get past them. However, his tenacity won't allow him to give up and wallow in regret. With his career and reputation on the line, Elijah does his best to get through the ordeal. While all these problems stem from his involvement with his student, Ashahve Glasper, he still wants to be in her life, especially since he knows she could possibly be having his baby. These three lives once again intertwine. A pregnancy could connect two of them forever, but which two? Ashahve is a nervous wreck, begging God to let one of them in particular be the father. They all know of the possibilities, and they are prepared to deal with the outcomes, but can they hold it together until those results are bestowed upon them? Will the results be favorable for all parties involved?

They say experience is the best teacher, but apparently, Ashahve still has more to learn. After falling for who she believes is the man of her dreams, familiar patterns and habits start to rear their ugly heads. Determined not to take any chances, she chooses to do something about it early on. However, she wonders if she made the right decision. Her heart won't let her move on, and it tends to care about past acquaintances far more than it should. Struggling his entire life to cope with traumatic events, Omari has yet to see so many things go wrong at once. Before he can fully recover from one thing, he's hit with the next. Life unexpectedly hands out blow after blow. Revealing his true emotions has always been a problem for him, so he does what he knows to do regarding them. It doesn't help that he still doesn't know how to handle past disappointments. When new issues arise, they only compound on top of old ones, threatening to make a lethal combination. Finding peace and learning from past decisions has Elijah living a renewed life. He's been able to come to grips with his choices and their consequences. There's only one problem: he still loves the woman he was forced to leave in the past. Despite the advice of others and trying to move on with someone new, he can't seem to leave her where she belongs. Unfortunately, she doesn't make this decision easy for him to make. While his attachment to this woman nearly caused his ruin once before, he's willing to take that risk once again. Three totally different personalities find themselves weaved into an ugly web that they never fully made it out of, one of them barely escaping by the skin of their teeth. Unable to control their desires, they find themselves in compromising situations that threaten to take them captive. Who will overcome and come out on top this time?