Pepper Pace

Corruption runs rampant even in a not-so-distant future where the biggest lottery is rigged so that the only winners are rich and white. But in a world that has been ravaged by a destructive alien attack, an opportunity for a lifetime of riches in exchange for serving as consort to one of the alien defenders is indeed a great prize. Karma, down on her luck, will become the first Black consort, despite her belief that being an alien whore is only marginally better than serving humans. This epic tale of Afrofuturism explores a world that is chillingly plausible, where survival, identity, and resilience are put to the ultimate test.Adult content. Mature readers only.

Kim has been vilified, sexualized, idolized and nearly sent to her final death at the hands of the Neratomay. Now Paul, the Alpha of the newly formed Wolfpack has a plan to even the score. But new wounds and old scars change the entire game. Betrayals and astonishing alliances are formed as the secrets of the Neratomay are finally revealed. In this explosive ending to the Urban Vampire series Kim faces the truth about who-or what she really is. She must finally decide the path that her life will take-and who she will take that path with...This sexy, darkly-humorous mega novel contains adult situations, and is intended only for adult readers.

A series of unfortunate events leads to the unthinkable. Cilla Brewer is convicted of a crime that makes her the most hated woman in the county. The twenty-two year old girl's life had been a lonesome one due to a childhood illness that left her solitary and friendless. Books have been her only escape. Now the shy, na ve girl must learn to navigate life as an inmate.Aaron's desire to lead a solitary life was by choice. After a tragic event in his childhood, he found that he could never fit into the shoes of his popular older brothers. So despite looking like a 6'2" Hollywood hunk, Aaron is satisfied to work in the prison library of Dunkirky Women's Correction Facility along with his mother. His brother's don't want to see him turn into a 'mama's boy', but they don't understand how tough a man has to be in order to work in a women's prison. Besides, his job gives him all that he can want in life, all the books that he can read and a simple, quiet life. But can a common obsession with books surpass the chasm that exists between two individuals that are on opposite sides of the law? Warning: strong language, sexual situations and adult themes.

Carmella was still a teen when the Motherships first appeared dotting the skies over the Earth. For years the world tried to normalize while the silent Motherships hovered. And then THEY arrived, promising that they meant no harm. But within ten years eighty percent of the world's population would be wiped out. Including everyone that Carmella loved.The 'blobs' took those that survived to another planet called Earth Two. But Carmella was an Earthling and she would kill the hated monsters that had destroyed her world before she would allow them to take her. Carmella settled into a lonely existence on the now desolate earth-all alone except for her wolf. And then she sees it hiding, watching her-maybe to capture her and remove her from the only thing that she can still call her own--her world.But Bilal is not like the other Centaurians. He is fully aware that he will never be like the humans that he's grown up with. Earth is the only home he knows and he feels that he is just as much an Earthling as any human. Shunned by his own kind, Bilal travels the Earth trying to capture an essence of the life that he could never be a part of and a world that would never accept him.When he sees the black woman living all alone his curiosity gets the best of him. He can not stop himself from watching her, and secretly growing more attached to the human. Bilal's quest to become human brings him to a decision that will forever change the course of human-kind. In an attempt to ease the woman's loneliness--or perhaps a need to recreate himself, Bilal impregnates the woman with his Alien DNA.

Once upon a time there was an island situated in the middle of the sea. The villagers felt that their God showed them favor so every sixteen years they sacrificed a young woman to their God of fire. Punishment Island is the story of the girl left to die and a man, shunned by his village who makes the dangerous trek to rescue her. This is a short story that first appeared as a free read in the Official Pepper Pace Newsletter.

When all you know is what you were taught by parents and friends that are ignorant to the world, you grow up to be a man like Riley Pranger, a passive racist and chauvinistic. But Riley is going to get a fast re-education when a single black mother rents his home for the summer and he has no choice but to recognize the actions of the people around him. Stella Burton is a no nonsense, 6-foot tall curvaceous black woman who has no problem with hurting a man's ego. She is opinionated, specifically about a country where she has been single handedly raising her multi-racial son to be a well-rounded black man. What happens when white privilege is suddenly challenged? When races clash and you mess with the wrong black woman? This novella contains twists and turns and sexiness as well as appearances from Lt. Christopher Jameson, Ashleigh and their children from the novel Beast, Bodie and Shaundea Matthews from A Wrong Turn Towards Love and True from True's love. Warning: This story includes sexual situations, graphic and strong racist and homophobic language. This story discusses American politics and race relations in a fictional setting.

Carmella was still a teen when the Motherships first appeared dotting the skies over the Earth. For years the world tried to normalize while the silent Motherships hovered. And then they arrived, promising that they meant no harm. But within 10 years, 80% of the world's population would be wiped out.Including everyone that Carmella loved.In book one Carmella comes face to face with one of the blobs. He does an impetuous act of kindness by impregnating her with a child to help ease her loneliness. But now the risks are grave as Bilal cannot imagine leaving her and his child behind--yet the Centaurians have other ideas.In book two Bilal has been granted five years by the Centaurians to study his human mate and child, but each day he only falls deeper in love with his family and life as a human. As Bilal's time on earth comes to a close he will need to fight against everything that he thought he knew about life in order to live the life that he's always desired.In this final book of the Adaptation series Carmella, Bilal and baby Raj will take you on a journey of love, loyalty and a battle that transcends galaxies.

When Trulane stepped off the bus landing smack dab in the middle of a small mountain town with no prospects or no money, she does what anyone would-finds a job and a place to sleep that won't cost her any money. The only thing is that there is no such thing as being secretive in Estill County Kentucky-not when you're about the only black person in the entire town.With no knowledge that she is about to cross the only person in town that doesn't gossip about her, True hopes that Clay, the big grumpy and very sexy mountain man won't turn out like so many others that treat her as if she is beneath them. True's Love is a short romance from award winning author Pepper Pace and brings the readers back to the little town That Lt. Christopher Jameson aka Beast is from. If you like the stories about Estill County and its lively inhabitants than be sure to read A Wrong Turn Toward's love and Beast. Author's Note: This story first appeared as a free read in the Pepper Pace newsletter March 2016.

Pepper Pace's long awaited fourth book in the Wheels of Steel saga finds Robin and Jason reunited after a betrayal that Robin could not forgive. Too much drinking, partying and drug use leaves Robin with wavering control. And Jason has vowed that no matter what, he will never again lose the woman he loves.Their tentative reunion is put to a test when tragedy requires them to travel to Japan where Robin is finally forced to face the one person whose betrayal she cannot forgive. In book four Pepper Pace brings together the entire Wheels of Steel crew along with new players ... as well as new betrayals.On the edge of becoming famous the Wheels of Steel crew have to navigate the Japanese nightlife, partying, drugs, the Yakuza-all with the backdrop of their creative music. Warning: This book is intended for adult readers only and contains graphic language and sex. All characters are 18+

In 1977, two kids from vastly different worlds formed an unlikely bond-Scotty, a white boy growing up in a predominantly Black housing project, and Vanessa, a Black girl living on the hilltop overlooking the ghetto. Now, in Everything is Everything: Book 2, as the chaos of the past collides with the harsh realities of the 1980s, Scotty and Vanessa find themselves caught in a whirlwind of hip-hop culture, family dysfunction, prison, death, and the ever-present pull of the drug trade. From the return of people once thought lost to the deadly minefield of street life, the two must confront painful truths and learn that blood doesn't always bind as tightly as loyalty. Warning: This gripping urban fiction novel explores the gritty realities of race, drugs, and survival in the 1970s and 80s. It contains graphic language, drug use, sexual content, and violence.

This two part erotic series contains Blair and the Emoboy-the erotically charged short story which explores what happens when the tough as nails, outspoken Blair finally pushes her shy best friend, Daniel, one step too far. And in Emoboy; the Submissive Dom Daniel aka Emoboy leaves home and his first love, Blair. Now that he's across country, Daniel feels as if he and Blair are growing apart-and that maybe she is having second thoughts about his sexual domination of her.Despite his love for his girl back home Daniel begins to explore Dominance and Submission with a group of people who are discovering their own budding desires towards submission. In this surprising twist of the original story Blair and the Emoboy, Daniel learns how to become a better Dom-not just for his new group of friends but also for the woman he loves. Warning; This book is for Adult Readers only. Contains graphic language and sex, including BDSM. All characters are 18+

In Part 1 of the popular Urban Vampire series, Kim Russell, an African American woman was illegally turned into the lowest form of the undead and then sentenced to death because of it. Using nothing more than street smarts and survival skills, Kim finds herself as a powerful Council Member with three sexy suitors. Now in Urban Vampire part 2, Kim is the girlfriend of Tony and mated to the dangerous Elder Council Member, Alexis--who turned his back on her when she needed him most. No one is currently trying to kill her and though her very first blood donor, Paul, has left town, she's rich, and has one of the most successful territories in the entire Vampire Nation...so shouldn't she be happy? But Alexis' betrayal haunts her and then she learns the truth; Alexis had never left her. He had been imprisoned and everyone knew except her--including her lover Tony. Enraged she learns that she has a special new ability; the ability to turn into a monstrous creature that is unknown to even the oldest Vampire. Kim's journey takes her through Europe and in touch with dangerous new supernaturals-could one of them be Paul? WARNING; adult situations, graphic sex and language. This story is part 2 of a series and as such, should be read in order.

In 1977 12-year old Vanessa White lives just out of reach of the projects that both scare and entice her. It is the year that she meets 14-year old Scotty Tremont, one of the few white boys to live in the ghetto. Initially afraid that Scotty intends to beat her up because her cousin called him white trash, Vanessa soon learns that although Scotty is a 'Trick Baby' and will probably be a dope boy just like his brother, he also somehow manages to be compassionate. Scotty is learning something as well; that his path has not been laid out before him and that everything isn't necessarily everything. This two part book series takes the reader back to the 70's style urban lit stories of life in the ghetto. It begins in the 70s and moves throughout the decades following the lives of people whose stories have intertwined in a romantic, tragic, sometimes funny tale of street life. This story is for adult readers only and contains mature themes including language, sex, violence, drugs and racism.

Nicole wasn't sure why she had gotten the nick name Baby Girl when she was not-by far-the youngest employee of The Down Home Calabash. Her much younger co-worker complained, gossiped or talked about how attractive their boss was. But Nicole didn't have the luxury of a fantasy existence. She was on a mission to make money and to get her degree and her plans most definitely did not include Marty. Besides he was mean and he yelled at her But once she experiences a tragic accident, Nicole sees a different side of her sexy, boss. But each has their own secrets and if they can't express their heartfelt emotions their relationship might be doomed even before it begins. This short Pepper Pace romance initially appeared on Literotica.com and then more recently in her collection of short stories entitled Love Intertwined vol. 1. This is one of the stories that helped propel Pepper Pace's popularity as a writer of interracial/multicultural romance and erotica. Word count 30,300. Adult themes. Mature readers only.