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Amber Shanel

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	She Not Ready For A Savage Like Me 4.67 avg rating — 254 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Not Ready For A Savage Like Me 3 4.77 avg rating — 165 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	He Got The Streets And My Heart On Lock: A Love Story 4.53 avg rating — 130 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Not Ready For A Savage Like Me 2 4.73 avg rating — 109 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beauty And A Hood Beast 4.59 avg rating — 97 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Love 4.53 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Love 2 4.40 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Girl Needs A Hustla 4.61 avg rating — 64 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	He Got The Streets And My Heart On Lock: A Love Story 2 by Amber Shanel (Goodreads Author), Adia (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 50 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Fell In Love With The Illest Because He Was The Realest 4.50 avg rating — 50 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Girl Like Me By Ni Ni Simone - December 8, 2016

Just recently I embarked on a new reading journey. I started reading a book by Ni Ni Simone, oh how I wish I would've found her books while I was in like middle/high school. I just hate how late I am with discovering her books. -_-

I am so excited, becuase I love reading new material; like a new author, new book it's just a good feeling.xoxo...
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True To A Gangsta

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Rah: A Street Lit, Urban Romance Standalone

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