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Check out these new Black Romance releases from January 26th-February 1st.
The Ex Dilemma (Batchelor Life Book 1) by Elle Wright
“Marry or lose your inheritance.” A commitment phobic heir in Detroit, Michigan faces the ultimate challenge from his powerful grandmother and family company CEO in this charming, irresistibly fun and flirty new contemporary romance from award-winning author Elle Wright.
Wesley Batchelor is desperate for an image reboot—stat. A mysterious social media influencer keeps revealing his many reckless romantic liaisons, putting everything Wesley has worked so hard for at stake. Worse, he’s in deep trouble with his grandmother and Batchelor Enterprises boss, Joyce, his one and only true cheerleader. So he’s stunned and relieved when his gorgeous ex, private detective Albany Keyes, is recruited to track down the leaker . . .
All Wes has to do is keep a cool-headed professional distance. Easy, right? Until the incendiary passion between him and Albany suddenly reignites. And he realizes he wants more from her—just like always . . .
For Joyce’s sake, Albany reluctantly accepts the assignment to aid Wes. After all, she needs the money to regroup after a disastrous divorce. But this time, she’s going to call the shots. She doesn’t need her heart re-broken by the only man she’s ever loved. Yet she soon finds their differences are drawing them together again. And again. And again. Now, with both their careers and their hearts on the line, can they risk another chance on each other—this time, for keeps?
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor: A Toxic Love Story (The Taylors Book 2) by Shae Sanders
Ace
My wife is…different. I knew that when I married her. There’s a darkness in her that’s big and gaping, and it feels like it could swallow us both alive. But I love that woman, and that’s part of the thrill of being her husband. Still, I hoped she’d settle down once we settled down, but nope, she’s up to her old tricks. She doesn’t know I know. I’m not worried, though. I know how to handle her.
Raya
My husband is everything I ever wanted. I’m so happy with this life we’ve built. It’s other people who keep pissing me off—his new coworker, his family, my family, Aniya’s daddy, my professor…the list goes on. I had to buy new notebooks just to keep things organized. But Ace is my rock. At least, that’s what I thought. But then he outsmarted me, and now, lessons must be taught. I’ll be as gentle as I can, but with Ace, the person I love most in the world…I can’t make any promises.
Glimmers in the Dark: after hours with a bad boy (SXL Archives) by Shanicexlola
“How could a forbidden love feel so good?”
Nala Montgomery didn’t go looking for trouble, only fun, but trouble found her anyway in the form of Jamir Stone—a man she was warned to stay away from.
He’s dangerous, secretive, and off-limits… and yet, he sees her in a way no one else ever has.
As passion turns into something deeper, Nala and Jamir must decide how far they’re willing to go, and who they’re willing to disappoint, for a love that was never supposed to exist.
Snow in Love With You (Christenbury Hills) by Tina Martin
I’m not falling in love with my best friend. No way. It’s too risky.
Go on a date with him? That, I can do. Maybe…
I don’t want to, but he offers up a condition.
If it snows on New Year’s Day, I have to go on a legitimate date with him. It’s the only way I can satisfy his curiosity about us, and make him see that we’re better off as friends.
I accept his offer because it hardly ever snows on New Year’s in Christenbury Hills.
Then, out of nowhere, I feel a cold flake land on my cheek.
Collateral Heart by Charity Shané
Xai Watts will do anything for his brother, anything. He’s been raising him since he was fourteen. The streets provided the means until Xai left them behind and opened his own business.
Years have passed, but things haven’t changed. Because of love and guilt, Xai is still protecting and helping his brother. But after one fateful, late night, anything feels like a debt too steep to pay.
Adora Mitchell will do anything for her daughters. She’s raising them while their father is away doing time. She’s been managing and doing okay but when her foundation is taken away, things change at an alarming, heart-pounding rate.
As usual, she navigating and managing while doing her best to shield her daughters from any heartache. It’s just her and her girls against the world… until a handsome new patient walks into her dental office.
Words spoken while under sedation spark an interest. The interest blossoms into love and everything seems perfect until it isn’t. Doing anything for his brother just might cost Xai everything: his future, his heart, and the fragile peace he found with Adora.
Love On Board by Aries Skye
When a guarded divorcée and a love-weary mogul cross paths on a singles cruise, a pact to keep things platonic sets sail toward a second chance neither of them is ready for.
Aquila Richards-Oliver has the life many envy: a high-profile husband, two beautiful sons, and a seemingly perfect role as wife, mother, and big sister. But perfection comes at a steep price. When her marriage to a world-renowned chef unravels under the weight of betrayal and long-buried truths, Aquila chooses herself—for the first time in years—and begins the hard work of rebuilding her life on her own terms.
Roman Patterson has built everything but a family. At thirty-five, the successful entrepreneur has more wealth than time and more regrets than romance. Convinced love has passed him by, he reluctantly agrees to a singles cruise, expecting nothing more than cocktails and casual distractions.
What neither Roman nor Aquila expects is to find each other—on a boat in the middle of paradise.
They make a pact to enjoy the cruise as friends, but their connection is instant, and the chemistry is undeniable. As sparks fly and emotions deepen, they’re forced to face the realities waiting back on land: exes, children, broken trust, and wounds that still sting.
Can Aquila let down her guard and believe in love again? Can Roman prove he’s more than a fleeting escape? Or will the past sink the promise of something real?
Body Language by Egypt Cynaé
Top model, Nyako Bellacorte has everything that money can buy, but she can’t buy love and happiness. Betrayal at the hands of someone she trusts has her on a self-imposed abstinence streak. But fizzy drinks and falling temps are the perfect combination to turn her Valentines’ weekend into the stuff erotic dreams are made of. Nyako’s drought is about to end with companionship in the unlikeliest of places—the airport terminal.
Superstar hockey player Navy Prather can’t forget the embarrassing trauma of seeing his fiancée on a jumbotron kissing another man. To make matters worse, it’s the first anniversary of that fiasco, and she’s marrying the man she cheated with. But Cupid has the perfect solution for Navy’s heartache. Things are about to heat up for the king of ice and melt his frozen heart.
The weekend that’s in store for Nyako and Navy couldn’t be more perfect if Cupid had planned it himself.
Resolutions by Lady Marie
Sometimes a new year is the perfect excuse for a second chance.
44 Problems But Love Ain’t One: A Later In Life Romance by T.K. Richards
Ignite and Letters to My Husband meets Eat, Pray, Love in this fast-paced, later in life romance about affairs of the heart.
Jinx
I had a plan. Naturally, God laughed at it and said, “Not so fast.”
I’m 43 years old, settled in my ways, and prefer the life I had before my husband of thirteen years suddenly died. With his passing, my once perfect, manicured life no longer exists, and now a mountain of problems rests at my feet.
The list of challenges grows with every passing minute, but life doesn’t stop—not even when it feels like the world has. So when a man shows up to my house to offer his condolences attached with a proposition, his brown eyes stir emotions in me I haven’t felt for some time.
As he flirts with me, I’m aroused by the opportunity to experience a first kiss again. That electric moment when sparks fly wild that lead to desire. A chance to correct my wrongs as I close the door on my old life, and live out my wildest fantasies in the new one.
How will life differ for me this time around? Will I be okay on my own? Or will I open myself up to love again? There’s only one way to find out.
Samson (The Mulhollands Book 2) by Daroncia
Samson Mulholland is a man who lives by rules he wrote himself. Power comes naturally to him and was earned through discipline, loyalty, and an unflinching willingness to do what others won’t.
He runs his world with precision, protecting what’s his and eliminating what threatens it.
Family is everything.
Trust is Rare
Love is a Liability
Then Avalon enters his life, not as a weakness, but as a reckoning.
Samson doesn’t soften for her; he sharpens. Loving Avalon forces him to confront the cost of the life he’s built and decide what kind of legacy he’s willing to leave behind.
Torn between the demands of his empire and the woman who grounds him, Samson must learn that true power isn’t just about dominance, it’s about choice.
Acquisition of Love: A Brand New Love by Mel Dau
Robert Brand has not been lucky in love. He could blame others for that, but he would rather take the blame himself, fix the problem, and move on. Now, divorced and healed, he is ready for his real forever. What will he do when his forever is just an elevator door opening away?
Jubilae Plates has been extremely lucky in love. Unfortunately, she loved and lost. Having experienced real love, she knows how to recognize it when it knocks on her door. Will she open the door to her heart like she did her career, or will she let the acquisition for love fall to the wayside?
Barriers You’ve Broken (Montgomery Inc Book 3) by D’Mesha
Klayton Montgomery is a man who has it all, but his happiness was gone in the blink of an eye. A tragedy rocks his world and left him cold inside. When Klayton crosses paths with Naturi Baker, one night was the goal but plans have a way of shifting at the best and worst of times.
Naturi Baker seemingly has a great life. Thriving career, a man she adores and a family who loves and offers unyielding support. Looks can often be deceiving. While everyone believes Naturi is existing in complete bliss, she is forced to reevaluate her life plan.
The collision of Klayton and Naturi’s worlds forces them both to face some hard truths. Klayton has to deal with a past he’s been hiding from or he can’t move forward. Naturi has to trust that the man she’s falling for is capable of catching her before she crashes.
When the right person enters your life the barriers built for protection will fall, however when you’re exposed, you have to make the decision to love the ones who are willing to embrace your flaws.
I Love You Too Much by Jessica N. Watkins
A husband’s deadly affair sets off a chain of deception, obsession, and unraveling truths in this twisted domestic thriller where love becomes a weapon, the past won’t stay buried, and the truth is more dangerous than the lie.
Damar Scott is a man with everything to lose—and even more to hide. To the world, he’s a devoted husband and father, but behind closed doors, he’s keeping an explosive secret: an affair that ends in tragedy. Now, he’s desperate to erase the evidence, bury the truth, and preserve the illusion of a perfect life . . . no matter the cost.
Aviana suspects someone is out to destroy her, unaware that the real threat lies much closer to home. As her marriage begins to unravel, she turns to Mythic—her first love and longtime confidant—rekindling feelings she thought she’d buried. Torn between past and present, and with her sense of reality slipping, Aviana inches closer to a truth that could shatter everything.
As Damar sinks deeper into guilt and delusion, and Aviana untangles the lies tightening around her, the truth erupts, warping love into control and exposing the wreckage left by secrets too dangerous to stay buried.
Permanent Craving (Billionaire Behaviour Book 5) by Neenah Nakitah
Three reasons they shouldn’t. Two places they fall in love. One heart between them.
Gia
Working my new job started off fun.
Until a company acquisition gets me a new boss.
If it isn’t enough that he’s stubborn and infuriating, he also happens to be my ex’s brother.
Khary James is definitely not my favourite person. How could he be?
It’s not like he supports me on a personal mission. Makes me feel like a princess with just a touch. Creates a safe space for me.
Everything I heard about him before meeting him had me primed to hate him.
But somehow he becomes a part of me, and denying that would be like denying myself.
But that doesn’t mean it’ll be easy.
Khary
I like to spend my days away from people. But for…reasons, I’m suddenly Gia Bennett’s boss.
And she doesn’t hesitate to let me know how much she hates that reality.
It’s not like I’m a fan of her either.
And I don’t care to be around her, not when she’s had a relationship with my enemy.
Who also happens to be my brother.
So why can’t I stop wanting to taste her?
Or thinking about her?
Or making excuses to be around her?
I’ve never had this before.
I’m certain I’m going to mess it up.
My own family hates me, what hope do I have with the only woman I’ve ever loved?
Permanent Craving is a full-length enemies to lovers, billionaire steamy standalone romance with a HEA. Please check out the content warnings before you read.
Seduced by stone: african american paranormal romance by Melody Lynch
Nicole thought she’d hit rock bottom. Then she fell for Jamison Carter.
The charming dealer promised her the world—designer clothes, a luxury apartment, and a way out of the strip club. But behind closed doors, the fairytale turned into a nightmare.
When Nicole witnesses something she shouldn’t, she becomes a target. Running for her life, she stumbles into an abandoned art museum—and into the arms of three gargoyles.
Gabriel. Sebastian. Cole.
Stone by day. Predators by night. And they’ll burn the city down to protect what’s theirs.
Nicole never believed in monsters. Now she’s claimed by three of them.
Soft Heart, Hard Distractions by Kierra Williams
Nyla has a dream—and it’s bigger than any man. As the founder of her own rising streetwear brand, she’s building an empire from the ground up, determined not to let love derail her focus.
But when she meets Zayden at a photo shoot, everything gets complicated. He’s charming, confident, and irresistible—and Nyla can’t deny the pull. For the first time, temptation walks hand-in-hand with ambition, testing her boundaries and her discipline.
Soft Heart, Hard Distractions is a raw, unapologetic contemporary romance about ambition, temptation, and learning that love doesn’t have to be the enemy—it just has to wait for the right moment.
Ready To Love: A Spicy Valentine’s Day Short Story by Lovely Winters
One year changed everything.
Oakley Weaver wasn’t searching for love. She was building her business, protecting her daughter, and guarding her heart after learning that trust could cost her more than she was willing to lose.
Then Keon Fisher walked into her life.
Keon didn’t want pieces of Oakley. He wanted all of her, the ambition, the past, the responsibilities, and the daughter who came first every single time.
What began as undeniable chemistry quickly turned into something real. Something that demanded honesty and courage from them both.
Keon wasn’t afraid of a ready-made family. He wasn’t threatened by Oakley’s independence. And when it came time to show up, defend her, and build something lasting, he never hesitated, and became what she needed.
For Oakley, loving Keon meant learning a powerful truth: when a man loves you the right way, he doesn’t just change your plans, he changes your entire life.
Spicy, emotional, later-in-life romance about a single mother finally learning she’s worthy of love, and Ready To Love.
Reasonable Doubt (The Doubt Series Book 1) by Jasmine Cassidy
She wants to win her case. He wants her.
Prosecutor Naomi Vine is working the biggest case of her career and doesn’t need distractions. Unfortunately, the charismatic defense attorney Malcolm Charles wants to be that and more.
As Naomi fights against their undeniable chemistry in and out of the courtroom, a danger lurks in the shadows that could risk not only her case, but her life.
Malcolm is rich, entitled, and damn good at his job as one half of the infamous defense firm Charles and Charles. But underneath his playboy facade, lies a darker nature that threatens to ruin everything he has worked toward.
Malcolm knows he needs to keep that part of himself under control to realize his goal of ousting his heartless father from the firm, but every second around Naomi Vine makes it harder and harder not to give in.
A Black Contemporary Forced Proximity/Workplace Romance with Dark Themes.
This is book one of The Doubt Trilogy.
Love Unfiltered by Celeste M. Thompson
Denai knows nothing about the BDSM community except that it sounds like fun and she wants to be in on it! After learning that her sister is a Domme, she begs to be set up with someone to begin her own journey, and after some trial and error, she finally meets her match.
Amir is a fun-loving Dominant that means what the ‘eff’ he says! For him, this kink is all about play, and his strict ‘no dating Subs’ boundary has served him well… until the spirited woman his brother introduces him to makes him question EVERYTHING.
Denai and Amir match in every way a pair could, and everyone can see it! From cover to cover, their love is raw, sexy, hilarious, and 100% unfiltered!
All In: Playing for Keeps by Olivia Reneé Wallace
Samantha Coleman thought she understood sacrifice.
Ten years of marriage taught her how to endure, how to stay, how to pour herself into a life built around cleaning, cashiering, and catering poker nights for her husband, while slowly disappearing in the process.
She never expected everything to unravel over a poker game.
One reckless night exposes truths that can no longer be ignored, betrayals buried too deep, loyalties misplaced, and a marriage balanced on the edge of collapse. And standing at the center of that unraveling is Marcellus Howard, a man with a reputation that precedes him and a presence Samantha never planned for.
Caught between the urge to leave and the fear of stepping into the unknown, Samantha is forced to confront who she’s become and who she might still be.
As the past unravels and new beginnings take shape, Samantha learns that sometimes losing everything is the only way to find yourself again, and that the bravest thing you can do after the cards fall is go ALL IN on yourself.
Love, In Focus by J.S. Young
Amara Jones has spent years rebuilding the life she once thought she’d share with someone else. Now, she is thriving as Atlanta’s go-to interior designer, she’s mastered the art of decorating every space but the one thing she’s avoided most, her own heart.
Enter Ryan Hartwell.
A tall, soft-spoken photographer with a smile that sees right through her and hands that make her forget every promise she made to protect herself. Their chemistry is instant, magnetic, and undeniable. What starts as flirty banter quickly shifts into something deeper, slower, and dangerously close to real.
But when a ghost from Amara’s past crashes headfirst into her present, all of her old wounds reopen, threatening the fragile, beautiful thing she and Ryan are building. Pulling away feels safer… until she realizes she might lose the one man who was patient enough to see her, steady enough to hold her, and brave enough to love her exactly as she is.
Love, In Focus is a sensual, heart-tugging contemporary romance about second chances, slow-burn healing, and the kind of love that sharpens into clarity the moment you finally stop running.
Accidentally Yours: The Bride He Didn’t Plan by Monique Raye
A billionaire heir needs a wife for the cameras. A determined guardian needs stability for the child she loves. Their contract marriage was supposed to be simple—until the feelings become real, and the biggest risk turns out to be trusting each other.
He needs a wife in six weeks—or he loses everything that ever mattered.
Malcolm Grant is a brilliant, newly minted millionaire… and the Grant family’s favorite PR problem. With the Grant Foundation’s 50th anniversary gala looming, his formidable grandmother issues an ultimatum: show up with a fiancée or wife, or step down from the board and lose his place in the family legacy.
Asha Bennett doesn’t have time for a rich man’s games.
She’s fighting for stability, protecting the little girl who needs her most, and keeping her own life afloat. The last thing she wants is Malcolm Grant—until he offers a “business arrangement”: a marriage of convenience, boundaries included, and security she can’t afford to turn down.
What starts as a contract quickly turns into something neither of them planned—because Asha refuses to be reduced to a rumor, and Malcolm can’t keep hiding behind control when the feelings become real.
Faithful, Not Perfect: A Christian Marriage Revived (Vows & Valleys Book 2) by Danyelle Scroggins
They haven’t stopped loving each other.
They just don’t know if love is enough to survive the betrayal.
Avery and James “Mark” Whitaker have built a life together—eight years, two kids, and what most would call a solid Christian marriage. But when Avery discovers an emotional affair hidden in her husband’s phone, everything they’ve built is shaken to its core.
He didn’t cheat physically.
But he gave his heart to someone else.
And now she’s not sure she can trust him again.
Shame, guilt, and silence settle over their home like a fog. Desperate not to lose everything, they turn to Dr. Selah James, a respected Christian counselor known for her deep wisdom and spiritual insight.
But healing won’t come easily.
As Avery wrestles with the pain of betrayal and Mark confronts his own failures, Selah challenges them both to rediscover the meaning of covenant love—where forgiveness isn’t a feeling, but a choice. Where grace is gritty, and trust must be rebuilt brick by brick.
Can a marriage survive when the wound wasn’t physical—but the break was still real?
Set in a quiet Southern town and rooted in Christian faith, Faithful, Not Perfect is a deeply emotional Christian romance about infidelity, redemption, and the raw, holy work of restoration. Honest, hopeful, and heartbreakingly true, this second installment in the Vows & Valleys series reminds us: Grace is never deserved. But it’s always powerful enough to begin again.
Deliver Us From Sparkle by Tee Unique
Approaching her 40s, Sparkle finds herself facing a midlife crisis. Having bad luck in the romance department, she’s certain Cupid hates her. Fed up with the same boring routine, having no social life, and a nonexistent sex life, Sparkle’s on the verge of giving up on the idea of love. With her down-for-whatever cousin, Porsche, by her side, Sparkle is put to the ultimate test to snag a man by Valentine’s Day. The only thing is, Sparkle isn’t quite inviting, jeopardizing the test before it even begins with her rigorous standards and unrealistic expectations. When an old school peer pops up unexpectedly, looking far more handsome than she can recall, Sparkle is confronted with unresolved feelings. Will Cupid get it right this time or will Sparkle end up being her own worst enemy?
Standing on Nothing but Grace: A Christian Romance Novel (This Far By Grace Book 4) by Taretha Jones
Marita is a woman of faith, married to her childhood sweetheart and believing her life is finally complete — until one longing remains unfulfilled: motherhood. When God blesses Marita with the child she has prayed for, the miracle unexpectedly fractures her marriage instead of strengthening it. Left to rebuild her life as a divorcee, Marita learns how to live without romance, relying solely on her faith to carry her forward. But the God Marita serves is a God of second chances. When an unexpected connection begins to stir her heart, old wounds are tested and new hope quietly takes root. Just as Marita allows herself to believe again, shadows emerge, truth is questioned, and the foundation beneath her begins to shake. Yet through it all, Marita discovers that even when everything feels uncertain, she can stand — standing on nothing but grace.
Be Mine? : A Novelette by Kya Marie
Four women.
Four love stories.
For Nyla, Sierra, Loren, and Deja, romance doesn’t always show up how they expect it to. It shows up as a canceled date that turns into something sweeter, a secret admirer with unexpected intentions, a dating auction that stirs old feelings, and a reminder that love has no address.
This Valentine’s Day, love asks them to be willing—to receive, to adapt, and to trust what’s meant for them will find its way.
Romance isn’t too much to ask for.
You just don’t get to choose how it arrives.
Returning readers of All Mine? will feel right at home with these cozy, feel-good love stories, while new readers can jump in and enjoy this Valentine’s Day romance as a standalone.
Snowflake Promises by MsSassyTheAuthor
When Micah Sinclaire returns to Detroit for what should have been a quick business trip, he finds himself face-to-face with the girl he never forgot. Anaya Jordan, the girl he met catching snowflakes on her tongue and teaching him to believe in small wonders. The same girl he lost long before he ever had a real chance with her.
Anaya is a single mother, doing her best to raise her daughter while building her wellness brand, Bite & Balance. She has no time for fairytales, especially after the emotional wreckage left behind by her ex.
Micah is now a successful sports agent with a calm confidence and the kind of consistency Anaya has never known. He shows up for her. And slowly, carefully, he starts to show her that love does not have to be loud to be real.
“Snowflake Promises” is a tender, mature second-chance romance about healing, choosing softness again, and building a home where love is something you live, not something you chase.
Goode’s Girl by Danielle James
Seneca Fontaine never meant to be a killer, but corruption and evil pushed her past the point of no return.
Now, her hands are stained with a murder she must keep hidden while her family tries to rip her apart.
When she meets Krue Goode, she expects to have the one-night stand of a lifetime.
She never expected him to be someone she’d have to see every day.
The tension between them bubbles over for everyone to see.
But when their inner demons collide, secrets spill out.
Secrets that only death can silence.
Under His Watch: A Steamy Single Dad Romantic Suspense (The Brotherhood of Oakwood Falls Book 5) by Jaxine Cole
A guarded security expert. A polished news anchor in danger. And a spark that’s anything but professional…
Terrence Miles doesn’t do messy.
After losing the love of his life, he built a world of rules, routines, and silence—centered around protecting his daughter and keeping his peace.
Until Alyssa Monroe walks in.
She’s Oakwood Falls’ most trusted news anchor—and now the target of a stalker who’s getting bolder by the day. Terrence is assigned to upgrade the station’s security… but what he sees behind Alyssa’s camera-perfect smile sets off every protective instinct he thought he buried.
She’s guarded. He’s worse.
But late nights turn into stolen glances. One drink turns into a kiss. And when she lands in his guest room “just for safety,” their lines blur faster than either of them can stop.
She doesn’t want to put his daughter at risk.
He doesn’t want to love and lose again.
But when danger gets too close, Alyssa must decide: stay and fight—or run like she always has.
He’s built to protect. She’s tired of pretending.
And neither of them is ready for what it means to fall under each other’s watch.
If I Ruled the World: A Novel by Amy DuBois Barnett
A juicy debut novel that peeks behind the curtain at the cutthroat world of hip-hop music and the glamorous magazine scene in the late 1990s, written by the ultimate insider
It’s 1999, and Nikki Rose is the only Black editor on the staff of a prestigious fashion magazine she once thought would be her ticket to becoming a respected editor in chief. But after being told one too many times by her boss that “Black girls don’t sell magazines,” she quits to take over Sugar, a struggling hip hop music and lifestyle magazine with untapped potential.
Thrown into an entirely new world of wealth, decadence, and debauchery, Nikki has just six months to save Sugar—and her own dreams. As she pulls all-nighters at the office and parties with New York City’s most influential bad boys, Nikki must prove she has what it takes to lead. But her most dangerous challenge is evading Alonzo Griffin, her very married, very powerful ex-lover and former boss, who is determined to destroy both her and Sugar. Along the way, Nikki leans on a circle of loyal friends and navigates unexpected romances that force her to reckon with what—and who—she truly wants.
If I Ruled the World is a smart, utterly immersive journey through one of the most dynamic eras in pop culture history—a story of ambition, friendship, love, and finding your own voice.
With Love from Harlem: A Novel of Hazel Scott by ReShonda Tate
From The Queen of Sugar Hill author ReShonda Tate—a new novel inspired by beloved Harlem jazz performer Hazel Scott and the equal parts exhilarating and tumultuous relationship that changed the course of her life.
Harlem, 1943. At just twenty-three, Hazel Scott is a woman on fire. A jazz prodigy, a glamorous film star, and a fierce advocate for civil rights, she’s breaking barriers and refusing to play by the rules. Then Adam Clayton Powell Jr. walks into her life. Harlem’s most electrifying preacher-turned-politician, Adam is as bold and unyielding as Hazel—charismatic, powerful…and married.
This kicks off a decades-long relationship that propels them into the center of a political and cultural revolution. As Hazel’s star rises, Adam takes the national stage in Congress and the couple becomes the toast of the country. But when their affair turns into a marriage, behind the glamorous façade is a battlefield of ego, ambition, and sacrifice. Forced to choose between her music and her family, Hazel must decide what she’s willing to lose—and what she refuses to give up.
Set against the pulsing backdrop of twentieth-century Harlem and featuring icons like Billie Holiday, Langston Hughes, and James Baldwin, With Love from Harlem is a sweeping, emotionally charged romantic drama, rich with historical detail. ReShonda Tate delivers a powerful portrait of love, art, and the price of being unforgettable.
Fearless Pursuit (A West Coast Crime Story Book 6) by Denise N. Wheatley
They’ve been rivals all their lives…
Until a killer unites them.
Capturing a serial killer has made Maxwell Police Chief Danielle Miller a celebrity. But after she’s almost murdered, then bombarded by threatening texts, a new rash of killings begins. Dani suspects Von Reed and his security firm, RPS, are involved. The feud between Maxwell’s police department and RPS has spanned generations. But though Dani has resented Von all her life, Von has secretly burned with desire for his nemesis. As the attacks escalate, Dani grudgingly accepts Von’s denial of guilt. But can their joining forces help them apprehend a dangerous criminal?
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