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Check out these new Black romance releases from October 28th-November 3rd.
The Jordynn Rules by Tracy Gray
For college students Jordynn Michaels and Knox DeVille, their feelings were as real as they were forbidden. When an unwelcomed revelation was revealed, it changed everything– turning both of their worlds upside down.
Now, seven years later, an accident has left Jordynn with a past that she can’t recall, and a present that she doesn’t really understand. What she does remember– the one she can remember clearly… is Knox DeVille.
Fate has basically hand-delivered Jordynn back into Knox’s life. The problem is that while she remembers him, she doesn’t remember the circumstances regarding their relationship or how they lost touch. The one thing Knox always promised himself was that he wouldn’t lie to Jordynn.
Will telling her the truth cause him to lose her all over again?
MISUNDERSTOOD: Toussaint Mafia Book Four by Dominique Thomas
Jazmine Toussaint’s return has thrown the entire Toussaint family into chaos. Everything they thought they knew was a lie.
Boston is preparing for her biggest blessing yet—a baby—but she can’t seem to escape the drama of her past. In her moments of despair, she leans on her new friend X, but Peace isn’t feeling her new friendship, leaving Boston wondering if their marriage will survive when the smoke clears.
Maia is in the fight of her life for Kalvin—and for her sanity. Kygo refuses to let her go, doing everything he can to keep her under his control. Promise vowed to be her knight in shining armor, and while Maia wants to let him slay her demons, handing over that much power to a man is out of her comfort zone. If she doesn’t learn to let go, she could lose everything.
Meilani risked her marriage for her father, stole from her husband, and destroyed her life in the process. The pain is overwhelming, and the struggle feels endless, but Nano is right there, ready to lend a hand. His comfort is so real, so deep, that it might just pull her into a space neither she nor Yaseer want her to go.
Masami took the brunt of her father’s deceit. With him on the run and her mother back, she’s forced to confront her past—even the things she did to help her father, and it cuts deep. When she crosses paths with Ossa’s childhood friend Ariz, she’s stunned and intrigued. She always had a quiet crush on him, but now he’s all man and coming for a part of her that even Lyfe couldn’t reach. Masami has to decide how much of herself she’s willing to give, and if letting him in is worth the risk of loving again.
In the fourth installment of the Toussaint Mafia Series, the family will be tested in unimaginable ways. You’ll witness their fight to do right, but their good intentions might just get lost in the chaos. Now introducing Misunderstood..
The Sweetest Knockout by B. Love
For teenagers Angel, Rahsaan, and Kahmeer, the summer before their last year of high school is the time for unadulterated fun. What they don’t expect is for a party to lead to a shootout that changes the trajectory of their summer and lives permanently.
Cousins, Imani and Darla, don’t expect connecting with Angel and Rahsaan to reshape their hearts and lives but it does. They learn quickly that the only thing stronger than love is hate, and the only person they can trust is themselves.
The Sweetest Knockout is told through the lens of five teenagers from seventeen to twenty-two as they navigate lust, love, life, and unfortunately… death. It is book one of a four book standalone series. While The Sweetest Knockout ends with a cliffhanger, the rest of the books will not.
Shine: An Enigma Series Origin Story (The Enigma Series) by Aja
A prelude story…
In the heart of 1980s Pittsburgh, as the crack cocaine epidemic ravages the streets, Michael “Shine” Ferrell is a rising player in the city’s cutthroat underworld. Hungry for more power, he sets his sights on expanding his empire—only to clash with a ruthless rival who controls the city’s darkest corners. But it’s not just the streets that threaten to swallow him whole. A betrayal at home shakes the foundation of the little he holds dear, forcing Shine to navigate deadly alliances and personal ruin as the epidemic spreads like wildfire.
*Does NOT need to be read in order, though reading Smoke, Maestro, and Slickwill make for a better reading experience.*
In the suspense-filled world of The Enigma Series characters, everyone has a past. These are their stories.
The Enigma Series is a crime romance/Black Mafia series by Aja set in the heart of Pittsburgh. Visit ajathewriter.com to sign up for her newsletter for more updates.
Love on the Sidelines (The Enough Series) by Mo Flames
Troy Harris, once a celebrated NFL star wide receiver with fame, fortune, and a beautiful wife named Mia, seemed to have it all. But, behind the success, Troy’s life was unraveling due to infidelity, domestic abuse, and deep emotional wounds. When Mia exposes his dark secrets, Troy’s life hits rock bottom—his career crumbles, and his marriage teeters on the edge.
Exiled to Las Vegas by Mia’s powerful father, Troy is dealt a harsh ultimatum: play for the Raiders and bet on an intensive therapy to confront his past, or lose everything. Learning that Mia is pregnant becomes Troy’s wild card, the motivation he needs to go all-in. But in Sin City, the odds are stacked against him, with its hedonistic temptations and old vices ready to make him fold.
As Troy fights to turn his luck around, a shocking revelation from his childhood and an outsider’s threat to his relationship could jeopardize all his progress. Will Troy turn the tables on his inner demons and come out on top, or is he doomed to a life of sin?
The Saxophonist (The Hermès Family Book 1) by Rae Anderson
Prime
The depths of my pain were profound. An abyss so vast that people couldn’t comprehend it. Anger was a mere facade. The truth was in the hurt. Cursed, it was to be an emotionally intelligent man. My emotional memory was astute. Often, suffering was experienced on a spiritual level. Often, I felt my ancient hurt as if it had just occurred. Often, I spiraled, dissociating into the past, reliving my betrayals. Often, that whirlwind caused me to dissociate, jumping timelines into the future. Tasting the diabetic sweetness of revenge.
Winter
Sure, he was rugged, but he was also docile. A gentle soul, complex with many layers beneath it all. Dangerous, his depth was. The kind capable of suffocation. The kind capable of ruination. The kind capable of issuing heart palpitations. But I was an astute swimmer willing to plunge deep. After ten years of sitting with the weight of crime he didn’t commit, he deserved to feel slighted. He deserved to feel rage. Deserved to feel… The physical freedom was only the tip of the iceberg. The mental and emotional freedom would take patience—an abundance of it paired with love and understanding. For him, I’d swim.
After ten long years of being wrongfully incarcerated, Prime Hermès has been freed from the shackles of a 25-year sentence on his life. His first stop as he steps beyond the walls of Paramour Correctional Facility is the woman who aided his release. His second stop? The woman who aided his fall from grace.
On My Command by Laquana Brumfield
Lieutenant Anissa James’ life seems to be on the rise. She is at the top of her career field and has spent her whole life with the same man. He was her first love and heartbreak. Now that she has caught him cheating again, she has finally decided to pack her bags. Before heading home to a cheating man, decides to make a pit stop in Vegas. She had no idea one night in Vegas could change her whole life.
Captain Cameron Means has no love left in his heart. After being abandoned by his parents at birth and messed over in his last relationship, his only goal was to have sex with as many women as he could. But when he bumps into the most beautiful girl he has ever seen at a club in Vegas, everything he thought he knew becomes a blur.
Can one night in Sin City repair shattered hearts, or will Anissa and Cameron leave just as broken as they came?
Bound To A Beast by Kennedy B.
The world is literally falling for Ruin. Summoned to a place she never considered home by her estranged father, she goes, knowing it has to be something for him to call her back to Weilding, a place she swore off long ago. Nobody prepared her for the moment she encountered him. The Lycan Alpha.
Rise only wants to do what’s best for his pack. That is until fate lands him in yet another situation. His trust with fate is already shaky, but what happens when he’s tasked with spending a week with the one he’s unknowingly fated to?
Tainted by Kaylyn
Growing up in witness protection with her parents, Zara learned early on to keep her guard up and trust no one. When Zara plans to reconnect with the only family she has left, she’s drawn to the vibrant nightlife at Utopia, a renowned strip club known as a dancer’s dream.
At Utopia, Zara crosses paths with Kenyon Keyes. He is known for having a good time, but inside, he’s hardened by his experiences and challenges. Kenyon believes his world is too complicated for anyone to understand, but after meeting Zara, he questions everything he thought he knew.
Trick’d (Of the Stars Book 1) by Dandridge Monroe
Separated for thousands of years…will this lifetime be the one in which they get it right?
Can I Call You Rose? by Sadé Hollidae
At age fifteen, Roslyn Petals is met with the short end of life’s stick. Being thrown into an unfamiliar setting causes her to harden herself and become like the weeds her father always pulls from their garden. No one can actually see the beauty within her under all the dirty and extra-large clothing she wears. Living on the streets isn’t her ideal living arrangements, but neither is taking the blame for something she didn’t do.
Three years of foster living is enough, so at age eighteen she runs away and never looks back. As time goes on, Roslyn puts her skills to use and earns her keep by writing research papers for college students by day and working at a flower shop by night. She has a pretty good routine going on, until the angels and demons from the past resurface.
Twenty-five year old flower shop owner Brix Street takes to her and lends a helping hand. To Roslyn, his help is considered charity, and to others, it’s viewed as something harmless and beautiful. When adversaries see her for the blooming bud she’s growing into, the plan of her demise is set. Will Roslyn get the chance to blossom from a concrete rose, or will she allow the enemy to make her wither and die like an old plant?
Message From The Heart by Christine N. Davis
At the age of twenty-two, Blaze Gray was the definition of someone living their best life. With her father being the owner of the Norfolk Tides, she had money to blow with no questions asked. All she cared about was living life like there was no tomorrow. That was until the night of Christmas Eve changed her life forever. She went from having no problems to having a hundred and ninety-nine after being in a car accident with a 17-year-old boy, Kendrew Briar.
Honor Briar was the most sought after baseball player after he graduated from college. Having love for his hometown, Norfolk, Virginia, he decided to stay and play for the Norfolk Tides who were now known as a pro-league baseball team. The night of his celebration party, Honor’s life turns upside down when he get a disturbing voice message from his little brother right before his death.
The hate in Honor’s heart for Blaze doesn’t go unnoticed. during this standalone, lies and secrets from the night of Christmas Eve will prevail, having you question the people around you. I have one question… Do you believe in ghosts?
The Good Samaritan’s Dilemma by Barbara James
Stephanie Huggins and Jordan Marks have a past. Their family rivalry kept them apart, but that wasn’t enough to quell their curiosity about each other. Being her date at their college’s Sadie Hawkins dance scared him and they went their separate ways. Years later, she is the Good Samaritan who rescues him in his darkest moment, only to discover that a new-found rivalry threatens the attraction that had always been there. Can they surmount the challenges that keep them apart?
99′ Erin (The Kendall Family Book 6) by Alicia Weathers-Grey
I was The Good Wife….
I cried all I could ever cry….
I stood behind you when no one else would….
Playing the fool won’t happen again.
Fated Blue Moon by D’Mesha
Everlee Miles believes in fate. Her mate, her life plan and her family bonds are all connected to a perceived destiny…until it isn’t. In the blink of an eye she finds herself questioning everything she believes to be true about fate.
Namari Joseph is his own man. He still has to prove his worthiness to everyone around him. When his father is ready to hand over a given birthright, Namari realizes he is missing the most important piece to bring his life full circle…a mate to stand beside him.
A rare blue moon connects Everlee and Namari proving that fate is destined but patience is the key to happiness.
Love’s Guardian: From Tragedy to Triumph by Kyron Dash
Love’s Guardian: From Tragedy to Triumph is an emotionally powerful story that celebrates resilience, love, and the unbreakable bonds formed through adversity. This heartfelt romance follows Malcolm and Emmett, two Black gay men whose lives collide during an unimaginable tragedy that changes them forever. From the chaos of a mass shooting to the slow, steady journey of healing, they discover that love can be found in the most unexpected places.
Malcolm is a strong protector, driven by loyalty and a deep sense of responsibility. Emmett, warm and nurturing, is no stranger to challenges but finds his strength tested in ways he never anticipated. As they navigate trauma and recovery, their bond deepens beyond friendship into a passionate love that transforms them both.
Set against the backdrop of community and the trials of recovery, Love’s Guardian: From Tragedy to Triumph is an inspiring and tender exploration of finding love and hope when it feels out of reach. With themes of resilience, healing, and the power of chosen family, this story resonates with anyone who has faced hardship and still believes in love.
Join Malcolm and Emmett as they fight for each other, proving that true love isn’t just surviving—it’s thriving together. Perfect for readers seeking heartfelt romance, LGBTQ+ representation, and stories centered on the strength of Black love, this book is a reminder that even in the darkest times, love can light the way forward.
Like I Want You : A Tilton Story #2 by Kahlia Wallace
High school was the past, at least that’s where Nya Bradley left it until she agrees to coordinate the biggest wedding of her career and she runs into her high school crush, Graham Emory. Her crush on him snakes its way back into her mental, along with the last conversation they had in high school when he kissed her, which didn’t end well. She buried that memory in the past and is now a single mother of twin boys. Men and relationships isn’t something she wanted at the moment.
Seeing Nya had to be a sign, at least that’s what Graham convinced himself when he saw her walk into the room and his heart stopped. She was the only girl he’d ever wanted but never had to the courage to go after until it was too late. Seeing her now, he wasn’t going to miss his chance again.
A Daughter for Christmas (Christmas with the Porters Book 4) by Aminata Coote
He’s hiding behind a false name; she’s hiding behind her insecurities—can Christmas bring them the love they both deserve?
Jacqui Williams never thought she’d spend Christmas as a bridesmaid watching her secret crush marry someone else—again. But things take a surprising turn when she meets a charming bartender at the luxurious Cerulean resort.
“Gray Isaacs” offers advice on what men want, and in exchange, Jacqui helps him bond with his daughter. She doesn’t know that Gray is actually Graham Isaacson, the billionaire owner of the resort, hiding behind a secret identity and a heart full of wounds.
Jacqui’s makeover—Christmas magic and a little matchmaking from Graham’s daughter—sparks a connection neither expected. But when his true identity is revealed, Jacqui’s insecurities threaten to tear them apart. Can a Christmas miracle—and faith in a love greater than their pasts—bring them together?
Dirty Talking: A Second Chance Romantic Suspense (Awakeners Book 3) by Missy Terrell
Kendis—Speak no evil
Jason proposes as we escape kidnappers and a crumbling lair.
We lit a supernatural powder keg when we swiped a sacred book belonging to powerful enemies.
Now our happily-ever-after could hit a snag on my past, Jason’s family and his political ambitions.
Jason wields his money and power the same way he bends me––according to his whims.
Only his seductive caresses could convince me to use the book our enemies want for his purposes.
I want nothing more than to toss it, along with our troubles, into the Mississippi.
What if, despite the world’s efforts to separate us, it’s the only glue that preserves our second chance?
Jason—Speak no evil
I feast on Kendis and convince her to use her gifts to advance my… I mean our future. And marrying Kendis is all I have to do to keep her close.
Would she run if she knew how far I am willing to go to win this election?
When my ambitions go too far and our rivals steal Kendis from me, her secrets and mine may be too much to overcome.
Neither of us may survive the battle to get her back.
Love’s Fragile Hope: Love, Tragedy, Second Chance by Marita L. Kinney
In the stillness of a quiet suburban life, Sarah and Daniel’s world shatters when a violent home invasion leaves Sarah violated and their lives turned upside down. What begins as an unimaginable nightmare spirals into a web of betrayal, secrets, and danger, as they struggle to piece together their broken marriage and fragile reality.
But just as Sarah and Daniel try to rebuild their lives, new revelations emerge, bringing a chilling question to the surface: Was this only the beginning?
As their faith is tested, their trust shattered, and vengeance beckons, Sarah and Daniel must confront their deepest fears. In the aftermath of trauma, can they truly heal? Or will the shadows of the past forever bind them?
Love’s Fragile Hope is a gripping psychological drama, second chance romance filled with suspense, heartbreak, and the unpredictable nature of human desire and guilt. This haunting story explores the devastating effects of trauma, the strength to fight for love, and the secrets that refuse to stay buried.
Leaks, Lies, Lust and Love: The Brothers of Chi-Town (The Brothers of Chi Town Book 7) by Cheryl Barton
Carlos Kincaid is an irresistible, rugged loner who is the epitome of that good guy who finishes last when it comes to women. His life is finally on track when Everly Robinson, his Achilles’ heel returns to Chicago to turn his world upside down. She stirs up memories of their inexhaustible, hot, steamy, lust-filled nights that he thought were long gone.
Everly chose the wrong man one time too many in her life. She finds herself on the run from two dangerous men, one who conned her into leaving the only love she’s ever known and the other whom she calls her father. In desperate need of help, she escaped a mental and physical prison to go in search of the one man she trusts and has always loved.
Carlos is frustrated that old feelings could lead him back into the arms of the woman he needed to hate in order to move on. He couldn’t tell if her story was filled with lies or truths. Against his better judgement, he’s ready to risk his heart and his life for a woman who once betrayed him and his love.
Leaving Alaska by Angelia Vernon Menchan
Ms. Dawes,
We have found a blood match for your DNA. We reached out to the match, fifty-five year old Ronald James. Ronnie’s heart skipped a beat the first time she read those words. She was named for him though she never met him. Mr. James has agreed to meet with you, either when you return to the continental USA (CONUS) or he’s willing to fly to anchorage. Please reach out at your earliest convenience.
Six weeks passed since Ronnie received the letter and she hadn’t reached out. She tendered a notice to her employer which surprised them. What they hadn’t known is home was calling out to her for the first time in her life. At thirty-five she longed to belong to somewhere. She vowed she would never have a family until she knew who she was. It felt time was catching up to her. She placed the letter in her desk drawer, closing it firmly.
Ronnie Dawes, you are meeting your replacement today, it’s time to get moving. She chastised herself mentally before getting up and grabbing her bag. Stopping at a mirror, she fluffed her huge natural and squinted at the tall, curvy woman in the mirror. She winked at herself before exiting the room.
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Ronald James stared at the picture of Ronnie unable to believe he had a child, possibly had. But he knew, Ronnie was the spitting image of him and his mother with mocha skin, light brown eyes and that wild hair. He wanted to go to her but was being patient. He had married and divorced but never had children and to discover he had a daughter, a daughter who served in the military. He spent thirty years in the army, mostly in Europe and Korea. He was retired for four years and living in his hometown of Jacksonville, FL working as a consultant. He also remembered her mom. Edria was two years younger than him. They dated when he was at Florida Community College playing basketball and she was a senior in high school. They dated until the summer they both graduated and Edria told him she was moving to California with her parents. He joined the army six months later and never saw her again. Since hearing from Ronnie he searched for the Edria Roberts and simply Edria but had found no matches. He knew her last name could have changed through marriage but the name Edria was unusual enough to stick out. He knew Ronnie didn’t know either because he discovered she spent seventeen years in two foster homes. That had broken something in him. He begged the case worker to give him Ronnie’s information but he was only told her name was Ronnie and she was military and living in Anchorage. He had to swear to not reach out to her but allow her to reach out to him. It was difficult but he needed to hear from her…soon.
New Experience by Karmen Scott
Amidst facing many obstacles early in their relationship throughout college, Kyrah and Anthony got their happy ending. They fall deeper in love with one another every day and adjust beautifully to their new life together. However, they find themselves having to face, yet, another obstacle together. Throughout this rough period, they have to choose whether they will lean on one another for support, or allow these obstacles to drive a wedge between them.
They both learn that their love can withstand any storm they are faced with. And at the end of the day, they always have each other if nothing else. Kyrah and Anthony discover the strength they have when they stand together and love each other through the pain.
Love Finds You Here by Quané Rudolph
Ava Reynolds didn’t plan on starting over at thirty-two—not as a single mother of two, and definitely not with a broken heart.
Just as she’s finding her footing, a chance encounter with Amani—a soulful musician visiting Los Angeles—throws her off balance in the best way possible. What begins as a brief connection blossoms into a love that feels safe and real, not defined by need but by choice. But love comes with complications she never expected, including learning to navigate co-parenting and blending a new family.
In this beautifully woven tale of growth, love, and second chances, Ava learns that healing isn’t about forgetting the past—it’s about creating space for something new.
Swept Up In Him (Blooming Series Book 5) by Latoya Garrett
A Blooming Series Spinoff: She’s a small-town fashionista, and he’s a famous comedian.
After a year-long courtship, Athena Rose is looking forward to becoming her significant other’s wife. On the day she anticipates him getting on bended knee, he dumps her. Disappointed and angered that she wasted her time, Athena doesn’t know her ex actually made room for her forever love.
Opposites definitely attract.
Victor Cole is going through big changes in his life. He’s retiring from comedy and going through a nasty divorce. Under intense scrutiny from the media, Victor tries to remain sane through his faith and a visit to Copeland, MS, where he reconnects with Athena.
Forever love?
Athena and Victor both fall hard and fast, but their fresh relationship is not without problems. Will their love be able to withstand Victor’s celebrity status and a vindictive ex?
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