New Releases by Black Authors

Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power. Briseis has a gift: she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms with a single touch. When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in r...

U.S. Army soldier, Damien ‘DJ’ Jr. vowed to carve his own path. Be the upstanding man his late father never was.But when a disturbing truth about himself is revealed, DJ is discharged from the Army and forced to face the brutal reality—he and his father are more alike than he ima...

The saga continues as Yaz navigates through the mess she’s made for herself, now with a baby on her hip.

Being the princess of Dubai, Amara Lanif has everything a girl could ever ask for. Despite having what some may call the perfect life, she desperately wants out. After a disastrous turn of events, Amara quickly finds herself in an unfortunate predicament still craving the one thi...

As Ladies' Night Proceeds, Giselle Has What You Need…Giselle Boston is single and not looking to mingle. After having her heart broken by her ex-boyfriend, Noah, she throws herself into “all work and no play” mode. However, a run in with her past, along with an absurd bet from he...

Kiyor and Bishop are both anti-relationships for similar reasons. Two people crossing paths with the same mindsets should be smooth sailing right? Wrong! Join Kiyor and Bishop for this chaotic and toxic ride.

August Chambers is right on the cusp of superstardom, a true leading man in Hollywood. There's just one problem: his love life. He needs a girlfriend who can appeal to his fan base. Enter Xandra Nicole, a socialite who's famous for being famous. She's done this before, and she's...

Three friends experiencing life’s uncertain changes decide they need relaxation beyond the usual girls’ night out. A friend tells them about, The Den, an upscale male strip club. They find out the club is a shell of what really lies beneath—and soon, the ladies are venturing into...

He was her first love. She was his first heartbreak. No matter how hard they tried, Nevaeh Mullaney nor Andrew Jones could shake the all-consuming thoughts of what could have been. In turn, being separated for the better part of ten years did nothing to prepare them for the momen...

Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark. A summer heatwave blankets New York...

When Ali returns to Memphis after a year, the last thing he expects is to experience romantic feelings for his best friend, Westley. Since the age of twelve, she’s been more like a sister to him than anything. But when he begins to get to know the new her… Ali starts to see her i...

Life had never been easy for fifteen-year-old Camillion Layton. For as long as he remembered he seemed to have more problems than he did money. When he and his two closest friends are propositioned with an opportunity to change their lives, the young boys eagerly agree. What appe...

When Alexandra Chisolm, Chasity Parker, Malajia Simmons, Sidra Howard, and Emily Harris graduated Paradise Valley University five years ago, they thought that life would be smooth sailing. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Sidra has settled into her life in California; she...

Without the help of her family, Londyn sets out to find the person that’s been hell bent on ruining her life. Her now estranged husband, Jules is hot on her trail, determined to catch her with the man he suspects she’s been having an affair with. Soon, everyone in Londyn’s life w...

Saije experiences heartbreak at a young age with the death of her father and baby brother, leaving her and her Stepmother to pick up the pieces and move forward in life. From adolescence into early adulthood, Saije has always loved two men. Her best friend, paid and sexy dope boy...

ta· a forbidden association with a particular person, place, or thing. No matter how hard she tried, River’s resolve to stay away was no match for the East Atlanta bad boy with tattoos and a rap sheet as long as his paper. Now that an unexpected arrest has left her relationship w...

Liam Mills has always been known as the most raw, unfiltered, and sometimes unhinged family member. Although the birth of his son Lennox was not something that was planned, the journey of fatherhood, and the task of running the Mills Mafia without his twin brother, Lance, and his...

Naomi Edwards. Many of us know her as Normani’s big sister from the series, Turned Out by His Hood Mentality. We know of Naomi, but we haven’t quite figured out her story yet. We do know that Naomi has been in love with her husband, Liam Edwards, ever since the two of them were c...

Award-Winning Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kennedy Ryan launches a brand-new series with a Hollywood tale of wild ambition, artistic obsession, and unrelenting love. One moment in the spotlight... For months I stood by, an understudy waiting in the wings, preparing for...

The Hills may have the Monarchs and Prophets, but Lavendale is the home of the Knights and their queens.

Owner of the popular Foxview Heights Café, Mocha over Breakfast and known to her customers as The Café Lady, Autumyn Moon Day, has a history of running away from commitment, literally. After leaving one man at the altar and fleeing two proposals, she vows to enjoy meaningless fli...

Have you ever felt like you weren’t good enough? Have you ever felt like everything you do is wrong? When two people battling the same thing collide, they learn they might be the perfect solution for each other.After finding out her fiancé is married, Ayame needs a fresh start. W...

Missed opportunities. Chance encounters. Instant connections. Everything happens for a reason. Life is made of little interconnected moments. Any one decision can completely change the trajectory of your life. Yet somehow, you’ll still end up exactly where you’re supposed to be....

Pedestals are lonely places. Teagan Tolliver is learning the hard way that for every new trophy, every tournament win, comes more scrutiny, more pressure - far beyond what she can do on a court. As an elite, Black female athlete in a sport dominated by people she has little in co...

Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio. At Oakley, Spe...

Brooklynite Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer, who is feeling pressed from all sides. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning literary author who, to everyone's surprise, shows up in New York. When Shane and Eva meet unexpectedly at a literary e...

Assad Black, alpha protector and leader of the Black Mayhem Mafia, does whatever it takes to keep his family safe. When he meets Scarlett Graham, he extends her the same grace. Winning her in a poker game to secure her freedom, Assad doesn't expect having her in his possession to...

An incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart of institutionalized racism, from an exceptional new YA voice. Welcome to Niveus Private Academy, where money paves the hallways, and the students are never less than perfect. Unti...

8 hours, 50 minutes A heartwarming Avon debut of love, forgiveness, and new beginnings set in the beautiful South Carolina Lowcountry. Maya Jackson has worked for Laura Whitcomb, Inc, a renowned New York City bridal gown brand, for years and dreams of becoming Head Designer. She...

Harlem, 1926. Young Black women like Louise Lloyd are ending up dead. Following a harrowing kidnapping ordeal when she was in her teens, Louise is doing everything she can to maintain a normal life. She’s succeeding, too. She spends her days working at Maggie’s Café and her night...

Heart can be defined as the central or innermost part of something. But when that core function is broken, shattered into pieces at the hands of the ones you love most–the distress, suffering, and anguish—can be debilitating. Sexy, savvy, unbossed, and unbothered, Symphony James...

In an energetic debut novel about personal and professional chaos, author Addie Woolridge introduces a multicultural cast whose exploits are redefining the modern rom-com. Killing it at work? Check. Gorgeous boyfriend? Check. Ambitions derailed by an insecure boss? Sigh —check. T...

The Hate U Give meets Shadowshaper in Bethany C. Morrow's A Chorus Rises, a brilliant contemporary fantasy set in the world of A Song Below Water. Teen influencer Naema Bradshaw has it all: she's famous, privileged, has “the good hair”— and she’s an Eloko, a person who’s gifted w...