New Releases by Black Authors

An incisive, intersectional essay anthology that celebrates and examines romance and romantic media through the lens of Black readers, writers, and cultural commentators, edited by Book Riot columnist and librarian Jessica Pryde. Romantic love has been one of the most essential e...

In this powerful essay, the mother of Trayvon Martin shares her grief, reflections, anger, and hope in the wake of a single unforgivable moment that catalyzed the Black Lives Matter movement. Ten years after the tragic killing of her seventeen-year-old son, Trayvon Martin, Sybrin...

A mystery about a Black classical musician whose family heirloom violin is stolen on the eve of the most prestigious classical music competition in the world. Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming...

Adalyn Russell craved love even though love always left her out to dry with a broken heart. She fought for it no matter what and after being in a relationship for almost two years with Landon, she’s determined to get her happily ever after by any means necessary. Landon Matthews...

“Masterfully written and pitch perfect, Black Girls Must Be Magic is, simply, magic.”—Good Morning America In this highly anticipated second installment in the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, Tabitha Walker copes with more of life’s challenges and a happy surprise—a baby—w...

When Tessah Jones turned 18, she learned to put her charming ways to use and get whatever she wanted from men. At 21, she was living her best life on someone else’s dime, with someone else’s husband, and had no qualms about it! But when her sponsor wants more than she’s willing t...

This “exuberant celebration of Black women’s joy as well as their achievements” (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author) novelizes the life of real estate magnate Josephine N. Leary in a previously untold story of passion, perseverance, and building a legacy after emancipa...

Readers Note: The original WAYLON story has been split into a duet in order to whisper sync with the audiobook. Book 2 contains a Bonus Epilogue that was previously only available on Patreon. If you've already read the original story, you've read everything except for the Bonus E...

It seems like a dream come true . . . until it forces her to question everything. Brielle Adebayo is fully content teaching at a New York City public school and taking annual summer vacations with her mother to Martha’s Vineyard. But everything changes when her mom drops a bombsh...

A Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise and penetrating novel of empathy and forgiveness, for fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Robert Jones Jr. and Alice Walker As Jacob lies dying, he begins to write a letter to his only son, Is...

We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In...

Camille Jones is smart, beautiful, independent, and so sick of backsliding with her off and on again boyfriend. Trying to avoid the disappointment of another lonely Valentine’s Day , Camille officially cuts him off and vows to never invest anymore feelings into another man. Movin...

READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED: This is a twisted ride. Dark psychological themes, dubious situations, and intense sexual circumstances layer this story and may be triggering or offensive to some. CAIN Phoenix is sinfully beautiful, but she stole from me. And, she didn’t know that...

Meet the gang; Wynn, Daena, Kaiman, and Teion. They’ve been thick as thieves since the third grade and blood couldn’t make them closer. While time seemed to sail by, friendship turned into love, and lust morphed into infatuation. Unbeknownst to the gang, the sins of their parent’...

When it comes to dope girls, you always hear about the queen pins or the well-kept ride or dies. Well, that’s where Freedom changes the game. Growing up in a foster home with her friends, Nazhae and Kiori, she has the mentality to get it how you live. Their foster mother, Shelia,...

Yetti, Hayes, and Keys sibling love and loyalty. Their circle is tight, and no one comes before family. After surviving a traumatic childhood, all three brothers are left a little unstable, with hearts of stone. It drives them to succeed in the streets, but creates a void where m...

Nathaniel Rhodes has been trying to navigate life in his new identity. After taking a dip back into who he used to be as Kai Booker, he quickly realizes that isn’t what’s best. While obsessing over his love lost, he runs into a beautiful bartender that steals his attention. After...

This contract is entered into by and between Allegra Malone and Damon Dawson. The term of this agreement shall begin immediately and continue through its termination date of never. The terms are as follows: 1. Find the bright side when your best friend (the woman you’ve secretly...

Chance has been in love only once, but it wasn’t with the girlfriend she stayed with for far too long. The same girlfriend who dropped Chance when she became too inconvenient. Or maybe just boring. To bury her disappointment, Chance tries to return to the woman she loved back whe...

Living in Cali would appear to be all glitz and glam. On the other hand, Shyne Buchannan was not among those who felt like that. Shyne's parents and her boyfriend, Deon, made her feel like the best looking girl in the world despite her lack of attractiveness. She believed she'd l...

A Couple “Rona D. Drinkard has a relaxed writing style that is so casual that you may forget you’re actively reading a book. This dramatic rom-com is refreshingly free of pretension, affectation and needless self-reflection. Instead, readers are dropped right into the non-stop lo...

Kadee Brown has been dealing with her boyfriend, Jayce, for the last six years. He has put her through hell and high water, and she has finally had enough! Will she finally be able to move on after Jayce commits the one discretion that she never thought he would commit? Will Jayc...

What is supposed to be a reconnection for her and the start of a new life for him turns into a steamy love affair on a luxurious Mexican resort.With their marriage facing rocky waters, Avian Linzy decides that what her and her husband, Marcellus, need is a trip to Mexico to set t...

Joanna Martin Jacob Townsend was never supposed to be my husband, let alone the man of my dreams. Our relationship went from fake to real in the blink of an eye. Now, it’s him and I against all odds. Jacob Townsend Joanna Martin was supposed to be a means to an end, never the wom...

After getting her heartbroken by a past lover, Aurora promised to never give it away again. Years later she’s focused on growing her brand, love wasn’t on the agenda. When a blast from the past comes and shakes her world up she’s left trying to ignore the feelings she buried long...

Happy hoes ain't hatin' and hatin' hoes ain't happy. That's how Moet feels as she steps into the role as Zane's fiancée. She can handle the blogs, but her anger won't allow Cabrina to keep disrespecting her relationship with Zane. When Cabrina takes things too far, will she and Z...

On a journey of growth and redemption, Cree Benoit opens a boarding house in the neighborhood where he once wreaked havoc selling drugs and women. After being abandoned by both of his parents, Cree developed his share of issues when it came to the fairer sex. His womanizing began...

Law grew up in the trenches. Hustling since the age of twelve, his focus was making life better for his mother and brother. Finding intimate love was never a priority because he didn’t have many examples of that around him. Instead, he was taught to focus on getting money, not fi...

Honey Williams doesn’t trust men. Between her father and last lover, a part of her struggles with resenting the entire species. She’s spent the past six months hidden in the safety of her parents’ home hoping her kind heart will never be the cause of pain and misfortune again. Th...

She’s a model and successful social media influencer while he’s a former drug dealer with an extensive criminal record. Arielle never pictured herself being with someone like Sway but it’s a picture he’s had planted in his head since day one. With scandal, a trip to Jamaica, and...

In desperate need of change, Kylar McCarran accepts a new position out of town. Unfortunately, tragedy strikes before her start date, and she’s thrust into the unpredictable world of grieving. Life as Kylar knew it changes once a secret is revealed, making her question everyone a...

To be in Jaxon “Sir” Allen’s world, you have to be one thing and one thing only…submissive. Jaxon loves his woman all about him and in return he makes sure to reward them with pleasure. If things happen to deter from the norm, punishments will be handed out accordingly. He meets...

SynopsisThe saying, life is full of surprises is one we’ve heard over a million times, but in Brookell’s case, the saying was literal. Shortly after giving birth to her first child, she’s kicked to the curb, leaving her confused and heartbroken. A knock on her door changes the en...

The heart wants what the heart wants, as is the case with Yamiah. After one conversation with Miego, she is hooked. There is something about him that won't let her walk away. Despite the fact that he is a walking God, his arrogant and brusque demeanor are a little hard to take. M...

As infants, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were secretly separated after the brutal lynching of their parents, who died for loving across the color line. Now, at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Charlie is a young Black organizer in Harlem, while white-pa...