Skip to main content

New Releases by Black Authors

Are we missing a new release by a Black author? Please let us know.

April 2025

  • Rosaleigh Drury, the youngest of the Drury siblings, grew up worlds apart from her family’s idyllic life under the willow tree. Her childhood was shaped by the gritty streets of The Junction, where survival meant hardening her heart and trusting no one but herself. With a career...

  • No Ordinary Loveby Myah Ariel
    3.86 avg ratings, 96 reviewspublished April 1, 2025

    A PR relationship between a pop superstar and a pro-athlete bad boy turns into so much more in this swoony romance from the acclaimed author of When I Think of You . Ella Simone’s popstar life is what dreams are made of. Her eight year marriage to renowned music producer, Elliot...

  • The Payback Girlsby Alex Travis
    Not ratedpublished April 1, 2025

    Why get over your cheating ex when you can get even? John Tucker Must Die meets One of Us Is Lying in a gripping, page-turning debut thriller. His first mistake was underestimating them. Senior year is going to be perfect. Meghan won't settle for anything less. She's already crus...

  • Where Shadows Meet (Where Shadows Meet, #1)by Patrice Caldwell
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished April 1, 2025

    The dark and thrillingly romantic debut vampire fantasy that questions what it truly means to sacrifice for love. You have no idea what I’ve done for love. Just as you have no idea what you may one day do. Once long ago, a girl named Favre sacrificed her wings for love. Thana, th...

  • Giving Good Love to a Bad Boy (Giving Good Love To A Bad Boy, #1)by Tatum James
    4.04 avg ratings, 50 reviewspublished April 1, 2025

    Against her controlling father’s protest, Doctor Janelle St. John worked hard to become a veterinarian and open a practice with her best friend. As much as she loves her family, she can’t stomach dealing with her father’s betrayal. While she thought her parents would live happily...

  • Spilling the Teaby Brenda Jackson
    4.3 avg ratings, 16 reviewspublished April 1, 2025

    Ninetysomething Mama Laverne is determined to find all of her great-grandchildren their perfect match before going home to glory. So far, her success rate is 100 percent—and she intends to keep it that way. After sustaining injuries in Iraq, Chancellor Madaris was told he’d never...

  • 'Til I Say Whenby Natisha Raynor
    4.24 avg ratings, 113 reviewspublished April 1, 2025

    Wonder Sutton found the courage to leave a dead end relationship and start life over, but she left with more than unresolved trauma. She left with a bad habit. A habit that's going to do more harm than good, especially when it's the reason she becomes a witness to a horrendous cr...

  • Delicious Devotionby Shay Davis
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished April 1, 2025

    After being forcefully devoted to a wolf in sheep's clothing, Yanelle is happy to be free. Only now, she finds herself deliciously devoted to her knight in shining armor. The contrast of wanting to get out at any cost, to never wanting to leave, is so vast that Yanelle is left re...

  • Awakening (The Adanya Saga, #1)by J. Ross
    4.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished April 1, 2025

    Waking from a coma, Adanya finds herself alone and betrayed. Everything she knew is gone… The Northern Kingdom has long sought the annihilation of Rydell. In a desperate bid to stop them, Adanya and the Council of Sorcerers craft a spell to defend their people. But Adanya’s sacri...

  • Wicked Vows (Ruthless Legacy, #3)by Kenya Wright
    4.33 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished April 1, 2025

    Wicked vows are made in the dark. Love is tested in fire. Lei has built his empire on ruthless precision, never allowing weakness to take root. But Monique ? She is an obsessive temptation he can’t resist, a fire he can’t control. She challenges him, defies him, and yet, he can’t...

  • Unlikely Neighborsby Renee Daniel Flagler
    3.58 avg ratings, 13 reviewspublished April 1, 2025

    A small-town woman’s journey of self-discovery takes an unexpected detour when she inherits a Brooklyn brownstone—complete with one hot next-door neighbor—in this sexy, emotional contemporary romance. When you least expect it, love comes knocking… Holland Davenport is ready to go...

  • Hoop Session (KC Queens, #1)by Aubry J.
    4.27 avg ratings, 124 reviewspublished April 1, 2025

    Previously titled Hood session I didn’t mean to fall in love with her; I swear I didn’t. Mercy DeCorte was the good girl of the WNBA. With two rings, a thriving career, and an unblemished image, she didn’t need someone like me in her corner causing havoc. See, me? I was the bad b...

  • Melodi's Lyric: African American Urban Romanceby Renee Tarot
    5.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished April 2, 2025

    She thought she’d left the past behind—but the past wants answers. LISTEN TO MELODI'S THEME SONG HERE! - Melodi’s Lyric – A Gripping African American Urban Romance Melodi Gresham has always been a woman in control, but when her past comes knocking, she’s forced to confront secret...

  • Make Me Your Hitta: A Mafia Romanceby Ariya Brooks
    2.58 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished April 2, 2025

    Xenobia I hate Adonis Cardelo. He’s dominating, lethal, and, not to mention, my brother’s best friend. But those aren’t the real reasons why the dangerously handsome brute gets under my skin. I hate him because he's back as my personal bodyguard after stealing my heart and disapp...

  • The contract was supposed to keep things simple. No emotions. No expectations. But nothing about Kairo Steele is ever simple. Savanna Heartz walked into this deal thinking she could keep her heart out of it. She was wrong. The billionaire music mogul is more than just a name on p...

  • Love… It moves us. Breaks us. Builds us. It is one of the most sacred things we’ll ever feel, hear, see, or touch. and in this finale… it is tested in the most unforgiving ways. Two couples. Two stories that stretch across clouds, mountaintops, and galaxies. What happens when lov...

  • Never Want to Love Again: A Standaloneby K. Nicole
    4.06 avg ratings, 40 reviewspublished April 3, 2025

    After a breakup, social media manager Kupid Love moves away from the city she's ever known, to Heartville for a new start. Unbeknownst to her, she lands an interview for a new client, the hottest rapper out, Crown Heart. When Crown Heart's eyes land on Kupid Love, it is love at f...

  • Fists (Keeping up with Adeola, #2)by Camaa Pearl, L. Leigh
    Not ratedpublished April 3, 2025

    A scandalous expose. A desperate friend. A boxer with a tempting offer. When Adeola’s latest assignment leads her into the dark corners of power and corruption, she vows to bring the truth to light. But in a world where silence is bought and sold, how far is she willing to go?

  • On the surface, Addan appears to have everything - a thriving career, a picture-perfect family, and a life others envy. But something dark lurks beneath his successful facade, driving him to retreat to his basement sanctuary whenever emotional storms threaten his carefully constr...

  • Zenobia Taylor When it comes to being an independent woman, I am the definition. I pay my own bills, drive my own car, and own my crib—and I’m beautiful if I do say so myself. My career has blessed me with the chance to work on countless movies over the past five years, and I hav...

  • Impending Consent (Hearts Consent, #3)by K.C. Mills
    4.38 avg ratings, 31 reviewspublished April 3, 2025

    Sailor Addison wants one of the only men who refuses to end up in her bed. Rival Hassan is determined to convince Sailor that what she wants extends beyond a one night stand. One night. Too much to drink and Sailor Addison finds herself married to a man she only meant to seduce....

  • Sparks Will Fly: An Instalove Romanceby Mycah Edwards
    3.89 avg ratings, 9 reviewspublished April 3, 2025

    If there’s one thing that can’t be denied, it’s Lovie Lucas’s love for the community center she manages. The same applies to the tension between her and Romani Rogue, a real estate investor she assumes is determined to tear down the thing that gave her a sense of purpose in life...

  • Tall Red Dude With Tattoos 3: The Finaleby Taniece
    3.98 avg ratings, 26 reviewspublished April 3, 2025

    My world shattered in an instant. The last nine years of my life—nothing but a lie. When Eno abandoned me and then returned expecting forgiveness, he sparked a war with a man who doesn't know how to lose. Now I'm caught between my past and a present dominated by a man whose love...

  • Live Fast, Die Slow 2 (The Agency)by T Alabria
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished April 4, 2025

    The war has begun, and there’s no turning back. After surviving a brutal attack, the gang is out for blood, hunting down the ones who dared to come for them. Their search leads them to Preston “Supreme” Richards , a dangerous enemy who’s been playing in the shadows for too long....

  • We All Fall Downby Toni Larue'
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished April 4, 2025

    This book was previously published under the title Pride by Literary Freedom Publishing as part of the 7 Deadly Sins Series. THEY SAY PRIDE IS THE ULTIMATE SIN… Angelique Devoe reigns supreme in the City of Sin, a self-made powerhouse and the CEO of a thriving music empire. She’s...

  • The Big Paybackby Paige Rose
    4.0 avg ratings, 6 reviewspublished April 4, 2025

    This is a small tale of a big betrayal.

  • In the dramatic conclusion of "A Dominant Boss Stole My Heart," Anesia is caught between the comforts of her flourishing relationship with August and the shadows of her past with her ex-boyfriend Rico. As August’s wealth and dominance offer both security and challenges, Anesia mu...

  • I Need You To Stay (The "Stay" Series)by Amali
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished April 4, 2025

    Larissa and Armani’s whirlwind romance ignited in Puerto Rico—one steamy night turned into love, pregnancy, and a picture-perfect life. But perfection never lasts. What started as passion turned distant when Armani lost interest, and one explosive night ended in violence that cha...

  • Set me Free (Set me Free, #1)by Genesis Carter
    4.04 avg ratings, 13 reviewspublished April 4, 2025

    From the moment Creed Langston and Serenity Bradshaw crossed paths, their connection was undeniable. What started as a chance meeting turned into a whirlwind romance filled with passion, betrayal, and heartbreak. Their love is tested by outside forces, exes who won’t let go, and...

  • Forever Her Savior (Mob Love Series, #2)by Charae Lewis
    4.4 avg ratings, 32 reviewspublished April 4, 2025

    In a world where passion and danger collide, Kaylona, a struggling singer, finds herself entangled in a high-stakes debt she never anticipated. To escape her stressed reality, she reluctantly agrees to step into a once-in-a-lifetime role for Kymeco Crown. As she navigates the dan...

  • A Broken Soul Can Heal Youby J. Charnise
    3.33 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished April 5, 2025

    Kenya has spent most of her life struggling to feel comfortable in her own skin, years of insecurity shaping how she sees herself. Trapped in a toxic relationship with Amari---an aspiring rapper whose failures only fuel his cruelty---she's drowning in neglect, betrayal, and self-...

  • Magnolia 3: The Finaleby Miss Jazzie
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished April 6, 2025

    In this captivating, gut-wrenching finale, Magnolia finds himself at his weakest. His identity, his strength—everything that defines him—is brutally stripped away when Khapriano holds his wife captive. Desperate and driven to the brink, Magnolia battles the demons of addiction wh...

  • Happy Landby Dolen Perkins-Valdez
    4.39 avg ratings, 22 reviewspublished April 8, 2025

    A 2026 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction A woman learns the incredible story of a real-life American Kingdom—and her family’s ties to it—in this enthralling novel from the New York Times bestselling, NAACP Image Award-winning author of Take My Hand...

  • Candy Reignby Tacarra
    4.25 avg ratings, 11 reviewspublished April 8, 2025

    **PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS IS A RE-RELEASE** Isaac knew from the moment Solei walked into his life that she was meant to be his forever. Solei’s feelings mimicked Isaac’s, and she was utterly enamored with him from the moment he entered her life. They knew at a young age that...

  • Carrying A Thug’s Heartby Thee Tasha Marie
    4.13 avg ratings, 61 reviewspublished April 8, 2025

    She only wanted the money. He only wanted an heir. But when Khadoja Perry agrees to become a surrogate for Canyon “Cannon” Kross—a cold hearted, fine-as-hell, hood-rich thug with no interest in love—everything starts to unravel. What was supposed to be a contractual, nine-month t...

  • The Co-Wifeby Torryn Santana
    4.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished April 8, 2025

    Joelle Dawson is the perfect wife. Poised. Dedicated. Loyal. So why is it so easy for her husband, Dom, to cast her aside? Willing to play the long game, Joelle won’t disappear quietly. Because some women start over. While some women start something else entirely. Sintoria Lennox...