New Releases by Black Authors

“I woke up to the sound of tires on the highway, Christmas music low on the radio, and cold metal on my wrist. My right arm was stretched up over my head, handcuffed to the rail on the side of his bunk, and when I pulled on it, the whole bed rattled and the cuff bit down harder....

Who Among You Is Ready to Know More? Chimera Skin is a new apocalyptic sci-fi short novel from Johnny Compton, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Spite House , Devils Kill Devils , and Dead First . Swanson, a mutated man struggling to maintain his sanity, is civilization's...

After countless hours of planning, failed plots, and random tiktoks of various destinations—the girls trip has finally made it out of the groupchat. There’s only three rules. No d*cks, no devices, and no distractions. What could possibly go wrong when our room is double booked wi...

In 1970s Mississippi, a Black detective and his temporary partner are assigned to a case that shifts from murder to paranormal conspiracy with life-altering repercussions. Wenton, Mississippi: A man enters the bathroom of a local gay bar and doesn't come back out. Instead he's fo...

Students go missing at this mythical and magical HBCU campus. No one knows why, but as our four girls continue their education and learn more about themselves, the mystery begins to affect their friendship with each other. Can they solve the case and stop this growing feeling tha...

In The Protected: A Family Affair, not only do Merc’s children share the last chapters of their story, but he and his wife, Neo, do too. Join the family for one last curtain call as they tackle the holidays, love, life, death, and a few unexpected surprises.

And sometimes young love never fades away… From awkward encounters and skipping class to hang outs and first dates, prom, and graduation, Neptune Lewis and Milani Conner had done it all together—until talk of marriage and a deep rooted secret caused them to break up. Seven years...

An unexpected pregnancy. A forbidden connection. A future she never saw coming. Naomi Browne-Amoros doesn’t do second chances—not with love, and definitely not with men. But one reckless, soul-baring night with Jamar Winston, cracks something open in her she thought had long hard...

Escape the world and fall in love. Willow Moore is engaged to the hottest bachelor on Earth. As she boards the Nalserexis, a spaceship headed for a Mars colony, she prepares to put on the wedding of the century. But with cameras filming her every move, it isn't long before the pr...

Stacie doesn't believe in excuses, and she's done with love. After catching her ex cheating, she didn't waste any time helping him out the door. Kindness, Mia, and the family-owned baseball team are the only constants in her life. She has her sights set on a championship and a pl...

New game, new rules, same attitudes. It's been nine months since Simone and Elah reproposed to each other, and wedding preparations are going great. Or they were going great. That was until they hit a little snag. Now neither of them can agree on how to handle their looming nupti...

A matriarch with the purest of hearts birthed three daughters with more power than any other in their bloodline and the history of Earth. In an attempt to protect her three amidst danger, she cried out her plea: "Mother, Matron, Goddess, Creator of me, I call upon thee, To spare...

Ginger Lee wasn’t looking for love when she went out to celebrate with her friend Raine one night. And she definitely wasn’t expecting to end up in bed with the famous music producer she’d been crushing on from afar for a while… Sammie French. One steamy night quickly turns into...

Years have passed, but the past never really let them go. Then, in the middle of the night, Audrey is kidnapped by masked men. Suddenly, every buried truth, broken promise, and old allegiance comes roaring back to the surface. Eugene has already lost too much to stand by and lose...

After a chance courtside encounter, a fake relationship between a rising influencer and a WNBA star gets a little too real in this swoony sapphic romance. Chelsea has never cared about sports. But when she’s invited to sit courtside at a New York WNBA game, she welcomes the break...

In this romantic, cozy fantasy debut a Nigerian witch must grapple with an ancient curse that will erase her family's magic and doom her beloved bakery forever unless she finds her soulmate. Perfect for readers of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches . Wahala (noun, Niger...

Everyone at Northville Heights University knows three rules: don’t go near the chapel after dark, don’t ask about the students who come back changed, and never catch the attention of Dean Adjei. Iris Quaye breaks all three in her first week. She didn’t transfer to the country’s m...

It’s a game of palace intrigue, survival, and plotting as Khalil and Zikora continue to grow up under the thumb of a tyrannical family in this electrifying second book in the Birth of a Dynasty trilogy. The kingdom of Ahkelbulin is on the brink of war. Following a shocking death,...

An unconventional cure. A dangerous obsession. A secret that refuses to stay contained. A provocative new thriller from Robbi Renee. After years of infertility and quiet grief, Dionna and Julian Davies believed they had survived the hardest chapter of their marriage. Adoption gav...

What was supposed to be a one-night fling filled with nameless fun turns into something far more complicated when a surprise pregnancy arises, bringing together two souls. Nirah Out of all of my friends, I’m the one who stays consistent and constant. I don’t do crazy things like...