New Releases by Black Authors

Growing up in the system, Danyelle Blakey was no stranger to the struggle. Through constant mistreatment, she never really had anyone looking out for her, but she always looked towards Tico as her savior. Her hidden feelings for him didn’t make things easy for her, but she was de...

When life leaves you loveless, you decide not to invest in anything other than what you can control. To Dr. Gymani Chandler, that’s sex with no expectations nor any strings attached. That is until one man, her superior, Chief Harrison Yukon, decides that he desires to have that a...

The sins of the fathers shall be visited on the sons… Now eighteen, twins Ace and Walid Wales are grown men. Born to the billionaire Banks Wales, it quickly becomes obvious that paradise is not heaven on earth for Ace when he feels the pressure of his overbearing father. After a...

Trevor makes me sick to my stomach.He thinks that women are supposed to grovel at his feet, but not me, Lawrynn Barksdale, Esq.Sure, we may have gotten drunk and had a one-night stand after my best friend’s reception, but that was a first and last time thing.However, I do have ey...

I hated rich men.They are all arrogant and think you are supposed to bow down to them.Until I was accosted by Travis.Travis Spencer Handsome, extremely wealthy, and very smart.He dates women that are extremely beautiful and equally as rich, and I am way out of his league.Our one...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Kyle Dupree is a hard worker — in his hard hat and steel-toe boots. With the women in his life, he’s not looking for anything he has to put work into. He doesn’t want a commitment. Harper Dawson is an overachiever in life and love. She goes after exactly what she wants — proving...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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’...

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...

“…Sponsor your life with no strings attached.”That’s all Pre wanted for Noni but with one special request. To keep his dick wet, no matter if it was the saliva of her upper or lower lips. After careful consideration and a full year of dodging his advances because she preferred mo...

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...

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...

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...