New Releases by Black Authors

A reluctant night out leads to an unexpected connection.
He’s enamored.
She’s apprehensive.
Can five dates open her mind and heart to the possibility of…him?

5 Dates is a stand-alone novella.

“Lights. Cameras. Fades.” On the outside, Clarke Rose is a material girl living off the fame she earned as a reality television star. Under the surface, the retired jazz dancer lives bound to a castle she pays for and a prince she doesn't want. An injury and idle time stole her p...

The Slums – Episode Two Three women. One hood. Sink or swim. In the Slums, yesterday’s secrets don’t stay buried for long—they come back deadlier than before. Love turns poisonous. Loyalty flips. And betrayal? Sometimes it’s the only way out. In the hood, it’s a dog-eat-dog world...

Loyalty Lynx Patton and Fateema Nesby met in sixth grade. They found solace in one another, bonding over their mothers’ deaths, being picked on, and having somewhat awkward personalities. Their friendship grew stronger with each situation they faced, and they became best friends....

After discovering that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Kambri runs to the people who know her best - her friends. Jean and Andrea are willing to do anything to make Kambri feel better, even when it blurs the lines between friendship and more, proving that sometimes two truly is...

Simonette Brand just wants to be left alone in her happy place of crime investigation and documentaries. She didn’t bother anyone, but that certainly doesn’t mean that she wasn’t bothered by those closest to her. When an occasion calls for a special arrangement, will it satisfy t...

Coco came to the city of entertainment, Damask, chasing her music dreams and leaving any ideas of love back home in Greenbrook. With her long-time friend, King, offering his studio, time, and his relentless belief in her voice, her music dreams are turning into reality. But when...

A ripped-from-the-headlines thriller, following a freshman girl whose college life is turned upside down when her roommate’s ex-convict brother moves into their dorm and starts controlling their every move. Out from under her overprotective parents, Jordyn is ready to kill it in...

A sweet and fast-paced contemporary teen romance from USA Today bestselling author Kristina Forest High school senior Margot Whitman is an intern at Healing Hearts Inc., the company that created the innovative pill that can erase a person’s heartbreak overnight. Every weekend, Ma...

Jersey and his brothers, Houston and Memphis, run the city of Atlanta. Nothing or no one comes or goes without their knowledge. Being a thug at heart, he never really expects to find love, let alone fall in love. That’s until he crosses paths with Mylani. Mylani is like every typ...

When Fawl's ex dumps her for her stepsister, she takes the messiest deal imaginable: dig up dirt on an Elite family for a golden ticket out of the Underground. Simple, right? No. Now she's somehow *Checks Notes* married to an emotionless machine who's weirdly obsessed with her sk...

“Previously published as State of Tunnel Love, loyalty, and revenge in the heart of New Orleans by J., Aubrey.” Love, loyalty, and revenge collide in the heart of New Orleans. When Xavier “Zay” Stephens returns to the Ninth Ward, he’s ready to reclaim his city—and his life. But t...

Squid Game meets Dear Justyce in an explosive young adult novel about a teenage girl on death row who competes on a reality show in hopes of winning her freedom. Last Chance Live! is the most popular reality show in America—and eighteen-year-old death row inmate Eternity Price’s...

Cadence Samuels has always believed in numbers, formulas, and solid foundations; after all, she's a Geotechnical Engineer who builds dams, not dreams. After too many dating disasters and lukewarm talking phases, she's officially done gambling with her heart. She's a pretty, nerdy...

Born on St. Patrick’s Day, they called her Lucky even though she never waited around for luck. Clover Reed aka Lucky is a Texas A&M student figuring out life while becoming a rising star in fashion, social media, and beyond. She has a one-of-one style, a loyal fanbase she coi...

What started as a favor might be my forever. I've built my life around control-my reputation, my career, my heart. But when a scandal threatens Saola Technology, the company my brothers and I built from the ground up, I need a clean slate to keep the vultures at bay. Enter Jasmin...

A Halloween night spell was supposed to be a joke. Just some wine, candles, and a little fun with her girls. But when Wednesday accidentally conjures a fine, tatted demon with an attitude and a stroke game sent straight from the afterlife, things get real… fast. Khalid wasn’t loo...

After leaving a rocky relationship, Eriss Jackson is focused on raising her young son, Ermias, and keeping life steady until she crosses paths with Zyro Coleman, a protective, street-smart mechanic with a rough past and a loyal heart. What starts as teasing banter turns into unde...

Exigent circumstances have MFA student Mildred Fuller looking to have a fine time with a finer man. So when the incredibly sexy and well-spoken Professor Javier Hudson asks her out to dinner, she doesn’t hesitate to agree. What happens next rivals Mildred’s most outrageous story...

The fire never died… it just learned to burn brighter. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 “𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸” 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲 has outlived every ghost that swore he wouldn’t. The 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 forged him into a weapon; 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 made him human again. But when 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 —his mother, his maker, his gre...

Nessa I should’ve stayed home. It was supposed to be one harmless night. A stupid dare. Instead, I’m trapped, stalked, and hunted by a masked stranger that terrifies me as much as it turns me on. Every step I take to escape drags me closer to her, to the heat between us, to the p...

Survival of the vampires was his duty, and as king, Levi ruled with an iron fist. In his thirst for power, he made one impulsive decision and now madness was dogging his every step. If asked what he would do to keep the Bayi vampires on top, the answer would be easy…ANYTHING. Inc...

He wasn’t born a King. But he carries their blood—and their curse. Cannon Price came from nothing. The son Tessa King was forced to give away, he grew up fighting for every scrap of respect he ever got. Framed by the crew he once called family, he did five brutal years in prison...

After this decision, nothing will be the same. To dance or not to dance. That is the question. Dancing out of step during their first tour together wasn’t enough to end singer Theo Smith and choreographer Tempest Randall’s budding relationship, but now that she’s faced with final...

Celeste Social anxiety has been the shaky foundation on which I’ve built my life. Never be too loud, too big, or too bold. I’ve survived like this for twenty years. But to what end? When my parents stop helping with college costs, I need to find a way to stand on my own two feet....