New Releases by Black Authors

They keep calling it just another dragon story. Stori Devayne knows better. Stori makes her living retrieving magical property from institutions that had no right to steal it. As a spotted hyena shifter with a smart mouth, a criminal record, and a transformation curse that devour...

Nyla Gray isn’t looking for love. After heartbreak, it feels more like a risk than a reward—so she’s focused on protecting her peace and building a life she’s proud of. Her sister Nyeema is finding herself again after a failed engagement. She’s done settling, even if the right lo...

Drix and Myome's marriage is still making headlines and their careers aren't making it any easier. With a thriving label, a failed girl group, and delusional exes who refuse to let go, the couple's foundation is cracking under pressure. Now, caught between the music industry, fam...

To understand the end, you must go back to the beginning…

Chronologically, this book is set before Star-Crossed.

When Sage Richards found herself pregnant and alone at twenty-two-years-old, her brother’s best friend stepped in without hesitation. A thousand tears and one impulsive decision later, and they were married. A week after the nuptials, Sage walked out of Klever’s life with the man...

A chance encounter at a book festival in Atlanta turns one unforgettable weekend into something none of them expected. Denise and Quincy have spent years building a love that feels complete—until Nikki walks into their lives and challenges everything they thought they knew about...

Dynastie Love has always wanted to be a sports journalist, and she is living her dream. There is something about crafting questions, conducting interviews, and turning them into stories that feed her soul. When she receives a once-in-a-lifetime offer that will take her career to...

August and her bonded Monster face a cutthroat competition to advance within their secret society as part of August’s mission to avenge her brother in this “ thrilling, high-stakes ” ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) sequel to A Mastery of Monsters . August Black risked everythi...

A nerdy Black woman in her thirties and a reclusive British rockstar twice her age were never supposed to make sense. Until they do. Poppy Thomas is the kind of nerdy Black millennial who can write about cartoons and pop culture nonsense without blinking. None of it gets her take...

She defeated the tyrant who shaped her destiny. Now she must face a king who may reshape her future. After defeating her mentor and helping rebuild the kingdoms, Adanya stands as the Sage Elemental—the most powerful sorcerer alive. But peace has revealed a new threat: no new sorc...

It was supposed to be a quick stop. Gas. Food. Back on the road. Instead, five friends pull into Ebensfield, a quiet town frozen in another era. The streets are spotless. The smiles are polite, but something about this place isn't right. Eyes follow them everywhere. Conversations...

From mega-bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson comes this highly anticipated follow-up to her middle grade debut Blood in the Water . The Only Black Girl on the Ghost Tour is another spine-tingling, can't-put-it-down mystery, this time set in America's Most Haunted City. Savanna...

One color. Every month. A whole woman coming back to life. Sade Carter hasn't worn a color in years. Then one day, the newly divorced single mother decides to live each month in a different hue—and a simple experiment in beauty becomes a quiet revolution. Along the way, she finds...

She rebuilt her life after heartbreak. He showed her that love was never meant to be another thing she had to survive. Two years after a devastating betrayal, Ayanna Z. Taylor has finally found her footing. As the co-founder and CEO of Mixed Vibes, she's built a thriving business...

Two starred reviews! Ninth House meets Legendborn in this “bold and bloody” ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) first book in a dark academia fantasy series about a teen who’s willing to do anything to find her brother—even infiltrate a secret society full of monsters and magical...

By day, Caden Nikolai Spencer is the CEO of a chain of pharmacies. By night, he runs a drug organization in Rose Valley Hills. Caden runs his illegal business as a ghost, trusting his brother and best friend to ensure business runs smoothly. The only thing lacking in his life is...

Raven Leilani’s Luster meets Halle Butler’s The New Me , SOFT SPOTS is a darkly funny and off-kilter coming-of-age novel following recent college graduate Robin Clarke after she runs away from her family, only to be forced to confront whether she should reconcile with her father...

You've Reached Sam meets Hadestown in this enchanting, intoxicating romance across the mortal world and the underworld. Eighteen-year-old August is trying to navigate life after the sudden death of his boyfriend left him devastated, aimless, and feeling guilty. Years after the tr...

" Take What You Can is so brilliantly, unbelievably good I have a burning in my heart.... Love is utterly bewildering, and nobody writes about it better than Naima Coster."—Catherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Sandwich From the New York Times bestselling author...

Indira Jones has lost herself within her career. She doesn’t even remember what fun is anymore, but she’s determined to change that. Azari Combs always knew love would find him. He never expected it to be in Port Isle, where he’s vacationed often, but only ever found quick flings...

Colony Miles After her last relationship ends in revealed secrets, Colony Miles moves to get away from the past. She opens her day care center, Center of Love, where she builds a special bond with a young girl named Kehlani Daily, who immediately steals her heart. The closeness s...

Minka "Minx" Ward has spent her entire life surviving. Raised as the cherished daughter of a legendary street king, she learned early that love is a weakness, trust is a luxury, and survival always comes first. One devastating day in her childhood shatters her innocence, leaving...

Life was all wet nose kisses and furry hugs for twenty-eight-year-old Mali Flowers. As a dog groomer, she spent long days pampering four-legged friends, which left little room for an adequate love life. Tired of loveless relationships, she chooses the companionship of animals ove...

When the man she built her life around is exposed as a fraud and disappears into international scandal, Nancy Usifo is left stripped of money, family, and identity. Overnight, she goes from a kept woman in Lagos luxury to a disgraced nobody; and finds herself having to make the d...

Juliet Everette has always been loved loudly, protected fiercely, and kept safely inside the walls of one of Havenbrook’s most powerful families. But when one cruel rumor cracks open a secret buried before she was born, Juliet is forced to question everything she thought she knew...

While some legacies are inherited, others are fought for. June “Chevy” Calloway has spent his entire life trying to escape his past. Now, a dedicated husband, father, and respected leader within the Zoo. He has built the family he’s always wanted, which defines loyalty, love, and...

Breonna “Bre” Evans saves lives for a living. As an ER nurse, she’s used to chaos—blood, pressure, life-or-death decisions. She moves with precision, keeps her emotions in check, and does whatever it takes to keep people alive. Louis “Lou” Cage? He does the opposite. Ruthless. Un...