A broken girl will blossom into a woman warrior.

Dia Fontaine has hit rock bottom and needs a change.

Driven from home by her toxic mother, she encounters a social club of Black women who assist in her healing and transformation.

The social club is a secret society rooted in the history of the Dahomeyan Amazons.

During her training process, Dia finds rivalry in ShaRae, a fellow trainee, and a new mother figure in Ms. Manners, the Senior Instructor who embodies the spirit of the organization.

Hard Pressed is a contemporary, emotion-driven story about mothers, daughters, and women warriors.

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Ms. Chantal's love for all things artistic fuels her main passion: to unleash her multifaceted creativity. Her work, fiction and nonfiction, showcases and celebrates the inherent strength and power of the Black American woman.

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When nightmares bleed into reality, survival depends on a devastating price.

With recent vivid nightmares creeping through gaps in her reality, nineteen year old Jordan finds herself back in Montrose after a decade. Battling insomnia, university applications and, oh yeah, Ghouls, Bounty Hunters and legends past, Jordan must face some unforeseen and long dead beings that have made it their mission to see her dead.

If you love the reality-warping psychological terror of Victor LaValle's, the Changeling, morally gray urban magic found in V.E. Schwab's Vicious and expansive magic systems of R.F. Kuang's The Poppy War, you won't be able to put Black Falls down.",{"_165":127,"_33":80,"_226":227,"_228":64},546,"October 4, 2026","October 4","9798997596125","B0HFGHJHB4","#ddc392",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/6287i/d962bbea-717b-44ac-ae9a-76721b2a210e/1788522572.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F6287i%2Fd962bbea-717b-44ac-ae9a-76721b2a210e%2F1788522572.jpg","The Fallen Series","a5b9a8be-3fd3-4330-b66d-e74beb2b2670","order",{"_165":269,"_33":146,"_195":270,"_232":20,"_234":-5,"_236":42,"_237":271,"_239":47},"e40f0528-65ec-4803-ac73-df35948cd9ed","1034-a-c-young",[240],"7c3d9024-218a-420d-8c40-4dacf7a9c02f",5751,"3.92",[],[296],"To Hold a Dragon's Heart: A Black Girl Isekai","bef44d09-0c10-4ca9-8b79-0b4104d426d8",{"_21":294,"_165":295,"_267":76},"Aug 2026","2026-08-25","5856-to-hold-a-dragon-s-heart","

When Zadie buys a rundown cottage at the edge of the mountains, she only wants quiet—books, starlight, and the wild view she’s promised herself for years.

What she doesn’t know is that her new home sits on the seam between worlds.

For centuries, dragons have listened through the thinning veil that divides their realm from ours. One of them—a black dragon with eyes like embered glass—hears Zadie’s teasing midnight wish for magic, for love, for escape. When the spring equinox comes, he crosses the veil and takes her.

Aric is ancient, lonely, and far too literal. To him, she is the mate he has waited an age to claim. To her, he’s every myth she ever half-believed made flesh.

Trapped in a world of crystal cities and living flame, Zadie must survive six months before the next equinox opens the way home. But the more she learns about Aric—and the secret history of the dragons who once sealed the realms apart—the more she wonders whether the real danger lies in returning at all.

Love opened the veil once before. Doing it again could save them… or unmake both worlds.

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I’m Tierra Cox, a romance author and cross-genre novelist devoted to stories where we, Black women, are seen, desired, and worshiped out loud.

By day, I navigate the corporate communications world—but by night, I build realms where monsters kneel, empires burn, and love is never ordinary.

Armed with an overpriced English degree and an imagination that refuses to stay quiet, I write across fantasy, paranormal, sci-fi, and gothic romance—all bound by one promise: Black women at the center of passion, power, and possibility.

Every world I create asks the same question—what does it look like when a woman like us is the story’s beating heart?

When I’m not writing (which is rare), you’ll find me somewhere in Georgia watching bad sci-fi, dreaming about alien royalty, or wandering through my next world before it’s written.

My entire collection is available on NOIR PAGES, in paperback on Amazon and in collections on my website!

","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/8x7z47bqxii56v6j76qgp835h9yk",40,[240],"d161cd3a-b9ee-499f-9d9b-a79c47e4d8cf",3759,"4.46",140,[],[331],"Lawe","1bd875e2-fa42-40ea-956d-79036cfc9d32",{"_21":329,"_165":330,"_267":76},2023,"Apr 2023","2023-04-11",11,"3777-lawe","Cold. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of her. Why you running from me? The first question comes to mind each time she turns her back on me. Rigid and cool to the touch, her heart had ice around it . She’d put it in the deepest, darkest hole and dared anyone to try and fetch it . A man that appreciates a challenge took this one on head first. And, with little bruising, I retrieved it. The red, barely recognizable organ was lifeless. Day by day, I nurtured it, nurtured her, and eventually, it began to beat again . Not just for anyone, but for me . Its revival was life’s greatest reward. The victory didn’t last very long. My lack of experience with handling something so precious led me to make rookie mistakes, ones that cost me her heart and mine, too .
Different. That’s what I believe him to be. Who sent you after my heart? It’s the question that plagued me each time he set out on my path. His pockets were stuffed and his accounts were limitless , affording him luxuries that not everyone had when it came to me. He didn’t flinch at the notion that he had to pay to play . It enticed him. That was my type. He was my type. But, he knew no boundaries . His quest commenced the second our eyes met, my body hypnotizing him and everyone else in the room around us. Sadly, they were a blur. All I saw was him . Tenacity was his specialty. He was as confident as he was persistent, tireless in his efforts to retrieve the one part of me that I’d buried for safekeeping . And, once he had it in his grasp, like every other man I’d shamefully given it to, he crushed it .",{"_165":127,"_33":80,"_226":227,"_228":64},"Huffington House",468,"April 11, 2023","April 11","B0BWSDLQQK","#582808",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/3759i/1bd875e2-fa42-40ea-956d-79036cfc9d32.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F3759i%2F1bd875e2-fa42-40ea-956d-79036cfc9d32.jpg","The Domino Effect","a360392f-bf76-4d66-842c-a2a857d04d2b",{"_165":332,"_33":145,"_195":333,"_232":20,"_234":-5,"_236":334,"_237":335,"_239":47},"6d745e96-7cee-49af-a453-ca6eecf75100","294-grey-huffington",79,[240],"c0e9e037-9149-43ee-8fa9-91fcc41a171f",9894,"4.44",[],[359],"Something Stolen","b09585d9-0432-474f-ba4f-a1be655f8dea","2026-10-06","10541-something-stolen","

MONICA HARPER-JORDAN has built the life she's always wanted-her little piece of the American dream.

A respected attorney, devoted wife, and mother, Monica is named partner at a prestigious Black-owned law firm. But the celebration is short-lived. As she steps into her new role and leads a controversial acquisition, old insecurities resurface and tensions inside the firm begin to rise.

Then her assistant disappears.

Days later, the young woman is found dead.

Before Monica can make sense of the loss, her husband-a scientist conducting groundbreaking research-is critically injured in what police call a tragic accident.

Monica wants to believe them.

But too many questions remain unanswered.

As fear spreads across Richmond and a string of unsettling deaths rattles the city, Monica struggles to make sense of everything happening around her. And she knows the lengths some people will go to protect their secrets.

Now she must decide how much she's willing to risk for the answers she desperately needs-before everything she's fought to build is taken from her.

In a chaotic America where some things never change, SOMETHING STOLEN is a literary suspense novel about ambition, grief, family, the horrors we've learned to live with-and the price of refusing to look away.

",{"_165":76,"_33":74,"_226":358,"_228":64},"Savoy House Books",334,"October 6, 2026","October 6","8996223305","B0H9J7J7XR","#0f1119",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/9894i/b09585d9-0432-474f-ba4f-a1be655f8dea/1789508130.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F9894i%2Fb09585d9-0432-474f-ba4f-a1be655f8dea%2F1789508130.jpg","print",{"_165":360,"_33":147,"_195":361,"_232":20,"_234":-5,"_236":42,"_237":362,"_239":47},"9ff31232-c032-41eb-b3aa-958f37220127","1805-nikki-savoy",[240],"cdb98441-1031-42f4-afdb-a9c5ea6e0008",9896,[],[383],"Avery vs The Cain Complex","db26b83d-ddff-403f-a893-d7187da075ad","Nov 2025","2025-11-17","10543-avery-vs-the-cain-complex","The rivalries among sibling assassins spiral so far out of control that they set their sights on each other, starting first with their brother.

Avery Valdis hasn’t done his father proud. Now, his family wants him dead.

When a client needs someone executed, they turn to the Valdis Syndicate. But, Avery’s string of failed and shoddy assassinations hasn’t just tarnished his own name. It’s damaged the reputation of the entire clan. Father can tolerate that no longer.

Targeted by his own siblings at Father’s command, Avery is forced to fight back—and, ultimately, to the death. As he navigates their blackmail, sabotage and years-long disdain, he’s forced to grapple with the realization that blood means little in their bloodline.

Will he restore his honor before time runs out, or will his brother and sister fulfill their father’s fatal order?

Written for fans of toxic family dynamics, the black sheep trope and deadly sibling rivalries, AVERY VS THE CAIN COMPLEX highlights the lethal consequences of unchecked rage that runs blood deep. ",{"_165":127,"_33":80,"_226":227,"_228":64},"November 17, 2025","November 17","9769767638","B0FQ9SJSS8","#0d171a",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/9896i/db26b83d-ddff-403f-a893-d7187da075ad/1789508289.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F9896i%2Fdb26b83d-ddff-403f-a893-d7187da075ad%2F1789508289.jpg",{"_165":384,"_33":148,"_195":385,"_232":386,"_234":387,"_236":42,"_237":388,"_239":47},"bd3aa608-8681-4b3a-8920-27dc7bda8a34","1806-malayka","

","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/ajgwmrqrh10cxd0n5xgr4zcsyfgt",[240],"20ed3708-745a-4a47-9f31-4a2c06c10246",14143,[],[410],"The Hospitality of Angels","92e9a294-7c88-4f97-b8eb-f50c604dd37a",{"_21":408,"_165":409,"_267":76},"Dec 2026","2026-12-17","15190-the-hospitality-of-angels","

Every year, she spends the anniversary with the women who helped her survive it.

This time, they’ve booked a secluded inn in New Orleans—a beautiful house near the Mississippi, where the windows glow after dark and the innkeeper makes her feel wanted.

With his easy Cajun charm and unsettling attention, he’s a welcome distraction from memories that won’t let her sleep. Until he begins asking questions her friends don’t want to answer.

He knows things about that night. Things she never told him.

As familiar stories unravel and tensions rise, she finds herself drawn closer to a man whose tenderness is as unnerving as his smile. He promises her the truth. But discovering what he knows may cost her every friendship she brought through his door.

At this inn, hospitality comes with a reckoning.

And the keeper has taken a particular interest in her.

",{"_165":137,"_33":78,"_226":227,"_228":64},"December 17","B0HMLX2GSC","#26374e",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/14143i/92e9a294-7c88-4f97-b8eb-f50c604dd37a/1792272235.jpg","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F14143i%2F92e9a294-7c88-4f97-b8eb-f50c604dd37a%2F1792272235.jpg","Gothic Romance for Black Women","87f6a8ca-9aa2-43f5-a18e-d50df11a7fcb",{"_165":297,"_33":149,"_195":298,"_232":299,"_234":300,"_236":301,"_237":411,"_239":47},[240],"88e60c3b-0652-4a02-aa6b-b9ba6791798a",14150,[],[435],"Terms of Devotion","0395211a-e20c-4b05-8268-9afe70df7241",{"_21":433,"_165":434,"_267":68},"Jul 2025","2025-07-18","15199-terms-of-devotion","

Zaira Monroe has everything she needs — because she’s always known exactly what she wants. A brilliant mind, a thriving career, and a husband once hailed as a hero. But behind closed doors, her marriage is a graveyard of unsaid apologies and nights spent starving for warmth.

On a business trip to Tokyo, a chance visit to an exclusive host club sets her fate ablaze. There, in the neon-lit hush of secrets and sake, she meets Kuro: a captivating host with an artist’s soul and a smile that sees too much.

He makes her laugh. He makes her confess. He makes her remember who she was before she was anyone’s wife.

One stolen night becomes two, and soon Zaira's carefully curated life threatens to unravel — tangled in silk sheets, whispered truths, and a love that feels as dangerous as it is undeniable.

How far will she go to claim a devotion she was never meant to have? And what will it cost her when the lies run out?

",{"_165":137,"_33":78,"_226":227,"_228":64},261,"July 18, 2025","July 18","B0FJ2WXHWP","#703e4a",[],[],"https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/14150i/0395211a-e20c-4b05-8268-9afe70df7241/1792272759.png","https://img.blackauthored.com/?preset=poster_thumb&image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.blackauthored.com%2Fbooks%2F14150i%2F0395211a-e20c-4b05-8268-9afe70df7241%2F1792272759.png","Crimson Ties","3f6b1911-39e5-4bff-a286-1f440d68dca4",{"_165":297,"_33":149,"_195":298,"_232":299,"_234":300,"_236":301,"_237":436,"_239":47},[240],112,"Thought-provoking","category","thought-provoking","/formats/thought-provoking","selectable","sensitive","position","parent",{"_165":447,"_33":448,"_195":449,"_439":198,"_443":64,"_442":64},108,"Mood & pace","mood--pace","isLoggedIn",["P",451],"result",{"_21":460,"_23":461,"_19":462,"_463":464,"_25":465,"_466":467,"_27":468},"user","themePreference","light","storedTheme","gaId","G-Z1HVZ17GZ3","Blackauthored","%s","Find your next Black authored read and connect with readers with the similar taste.","handle","@blackauthored","https://blackauthored.com","robots",{"_479":64,"_480":64},{"_29":30,"_31":469,"_33":460,"_470":471,"_472":473,"_25":465},"Organization","logo","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/images/og-image.png","sameAs",[474,475,476,477,478],"https://twitter.com/blackauthored","https://facebook.com/blackauthored","https://instagram.com/blackauthored","https://youtube.com/blackauthored","https://tiktok.com/@blackauthored","noIndex","noFollow"]