African American First

“No badge, no problem. Michael Lister’s first swing at the modern private eye novel is a home run. The Night Of is an instant classic with rich characters and storytelling that grips your heart from first page to last.” - #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly Lucas Burke and Alix "Blade" Baker: A Pair of Determined Detectives In the sun-soaked expanse of Panama City Beach, Florida, Lucas Burke and Alix “Blade” Baker are the area's most tenacious private investigators. Specializing in missing persons cases, their work is more than just a job—it’s a personal ...

A Swoon-Worthy Curvy BWWM Fake Dating Interracial Short Romance Mona James, a plus size lonely podcast producer, never planned for one impulsive lie to turn into a whirlwind fake romance with a brooding, camera-shy mechanic. Phoenix Willow agrees to play the part, but the more time they spend together, the more pretend starts to feel dangerously close to real. With growing attention and undeniable chemistry, their carefully drawn lines begin to blur. What happens when a fake love starts to feel like the only thing that’s ever made sense? ❤️African American Woman/White Man Interracial ...

African American Romance Collection that includes 10 books. The Snow Series: What happens when everything seems perfect and peaceful, but all of a sudden you, your family, or your surroundings is threatened by something or someone that will rob you of what you've always know? This happens to many people, from all walks of life, each and every day. No one is exempt from the trouble that can cause one to have his or her own personal meltdown. Some are able to overcome their meltdown? Others, however, are not so fortunate. They find themselves stuck, trying hard to deal with the meltdown of ...

Rhythm’s First Lady: A Platinum Chocolate Romance by LongTemple Power does not always arrive as cruelty. Sometimes it arrives as opportunity. Claire Graham is an architect whose talent is finally being seen—just as the church that shaped her husband begins to claim him. As invitations multiply and doors open, Claire and Oliver must decide what kind of success they are willing to accept, and what kind of faith they are willing to lose. Set against Newark’s rising cultural landscape and the quiet machinery of religious authority, Rhythm’s First Lady is a visionary, emotionally rich ...

Closeted lesbians Macy and Stella have the hots for their married co-worker London, and London knows that, but she hangs out wth them anyway. After all, they're always respectful of her and have never made a move. But that's all about to change. Woking with and hanging out with the busty, super-curvaceous, caramel-colored London is driving both women insane with lust, and they are tired of playing nice. So they make her an offer: Let us have our way with you and all you have to do is lay back and enjoy the ride. But London is hesitant. Not only is she "happily married", Macy and Stella are ...

Imagine you meet a man, have a whirlwind romance, and when he drops to one knee and proposes, you say yes. You're living in bliss, making plans for your life, until a group of strangers kidnaps you. The handsome ringleader reveals that your fiancé is his adopted brother, who has stolen his identity, causing your world to fall apart. Ramel took Meadow from his brother Azaire to get answers until he realizes she is just a pawn in the whole situation. However, when he tries to set her free, she refuses to leave, leaving him no choice but to accommodate her on his family compound. The family ...

“The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.” – Saadi Bolen Daymond I owe this quiet life with my dog and music to my big brother, Melo. So when he wants to borrow my jazz club for a strip show, I have no choice but to comply. I refuse to fraternize with his peacocking guest of honor, but then I meet his sister, Kassia James. A sinful urge awakens in me the moment I discover the scars she hides behind dark sunglasses. Melo promised me anything in return for one night to defile my club. Now I need it to make one of my own. To her. Kassia James The only love of ...

When we last left Ava Marie Grant, the former Mistress was marrying Pastor Gregg Davis. Now only armed with the Bible, she is the First Lady of her new husband’s church. Ava quickly finds out that there is far more drama in the church than in her former life. What’s worse is people are now looking to her for guidance. How does a worldly woman new to the church counsel people that like her, struggle with their faith? This book is the final installment that began with Love & Sex, and The Mistress Rules.

What happens when a Black billionaire producer flees Hollywood to escape a scandal, only to come face-to-face with a one-night stand from his past? Deuce Daymond I’m playing a dangerous game. To secure an Oscar for my studio’s breakout film, I’m locked in a high-stakes "showmance" with a volatile leading lady, Zoya Giani. It was supposed to be strictly business, but when a humiliating scandal shatters our timeline, I need an escape. I head home to Miami to lie low until the PR storm passes. I don't expect to run straight into her, a face I haven’t seen since Boseman University. ...

The extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world Until the 1970s, if you suffered a medical crisis, your chances of survival were minimal. A...

“Goes for the heart and doesn’t miss.” –Booklist (starred review) Love is a wild ride. Hold on. When life lassoes Josie and Shawn back together three years after their dreamy first date, their second chance at love is anything but easy. A big-hearted rodeo romance set in Houston, Texas...

Never fool around with your coworker. Never fool around with your coworker if you're married. Definitely don't fool around if your coworker is older, a lesbian, and also in a relationship. Today, Jayla is about to break all three of those rules. To be fair, Jayla has always been a by the book married woman. Until Ace. From the moment she and her lesbian coworker Ace meet, their chemistry is explosive. They flirt and text one another constantly. So it shouldn't come as a shock when Ace makes a move and offers up her... "services" to Jayla. But Jayla has a hard time making up her mind. She's ...

Featured new release: Second Chance Trouble Claude Harper thought his future in football—and with his best friend, Merri—had been sacked, until his past rushed back with an offer he never saw coming. Merri, an assistant coach for a pro team, needs to find a game–changing quarterback to keep his job, and he believes Claude still has the heart and arm he fell in love with. But Claude's departure from his college team, and Merri’s life, was about more than football; intense feelings for each other and identity struggles drove them apart. Now, armed with hope and a smile, Merri heads to...

When temptation and forbidden fruit sleeps right down the hall from you... Nasha is the perfect girl for Zena. She's beautiful and sexy, sweet and innocent, with a body made for inappropriate behavior. But there are two obstacles standing in the way: Zena is older at twenty-one, and Nasha is eighteen and still in high school. Worse than that, their parents are engaged to be married. They all live under the same roof and not giving in to the temptation of the sinfully curvaceous Nasha is literally driving Zena crazy. From the curious, longing look in her eyes, Zena can tell Nasha wants her ...

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK As the Civil War looms, a young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost in this “poignant story of love, family and friendship [that] celebrates the power of liberation” (People). “An enrapturing tale of survival...

The astonishing untold history of America’s first black millionaires—former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties—self-made entrepreneurs whose unknown success mirrored that of American...

From one of America's most venerable politicians, The First Eight is an extraordinary work of living history: the powerful, untold story of the pioneering Black politicians from South Carolina who were elected to Congress in the aftermath of the Civil War, and a revealing explanation of why it...

Big Jesus the father of drug kingpin, Black Jesus, tried to take his son’s spot after they found parts of his body nailed to his house. Big Jesus set out to get all the youngsters under his wing but Black Jesus’s daughter Queen saw her granddaddy for who he was and went out on her own mission to rise to the top. Along Queen’s rise to the top her plan backfired to where she had to go on the run and do a prison bid but back on the streets again, she was ready to be crowned again as the First Lady of Indianapolis. Will the killers on the streets allow a woman to rise above them? Or will ...

Jasmine is on staycation and away from her family when she is seduced by a mysterious guest at her hotel, an older, sexy lesbian with smoldering eyes and a wicked smile. After accepting a drink from the stranger at the hotel bar, Jasmine offers her name, but the stranger refrains from offering her own. When the woman invites her up to her hotel room for a night of endless, toe-curling, oral satisfaction, Jasmine's only response is yes. It's not the first time she's cheated, but it is her first time with a woman and someone so much older than her 30 years. Will the seductive stranger live up...

🏆 2025 American Writing Awards Winner — History: United States 🏅 2025 American Writing Awards Finalist — Historical Fiction 📘 2025 Kindle Book Review Awards Semifinalist — Literary Fiction 🌎 2025 Independent Author Network — Book of the Year Awards Finalist Blood for Pearls: 1498 – The First American Genocide A Legacy Written in Blood and Pearls… Blood for Pearls is a sweeping, emotionally powerful historical novel based on real events that transformed the entire Western Hemisphere. Set during the third voyage of Christopher Columbus, this richly detailed narrative ...