African Historical Fiction Romance

All her life, Winnie passed for White, using it to her advantage, and climbing the social ladder. When her child is born black, she asks Jolene to raise him. "If you can't ask your sister, who can you ask?"

Leah Johnson has spent years hiding her heartache. As a Black woman in a town where society dictates who she can be—and who she can love—she knows better than to dream of a future with Adam Davenport. Her best friend. Her fiercest protector. The only man she has ever wanted. But longing for him is dangerous, and giving in could cost her everything. Adam Davenport has built his life around keeping Leah safe, even from himself. He has always known that loving her openly would put a target on her back. In Bonham, a man like him can take whatever woman he pleases—except her. So he forces ...

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 ...

Waiting to enter a movie theater to see "Dr. No," the first James Bond movie, Simon sees a cute Black girl standing in a separate line that leads to the balcony, the "colored" section. A friend tells him, "You're in the South. Stick with your own kind.” Simon doesn't. It's the steamy summer of 1963. Simon Klein has moved with his family, Jews from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Pickettville, Alabama, where his father has taken a job at a nearby Army base. He is as mystified of the South as Southerners are of a Jew While gathering information for a story he is writing for his school paper, Simon ...

Ya'll, let me tell you my story!Glad you could find your way here, and I welcome you to the Sellers Plantation here in the deep south of Mobile, Alabama. I'm anxious to get started with my story tellin,' so, I'm sharin' a little bout the story that I be tellin' to ya'll down below. When I wuz born, I be given the name Gertrude Ida Rollins, but as I be growin' folks just be callin' me Ms. Gertie. I wuz born in Mobile, Alabama in the year eighteen and eighty-eight. Yes, that be a long time ago for most of ya'll, but I thinks it be good to be learnin' bout the history that be comin' before you...

Set in 19th-century California, Destiny’s Embrace introduces listeners to ranch owner Logan Yates, who must come to terms with his true feelings for Mariah Cooper, his beautiful, headstrong housekeeper. But just as Logan decides to make Mariah his own, her former lover reenters her life. Now Logan will have to show Mariah that the passion they share has been written in the stars.

From best selling author of BORN A COLORED GIRL and BUT HAVE NOT LOVE. Only one letter separates the two words Wishful is having hope for something Wistful is regret for what might have been A Love Triangle like no other.

From the author of BORN A COLORED GIRL and PAPPY MOSES’ PEANUT PLANTATION – By a twist of fate, a runaway slave girl and a wounded Confederate officer are thrown together, and must rely on each other to survive. Can the seed of love grow in the garden of hate?

He has lived the same deadly day for ten years. She is the only variable he didn’t predict. New York City, 2025. Investigative journalist Zadie Washington is hunting for corruption in the history of the Shaw family empire. But when she touches a mysterious prototype in a museum exhibit, the world explodes into white light. New York City, 1895. Zadie wakes up on the floor of a Gilded Age study, staring down the barrel of a pistol held by Donovan Shaw. But Donovan isn’t just a ruthless railroad tycoon; he is a prisoner. For a decade, he has been trapped in a time loop, reliving October ...

A Legacy Unearthed. A Nation Reborn. A Love Story That Transcends Time. When Calvin Osborne began tracing his ancestry, he uncovered a powerful truth buried in forgotten records: his great-great-grandfather, William Lacy, was born enslaved, fought for freedom, and helped shape a legacy that would span generations. Contraband Hearts follows William’s journey from the pre–Civil War South to the battlefields of Westport, where he served alongside pivotal figures in America’s defining conflict. After the war, he began a new life with his wife, Lucinda, in a small Kansas town—unknowingly...

Ruth’s beau died - simply because he was a slave.She is determined to help other enslaved people as she assists with the Underground Railroad. Recently freed and illiterate, Ruth is hired to bake mouth-watering delicious bread in a Philadelphia bakery. Her boss Joseph is kind, handsome, and determined to put an end to slavery. She feels emotionally connected to him as they work together for a common cause. His presence is like a fresh splash of spring rain on her parched soul. However, Joseph has plans. He’s determined to make some major changes in his life. He desperately wants to ...

A forbidden love. A dangerous secret. A choice that could cost everything. 1858, South Carolina. Thandi and her brother Isaac arrive at the Lexington plantation to help with the harvest. Tom, the plantation heir who grew up beside them, welcomes them back with warmth and affection. But his wife, Anna, refuses to tolerate “slaves in her house,” forcing Thandi and Isaac back into the quarters — and igniting a cruel tension that spreads through every room of the estate. As Tom and Thandi steal moments in the quiet of the garden, friendship becomes longing… Longing becomes desire… And...

“It’s a stunner.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) From award-winning South African author Nadia Davids comes a gothic psychological thriller set in the 1920s, where a young maid finds herself entangled with the spirits of a decaying manor and the secrets of its enigmatic owner. I...

FROM THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF FANCY COMES ANOTHER MOST SCANDALOUS TALE, OFTEN UPSETTING AND DISTURBING. RESIGNED TO THE LIFE OF A MISTRESS OF A RICH, WHITE, SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN, WINNIE DECIDES THAT TO BETTER HER LIFE NO SIN IS TOO GREAT, NO CRIME TOO HORRENDOUS, TURNING HER BACK ON MAN AND GOD.

When her aunt who raised her dies, sixteen-year-old Alana goes to live with her uncle on another plantation, the plantation her deceased parents lived on. After months of inquiries, she questions if they're really dead. She sets off to discover the past...her past.

BY A CURIOUS TWIST OF FATE, A SPOILED SON OF A PLANTATION OWNER IS LEFT IN THE CARE OF AN ELDERLY SLAVE COUPLE. UNDER THE OLD COUPLE'S GUIDANCE, HE LEARNS TO SEE LIFE FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VEIW. IN TIME, THE BOY BECOMES A MAN AND HEIR TO THE PLANTATION WITH A HATRED FOR SLAVERY AND A LOVE FOR A YOUNG SLAVE GIRL.

From the best selling author of BUT HAVE NOT LOVE and BORN A COLORED GIRL comes a love story like no other. She was a young slave girl. He was an African warrior purchased at a slave auction with the intent he would father a new breed of stronger slave. Despite all odds, a language barrier and the disapproval of her family and friends, the two fight for a life together.

Harlem, 1949—where love is the deadliest gamble of all... Kathy Freeman Brown is dead—or so the world believes. But her daughter Sandra uncovers a trail of secrets that leads from the heart of the Mississippi Delta to the shadows of Harlem. Through her mother’s hidden diaries, Sandra learns of a legacy forged in a segregated South and a family of women who wield power in a world determined to break them. For Kathy, survival means choosing between true love and loyalty to her blood—because in the Freeman family, family always comes first. Carmelo Ricci is drowning in grief. The ...

Princess Ange… Her reputation was ruined… Her innocence was lost… And, princess or not, no decent man of royal birth was willing to marry her… Roldan McGilden… He was a man hardened by war… He was a man known for his prowess and ruthlessness on the battlefield… Roldan McGilden was not a decent man… And, he did not want a wife… But, when King Barric offered him the chance to marry his wayward daughter, Roldan couldn’t say “no”. Warning: This book includes spanking and graphic sexual content. The romance is fast pace and does include a happily ever after. If this type ...

The daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, Ricki Wilde is the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. In her bones, Ricki knows that somewhere, a different, more exciting life awaits her. When she moves into a Harlem brownstone, she leaves behind her family, wealth, and chaotic romantic decisions to realize her dream of opening a flower shop. One evening Ricki encounters a handsome, deeply mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected way.