I want to recommend some of my favorite books by Black romance authors. They are SO GOOD. My earlier post has some of my other favorite books by Black American authors.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

I love the voice of Get a Life, Chloe Brown. Here’s an example:

“What would my eulogy say?

This mind-blowing bore had zero friends, hadn’t traveled in a decade despite plenty of opportunities, liked to code on weekends, and never did anything that was scheduled in her planner. Don’t cry for her; she’s in a better place now. Even Heaven can’t be that dull.”

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert at location 85.

I love Chloe Brown’s dry wit. Red and Chloe are so perfectly paired, filling in each other’s gaps. And he cooks. And I loved the whole family interaction. I can’t wait to read her next book about Dani.

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

Highly recommend The Worst Best Man. Max is a sweetheart and Carolina is a kick-ass heroine (literally – I love that Capoeira scene.) It has one of my favorite tropes (the fake dating trope) and the premise promises problems: Carolina is a wedding planner who gets dumped at her wedding by Max’s brother, apparently because of something Max said. If only he could remember what.

Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson

Oh, where to start? Jesse is such a sweet guy, so heartbroken over the loss of his mom and so in love with Kerry. He’s good with kids. He can cook. And yes, knit. And Kerry is funny, caring and strong, someone you’d want as your best friend. Set in Harlem, the book gives a feel for how NYC can also sometimes be a really small town with a lot of community and heart. Where community circles look out for each other.

I hope Kwana Jackson is going to write a series with how each of the Strong brothers find love. And Val too. She deserves it after Craig. (Her conversation with Kerry about that hook-up was hysterical.)

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

Finally, I also highly recommend The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory. Carlos and Nikole were another great couple. I loved his relationship with his family and her relationship with her friends. I loved the scene where he takes her for tacos (although it made me very hungry) and the scene where they cook together is another winner! Yes, he cooks too. In my WIP, my character is looking for a guy who cooks and I see that I am not alone in this theme 🙂 And Jasmine Guillory’s next book Party of Two is coming out June 23.

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Do you have any favorite books by black romance authors that you recommend? I will add them to the other books I am buying for #blackoutbestsellerlist #blackpublishingpower. Next on my #TBR is The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon, Intercepted by Alexa Martin and Conspiracy in the Capital by B. Ivy Woods. I’m excited!

I’ve also spent the past days signing petitions, writing letters, donating, reading and listening. And buying more books from Black authors from Black-owned bookstores (the Lit. Bar in the Bronx and Sisters Uptown Bookstore in Harlem). You can also buy books via Bookshop and pick an independent bookstore to support. Black lives matter. They more than matter, as comedian Daniel Che points out in this funny, but poignant and telling routine.