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Thoughts & Happenings

Black or Multiracial Authors Writing Romance

6/7/2020

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Note: All these authors are Black or multiracial to the best of my knowledge, but not all write Black Romance where the people in the relationship are both/all Black. Language matters and I need to be more conscientious of being clear, because Black Romance is so often marginalized to begin with and there is a dearth of Black love stories in traditional publishing. 

Books featuring Black love on the cover are often ignored and implicit (sometimes explicit) bias is always at play. If that fits you--if interracial stories like mine feel "safer" than Black love, if you’d pick up an illustrated book cover featuring a Black person but not one with an actual photo—consider why and sit with the answer.
This isn't a hot take. Black authors have been saying this for decades. 
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About 60 authors were mentioned in a Twitter chat on June 3 and I compiled the list here with links as promised. I encourage you to support Black and multiracial authors but also to read Black Romance. (Read books where the MCs are both/all Indigenous, Latinx, Asian or other People of Color, too, while you're at it). Read, review, and recommend the books like you do others…and if you don’t, ask yourself why. The authors below are with large and small presses, are indie published, or a combination of both. You'll find Black love and interracial couples and books from across multiple sub-genres. Some you’ll like, some will become instant favorites, some you might not enjoy, and others you may critique, but Black Romance and Black and multiracial authors who write romance have to be seen and considered before any of that can happen.

If buying, and if possible, consider ordering from a Black-owned bookstore.
PictureOnce Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole
Adrianna Hererra
Adrienne Mishel
Alexa Martin 
Alexandria House
Alyssa Cole

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Andie J. Christopher
B. Love
Beverly Jenkins
Brenda Jackson
Charish Reid
Cheris Hodges
Christina C. Jones
Denny Bryce
Dylan Allen
Elysabeth Grace
Farrah Rochon
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The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
Holley Trent
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J.N. Welsh
Jack Harbon
Jamie Wesley
Jane Igharo
Jasmine Guillory


PictureBinding Shadows by Jasmine Silvera
JL Campbell
Jasmine Silvera


Jet Lupin
Jodie Slaughter
Juno Rushdan
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Katrina Jackson
​Kennedy Ryan
Kenya Goree-Bell
Kwana/K.M. Jackson
LaQuette
Lisa Rayne
Love Belvin
Lucy Eden
Meka James
Melissa Blue
Mia Sosa
Minx Malone
Moni Boyce
Nana Malone
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Naima Simone
Nikki Prince
Nina Crespo
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Nisia Skyy
PE Kavanagh
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After The Storm by Nisia Skyy
​Pepper Pace
Piper Huguley
​Rebekah Weatherspoon
​Reese Ryan
Riley Hart
Robin Covington
Rochelle Alers
PictureStarting Over in Wickham Falls by Rochelle Alers
 

PictureForbidden Promises by Synithia Williams
Rhonda McKnight
Shelly Ellis
Synithia Williams

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Talia Hibbert
Tasha Harrison
Therese Beharrie
Tigris Eden
Tracey Livesay
Vanessa Riley
W.D. Foster-Graham
Xio Axelrod
Yahrah St. John
More lists on Goodreads:
Black Love  |  Historical Romance by Black Authors  |  Contemporary Romance by Black Authors  |  M/M Romance by Black Authors  |  YA Romance by Black Authors  |  African American Romance  |  Romance with Queer Black MCs

​These are not exhaustive lists. Who else should we be reading? Drop recommendations in the comments!
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Pascale link
6/8/2020 02:52:02 pm

I'd love to be included. Thank you for doing this.

PE Kavanagh
pekavanagh.com

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Denise
6/8/2020 06:00:10 pm

Added!

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Sue
6/23/2020 07:08:57 pm

Stacy Reid is wonderful!

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Monique link
5/24/2021 09:30:21 pm

Giving two characters a common ground will allow them to bond and develop a deeper understanding of each other. This will light the flame of romance.

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Rebecca Jordan link
5/25/2021 01:32:54 pm

This post was truly worthwhile to read. I wanted to say thank you for the key points you have pointed out as they are enlightening.

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    Denise reads romance novels, writes research papers, can be found humming "Baby Shark" long after her toddler has gone to bed, and loves ruining her character's lives but then giving them happily ever afters. She is a member of ​Romance Writers of America® and a 2019 Golden Heart® Finalist, and her debut novel HOW TO FAIL AT FLIRTING will be out fall 2020 from Berkley.

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