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Check out these new Black Romance releases from October 19th-25th.
Falling Back to You (The Birch Siblings Book 2) by Kasha Thompson
In a small town, every road leads back to the one person you can never forget.
Dial Birch has never needed saving. She’s built her life with her own two hands. In Hume, Tennessee everyone knows Dial: the woman who can propagate a dying orchid back to life, who’ll throw a right hook as quick as a sharp word, and who has spent the past few years perfecting the art of living in the same small town as Ozzie Palmer, her ex and the father of her child, without feeling a thing. She’s made peace with the hard parts. It’s just that Hume isn’t big enough to keep her heart from remembering what it felt like before it was broken.
Ozzie Palmer has never needed much, just the familiar streets of Hume, his daughter Maple, and Dial, the woman who has always held his heart. Their relationship may be in an “off” season, but Ozzie isn’t worried. He’s a patient man, and some loves are worth waiting for. But when his father, and boss, starts pulling strings that could uproot everything Ozzie holds dear, he’s forced to fight for the only life he’s ever wanted. Because walking away from Hume means walking away from Dial, and that’s something Ozzie Palmer will never be ready to do.
Dial and Ozzie have been a part of each other’s story for so long that neither one knows how to write a version of themselves without the other in it. But wanting someone back and being ready for them are two different things. The lives they envisioned has fallen apart, but it’s getting harder to ignore what’s always been there, the heat, the history, the pull that never really went away. Second chances don’t come with guarantees. And this one is running out of time.
Claiming Aya: A Paranormal Romance (Wintermoon Academy Book 3) by Tessa Stone
EZRA
I've known Aya was my mate since we were kids at Wintermoon Academy. I wrote her poems for six years while she acted like I didn't exist. Now her wolf can feel the mate bond, and I'm ready to claim her and bring her home to Ash Clan.
Her father won't give us his blessing, and my uncle Valek refuses to accept a wolf as our future luna. On top of that, my Stormscale powers are waking up faster than I can control them, and I almost lost her because of it. I don't care who stands in my way. If I have to burn House of Zorah to the ground to get to my mate, I will.
AYA
I've been bullied my whole life for sharing a name with Aya Bailey, the witch who almost destroyed Wintermoon. I'm close to finishing my training at Wintermoon Medical, and now Ezra wants me to leave my pack and move to a dragon clan that doesn't want me there.
My wolf wants him, and if I'm being honest, so do I. But I'm scared of losing myself and everything I've worked for just to be someone's mate.
When the Mer show up in Wintermoon, Sirena makes it clear they'll only answer to a Stormscale. Ezra is the one they need, and I'm going to be right there beside him whether he likes it or not.
Miles From Yesterday: A Road Trip Romance by Jamiya T.
After catching her fiancé cheating, Willonia Evans is left heartbroken and questioning her future. Khalil Bellamy, reeling from the discovery that the child his ex-girlfriend birthed isn’t his, is also struggling to rebuild his shattered trust.
When their paths unexpectedly cross one night at a bar, both carrying the weight of their pain, Khalil offers Willonia an escape—a road trip to Las Holloway to leave the past behind and start fresh.
What begins as a way to escape their heartbreak turns into an unlikely journey of healing, as the two strangers open up about their deepest wounds and fears. On the open road, they confront their shared insecurities, learn to trust again, and find comfort in each other’s company.
As they reach their destination, both Willonia and Khalil must decide if the healing they’ve found together is enough to overcome the scars of their pasts—and whether they can build a future beyond the road.
Sweet Inferno by K.C. Mills
Vampire born of fire! Bonds formed through Blood!
He’s a fire vampire.
She’s a fire witch.
Their flames are calling to each other!
Station 112
Welcome to Hollow Grove!
Blood Heat by Charity Shane’
Vampire born of fire.
Bonds formed through Blood.
He’s a fire Vampire and she’s an alluring human. When fire ignites them, undeniable flames spark.
Station 112. Welcome to Hollow Grove.
WTF is in That Lake?: A Monster Romance by Nina High
He’s not drowning.
Which Monique really wishes she’d known before running into a murky lake to save him.
At forty-seven, Monique is tired of being the person everybody calls when they need something. So she rents a lake house for a week with plans to read, relax, and enjoy being responsible for absolutely nobody.
Then she meets Kairo.
He lives beneath the water, has eight tentacles, and doesn’t understand most human things. He does understand that he likes Monique. And when Kairo decides something belongs in his life, he sees no reason to pretend otherwise.
He brings her fish. Leaves perfect stones at her door. Notices the crochet hook she’s using is too small and makes her another one.
Monique came to the lake because she wanted to know what it felt like to put herself first.
She wasn’t expecting to find someone who noticed her enough to do it, too.
His Favorite Felon by B. Nicole Anderson
Justice Kingsley Jr. went to prison after unknowingly grabbing the wrong suitcase for a girls' trip and crossing paths with the most connected man in the streets, Link. Behind bars, she finds comfort in the last person she should trust: Officer Legend, a correctional officer who promises her love, loyalty, and a future.
But when Justice is released five years later, Officer Legend is gone. The only clue he leaves behind is a letter.
Determined to find answers, Justice confronts him at his home, unknowingly pulling herself into Link's world.
Link only cares about making money—until Justice crashes into his life. What starts as one lie quickly spirals into something dangerous, addictive, and impossible to ignore. As secrets unravel and revenge collides with desire, Link must decide to tell the truth and lose the one woman he never saw coming or to continue to hide in plain sight.
Free From Sin by Monica Cox
Zinnia Ashe is an artificial intelligence expert and the middle daughter of a prominent preacher, a woman who has perfected living a double life. When a masked appearance at a celebrity concert pulls her onto the stage, the woman behind the mask remains a mystery. Caught between the life she was raised to live and the one she has been quietly building for herself, Zinnia must decide how long she can keep her worlds from colliding.
Masin Fauntleroy is the responsible son of a wild father, orderly, devoted, and committed to everyone who needs him. Zinnia's assertiveness tests his carefully constructed boundaries, reminding him of the man he buried under loyalty and sacrifice and awakening desires he pushed aside long ago.
But as the heartthrob superstar who lured her into the spotlight threatens to expose Zinnia's secret identity, Masin and Zinnia must decide if their sensual connection is worth fighting for.
Could they create a sacred space where they are free from the rules that have kept them both bound, or will life's pressures push them apart?
Sweet Til It Burns: A Friendsgiving Romance (Love Cynics Anonymous) by L.M. Bennett
Some things take years. Some things take one Friendsgiving and too much wine.
Look, I've been in love with Hollis Cochran since college. Which is a problem, because she's my brother's best friend, she hosts a podcast about Black queer joy, and she's been rotating through girlfriends like a Spotify playlist while I've been over here stress-baking and pretending I don't memorize the sound of her laugh.
Then she goes on her show and confesses she's been wanting someone she can't have for years. Someone she's been too scared to ask for. Someone she's orbiting because actually going for it would ruin everything.
Cool. Great. Love that for her. Definitely not thinking about who that might be while I'm elbow-deep in mac and cheese prep.
It's Friendsgiving. My tiny Brooklyn kitchen is about to be full of friends, chaos, and Hollis actually showing up for the first time in months. Which means I've got approximately six hours to get my feelings under control before someone notices I've been pining like it's a full-time job.
Spoiler: I fail. Spectacularly.
Hunting Zaki: A Black Paranormal Romance (Wintermoon Shorts Book 7) by Tessa Stone
The Bouda do not kneel.
Zaki made sure of that — crossing an ocean on bare feet and fury, tracking the scattered survivors of her massacred clan through territories that wanted her dead. She returns to Wintermoon with a handful of Bouda and the scars to prove what it cost her. She has a village waiting, a queen who needs her, and a duty that leaves no room for anything else.
Then Tau arrives.
The alpha of a displaced lion pride, migrating to Wintermoon with what remains of his people after a war he almost lost. He fought for his land until there was nothing left to fight for, and the shame of surrender sits in him like a second heartbeat. He did not come to Wintermoon to start over. He came because there was nowhere else to go.
A sovereign warrior and a fallen alpha. Both carrying the weight of the people they saved and the ones they could not.
When Zaki's ridge drops without her permission the first time his scent reaches her, she does what any Bouda warrior would do — she ignores it. When Tau's lion goes still in his chest the moment she walks past him, he does what no displaced alpha should do — he follows her.
But Mother Fate does not care about pride, duty, or the walls two stubborn shifters have built around their grief. The mate bond is already burning, and Tau is not the kind of man who lets his prey walk away.
To Reap a Soul: A Halloween Paranormal Romance Novella by K.D. Rose
Can you love without a soul?
Death was created to collect souls, not fall in love with one.
Thorn has spent eight centuries reaping souls. Life is fragile, emotions are inconvenient, and humans are nothing more than blips compared to her everlasting existence.
That is until she meets Cyril Beaumont.
He's stubborn, dangerously charming, and the last man she should ever crave. But their connection runs deeper than desire—a bond neither of them can explain, pulling them together even as their conflicting worlds threaten to tear them apart.
When a dark secret threatens everything they love, Thorn must choose between the laws she's devoted her life to uphold and the one soul she cannot bear to exist without.
Because when Death falls in love, even Hell's fury won't be enough to keep her away.
Contract With A G: A Surrogacy And Arranged Marriage by Black Lavish
Latoya is fighting to find her way out of grief after losing her brother while struggling to keep her head above water financially. Desperate for a way out of the hole she's fallen into, she's willing to do the unthinkable for her best friend, Kharti.
Kharti is married to Caine Essex, the brains behind the Essex family empire. With his grandfather's health declining, Caine is determined to position himself to take control of the family legacy. Unlike his reckless, irrational brothers, Duke and Easy, Caine moves with calculated precision. But beneath that control lies the same cold blooded nature that runs deep in the Essex bloodline.
When Kharti approaches Latoya with an unusual contract, Latoya agrees, believing this could be her chance to finally turn her life around. What she doesn't realize is that she's stepping into a world where loyalty comes at a price, secrets are never buried for long, and betrayal can cost more than money.
A Night To Remember: A Halloween Novelette by De’Andrea
After running from her grief and all things Eastland, Milani Young returns to her hometown to visit her best friend and attend their alma mater’s Halloween night homecoming celebration. But the emotional baggage she still carries makes the evening anything but fun or nostalgic. Uncomfortable among the crowd and familiar faces, she slips away from the festivities and unexpectedly crosses paths with a handsome stranger.
What starts out as a chance encounter turns into a night she’ll never forget.
Before We Let Go by Airicia Jones
72 hours together. A marriage in crisis. One last chance at forever.
After almost thirteen years together, ten years of marriage, and two children, Sanaa Brooks is ready to walk away from the life she and Leo built together.
But before she does, Leo asks for one final chance.
One more anniversary trip, Seventy-two hours alone at the lake house where they spent their honeymoon.
No children. No distractions. Just two broken hearts forced to face the truth.
Will one weekend be enough to save their marriage, or make letting go even harder?
Residue by Emm Hooks
Falling for a man with a viral reputation comes with complications.
Quill Thomas knows a red flag when she sees one. But Bishop Spiller is nothing like the internet said.
So what happens when the man everybody calls a red flag keeps showing up green?
Especially when he doesn't even know he's been flagged.
One Lucky Fan by Brianna Nicole Blackwell
When Kalisha “Kali” Rome wins a contest to spend her birthday, which happens to be Halloween, with her favorite R&B singer, Lennox Lovemore, she feels like the luckiest woman in the world.
But nothing she thought she knew about her celebrity crush could prepare her for the wild night ahead.
The Kraken at the Marina: A Southern Monster Romance (Monsters of Tarver, Georgia Book 6) by Lena Lynch
Latoya runs the store and the grill at the marina on Lake Tarver. She sells the bait, pumps the gas, fries the fish plates, and raised her boy on her own money. She hasn't put one foot in that lake since the Bell boy drowned.
Lately, something has been untying her boats. Her slips are empty, the bass club is threatening to take its Labor Day weigh-in to the county ramp, and every dawn there are wet marks across her dock in two curving rows.
The something is Jonah. He's a kraken, he's about a hundred and fifty years old, and he's been under her dock since last summer, gone on her. He courts her the only way he knows how: tricks, dares, and a grin from just past her last piling. He calls her Queen. He'd like her to come down to the water.
His kind only know their mate by touch in the lake. Latoya is the one woman in Tarver who won't get in it.
Up on her dock, she's the boss. Out in his water, he's in charge. And when money gets tight and she sells his legend for twenty dollars a head, she'll have to go where she swore she'd never go to get him back.
A standalone monster romance with a Black heroine who runs her own business, a hero who falls first and plays to win, a phone tree that never sleeps, and explicit heat on the page. HEA guaranteed. Book six of Monsters of Tarver, Georgia.
Forbidden Fruit by Lesi Tesfaye
Tell me Zyaire, what’s your wildest fantasy?
Desiree Sinclair never had control of her life. Losing the person that meant the world to her changed everything. She needed control, she craved control. Creating a masked persona every man and woman desired to be with. She never thought her mysterious, dark and sexy persona would capture the eye of her campus crush.
To finally get to treat you like the goddess you are.
Zyaire Yamada, the Japanese-Black eye candy on campus interaction with the sexiest girl on campus goes wrong, he decides to go online and “finish” where he meets Mistress Nyxen. A switch-based dominant who’s cloaked in a mask to hide her identity Zyaire falls hard, not realizing who she really is.
New Orleans, Louisiana is a party city for some, and new dreams for others. But for Zyaire and Desiree, it's a chance for them to be free and live a new life after dying. But everything that they have fought to get through has returned, a whole bunch of obstacles are interfering with the new chemistry that they have. When hell and high water comes, Zyaire and Desiree must see how far their love and protection goes for each other.
Forbidden Fruit is a dark romance with morally gray male and female lead and themes that may be disturbing to some readers.
Framing Forever: A Holiday Romance by Lovely Winters
She inherited a fixer-upper. He was supposed to stay next door.
Sundrea “Sunny” Washington has a broken heart, no job, and six thousand dollars to her name. What she does have is a house from a grandmother she never met. The porch leans, the roof sags, and the furnace makes noises she’s choosing to call enthusiasm. It’s nothing a little paint won’t fix… right?
Damien “Dame” West has lived next door for years, and he has opinions about the granddaughter who never came to visit. He shows up at her door ready to run off a squatter. Then the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen answers it.
One rotten porch board and one emergency room trip later, Sunny is laid up in Dame’s house, Dame is renovating hers at cost, and the pillow they put between them in his bed is losing ground fast.
He promised her the house would be livable by Christmas Eve. He never promised she’d want to leave.
Framing Forever is a fast, funny, steamy holiday romance with a big heart, nosy neighbors, a best friend with no filter, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
The Stylist's Surrender (The Hummingbird Chronicles Book 6) by Aminata Coote
He's pined over her for years. She's completely oblivious.
Pete Moore has a secret. For as long as he's been the cook at the Hummingbird Diner, he's loved Charlene Stephens. But while he's perfecting his braised oxtail recipe to win her heart, the pretty hairdresser only sees him as a reliable friend.
Pete’s content to wait on God's timing... until a storm knocks out the phone lines and sends his family crashing into his life. They’re staging an “intervention” with his ex-girlfriend in tow.
Now his meddling mother is about to force their "just friends" status into a very public—and very fake—romance.
Charlene wants to help her friend. But faking a relationship means extra close encounters with her “boyfriend.” She isn't prepared for the jolt of electricity when she holds Pete's hand, or for the way he looks at her, making the "performance" feel a little too real.
Join the members of Idlewood as the matchmaking pool heats up and discover that when you surrender your plans to the Creator, He provides a love that’s better than anything you could’ve cooked up yourself.
Caspian: The Not So Friendly Ghost by Alecia J.
Six years ago, Caspian Black disappeared without a trace, leaving behind the woman he loved, a mansion full of memories, and a promise he never got to keep.
When his ex-girlfriend, Lakelyn Monroe, returns home with their son, an unexpected tragedy leaves her with no choice but to move into his old mansion... but the house has secrets of its own. Strange things begin happening, money appears when she needs it most, and an unseen presence seems determined to protect her family.
Some promises are stronger than death... and some ghosts aren't so friendly when it comes to protecting what belongs to them.
Choosing Grace: A Christian Romance Novel (This Far By Grace Book 8) by Taretha Jones
THE STORYLINE
Sometimes receiving grace is harder than asking for it…
Single mother Nicolette Dennison has paid for the choices she made years ago and worked hard to rebuild her life. She has a career she’s proud of, a daughter she adores, and a faith that reminds her God has forgiven her. Believing her past doesn’t have to determine her future is another matter.
Cordell McNair knows something about living with regret. A successful businessman and devoted father, he has built a good life while quietly accepting that marriage may never be part of it.
Then Nicolette and Cordell begin seeing each other differently.
As friendship gives way to something deeper, two people who understand the weight of past mistakes must decide whether they’re willing to believe that God’s grace reaches beyond forgiveness.
Because sometimes moving forward means trusting God, opening your heart, and choosing grace.
The October Retreat by Brittanie Ganai
She came to the mountains to write a love story. She never expected to find herself in one.
Amara Carter has built a successful career writing happily-ever-afters. But when heartbreak, burnout, and a stubborn case of writer's block leave her questioning everything, the California romance author decides it's time for a change of scenery.
Her destination? The October Retreat.
Tucked away in the breathtaking mountains of North Carolina, this charming Black family-owned getaway promises everything Amara needs: cozy cabins, colorful autumn leaves, warm apple cider, crackling fireplaces, and enough peace and quiet to finally finish her next novel.
What she doesn't plan on is Lorenzo "Zo" Bennett.
Handsome, hardworking, and fiercely devoted to his family's retreat, Zo has spent years protecting the peaceful life he's built. After a failed engagement left him questioning whether love is worth the trouble, the last thing he needs is a beautiful, outspoken romance author from California turning his carefully ordered world upside down.
But Amara has a way of making him laugh when he least expects it. And Zo has a way of making her feel things she thought she'd only experience through the characters in her books.
Between pumpkin patches, scenic mountain drives, family dinners, stolen kisses, and late-night conversations beneath the October sky, what begins as an unexpected friendship slowly blossoms into something neither of them saw coming.
There's just one problem.
Amara's life and career are waiting for her in California. Zo's heart and family legacy are rooted in North Carolina. And with October slipping away, they'll have to decide whether what they've found is simply a beautiful seasonal romance—or the beginning of forever.
Because sometimes the best love stories aren't the ones we write. They're the ones we never saw coming.
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