New Release Round-Up August 31st-September 6th
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Check out these new Black Romance releases from August 31st-September 6th.
Spending Forever With You by Morgan Rose
“It’s Hollis and Luke forever.”
After leaving her husband, life for Hollis Walker was all work and absolutely no love or commitment for sure. The only thing that mattered to her was getting the latest celebrity gossip for her job. Content with the life she’d built after such a tremendous heartbreak, the last person she ever expected to be reconnected with was him, her ex-husband, Luke Deacon.
Second chances don’t always come around, especially not years later. But for Hollis and Luke, spinning the block this time wasn’t because of love or with hopes of getting back together.
Due to an unexpected loss, and legal bonds unbeknownst to them, they temporarily agree to act as a couple to achieve a common goal or lose everything they were once promised. It sounded easy enough, Hollis agreeing to spend time with the one person she’d sworn she hated since their time expired.
All the while, Luke saw this as an opportunity to get the one he’d let get away. Besides love for his baseball career, his life and heart haven’t been whole since losing her. Determined not to let history repeat itself, Luke is ready to prove that Hollis is still his forever. The only problem is, Hollis didn’t sign up for that.
my heart belongs to you (Roseville Book 3) by D. Rose
For Nadir Bennett, Roseville is the center of his universe. He’s surrounded by friends and is the man behind Ray’s, one of the town’s hottest spots. He puts on a brave face but Roseville is also a constant reminder of the life he was supposed to have with his ex-girlfriend and her daughter. Unsure of how to move forward without them, he takes things one day at a time, learning that healing isn’t linear. Luckily for him, he isn’t alone on this journey. His best friend Robyn is at his side every step of the way.
Robyn Gold moved to Roseville in search of her own path. She crossed the country in hopes of finding her happily ever after and opening a restaurant. Unexpected failures and a breakup disrupt her five-year plan. When it seems Robyn’s world is crumbling and she’s facing one battle after another, Nadir reminds her that she isn’t alone.
During their darkest hours, Robyn and Nadir show one another what it means to remain true. Their friendship is built on trust, honesty, and dependability. When their relationship evolves into something deeper, the two must decide if their fear of the unknown supersedes their destiny.
Be My Summer by Grey Huffington
The beauty of summer/early fall nights resides somewhere between calm and chaotic. Because they can be either. And that's why we love them so much. Summer/early fall nights are shifters, adjusters, influencers, and the pioneers of pivoting.
Whether you're in for the night or only inside to prepare for a night outside, the possibilities are endless. Summer/early fall nights supply us with uncertainty that doesn't overwhelm us. Instead, it brings us comfort.
And, in that comfort... that calm... is where I found him... where I found love... where I found Saul.
Hope This Makes You Love Me (The Henderson Family Saga Book 31) by Monica Walters
Mythic . . . Mythic . . . Mythic . . .
His name was the only one I could call. He was the only one who could rescue me from Satan’s grasp. I was terrified, but now that I’m free from it all, I’m still terrified. My life is at a standstill, wondering if they would come back to finish the job. They didn’t expect me to make it out of there alive, but thanks to Mythic, I did. They underestimated him.
Now if only I could live life without restraints. Kingsley Henderson wants to love me, but I’m so guarded and afraid to trust anyone, I keep pushing him away. How do I stop it? How do I get past my trauma to feel the love he so freely gives? I want to love him. He deserves love in its purest form, but what if I never get past my trauma to love him back?
Loving King’s Treasure . . .
Treasure Semien is my only love. She is the only woman that moves my soul. I wish she could see just how deeply her spirit inhabits mine. I want my love to heal her heart. She just has to allow herself to feel it. I’ve been hunting and fishing nearly every day to keep myself busy. Without her, I feel like my soul is aching. If only I can get her to stop running from me . . .
There’s only so much recreational activity I can do. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees, I still feel like I don’t know a thing outside of my love for her. Treasure is supposed to be with me. Our spirits have already fallen in love. She just doesn’t know it yet. It’s my job to help her see it. With my love, devotion, actions, and words of tenderness, I can only hope that she real that my heart belongs to her. Most of all, I hope my care and attention make her love me too.
What I Needed by Kay Shanee
By the time Erissa Jackson turns thirty, she’s lost almost everyone she loves and is simply existing. Although she hasn’t let her battle with depression win, it has stifled her professional growth. She’s worked a series of dead-end jobs for all her adult life, but with only a high school diploma and little to no experience, she can’t find much else. Her life is at a standstill, and she has no idea what to do to get it moving in the right direction.
River Westmore is living a professional athlete’s dream. For the past ten years, he’s been a key player for the Black Elm Scorpions, and the money and fame that come along with that ensure that a plethora of women do as well. He doesn’t have a care in the world until one morning, a baby is left at his door with a note saying he’s the father. Once the child is proven to be his, nothing is more important to him than fatherhood.
When their paths cross, River is in dire need of help, and Erissa desperately needs a change. She accepts the job he offers her as a nanny, and as time passes, she realizes her boss isn’t the man the world thinks he is, and he realizes his daughter’s nanny isn’t like the women he’s used to dealing with.
A simmering attraction quickly morphs into something that looks a lot like love when lines are crossed and feelings get involved, but neither Erissa nor River are ready to recognize what’s right in front of them.
Will they finally realize that everything they need can be found in each other?
Double by Tracy Gray
Tinsley Campbell’s life has been controlled by others for as long as she can remember. Tinsley didn’t mind being agreeable . . . as long as her boundaries were respected. But they weren’t, and that became abundantly clear when her aunt arranged a marriage for her to one of the country’s most powerful political figures. Tinsley found herself facing a difficult choice: give up her freedom for a marriage that will only benefit her aunt and the politician, or risk the safety of the people she loved the most.
Jinx “Double” Waters has a life many would envy. He’s had his fun, made his money, and is the uncontested heir-apparent poised to take the helm of his family’s charitable foundation. As he approaches this career milestone, there is one question that will not stop nagging at him: What’s the point of building a legacy if there’s no one to share it with or leave it to?
When he’s asked to step up and help Tinsley get out of her arranged marriage by marrying her, he reluctantly agrees. The last thing Tinsley wants is to be forced into anything, let alone a marriage, but her back is against the wall.
Now she’s living under his roof, and they’re interacting every day. The façade that their union is only based on obligation and fear is slipping with each kindness, each soft touch, and each lingering gaze. When the threat to her safety is no longer a factor, will she choose to finally have the freedom over her own life that she’s always desired, or will she choose the man who has shown her that freedom and love can co-exist?
Lennox Lane: Welcome to Stonebridge by C.M. Barnes
Lane Sanders has one rule: never let Lennox Jackson back into her life especially having spent her life believing love always comes with a price. Too bad the infuriating cybersecurity genius has other plans.
Lennox has spent his life believing love isn’t worth the investment until Lane Sanders ices him out. In a last-ditch effort, he finds himself crashing her dates and getting under her skin like it’s his full-time job, and somehow always knowing exactly where she is. Yet, Lane refuses to let him back in her life without him doing the work to show her he deserves to be there.
Things change when Lennox uncovers the painful secrets Lane has spent years burying. War evolves into peace and things between them begins to look a lot more like something neither of them is prepared for.
Between outrageous pranks, undeniable chemistry, and feelings neither of them can hack, hide, or outrun, they’ll have to decide if the person they love to hate might just be the one they can’t live without.
Mafia Instincts by Wynta Tyme
Hyghly and Camaro De Leon are one of Chicago’s most influential couples. The streets have pledged their undying loyalty to them, while the rich will do whatever to stay in their good graces. It’s to be expected seeing as the married couple operate one of the largest arms dealing businesses in America.
They’re surrounded by fast flowing cash, fast cars, and jewelry from all around the world, but it wasn’t always that way. Hyghly remembers her days of being poor, trap houses, and the days her stomach would touch her back, while the days of struggle are a distant memory for Camaro. Their love and loyalty started in the trenches, and forever by Hyghly’s side, is a motto ingrained in his veins.
However, for one envious bystander, he refuses to let Hyghly forget. She took something from him, and he’ll stop at nothing to make sure she loses everything.
Kisses Behind the Spotlight by Lakia
Xain Smith is a stoic, street-smart ex-mafia enforcer trying to live a low-profile life as the head of security for hip-hop’s rising superstar, Q. But consistently crossing paths with the woman he loathes, Khaleesi Williams, the rapper’s creative director, proves to be the most frustrating part of his job. Never one to bite her tongue, Khaleesi makes it painfully obvious that she doesn't see it for him either. The pair is still recovering from the implosion of their past relationships, and the tension between them crackles with unresolved anger, harsh words, and something neither of them wants to admit lingers: chemistry. In the high-stakes world they now share, will proximity blur the line between love and hate? Or will their friction force one of them out of the job they fought to obtain?
While in the spotlight, Q might seem like his heart belongs to the rap game, topping the Billboard charts and preparing for a headlining tour. But offstage, he is devoted to Jameera, his high school sweetheart turned designer, stylist, and creative powerhouse. What they built on love and loyalty is thrown into chaos when beef with a rival rapper turns their relationship into a viral spectacle, all for the love of clout. But in a world fueled by money, mayhem, and public opinion, can their relationship withstand the pressure, or will the spotlight destroy what they built?
Running to Forever: A Christian Romance Novel (Forever Faithfully Yours Book 2) by LaToya Battle
Some Prayers Take Years to Answer. Some Answers Change Everything…
Three years after her young nephew disappeared from a crowded Atlanta mall, Tisha McNeil is still carrying the guilt of the day that changed her family forever.
Trying to rebuild her life in Charlotte, she keeps her distance from anything that might reopen the wounds she’s worked so hard to survive. Then Detective Malachi Brooks enters her life, bringing questions, unexpected comfort, and feelings Tisha never planned to have.
As the past begins reaching into her present, Tisha realizes someone may be watching her—and that the danger surrounding her family isn’t over.
With fear pressing in and her heart slowly opening, Tisha must trust God with what she can’t control and decide whether love is worth the risk of running to forever.
Harmonizing with A Hitta (Hilltop Records Series Book 2) by Chyna Alexis
She didn’t want to be saved.
He didn’t want to save her.
Fate had other plans.
Lyric Harmoni has the voice, the talent, and now the major-label deal she’s always wanted. There’s just one problem: to secure her contract, she has to clean up her image and fake a relationship with the last man she’d ever choose.
Kru “Savage” Devine is an underground rapper fresh out of prison with a quiet temper and a past that refuses to stay buried. He has no interest in Lyric or her attitude, but when the label offers him a career-changing collaboration, he reluctantly agrees to play along.
They already can’t stand each other. She thinks he’s arrogant and controlling. He thinks she’s reckless and far too beautiful for her own good. Now they’re forced to work together, fake a romance, and live under the same roof while preparing for a showcase that could change both their careers.
But pretending to want each other gets harder when the chemistry starts feeling real. And when their carefully crafted fantasy begins exposing wounds neither of them has healed, Lyric and Kru will have to decide what scares them more: falling in love or walking away from it.
REGATTA: A Steamy Labor Day Novella (The Holiday Shorts) by DL White
For Odessa “Dess” Calloway, taking the wheel of the racing yacht Windfall is strictly business: a high-stakes opportunity to win the Labor Day Regatta and prove exactly what her former boss lost when he refused to recognize her worth.
Silas Corbin has every reason to resent Dess, but it doesn’t take long for him to recognize that his new captain knows exactly what she’s doing.
Respect comes grudgingly. Attraction comes much faster.
Forced to work side by side on a forty-two-foot boat, the two spend almost as much time testing each other as they do preparing for the race. The tension that starts on deck follows them below it, and what was supposed to be temporary becomes harder to dismiss with every day they spend together.
With the biggest race of the season ahead of them, Dess and Silas have to learn to trust each other on the water, and decide whether what they’re building is worth holding onto after they cross the finish line.
Regatta is a steamy standalone Labor Day novella featuring fierce competition, hard-earned trust, an open door, and a guaranteed happy ending.
Sweet Summer at The Vineyard by Nina Stewart
Marie Lawson came to Martha’s Vineyard for one month of peace, quiet, and absolutely no complications.
After closing the chapter on a thirty-year marriage, the fifty-two-year-old corporate attorney is finally doing something just for herself. A summer on the Vineyard filled with beautiful beaches, good food, new adventures, and enough time to figure out what comes next.
Then she books a sailing trip with Winston Harrington.
He’s forty, handsome, effortlessly charming—and definitely not part of Marie’s carefully planned fresh start.
What begins as one afternoon on the water turns into stolen glances, unexpected chemistry, long conversations, and island nights that end a little too soon.
Marie came to the Vineyard wondering what was next.
She never expected the answer might come with an easy smile, a sailboat, and twelve years between them.
But what if starting over isn’t about finding the woman she used to be…but discovering the woman she gets to become?
Sweet Summer at the Vineyard is a warm, feel-good romance about fresh starts, unexpected love, and the kind of summer you never want to end.
Give Me A Reason To Love You by Michay
Losing a parent isn’t easy, but someway, somehow London Bridges managed to get through. With an over bearing father, as a Chicago Police Officer, he expected nothing but the best from her. From being homeschooled, to finally getting out and seeing the real world, at twenty- one years old it seems her life is still controlled by her dad.
Rhyme Adam’s was a guy who I had to get it out the mud since he was young. From losing his mom at a young age the cycle continued with his brothers, then his grandma until he was left alone.
Rhyme wanted nothing more than to get the officers who killed his brothers. Even if that means getting the one person who helped him find peace.
London and Rhyme goes on a roller coaster to be together. That’s until it all comes to an end. Will London and Rhyme find true love within or will it come to a life or death situation?
Welcome Home by Mel Dau
Mazikeen Joy Phillips has built a life around keeping everything together, even as her own body slowly betrays her. Between demanding treatments, an uncertain future, and the quiet fear that love will always require more than she has left to give, she has learned how to survive without expecting anyone to stay.
Falcon Josiah St. Claire knows what it means to love someone through illness. Watching his mother battle a chronic disease taught him that strength is not always loud and devotion is not always easy. So, when he meets Mazikeen, he does not see a woman who needs saving. He sees someone worth standing beside.
What begins as an unexpected connection becomes a love tested by hospital rooms, unanswered prayers, impossible decisions, and the kind of hope that can feel cruel when life keeps changing the rules. As Falcon offers Mazikeen a place to rest, she must decide whether home is somewhere she can return to or something she is finally brave enough to build.
Stand on That by Natisha Raynor
Lavani Oakford has plans to enjoy her summer before locking in for fall. At twenty, she's doing okay for herself, but she knows there's more to life, and she has some important decisions to make. When the handsome Darius Artis eases his way into her life, she doesn't have dreams of fairytales and happily ever afters until he shows her that he's not like most. Darius dots every I and crosses every T, but there is no such thing as perfect. He warned her early on not to let the outside noise bother her, but Lavani soon learns that's easier said than done. A whirlwind romance turns into a serious relationship and that serious relationship causes a series of events to unfold that will forever change Vani.
Darius is mature for his age. He knows what he wants, and he's focused. He's a man of few words and would rather lead with actions. One of the most frustrating things he could ever encounter was choosing someone repeatedly. Loving them in a way he never loved anyone and having them act as if he's not being truthful. Love is complicated, and it can make people act out of character. One thing Vani and Darius learn the hard way is however you're acting, the way you're treating a person, when it's all said and done, you have to stand on it.
Risking it All by Tatum James
Zenia Morgan spent almost thirty years following someone else’s rules. From a young age, she was trained to be the perfect wife. Every decision she ever made had to be approved by her father. Every move she made followed their family’s strict rules. She was her father’s prized possession and number one leveraging asset, until the man she was promised to fell in love with someone else.
Overnight, Zenia went from being her father’s pride and joy to his greatest embarrassment, and a reminder of a failed alliance. Seven years later, her father finally finds a way to settle the debt. He sells his virgin daughter to the highest bidder. It doesn’t matter that he’s from one of the most despicable families in the mafia world. Deciding she has nothing left to lose, Zenia runs. Her only plan is to find the man who destroyed her life and make him pay.
Instead of finding the man who ruined her, she runs into Sawyer Ash, head of security at Cashville Resort and Casino. One unforgettable night changes the entire trajectory of their lives. When Sawyer offers her a job, a place to stay, and a chance to start over, Zenia discovers something she’s never had before—a life of her own. In this case, freedom comes with a hefty price tag.
As Zenia falls in love with the man who’s determined to protect her, the past she left behind refuses to let her go. Secrets unravel, loyalties are put to the test, and Sawyer discovers that the woman he vowed to love and protect isn’t exactly who she claimed to be. In the end, he’s faced with the decision of whether protecting her is worth walking back into the life he’d swore he left before. Sometimes love is worth the war.
A Woman Like Her: Sapphic Romance Novella by Symone West
The temp is only there for the week. But one moment in the CEO’s office blurs the line, and it just might lead to something more.
Finding Blue (Beauty From Ashes Book 4) by Dee LaSure
Blue Waters thought she had finally found her footing for the first time in years. She had a small circle of loyal friends, a promising relationship, and a life that looked wonderfully fulfilling from the outside. Even though things seemed good, there was still something missing. It was something she could no longer ignore: God.
When a major crisis struck her family, Blue fought tooth and nail to hold it together, and risked everything to protect the mother she loved so much. But when her efforts weren't enough, and her world began to unravel multiple threads at a time, she was forced into a dangerous reality she never saw coming. She knew without a doubt she couldn't escape on her own.
Spiritually broken, desperate, and running out of time, Blue had to confront the truth about who she was, what she believed, and face the God she had been avoiding.
From the moment Jordan Rivers saw Blue, he knew she was unique and highly unforgettable. His spirit told him she was his person, long before his flesh realized it. She was the kind of woman a man didn’t walk away from. But loving Blue meant stepping into the maelstrom of her life, which was an epic storm. He’d have to fight for her when she no longer had the strength to fight for herself.
With Blue’s life on the line, Jordan was in a race against time. He prayed to God to reach Blue before she was lost for good. But will Blue disappear into the same darkness she was trying to outrun?
Nothin' to Talk About by Anji Smith
Lyric has a plan.
Finish school. Get her degree. Build the life she wants.
Dancing at Club Velvet was never her dream it was simply a means to an end. Under the stage name Amor, Lyric makes the kind of money that keeps tuition paid and her future within reach. She has rules, boundaries, and absolutely no intention of letting the club or any man she meets inside it derail her plans.
Then she meets Boss.
Known in the streets as one of Pittsburgh's most powerful and respected men, Bishop "Boss" isn't used to being ignored. Women throw themselves at him, people move when he speaks, and questions about his life are rarely answered.
But Lyric isn't like everybody else.
One private dance turns into one unforgettable night, and what should've ended there quickly becomes something neither of them expected. The more Bishop pulls Lyric into his world, the harder it becomes for her to remember all the reasons she should stay away. Somewhere between late nights, unexpected tenderness, family introductions, and feelings neither of them planned for, their lines begin to blur.
But loving a man like Bishop comes with a price.
His world is built on power, loyalty, danger and secrets. And no matter how close Lyric gets, there are parts of him he refuses to let her see.
Lyric thought she knew exactly where her life was headed.
Bishop thought he could keep his worlds separate.
They were both wrong.
Because sometimes the person who turns your whole world upside down is the same person who leaves you questioning everything you thought was real.
And when the talking stops, Lyric may discover that Bishop's silence says more than any confession ever could.
Matchmaking Christmas by Toni Shiloh
Sometimes a second chance is wrapped in tinsel, mistletoe, and the conspiring of two daughters determined to reignite love.
When widow Regina Parker's daughter switches places with her best friend after school one day, Regina finds herself face-to-face with the one person she's been avoiding: Theo Evers, the high school boyfriend who shattered her heart. Regina has carefully built a new life for herself since moving back to Holly, California, and she has no intention of letting old heartbreak unravel it.
Single father Theo Evers thought he had his hands full managing the town's Christmas tree farm and raising his daughter after his wife abandoned them both. The last thing he needs is Regina back in his life--but now their daughters have become inseparable, and the scheming young matchmakers have other plans.
Determined to create the family they've always longed for, the girls orchestrate an elaborate strategy, secretly signing their parents up for every holiday activity in town. It's up to Theo and Regina to decide if they're brave enough to trust God's plan and risk everything for a second chance at the love that got away.
Butterfly 6: Phase 1 (Caterpillar) by Ashley Antoinette
Phase 1: Caterpillar
Butterflies are not born, they are made.
Morgan Atkins has survived heartbreak before, but nothing could prepare her for the season of her life where love is no longer the greatest thing she stands to lose. When Morgan is confronted with a devastating diagnosis, matters of the heart are forced to take a back seat to motherhood. Her children have always been her greatest blessing, but now her motherhood will become her greatest test.
As tragedy closes in from every direction, Morgan finds herself fighting battles no woman should have to face alone. Every answer uncovers another impossible choice. Every victory requires another sacrifice.
And this storm didn’t wait until she was ready, it slammed into her reality like a hurricane.
Before a butterfly can spread its wings, it must first endure the long, painful process of becoming. It must crawl through darkness, survive the pressure of transformation, and trust that the suffering has purpose.
Morgan has no choice but to do the same.
Welcome to The Butterfly 6 Experience, a conclusion told in three unforgettable, heart pounding, tear-jerking, immersive phases.
Phase One: Caterpillar is where the metamorphosis begins.
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