New Release Round-Up July 13th-19th
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Check out these new Black Romance releases from July 13th-19th.
Love, Restricted by Soleil
After a tumultuous relationship ends, Mycah Cooper leaves town in search of a fresh start. She arrives in Sunrise Valley, and the only thing on her mind is finding a job as she gets acclimated to her new environment. Getting wrapped up in another man is the last thing on Mycah's mind, but life has other plans.
Chief of police, Kairo Bishop is in over his head at work. He is in desperate need of an assistant. The no-fraternizing policy screams for Kairo to pass up the beauty who just rolled into town, but he is confident he won't violate the rule he's lived by for years.
Sparks fly, but Mycah and Kairo know they shouldn't cross the line. Love has a way of breaking all the rules, but is love worth jeopardizing their jobs? Or are they better off letting those feelings die?
Hook, Line + Star-Crossed: An Accidental Marriage Sports Romance (Atlanta Strikers Series Book 2) by T.L. Martin
Things I didn't have on this year's bingo card: accidentally marrying a stranger on a Las Vegas reality show.
But after ninety minutes talking to a voice through a wall, I was gone. No face. No name. Just a raspy British accent and the impossible feeling of being truly seen. As a nurse, I know what a cardiac event feels like. This was worse. So, I did what any "good church girl" with a buried wild streak would do: I said, “I do.”
We agreed to an annulment the next morning, but we lost track of each other before the ink was dry. I left Vegas without even knowing his last name.
Three months later, my mystery husband finally has a name, a face, and a global fan base. Luca Chidubem. Future captain of the Atlanta Strikers and—as it turns out—my ex's best friend. Now, he’s sidelined with a career-threatening injury and in desperate need of a live-in nurse.
Against every instinct I have, that nurse is me.
Forced proximity was never part of our agreement. Neither was a second chance. But I'm learning fast that Luca doesn't play by the rules. Even on the sidelines, he’s devastating, effortlessly dismantling my walls and learning my rhythm. Between the weight of our families and the expectations pulling us apart, I’m starting to wonder if "star-crossed" means doomed, or if some wins just have to be earned.
Repeatedly.
Rebooked For Us: A Premier Wings Romance by C. Monet
Ducane Simmons just won the biggest case of his career. Ready to celebrate, he books a trip to Infinity Island, looking forward to a few days away from the courtroom, the expectations, and everyone who wants a piece of him. What he doesn't expect is for the flight attendant assigned to his suite to be the one woman he never stopped loving.
Seven years ago, Skye Campbell walked away believing she was protecting the man she loved. Since then, she's built a career she loves, a life she's proud of, and become very good at carrying the weight of a decision nobody else understands.
One unexpected reunion forces them to confront everything they left behind. The years. The unanswered questions. The truth. And a love that never stopped asking for another chance.
They were always on the itinerary. Life just delayed the flight.
Get ready to board another Premier Wings romance.
GOTTI: In Love With A Made Man III by Nako
For Nina Marcelle, life has never been about choosing the easy road. As she settles into her role as the face of Marcelle & Co., she's determined to prove that she belongs in a world built long before she was born. With every boardroom victory comes another reminder that carrying a legacy isn't for the faint of heart.
Jiorgio Gotti knows that better than anyone. After years of protecting the people he loves from the shadows, he's finally allowing himself to imagine a future that isn't dictated by violence or sacrifice. Together, he and Nina embrace a new chapter filled with unforgettable moments, family traditions, and dreams that once felt impossible.
But legacies have a way of calling you home.
As old relationships are tested, new bonds are formed, and the weight of two powerful families continues to grow, Nina and Jio learn that every blessing comes with greater responsibility. While painful truths force them to confront the people they've become, they discover that love alone can't erase the past. Every choice they make brings them one step closer to the life they've always wanted...or one step closer to losing it.
For the first time, forever doesn't feel impossible.
In Part One, readers watched Nina and Jio fall in love. In Part Two, they chose love over everything. Now, in the highly anticipated third installment of GOTTI: In Love With A Made Man, they'll discover that while some love stories end with happily ever after...
Nina and Jio's is only just beginning.
A Halo Like a Frisbee by Mel Dau
Blake Maria Collins has spent years being everybody’s idea of a good woman who is responsible, dependable, and loyal. Because of her baby curation profession, most people assume she wears a halo over her head, but what they don’t realize is that halo has been taken off and tucked away more times than anyone can imagine. Beneath her polished exterior to the outside world and her ruthless one to the underworld, is a woman who’s tired of carrying the weight of her own expectations and loss.
Then there’s Scott “Scotty” Chad McLeod. An assertive, take-no-prisoners kind of man with enough charm to start trouble and enough Big D energy to enjoy every second of it. Scotty isn’t looking for love, and Blake definitely isn’t looking for a man determined to test her patience at every turn with a sexy smile. What starts as constant friction quickly ignites into an attraction neither of them can deny.
As secrets, old wounds, and outside drama threaten their peace, Blake learns that sometimes a woman has to stop worrying about the appearance of a perfectly polished halo. Sometimes she has to throw it like a frisbee and let it land wherever it may. In a world where loyalty is rare, love is complicated, and everyone has an opinion, Scotty and Blake discover that the strongest love stories aren’t about perfect people. They’re about flawed people choosing each other anyway.
Meet Me in Maui: A Fake Dating Romance by Vasalona Cooper
Marley Jacobs is all about her self-care trips. They’re a necessity when you work overtime as an editor-in-chief, have an overbearing mother, and are still recovering from a romance that nearly unraveled you. Her trip to Hawaii is supposed to be quiet. Restorative. Solo. But things change when she bumps into the one man she thought she’d never see again.
Othello Kingston, distinguished and infuriatingly handsome, regrets saying “yes” to being the best man at his estranged cousin’s wedding. They haven’t spoken in years and for good reason. Boarding the plane to Hawaii already feels like a mistake, until a pleasant surprise greets him before the flight ever leaves the ground.
When Marley and Othello’s worlds collide for the second time, neither of them can ignore the chemistry between them, although Marley wants to keep things strictly platonic. She can’t risk another heartbreak. But when Othello’s moment of panic draws them into a fake relationship, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur.
Alone With You by Faith J.
Oaklyn Bridges
When my best friend called to invite me to her birthday cabin trip in the mountains, it was an automatic yes. She promised me lots of shots and the chance to unwind from the pressures of being a highly sought after actress. What she forgot to mention was that the itinerary included a friend from my past that my heart had never forgotten, and before I can make an escape, a storm blows in, forcing me to sit with all the things I never got to say and him.
Jasoni Ward
When my sister told me she was planning a cabin trip for her birthday, the first question to come to mind was if Oaklyn would be there. I knew I had no right to ask after that one choice I was still regretting years later. I was willing to get on my knees and beg if that’s what it would take for reconciliation, but until now I’d never had the chance. So, with my sister’s help and a winter storm blowing in like God’s perfect plan, every second trapped with her would be used to get back the friend I’d lost.
Amaretto Sour After Dark (Drunken Summer Nights Book 3) by J.D. Southwell
Ivy Adams has always had a carefully calculated, foolproof plan for her life. Then, her ex-husband gets engaged just six months after their divorce… and suddenly, Ivy is the only one left standing still. With no backup plan for heartbreak, she does the unthinkable: books a solo trip to a summer resort, determined, for once, not to have everything figured out.
Elijah Short has never met a risk he wouldn’t take. Living fast and thinking later has always worked for him until one reckless fling leaves his business in shambles. With nowhere to go but away, Elijah takes a friend’s advice and escapes to an island resort, expecting nothing more than a temporary distraction.
Neither of them was looking for anything real.
But when a perfectionist desperate to let go meets a risk-taker finally forced to slow down, one unexpected summer might change everything.
Akemi: Sweet on a Curse (The Baptiste Sisters Book 4) by Rae Anderson
Akemi Baptiste knows how to turn beauty campaigns into desire. At Paramour & Co., softness is her strategy, language is her weapon, and control is the one thing she refuses to lose.
Then comes Taj Stephenson.
With ginger waves, rolled sleeves, sharp timing, and infuriating corporate charm, Taj challenges every idea Akemi builds and makes every argument feel too intimate for office hours. When his attention starts to feel like more than arrogance, Akemi sends the energy back doubled.
But magic has memory.
What begins as a protection spell twists into consequence, and the man Akemi wanted silenced becomes the one she can’t stop listening for. Between strategy meetings, sisterly warnings, heated arguments, and kisses that ruin every boundary left standing, Akemi must decide whether Taj Stephenson is the curse…
Or the sweetness waiting underneath it.
Dove by Egypt Cynaé
Florist, Dove Flowers needs an escape. A year has passed since her very public relationship humiliation occurred. Now that the first anniversary has rolled around, so have the rumors and her ex. She needs protection.
MMA champion, Reighvyn Bloom needs an escape. Managing doping allegations, the breakup with his supermodel girlfriend, and his mentally unbalanced mother’s return, all he wants is peace and to silence the noise.
One beach cottage. Two old childhood friends. A long overdue reunion may be what Dove and Reighvyn need to find peace, acceptance, and healing in each other’s arms.
But as they finally act on their years long mutual attraction, could their pairing be more damaging than therapeutic?
Choosing Us : A Love, Life & Happiness Spin-Off by Sheena Binkley
A Love, Life, & Happiness Spin-Off
Loving each other was easy…until life made it complicated.
Gina Watkins and Grant Dupree have been together for a while, and moving in together feels like the right next step. It’s something they both wanted…until reality starts to set in.
What seemed easy before doesn’t feel the same anymore. The little things turn into bigger issues, and the connection they once had starts to shift. Between work, stress, and trying to figure themselves out, they begin to question where they really stand.
Gina has to face what she truly wants out of life and love, while Grant struggles with the changes happening around him and within their relationship—especially when his past resurfaces.
Now, they’re left with a decision neither of them expected to make—do they keep trying to hold on to what they have, or walk away and focus on themselves?
Sometimes love isn’t just about staying…
it’s about choosing what’s best, even when it’s hard.
Right of Entry: A Black Love Second Chance Romance (Seasons in Leavenson Book 3) by Dominique Davis
It only took her one moment to break his heart. It only took him one summer to make her regret it.
Hope Thompson traded Leavenson for Manhattan after graduation, chasing the independence her hometown couldn't offer. When her parents ask her to oversee the renovation and sale of her childhood home, she intends to make it a quick trip. But her plans hit a snag when they hire the one contractor she never wanted to see again.
Wes Evans was the loner she once tutored, the boy who fell for her until she pushed him away. He's spent the last decade turning that heartbreak into a thriving business, and he's not about to let Hope undo it now.
But as the house comes apart at the seams, so does the distance between them. Working side by side, neither can keep ignoring what they've kept buried for ten years.
Hope knows how to walk away from Wes. She's done it before. What she doesn't know is how to survive doing it twice.
A Woman’s Worth 2 by Blake Karrington
Three women. Three worlds. One truth: a woman’s power hits different when she finally knows her worth.
In this explosive second volume of A Woman’s Worth, three unforgettable heroines step into the spotlight — each fighting for survival, success, and the right to define her own destiny. From high‑class hustles to family betrayal to FBI‑level danger, these women prove that strength comes in many forms… and every form is deadly.
In Pretty Hustlaz, the elite men of Charlotte think they’re running the city — until they meet the women who really hold the power. Behind the doors of Pretty Hustlaz Inc., beauty becomes currency, secrets become leverage, and the women who run the game do it with style, strategy, and zero apologies. But when the stakes rise and the spotlight gets too bright, even the baddest hustlaz must decide what’s worth protecting.
In How Does It Feel, sisters Paris and Samaya learn the hard way that family can cut deeper than any enemy. Betrayal, jealousy, and forbidden desire ignite a war between them that threatens to destroy everything they love. As old wounds reopen and new temptations pull them apart, the sisters must face the truth: healing takes courage… and revenge comes with a price.
In Deeper Than Love, FBI agent Ciara Valentine dives into Atlanta’s biggest bank‑heist case — only to find danger, desire, and deception waiting for her at every turn. When love collides with duty and the answers she needs hide behind the very people she trusts, Ciara must choose between protecting her heart or protecting her badge. And in the shadows of Pretty Hustlaz Inc., Dillon’s secrets threaten to explode, pulling everyone into a storm of lies, lust, and life‑changing consequences.
Together, these stories deliver a powerful message:
A woman’s worth isn’t defined by the world around her — it’s defined by the fire she carries inside.
If you crave bold heroines, messy love, dangerous secrets, and page‑turning drama, A Woman’s Worth: Volume II will have you locked in from the first chapter to the last.
I’ll Always Be There by Felix Cunningham III
The waiting is the hardest part, Elias knows better than anyone.
For years he has watched his wife, Mya, battle with needing a new heart. This is the woman that Elias has loved ever since they were in college together. Finally, a donor has been found.
Chase this flash fiction as some people love you with their presence.
Some people love you with their words.
Elias loves Mya the only way he knows how.
With everything he has.
Between Saturdays (Sideline, #1) by Samantha Pollack
He lost the love of his life and learned to survive it. She never had the love of her life and learned to live without it.
Between Saturdays is the story of what happens when two people who have both given up on the full thing find themselves standing beside each other every week.
Between Saturdays - Sideline Series, Book One
Shay Pansa moved from the Netherlands to Chicago with her five-year-old son and no intention of falling in love. She was rebuilding. Carefully. Quietly. On her own terms.
And then there was a soccer sideline.
And then there was Jiejorm Adomako.
He wasn’t looking either.
Two and a half years after losing his wife to cancer, Jiejorm has learned how to live inside structure. His two children, his company, and the rhythm of responsibility keeping his world moving forward. Focused on what he can control.
Until a woman he meets in passing says his name like she already knows him.
What follows is honest and complicated in all the right ways.
It is about Shay, a woman who knows exactly what she wants but has learned the cost of hoping. And Jiejorm, a man who is only beginning to understand that wanting again does not mean losing what he has already survived.
The Snake Inside Me by Amina Dean
A simple post on social media dove her headfirst into an arrangement that she never thought she’d find herself in and with a rapper at that.
With everything starting to close in and bills piling up, the unexpected came in and changed it all, but will it last?
Evie has to find out who she really is and what it is that her body craves without the influence of others telling her what she should and should not do.
When snakes slither into her life, she’ll have to find out if it was worth it to eat from the forbidden fruit, is it really the sweetest taste of sin? Or do the snakes that she let in wrap around her too tight and then swallow her whole?
Orlando: The Columbus Phantoms by Lovely Winters
Orlando “Lando” Carmichael never planned on settling down—not with the season he was having, not with the ghosts he carried, and definitely not with the reputation that followed him off the field. But when a single night with Joy Anderson changes everything, he’s forced to face a truth he didn’t expect:
He doesn’t want the world.
He just wants her.
Four months pregnant and determined to protect her peace, Joy isn’t asking Orlando for anything more than honesty and support. She’s been burned before—by family, by love, by loyalty that never went both ways. And when her vindictive cousin nearly ruins everything, Joy is left balancing motherhood, heartbreak, and the pieces of her self-worth.
Orlando refuses to let her face any of it alone.
As the Columbus Phantoms head into the off-season, Lando devotes himself to Joy with a sincerity nobody expected from the team’s former playboy.
But loyalty comes with a cost:
• A jealous cousin who wants Orlando for herself
• A woman from his past stirring up old drama
• A betrayal that tests Joy’s trust
• A secret about Lando’s family he never saw coming—he and Gage are twins
And as Joy’s pregnancy progresses, Orlando finds himself falling harder, fighting louder, and loving deeper than he ever has. When the truth finally comes out, and Joy’s world shatters at the worst moment, Orlando has one shot to prove that he’s not every other man who failed her.
He’s hers.
Messy, emotional, tender, and explosive—Orlando is a spicy sports romance that asks what love looks like when life gets real.
Because when destiny steps in, some stories aren’t just meant to happen…
They’re meant to change everything.
Dèja Brew: Pour Decisions by S. Courtney
Struggling coffee shop owner Remi's life is turned upside down by Jax, a charming but troubled man with a dangerous past. As their fiery romance brews, Jax secretly starts an illicit business in her shop to save it from ruin. When his lies are exposed by a jealous rival, Remi must decide if their love is strong enough to survive betrayal, violence, and the ghosts of Jax's former life
Right Your Wrongs by Tesa Erven
A quick, spicy, one-sitting romantic comedy about love, laughter, and second chances.
Who disappointed you today?
Nylah Hart runs an agency where you can file complaints against exes, ghosters, flaky friends, basically anyone who had you out here looking dumb.
But when she finds herself stuck between two very different men. One quiet and stable. The other loud and unforgettable. It’s her own heart that needs investigating.
Find out in Right Your Wrongs, a messy, hilarious, and sexy rom-com where closure is a service, but love is the hardest case of all.
Crowned in Blood: A Dark Romance (The Grim Legacy Series Book 1) by Madam Wise
Legacy has always demanded something from Obsidian Grim. Long before he understood the weight of his family name, decisions had already been made for him. Every promise. Every sacrifice. Every obligation. The Grim legacy wasn't something he inherited. It was something that slowly consumed him. Then he met Sundanz Halorin. For the first time, Obsidian saw a life beyond duty. A life built on love instead of obligation. A future that belonged to him instead of generations of people who came before him. But the Grim legacy doesn't release what belongs to it. As long-buried secrets begin clawing their way to the surface, Sundanz is forced to confront a truth she never imagined: the man she loves has spent years protecting her from a world she never knew existed. A world where power is inherited, loyalty is demanded, and every choice comes with a cost paid in blood.
Obsidian believed keeping Sundanz in the dark would keep her safe. Now the life they dreamed of together hangs in the balance. Because some legacies are carried. The Grim legacy carries you. And once it has your name... It never lets go.
With Her Baby on Her Back: A totally gripping and heart-wrenching historical novel by Suzette D. Harrison
Will she ever see freedom for her babies?
Mississippi, 1848. It’s a bright spring morning when enslaved midwife Zinnie is forced to begin an unimaginable journey: two thousand miles on foot. Her newborn baby is strapped to her back, her two little girls holding her hands, as she walks behind the slavers’ wagons.
Every mile brings blistered feet, aching limbs and the constant terror of what might happen to her children. But Zinnie carries an unbreakable determination to protect them. When they cross state lines, could it be her chance to fight for their freedom?
Texas, present day. Elementary school teacher and single mom Lynette is exhausted, balancing work, motherhood and life-changing decisions about her future. Then, while sorting through her grandmother’s attic, she discovers a sapphire brooch hidden among long-forgotten treasures.
The brooch unlocks an extraordinary family story of courage, sacrifice and a woman who refused to give up. As Lynette uncovers the truth about her ancestors, will it have the power to change her life forever?
Unbreak My Heart by Shantay Shanice
Some love stories are meant to last forever. Others are torn apart by a single mistake.
Naomi and Carter once believed they had the kind of love that could survive anything. They met in college, fell deeply in love, and built a life on promises of forever. Carter was everything Naomi dreamed of in a husband until one devastating betrayal shattered the trust they had spent years building.
Divorce gave Naomi the fresh start she desperately needed, and she vowed never to lose herself in love again. She healed, rebuilt her life, and learned to put herself first. But no matter how much time passed, one truth remained impossible to escape: Carter was her first love, and a part of her heart never truly let him go.
Haunted by the biggest mistake of his life, Carter has spent years living with regret. Losing Naomi didn't just cost him his marriage it cost him the future they were supposed to share. Now, an unexpected twist of fate forces the two back into each other's lives, and Carter is determined to prove that one terrible decision doesn't have to define the rest of his life. But forgiveness isn't the same as trust.
As old memories resurface and undeniable chemistry refuses to fade, Naomi must decide if opening her heart again is an act of courage...or the biggest mistake she'll ever make. Because sometimes love deserves a second chance but not every broken heart is willing to risk breaking twice.
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