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Romance African American Books

Books selected for readers looking for romance african american books.

58 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·2 crossover shelves·181% reader overlap with Romance Multicultural & Interracial Books

1. Sweet Little Hearts
Shanora Williams
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Contemporary Romance
2. No Ordinary Love
Myah Ariel
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Multicultural & Interracial Romance
3. The Art of Scandal
Regina Black, Mela Lee
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
4. August Lane
Regina Black, Bahni Turpin
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Fiction About Music
5. Token
Beverley Kendall, Jeanette Illidge
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
6. Summer's Echo
Wesleigh Siobhan, Winston James
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
7. Ties That Tether
Jane Igharo
Included for strong summer alignment with this romance african american list.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
8. Zora Books Her Happy Ever After
Taj McCoy
Included for strong love alignment with this romance african american list.
Shelf signal: Multicultural & Interracial Romance
9. The Davenports: More Than This
Krystal Marquis
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
10. Gold Coast Dilemma
Nana Malone
Fits this list for its focus on american and romance.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
11. The Art of Desire
Selena Montgomery, Stacey Abrams
Included for strong african alignment with this romance african american list.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
12. Seven Days in June
Tia Williams
Included for strong book club alignment with this romance african american list.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
13. Sex, Lies and Sensibility
Nikki Payne
Included for strong book club alignment with this romance african american list.
Shelf signal: Multicultural & Interracial Romance
14. A Ship Made of Paper
Scott Spencer
Fits this list for its focus on african and american.
Shelf signal: Marriage & Divorce
15. Courage to Love Again
Kimberly Brown, Ferdinand Bell
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
16. Follow Your Heart
Brenda Jackson, Ron Butler
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Second-Chance Romance
17. Ms. V's Hot Girl Summer
A.H. Cunningham
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino Women's Fiction
18. The Princess and the P.i.
Nikki Payne, Arissa Evans
Included for strong lovers alignment with this romance african american list.
Shelf signal: Women Detectives
19. All the Men I've Loved Again
Christine Pride, Kamali Minter
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Later-Life Romance
20. A Lowcountry Bride
Preslaysa Williams
Included for strong book club alignment with this romance african american list.
Shelf signal: Multicultural & Interracial Romance
21. Where We End & Begin
Jane Igharo
Fits this list for its focus on romance.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
22. A Little Kissing Between Friends
Chencia C. Higgins, Lauryn Nichols
Included for strong love alignment with this romance african american list.
Shelf signal: Bisexual Romance
23. The Best Man
January LaVoy, Jakobi Diem
Included for strong african alignment with this romance african american list.
Shelf signal: Black Romance
24. Foolish Hearts
Synithia Williams, Adenrele Ojo
Included for strong series alignment with this romance african american list.
Shelf signal: Second-Chance Romance