Word on the street is that folks believe that romance and yearning are dead. But those of us who read Black romance novels know that both are alive and well in the pages of our favorite books. As more ...

February is Black History Month and the month of love—so it’s the perfect time to support Black authors and dive into captivating stories that feature Black joy and love. And if you’re a romance ...

If you're a big fan of romance novels, then there's a pretty big chance that you've read or heard of Jasmine Guillory. Her debut novel, The Wedding Date, became an instant hit, and soon earned ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Illustration of three book covers: “Fake it Till You Bake it” by Jamie Wesley, “While We Were ...

When the Essence Festival of Culture celebrated its 30th anniversary in New Orleans earlier this month, organizers showcased a stellar lineup of Black romance authors — from trailblazing pioneers like ...

Less than three months after the release of her New York Times bestselling romance novel “This Could Be Us,” Kennedy Ryan confined herself to a hotel room with the hopes of completing its successor.

You know what they say: Write what you know. That’s probably why so many Black authors center their works around the Black experience—they heed this sage advice. When Black authors write what they ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. "Seeing Black women loved well and out loud and properly, that is the kind of joy we need right now," the bestselling author says Nathan ...

“If you don’t tell the story, it will easily be erased.” That message by author Victoria Christopher Murray powerfully summed up the motivation for writing stories that center Black women. As the ...

The group worked for decades to build the profile of the genre and its writers. Now romance fiction is booming — but the R.W.A. has filed for bankruptcy. What happened? By Robert Ito Romance novels ...