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African American Fiction July 2025 |
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Plus size player by Danielle Allen"Bestselling author Danielle Allen brings another steamy, witty novel about finding the perfect partner-and how sometimes what you're looking for is right in front of you. Nina Ford doesn't like to put all her eggs in one basket. She works multiple jobs, she enjoys multiple hobbies, she dates multiple men. In her thirty years of life, Nina has never come across a man who has all the things she's looking for. She loves fun and excitement-and she has a man for that. She loves confidence and humor-and she has a man for that. She's always been content rotating a few men in and out of her life to get her needs met. But when Russell Long, her designated "Fun Guy", shows her that he's good for more than just thrills, it seems too good to be true.
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The catch
by Yrsa Daley-Ward
Long estranged after being adopted into different families, twin sisters Clara and Dempsey encounter a woman identical to their vanished mother who seems to have lived a childless life, and their opposing views on her true identity push them toward a confrontation.
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Something in the Water by Phyllis R. DixonAs director of an award-winning investigative news radio show, Billie Jordan is used to dealing with trouble. But when the radio station is sold, she’s suddenly jobless and in need of money to help her son recover from an accident-related opioid addiction. When her husband gets a professorship at an HBCU in his hometown, Billie makes the best of their move South. All seems well—until severe storms cause massive destruction and contaminate the town’s water supply—making it unsafe to drink.
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Unlikely neighbors by Renee Daniel Flagler"Holland Davenport is ready to go beyond her small-town existence. Her plan involves moving into an apartment in Charleston--not inheriting a run-down brownstone in Brooklyn from a relative she never knew. Yet in a burst of daring, Holland meets the challenge head-on, moving to New York to learn more about her family and renovate the place. Add to that a gorgeous next-door neighbor who turns out to be a board member at her new job, and she's definitely out of her depth. Noble Washington is the successful CEO of a company he spent a decade building. But his carefully ordered life begins to unravel the second he meets fiery social worker Holland--and spends one unforgettable night with a woman who should be off-limits."
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These heathens : a novel
by Mia McKenzie
Seeking an abortion in 1960s Atlanta's seventeen-year-old Doris Steele is exposed to a world of activism, celebrity, and self-discovery, while questioning her own desires amid the influence of her favorite teacher, her childhood best friend, and a swirling cast of urbanites.
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