African American romance book series in reading order

by Pamela Yaye

by Deborah Fletcher Mello

by Zuri Day

Deborah Fletcher Mello writes African American romance, including contemporary romance and romantic suspense. The 50 catalogued books run from Take Me to Heart (2003) to Colton's Blizzard Hideout (2024). Mello's series include Stallion Brothers, Boudreaux Family, To Serve and Seduce, Just Desserts, Sultry Southern Nights, Bad Boys of Boulder and Sorority Detectives. Stallion titles in the list include Tame a Wild Stallion (2008) and To Love a Stallion (2008).

Pamela Yaye writes contemporary romance with African American characters; the subject list names African Americans, man-woman relationships, women teachers, single fathers and African American athletes. Twenty-nine books are catalogued, from Other People's Business (2007) to Charmed By You (2020), with The Trouble With Luv' (2007), Love T.K.O. (2008) and Games of the Heart (2009) among the earlier entries. Morretti Millionaires and Love in the Hamptons are the series listed. The books run to a median of 224 pages, and the run is marked likely complete.

Rochelle Alers, born August 7, 1943, is an American romance novelist who has also written as Susan James and Rena McLeary. The catalogue lists 95 books from Careless Whispers (1988) to A Maverick of Honor (2026). Subjects cover African American romance, contemporary and historical romance, widows and New Orleans. Series include Hideaway Legacy, Eatons, Wickham Falls Weddings, Cavanaugh Island, Blackstones of Virginia and Whitfield Brides. Hideaway (1995) is among the titles.

Farrah Rochon writes African American romance, with 42 books in the catalogue from Deliver Me (2007) to Be Prepared (2025). Release Me (2008), Rescue Me (2009), Huddle with Me Tonight (2010) and A Forever Kind of Love (2012) are among the earlier titles. Rochon series include Holmes Brothers, Moments In Maplesville, Bayou Dreams, New York Sabers Football, Boyfriend Project and Doggone Delightful. Subjects include single mothers, businesspeople, reunions, Louisiana and the restoration of historic buildings.

Brenda Streater Jackson, born February 2, 1953, is an American author of contemporary multicultural romance. Jackson was the first African-American author published in the Silhouette Desire line, and in October 2013 became the first African American to publish a 100th novel. The site lists 154 books from Tonight And Forever (1995) to Beneath The Dawn (2026). Madaris Family & Friends, Westmoreland Legacy, Forged of Steele, Catalina Cove and Grangers are among the series. Subjects include African American women, ranchers and romantic suspense.

Sherelle Green writes African American contemporary romance, with 61 books catalogued from 2013 to 2026. A Tempting Proposal (2013) is the first, followed by If Only For Tonight and Red Velvet Kisses (2014). Enticing Winter (2015), Falling For Autumn (2016) and Waiting for Summer (2016) come next, and A Miami Affair and Blue Sapphire Temptation date from 2017. Ruthless Pledge (2026) is the newest. Series include Crowne Legacy, Bare Sophistication, Naughty Season, Maverick Dynasty, Elite Event, To Marry a Madden and Dark Trinity. Chicago and secrets appear in the subject tags.

Sharon C. Cooper is a writer of African American romance and romantic suspense, with 50 books published between 2012 and 2026. Best Woman for the Job (2012) is the first catalogued title, and Still the Best Woman for the Job followed in 2013. Series include Atlanta's Finest, the Jenkins Family, Jenkins & Sons Construction and the Priestly Family. Subjects name African American women lawyers, architects, single fathers and women pediatricians. The newest title is Loving Her Enemy (2026).

Zuri Day writes contemporary romance featuring African American characters, with California and New Orleans among the recorded settings. The catalogue holds 35 books from Lies Lovers Tell (2008) to Champagne Taste on a Bad Boy Budget (2025), all credited to Zuri Day. Series recorded under the name are Drakes of California, Morgan Men, Eddington Heirs, Sin City Secrets, Blue-Collar Lover and Love in the Big Easy. Wine and wine making, family life and African American women singers appear among the subjects.

Cheris Hodges writes contemporary romance featuring African American characters. Recorded subjects also take in Christian romance, police, policewomen and mystery fiction. The catalogue holds 32 books from Searching for Paradise (2001) to Can't Hide Love (2022), all credited to Cheris Hodges, with Richardson Sisters and Southern Loving as the two recorded series. Titles include Revelations (2003), Cautious Heart (2004), The Business Of Love (2006) and Betting on Love (2009). No further title is scheduled.

Keisha Ervin writes urban fiction and African American romance. Thirty-eight books carry her name, published between Me & My Boyfriend in 2000 and The Untold Stories Vol. 2 in 2021. Chyna Black, Material Girl, Mina's Joint, India Black, Cam & Gray, McKinley's Journey, Cranes In The Sky and First Wives Club are among the series. Relationships, adultery and street life supply the material, and the 2010s were the busiest decade.

Sheryl Lister writes African American romance. Los Angeles settings, teachers, football players, singers, businesspeople and widowers appear among the recorded subjects. The catalogue lists 40 books from Just to Be with You (2014) to All My Sisters and Me (2026). Grays of Los Angeles, Grays Family & Friends and Sassy Seasoned Sisters are the three series under the Lister name, and Once Upon a Funeral is recorded in the character field. Lister is an ongoing author.

Lindsay Evans writes African American romance. Catalogue subjects record lawyers, businesswomen, business consultants, sculptors and false personation alongside man-woman relationships. Evans has 15 catalogued books published between 2013 and 2022, each credited to Evans alone, opening with Pleasure Under the Sun (2013) and closing with To Tempt a Husband (2022). Three series appear in the listing: Miami Strong, Professional Lovers and Clarks of Atlanta.

Alyssa Cole

25 books• 5 series

Alyssa Cole, born in 1982, is an American novelist who works across historical, contemporary, science fiction, mystery and thriller registers. Her characters carry a wide range of professions, from Civil War spies to present-day epidemiologists, and her romances cover both straight and gay relationships. The Loyal League follows Black agents during the Civil War; Reluctant Royals and Runaway Royals handle the contemporary side. Twenty-five books span 2014 to 2024, from Eagle's Heart to One of Us Knows.

Kianna Alexander writes romance, and the subjects include African American, multicultural and interracial, workplace, billionaire and sapphic romance. The catalogue holds 46 books from Skye's the Limit (2009) to A Cut Above (2025). Series include 404 Sound, Phoenix Files, Roses of Ridgeway, Climax Creek, Gentlemen of Queen City, Passionate Protectors, Southern Gentlemen, Sapphire Shores and Williamses Integrate LeDroit Park. San Diego also appears among the subjects. Other titles include Kissing the Captain (2012), Seducing Sheri (2013) and Loving the Lawman (2014).

Gwynne Forster writes African American contemporary romance, and African American families, mothers and daughters, adoptees and twins appear in the subjects. The catalogue counts 45 books published between 1995 and 2013. Sealed with a Kiss (1995) is the first, followed by Against All Odds (1996), Ecstasy (1997) and Naked Soul (1998). Harringtons and Sizzling Sands are the series, and Passion's Price (2013) is the last title.

Mary Monroe writes African American fiction about women, friendship and family life. The God Don't Like Ugly novels run through the catalogue, joined by the Mama Ruby books, the Lexington, Alabama and Wiggins novels, Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart and Neighbors. Monroe's catalogue holds 35 titles, from The Upper Room (1986) to Bad Seeds, with publication continuing into 2026.

Wahida Clark writes urban fiction about African American women, the men in their lives and the criminal economies around both. Thugs and the Women Who Love Them (2002) opens the Thug series, followed by Every Thug Needs a Lady, Thug Matrimony and Thug Lovin'. The Payback books, Golden Hustla and Urban Isis follow. Thirty titles make up the catalogue, which ends at Covid, Mayhem and Murder in 2023.

Niobia Bryant is an African-American novelist, born November 24 in Newark, New Jersey, who writes romance and mainstream fiction. Bryant has also written urban and crime fiction as Meesha Mink and young adult fiction as Simone Bryant. The 41 catalogued books begin with Admission Of Love (2000) and reach Breaking Their One Rule (2024). Series include Mistress, Strong Family, Cress Brothers, Hot In Holtsville, Friends & Sins, Dutton Sisters, Pace Academy and Passion Grove, with female friendship, adultery and South Carolina among the subjects.

Regina Hart is the author of the Brooklyn Monarchs and Anderson Family series, catalogued as African American romance. The 11 listed books run from Fast Break (2011) to Game Plan (2018), which carries the credit Patricia Sargeant. Keeping Score, Smooth Play, Trinity Falls, Harmony Cabins, Mystic Park and Wishing Lake are among the titles. Subjects include basketball teams, basketball coaches, family life and talent shows.

Beverly Jenkins

60 books• 11 series

Beverly Jenkins writes historical and contemporary romance with a focus on 19th-century African American life. Born in Detroit in 1951, Jenkins was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2013, and in 1999 the African American Literature Book Club named her among the top 50 favourite African American writers of the 20th century. The catalogue holds 60 books from Night Song (1994) to Calling All Blessings (2025), including the Blessings, Old West, Le Veq Family and Grayson Family series. Recorded subjects include mail order brides, Kansas, and city and town life.

Wayne Jordan writes African American romance. Musicians, singers, social workers and counsellors appear among the recorded subjects, alongside love stories and erotic romance. The Knight Trilogy is the named series, and three titles carry Knight in the name: One Gentle Knight (2007), To Love A Knight (2007) and Always A Knight (2008). Fifteen books are listed from Slow Motion (2005) to By Her Command (2021), with Embracing The Moonlight (2006), Midnight Kisses (2010) and I'll Stand by You (2013) among them.

K.M. Jackson writes contemporary romance with African American leads, and the recorded subjects run to television producers, public relations, dating shows, actresses and marriage. Two series carry the Jackson name: Unconventional Brides and Flirty Fashionistas. The 14 catalogued books open with Through The Lens (2012) and take in Bounce (2013), Insert Groom Here (2016), To Me I Wed (2017) and As Good as the First Time (2018). Jackson is the sole credit on all 14, and the last listed title arrived in 2021.