The African American Love and Life Experience
Explore the African American love and life experience through a curated list of powerful books. Discover stories of resilience, romance, and cultural heritage that celebrate Black voices and journeys.
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Slow Burn
by Ebony Farashuu
Serafina has the blues. Her soul mate lies on his deathbed while she struggles to maintain hope and remain true. Her best friend, Ayzha, is trapped in a marriage where intimacy is non-existent and the desire to cheat is overwhelming. Sexy, hilarious, and heartbreaking, Slow Burn follows two women as they pursue love, make love, lose love, and learn what true love and friendship really mean.
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This Fire Down in My Soul
by J. D. Mason
In Mason's explosive new novel, the ladies of Hope Filled Christian Center Church have more on their minds than saving their souls.
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Friends and Lovers
by Eric Jerome Dickey
Hailed as one of “the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century” (The New York Times), Eric Jerome Dickey captures the humor and heartache of modern love in this sexy, soulful tale. Attraction can be instant. So can the consequences. Just ask Leonard, Debra, Tyrel, and Shelby. Four friends with so much in common: They’re good-hearted, loyal, and vulnerable to the complicated state of relations between men and women. They’re all searching for love—or at least unqualified affection. Either way, their lives are about to change…. A witty, honest portrait of the choices we make in the search for happy ever after, Friends and Lovers chronicles the lives of four young Black people through the joy, laughter, and pain of not-so-everyday life.
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Flyy Girl
by Omar Tyree
As a young black woman motivated by material things, Tracey plunges into a world of violence, gratuitous sex, and lies, until heartbreak forces her to take a closer look at her own life, sexuality, and dreams.
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Soul Mates Dissipate
by Mary B. Morrison
In this sensual and bittersweet story of true love tested, Mary B. Morrison's soulful, sexy, and totally uncensored voice speaks right to the hearts of her readers, making her one of today's most exciting and original authors. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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A One Woman Man
by Travis Hunter
Bestselling author Travis Hunter is back with a novel about siblings, success, and what it means to be family as a man and women in trouble learn there is more to their older brother than meets the eye.
