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Black Witch Magic by Mila Nicks
Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Paranormal Mystery - Contemporary Romance Representation: Full figured Black lead, diverse cast, queer bestie,...
Nov 23, 20213 min read
The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa
Pub Date: April 2022 Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Representation: Interracial Romance (main), Brazilian-American,...
Nov 22, 20212 min read
The Conductors by Nicole Glover
Rating: 4 stars Genre(s): Historical Fiction, SciFi/Fantasy, Mystery, Romance Representation: Black characters, transgender man, racial...
Oct 22, 20213 min read
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Rating: 4 stars Genre: YA Fantasy - Romance (Paranormal/Spiritual) Themes: Transgender identity, acceptance, transphobia,...
Oct 19, 20212 min read
We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Queer, Sapphic, Latinx Content Warnings: Violence & Gaslighting Description In this...
Oct 13, 20212 min read
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
Rating: 4 stars Genre: Romance Spice: 🔥🔥🔥 (out of 4) Representation: Fat-positive, sex-positive, dyslexia Description: Marcus...
Sep 11, 20210 min read
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
Rating: 4 stars Genre: Romance Description: When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she...
Sep 8, 20212 min read
How Moon Fuentez fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Rating: 4 stars Genre: YA Romance (w/magical realism) Description: The Hating Game meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in this...
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Latinx Heritage Month
September 15 - October 15 Before I dive into my book recommendations, I just want to provide more information on this month and the...
Sep 3, 20214 min read
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance [Second-Chance] Description: Seven days to fall in love, fifteen years to forget, and seven...
Aug 27, 20213 min read
Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma
Rating: 4 stars Genre: YA Romance Description: Radha is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest kathak dancers in the world... until...
Aug 26, 20212 min read
Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton & More
Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Young Adult Romance Description "A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown...
Aug 8, 20212 min read
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance Description: That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love...
Aug 5, 20212 min read
Sweethand by N.G. Peltier
Rating: 3.5 Stars Spice: 🔥 Description: After a public meltdown over her breakup from her cheating musician boyfriend, Cherisse swore...
Jul 25, 20212 min read
American Dreamers by Adriana Ferrera
Rating: 5 stars Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Description: No one ever said big dreams come easy For Nesto Vasquez, moving his Afro-Caribbean food...
Jul 24, 20212 min read
Mangos & Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera
Rating: 3.5 stars Genre: Romance (Novella) Spice: 🔥🔥🔥 Description: "Kiskeya Burgos left the tropical beaches of the Dominican Republic...
Jul 20, 20212 min read
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
Rating: 5 stars My hand holding a hardcover copy of Instructions for Dancing in front of a green forest. Description: "Evie Thomas...
Jul 11, 20213 min read
While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory
Rating: 4 stars Description: “Ben Stephens has never bothered with serious relationships. He has plenty of casual dates to keep him busy,...
Jun 27, 20212 min read
It Had To Be You by Georgia Clark
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Description: “Five romantic couples. Two wildly different wedding planners. One spectacular city. For the past...
Jun 14, 20212 min read
Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Synopsis: “A romantic, heart-felt, and whimsical YA novel about letting go of the past, figuring out what you...
Jun 6, 20213 min read
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