Below is a list of the African-American books on sale during the month of SEPTEMBER 2021. Click on the title for our review of the book. Click on BUY to purchase.
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| MISSING AT CHRISTMAS - K. D. Richards West Investigations (Book #2) Harlequin Intrigue BUY (24 August) Reviewer: Wayne Jordan | Rating: A ROMANTIC SUSPENSE |
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| Private investigator Shawn West is stunned when the attack victim he rescues is Addy Williams—the one woman he never forgot. She’s turning a quiet upstate New York town inside out to bring her missing sister home by Christmas. Shawn offers to help if she'll provide a cover for his own investigation into a suspicious company in town, but can they work together to find Addy's sister…or are they already too late. | |
| TRACING A KIDNAPPER - Juno Rushdan Behavioral Analysis Unit (Book #5) Harlequin Intrigue BUY (24 August) Reviewer: Wayne Jordan | Rating: A ROMANTIC SUSPENSE |
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| FBI agent Madeline Striker’s new case feels deeply personal. The kidnapped daughter of tech CEO Jackson Rhodes is the same age her sister was when she was abducted. The kidnap specialist’s fierce determination to rescue Jackson’s child forges a powerful bond between them, but they can’t allow their intense attraction to divert their focus. Because a vindictive enemy is threatening the child’s life. | |
| THE ROYAL MESS - Angela Seals Modern Day Socialite (Book #1) Independently Published BUY (24 August) Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |
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| Uneventful. Boring. A Mess ... that was my life until he came along. He was nothing like the man of my dreams and everything my father despised. Yet, I want him. Secrets are unveiled, danger surrounds us, and my life hangs in the balance. Can our love survive the test? Or will the mistakes of the past ruin our future forever? | |
| BLIND DATE WITH THE SPARE HEIR - Yahrah St. John Locketts of Tuxedo Park (Book #2) Harlequin Desire BUY (24 August) Reviewer: Cheryl McNeil | Rating: B+ CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |
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| PR agent Elyse Harper finally has a way into Atlanta’s powerful Lockett family. Julian Lockett is being pressured to settle down! Dating Julian is Elyse’s chance to prove the Locketts swindled her father out of his share of their football dynasty. The easy part of her plan? Playing lovers with the playboy. There’s no need to pretend because Julian’s the sexiest man Elyse has ever met. The hard part? Keeping her mind on her goal once she’s in Julian’s bed… | |
| SHE GETS WHAT SHE DESERVES - Denise N. Wheatley Love Connection (Book #3) Tule Publishing BUY (7 September) Reviewer: Jennifer Copeland | Rating: B+ CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |
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| Tina Webb had given up her dreams of becoming a primo ballerina that pirouetted in front of an audience of hundreds of people long ago. Having a beau to share her life with was a lost cause too. So, she poured her heart and soul into her dance studio. Instructing young girls who still held onto their dreams, in hopes they could see them realized the way she hadn't. | |
| A BLUES SINGER TO REDEEM HIM - Elle Jackson Harlequin Historical BUY (24 August) Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A HISTORICAL ROMANCE |
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| Evelyn Laroque’s performances at Lorenzo De Luca’s Kansas City blues club draw even bigger crowds than his bootleg whiskey. And every time he hears her voice, Lorenzo falls a little harder for the achingly beautiful blues singer. When Evelyn becomes a target for the KKK, Lorenzo faces an impossible choice. Will this son of a gangster turn to the mob if it’s the only way to protect the woman he loves? | |
| A DELICIOUS DILEMMA - Sera Taíno Harlequin Desire BUY (24 August) Reviewer: Diertra Thomas | Rating: B+ CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |
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| Val Navarro’s first mistake: going out dancing after a bad breakup when the chef should be focused on her family business. Her second mistake? Thinking the handsome, sensitive stranger she meets could be more than a rebound – until she discovers he’s Philip Wagner of Wagner Developments. His father’s company could shut down her restaurant and unravel her tight-knit neighborhood. When Philip takes over negotiations, Val wants to believe he has good intentions. But is following her heart a recipe for disaster? | |
| KILL FOR YOU - Kia D. Richards Simon & Schuster BUY (16 September) Reviewer: Wayne Jordan | Rating: A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER |
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| Twelve years ago, a devastating hit and run nearly killed Zenyia Washington, taking away the thing she cared about most in the world – her ability to play music. After working hard to start over, she’s beginning a new chapter in her life and opening her own music therapy practice. When the driver who destroyed her life is found brutally murdered, his body left slumped on a bench at her workplace, Zenyia becomes the prime suspect in the case | |
| THE POINT OF IT ALL - Sean D. Young Love Connection (Book #3) Young Creations Publishing BUY (1 September) Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |
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| Tina Webb had given up her dreams of becoming a primo ballerina that pirouetted in front of an audience of hundreds of people long ago. Having a beau to share her life with was a lost cause too. So, she poured her heart and soul into her dance studio. Instructing young girls who still held onto their dreams, in hopes they could see them realized the way she hadn't. | |
| SECRETS OF A ONE NIGHT STAND - Niama Simone Billionaires of Boston (Book #2) Harlequin Desire BUY (24 August) Reviewer: Shirley Fleming | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |
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| Finding out her previous one-night fling is her new boss is the shock of Mycah Hill’s lifetime. She can’t say no to being VP for software CEO Achilles Farrell—she’s finally made her career dream come true. But knowing he’s so close… It’s only a matter of time before she’s back in his arms. It can’t end well. Achilles’s tortured family history means he’s not up for sticking around long-term. But Mycah’s surprise pregnancy is about to change everything… | |
| THRONE OF A PHARAOH - Sherelle Green Crowne Legacy (Book #5) Independently Published BUY (31 August) Reviewer: Cheryl McNeil | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |
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| She walked into the room like she owned it, demanding that I pay attention before she even voiced a word. When faced with the brown beauty, I almost forgot my number one rule: Trust No One. It’s something I remind myself daily. We all have an addiction and if I’m not careful, she’ll become mine. I can’t afford any distractions right now, especially when my latest obsession has secrets that can do more harm than good. | |
| A KISS TO REMEMBER - Niama Simone Rose Bend (Book #1.5) HQN Books BUY (24 August) Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |
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| Remi Donovan doesn’t know what possessed Declan Howard to sidle up to her desk and ask for a kiss—but she’s not about to turn him down. After all, she’s had a secret crush on the sexy-as-sin wealth manager ever since he set foot in Rose Bend two years ago. Still, why steal a kiss from a small-town librarian when a man like Declan could have any woman he wants? | |
| DESPERATE MEASURES - Brenda Jackson Men of Action (Book #2) Madaris Publishing BUY (21 September) Reviewer: Brenda Larnell | Rating: A COMTEMPORARY ROMANCE |
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| WHEN DANGER ARRIVES, REAL MEN TAKE ACTION Dakota (Dak) Navarro, wealthy entrepreneur, international playboy and jet-setter, arrives in Miami for the wedding of his friend, Andrew Logan. He is hoping to see Dr. Amelia Courson, the woman he met two years earlier at another wedding - that of his good friend and her brother, Stonewall Courson. | |
