Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and if there’s one thing we love, it’s African-American authors. This year is the perfect chance for you to fall in love with some old favorites and to find a few new Christian, mainstream and romance authors. Here are a few we love. Please note, this article contains affiliate links.
Stacy Hawkins Adams
Why you’ll love her: She has a way with words and storytelling
Check out: Winds of Change series, as well as her novel, Watercolored Pearls
A.C. Arthur
Why you’ll love her: Her romances offer intriguing plots, and her young adult novels take on the paranormal.
Check out: The Donovans series, including her latest, The Donovans, Volume II
Angela Benson
Why you’ll love her: Her characters and stories are real and relatable
Check out: Genesis House series, and preorder her upcoming release, The Summer of Me
ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Why you’ll love her: She consistently delivers great stories
Check out: Amen series featuring Rachel Jackson Adams, as well as her latest novel, Mama’s Boy
Francine Craft
Why you’ll love her: Her contemporary romances will make you happy
Check out: Never Without You Again
Angie Daniels
Why you’ll love her: She’s not afraid to write what’s on her mind
Check out: The Beaumont series, including her latest, Breathless
Bettye Griffin
Why you’ll love her: She shows us real-world romance
Check out: From this Day Forward
Vanessa Davis Griggs
Why you’ll love her: She deftly incorporates the spiritual into real-life issues
Check out: Blessed Trinity series, including The Other Side of Divine
Donna Hill
Why you’ll love her: Whether you’re interested in romance, women’s fiction, chicklit or mysteries, she’s got you covered.
Check out: The Lawsons of Louisiana series, as well as her latest novel, Murder in the Aisles, which is under her pen name, Olivia Hill.
Piper Huguley
Why you’ll love her: She brings African-American history to life with her 20th century tales
Check out: Home to Milford College series, including her latest, The Representative’s Revolt
Brenda Jackson
Why you’ll love her: She creates stories that make you want to fall in love
Check out: Westmoreland series, including her latest Bane
Norma Jarrett
Why you’ll love her: Her books will remind you of hanging out with your girlfriends
Check out: Sunday Brunch series, including her latest, Bridal Brunch
Beverly Jenkins
Why you’ll love her: She’s the pioneer and queen of African-American historical romance, and her modern-day stuff will hook you
Check out: Forbidden, her latest historical romance
Wayne Jordan
Why you’ll love him: He’s one of the few men writing romance, and he does it oh so well.
Check out: The Knight Trilogy, including One Gentle Knight
EN Joy
Why you’ll love her: Her books offer drama—with a message
Check out: Forever Divas series, including her upcoming, One Sunday at a Time
Tia McCollors
Why you’ll love her: Her Christian fiction stories have a realness that is unmatched
Check out: Days of Grace series, including the most recent one, Monday Morning Joy
Rhonda McKnight
Why you’ll love her: Her Christian fiction stories just seem to get better and better
Check out: A Good Samaritan novella, Righteous Ways
Vanessa Miller
Why you’ll love her: Her stories minister to readers
Check out: Rain series, including Through the Storm
Stephanie Perry Moore
Why you’ll love her: She is one of the few authors writing Christian fiction for kids and young adults
Check out: Swoop List series, including Give It Up
Victoria Christopher Murray
Why you’ll love her: She has a gift for storytelling and a way with words
Check out: Lady Jasmine series, as well as her latest novel, Stand Your Ground
Kendra Norman
Why you’ll love her: She pens stories that could happen every day
Check out: Solomon series, including Song of Solomon
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Why you’ll love her: She delivers powerful stories of family and friendship
Check out: The Reverend Curtis Black series, as well as her latest novella Best Friends Forever
Pat Simmons
Why you’ll love her: Her inspirational romances include genealogical subplots
Check out: The Jamieson Legacy series, including The Confession
Maureen Smith
Why you’ll love her: She writes several genres, and she does them all well
Check out: Wolf Pack series, including her latest, This I Promise You
Michelle Stimpson
Why you’ll love her: Her books are relatable and will have you laughing out loud
Check out: Mama B series, as well as Stuck on You, the first book in her Stoneworth series
Kim Cash Tate
Why you’ll love her: She does not shy away from tough subjects and tells them in a way that leaves you wanting more—of a relationship with God and more of her stories
Check out: Hidden Blessings
Jacquelin Thomas
Why you’ll love her: She writes Christian fiction and romance in a way that no one else can
Check out: The latest installment in her Jezebel series, Jezebel’s Daughter
Tiffany L. Warren
Why you’ll love her: She writes great characters
Check out: Using Lies as Alibis series, as well as her latest novel, When Trouble Comes
Lisa Watson
Why you’ll love her: Her characters are memorable and fun
Check out: The Match Broker series, including her latest Love by Design
Pamela Samuels Young
Why you’ll love her: Her legal thrillers spotlight people of color in a way rarely seen
Check out: Vernetta Henderson series, including her latest, Lawful Deception
What authors have you fallen in love with and why?
Great list and graphic 🙂
Great list and graphic 🙂
Awesome list, I am honored to say I have read all author except one. Going to look up her works another new author for 2016.
Awesome list, I am honored to say I have read all author except one. Going to look up her works another new author for 2016.
Great List, THANKS!!
Great List, THANKS!!
I’m honored to be included on the list, and in such great company! I have read and enjoyed many of the work of the other authors mentioned.
I’m honored to be included on the list, and in such great company! I have read and enjoyed many of the work of the other authors mentioned.
Thank you! Feel blessed!
Thank you! Feel blessed!
It’s awesome to be mentioned in the same breath as these other amazing authors. Thank you so much!
It’s awesome to be mentioned in the same breath as these other amazing authors. Thank you so much!
You are EXTRA EXTRA special, awesome, & terrific! Thanks so much, Chandra!!!
You are EXTRA EXTRA special, awesome, & terrific! Thanks so much, Chandra!!!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for including among these awesome writers.
Thank you for including among these awesome writers.
This is an awesome list, Chandra. Thanks for compiling it. I hope you don’t mind, I shared it on FB and Twitter.
This is an awesome list, Chandra. Thanks for compiling it. I hope you don’t mind, I shared it on FB and Twitter.
Amen
Amen
??Thank you these are great authors some I’ve read and others you’ve just introduced me to, keep up the great work ?
??Thank you these are great authors some I’ve read and others you’ve just introduced me to, keep up the great work ?
You’re welcome, Alfrieda. Enjoy.
You’re welcome, Alfrieda. Enjoy.
Glad you like it, Chanta, and thanks for sharing. I appreciate it.
Glad you like it, Chanta, and thanks for sharing. I appreciate it.
You’re welcome, Rhonda.
You’re welcome, Rhonda.
You’re wlecome, Michelle.
You’re wlecome, Michelle.
Thanks, Vanessa. That is so kind of you to say.
Thanks, Vanessa. That is so kind of you to say.
You’re welcome, E.N. Joy.
You’re welcome, E.N. Joy.
You’re welcome, Norma.
You’re welcome, Norma.
Well deserved, Bettye.
Well deserved, Bettye.
You’re welcome, Barnedia.
You’re welcome, Barnedia.
Why am I not surprised, Toni? Enjoy your new author.
Why am I not surprised, Toni? Enjoy your new author.
Thank you, Jackie.
Thank you, Jackie.