Black Love and Friendship
In honor of Black History Month and Valentine's Day, check out these stories centering Black love and friendship! Annotations from NoveList, unless otherwise attributed. (Created January 2025)
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The Neighbor Favor
A shy bookworm enlists her charming neighbor to help her score a date, not knowing he’s the obscure author she’s been corresponding with, in this sparkling and heart-fluttering romance by Kristina Forest.
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Maame
A young British Ghanaian woman navigates her 20s and finds her place in the world.
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American Dreamer
Herrera’s entertaining first Dreamers romance is fueled by love, community, and plenty of Afro-Caribbean food. (Publishers Weekly)
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A Little Kissing Between Friends
Rising music producer Cyn Tha Starr enjoys her studio beats and flirty flings. However, her latest fling clashes with Jucee, her best friend and top dancer at Sanity. This makes Cyn see Jucee differently, leading to a risky romance. Can they navigate this without crashing, or is real love worth the risk?
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Real Men Knit
Determined to keep his late adoptive mother’s Harlem knitting shop open, one of four brothers accepts the help of a craft-savvy businesswoman who is hiding her secret crush on him.
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I'm So (not) Over You
The only reason unemployed journalist Kian Andrews agreed to meet his ridiculously wealthy ex-boyfriend at a local café in Boston is for answers to why they broke up. But before he knows it, Hudson Rivers convinces him to pretend they're still dating by bribing him with a job introduction, because Hudson's parents think Kian is the one good thing he has going for him. (Library Journal)
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The Romantic Agenda
Thirty, flirty, and asexual, Joy is secretly in love with her best friend, Malcolm, but she's never been brave enough to say so. When he unexpectedly announces that he's met the love of his life-and no, it's not Joy-she's heartbroken. Malcolm invites her on a weekend getaway, and Joy decides it's her last chance to show him exactly what he's overlooking. But maybe Joy is the one missing something...or someone...
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The Bookshop Sisterhood
Four close friends are working toward the grand opening of their Black-owned bookstore when each has their world upended, and they must band together--or risk losing the business and their friendships.
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It's Not All Downhill From Here
Confident that her best days are still ahead, a successful businesswoman relies on close friends and her resourcefulness when an unexpected loss turns her world upside down.
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Nightbloom
A novel about the unbreakable power of female friendship follows two estranged women in Ghana as they reconnect during a crisis.
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