Maryse

There’s been great demand for this list, wanting more books with an interracial romance theme, AND a master-list of all of our favorites for us to pick and choose from, and we’re on it!! We’ve already got quite a few awesome recommendations but I want to add to it.

I wanna make it HUGE!!

LestaGirl: People always overlook inter racial romance! Can we please have a bit more representation up in here

Linda: I would love to read an inter-racial couple’s love story.

Teehee456: I love all the books but what I really hope for in her New species book is a woman that is African American or even not just black but Hispanic or both even idk she is a great author I love the series hope to read another soon

Chinny: Please can I get African American romance books or those with diverse characters. I’ve been reading since I was a teenager but lately I have no desire to cos most books reflect one race. Tbh, I did not mind earlier in my life but now I sorta do.

READER RECOMMENDED INTERRACIAL ROMANCE BOOKS:
Behind the Bars (Music Street Series) by Brittainy C. Cherry <– A HUGE favorite in our crew!!

Leslie M: Behind the Bars by Brittainy Cherry
THIS. BOOK. *shakes head in disbelief* This is not a typical Leslie book. This is a rip your heart out multiple times/ugly cry so much your eyes are puffy type book. It is so emotional it makes It Ends With Us look like childs play. (the story is nothing like IEWU, except the hiccuping sobs it gave me)

This is a must read for all you book masochists. Seriously guys….YOU HAVE TO READ THIS!! I don’t even like depressing books and this sucked me in.

Now it is a dual POV, but I promise you, there is no angst lost. I don’t want to say too much but this is a super powerful and emotional read. Please do a BR sometime so I can chime in on it and talk spoilers.

Jean: LESLIE!!!!! YOU WERE SO RIGHT ABOUT BEHIND THE BARS!!!! YES, I’M SCREAMING!! YOU GUYS HAVE TO READ IT…..JUST SIMPLY AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! …Amazing! You MUST read this book! It’s heartwrenching and beautiful and gah!!!! Just read it! Seriously!

Leslie M: Ok, so Jean is gushing to me about how much she loved Behind the Bars and instead of squeeing what do I do? Bawl! Yup, cried like a baby remembering the emotions of that beautifully heartbreaking story. Jeesh! I need to get a grip. And yes, everyone who likes the tearjerkers needs to read it.

Jenn: “Behind the Bars” actually I finished it this morning. I do not know how that was the first book I have ever read my this author. She is a word wizard that one. I fell hard for Elliott; and fell completely apart reading this book . LOVED IT and not an easy loved it….but definitely earned.

Michele G: Oh yes …I finished Behind the Bars. It was a great book. I haven’t reviewed it yet but it will probably be a 4 1/2 star for me.
Tessa: I was up late last night finishing Behind the Bars by Brittany C.

Cherry. GAH, so good, though there was a very heartbreaking part.

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory <— Kathy is happy about these Goodreads choices:

I did enjoy the Wedding Date. It is an interracial romance that takes place in the Bay Area/LA and since I am originally from the Bay Area it made it for interesting to read. Her new book is on this list. Loved the The Kiss Quotient

The Hard Count by Ginger Scott <— Kathy P recommends this one, too!

Kathy P: One more to add is The Hard Count by Ginger Scott. Great book!

Tessa: I finished reading Hard Count by Ginger Scott. Sooooo good. It had that hate to love thing, a strong set of secondary characters, and the book was way more than a romance or a football story. I have yet to be disappointed by this author.

Jaime: I finished The Hard Count this morning. Really lovely story with some themes that are really relevant – especially this week. A five star read for me.

Lady Luck (Colorado Mountain Series Book 3) by Kristen Ashley <— The author told us that the hero was inspired by “The Rock” *swooooooons* P.S. Here’s my 5-STAR Book Review

Diana: My most fav absolute coveted book memorabilia is my autographed copy of Lady Luck by Kristen Ashley because that is my fav book in the whole world so when that book was published I went bonkers.

Kirstyn: Ty from Lady Luck by Kristen Ashley. Makes me want to read it again right now!

Jennifer: I hated then LOVED Ty from Lady Luck by KA. Although several of her characters fall into this catagory for me! She seems to always be able to pull such emotion from her readers. She is an Amazing author!

Tamika: …something about Ty from Lady Luck that I can’t resist. The strong quiet ones always get to me.

Jan has some for us! She says:

I’m in lerve with Nia Forrester’s romances about African-Americans. I just read and enjoyed the new one, Snowflake, which was kinda NA as well. But I prefer her books about more mature couples.

The Commitment series is fabulous. My favs are probably Afterwards & Afterburn (2 connected books) plus The Fall (owym). The Come Up is good too. IMO she is one of the best CR writers out there. You just get so sucked in to the lives of her characters.
I agree about Ty too. 

Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren has a Korean-American H.

The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran has a H who is part Indian/part English. (HR)

Natasha M: I cannot recommend Nia Forrester enough. Her style of writing is so smooth and real. She’s an auto-buy for me. Mariana Zapata too.

Jan: Ooh I’m loving seeing more Nia Forrester fans. She’s a fav of mine and I feel like not enough people know how great her books are.

The Director and Don Juan: The Story Sisters #2 (The Blueberry Lane Series) by Katy Regnery <— Jan found us this one!

Jan: The Director and Don Juan by Katy Regnery. Alice falls for Carlos, a Puerto Rican guy who works for her.

The Seduction of Dylan Acosta: A Novel (The Acostas Book 1) by Mia Forrester <— Jan recommends this one too!

Jan: Also by Nia Forrester, The Seduction of Dylan Acosta, about a Dominican baseball player who is in NY to play for the Mets. He falls in love with Dylan who is (I think) African American. It’s a little while since I read it so not totally sure, but it’s definitely got the Dominican connection. The sequel/companion book, The Education of Miri Acosta (The Acostas Series Book 2), is about a young Dominican-American woman who also falls for a Dominican baseball player who’s joined the Mets.

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