It’s the season for love! Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. For teen readers and lovers of YA books, here’s a great list of romance novels by Black authors.
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1. Brewed with Love (Shelly Page | Joy Revolution | 2025)
2. The Love Interest (Helen Comerford | Bloomsbury | 2024)
3. The Davenports: More Than This (Krystal Marquis | Dial Books | 2024)
4. I Was Told There Would Be Romance (Marie Arnold | Little, Brown BYR | 2024)
5. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . . a LOVE story (Jason Reynolds | Atheneum Books | 2024)
6. Only for the Holidays (Abiola Bello | Soho Teen | 2024)
7. How to Lose a Best Friend (Jordan K. Casomar | MTV Books | 2024)
8. Prince of the Palisades (Julian Winters | Viking | 2024)
9. Love Requires Chocolate (Ravynn K. Stringfield | Joy Revolution | 2024)
10. With Love, Miss Americanah (Jane Igharo | Feiwel & Friends | 2024)
11. This Night Is Ours (Ronni Davis | Little, Brown BYR | 2024)
12. Daniel, Deconstructed (James Ramos | Inkyard Press | 2024)
13. Songs of Irie (Asha Ashanti Bromfield | Wednesday Books | 2023)
14. Love in Winter Wonderland (Abiola Bello | Soho Teen | 2023)
15. The Homecoming War (Addie Woolridge | Underlined | 2023)
16. My Week with Him (Joya Goffney | HarperTeen | 2023)
17. The Secret Summer Promise (Keah Brown | Levine Querido | 2023)
18. When the Vibe Is Right (Sarah Dass | Balzer + Bray | 2023)
19. You Bet Your Heart (Danielle Parker | Joy Revolution | 2023)
20. Rhythm & Muse (India Hill Brown | Quill Tree | 2023)
21. Her Good Side (Rebekah Weatherspoon | Razorbill | 2023)
22. Last Chance Dance (Lakita Wilson | Viking BYR | 2023)
23. NerdCrush (Alisha Emrich | Running Press Kids | 2023)
24. Whiteout (Dhonielle Clayton | Tiffany D. Jackson, et al | Quill Tree | 2022)
25. Somebody That I Used to Know (Dana L. Davis | Skyscape | 2022)
26. A Girl’s Guide to Love and Magic (Debbie Rigaud | Scholastic Press | 2022)
27. Love Times Infinity (Lane Clarke | Little, Brown/Poppy | 2022)
28. Zyla & Kai (Kristina Forest | Kokila | 2022)
29. Batter Royale (Graphic Novel) (Leisl Adams | Amulet Books | 2022)
30. Finding Jupiter (Kelis Rowe | Crown BYR | 2022)
31. Love Radio (Ebony LaDelle | Simon & Schuster BYR | 2022)
32. Love Is a Revolution (Renée Watson | Bloomsbury | 2021)
33. For All Time (Shanna Miles | Simon & Schuster BYR | 2021)
34. Charming as a Verb (Ben Philippe | Balzer + Bray | 2020)
35. Opposite of Always (Justin A. Reynolds | Katherine Tegen Books | 2019)
36. Now That I’ve Found You (Kristina Forest | Roaring Brook Press | 2021)
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