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He's not like other dukes…
Paris, 1889
Physician Aurora Montalban Wright takes risks in her career, but never with her heart. Running an underground women’s clinic exposes her to certain dangers, but help arrives in the unexpected form of the infuriating Duke of Annan. Begrudgingly, Aurora accepts his protection, then promptly finds herself in his bed.
New to his role as a duke, Apollo César Sinclair Robles struggles to embrace his position. With half of society waiting for him to misstep and the other half looking to discredit him, Apollo never imagined that his enthralling bedmate would become his most trusted adviser. Soon, he realizes the rebellious doctor could be the perfect duchess for him. But Aurora won’t give up her independence, and her secrets make her unsuitable for the aristocracy.
When dangerous figures from their pasts return to threaten them, Apollo whisks Aurora away to the French Riviera. Far from the reproachful eye of Parisian society, can Apollo convince Aurora that their bond is stronger than the forces keeping them apart?
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R&R Reads\ \ Ebony\ \ • Feb 20 2025
🍃✨2025 Anticipated Releases PART TWO
🍃✨2025 Anticipated Releases PART TWO
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…some of these do feel like speculation but aye…the post is already up. 🤷🏾♀️don’t get mad at me get mad at Goodreads…and then delete it and download StoryGraph to support a black owned business😉
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Jan 20
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\ \ I'm finally ready to share my pics for my 2025 bookish awards! These are some of the books I was most entertained by last year and I hope y'all will give them a try.\ \ The award for "Book I Couldn't Put Down" goes to You Should Have Been Nicer To My Mom by Vincent Tirado!\ \ \ \ The drama was delicious and I felt so seen by the storytelling. For those who have read my previous reviews, this probably isn't surprising to you!\ \ ......\ \ The award for "Book I'm Still Thinking About" goes to A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera! \ \ \ \ Some folks may be surprised by the fact that I chose a Romance novel for this award, but IYKYK. This Historical Romance uses the context surrounding our MC's stories in such a powerful way that you might have to sit with yourself for a little while when you finish reading it.\ \ ......\ \ I've got a three-way tie for the "Spiciest Romances" of 2025:\ \ I Accidentally Hooked Up With A Vampire by Jessica Cage, Blood & Brujas by Mikayla D. Hornedo, and All Superheroes Need Photo Ops by Elizabeth Stephens. \ \ \ \ This was a hard decision to make and I almost threw in I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming for good measure. These novels had me speechless (many times)!! If you haven't read anything by these authors (and Kimberly Lemming), I suggest you add their backlogs, babes.\ \ .......\ \ My indecision plagued me for my "Most Fun To Read" books of 2025, too. I ultimately went with A Man for Mrs. Claus by Rebekah Weatherspoon, A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna, and The Princess and The P.I. by Nikki Payne.\ \ \ \ These authors had me kicking my feet, giggling, and getting butterflies all story long! They gave me mystery, yearning, and safe spaces.\ \ .........\ \ Despite that, I have to say that my choice for "Coziest Novel" of the year goes to Only Lovers in the Building by Nadine Gonzalez.\ \ \ \ I'm a sucker for found family, but add in the location, the romance, and the beautiful writing and I'm sold. This Afro-Latina represented us so well!\ \ ......\ \ Last but definitely not least, my award for "Most Surprising Stories" of 2025 goes to:\ \ Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond, When The Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley, Lucha of the Forgotten Spring by Tehlor Kay Mejia, and Beasts of Carnaval by Rosália Rodrigo.\ \ \ \ These were the stories I didn't know I wanted! They were original, vivid, and kept me hooked. They may not be everyone's cup of tea but they hit just right for me.\ \ ..........\ \ Thank you to all of the authors who worked so hard to write these books and get them out in the world. They've brought readers (and librarians) like me outlets to rage, feel safe, and find ourselves. Keep doing what you're doing because it matters!](https://bookish-afrolatina.binderybooks.com/item/LrOsz1CACPDfE6bhjcc3/)
2025 Bookish Awards (Bookish AfroLatina's Version)
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Sep 19 2025
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\ \ Welcome to Day 5 of the Latine Heritage Month Challenge! \ \ Today's theme is Representation Matters!: Latine book(s) you can relate to. Here are my picks:\ \
- The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera \ \
- Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega\ \
- A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera\ \ \ I related to these books for multiple reasons:\ \ •The main characters are all faced with the decision of whether or not to break a toxic cycle in their communities and/or families.\ \ •Each story centers people who refuse to let others dictate who they are and what they are worth because of what they look like.\ \ •Despite facing uphill battles with society, the leads have space to acknowledge their feelings!\ \ In The Last Cuentista, Petra Peña is the only person who remembers the stories & histories but even though everyone else wants her to forget, she refuses to do so. She refuses to assimilate into a culture that remembers nothing & erases her identity. Petra feels an obligation to share what she knows w/ everyone she can because she understands that this wisdom is important for a better future. I feel like this a lot as an historian & educator. I feel the pressure of sharing the knowledge of our past that my family and the larger society have forgotten or never learned. It would be easier to keep my mouth shut & focus on survival but that doesn’t feel right to me.\ \ In Frizzy, Marlene’s mom Paola insists that the only way to make sure her hair is “presentable” is to straighten it every weekend at the Dominican salon. Marlene just wants to be herself and wear her curly hair proudly, which is exactly what her Tía Ruby helps her do after they share how this practice makes them feel. As an Afro-Latina, I felt seen by this story! It has been hard to get my family to stop trying to get me to straighten my hair, but I know that a lot of this bias stems from anti-blackness in the Latine community. It’s been an emotional 12-year journey!\ \ In A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke, we have 2 MCs breaking the molds! Aurora Montalban Wright is a physician who is AfroLatina in 1889 Paris which was uncommon. Apollo César Sinclair Robles, who is also AfroLatino, has just assumed his role as a Duke. Both are heavily scrutinized which would make many people want to do their best to blend in. These two do the opposite! They break the chains that their parents set in place to keep them from assuming roles with power and provide each other with space to be vulnerable. It felt incredible to read about a woman like me being cared for and supported fearlessly!\ \ What are some books that have made you feel seen?](https://bookish-afrolatina.binderybooks.com/item/4fXtCmhFlZZrwBWm29qZ/)
Day 5 LHM Challenge Representation Matters!: Latine book(s) you can relate to
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Sep 11 2025
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I saw @browningwithabook ‘s Bookish UNO post and felt inspired so here’s my take!
Reverse: A book I wish I could read again for the first time. A Tropical Rebel gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera This Afro-Latine historical romance had me in a chokehold since I read it! Not only is the FMC a badass but the MMC will do anything to give her the softness she deserves.
Wild: A book I’ve read that was outside of my usual genre preferences. A Sunny Place For Shady People by Mariana Enriquez Before reading this book of short stories, I wasn’t really a big fan of horror (or short stories). This author changed my mind! It turns out, I enjoy horror that has roots in magical realism.
Skip: A book I keep putting off. Out of Office by A.H. Cunningham I started reading this book a while ago but haven’t gotten back to it because I don’t like the audiobook narrators for this story. I’m determined to just read the physical copy this month because I enjoy A.H. Cunningham’s writing.
Draw 2: Two random books on my TBR Flood City by Daniel José Older and You’ve Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs edited by Ebony LaDelle I’m a fan of both Daniel José Older and Ebony LaDelle, so I’m hoping to get into these books before the end of the year.
I’m tagging @tomesandtextiles @carla_is_reading @whatupsisi to try the #UNOBookChallenge
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Jun 30 2025
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\ \ Here are three books by authors with roots in the Caribbean that I wanna highlight today:\ \ • Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique 🇻🇮\ \ Yanique is a novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, and professor who was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands.\ \ Her novel follows the Bradshaw family from 1916 through the 1970s, beginning with three siblings with magical gifts who are orphaned by a shipwreck.\ \ Y’all know I love a good multi-generational epic, especially when magic is involved! I picked up this book about a month ago and hope to begin reading it soon.\ \ •A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera 🇩🇴\ \ Herrera is an Afro-Dominican author born & raised in the Caribbean.\ \ The last book in her Las Léonas series brings a repressed physician & an infuriating Duke together in an explosive historical romance set in 19th century Paris.\ \ I cannot recommend this book enough! The characters are complex, the history is fascinating, and the love story is extra steamy.\ \ • When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa 🇧🇷🇵🇷\ \ Sosa is an Afro-Latina author of rom-coms with roots in Brazil & Puerto Rico. Her most recent release delivers a hilarious slow-burn like no other!\ \ Javi & Mari have been besties pining for one another since sophomore year of college, almost a decade ago. Just as Javi feels he is finally worthy of Mari’s love, she invites him to be the man of honor in her wedding to a man she started dating for less than a year.\ \ I finished reading this book a couple of days ago & I loved it! There were so many quips that made me cackle & the tension between the MCs was palpable.\ \ Have you read any of these books? What Caribbean book would you recommend to me?\ [ID: TEXT - 3 book recs for Read Caribbean MONTH. A brown hand holds up Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique, A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera, and When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa in front of a blurred but colorful bookshelf. Shadows of tropical plants flank the top left and right corners.]\ \ #ReadCaribbean#LatinxBooks#BookRecommendations#BlackBooks#BlackAuthors#CaribbeanAuthors](https://bookish-afrolatina.binderybooks.com/item/ELdAiu3uNlrWb6D2XbiM/)
Today is the last day of Read Caribbean Month, but that won't stop me!
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chronicallybookish\ \ Kaley\ \ • Apr 2 2025
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Mar 23 2025
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\ \ Whenever I'm feeling hopeless, I try to to find something to look forward to like a get together with my friends or a new book. Since my friends and I haven't been able to hangout consistently for a bit, I've been leaning more into purchasing books from bookshops like SteamyLit and websites like Bookshop.org and Thriftbooks. I also won a giveaway! Here are the books I got recently:\ \ Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo \ \ This title is self-explanatory. My hope is that this will give me strength. Oluo is also great writer and storyteller! I enjoyed her other books So You Want To Talk About Race and Mediocre, so I'm sure I'll love this one.\ \ Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi \ \ As a lover of all things Octavia E. Butler, this purchase was a no-brainer! Ibi Zoboi weaves poetry, short essays, and primary sources in this small package. I'll likely be reading this book before the end of March.\ \ I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming \ \ I have read and love just about every book by Kimberly Lemming! In fact, I read the arc for this once back in January and have been singing its praises ever since. When I finally had a little cash to spend, I knew I wanted my own copy of this hilariously ridiculous and hot story.\ \ We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson \ \ Last month, I attended a Black History event where Kellie spoke about her book and historical heroes which spurred me to purchase her book. As with Oluo's book, I'm hoping this will give me strength and maybe help me work through my own anxieties about our time.\ \ Destiny's Embrace by Beverly Jenkins \ \ Whenever I'm looking for Black joy, I find Beverly Jenkins's books especially suited to my needs. As I Black Latina, I'm often seen as "resilient" and "strong," which can get tiring when all I want is to be given grace and comfort. So here's to self-care!\ \ Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor \ \ I've been hearing a lot of great things about this book! Okorafor's website describes it as "a book-within-a-book that blends the line between writing and being written, Death of the Author is a masterpiece of metafiction." All of that sounds intriguing as hell to me!\ \ Blood & Brujas by Mikayla D. Hornedo \ \ My girl, Carla (@carla_is_reading) has been raving about this book and when I saw the special edition pop up on SteamyLit's website, I was sold. From what I've learned, this is a sapphic fantasy packed with brujas (of course), vampires, and intrigue. Yes, please!\ \ We Belong: an All-Black/All-Queer Sci-fi/Fantasy Comics Anthology edited by William O. Tyler and Viktor T. Kerney \ \ Once again, I was influenced! Fareeha of @fairlyoddfareeha recommended this book on her YouTube shorts dedicated to Black Queer Comics and I knew I had to check it out. Follow her on Bindery here: https://fairlyqueer.binderybooks.com/about/\\ \ Purchase here: https://stackeddeckpress.com/product/we-belong-the-all-black-all-lgbtq-sci-fi-and-fantasy-comics-anthology/\\ \ Black Apocalypse: Afrofuturism at The End of the World by Tavia Nyong'o \ \ I'll be honest, I don't fully remember how I stumbled upon this book. The title grabbed my attention and so did this description: " Juxtaposing the world-building of afrofuturism and the world-negating of afropessimism to show how both movements have offered us critical resources of hope." Since I've been struggling with pushing myself out of the pessimism that's been sticking to me since last fall, I feel like this might bring me out.\ \ Las Leonas Series by Adriana Herrera \ \ I won this gorgeous set of books in a giveaway and I'm in love. Adriana is one of my favorite authors of all time and this series solidified that for me. It's wonderful to have the full set of the new covers since my copies of the first two books don't match. She also sent me the original art for each of the covers, which was so damn sweet of her!!\ \ I'm extremely grateful to have been able to purchase and/or receive these books. I feel a sense of pride having them and know that they will all bring me wisdom.\ \ Join for free or login](https://bookish-afrolatina.binderybooks.com/item/v3vfaU9H7SymEs0CuQm3/)
My New Arrivals: 12 books I recently received
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Mar 3 2025
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30 Book Recommendations for Women’s History Month & Beyond!
💜I’ve got 30 book recommendations for Women’s History Month & beyond!💜
Activism: How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World by Patrisse Cullors
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race by Jesmyn Ward
Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and The Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
Historical Romance: Women Who Dare Series by Beverly Jenkins (& the rest of her books) Rebel Wild Rain To Catch a Raven
Las Leonas series by Adriana Herrera A Caribbean Heiress in Paris An Island Princess Starts a Scandal A Tropical Rebel Gets The Duke
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
The Luna Sisters Series by Liana De La Rosa Ana María and The Fox Isabel and The Rogue Gabriela and His Grace
History: Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi
A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall
A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals by Saidiya Hartman
Girl in Black and White: The Story of Mary Mildred Williams and the Abolition Movement by Jessie Morgan-Owens
The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family by Kerri K Greenidge (REVIEW COMING SOON)
Historical Fiction: 'Til the Well Runs Dry by Lauren Francis-Sharma
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe
The Taste of Sugar by Marisel Vera
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
#WomensHistoryMonth #BookRecommendations #History #HistoricalFiction #SocialJustice #HistoricalRomance #BlackBooks #LatinxBooks #QueerBooks
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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Feb 24 2025
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Feb 20 2025
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BOOK REVIEW: A Tropical Rebel Gets The Duke
🎉Happy Pub Day to @ladriana_herrera's A Tropical Rebel gets the Duke! Make sure y'all get a copy of this amazing book.🎉
Here's my review:
This is now my favorite book of the Leonas series & absolutely one of my favorite reads of 2025 already!! Adriana Herrera brings us an amazingly smart & resilient heroine finding the love she deserves with a head-strong, passionate, and dedicated man who will never stop fighting systems of oppression.
Aurora's background hit me hard & I related a lot to her feelings of abandonment and shame. Something that brought me a lot of joy was the way Herrera showed the truth about being a Black woman, forced to put up a shield and take any hits that come our way; we need tenderness and care and love. We deserve to be adored, too.
The chemistry between Aurora and Apollo is off the charts!! These two can't keep their hands off of each other. I think that this is probably the most explicit of the three books, too, but I might reread them all just to make sure! *NO SPOILERS HERE!*
A Tropical Rebel gets the Duke is an important book for an important time.
Content Warnings: descriptions of grooming, racism, sexism, medical procedures, and assault.
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Feb 20 2025
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Did y’all miss our chat about A Tropical Rebel Gets The Duke? Watch here 😍 we had the best time talking about the heat, the writing process, historical research, and women’s rights!
Thank all of you for watching and a big thank you to @ladriana_herrera for sharing so much of your writing journey with us 💜
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Feb 20 2025
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Vibes I Bring To The Function 💅I couldn't fit everything 😅
Vibes I Bring To The Function 💅 I couldn't fit everything 😅 [ID: TEXT- vibes I bring to the function. A collage on a pink and purple background: Jeanine from Abbott Elementary smiles, my torti cat sits in a heart, a stack of books, Gregory from Abbott stares wide-eyed next to a couple of tacos, some ice cream, and orange tabby cat sits in a heart. A Tropical Rebel gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera, I Got Abducted by Aliens And Now I'm Stuck In A Rom-Com, tostones, Gabby sits in a purple shirt, The Deep by Rivers Solomon, coffee, arroz con gandules, a Puerto Rican flag, Caste by Isabelle Wilkerson, Dr. Stone poster, Janet and Michael in The Good Place and Janet says, "Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus is in the Bad Place," Dominican flag, Dawn by Octavia E. Butler, Mrs. Lovett from Sweeny Todd.] #Bookstagram #vibes
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R&R Reads\ \ Ebony\ \ • Feb 20 2025
🍃✨2025 Anticipated Releases PART TWO
🍃✨2025 Anticipated Releases PART TWO
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Feb 20 2025
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Here are 24 books I’m extremely excited about in 2025:
🌟 The Summer I Ate The Rich by Maika and Maritza Moulite That title, though!! 🌟 A Witch’s Guide to Magical Inkeeping by Sangu Mandanna I loved her 1st book & need more coziness. 🌟 The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas The drama of this cover is drawing me in! 🌟 The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley I’m fascinated by the concept of this book. 🌟 Ms. V’s Hot Girl Summer by A.H. Cunningham I don’t even know the plot, but yesss 🌟 Malinalli by Veronica Chapa I love retellings of misunderstood historical figures! 🌟 A Tropical Rebel gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera Currently reading this & it is worth the hype. 🌟 (S)kin by Ibi Zoboi Contemporary Fantasy. Novel in verse. Caribbean Folklore. Nuff said. 🌟 If We Were A Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal It looks so freaking cute! 🌟 Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez I love this author’s work & this sounds intriguing. 🌟 Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi Emezi is often an auto-read for me. 🌟 I Accidentally Hooked Up With A Vampire by Jessica Cage The 1st book in this series was amazing so count me in. 🌟 Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi My youthful obsession with Ancient Egypt is calling to me. 🌟 The Wind On Her Tongue by Anita Kopacz I love the idea of a Yoruban deity studying in New Orleans! 🌟 Lore of the Tides by Analeigh Sbrana Looking forward to continuing the adventure! 🌟 Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria Wrapping up the series 🌟 Out of Step, Into You by Ciera Burch A Black sapphic romance w/ friends to rivals to lovers vibes? Yes. 🌟 Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan I’ve been waiting so long for this! 🌟 Bones at the Crossroads by LaDarrion Williams The ending of book 1 had me ready to see where this goes. 🌟 Meet Me At The Crossroads by Megan Giddings I like this author’s writing. 🌟 I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming You already know. 🌟 Bemused by Farrah Rochon The Muses origin story?! *gasp* 🌟 These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Montalban “A vengeful female spirit w/ a thirst for justice” sounds fantastic! 🌟 The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno I’ve loved almost everything by her.
What new releases are y'all excited for?
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Bookish AfroLatina's Library\ \ Gabby\ \ • Feb 19 2025
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\ \ A few folks have asked me for book recommendations by and about AfroLatine folks so here are some amazing authors I want to introduce y'all to:\ \ Romance Adriana Herrera (Dominican) \ \ She's one of my favorite authors of all time! Herrera writes both Contemporary and Historical Romances with nuanced, fun, and tender characters and plenty of heat. Some of her titles include:\ \
- American Christmas\ \
- The Toy Runners\ \
- American Sweethearts\ \
- A Caribbean Heiress in Paris\ \
- An Island Princess Starts a Scandal\ \
- A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke\ \
- One Week to Claim it All\ \
- Heat and Run\ \
- On the Hustle\ \ \ \ \ Check out her website for more titles: https://adrianaherreraromance.com/\\ \ A.H. Cunningham (Panamanian) \ \ I'm just starting to get into her books but I already know I need them all! The chemistry! The heat! Her titles include:\ \
- Alight\ \
- Joaquin\ \
- Turn in the Air\ \
- Toying With Temptation\ \
- Out of Office\ \
- Ms. V’s Hot Girl Summer\ \
- Ablaze\ \
- Plié\ \
- Penetration Testing\ \ \ \ \ For more, visit: https://www.ahcunninghamauthor.com/\\ \ Mia Sosa(Puerto Rican & Brazilian) \ \ My first introduction to Mia Sosa was The Worst Best Man which was messy in the best ways. I love the scenarios she puts her MCs in! Her works include:\ \
- The Starter Ex\ \
- When Javi Dumped Mari\ \
- Amor Actually\ \
- Sun of a Beach\ \
- The Wedding Crasher\ \
- The Worst Best Man\ \
- Pretending He’s Mine\ \
- Acting on Impulse\ \
- Crashing Into Her\ \ \ \ \ To find more Mia Sosa books, visit: https://miasosa.com/about-me/\\ \ Young Adult Fantasy Julian Randall(Black American & Dominican) \ \ He has a lot of range! I've read 3 out of his 5 books and each one has opened me up to processing my own identity and experiences. His books include:\ \
- The Chainbreakers\ \
- The Dead Don’t Need Reminding: In Search of Fugitives, Mississippi, and Black Nerd Sh*t\ \
- Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa\ \
- Pilar Ramirez and the Curse of San Zenon\ \
- Refuse\ \ \ Interested in his work? Check out: https://juliandavidrandall.com/ \ \ Maya Motayne(Dominican & Guyanese) \ \ Her series is gripping and fascinating. It surpassed my expectations! The titles in her series are:\ \
- Nocturna\ \
- Oculta\ \
- Lucero\ \ \ Find her at: https://www.mayamotaynebooks.com/\\ \ \ \ Young Adult Maika & Maritza Moulite(Haitian) \ \ Dear Haiti inspired me to learn more about the Haitian Revolution! I haven't read their second book yet but I'm very excited for The Summer I Ate The Rich. Their books include:\ \
- Dear Haiti, Love Alaine\ \
- One of the Good Ones\ \
- The Summer I Ate The Rich\ \ \ Learn more about the authors here: https://www.maikaandmaritza.com/books \ \ Jessica Parra (Guatemalan & Cuban) \ \ This beautiful soul sent me her work last year. I read and loved Rubi Ramos's Recipe For Success, so I expect I will probably enjoy The Quince Project as well!\ \ For more info, visit: https://www.jessicaparra.com/home Literary Fiction & YA Camille Gomera-Tavarez(Dominican) \ \ High Spirits knocked me off my feet! The stories were so real but also used elements of Magical Realism. Her books include:\ \
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- The Girl, The Ring, and The Baseball Bat\ \ \ See more of her work at: https://cgtdesign.net/ \ \ \ \ Elizabeth Acevedo(Dominican) \ \ Another of my favorite authors! Acevedo's books give me a sense of belonging and warmth every time I read them. Her books include:\ \
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- With The Fire On High\ \
- Family Lore\ \
- Inheritance: A Visual Poem\ \
- Clap When You Land\ \ \ For more about the author, visit: https://www.acevedowrites.com/ \ \ Ibi Zoboi(Haitian) \ \ Zoboi writes in many genres but I've only read her YA so far. Her voice is powerful and her characters have strength through their vulnerabilities. Her books include:\ \
- My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich\ \
- Punching the Air\ \
- Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Remix\ \
- Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler\ \
- (S)kin\ \
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