Brown Girls Books, LLC
Today is the day to celebrate love, romance, great romance novels, and the promise of happy ever afters — and it's also a good day to take a trip back in time. Black authors have been writing about Black love, Black joy, and Black romance for decades and decades; Black love stories have been integral to Romancelandia since romance novels existed — so today we're spotlighting a few Black romance pioneers. Their stories pack all of the smiles, giggles, tears, heartbreak, and happy ever afters you need, with Black heroes and heroines center stage.
Carla Fredd's
Fire and Ice, initially published in 1995, tells the story of Holly Aimes, the daughter of a Georgia politician, and a young woman accustomed to being in front of cameras and the center of attention. But she's not really a lover of the spotlight, and her feelings about public life leave her cold and in the dark after her fiancée dumps her, running off to marry a supermodel without a word of warning.