Romance Books by BIPOC Authors
15 Romance Books by BIPOC Authors For Your TBR Pile
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In "Honey Girl" by Morgan Rogers ($12), Grace Porter finds herself in Vegas to celebrate her new astronomy PhD. She also finds herself with a new wife — a drunken, impulse decision that doesn't fit the life she (and her father) have mapped out. So what's a girl to do? Flee the responsibilities of adulthood and follow her wife, Yuki Yamamoto, to New York where they spend the summer falling in love and ignoring expectations, naturally.
"Roger's debut novel has everything I would want in a romantic coming-of-age story for a 20-something-year-old attempting to figure out life. Outside of the beautiful story being told, I enjoyed that it's a lesbian love story that's not centreed on them being lesbians though they make all the stereotypical and hilarious moves of two women falling deeper and deeper in love. It's a fun read with a lot of relatable themes including imposter syndrome, self-actualization, mental health for people of colour, and more. Kudos for Morgan Rogers on an amazing read; I cannot wait to read what she creates next." — Moná Thomas, branded content editor