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Terah Shelton Harris is a bestselling author and former librarian who crafts bittersweet stories filled with family tension, personal growth, and healing. Her latest release, Where the Wildflowers Grow, follows a woman as she reconciles with her past and learns to thrive while living on a flower farm.

In our chat, we discussed her author origin story, her approach to storytelling, and why she is drawn to complicated characters.

Ready to read One Summer in Savannah, Long After We Are Gone, and/or Where the Wildflowers Grow?

* Purchase a copy at your favorite bookstore.

* Grab a copy of the audiobook from your favorite retailer.

* Check out a copy from your local library

Connect with Terah Shelton Harris

Stay updated on her upcoming releases and events by following her on Instagram, Threads, or her website.

Tiffany L. Warren is a novelist, screenwriter, and film producer whose work centers on the diverse lives and loves of Black people. Her latest release, A Harlem Wedding, is a historical fiction novel about Yolande Du Bois, the only child of W.E.B. Du Bois, and her attempts to live the life she wants.

In our chat, we discussed her author origin story, the escapades of Yolande Du Bois, and how she has adapted her novels for the screen.

Ready to read A Harlem Wedding?

* Purchase a copy at your favorite bookstore.

* Grab a copy of the audiobook from your favorite retailer.

Connect with Tiffany L. Warren

Stay updated on her upcoming releases and events by following her on Instagram, TikTok, or by visiting her website.

Lucy Wilson-Tagoe is a bestselling author and lawyer who crafts suspenseful, romantic tales that center characters from across the African diaspora. Her new book, To Catch a Sinner, centers a journalist at a crossroads and a lawyer with family drama as they grow closer and contend with complicated, shared connections.

In our chat, we discussed her shift to a new pen name, the inspiration for her new era of storytelling, and how her Ghanaian heritage and love for DC shaped her latest novel.

Ready to read To Catch a Sinner?

* Purchase a copy at your favorite bookstore.

* Grab a copy of the audiobook from your favorite retailer.

Connect with Lucy Wilson-Tagoe

Stay updated on her upcoming releases and events by following her on TikTok, Threads, and Instagram [at] LucyWTagoe or her website, lucywilsontagoe.com.

Necole Ryse is an author who crafts stories filled with mystery, suspense, and romance. Writing under the pen name R.L. Killmore, she has crafted a small-town cozy mystery series, Cinnamon Falls Mysteries, that will keep you guessing until the final reveal and rooting for the main characters’ happily ever afters.

In our chat, we discussed her author origin story, her love for suspenseful tales, and her shift into traditional publishing.

Ready to read Murder at Cinnamon Falls?

* Purchase a copy at your favorite bookstore.

* Grab a copy of the audiobook from your favorite retailer.

Ready to read Necole’s indie releases?

* Purchase an ebook on Amazon.

* Purchase a physical copy at necoleryse.com

Connect with Necole Ryse & R.L. Killmore

Stay updated on her upcoming releases and events by following her on Facebook, Threads, and Instagram [at] NecoleRyse or her website, necoleryse.com.

Mowa Badmos is a debut author who has mastered the hijinks and humor needed to craft a rom-com you won’t want to put down. Her novel, Love From the Cosmos, incorporates a dash of fantasy as a Type A pediatrician using an astrology-based dating app, unwittingly works with Saturn to find her match, and sparks begin to fly between them.

In our chat, we discussed her author origin story, the inspiration for her debut novel, and how Nigerian heritage shaped her approach to character development.

Ready to read Love From the Cosmos?

* Purchase a copy at your favorite bookstore.

* Read through Kindle Unlimited

Connect with Mowa Badmos

Stay updated on her upcoming releases and events by following her on TikTok, Threads, and Instagram [at] mothebad.

Charmaine Everly is a storyteller who crafts love stories that center complex Black women. Her debut novel, Right Pieces, Wrong Man, was released in May and focuses on a woman who has to decide if her boyfriend, who looks good on paper, is the right man for her or if she is settling for what’s in front of her.

In our chat, we discussed her author origin story, the inspiration for her debut novel, and why she is drawn to writing the personal growth of strong Black women.

Ready to read Right Pieces, Wrong Man?

* Purchase a copy at charmaineeverly.com

* Read through Kindle Unlimited

Connect with Charmaine Everly

Stay updated on her upcoming releases and events by following her on TikTok, Threads, and Instagram [at] charmaine.everly and Facebook [at] authorcharmaineeverly!

Tamika Thompson is an author and editor who crafts unsettling tales that will force you to reevaluate the world around you. Her debut novel, The Curse of Hester Gardens, twists what you know about the haunted house tale into a critical look at gun violence and generational trauma.

In our chat, we discussed her author origin story, how her experience shaped the world of Hester Gardens, and why she is drawn to writing horror and suspense.

Ready to read The Curse of Hester Gardens?

* Purchase a copy from your favorite bookstore.

* Request a copy from your library

Connect with Tamika Thompson

Stay updated on her upcoming releases and events by following her on TikTok, Threads, Facebook, and Instagram, and [at] tamikadthompson!

Monique Fisher is an author who crafts Black romances filled with characters that feel familiar and grounded as they navigate their path to happily ever after. Her newest release, Make Room for Heather, is a rom-com centered on the steamy connection between a socialite turned nanny and her employer, a rapper who is trying to branch out.

In our chat, we discussed her author origin story, how her experience in theatre and television influences the way she crafts stories, and why she is drawn to writing Black Romance.

Ready to dive into her catalog?

Explore her catalog and purchase her books at https://www.moniquefisherauthor.com/

Read her work through Kindle Unlimited.

Connect with Monique Fisher: Stay updated on her upcoming releases and events by following her on TikTok, Threads, and Instagram, and [at] moniquefisherauthor!

Tanvier Peart is a future bestselling author and advocate who crafts romances filled with humor and down bad cinnamon rolls. Her upcoming release, Big Trouble in a Little Mafia, is a dark rom-com filled with laugh-out-loud moments, a little kidnapping, and a steamy connection between an HR manager and a mafia boss.

In our chat, we discussed her author origin story, her love for Black indie romance, her approach to balancing the humor and the romance in her rom-coms, and why she went a bit darker in her upcoming release, Big Trouble in a Little Mafia.

Ready to dive into her catalog?

* Explore her catalog and purchase her books at www.tanvierpeart.com

* Read her work through Kindle Unlimited.

* One Knight’s Stand and the Seven Month Itch are also available on audio.

Connect with Tanvier Peart

Stay updated on her upcoming releases and events by following her on TikTok, Threads, and Instagram, and [at] tanvierwrites!

Kehinde Winful is a poet, lawyer, and storyteller whose emotional and thought-provoking stories linger after the final page. Her debut novel, Flooding the River, was released in 2025.In our chat, we discussed her author origin story, her love for language, and how her Nigerian heritage is woven throughout her novel.

Ready to read her debut novel?

* Read her Flooding the River through Kindle Unlimited

* Purchase a copy of Flooding the River through Itasca Books or Amazon.

Connect with Kehinde Winful

Stay updated on what’s coming next by following her on Instagram and Substack [at] kenyoureads or visiting her website, kehindewinful.com.