Swoon-Worthy YA Romance Books by Black Authors

Natasha is a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. And she’s definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when her family is about to be deported to Jamaica … Daniel has always been the good son living up to his parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when he sees Natasha it makes him think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store — for both of them. The #1 New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist from the author of Everything, Everything will have you falling in love with Natasha and Daniel as they fall in love with each other!

A pair of ex-best friends turned high school rivals must work together to survive the great outdoors — and each other — in this cozy enemies-to-lovers romance from the beloved author of the Brown Sisters trilogy.

Inspired by a real-life story, More Than This is the second book in the critically adored Davenports series, following four empowered and passionate young Black women as they navigate a rapidly changing society and discover the courage to steer their own paths in life — and love. Like the blazing Chicago sun, the drama is heating up for the Davenports and their social set. Before the summer of 1910 drops its last petals, the lives of these four women will change in ways they never could have imagined.

Growing up in the public eye, Kia would gladly give up her privileged life as the daughter of a reality star for the freedom to find her own way — go to high school parties, gossip with the drama club, apply to college, make mistakes, and fall in love like any other teen. Then she meets Cass, and he offers a glimpse at the ordinary life she craves. But Cass is a rising star in his own right, and what starts as something sweet and undefined soon becomes a magnet for rumor and speculation — as if first love wasn’t messy enough on its own …

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin delivers a gripping romance about two teens: A certified genius living with a diagnosed mental disorder and a politician’s son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don’t miss this gut punch of a novel about mental health, loss, and discovering you are worthy of love.

A queer YA romance about two solo concertgoers and unwitting seatmates who, when the show is abruptly cut short, embark on an unforgettable North Carolina summer night together, for fans of Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist.

Readers of YA contemporary romance, sports romance, enemies-to-lovers stories, and those looking for Black love will be drawn to this title. DeAndre Parker may be the king of the basketball court but after one class debate Cree Jacobs becomes the queen of his heart. Determined to get Cree under his spell, DeAndre begins trying to change her opinion of him as the two strike up a friendship that sparks into something more.

The daughter of a duke defies the rules of London high society with the help of the resident rake — who just so happens to be her brother’s best friend — in this fun teen historical romance, part of the USA Today bestselling The Diamonds series.

What if you couldn’t touch anything in the outside world? Never breathe in the fresh air, feel the sun warm your face … or kiss the boy next door? In Everything, Everything, Maddy is a girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world, and Olly is the boy who moves in next door … and becomes the greatest risk she’s ever taken.

From one of the most important writers of the twentieth century comes a stunning love story about a young Black woman whose life is torn apart when her lover is wrongly accused of a crime — “a moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless” (The New York Times Book Review).