Heartspell Media would like to
welcome you to When Black Women Fall, a week long promotional tour of romance
novels featuring African American heroines in the contemporary, historical,
paranormal, new adult, and erotica genres.
Romance novels are increasingly
featuring heroes and heroines of color, from Courtney Milan’s Brothers Sinister
series to Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunter series. As society and its citizens
increase in diversity so does the market. With more and more authors bypassing
publishers and uploading these colorful romances on their own, starved readers
now have a buffet of books to choose from.
On this tour, you will find that
when black women fall in love it’s a sign of the times in these contemporary
offerings.
In Farrah Rochon's "All You Can Handle" love was the last
thing professional pastry chef Sonny White was looking for, but she finds it in
a sleepy town with a motorcycle riding hottie.
In Lena Hart's "Because You Love Me" when an old desire is
reawakened Sabrina will discover that even an imperfect love can triumph over
all.
In Xio Axelrod's "Falling Stars" Hollywood actress' Val
Saunders finds her career skyrocketing which makes her real-life attraction to
her on-screen love interest come at the worst possible time.
In Ines Johnson's "Pumpkin: a Cindermama Story" having given
up on fairytales after falling for her toad of an ex, Pumpkin is afraid to take
a chance on a prince charming who comes to her rescue.
In Kim Golden's "Maybe Baby" Laney must choose between the
man who offers her financial security and the one who makes her mind and body
sing.
In Victoria H. Smith's "The Space Between" Lacey has dreams
of the opera, but life has its obstacles, namely a man who lights a fire inside of her that
challenges everything she thought she wanted.
In Christina C. Jones’ “Inevitable Conclusions” Friends? Lovers? Both?
For Kora and Tariq, those lines have been blurred for a long time.
When black women fall in love it’s a
magical affair as you’ll find in these paranormal stories of love.
In L Penelope's "Angelborn" he
gave up eternity for love… and lost. Will Maia be his second chance?
In Laverne Thompson's "Angel Rising" Thalya, a soulless
creature, meets her match when she hungers for the love of the man assigned to
hunt her.
When black women fall in love it’s a
defining moment as you’ll find in this historical romance.
In Piper Huguley's "The Preacher's Promise" Amanda Stewart
aims to teach newly freed slaves, but meets with the resistance from the town
preacher. Can these two put aside their differences and come together?
When black women fall in love it’s
full of growing pains as you’ll see in this new adult romance.
In Twyla Turner's "Chasing Day" Daylen is the shy cellist
who falls in love with her best friend who also happens to be the popular
quarterback.
When black women fall in love it can
get a little spicy as you’ll find in this erotica novellete.
In Harper Miller's "Entwined" trouble finds Gabby when she
meets an ex-marine looking to release a little tension.
From February 8-14, the intersection
of Valentine’s Day and Black History month, check out one of these romances at
a discounted price and enter for your chance to win a giveaway basket that
includes a Kindle, along with a few quintessential romance novels featuring
black heroines, and a gift certificate for the beauty and cosmetics company
Carol’s Daughter!
whenblackwomenfall.com
Meet the Authors
Xio Axelrod
Author Bio ~
Xio Axelrod, is an award-winning author
of love stories, contemporary romance and (what she likes to call) strange,
twisted tales. She also writes erotica and women’s fiction. Xio grew up in the
music industry and began recording at a young age. When she isn’t writing
stories, she can be found in the studio, writing songs, or performing on
international stages (under a different, super-secret name of course). She
lives in Philadelphia with one full-time husband and one part-time cat.
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Kim Golden
Bio
Kim Golden was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 1995, she left the US and moved to Sweden for love with a capital L. When
she isn't writing fiction, she writes copy about perfume for a Swedish
cosmetics firm.
She writes stories for people who know that love comes in every
color.
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Lena Hart
Bio
Lena Hart is the author of sensual romances with alpha heroes
and smart, sexy heroines. She published her first book in 2012 and have been
publishing happily ever afters since. A Florida-native, Lena currently lives in
New York City with her spoiled calico cat, Duchess. When Lena's not writing,
she's reading, researching, or conferring with her muse.
Five fun, random facts about Lena:
1. Floridian who can't swim
2. Speaks Haitian-Creole (adequately)
3. Spent the first 8 years of her life afraid of toasters
4. Nickname in college was "Moments" for having too
many "blonde" moments
5. Blushes and giggles over every love scene she writes
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Piper Huguley
Bio
Piper G Huguley is the author of the "Home to Milford
College" series. The series traces the love stories at a small
"Teachers and Preachers" college in Georgia over time, beginning with
the love story of the founders. Book one in the series, The Preacher's Promise,
was a semi-finalist in Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write contest,and a
quarter-finalist in the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. The
Representative's Revolt will be published in the Spring of 2015.
Huguley is also the author of "Migrations of the Heart,"
a five-book series of inspirational historical romances set in the early 20th
century featuring African American characters. Book one in the series, A
Virtuous Ruby won the Golden Rose contest in Historical Romance in 2013 and is
a Golden Heart finalist in 2014. Book four in the series, A Champion's Heart,
was a Golden Heart finalist in 2013. A Virtuous Ruby will be published by
Samhain in July 2015.
Piper Huguley blogs about the history behind her novels at
http://piperhuguley.com. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and
son.
Christina C. Jones
Bio
Christina C. Jones is a modern romance novelist who has penned
more than 15 books. She has earned a reputation as a storyteller who seamlessly
weaves the complexities of modern life into captivating tales of black romance.
Prior to her work as a full time writer, Christina successfully
ran Visual Luxe, a digital creative design studio. Coupling a burning passion
to write and the drive to hone her craft, Christina made the transition to
writing full-time in 2014.
With more than 17,000 books sold or borrowed, Christina has
attracted a community of enthusiastic readers across the globe who continue to
read and share her sweet, sexy, and sometimes scandalous stories.
Most recently, two of Christina's book series have been
optioned for film and television projects and are currently in development.
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Ines Johnson
Bio
Ines writes books for strong women
who suck at love. If you rocked out to the twisted triangle of Jem, Jericha,
and Rio as a girl; if you were slayed by vampires with souls alongside Buffy;
if you need your scandalous fix from Olivia Pope each week, then you’ll love
her books!
Aside from being a writer,
professional reader, and teacher, Ines is a very bad Buddhist. She sits in
sangha each week, and while others are meditating and getting their zen on,
she’s contemplating how to use the teachings to strengthen her plots and character
motivations.
Ines lives outside Washington, DC
with her two little sidekicks who are growing up way too fast.
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Harper Miller
Harper Miller is a thirty-something
native New Yorker. She’s traveled the world and lived in a variety of places
but always finds her way back to the Big Apple.
A lackluster love life leaves time to explore new interests, for Harper it is
writing. The Sweetest Taboo: An Unconventional Romance is her debut novel. In
her mind, the perfect Alpha male possesses intellect, humor, and a kinky streak
that rivals the size of California.
When she isn’t writing, Harper utilizes her graduate degree in the field of
medical research. She enjoys fitness-related activities, drinking copious
amounts of wine and going on bad dates.
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L Penelope
Bio
Leslye Penelope believes love is magic and likes her romance
with a healthy dose of imagination. She writes new adult, fantasy and
paranormal romance with multicultural characters.
Equally left and right-brained, she thinks puzzling out a
programming problem is fun and has a quote from The Matrix tattooed on her arm. She lives in Maryland with her
husband, one eighty-pound lap dog, and a semi-feral cat.
Farrah Rochon
Bio
USA Today Bestselling author Farrah Rochon hails from a small
town just west of New Orleans. She has garnered much acclaim for her Holmes
Brothers, New York Sabers, Bayou Dreams and Moments in Maplesville series. I'll
Catch You, the second book in her New York Sabers series for Harlequin Kimani,
was a 2012 RITA ® Award finalist. Yours Forever, the third book in the Bayou
Dreams series, was a 2015 RITA® Award finalist. Farrah has been nominated for
an RT BOOKReviews Reviewers Choice Award, and in 2015 received the Emma Award
for Author of the Year.
When she is not writing in her favorite coffee shop, Farrah
spends most of her time reading, cooking, traveling the world, visiting Walt
Disney World, and catching her favorite Broadway shows. An admitted sports fanatic,
Farrah feeds her addiction to football by watching New Orleans Saints games on
Sunday afternoons.
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Victoria Smith
Bio
Victoria H. Smith has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science.
She puts it to good use writing romance all day. She resides in the Midwest
with her Macbook on her lap and a cornfield to her right. She often draws
inspiration for her stories from her own life experiences, and the characters
she writes give her an earful about it.
In her free time, she enjoys extreme couponing, reading,
watching Scandal, and general geekery in the form of Sherlock and DC Comics.
She's a bestselling author and the 2014 Swirl Award winner for Best New Adult
Romance, as well as the recipient of the 2015 AMB Ovation Award for her new
adult romance FOUND BY YOU. She writes both new adult and adult fiction in many
genres, but mainly focuses in contemporary interracial and multicultural
romances.
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Bio
LaVerne Thompson is an award winning, bestselling, multi-published
author, an avid reader and a writer of contemporary, fantasy, and sci/fi
romances. She also writes romantic suspense and new adult under the pen name
Ursula Sinclair, her alter ego, who likes her relationships a little more
complicated.
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Her stories are highly sensual with erotic elements but she has
a few that are considered erotic. Most of her books also have a touch of
violence and a few more than that. She enjoys good action scenes in movies and
has incorporated some of those elements in quite a few of her books. She is
also a certified chocoholic.
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freebies and sneak peeks at her work in progress. And no worries. The
newsletter only comes out about once every other month.
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Twyla Turner
Bio
Twyla Turner (1978- ) was born in Joliet, Illinois and was
almost immediately enamored with all things entertainment and yearned for
something "more". She wrote her first story in the 3rd grade and fell
in love with creating a whole world from her mind. But it was a long winding
road to self-publishing her first novel Star-Struck. An interest in science and
animals, to wanting to be the next Oprah, majoring in radio/television with a
minor in creative writing, to a year in Japan, four years in California and
then to Arizona where the need to write finally hit her like a brick wall. And
once she started, the ideas flooded her brain like she never dreamed possible.
Her love of romance and travel, as well as her struggle with body image and the
male species combined into wanting to write romance for 'real' women. Novels With Curves
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