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<p>Wajordan: /* Authors */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Romance Genres]]<br /> [[African-American]] romances tend to focus exclusively on relationships between [[African-American]] or black heroes and heroines, and are commonly set in urban areas. The stories are often written by black authors, though [[Julie Garwood]] did write a historical focusing on [[African-American]] characters settling in the West in the post-Civil War era.<br /> <br /> [[African-American]] romances are also sometimes referred to as [[Multi-Cultural]] romance, though the latter also includes all non-white groups. [[Interracial Romance]] is also sometimes included in this group, though the term technically refers to romances between a hero and heroine of different ethnic background.<br /> <br /> ==Publishers==<br /> Some mainstream publishers have established a line for African-American romances, and other publishers are devoted to African-American publications.<br /> <br /> *[[Genesis]] Press claims to be the largest privately-owned African-American book publisher<br /> *[[Harlequin]] has the Kimani line with several imprints:<br /> **Romance - Category Romance<br /> **Arabesque - Contemporary Romance<br /> **Sepia - Mainstream Fiction<br /> **TRU - Young Adult<br /> **New Spirit - Inspirational Fiction<br /> <br /> *[http://www.parker-publishing.com Parker Publishing], LLC was established to target the ever-expansive market of books by and about African-Americans.<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> Top authors in this genre include [[Sandra Kitt]], {{Brenda Jackson]] and [[Kayla Perrin]]<br /> * [[Gracie C. McKeever| McKeever, Gracie C.]]<br /> * [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]]<br /> * [[Gwyneth Bolton]]<br /> * [[Wayne Jordan]]<br /> <br /> == External Links==<br /> ===Articles===<br /> * [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1264/is_2_32/ai_75278184 '''African-American Romance Novels Turn Up the Heat''']<br /> * [http://www.affairedecoeur.com/articles-display.php?id=34 '''Culture and Ethnicity: The African-American Romance Novel''']<br /> * [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1264/is_n3_v28/ai_19561884/print '''Isn't It Romantic'''] by Paula Woods<br /> * [http://reviews.aalbc.com/itsallaboutlove.htm It's All About Love] by Gwendolyn E. Osborne<br /> <br /> ===Websites===<br /> * [http://blogginginblack.com/ Blogging in Black] - blog of authors [[Cherlyn Michaels]], [[Gwyneth Bolton]], [[Lena Matthews]], [[Lynn Emery]], [[Monica Jackson]], [[Seressia Glass]], [[Shelia Goss]], [[Sylvia Hubbard]], [[Wayne Jordan]], [[Wendy Coakley-Thompson]] as well as readers, reviewers and industry professionals.<br /> * [[Romance In Color]] - a review site with a focus on the African-America romance</div>

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<p>Wajordan: /* Publishers */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Romance Genres]]<br /> [[African-American]] romances tend to focus exclusively on relationships between [[African-American]] or black heroes and heroines, and are commonly set in urban areas. The stories are often written by black authors, though [[Julie Garwood]] did write a historical focusing on [[African-American]] characters settling in the West in the post-Civil War era.<br /> <br /> [[African-American]] romances are also sometimes referred to as [[Multi-Cultural]] romance, though the latter also includes all non-white groups. [[Interracial Romance]] is also sometimes included in this group, though the term technically refers to romances between a hero and heroine of different ethnic background.<br /> <br /> ==Publishers==<br /> Some mainstream publishers have established a line for African-American romances, and other publishers are devoted to African-American publications.<br /> <br /> *[[Genesis]] Press claims to be the largest privately-owned African-American book publisher<br /> *[[Harlequin]] has the Kimani line with several imprints:<br /> **Romance - Category Romance<br /> **Arabesque - Contemporary Romance<br /> **Sepia - Mainstream Fiction<br /> **TRU - Young Adult<br /> **New Spirit - Inspirational Fiction<br /> <br /> *[http://www.parker-publishing.com Parker Publishing], LLC was established to target the ever-expansive market of books by and about African-Americans.<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> Top authors in this genre include [[Sandra Kitt]] and [[Kayla Perrin]]<br /> * [[Gracie C. McKeever| McKeever, Gracie C.]]<br /> * [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]]<br /> * [[Gwyneth Bolton]]<br /> <br /> == External Links==<br /> ===Articles===<br /> * [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1264/is_2_32/ai_75278184 '''African-American Romance Novels Turn Up the Heat''']<br /> * [http://www.affairedecoeur.com/articles-display.php?id=34 '''Culture and Ethnicity: The African-American Romance Novel''']<br /> * [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1264/is_n3_v28/ai_19561884/print '''Isn't It Romantic'''] by Paula Woods<br /> * [http://reviews.aalbc.com/itsallaboutlove.htm It's All About Love] by Gwendolyn E. Osborne<br /> <br /> ===Websites===<br /> * [http://blogginginblack.com/ Blogging in Black] - blog of authors [[Cherlyn Michaels]], [[Gwyneth Bolton]], [[Lena Matthews]], [[Lynn Emery]], [[Monica Jackson]], [[Seressia Glass]], [[Shelia Goss]], [[Sylvia Hubbard]], [[Wayne Jordan]], [[Wendy Coakley-Thompson]] as well as readers, reviewers and industry professionals.<br /> * [[Romance In Color]] - a review site with a focus on the African-America romance</div>

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