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Some mainstream publishers have established a line for African-American romances, and other publishers are devoted to African-American publications.
 
Some mainstream publishers have established a line for African-American romances, and other publishers are devoted to African-American publications.
  
*[[Genesis]] Press claims to be the largest privately-owned African-American book publisher
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*[[Genesis Press]] claims to be the largest privately-owned African-American book publisher
*[[Harlequin]] has the Kimani line with several imprints:
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*[[Harlequin]] has the [[Kimani Press|Kimani]] line with several imprints:
**Romance - Category Romance
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**[[Kimani Romance]] - Category Romance
**Arabesque - Contemporary Romance
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**[[Arabesque]] - Contemporary Romance
**Sepia - Mainstream Fiction
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**[[Sepia]] - Mainstream Fiction
**TRU - Young Adult
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**[[Kimani TRU]] - Young Adult
**New Spirit - Inspirational Fiction
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**[[New Spirit]] - Inspirational Fiction
  
 
*[http://www.parker-publishing.com Parker Publishing], LLC was established to target the ever-expansive market of books by and about African-Americans.
 
*[http://www.parker-publishing.com Parker Publishing], LLC was established to target the ever-expansive market of books by and about African-Americans.
  
 
== Authors ==
 
== Authors ==
Top authors in this genre include [[Sandra Kitt]], {{Brenda Jackson]] and [[Kayla Perrin]]
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Top authors in this genre include [[Rochelle Alers]], [[Brenda Jackson]], [[Beverly Jenkins]], [[Sandra Kitt]], [[Kayla Perrin]] and [[Francis Ray]].
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* [[Devon Vaughn Archer]]
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* [[Robyn Amos]]
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* [[Leslie Banks]]
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* [[Angeline M. Bishop]]
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* [[Gwyneth Bolton]]
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* [[Niobia Bryant]]
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* [[Adrianne Byrd]]
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* [[Francine Craft]]
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* [[Angie Daniels]]
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* [[Lynne Emery]]
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* [[Bette Ford]]
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* [[Gwynne Forster]]
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* [[Marcia King Gamble]]
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* [[Shirley Hailstock]]
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* [[Donna Hill]]
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* [[Monica Jackson]]
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* [[Wayne Jordan]]
 
* [[Gracie C. McKeever| McKeever, Gracie C.]]
 
* [[Gracie C. McKeever| McKeever, Gracie C.]]
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* [[Michelle Monkou]]
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* [[Celeste Norfleet]]
 
* [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]]
 
* [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]]
* [[Gwyneth Bolton]]
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* [[Candice Poarch]]
* [[Wayne Jordan]]
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* [[Maryann Reid]]
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* [[Deidre Savoy]]
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* [[Janice Sims]]
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* [[Melanie Schuster]]
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* [[Jacqueline Thomas]]
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* [[AlTonya Washington]]
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* [[Abiola Abrams]] New Author
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* [[Zane]]
  
 
== External Links==
 
== External Links==

Latest revision as of 15:51, 26 November 2011

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.

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.

Publishers

Some mainstream publishers have established a line for African-American romances, and other publishers are devoted to African-American publications.

  • Parker Publishing, LLC was established to target the ever-expansive market of books by and about African-Americans.

Authors

Top authors in this genre include Rochelle Alers, Brenda Jackson, Beverly Jenkins, Sandra Kitt, Kayla Perrin and Francis Ray.

External Links

Articles

Websites