Interracial

A romance in which the racial background and/or ethnicity of the main characters are part of the plot.

  • Contemporary,  Interracial,  Meet an Author

    Meet Maggie Blackbird @BlackbirdMaggie Author of His Proposition #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance

     

    Meet Maggie Blackbird @BlackbirdMaggie Author of His Proposition #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomanceHer biggest dream’s offered on a platter, but the clincher is, she has to marry a perfect stranger.

    Maggie Blackbird, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about His Proposition.

    His Proposition by Maggie Blackbird

    Genre Interracial, contemporary romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13

    When her employer offers the no-nonsense Shannon Nadjiwon the position of chauffeuring Séamus Daugherty, she jumps at the chance. To work for one of Toronto’s most powerful families means she can make her biggest dream of owning a fleet of limos come true, something her female relations tooling away at her Ojibway community want badly for her, and she won’t let them down.

    His reckless need for speed cost Séamus Daugherty his license. If he doesn’t marry, as demanded by his overbearing father, he will lose not only his lucrative job with the family business—the only positive aspect in Séamus’ gilded cage life—but everything Daugherty.

    The unpretentious and gorgeous Shannon will make the perfect bride, and Séamus is ready to strike a deal with her, one that will ensure he keeps everything he holds dear if she puts a wedding ring on her finger. However, they face three big obstacles: His family, her family, and a marriage neither truly wants, leaving both wondering if the sizzling sexual chemistry and cozy rapport they share is enough to create a happily ever after.

    What is your favorite subject to talk about?

    Golf. I’m a golf junkie

    What is your favorite meal?

    I’m a quirky sort of person and would rather eat burnt popcorn for a meal than steak or pizza LOL.

    What are your favorite reference books?

    Anything by Basil Johnston. I love his books.

    Where to buy His Proposition

    Publisher https://www.extasybooks.com/His-Proposition
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/His-Proposition-Maggie-Blackbird-ebook/dp/B0B9MB8FJL/
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    Maggie Blackbird Social Media

    An Ojibway from Northwestern Ontario, Maggie resides in the country with her husband and their fur babies, two beautiful Alaskan Malamutes. When she’s not writing, she can be found pulling weeds in the flower beds, mowing the huge lawn, walking the Mals deep in the bush, teeing up a ball at the golf course, fishing in the boat for walleye, or sitting on the deck at her sister’s house, making more wonderful memories with the people she loves most.
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  • Book Release,  Contemporary,  Interracial

    Read The Guy from the Park the new #SweetRomance by Birdie Song @birdiesong8 #RLFblog #MulticulturalRomance

    Read The Guy from the Park the new #SweetRomance by Birdie Song @birdiesong8 #RLFblog #MulticulturalRomanceLet’s get serious. Would you go out with a random stranger you met at a park? Neither would I… But the heroine of Birdie Song’s latest novelette, The Guy from the Park, is reconsidering her options. And you know, what? I don’t blame her.

    Birdie, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about The Guy from the Park.

    The Guy from the Park by Birdie Song

    Genre Sweet Multicultural Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13

    Summer days and new beginnings.

    Off the back of a bad breakup, Sabrina Chen is getting her act together. But reinventing yourself isn’t easy at twenty-four, especially when you don’t know who you are. For starters, does she want to be the kind of person who fancies that grumpy random guy from the park? Daniel Ryce certainly doesn’t seem like vision board material, but since when does life go according to plan?

    The Guy from the Park is a short and sweet “meet ugly” story, set in the world of Somerville Downs.

    Why did you write this book?

    When you only see a person in short bursts in the same place, you only have fleeting chances to get to know them and to let them get to know you. People naturally fill in the blanks with their own prejudices, assumptions and projections, which can lead to all sorts of dramas as well as missed opportunities.

    I wanted to explore how two complete strangers might develop a mutual attraction in such circumstances. What forces in their own lives compel them toward each other, and what is it about who they are at the time that enable them to keep an open mind? Most importantly, how do they overcome their differences and find an HEA? (Or, rather, an HFN since this is a novelette about new beginnings.)

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    My book cravings come in phases. After reading Enni Amanda’s Christmas in July last year, I’ve got hankerings for tropey books featuring a lot of flirting. I’ve recently finished J. Leigh James’s Just Another Stupid Boy, which got intriguingly messy and then wrapped up so nicely. I’d like to read a romantic suspense or cosy mystery next, but still have a handful of contemporary reads I’m excited to devour.

    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?

    Have you seen that meme that goes: “I am 60% the last book I read”? That’s kind of how I feel about fictional characters. Maybe it’s fickle not to have an all-time favourite character forever and ever, but I like the idea that maybe we evolve with every book we read. Whoever my favourite is today, I’m sure it’ll be a different story in a few books’ time!

    What are you working on at the moment?

    I’m currently outlining the next Somerville Stories novelette. It’s little romance set in a fictional bakery/dessert bar in a fancy part of my city. I’m not sure if I can call it a “multicultural romance” as both MCs are Asian, but it’ll still have that mellow Perth metropolitan vibe. Then in a couple of months, I’ll be revising The Guy from the Wedding, the next book in the Somerville Downs collection.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    After the complete farce that is my goal-setting ability, it’s best if I don’t make any promises. BUT if the stars align, I hope to have both of the aforementioned books ready to share with you early next year!

    Where to buy The Guy from the Park

    Publisher Birdie Song

    Books2read https://books2read.com/b/guy-park

    Birdie Song Social Media

    Birdie Song is an Asian-Australian romantic who writes sweet stories about people falling in love. She believes love is more important than labels, integrity is our most attractive quality, and that no one should be judged for putting pineapple on a pizza.
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  • Interracial

    Read the spicy #Romance Monsoon Fever by Lisabet Sarai @LisabetSarai #RLFblog #HotRead

    Read the spicy #Romance Monsoon Fever by Lisabet Sarai @LisabetSarai #RLFblog #HotReadWhy not enjoy the flesh that the gods have given you?

    When a charismatic Indian lawyer arrives at their remote Assamese tea plantation, he tempts a married couple with forbidden carnal delights.

    In the early years of their marriage, Priscilla and Jonathan eagerly indulged their physical desires, but now that passion has dwindled. Childlessness and the horrors of the Great War have taken a toll on their relationship. Though Priscilla still aches for Jon’s touch, he seems preoccupied with settling his father’s affairs in India, so they can sell the plantation they’ve inherited and return to England.

    Anil Kumar served as solicitor to Jon’s father. Arriving unannounced, drenched by a monsoon deluge, he enchants both Priscilla and Jon with his beauty, poise and wisdom. In separate incidents, each of them succumbs to Anil’s lustful attentions. Will the illicit cravings excited by the handsome Indian be the final stroke that destroys their marriage? Or the route to saving it?

    Note: This book was previously published by Totally Bound. It has been revised and re-edited for this release.

    Where to buy Monsoon Fever

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Monsoon-Fever-Multicultural-Lisabet-Sarai-ebook/dp/B0994WZP4B/

    Lisabet Sarai Social Media

    Lisabet Sarai became addicted to words at an early age. She began reading when she was four. She wrote her first story at five years old and her first poem at seven. Since then, she has penned plays, tutorials, scholarly articles, marketing brochures, software specifications, self-help books, press releases, a five-hundred page dissertation, and lots of erotica and erotic romance – over one hundred titles, and counting, in nearly every sub-genre—paranormal, scifi, ménage, BDSM, GLBT, and more. Regardless of the genre, every one of her stories illustrates her motto: Imagination is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

    Website https://www.lisabetsarai.com
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  • The Groom by Lyndell Williams
    African American,  Book Release,  Interracial

    The Groom by Lyndell Williams @laylawriteslove #RLFblog #NewRelease #InterracialRomance

    The Groom by Lyndell WilliamsThey’re not kids anymore. In Lyndell William’s steamy interracial romance, family and culture kept them apart when young, but this sexy teacher won’t allow interference from anyone or anything. He is determined to make the hot firefighter across the street more than just a friend.

    Lyndell, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about The Groom.

    The Groom by Lyndell Williams

    Genre Interracial Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Just when he starts to get his act together, Mansur wakes to an empty bed and a crying baby. His wife leaves him with their infant on the day he starts a new job. Uneasy and alone, he looks across the street to Faiza for help. As he relies on their long friendship, desires for the sexy firefighter reawaken within him.

    Faiza can’t deny Mansur, even though she should. Her heart broke when he married another woman. She got herself together and moved on. Now, he is back in their childhood neighborhood and her life. She knows they’re just friends, but she can’t help longing for more.

    Family and culture kept them apart when young, but Mansur won’t allow interference from anyone or anything. He is determined to make Faiza more than just a friend.

    Why did you write this book?

    The Groom is one of four books written by Muslim romance authors that center the holiday Ramadan. I wrote the main characters Mansur and Faiza’s story to show how the significance of the holy month to every aspect of Muslim life, including the most intimate.

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    Romance is my go-to genre. I love to read a range of books that highlight how people may fall or stay in love.

    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?

    I don’t have one.

    What are you working on at the moment?

    I am hard at work getting the third book in the Open to Love series. Readers are itching for Rahmah’s story.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    Whew! I have quite the writing roster. I am thrilled to write my first post-apocalyptic time travel romance. I have wanted to venture into SciFi romance for so long. I am also preparing to release the fourth book in the Brothers in Law series, which will feature Brandon Hulse, the teddy bear of the friends.

    The Groom by Lyndell Williams @laylawriteslove #RLFblog #NewRelease #InterracialRomance

    Where to buy The Groom

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Z4DD684

    Lyndell Williams Social Media

    A bestselling author and award-winning writer, Lyndell Williams (Layla Abdullah-Poulos) holds a B.A. in Historical Studies and Literature, M.A. in Liberal Studies, and an AC in Women and Gender Studies. She is an adjunct instructor as well as an anti-racism and gender equity advocate. She is the senior New York trainer for the Muslim Anti-Racism collaborative.
    Williams is a cultural critic with a background in literary criticism specializing in romance. She has been published in peer-review journals and presented at national conferences about Muslim and interracial romance fiction as well as racism, sexism and the Black Muslim experience.
    Website https://laylawriteslove.com/
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  • African American,  Book Release,  Interracial

    Queen of the Castle by Lyndell Williams @laylawriteslove #RLFblog #NewRelease #interracialromance

    Queen of the Castle by Lyndell Williams @laylawriteslove #RLFblog #NewRelease #interracialromanceLyndell Williams, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Queen of the Castle.

    Queen of the Castle by Lyndell Williams

    Genre Interracial Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    From award-winning, bestselling author, Lyndell Williams, a story of bridled desire unleashed.

    Tarika is happy living single. She loves her home—her castle—and is not looking for some man to try and take over everything she has built. When best friend, Hafsah throws Aqil her way, Tarika makes it clear that she is not interested in the shy man, who barely speaks to her. When she needs his help after an accident, she allows Aqil and his daughter into her life, making it difficult to resist his sexy gray eyes and sultry smile. The more time she spends with him, the harder it is to keep her distance.

    Aqil planned to stay focused on rebuilding his life with his daughter after a messy divorce until he saw Tarika. He tries to maintain a respectful amount of space, but her confidence and beauty draw him in. He knows he has everything Tarika needs and gets closer to her, bringing them into a passionate abandon that can break down the walls of her inhibitions but may also shatter their lives.

    Why did you write this book?

    I like to write romances that highlight the beautiful imperfection of loving someone. People bring their personalities and experiences into relationships, which can affect how they come together.

    Readers met main characters Tarika and Aqil in the book, Open to Love and became excited about their story. They struggle with the feeling burgeoning between them. Tarika doesn’t want to give up the single life and her autonomy. Aqil is rebuilding his life after a bitter divorce, so he is not ready to go headfirst into new a relationship.

    What is your favorite genre to read?

    Romance has been my favorite genre since I was a teenager. I am excited to write romances with a more diverse spectrum of characters from an expanse of backgrounds and layered experiences.

    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?

    I don’t have a favorite character.

    What are you working on at the moment?

    I am working my keyboard to get Building on Broken Dreams to readers. It is book three in the steamy, gripping Brothers in Law interracial romance series. The novel features Maryam and Adam. Maryam is surviving an abuse relationship when she meets Adam. She tries to start a new life with him, but the past threatens to destroy them both.

    What books will we see from you in coming months?

    Readers can be on the lookout for Building on Broken Dreams, The Trouble with that Sister (Open to Love Book Three) and a book in A Timeless Love Series.

    Where to buy Queen of the Castle

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088P8WR33/

    Lyndell Williams Social Media

    A bestselling author and award-winning writer, Lyndell Williams (Layla Abdullah-Poulos) holds a B.A. in Historical Studies and Literature, M.A. in Liberal Studies, and an AC in Women and Gender Studies. She is an adjunct instructor as well as an anti-racism and gender equity advocate. She is the senior New York trainer for the Muslim Anti-Racism collaborative.
    Williams is a cultural critic with a background in literary criticism specializing in romance. She has been published in peer-review journals and presented at national conferences about Muslim and interracial romance fiction as well as racism, sexism and the Black Muslim experience.
    Website https://laylawriteslove.com/
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  • Book Release,  Interracial

    My Way to You by Lyndell Williams @laylawriteslove #RLFblog #NewRelease #contemporaryromance

    My Way to You by Lyndell Williams @laylawriteslove #RLFblog #NewRelease #contemporaryromanceLyndell Williams, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.

    My Way to You by Lyndell Williams

    Genre contemporary romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings):

    Lawyer Simon Young is smart, confident, and adept at keeping things with women casual—until he meets his best friend Marcus’s sister, Regina. Immediately intrigued by Regina’s beauty, Simon becomes increasingly enthralled and ultimately risks his friendship to have her for himself.
    Social justice writer and activist Regina Kent is usually cautious and savvy. Yet, unable to resist her attraction to the handsome Simon, she plunges into a torrid affair, knowing that she chances angering big brother and her less tolerant followers, many of whom will not accept that one of their most popular pro-Black bloggers is dating an Asian man.
    As their clandestine romance evolves, Simon and Regina fall deeper in love. Making sure that things stay between them becomes progressively impossible, and neither knows how much longer they can keep Marcus in the dark and the world at bay.
    Why did you write this book?

    I had a few reasons for writing My Way to You, the primary one being that I wanted to write a romance centering what I gleaned as the increasing lines of solidarity between Blacks and Asians in the country. I also wanted to highlight the growing Black Woman-Asian Man (BWAM) subculture, where members of two social groups deemed less desirable are learning to appreciate each other as love matches.
    Black women and Asian men have to tackle with a contrived lack of appeal stemming from stereotypes masculinizing one and feminizing the other. My Way to You and other romances centering BWAM love interests pushes back against that and offers representation for couples in similar relationships as well as interracial couples in general.
    What is your favorite genre to read?
    Oh, romance, romance, and then—romance. I became hooked on it as a teenager and never looked back. When I was presented with a choice of genre to study for my master’s thesis, I selected romance. I think the genre is integral to revealing and influencing how people navigate a quintessential human emotion eros love.
    Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?
    My favorite fictional character is Sofia in The Color Purple by Alice Walker. She’s an amazingly-strong character that shows the layers of racism and sexism that Black American women encounter from Black men as well as White men and women.
    Sofia constantly fights against people’s attempts to degrade and dehumanize her. She paid for her quest for dignity and humanity with her physical well-being and liberty, which is also in jeopardy for real Black women daring to do the same. Even though she was crushed by society, her spirit wasn’t. Her raising like a phoenix from the ashes after years of torment is the profoundest moment in literary history.
    What are you working on at the moment?
    I have a couple of projects that require different styles of writing. I am working on Sweet Love, Bitter Fruit, book two of the Brothers in Law romance series. The story features Marcus and Toni from My Way to You (book one) and their struggles to keep their perfect marriage from falling apart.
    I am also writing an essay about African American Muslim romance to be added to an anthology on American Muslim popular culture as well as a short story for an American Muslim story collection. Although it can be demanding, I love the different directions my writing takes me.
    What books will we see from you in coming months?
    I plan to have books two and three of the Brothers in Law series ready for readers to dive into.
    Hopefully, readers will get to enjoy Sweet Love, Bitter Fruit in early 2019. After that, there will be Building on Broken Dreams (book three), my first Muslim romance in the series. It features a steamy interracial couple—Adam Kane and Maryam Avery—as they build a beautiful life together that is threatened to be torn down by Maryam’s past.

    Where to buy My Way to You

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/LyndellWilliams/e/B07FQTMRCG
    Layla Writes Love (signed copies) https://laylawriteslove.com/merch/

    Lyndell Williams Social Media

    Lyndell Williams (Layla Abdullah-Poulos) has a B.A. in Historical Studies and Literature, M.A. in Liberal Studies, and an AC in Women and Gender Studies. She presently teaches history as an adjunct instructor.
    Williams a cultural critic with a background in literary criticism specializing in romance. She is the managing editor of the NbA Muslims blog on Patheos and a cultural contributor for Radio Islam USA.
    Blog https://laylawriteslove.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/laylawriteslove
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