Jasmine Nicole

Black Indie Authors. That’s it. That’s the blog post.

Well, actually let me go into more details because today, August 21st, has been declared Black Indie Authors Day by Sistah Girls Book Club (@sistahgirlsbc on Twitter, go follow!)

To celebrate you can do several things. You can go read a book by a Black Indie Author, you can buy their book(s), you can leave a review because the reviews are SOOO important for indie authors, and you can support them on their social media accounts.

Now, let’s get into 3 of my favorite books from this year by Black Indie Authors.

1. The Last Sad Love Song by Kimberly Brown

This book is about Callie and Thane who meet at a photoshoot to help promote their best friend and sister-in-law’s dating event to raise some funds for charity. The chemistry from that first meeting sets off a journey of what I can only describe as pure, unconditional love. This book not only warmed my heart, but truly gave me hope that I too, will find love like this some day. I advise you to read it to see for yourself, and I hope it makes you feel as good as it made me feel.

The Last Sad Love Song https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B75V5X6C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_gl_F83VQ9MECSZ62FG9VX29

2. Drunk in Love by Tay Mo’Nae

Drunk in Love follows Ny’Asia and Kaizer who meet one night in Vegas and wake up married. Kaizer is a very famous rapper who has fallen into the public eye too many time for bad behavior, and Ny’Asia is a woman trying to rebuild her life after a bad relationship. They honestly needed each other more than they realized. When these two decided to work together, oh the angst! The back and forth, the push and pull to get to their ending is what had me hooked the whole time. I promise once you pick this book up, you won’t be able to put it down until you read “The End”.
Drunk in Love https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VFT2QCQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_gl_EST4AZPGD2JS19AKZA1W

3. Love’s Hope by K. Lashaun

Love’s Hope follows Hope, a woman who is hell bent on keeping her “relationships” unconnected and away from her heart. When she meets Maverick for what she plans to be a quick rendezvous, she quickly learns that she’ll never meet another man like him and it’s either now or never. Their unexpected journey is real and raw, and a true representation of what it looks like to let love heal you.
Love’s Hope (The Four Letter Word Series Book 2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8BC7NXD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_gl_BSTZK5HH2NFEE132CHDZ

I love these books and so many more because people truly underestimate the power of representation. Black indie authors understand that art imitates life and their stories are reflections of who we are as Black people through all lenses and all over the diaspora. It’s in these books and others like them that I see me. I see myself in my past, my present, and what I sometimes hope to be my future. I see my family members, and my friends in and all through these stories. I see Black excellence, pain, struggle, growth, healing, joy, love and happiness. It’s so beautiful especially because I spent so many years not seeing this and now all I see when I read is Blackness and I couldn’t be happier.

Read a Black Indie author. You won’t regret it.