I’ve been scouring Amazon (African Literature Category), Bambooks, and Okadabooks for weeks to present this list to you. Some of the books on this list, I’ve read – some I’ll get to. There are some names on this list you probably haven’t heard of, but trust me, when you read their works, you’ll become a fan. With that being said, leggo!

Haven by Timi Waters

She’s autistic; he’s gay. A marriage of convenience seemed like the perfect plan until it wasn’t.
Tyrell Alagoa, a die-hard romantic, only believes in one thing—loving the right woman. When he found his missing piece in Janelle Lafayette, he wasted no time beginning plans to seduce her. Then he discovered she was not only engaged to be married to Ahmed Gusau, a northern billionaire and influential politician, but Ahmed also had a burning grudge and an unsettled score to even out with him.

The Torn Prince (Royal House of Saene Book 4) by Zee Monodee

Prince Zediah ‘Zed’ Saene is the sensitive and solemn kind. Nothing shakes him from his solid rock persona. Until the day he crosses paths with Rio, a woman who inflames his body, scorches his heart, and burns his soul to cinders. His passionate love for her is strong enough to move mountains. Then tragedy strikes back home, and he is forced to exit her life without a goodbye.

Riona ‘Rio’ Mittal has worked hard to get over the contemplative young man who caught her very being in his web of quiet force and soulful presence then dropped her like a smelly old sock. On the verge of setting her life to rights, in walks Zed again to claim the child he’s found out she had in his absence.

Zediah wants his heir, and nothing will stop him. Except, ‘nothing’ has a name: Rio Mittal, who won’t shy away from making him face up to his innermost demons. Rio has his son, and all of Zed belongs to her … yet he is, first and foremost, part of the Royal House of Saene. Torn between duty and love, how will he reconcile the two?

My Grandfather’s Inheritance: The Fox by L. Leigh

How strong is the bond of blood that ties us together down the generations?
A White Artic Fox. A Raven. A Scottish Castle.
What links these three things together?


Jeremy, the titled, suave, successful entrepreneur, still carries the scars of abandonment and rejection from his birth mother.
His relationships with women have been toxic and brief.

The wedding of his best friend Remi Olapade gives him the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit Nigeria and the ancient sacred town of Ile-Ife.
His visit takes on an unexpected twist when he meets Ebony, who invites him to The Lekki Club and sets him on a journey of sexual discovery that has nothing to do with his role of ‘head groomsman’ at the wedding.

A two-week sexual encounter that will change his life forever.

But Jeremy’s trip to Nigeria is not all what it seems, he is on a clandestine mission, using the wedding as a cover to get the information he needs.
As he tries to unravel the myth and facts behind his family’s curse.

He finds some answers in the ancient town of Ile-Ife where he is confronted with the legend of the White Fox.
Ebony suspects all is not what it seems with Jeremy; how did he get hold of the sacred eighth bracelet?

If you enjoy sizzling sex scenes, raw emotions, African history, missing artefacts, mysteries, then this book is for you.

V For Visa: An interracial romance (The Visa Series Book 1) by Mona Ombogo

Free-spirited innocence meets the dark and mysterious in this interracial romance

When Rain Handa’s visa to join her fiance in the U.K is denied, she accidentally bumps into the visa officer, Darien Mitchell, who denied it. He is cocky and unapologetic. Her angry reaction to him is expected. What she doesn’t see coming is the chemistry that surges between them. He is dangerous, and not just because falling in love with him would be stupid on a good day. He is dangerous because she is a good girl, trying to follow all the laws of life and he is the complete opposite. With Darien, she’ll be playing out of her league. Will she listen to reason and walk away or is the temptation of him too much to resist?

V for Visa is the first book in this sassy, steamy interracial romance. If you like exotic locations, layered mysterious characters, and witty banter, add steam, then you’ll love this suspense-filled, page-turning series.

Pick up Mona Ombogo’s V for Visa to embark on a great romance journey.

Romantic Illusions (FLAWED PERFECTIONS Book 3) by Margaret Adetimehin

In search of opportunities and commitment, six African Millennials find themselves spun in a web of illusions…

Twenty-three years old Debo is living with demons that threaten plans for his future; managing an affair amongst three sisters might be scary for some, but bringing a baby into the mix is a deal-breaker.

Eighteen-year-old TJ is making moves that would help him score points, or so he wants Mabel to think. While Twenty-year-old Mabel is learning to trust her place in society; she believes having TJ as an ally can help her find happiness.

At nineteen, young Richard is doing everything to be a responsible big brother and an ardent lover; to achieve this, he has to clear his head of the thoughts of others.

Rayo, miss independent, is not taking being restrained at sixteen lightly, she plans to be big and bigger she must get. For twenty-one years old Tricia, it’s all about learning to love.

Romantic Illusions is the third book in the Flawed Perfection series by International Bestselling Author, Margaret Adetimehin. The Flawed Perfection series is an African romantic comedy of Millennials who find love in peculiar ways whilst being spun in a web of friendship and commitment.

Euphoria by Jessica Tagbajumi

Duncan Dugo, a charismatic, driven multi businessman with his fingers in many pies across the world.

A trauma from his past has him dependent and addicted to things best left alone.

Carmilla Grey, the beautiful, confident, and demanding girlfriend of Duncan desires commitment and stability but her flippant attitude may just have become a thorn to her own needs.

Together, the couple go on an adventure at the luxurious Twin Bliss resort situated in Gobota Islands, but will the tides of the past and Duncan’s randy habits pull them apart?

Experience a story of healing, betrayal, romance, and forgiveness on the pages of Euphoria

Who is Ma Kemah? by Sianah Nalika Deshield

Born in war-torn Liberia, Ma Kemah George has had a series of bad luck in the course of her young life. Among other troubles, she was molested as a child and the only thing that got her through her childhood sane was her best friend, Vincent, who later became her fiancé. Then he died a month after their engagement, and she had to start the next chapter of her life alone as an international student in New York. Her plan was simple. Get over her dead fiancé while getting a master’s degree in the USA. But during her first thirty minutes in the land of the free, she supposedly became engaged to America’s beloved baseball star, Warren McAllister. Now Twitter is going crazy with #whoisMaKemah?

His Captive Princess (Royal House of Saene Book 3) by Kiru Taye

Isha Saene has perfected the act of balancing her life—a celebrated corporate negotiator spearheading an international trade deal that could catapult her country to one of the fastest-growing mid-sized economies in Africa, and a loyal First Princess of Bagumi Kingdom set to seal ties with a neighbouring nation through marriage.

Until one careless moment knocks her carefully choreographed life into chaos.

Zain Bassong has always fought for the underdog—a patriot dedicated to fighting against the oppression of his people by the country’s elite. He believes the pen is mightier than the sword and chooses the diplomatic route, no matter how many times he is arrested by the repressive regime.

Until devastating news triggers a chain reaction.

Isha and Zain are thrown together and their lives change. For better or worse? They will have to figure that out before it’s too late.

Redemption Series Book Collection 1-3: Always One More Time/ Separated/ Found by Tope Omotosho

This collection bundles all 3 volumes of Tope Omotosho’s heart-warming Contemporary Christian fiction Redemption series novels together in one e-book, for great value!

Hell Hath No Fury by Margaret Adetimehin, Glory Abah, Uwanma Odefa, Omolola Odunowo, V. Adriane, Mobolaji Olanrewaju, Timi Waters, L. Leigh, The Fertile Chick, Lara T. Kareem, Rosemary Okafor, Timileyin Okunlola, Jessica Tagbajumi, Christiana Agboni, Feyi Aina, Olamide Agemo, Ufuomaee, Yaa Asantewaa Faraji, Temitope Omamegbe, Chidiogo Lilian Ezejelue

Twenty favourite authors of African Descent come together this season to share romantic stories of love awakened, renewed and forgotten. Our authors live across the globe and include bestsellers and emerging writers. Featuring clean romance, hot sexy romps, and erotica there’s something for all romance readers, including lovers of queer romance. Lose yourself in 700+ pages of heartwarming African holiday romance!

Which have you read or are you planning to read?