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| Below is a list of the releases for 2003 and their ratings by our reviewers. A click on the book title will take you to the official review written by a ROMANCE IN COLOR reviewer. Reviews and ratings from 1994 are also available. |
| ISBN | JANUARY | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| 1-58314-292-4 | MY DESTINY - Adrienne Byrd | BET/Arabesque |
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Alicia |
| 1-58571-084-9 | TWIST OF FATE - Beverly Clark | Genesis/Indigo |
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Leslie |
| 1-58571-086-5 | EBONY BUTTERFLY II - Delilah Dawson | Genesis/After Dark | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-261-4 | FEVER - Linda Dominique Grosvenor | BET/Sepia |
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Wayne |
| 1-58314-276-2 | CLOSER THAN CLOSE - Bettye Griffin | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika |
| 0-52594-685-3 | A MAN MOST WORTHY - Marcus Major | NAL/E. P. Dutton |
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Debra |
| 0-37387-204-6 | SWEET ACCORD - Felicia Mason | Harlequin/Love Inspired |
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Debra |
| 0-06001-148-3 | THE CHOCOLATE SHIP - Marissa Monteilh | Avon |
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Nathasha |
| 0-06050-565-6 | A TASTE OF REALITY - Kim Roby | Kensington/Dafina | NR | NA |
| MY SOUL TO KEEP - Marcella Sanders | BET/Arabesque | NR | NA | |
| 1-57566-908-0 | BABY MOMMA DRAMA - Carl Weber | Kensington/Dafina | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-382-3 | CANDLE LIGHT AND YOU - Various | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra |
| 0-45120-765-3 | LIVING LARGE - Various | NAL/Signet | NR | NA |
| ISBN | FEBRUARY | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| 0-75820-231-8 | A MIGHTY LOVE - Anita Doreen Diggs | Kensington/Dafina |
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Wayne |
| 0-37316-958-2 | THE SERGEANT'S SECRET SON - Bonnie Gardner | Harlequin/American | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-292-4 | COME WHAT MAY - Tracee Lydia Garner | BET/Arabesque |
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Joni |
| 1-58314-293-2 | ATLANTA LIVE! - Carmen Green | BET/Sepia |
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Debra |
| 0-37324-521-1 | A FATHER'S FORTUNE - Shirley Hailstock | Silhouette/Special Edition |
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Katika |
| 1-58314-396-3 | SASS - Linda Hudson-Smith | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika |
| 0-06001-220-X | JOSEPHINE AND THE SOLDIER - Beverley Jenkins | Avon/True Romance |
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Wayne |
| 1-58571-097-0 | FRAGMENT IN THE SAND - Annetta P. Lee | Genesis/Inspirational |
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Wayne |
| 0-06050-350-5 | TELL ME YOU LOVE ME - Kayla Perrin | Harper/Torch | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-281-9 | LIGHTHOUSE MAGIC - Candace Poarch | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra |
| 0-37550-651-9 | CHOCOLATE SANGRIA - Tracy Price-Thompson | Villard/Strivers' Row |
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Nathasha |
| 1-58314-390-4 | BAD TO THE BONE - Mildred Riley | BET/Arabesque |
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Alicia |
| 1-58571-115-2 | FATE - Pamela Leigh Starr | Genesis/Indigo | NR | NA |
| THE BEST MAN - Various Authors | St. Martin's Press | NR | NA | |
| ISBN | MARCH | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| 1-58314-333-5 | HOT SUMMER NIGHTS - Bridget Anderson | BET/Arabesque |
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Joni |
THROUGH THICK AND THIN - Leslie E. Banks |
Simon & Schuster/Pocket |
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Nathasha | |
| 1-59052-066-1 | BLUES FROM DOWN DEEP - Gwynne Forster | Kensington/Dafina |
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Nathasha |
| 1-57566-920-X | PASSING INTO LIGHT - Sharon Ewell Foster | NR | NA | |
| 1-58314-394-7 | LOVE DON'T COME EASY - Alex Hairston | BET/Sepia |
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Wayne |
| 1-58314-394-7 | NO MORE TEARS - Shelby Lewis | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika |
| 1-58571-099-7 | ONE DAY AT A TIME - Bella McFarland | Genesis/Indigo | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-363-7 | UNTIL THE END OF TIME - Melanie Schuster | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra |
| 1-58571-101-2 | UNBREAK MY HEART - Dar Tomlinson | Genesis/Love Spectrum | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-268-1 | THE MUSIC OF LOVE - Courtni Wright | BET/Arabesque | NR | NA |
| ISBN | APRIL | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| 1-58571-091-1 | BROWN SUGAR DIARIES... D. Bundy & C. Riley | Genesis/After Dark | NR | NA |
| 0-44653-032-8 | JOSHUA'S BIBLE - Shelly Leanne | Warner/Walk Worthy Press | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-402-1 | SINCE FOREVER - Celeste Norfleet | BET/Arabesque |
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Alicia |
| 1-58314-353-X | IN A HEARTBEAT - Kayla Perrin | BET/Arabesque |
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Leslie |
| 1-58314-381-5 | RECKLESS - Adrienne Ellis Reeves | BET/Arabesque | NR | NA |
| 0-31230-734-9 | SOMEONE'S KNOCKING ON MY DOOR - Francis Ray | St. Martin's Press |
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Alicia |
| 1-58571-093-8 | AT LAST - Lisa Riley | Genesis/Love Spectrum |
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Debra |
| 1-57566-920-X | A CHANGE IS GONNA COME - Jacquelin Thomas | BET/New Spirit |
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Tricia |
| 1-58314-407-2 | REMEMBER LOVE - AlTonya Washington | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika |
| 0-37379-087-2 | RED SHOES AND A DIARY - Mia Zachary | Harlequin/Blaze |
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Katika |
| 1-58314-389-0 | TO MOM, WITH LOVE - Various | BET/Arabesque |
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Wayne |
| ISBN | MAY | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| 1-40006-020-6 | THE NIGHT BEFORE THIRTY - Tajuana. J. Butler | Villard/Strivers' Row | NR | NA |
| 0-52594-724-8 | THE OTHER WOMAN - Eric Jerome Dickey | Dutton/Penguin Books |
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Davidea |
| THREE WISHES - Seressia Glass | Genesis/Love Spectrum |
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Debra | |
| PERFECT FIT - Brenda Jackson | Kensington/Dafina |
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Alicia | |
| LOOSE LIPS - Teresa McClain-Watson | BET/Sepia |
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NA | |
| COULD IT BE MAGIC - Deirdre Savoy | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika | |
| A DIAMOND'S ALLURE - Eboni Snoe | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika | |
| ACQUISITIONS - Kimberley White | Genesis/Indigo | NR | NA | |
| ONLY IN MY DREAMS - Kimberley White | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra | |
| YOU ARE LOVED - Karen White-Owens | BET/Arabesque |
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Alicia | |
| MAN OF THE HOUSE - Various | BET/Arabesque |
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Dee | |
| ISBN | JUNE | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| 1-58314-272-X | RENEGADE - Rochelle Alers | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika |
| 0-31231-680-1 | MINION - L. A. Banks | St. Martin's Press |
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Nathasha |
| 1-58314-323-8 | ABIDING HOPE - Angela Benson | BET/New Spirit |
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Wayne |
| 0-44653-033-6 | SECOND SUNDAY - Michele Andrea Bowen | Walk Worthy Press |
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Tricia |
| 1-58314-300-9 | blind faith - Patricia Haley | BET/New Spirit |
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Tricia |
| 1-58571-085-7 | REVELATIONS - Cheris F. Hodges | Genesis/Indigo | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-426-9 | smitten - Sonia Icilyn | BET/Arabesque | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-397-1 | Top-Secret Rendezvous - Linda Hudson-Smith | BET/Arabesque |
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Alicia |
| 1-58571-104-7 | WHEN DREAMS FLOAT - Dorothy E. Love | Genesis/Indigo | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-380-7 | FINDERS KEEPERS- Michelle Monkou | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra |
| 0-44667-967-4 | A Lova' Like No Otha' - Stephanie P. Moore | Walk Worthy Press |
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Tricia |
| 0-75820-375-6 | JUNE IN WINTER - Patricia Anne Phillips | Kensington/Dafina | NR | NA- |
| 1-58314-373-4 | ESCAPE TO LOVE - Alice Wootson | BET/Arabesque | NR | NA |
| 1-92964-212-1 | BLESSED ASSURANCE - Various | Literally Speaking Publishing |
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Tricia |
| ISBN | JULY | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| 0-74347-030-3 | SECRETS NEVER TOLD - Rochelle Alers | Simon & Schuster |
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Alicia |
| 0-75820-198-2 |
GIRL'S NIGHT OUT - Roz Bailey |
Kensington/Dafina | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-428-5 | COMFORT OF A MAN - Adrienne Byrd | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra |
| 1-58314-375-0 | SERPENT IN MY CORNER - J. Daniels | BET/Sepia |
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Wayne |
| 0-06008-929-6 | KISS LONELY GOODBYE - Lynn Emery | Harper/Torch |
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Debra |
| THE COLOR OF TROUBLE - Dyanne Davis | Genesis/Love Spectrum |
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Dee | |
| 0-06052-648-3 |
GET SOME LOVE - Nia Foxx |
Kensington/Dafina | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-935-X | COME FALL - Marcia King-Gamble | BET/Arabesque |
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Leslie |
| 0-74324-614-4 | USING WHAT YOU GOT - Karen Quinones Miller | Simon & Schuster |
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Katika |
| 0-31230-525-7 | HIGH PRICE OF A GOOD MAN - Debra Phillips | St. Martin's Press |
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Wayne |
| 1-58314-350-5 | COURAGE UNDER FIRE - Candice Poarch | BET/Arabesque |
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Alicia |
| 0-75820-240-7 |
GOT A MAN - Daamiah S. Poole |
Kensington/Dafina | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-387-4 | LOVE ME ALL THE WAY - Simona Taylor | BET/Arabesque |
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Wayne |
| 0-06053-679-9 | A LOVE NOIRE - Erica Simone Turnipseed | Kensington/Dafina | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-356-4 | YOU REMIND ME - Linda Walters | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika |
| SOMEONE TO LOVE - Alicia Wiggins | Genesis/Indigo |
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Katika | |
| ISBN | AUGUST | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| OBJECT OF HIS DESIRE - Artiste C. Arthur | Genesis/Indigo |
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Leslie | |
| 1-58571-087-3 | HART AND SOUL - Angie Daniels | Genesis/Indigo |
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Leslie |
| WHEN PERFECT AIN'T POSSIBLE - Suzanne D. Harrison | BET/Sepia |
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Kari | |
| WHAT A GIRL WANTS - Reon Laudat | St. Martin's Press |
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Wayne | |
| THE GLORY OF LOVE - Kim Louise | BET/Arabesque |
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Alicia | |
| 1-57566-915-3 | HE'S JUST A FRIEND - Mary B. Morrison | Kensington/Dafina | NR | NA |
| CAN'T DENY LOVE - Doreen Rainey | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika | |
| USE ME OR LOSE ME - Maryann Reid | St. Martin's Press |
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Wayne | |
| MEANT TO BE - Mildred Riley | BET/Arabesque |
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Leslie | |
| MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE - Melanie Schuster | BET/Arabesque |
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Leslie | |
| SAVING GRACE - Angela Winters | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra | |
| TRIPPIN' OVER LOVE - Various | BET/Sepia | NR | NA | |
| ISBN | SEPTEMBER | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| BORN TO LOVE YOU - Francine Craft | BET/Arabesque |
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Roslyn | |
| FLYING HIGH - Gwynne Forster | BET/Arabesque |
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Alicia | |
| A LARK ON THE WING - Phyllis Hamilton | Genesis/Love Spectrum |
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Debbe | |
| TOMORROW MAY NEVER COME - Linda Hudson-Smith | BET/New Spirit |
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Tricia | |
| 0-37376-533-9 | A LITTLE DARE - Brenda Jackson | Silhouette/Desire |
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Wayne |
| DATING GAMES - R.M. Johnson | Simon & Schuster | NR | NA | |
| ONE SURE THING - Celeste Norfleet | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra | |
| DESERT HEAT - Janice Sims | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika | |
| BY DESIGN - Angela Weaver | BET/Arabesque |
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Wayne | |
| THE SISTAHOOD OF SHOPAHOLICS - Various | St. Martin's Press | NR | NA | |
| ISBN | OCTOBER | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
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BET/Arabesque |
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Dee | |
| 0-74346-291-2 | NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - Leslie E. Banks | Simon & Schuster | NR | NA |
| IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG - Louré Bussey | BET/Arabesque |
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Nathasha | |
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A FEELING LIKE NO OTHER - Louré Bussey |
Blue Nile Publishing |
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Nathasha |
| 1-58571-108-X | I'LL BE YOUR SHELTER - Giselle Carmichael | Genesis/Indigo | NR | NA |
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BET/Arabesque |
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Katika | |
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MERCY, MERCY ME - Ronn Elmore | Walk Worthy Press |
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Tricia |
| 1-57566-918-8 | A JOURNEY TO HERE - Margaret Johnson-Hodge | Kensington/Dafina |
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Alicia |
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BET/Sepia |
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Kari | |
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BLOOM - Linda Dominique Grosvenor | Sadorian Publications |
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Dee |
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SISTERHOOD SITUATION - Janette McCarthy Louard | BET/Sepia |
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Wayne |
| CHANGING THE RULES - Niqui Stanhope | St. Martin's Press | NR | NA | |
| PASSION'S DESTINY - Crystal Wilson-Harris | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra | |
| ISBN | OCTOBER/NOVEMBER HOLIDAY | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| HOLIDAY WIFE - Roberta Gayle | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra | |
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BET/Arabesque |
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Katika | |
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BET/Arabesque | NR | NA | |
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BET/Arabesque |
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Dee | |
| 0-31232-195-3 | ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - Various | St. Martin's Press |
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Alicia |
| ISBN | NOVEMBER | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| 1-58314-452-8 | TABLE FOR TWO - Dara Girard | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra |
| 0-31231-512-0 | THE SAVVY SISTAHS - Brenda Jackson | St. Martin's Press |
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Nathasha |
| 1-58571-109-8 | A DANGEROUS OBSESSION - J. M. Jeffries | Genesis/Indigo |
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Katika |
| 0-37575-842-9 | AS WE LAY - Darlene Johnson | Villard/Strivers' Row |
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Dee |
| 1-58571-111-X | JUST AN AFFAIR - Eugenia O'Neal | Genesis/Love Spectrum |
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Debbe |
| 1-58314-354-8 | FOOL FOR LOVE - Kayla Perrin | BET/Arabesque |
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Jennifer |
| 1-58314-386-6 | NOT THE ONE - Deirdre Savoy | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika |
| 1-59309-009-9 | BALLAD OF A GHETTO POET - A. J. White | Simon & Schuster/Strebor |
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Wayne |
| 1-58314-410-2 | TANGO - Kimberley White | BET/Arabesque |
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Alicia |
| 0-06054-059-1 | HITTS AND MRS - Lori Bryant-Woolridge | Avon | CS | NA |
| ISBN | DECEMBER | PUBLISHER | Rating |
Reviewer |
| 1-58571-110-1 | SHADES OF BROWN - Denise Becker | Genesis/Love Spectrum | NR | NA |
| 0-75820-079-X | RELATIVE INTEREST - Anita Bunkley | Kensington/Dafina | NR | NA |
| 1-58314-236-3 | DIAMOND LIFE - Sheila Copeland | BET/Sepia | NR | NA |
| 0-06053-307-2 | UNFORGETTABLE - Bette Ford | Harper/Torch |
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Debra |
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TAKE ME TO HEART - Deborah Fletcher-Mello | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra |
| THORNE'S CHALLENGE - Brenda Jackson | Silhouette/Desire |
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Wayne | |
| 1-58571-088-1 | BY DESIGN - Barbara Keaton | Genesis/Indigo | NR | NA |
| SOMEONE TO LOVE - Francis Ray | St. Martin's Press | NR | NA | |
| TREASURES OF THE HEART - Jacquelin Thomas | BET/Arabesque |
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Katika | |
| LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH - Marilyn Tyner | BET/Arabesque | NR | NA | |
| GUARDED LOVE - AlTonya Washington | BET/Arabesque |
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Debra |