~ Releases 2009 ~

 


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Below is a list of the releases for 2009 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 - 2008 are also available.

 

ISBN JANUARY 2009 (15 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
0-8007-3266-9 THE SOMEDAY LIST - Stacy Hawkins Adams Bethany House/Revell 4 Shawneda
0-37386-096-X BITTERSWEET LOVE - Rochelle Alers Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Keren
1-60043-060-0 RISK THE HEART - Jasmine Alexander Parker Publishing 4+ Dianthia
0-37386-097-8 SINFUL CHOCOLATE - Adrianne Byrd Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Anamaria
1-41657-709-2 THE HOOD LIFE - De'nesha Diamond/Meesha Mink Simon & Schuster/Touchstone NR NR
1-58571-284-1 LOOK BOTH WAYS - Joan Early Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
0-37386-099-4 BODY CHEMISTRY - Dara Girard Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Anamaria
0-37378-641-7 MOM'S THE WORD - Marilynn Griffith Steeple Hill/Cafe 4 Patricia
1-41658-050-6 CHOSEN - Patricia Haley Simon & Schuster/Touchstone 4 Shawneda
0-37383-054-8 FIRE AND DESIRE - Brenda Jackson Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 5 Melanie
0-77832-616-0 SINGLE MAMA'S GOT MORE DRAMA - Kayla Perrin Harlequin/Mira NR NR
1-58571-283-3 SINGING A SONG - Crystal Rhodes Genesis Press/Indigo 3 Marguerite
0-37386-098-6 A CASE OF ROMANCE - Melanie Schuster Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Anamaria
0-37386-098-6 A CASE OF ROMANCE - Melanie Schuster Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Keren

0-98180-947-2

WHEN LOVE COMES AROUND - Victoria Wells XPress Yourself Publishing 4 Dianthia
ISBN February 2009 (15 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
1-58571-286-8 RED SKY - Renee Alexis Genesis Press/Love Spectrum 4 Marguerite
0-37386-103-6 ROAD TO SEDUCTION - Ann Christopher Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Anamaria

0-37386-100-1

TEMPTATION AND LIES - Donna Hill Harlequin Kimani/Romance NR NR
0-75823-151-2 MORE THAN HE CAN HANDLE - Cheris Hodges Kensington Dafina/Romance 4 Ashley
0-06168-840-1 BRING ON THE BLESSINGS - Beverly Jenkins Harper Collins/Avon 4++ Patricia
0-37383-120-X SECRET LOVE - Brenda Jackson Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 5 Melanie
1-60043-049-X UNEXPECTED MR RIGHT - Kelley Nyrae Parker Publishing 3+ La-Tessa
0-84396-224-0 RESCUE ME - Farrah Rochon Leisure Books 4+ Ashley
0-37386-101-X FORBIDDEN GAMES - Deirdre Savoy Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Keren
1-58571-285-X SIX O'CLOCK - Katrina Spencer Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
0-37386-102-8 THIS TIME FOR REAL - Yahrah St. John Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4++ Keren
ISBN March 2009 (15 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
1-58571-286-8 NAUGHTY - Rochelle Alers Harlequin Kimani/Sepia 4 Dianthia
0-37386-103-6 ANYTHING BUT LOVE - Celya Bowers Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
0-75822-882-1 BODY BY NIGHT - Zuri Day Kensington Dafina/Romance 4+ Ashley
0-37383-120-X PRIVATE LIVES - Gwynne Forster Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Jennifer
0-37386-100-1 TEMPTING FATE - Crystal Hubbard Genesis Press/Love Spectrum 4 Marguerite
0-37383-125-0 ROMANCING THE RUNWAY -  Linda Hudson-Smith Harlequin Kimani/Romance 3+ Keren
1-58571-285-X TALL, DARK ... WESTMORELAND - Brenda Jackson Silhouette Desire 4+ Susan
0-06168-840-1 TRUE LOVE - Brenda Jackson Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4 Melanie
0-37386-102-8 THE LIST - Sherri Lewis Urban Books/Christian 4 Shawneda
0-84396-224-0 ONLY IN PARADISE - Michelle Monkou Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Keren
0-31294-685-6 NOBODY BUT YOU - Francis Ray St. Martin's Press 4 Patricia
0-37386-101-X HUDSON'S CROSSING - AlTonya Washington Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Ashley
1-60043-055-4 WHAT WHITE BOYZ RIDE - Various Authors Parker Publishing 4 Lashonda
ISBN April 2009 (13 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
0-37386-108-7 COSMIC RENDEZVOUS - Robyn Amos Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Ashley
0-37386-109-5 DEFYING DESIRE - A. C. Arthur Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4++ Keren
0-31294-913-8 UNDEAD ON ARRIVAL - L. A. Banks St. Martin's Press NR NR
1-41655-195-6 DEADLY CHARM - Claudia Muir Burney Simon & Schuster/Howard Books 4 La-Tessa
0-37383-117-X LOVE TAKES TIME - Adrianne Byrd Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4++ Susa
1-58571-290-6 BEST OF LUCK ELSEWHERE - Tricia Haddad Genesis Press/Indigo 2 Marguerite
0-37386-110-9 NINE MONTHS WITH THOMAS - Shirley Hailstock Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Ashley
0-37383-136-6 SURRENDER - Brenda Jackson Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4 Susan
0-75823-478-3 TAKE ME DOWN - Sylvia Lett Kensington Dafina/Romance 4 Dianthia
0-06137-605-1 DECEPTION - Selena Montgomery Harper Books/Avon 4 Patricia
0-37386-111-7 SUGAR RUSH - Elaine Overton Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Keren
160043-031-7 FREEDOM FLIGHT - Gary Phillips Parker Publishing/ZORA NR NR
ISBN May 2009 (12 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
0-37383-135-8 SECRET AGENDA - Rochelle Alers Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4 Susan
0-37386-115-X KISSING THE MAN NEXT DOOR - Devon Vaughn Archer Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Ashley
0-75823-141-5 MAKE YOU MINE - Niobia Bryant Kensington Dafina/Romance 4+ Dianthia
0-37386-113-3 FOR YOU I DO - Angie Daniels Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Keren
0-75823-161-X A NEW KIND OF BLISS - Bettye Griffin Kensington Dafina/Fiction 4 Dianthia
0-37386-112-5 TEMPERATURES RISING - Brenda Jackson Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4++ Susan
0-31257-046-5 SOME LIKE IT HOT - Brenda Jackson St. Martin's Press NR NR
0-37386-114-1 LOVING SPOONFUL - Candice Poarch Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Ashley
1-58571-335-X ALL I'LL EVER NEED - Mildred Riley Genesis Press/Indigo 3 Marguerite
1-58571-336-8 A PLACE LIKE HOME - Alicia Wiggins Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
ISBN JUNE 2009 (14 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
0-37386-160-0 MAN OF FATE - Rochelle Alers Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4+ Susan
0-37386-116-8 SPOTLIGHT ON DESIRE - Anita Bunkley Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Ashley
0-37383-161-7 SAY YOU LOVE ME - Adrianne Byrd (Reissue) Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4 Melanie
0-37386-118-4 THE PERFECT SOLITAIRE - Carmen Green Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Keren
0-75823-222-5 PRACTICING WHAT YOU PREACH - Vanessa D. Griggs Kensington Dafina/Christian 4 Patricia
0-37386-119-2 THE RIGHT WEDDING GOWN - Shirley Hailstock Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Ashley
0-31294-050-5 TASTE OF PASSION - Brenda Jackson St. Martin's Press 4 Susan
1-41658-917-1 LADY JASMINE - Victoria Christopher Murray Simon & Schuster/Touchstone 4+ Patricia
0-31257-368-5 AND MISTRESS MAKES THREE - Francis Ray St. Martin's Press 4 Dianthia
0-75823-143-1 SWEET DECEPTION - Patricia Sargeant Leisure Book/Romance 4+ Ashley
0-37386-117-6 SULTRY STORM - Celeste Norfleet Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Ashley
1-58571-337-6 BEST FOOT FORWARD - Michele Sudler Genesis Press/Indigo 3+ Marguerite
1-5857-1338-4 IT'S IN THE RHYTHM - Sammie Ward Genesis Press/Indigo 4+ Marguerite
0-75822-956-9 A PRICE TO PAY - Angela Winters Kensington Dafina/Fiction 4 Dianthia
ISBN JULY 2009 (11 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
0-80073-267-7 WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS - Stacey Hawkins Adams Revell Books 3+ Patricia
0-37383-050-5 A MAN OF FORTUNE - Rochelle Alers Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4 Susan
1-60162-177-9 INDECENT EXPOSURE - A. C. Arthur Urban Books 4+ Dianthia
1-58571-340-6 SAVE ME - African Fine Genesis Press/Indigo 2 Marguerite
1-58571-340-6 SENSUAL WINDS - Carmen Green Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Ashley
0-37386-122-2 ROUND THE CLOCK - Dara Girard  Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Ashley
0-37386-120-6 INTIMATE SEDUCTION - Brenda Jackson Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Susan
0-37386-123-0 ROMANCE BACKSTAGE - Kim Shaw Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Keren
0-75823-476-7 WHAT LIES BETWEEN LOVERS - Sophia Shaw Kensington Dafina/Romance 4 Dianthia
1-58571-339-2 CHECKS AND BALANCES - Elaine Sims Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
ISBN AUGUST 2009 (10 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
0-37383-164-1 MAN OF FANTASY - Rochelle Alers Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4+ Susan
0-37386-127-3 FULL HOUSE SEDUCTION - A.C. Arthur Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Ashley
1-58571-369-4 WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES - Michele Cameron Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
0-37386-124-9 FINDING MR. RIGHT - Gwynne Forster Harlequin Kimani/Romance 3+ Sheila
1-58571-369-4 DESTINY CALLS - Linda Hudson-Smith Harlequin Kimani/Romance 3+ Keren
0-37376-958-X ONE NIGHT WITH...WEALTHY RANCHER - B. Jackson Silhouette/Desire 4 Susan
1-60162-174-4 CHEESECAKE AND TEARDROPS - Faye Thompson Urban Books 4+ Dianthia
1-58571-342-2 BLINDSIDED - Tammy Williams Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
0-37386-125-7 GAMES OF THE HEART - Pamela Yaye Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4++ Ashley
ISBN SEPTEMBER 2009 (16 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
0-06146-852-5 SINS OF THE FATHER - Angela Benson Harper Collins/Avon A 4++ Patricia
1-58571-350-3 2 GOOD - Celya Bowers Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
0-37383-166-8 QUEEN OF HIS HEART - Adrianne Byrd Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4+ Susan
1-58571-351-1 WAITING FOR MR. DARCY - Chamein Canton Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
0-37386-130-3 CAMPAIGN FOR SEDUCTION - Ann Christopher Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Anamaria
0-37365-480-4 THE HUSBAND SHE COULDN'T FORGET - Carmen Green Silhouette Special Edition 4++ Ashley
0-37383-163-3 PIECES OF DREAMS - Donna Hill Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 5 Wayne
0-37386-128-1 RSVP WITH LOVE - Sandra Kitt Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Keren
0-37386-131-1 WHEN IT FEELS SO RIGHT - Celeste O. Norfleet Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Keren
1-60162-931-1 NOT GUILTY OF LOVE - Patricia Simmons Urban Books/Christian 4+ Patricia
0-37386-129-X MEET ME IN PARIS - Simona Taylor Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Ashley
0-75822-876-7 THE SWEET SPOT - Kimberly Kaye Terry Kensington Books/Aphrodisia 4+ Keren
1-41659-963-0 THE IDEAL WIFE - Jacquelin Thomas New American Library NR NR
0-31255-764-7 NAPPILY IN BLOOM - Trisha R. Thomas St. Martin's Press 4+ Dianthia
1-59983-097-3 WATCH YOUR BACK - Lisa Y. Watson Urban Books/Soul 4 Dianthia
0-75822-210-6 I NEED MORE - Kimberly White Kensington Dafina/Romance 4 Shelia
ISBN OCTOBER 2009 (11 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
0-37386-134-6 SIZZLING SEDUCTION - Gwyneth Bolton Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Keren
1-58571-352-X FIREFLIES - Joan Early Genesis Press/Indigo 3 Marguerite
0-75822-562-8 A CHANGE HAD TO COME - Gwynne Forster Kensington Dafina/Fiction 2+ Dianthia
0-37383-168-4 PRIZE OF A LIFETIME - Donna Hill Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4+ Susan
0-37386-132-X BACHELOR UNTAMED - Brenda Jackson Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Susan
0-06154-779-4 CAPTURED - Beverly Jenkins Harper Collins/Avon 4+ Patricia
1-60043-042-2 SANDELLA'S SOLDIER - Sabrina McAfee Parker Publishing 4+ LaShonda
0-37386-135-4 TOUCH OF HEAVEN - Maureen Smith Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4++ Anamaria
0-37386-133-8 TEACH ME TONIGHT - Jacquelin Thomas Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4 Ashley
0-75822-959-3 I CAN MAKE YOU LOVE ME - Karen White-Owens Kensington Dafina/Romance NR Shelia
1-58571-353-8 FROST ON MY WINDOW - Angela Weaver Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
1-60043-059-7 LOTUS BLOSSOM CHRONICLES - Kelley Nyrae, Mandessa Selby Parker Publishing/Lotus Blossom 4 LaShonda
1-60043-046-5 CARNIVALE DIABOLIQUE - Seressia Glass, Monica Jackson, J.M. Jeffries, Parker Publishing/Isis 4 LaShonda
1-60043-062-7

CALIENTE - J.M. Jeffries, Simone Harlow, Monique Lemont, Kelley Nyrae

Parker Publishing/Lotus Blossom 4+ LaShonda
1-60043-048-1 COUGAR TALES - Laura Castoro, Sandra Kitt, Evelyn Palfrey Parker Publishing/Noire Passion 4 LaShLaShondaonda
ISBN NOVEMBER 2009 (10 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
0-37386-139-7 CHRISTMAS DIAMONDS - Devon Vaughn Archer Harlequin Kimani/Romance NR Anamaria
0-37386-136-2 HOLIDAY KISSES - Gwynne Forster Harlequin Kimani/Romance 3 Ashley
0-75823-147-4 BETTING ON LOVE - Cheris Hodges Kensington Dafina/Romance 4 Dianthia
0-37376-975-X WESTMORELAND WAY - Brenda Jackson Silhouette Desire 4 Susan
0-37383-170-6 LOVE ME NOW - Celeste O. Norfleet Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque 4+ Susan
0-31236-506-3 ONE NIGHT WITH YOU - Francis Ray St. Martin's Press 4 Patricia
0-37386-138-9 PICTURE PERFECT CHRISTMAS - Melanie Schuster Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Ashley
1-58571-364-3 WAITING IN THE SHADOWS - Michelle Sudler Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
1-58571-365-1 FIXIN' TYRONE - Keith Walker Genesis Press/Indigo 4 Marguerite
0-37386-137-0 PASSION OVERTIME - Pamela Yaye Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Keren
ISBN DECEMBER 2009 (10 Releases) PUBLISHER RATING REVIEWER
0-37386-140-0 SWEET DECEPTION - Rochelle Alers Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Keren
1-41654-328-7 THE BLACK GIRL NEXT DOOR - Jennifer Baszile Simon & Schuster/Touchstone 4 Dianthia
0-37386-141-9 TENDER TO HIS TOUCH - Adrianne Byrd Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4++ Keren
0-75823-223-3 GOODNESS AND MERCY - Vanessa Davis Griggs Kensington Dafina/Fiction 4 Patricia
0-37386-142-7 KISS ME TWICE - Geri Guillaume Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Ashley
1-60162-940-0 SECRETS AND LIES - Rhonda McKnight Urban Books/Christian 4+ Patricia
0-37386-143-5 HIS PERFECT MATCH - Elaine Overton Harlequin Kimani/Romance 4+ Keren
1-59983-103-1 TOUR OF DUTY - Kennedy Shaw Urban Books/Soul NR NR
0-75822-741-8 LIKE NO ONE ELSE - Maureen Smith Kensington Dafina/Romance 4+ Ashley
1-58571-366-X DREAM KEEPER - Gail McFarland Genesis Press/Indigo 3 Marguerite
1-58571-367-8 ANOTHER MEMORY - Pamela Ridley Genesis Press/Indigo NR NR
0-80073-279-0 SONGS OF DELIVERANCE - Marilynn Griffith Barker Publishing/Revell NR NR