The 2023 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Romance Novel By A Non-Caucasian Author
 We can all agree that Caucasian authors dominate the romance genre. This isn't a bad thing, it's just that there are so many more beautiful, wonderful, compelling stories in this world that can and should be told about non-Caucasian characters by non-Caucasian authors. 
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Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

Act Your Age, Eve Brown

The Brown Sisters #3

Talia Hibbert

10 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
If She Says Yes by Tasha L. Harrison

If She Says Yes

Say Yes Duet #1

Tasha L. Harrison

234 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Well, That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Well, That Was Unexpected

Jesse Q. Sutanto

9 hours, 41 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Balm by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Balm

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

304 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

Instructions for Dancing

Nicola Yoon

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism romance young adult emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
The Duke in Question by Amalie Howard

The Duke in Question

Daring Dukes #3

Amalie Howard

360 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction romance emotional informative medium-paced
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

By the Book

Meant To Be #2

Jasmine Guillory

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Lover's Discourse by Xiaolu Guo

A Lover's Discourse

Xiaolu Guo

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Then Came You by Dylan Allen

Then Came You

Dylan Allen

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction romance emotional medium-paced
Fall Into You by Georgina Kiersten

Fall Into You

Georgina Kiersten

84 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced