12 Interracial Romances Between Characters of Color

This one is an adorable romance between Nikole Paterson and Carlos Ibarra. The two are strangers who meet at an ill-fated ballgame where Nikole’s annoying boyfriend proposes to her using the scoreboard and she says no, so Carlos decide to help her out. Of course, sparks fly and what was supposed to be a hookup ends up being something more.

Rai writes great sizzling romances, and in The Right Swipe, she depicts the story of Rhiannon and Samson. Rhiannon revolutionized romance in the digital age, but in her actual life love seems to elude her. However, Rhiannon thought she found something special in her newest match, who woos her over the course of one night…only to ghost her…and then to resurface months later.

Jasmine’s closest friend is the sexy Rahul, who’s unfortunately off limits because she isn’t one for relationships. But Rahul has been in love with her forever, and once he realizes she want him as well, sparks fly.

Grace has just completed her PhD and decides to go to Vegas to celebrate. She’s not much of a partier, but ends up drunkenly marrying a women who’s a complete stranger. This one act makes Grace reconsider everything in her life, including why her PhD doesn’t make her feel fulfilled. Maybe there’s more to life than a checklist.

A driven genius, Jay na Thalang never slows down. So when he first sees Maria Lopez, he immediately realizes that she’s going to be a distraction. Maria has always been cautious, and now that her blog is becoming popular, she wants to keep her anonymity, even against the commenter who’s been agitating her for the past few months. Little does she know, Jay is the commenter.

This book really doesn’t need an introduction, but here it is. Natasha is a practical girl whose dreams come crashing down when her family is about to be deported. Daniel is a dreamer who has always followed the rules. But all of his obedience to his strict parents dissipates the second he sees Natasha. And suddenly, dreams replace rules.

Mei is 17 and should be in high school. However, she’s actually a freshman at MIT and is on track to become a doctor, fulfilling the dreams of her strict Taiwanese parents. But Mei hates biology and happens to (maybe) love Darren Takahashi. The problem? Darren isn’t Taiwanese.

This romance is literally out of this world. Roxy is a teen who’s tricked into welcoming a controversial new student…who happens to be a Martian. The catch? The Martian is really handsome and gets along splendidly with Roxy.

Nozomi wants the perfect summer romance, not a fake one — which is unfortunately what she gets. Willow is the perfect girl who enlists Nozomi to make her ex jealous. Nozomi has her own plan to convince Willow that she’s the one, but it of course backfires.

When Nishat comes out to her parents, she’s informed that Muslim girls cannot be lesbians. But Nishat is determined to be herself, which becomes especially difficult after a friend comes back into her life, reigniting an old crush.

Memorial is a literary fiction titles that is the sexy and profound story of Benson and Mike, who are struggling with figuring out exactly why they’re together. Things come to a head when Mitsuko, Mike’s mother, visits from Japan just as Mike heads back to Japan to reconnect with his estranged father. As fate would have it, Mitsuko and Benson are forced to become roommates while Mike learns more about himself in Japan.

This one is a murder mystery, but with a romance as the beating heart of it. Jim is driven to help out a Parsi family when two of their daughters die under mysterious circumstances. The last surviving daughter of the family, Diana, decides to help. But while Jim and Diana try to find the killer, they also find love for each other in a land of complicated loyalties.