Decades: A Journey of African American Romance

Musician Golden escapes the South for Washington, D.C., after nearly being lynched. There, he quickly falls for debutant Leonie, but he fears that she is just using him until someone more exciting — or with more money — comes along.

Widow Hallie is running her late husband’s Black beach resort in 1912 when his former mentee, Nick, shows up. Nick’s been in love with Hallie for years but kept his distance. Now, however, developers are threatening her livelihood, and he sees a chance to help her.

Leigh runs away from an arranged marriage to make her way as a jazz singer in Harlem. She is surprised to find Miles, her former love who walked out on her years earlier. She doesn’t want to make the same mistake twice, but he can get her a recording contract.

Ava is an artist in California whose work is put on hold by the Great Depression. Chase is a bootlegger looking for revenge on the person who killed his brother. They find themselves helping each other.

This title is, unfortunately, out of print.

Betty is a musician who doesn’t want to marry. Warner is a man changed by war whose only solace is Betty’s music.

Constance is a widow grieving her husband, who died in the Korean War. Nathaniel owes his life to her husband and brings her his last message.

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Chandra moves from Barbados to New York in the hopes of becoming an actress on Broadway, but the lack of roles has her joining the Civil Rights Movement. Joel’s privileged life means he doesn’t fully understand the movement, but his interest in Chandra makes him think again.

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In the “separate but equal” 1970s, Black mayoral candidate Leo falls for his campaign manager Carla.

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The war on drugs broke apart Layla’s family, leaving her a single mom to two small children. When her husband Lincoln shows up in hopes of making amends, she has to choose whether to trust him again.

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Traci, the new EIC of the LA Chronicle, is determined to move away from stories about Black gang violence. But then Tupac Shakur is shot. Undercover cop Marcus is investigating a group he believes is responsible, and his path crosses Traci’s in Las Vegas.

I can’t find any information anywhere about this book outside of a single interview with the author prior to its publication. It is not available to read, and I don’t know why! But I wanted to include mention of it since the 2000s were indeed a decade.

Gwen plans to retire from politics after she’s done working on President Obama’s reelection campaign…until she is asked to run for a seat in the Senate. She runs up against the incumbent’s campaign manager, Noah, who is intrigued by her political ideas…and her.