As far as holiday romances go, Juneteenth is celebrated probably about as much as Earth Day is. And, it was only a few years ago that when you heard the words “holiday romance,” it was just a PC way to say “Christmas Romance” of the Hallmark persuasion, but romance authors have taken it upon themselves to expand their offerings. Juneteenth has been a delightful part of this expansion, from the unfortunately out-of-print The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology (though you can get three of the four novellas individually) to Kennedy Ryan’s perpetually free-on-Amazon Unlimited Juneteenth short Free to Love. It’s always nice to see Juneteenth recognized in books, even before it was made a federal holiday, but nothing made me jump out of my seat quite the way the announcement of the Baes of Juneteenth collection did a couple of years ago.
Baes of Juneteenth is an interconnected series of books by an array of Black romance authors, set in various locations across the country. Each contributing author gives us a story in their signature style, while highlighting the way each of their selected communities celebrates and honors Juneteenth. Instead of just being a story set around the time...
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