Vanessa Jared’s Got a Man

"Vanessa Jared’s Got a Man by LaQuette made me realize how I often don’t see romance novels about women in their forties, especially Black women in their forties. It also made me realize how nice it was to see two people of color fall in love too—the love interest, Michael, is Koren American—since you usually only see a person of color falling for someone who is white. Get the weekly Five Books newsletter This book made me so happy. Maybe it’s because they’re older, but these two knew how to communicate and had really great boundaries that they held. Oh, and the spicy scenes were nice too!"