🌈 Celebrating Pride Month with Black Authors: June Reads with The Sisterhood Shelf 📚✨
June is here, and it's time to celebrate Pride Month—a time to uplift, honor, and embrace the vibrant voices within the LGBTQ+ community. As always, The Sisterhood Shelf is showing up with love, laughter, and literary fire, and this month we’re spotlighting Black authors who give us everything from swoon-worthy romance to complex characters and all the spicy vibes we love.
🔥 Our June Read: Where There’s Smoke by Aricka Alexander
We’re turning up the heat with our June book club pick, Where There's Smoke by Aricka Alexander—fresh off the presses with its release on June 2, 2025! Whether you're a paperback lover or a Kindle queen, this is a must-read for your summer stack. Expect sass, steam, and a story that will keep you flipping pages all night.
Grab your copy here: Where There’s Smoke
📚 More Feel-Good (and Spicy!) Reads You’ll Love:
These reads are all about that feel-good energy with a spicy kick, perfect for Pride Month—and honestly, perfect for your TBR list year-round!
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Sweet Like Honey by Aricka Alexander
A sugary-sweet romance that delivers the heat we crave. Aricka strikes again with characters you’ll root for and tension that simmers.
👉 Read it here -
The Relationship Mechanic by Karmen Lee
Flirtation, real-life messiness, and emotional healing wrapped in one unforgettable story.
👉 Check it out -
Love and Sportsball by Meka James
Sports, love, and a leading man that’ll have you fanning yourself—yes, please!
👉 Buy it here -
The Straight Bet by Feri Tyler
One word: intense. This book is so good, but please note it contains trigger warnings for domestic violence. Read when you’re ready—Feri Tyler brings depth, strength, and emotion in every chapter.
👉 Purchase here
👯♀️ Join The Sisterhood Shelf Book Club!
Don’t read alone—join the club that feels like a group chat with your girlfriends! We’re on the Bookclubs app, and we meet monthly to sip drank, snack up, and have real conversations about the stories that move us.
👉 Join us here
📅 Next Meetup: Sunday, June 22nd at 7:30 PM
Mark your calendars and come ready to vibe. Bring your thoughts, your snacks, and your favorite drank—we’re diving into Where There's Smoke, and it’s going to be a good time.
This Pride Month, let’s celebrate love in all its forms, amplify Black voices, and support Black authors telling stories that reflect the richness of our experiences. Happy reading, Sisterhood! 🌈📖🖤
KK bye!
Michelle
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