This week Danielle hosts the podcast with guest Sarah and these Black healers have our hearts racing for the healer/patient trope in Black Romance
EP 107 HOST
> DANIELLE (she/her) is the voice behind LoveReadListen.com where she writes about her adventures in reading romance, YA, and audiobooks. Danie has a passion for promoting Black Romance and can’t wait to share her favorites with you. When she’s not reading, Danie enjoys anime, cartoons, and hip-hop. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @DanieReads
EP 107 GUEST
> SARAH JOHNSON (she/her) is a life-long reader with a passion for historical fiction and non-fiction. After having her first child, Sarah turned her attention to historical romance and is half-way to completing her collection of first edition Beverly Jenkins historicals. Sarah is the producer of RomBkPod, and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @LustFoundReads
EP 107 DISCUSSION
> Title: Enticed (Passionate Protectors #1)
Author: Kianna Alexander
Relation to theme: Doctor MC, healer MC
Representation: Black author, Black MCs
Content Warnings: slavery, racism, colorism
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43502022-enticed
> Title: Pulling Doubles (Wright Brothers #2)
Author: Christina C. Jones
Relation to theme: Doctor MC, nurse practitioner MC, MC with chronic illness
Representation: Black author, Black MCs, chronic illness
Content Warnings: diabetes, controlling ex, descriptive c-section, emotionally abusive parent (talked about in the past), fat shaming, stalker
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29958746-pulling-doubles
> Danielle highly recommends the audiobooks for the entire Wright Brothers series, narrated by the excellent Sean Crisden and Adenrele Ojo
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46029576-pulling-doubles
> RELATED: In May, NBC News reported on the on-going shortage of black physicians in America, and how research shows that physicians of color provide better care to patients of color
> RELATED: In October, California signed the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act, a new law designed to address the disturbingly high black maternal mortality rate in America
Link: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-bill-black-maternal-mortality_n_5d9cd594e4b06ddfc50f6f0e
> Title: Healing His Medic
Author: Nana Prah
Relation to theme: Doctor MC
Representation: Black author, Black MCs
Content Warnings: survivor’s guilt, piracy (actual pirates), sexism, sexual harassment, attempted rape
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41558054-healing-his-medic
> Love Africa Press is a digital-first publisher devoted to bringing love stories written by Africans to African readers. Follow them on Twitter and Instagram @LoveAfricaPress
Link: https://www.loveafricapress.com/about
> Danielle is seeking more romances set in Africa! What are your favorites?
> Danielle is also seeking more Black PNR/Healer romances! What are your favorites?
> RELATED: A digital exhibit from the Duke University Medical School Library & Archives on the history of medical education for black students
Link: https://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/blackhistorymonth/education
> RELATED: An article from the Journal of the National Medical Association on the forgotten history of defunct black medical schools in the 19th and 20th centuries
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2569729/
> Title: A Hope Divided (Loyal League #2)
Author: Alyssa Cole
Relation to theme: Healer MC
Representation: Black author, Black/IR MC
Content Warnings: prison, neglect, starvation, disease, abuse, racism, harassment, gaslighting
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34570037-a-hope-divided
> Which #BlackRomance favorites of yours did we miss? Let us know on Twitter or Instagram @RomBkPod
Happy Reading!
EP 107 MUSIC CREDIT
Music: “Lift Off” by Jahzzar
From the Free Music Archive
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