19 must-read african american books like One Blood by Denene Millner

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One Blood

By: Denene Millner

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets …

If you liked the african american plot in One Blood by Denene Millner , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2) by Kennedy Ryan

1. This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

By: Kennedy Ryan

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. Sh… read more

Similar categories in Kennedy Ryan's This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2) book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Double Lives

By: Mary Monroe

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns with an outrageous new tale of … read more

Similar categories in Mary Monroe's Double Lives book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • historical
  • african american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Life is a gift. You need to live."

-Mary Monroe, Double Lives

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3. The Thing About Home

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renew… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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4. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

By: Tia Williams

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. An… read more

Similar categories in Tia Williams's A Love Song for Ricki Wilde book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"And know this: the villain depends on who's telling the story."

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"Breeze was a share cropper. His whole family was. He was born in Fallon, South Carolina a dusty wretched town to a long line of men named Ezra Walker. His first son would be named Ezra, too. No clue …"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and th…"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

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5. Brooklyn

By: Tracy Brown

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Brooklyn book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. The American Queen

By: Vanessa Miller

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s be… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The American Queen book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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7. Summer on Highland Beach (Summer Beach, #3)

By: Sunny Hostin

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The View  cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach… read more

Similar categories in Sunny Hostin's Summer on Highland Beach (Summer Beach, #3) book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel

By: ReShonda Tate

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one … read more

Similar categories in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
Cover of Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection) by Sadeqa Johnson

9. Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection)

By: Sadeqa Johnson

4.22

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

A single mother in segregated Virginia pushes back on societal prejudice and her own family’s judgm… read more

Similar categories in Sadeqa Johnson's Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection) book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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10. One Blood

By: Denene Millner

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets … read more

Similar categories in Denene Millner's One Blood book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • race
  • historical
  • feminism
  • black literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • book club
  • audiobook
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11. The Good Ones Are Taken

By: Taj McCoy

3.55

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Maggie's best friend admits he's in love with her, she'll have to decide whether it's worth gi… read more

Similar categories in Taj McCoy's The Good Ones Are Taken book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Out of Office

By: A.H. Cunningham

3.56

Format: None pages, Paperback

A.H. Cunningham dazzles in this sensual vacation romance exploring what happens when you step out o… read more

Similar categories in A.H. Cunningham's Out of Office book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Missing White Woman

By: Kellye Garrett

3.53

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The truth is never skin deep.   It was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City… read more

Similar categories in Kellye Garrett's Missing White Woman book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mary Not Broken (The Bishop Women - prequel) by Deborah L. King

14. Mary Not Broken (The Bishop Women - prequel)

By: Deborah L. King

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Bookshelf Writing 2nd Place in New ReleasesIn 1930s Mississippi, Mary Johnson hates the oppressive… read more

Similar categories in Deborah L. King's Mary Not Broken (The Bishop Women - prequel) book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • african american
  • fiction
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15. Sisters with a Side of Greens

By: Michelle Stimpson

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"A charming novel about sisterhood, regrets, and second chances, [with] a peek into Southern comfo… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Stimpson's Sisters with a Side of Greens book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"This ain't no time for you to be a deadbeat sister. Again." I gasped. "Deadbeat? Again?" Kerresha dragged her suitcase up the steps, now. "Absent. Estranged. Not present. Whatever you want to call it…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"Cooking with Momma's spices helped Marvina process. Never mind she didn't have enough people in the house to eat everything she laid out for preparation. Several pies, pork chops, chicken, greens, ma…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"We stood still, the tenderness between us almost tangible. The scent of the spices, human empathy, and plain old muscle memory combined to re-create the gooey magnetism of being near Marvina again. F…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"I sprinkled a dose of Momma's seasoning into my cupped hand and dipped my tongue into the tiny pool of memories I knew one taste would evoke. Salty, savory, smoky, full of earthy flavors that somehow…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

Cover of Long Gone, Come Home by Monica Chenault-Kilgore

16. Long Gone, Come Home

By: Monica Chenault-Kilgore

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Spanning from the joyous peak of the 1930s jazz era to the Great Depression and civil rights moveme… read more

Similar categories in Monica Chenault-Kilgore's Long Gone, Come Home book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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17. No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

By: Sheryl Lister

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Four friends, three struggling relationships, and one final wish: find your happiness. Both heartwa… read more

Similar categories in Sheryl Lister's No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Hell, there are real sisters out there who aren't as close as we are. [...] I know life has thrown us more curveballs than we can catch, but as long as you have each other, you can win this game call…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

"Over 15 years ago we pledged our Sisterhood. And promised we would always be there for each other. Today, we renew that commitment. Diane continued. To accept each other with all our flaws. Give enco…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

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18. Skin & Bones

By: Renée Watson

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Skin & Bones book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • family
  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. What You Leave Behind

By: Wanda M. Morris

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Wanda Morris returns with a powerful, haunting thriller following a lawyer who… read more

Similar categories in Wanda M. Morris's What You Leave Behind book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • audiobook
  • african american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. Blood at the Root

By: LaDarrion Williams

4.05

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he nev… read more

Similar categories in LaDarrion Williams's Blood at the Root book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Bitter and Sweet by Rhonda McKnight

21. Bitter and Sweet

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two sisters at a crossroad in life find the answers to their problems in the lessons from the past.… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's Bitter and Sweet book and Denene Millner's One Blood

  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook

21 Top fiction books like One Blood by Denene Millner

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This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

Kennedy Ryan

4.42

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Mary Monroe

4.23

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The Thing About Home

Rhonda McKnight

4.28

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Tia Williams

4.04

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Nicola Harrison

3.80

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The American Queen

Vanessa Miller

4.14

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Coleman Hill

Kim Coleman Foote

3.83

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LaToya Watkins

3.74

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