Adriana Herrera books

Adriana Herrera is a Dominican-American romance author known for diverse, inclusive stories featuring Caribbean and Afro-Latinx characters finding love across contemporary, historical, and paranormal settings.

Anthologies

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Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters 2022 Buy
Only One Bed 2023 Buy
Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For 2023 Buy

Dating in Dallas Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Here to Stay 2020 Buy
On the Hustle 2022 Buy

Dreamers Reading Order

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American Dreamer 2019 Buy
American Fairytale 2019 Buy
American Love Story 2019 Buy
American Christmas 2020 Buy
American Sweethearts 2020 Buy

Foodie Holiday

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Mangos and Mistletoe 2019 Buy

Las Léonas Reading Order

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A Caribbean Heiress in Paris 2022 Buy
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal 2023 Buy
A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke 2025 Buy

Peculiar Tastes Reading Order

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The Death God’s Sacrifice 2022 Buy
The Demon’s Bargain 2022 Buy
The Hellmouth Guardian’s Lover 2022 Buy
The Vixen’s Deceit 2022 N/A
The Vixen’s Deceit 2022 Buy
The Captive Merman’s Promise 2022 N/A
The Captive Merman’s Promise 2022 Buy
The Fae Queen’s Captive 2022 Buy

Sambrano Studios Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
One Week to Claim It All 2021 Buy
Just for the Holidays… 2021 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

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The Duke Makes Me Feel… 2022 Buy
Dripping 2022 Buy
Heat and Run 2024 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Finding Joy 2020 Buy
Caught Looking 2021 Buy
Bootlegger’s Bounty 2024 Buy

Toy Runners Reading Order

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Her Night With Santa 2020 Buy
The Toy King 2021 Buy
Run Darling 2023 Buy

Adriana Herrera published her debut novel in 2019 and quickly built a following among readers looking for romance that reflects a wider range of experiences. Her Dreamers series introduced protagonists who are Dominican immigrants navigating life in the United States, blending warmth and humor with genuine emotional depth. The series ran to five books in under two years, establishing her as a prolific and reliable voice in contemporary romance.

Her Las Léonas series marks a departure into historical fiction, following Caribbean women in 19th-century Paris and London. The books draw on real history to place Afro-Latinx women in glamorous, adventurous settings while keeping the romantic tension front and center. The Peculiar Tastes series takes yet another direction, moving into paranormal and fantasy romance with a collection of novellas featuring mythological figures and supernatural bargains.

Herrera has also contributed to anthologies including Black Love Matters (2022), which gathered essays and romance from Black authors about love and representation in the genre. Across all her work, whether contemporary workplace romances like Dating in Dallas, telenovela-inspired stories in Sambrano Studios, or holiday novellas, the throughline is romance that centers characters who are fully realized and whose identities are woven into the story rather than treated as a backdrop.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Adriana Herrera written?

Adriana Herrera has written 33 books across ten series.

What was Adriana Herrera's first book?

Adriana Herrera’s first book is American Dreamer, published in 2019.

What makes Adriana Herrera's books stand out in the romance genre?

Adriana Herrera writes romance with Dominican and Afro-Latinx characters at the center, drawing on Caribbean culture and immigrant experiences that rarely appear in mainstream romance. Her books range from contemporary workplace stories to historical fiction set in 19th-century Paris, and she consistently prioritizes joy and happy endings for characters who are often marginalized in other fiction.

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