Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters | 2022 | Adriana Herrera | Buy |
| 2 | Only One Bed | 2023 | Adriana Herrera | Buy |
| 3 | Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For | 2023 | Adriana Herrera | Buy |
Adriana Herrera’s anthologies reflect her role not just as a romance author but as an advocate for representation in the genre. Black Love Matters (2022) is the most prominent of the three, an anthology she edited that brings together Black romance writers discussing their relationship to the genre and to love as a subject for fiction. The book received significant attention as both a literary project and a statement about what romance fiction can and should look like.
Only One Bed (2023) is a romance anthology built around the popular trope of characters forced to share sleeping arrangements, with Herrera contributing alongside other authors. Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For (2023) is a young adult fantasy anthology featuring mermaid stories from a diverse group of contributors, with Herrera as one of the editors or contributors.
Together these three collections show Herrera operating as a community builder in addition to her work as a novelist, helping to create space for diverse voices in romance and fantasy fiction while also contributing her own stories to shared projects.