Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The ‘N’ Word | 2015 | Tiana Laveen | Buy |
| 2 | Word of Honor | 2015 | Tiana Laveen | Buy |
The From Race to Redemption series is a two-book duology by Tiana Laveen, published in 2015. These books are among Laveen’s most talked-about works because of their willingness to address race, prejudice, and redemption without flinching. The first book, The ‘N’ Word, sets up an unlikely pairing between a Black woman and a man with deeply racist beliefs, and watches what happens when proximity forces honesty. Word of Honor follows up on the fallout and asks whether real change is possible.
This is not light reading. Laveen uses romance as a framework to explore painful social realities, and the emotional weight of the subject matter gives these books a different feel from her paranormal or sci-fi series. Readers looking for romance that takes on difficult conversations about race in America will find the From Race to Redemption series to be direct, unflinching, and thought-provoking.