All books/novellas about the siblings and grandchildren of the Strong family in fictional Holtsville, SC. Please note that all books in the Strong Family series are also a part of the Hot Holtsville series.
- Heated
- Hot Like Fire
- Give Me Fever
- The Hot Spot
- Red Hot
- Strong Heat
- Just Say Yes (A Strong Family Novella)
- Welcome Back, My Love (A Strong Family Novella)
- Strong Loving (A Strong Family Novella)
- Hot and Strong (A Strong Family Novella) – Coming Fall 2021
HEATED
Series: Strong Family #1 and Hot Holtsville #3
NOMINEE: 2006 African-American Literary Awards for Best Romance
“Taking a chance on love could cost them everything…”
Bianca King is living the golden life in metro Georgia with a booming veterinary practice and a steady string of dates–until her somewhat estranged father asks for her help in keeping the family ranch afloat. When Bianca returns to her small South Carolina hometown, she meets the latest threat, neighboring rancher Kahron Strong, a man with knowing eyes and the body of a gladiator. But this competition may just do Bianca some good…
Ever ambitious, Kahron has his eyes on the Kings ranch–among other things. Bianca rejects his offer to buy, but he’s not one to take no for an answer, even if it comes from the sexiest lips he’s never kissed. But when a series of dangerous accidents puts the business AND Bianca at risk, Kahron decides the auburn beauty is much more valuable than her land. As they come together to track the source of the trouble, Bianca will have to surrender her resolve and her heart to save the ranch …and something she cares about even more.
HOT LIKE FIRE | Now Available
Series: Strong Family #2 &Hot Holtsville #4
“When it comes to true love, all you need is one spark…”
In the heavily anticipated follow-up to Heated, sexy widower Kade Strong has just moved back into the house he once shared with his wife, hoping to bring some stability into his six-year-old daughter Kadina’s life. He certainly isn’t looking for a relationship, but the women of Holtsville, South Carolina have a different ideas and are willing to do anything to get his attention. Only Garcelle Santos respects Kade’s grief. Although he isn’t ready to let anyone into his life, Kade can’t help being irresistibly drawn to Garcelle…
Studying to be a nurse, Garcelle can use a little extra money and accepts Kade’s job offer to baby-sit Kadina even though their first meeting was filled with drama. Once they get past their differences, a deep friendship is soon forged between Garcelle and Kade. When Garcelle sees the tricks the neighborhood women have up their sleeves to get near Kade, she makes it her business to protect him. But when she finds herself getting jealous, she realizes she’s fallen in love with Kade. And after a stormy night alone, Garcelle and Kade surrender to a desire that only leaves them wanting more…
GIVE ME FEVER
Series: Strong Family #3 and Hot Holtsville #5
She had everything she needed…until she met him.
It looked like it would take a miracle for sexy nature guide Jade Prince to notice quiet accountant Kaeden Strong. Then a camping vacation left them stranded together, sharing a sleeping bag and a wild encounter that burned up the cold night. When it comes to making heat, they’re compatible in every way, except…
He’s a workaholic who’s allergic to the outdoors. She’s an adventuress with a vixen’s body and a tomboy heart. He’s wanted Jade from the moment he saw her, but so do a long line of men–including her business partner, Darren. On paper, Kaeden is all wrong for Jade–but can he prove he’s right in all the ways that really matter?
THE HOT SPOT
Series: Strong Family #4 and Hot Holtsville #6
For one newly single lady, it’s time to make things hot…
When Zaria Ali married her high school sweetheart, she jumped straight into adulthood. But twenty-one years later, her husband has left her for a younger woman, her kids are in college-and Zaria is looking to make up for lost time. Who says she can’t be living la vida loca in her forties? And who says she can’t date hot twenty-six-year-old Kaleb Strong?…
Kaleb may be young, but he’s mature-and ready to settle down with the right woman. Zaria lightens up his serious side-and turns him on like no one ever has. But is there more between them than just explosive chemistry? The only way to find out is to follow his heart, and show Zaria that when it comes to love, age is nothing but a number…
RED HOT
Series: Strong Family #5 and Hot Holtsville #7
WINNER: 2012 RT Book Award for Best Multicultural Romance
Is a real man too hot for a pampered diva to handle?…
For Kaitlyn Strong, life has been a fun-filled free ride, all expenses paid by her wealthy father. As for relationships, why would Kaitlyn want to give up the fabulous single life? But after she goes on her most outrageous spending bender yet, she’s informed it’s time to make her own way. For a shocked Kaitlyn, that means getting a job–and an affordable apartment to go with it.
Hard-working single father Quinton “Quint” Wells is proud of his job looking after a small apartment building. But he’s never met a demanding diva like his new tenant, Kaitlyn. Yet despite their verbal clashes, there’s a sizzling attraction between them. And there’s a budding friendship between Kaitlyn and Quint’s teen daughter, who needs a woman in her life. Quint needs a woman in his life too, and as the red hot desire between him and Kaitlyn builds, the only choice left is to surrender…
STRONG HEAT
Series: Strong Family #6 and Hot Holtsville #8
Love is in the air when the Strong brothers and their sister come home for Christmas and re-visit their roots with the very sexy story of how it all began…
Lisha Rockmon just wants a good man who respects her family values. But most of the men of she meets want to get physical a lot faster than she does–except Kael Strong. Their attraction is hard to ignore. Yet the one man Lisha can imagine a future with doesn’t seem ready to get involved at all…
Wounded by his last relationship, Kael is hesitant to open his heart again, even to a woman as irresistible as Lisha. But despite his misgivings–and some outside interference–love just may find a way, setting the stage for future generations…
JUST SAY YES | eBook Exclusive
Series: Strong Family #7 and Hot Holtsville #10
SELECTION: Barnes & Noble’s Nook Press Presents list of exciting new and upcoming releases for October and November!
Continuing with her much-loved Strong Family series, bestselling author Niobia Bryant serves up a new romance novella that celebrates destined love…
NEEMA ALI has just suffered a break-up that’s made her gun shy on love. She doubts she will ever repair her heart and risk its well-being again, even if love and happily-ever-after is the tradition of her beloved Strong family.
Dane must believe his feelings for Neema are more than just a fiery physical attraction and Neema must release the hold her pain has on her heart, to allow a good man to give her the good love she deserves.
In time, they both discover they are stronger and happier together than they are apart…if they both just say yes to love.
WELCOME BACK, MY LOVE | eBook Exclusive
Series: Strong Family #8 and Hot Holtsville #11
Meena Ali’s extended family—The Strongs—are filled with couples who are in love, but she can’t seem to move past the break-up of her parents that was caused by an affair. Passion? She enjoys it. Love? She’s tried her best to avoid it…until she meets Armstrong Mann. This charmer with a big smile, and even bigger arms with which to hold her, is simply hard to resist. Still, she is hesitant to commit leading to their break-up. When her “Mann-Mann” is in a car accident out of town and comes home with amnesia—not remembering her or the love they shared—she is forced to realize losing him was a mistake. He has with him a sexy nurse in tow who claims to have nothing but his best interest at heart as he struggles to remember his life. Wanting the nurse gone and the affection Armstrong once had for her returned, Meena digs in for the good fight to ensure she is able to rekindle their flame and welcome back the man she loves into her life.
STRONG LOVING | eBook Exclusive
Series: Strong Family #9 and Hot Holtsville #12
In the ninth installment of her much-loved Strong Family series, bestselling author Niobia Bryant delivers a new “Sexy, Funny and Oh So Real” romance novella about pulling a broken marriage from the flames and fighting for real love…
Kaleb Strong and his wife, Zaria, beat the odds of a May/December relationship and their different personalities (he’s serious and she’s playful) to find their happily ever after with each other. Some years have passed and some of the romance has faded. As she nears the eve of her birthday, Kaleb’s coolness and distance over the last year has Zaria worried that their fifteen-year age gap has finally taken their toll—especially when a beautiful and much younger journalist seems to be vying for his attention.
When Zaria moves out of their family home with their small children and begins a life without him, Kaleb knows he has to reveal the secret behind his distance in their marriage and fight once more to prove to Zaria that his love for her is stronger than ever and age is still nothing but a number…
