# Black Travel Romances™ > A Black Travel Romance Book Series, Destination Guides & Gifts ## Posts - [Road Trippin](https://blacktravelromances.com/road-trippin/): Before you grab your passport, remember — there’s a story waiting for you right here at home.These eight destinations trace the roads Black folks built, protected, prayed, and partied on.Take the trip, roll your windows down, and let history ride shotgun. 1. Nicodemus National Historic Site — Kansas What it is: The only remaining Western community established by formerly enslaved people after Reconstruction (1877).What you’ll learn: Freedom wasn’t theoretical; they built it. See homesteads, churches, and stories of migration that mirror modern Black resilience.Best time to go: July — Nicodemus Homecoming Emancipation Celebration.Website: nps.gov/nico 2. Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument […] - [Come Through, Queen](https://blacktravelromances.com/come-through-queen/): There’s something sacred about the moment a Black woman steps out of her routine, grabs her passport, and whispers to herself, “I’m going anyway.” Solo travel isn’t just a vacation. It’s an offering to yourself. It’s what happens when you decide that curiosity matters more than fear, and your wholeness is worth the stretch. Across the globe, Black women are quietly and boldly claiming space — in tuk-tuks in Thailand, on the beaches of Ghana, in cafés in Lisbon, on trains through Mexico, in temples in Cambodia. Some are there for a week. Some have been gone for years. Some never […] - [Take It Outside](https://blacktravelromances.com/take-it-outside/): When folks picture “outdoorsy,” we’re rarely the image. They forget our grandfathers fished with bare hands, our aunties grew whole worlds in the soil, and we’ve been running, climbing, and surviving since before hashtags claimed the wilderness. But outside belongs to us too — the wild, the water, the wind. So this month, we’re spotlighting five Black outdoor collectives rewriting what “outdoors” means and who gets to claim it. 1. Black Men Run / Black Girls Run Sport: Ultrarunning & community marathonsWhy they matter: Founded to promote health and community through distance running, these sister movements turned “solo sport” into collective […] ## Pages - [Destination Match](https://blacktravelromances.com/destination-match/) - [Home](https://blacktravelromances.com/): Fall In Love, One Country At A Time Where to start? Find Your Destination Match. Start Here 197 DESTINATIONS 21.5 M BLACK WOMEN (U.S) 10 M+ WORDS 10 YEAR GOAL Black Travel Romances, a global book series centering African-American heroines in 197 countries. More than a romance series, Black Travel Romances™ is an invitation to see the world differently — to travel not just for the sights, but for the people, the connections, and the way each place leaves its mark on your heart. From bustling markets in West Africa to quiet cafés in Europe, from island sunsets in the Caribbean […] - [Contact](https://blacktravelromances.com/contact/): Get In Touch CONTACT Mail: info@makermarche.com ADDRESS Maker Marche Ltd P.O. Box 631353 Littleton, CO 80163 HOUR OF OPERATION Monday – Friday 09:00 – 15:00 MST SUBMIT - [Bookstore](https://blacktravelromances.com/bookstore/): Black Travel ROmances Meet Your Next Favorite Book Series SEE THE LATEST BOOk Subscribe Get UpdatesIn Your Inbox Take My Email LIKE THE BOOKS? 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Yes, they take you across oceans, cities, temples, and deserts. But this is about more than travel, passion, and desire. This is about showing us in full color, in full joy, in full freedom. This is a love letter to […] - [Wishlist](https://blacktravelromances.com/wishlist/) - [Love Notes](https://blacktravelromances.com/love-notes/) - [My account](https://blacktravelromances.com/my-account/) - [Checkout](https://blacktravelromances.com/checkout/) - [Cart](https://blacktravelromances.com/cart/) - [Shop](https://blacktravelromances.com/shop/) ## Products - [Love Always, Nicaragua](https://blacktravelromances.com/product/love-always-nicaragua/): Imani Hurston knows surf culture, event production, and what it means to fight for space in an industry that rarely makes room for Black women. When her dream project honoring Black surfing pioneer Nick Gabaldon is downsized, relocated to Nicaragua, and handed an impossible timeline, she arrives ready to prove everybody wrong. 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The youngest daughter in a loud Jamaican-American family, she was raised on discipline, prayer, patties, pressure, and the expectation that excellence was the minimum. Cricket gave her a way out, a career, a name the public loved, and a version of herself she could survive inside. Then Australia gives her Nathaniel Jace. - [Cordially, Senegal](https://blacktravelromances.com/product/cordially-senegal/): She came to Senegal to become someone’s wife. She found herself first. Andrea McCall has always had a plan. Marriage by twenty-five. Children by thirty. A beautiful home, a steady husband, Sunday dinners, soft femininity, and a life that finally made sense. When she finds a yearlong Wife School program in Senegal, it feels like purpose arriving with a passport stamp. - ['Til Next Time, Taiwan](https://blacktravelromances.com/product/til-next-time-taiwan/): Professional softball player Golden Pierce came to Taiwan chasing the opportunity of a lifetime. A chance to compete on an international stage and prove that she belongs among the best athletes in the world. She expected hard work, cultural differences, and new adventures. She didn’t expect Chang Jiā-ēn—the polished, meticulous executive tasked with turning the unconventional American athlete into a beloved face of Taiwan. - [Faithfully Yours, Turkey](https://blacktravelromances.com/product/faithfully-yours-turkey/): When Phoenix Clark boards a flight to Turkey, she is not chasing escape. She is chasing a debt. A boy she could not save. A promise she never forgot. A past that refuses to stay buried. What begins as a mission is supposed to be simple: find him, get him out, go home. Instead, she lands in Istanbul and finds herself in the orbit of Zahir Noor, a private operator as controlled as he is dangerous. He is polished, disciplined, and far too perceptive for her peace of mind. 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Nom Thanai rebuilt everything after a career-ending accident—his body, his gym, his found family. Muay Thai is all he’s ever known, and he’s not looking for distractions. But when Jasmine steps into his gym, carrying laughter and scars in equal measure, everything shifts.   - [Take Care, Guyana](https://blacktravelromances.com/product/take-care-guyana/): A Crash. A Country. A Love That Refused to Let Go. When Mae Grant, a seasoned survivalist trainer from rural Alabama, touches down in Guyana to launch a cross-Caribbean wilderness initiative, she’s ready for anything—except the plane crash that changes everything. Waking up in the jungle with a broken arm, no exit plan, and a bush pilot she barely knows, Mae must rely on her instincts, her grit... and Zayn Persaud. Zayn never planned to play hero. At thirty, he’s built a life of comfort and freedom—flying clients, dodging commitment, and keeping one foot in the clouds. But when his routine flight turns into a fight for survival, Zayn discovers a different kind of strength. One born not from control, but care.   - [With All My Heart, Aruba](https://blacktravelromances.com/product/with-all-my-heart-aruba/): A Statue. A City. A Love Story Carved in Bronze. When Ella Sutton, a rising sculptor from Virginia Beach, accepts a life-changing commission in San Nicolas, Aruba, she expects the work to transform her career. What she doesn’t expect is Josiah Ras—an ambitious aloe executive with deep island roots, a guarded heart, and a family legacy tangled in both love and loss. What begins as a professional challenge soon becomes something far more personal. 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She came for escape—to rest, to laugh, to find a little joy after years of carrying everyone else’s expectations. But from the moment she steps onto the island, Jamaica calls to her soul—the sea, the mountains, the wild, unshaped beauty she didn’t know she was longing for. And then there’s him. Zion has built a life centered on peace. A musician, a mentor, a man whose roots run deep into the soil of his home. He’s not looking for a whirlwind romance—especially not with a woman who still carries the weight of another world on her shoulders. But when fate, music, and a little stubborn magic keep pulling them together, he realizes some connections aren’t made—they're remembered. - [Yours Truly, Portugal ](https://blacktravelromances.com/product/yours-truly-portugal-a-black-travel-romance-set-in-portugal/): Burnt out from hospital rotations and carrying more grief than she’ll admit, Dawn signs up for a three-month sabbatical in Lisbon. The plan is simple: take a cooking class, sleep past sunrise, and stay far away from anything—or anyone—that might complicate her healing. Enter Chukwuemeka Oliseh: Nigerian football star, local legend, and the most unexpected complication of all. - [Lost & Found in Germany](https://blacktravelromances.com/product/lost-found-in-germany-book-2-of-the-black-travel-romances-series/): Focused on launching her documentary project about the legacy of Audre Lorde, Genelle finds herself immersed in the charm of Cologne’s cobblestone streets, Christmas markets, and centuries of history. The last thing she expects is Jakob Adler—a gruff German bar owner with a complicated past and eyes that see right through her. - [With Love, From Malaysia](https://blacktravelromances.com/product/with-love-from-malaysia/): Dr. Talia Danford never planned to fall in love in Malaysia. She came for her career—to reclaim the life she put on hold after loss and sacrifice. But from the moment she lands, the country pulls her in—bustling Kuala Lumpur, the lush rainforests of Borneo, the historic charm of Melaka. And then there’s him. Kiran Shekar has always done what was expected of him. A leader in the LNG industry, he’s built a life of stability and success. But something is missing. When their work takes them across Malaysia—from cityscapes to remote villages—the lines between professionalism and passion begin to blur. ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/blacktravelromances.com/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)