Black Hearts Publishing, LLC

02/25/2022

Happy Birthday to the author of Rolling The Dice, Alicia Alfonso!!!

12/05/2021

Cover reveal! This is Back To The Beginning by Alexandria X. Watch for the release date so you can read about Mason and Cole!

11/05/2021

We have exciting news! THE Mel Henry is going to be reviewing the next two books we're working on. Titles and covers coming soon! Thank you so much Mel! 🖤

If you haven't read her amazing series, do it now! It's free on Kindle for a short amount of time.

https://www.amazon.com/Distance-Time-After-Book-ebook/dp/B00DYM74VY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24O6Q0Z6QOMEU&keywords=mel+henry+time+after+time&qid=1636081431&sprefix=mel+henry+time+after+time%2Caps%2C444&sr=8-1

Distance and Time (Time After Time Book 1)

11/05/2021

Jump over to Book Sprout and read Rolling The Dice for FREE! All you have to do is leave Alicia Alfonso a good review. 😉
You'll love it!
https://booksprout.co/book/86803/rolling-the-dice

   Thirty-something, plus-sized, and a high school science teacher? To Mari, these aren’t the type of stats that shoot her to the top of the dating pool. Growing up in a house with a critical, marriage-obsessed mother and chauvinistic father, Mari struggles with confidence in herself and the fut...

10/15/2021

Alicia Alfonso is getting close to finishing the second installment of The Charisma Saves Series! This book will follow the story of Hannah and Marco, who you know from Rolling The Dice.
We can't wait to read their story!

08/22/2021

Look at these reviews for Rolling The Dice! 🖤🖤🖤 Thank you for the support!

"This was a great read. Couldn't put it down! Highly recommend it to anyone looking for something spicy to read. I love that the characters are so relatable. I can't wait for more from this author!"

"Tabletop games and romance? What's not to love! This was an amazing read. I've read it twice already and had to force myself to stop reading and go to bed! Can't wait for the next one!"

"This is my 1st time reading a book from this author. I am surprisingly happy that I took a chance and bought the book It has all my favorite things a plus size woman, steamy scenes and great characters it's a must read!"

08/17/2021

Rolling The Dice ebook is now available on Amazon!

Follow this link for paperback or ebook.
https://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Dice-Alicia-Alfonso-ebook/dp/B09CMXW6KH/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1629223170&sr=8-3

08/17/2021

Follow Alicia Alfonso for all of her updates!

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The latest Tweets from Alicia Alfonso (). Hello! I’m a Mom, science teacher, Mama Vakri on Dicey Amazons, crochet aficionado, and author of contemporary fiction. San Antonio, TX

08/11/2021

Rolling The Dice will be available on Kindle this Saturday, August 14th!

08/06/2021

I want to share Alicia's note for her book, Rolling The Dice. She is such an amazing person! This book will have you crying one minute, and laughing the next.

If you haven't ordered your copy, you're missing out!

https://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Dice-Alicia-Alfonso/dp/B099TL61LC/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=rolling+the+dice&qid=1628281132&sr=8-6

"They say you should write what you know. As a science teacher I am not a creative writer, I am a technical writer. Get in, explain what you observed, interpret the results, and get out. Deciding to jump into the pool of romance novels was quite the leap for me, but I had a story running through my brain.
There I was on Halloween reading a post in one of my favorite author’s Facebook groups asking about NaNoWriMo. When I had no clue what that was I took to the interwebs to find out and thought to myself, “I think I can do that.” Lo and behold Nov 30th rolled around, I had over fifty thousand words, and could see the ending to my story just on the horizon. My grammar was atrocious, I still double spaced after every sentence, and I couldn’t use a comma to save my life. Thank God for alpha readers and my Discord writing buddies who encouraged me the whole way.
Thank you so much to Robin Tenhaeff, Beth Hudson, Crystal Buras, Abby Eileen, and Kyra Harrison. You worked me through sprints, gave off your grammar expertise, and helped me work out all the s**t when I didn’t think I could write anything but the technical. You helped me add heart to my story. Special thanks to my hubby Mr. Alfonso who helped me research, bounce ideas, and gave me wise words that would make any book boyfriend swoon worthy. Finally, thank you to Sami Strait, you took a chance on a first time writer, and I am forever grateful that you did.
Mari is a character that is usually written as a plucky sidekick, the girl you take as a date because everyone else was busy. It was important to me to tell the story of a plus sized Latina with self worth issues, because that is so many of us.
We grew up in a home that guilted us when we didn’t clean our plates while simultaneously criticizing our lonjas. We are told that the men of our culture are going to cheat, but if he is a good provider you should turn the other cheek. So many times I’ve seen strong women settle for a relationship, because they don’t believe they deserve better. Ladies it is not a badge of honor to hold together a toxic relationship, we have the right to happiness. Don’t accept anything less than full support and understanding, and know that there is strength and honor in moving on.
In the high school I teach at we are a close knit group of teachers, there is a student who was raised by his grandparents with a young hot dad, and I did observe some flirting. Did my mind run away to the fantastic world of HEAs, yes it did. I can’t really believe that I was able to write a whole story, and fall so in love with a cast of characters that I plan to give each of the teachers their own HEAs.
I promise Jess, Ruby, Elijah, Marcos and even Caleb will get a story. Look for the second book in the series to be out late this year, and tell me who you hope will be the hero/heroine next." -Alicia Alfonso

Rolling The Dice

07/23/2021

It's time!! Follow this link to get your copy of Rolling The Dice!

https://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Dice-Alicia-Alfonso/dp/B099TL61LC/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=rolling+the+dice&qid=1627062105&sr=8-5

Rolling The Dice

07/19/2021

The long awaited moment is almost here!

Rolling The Dice by Alicia Alfonso will be available in paperback this Friday, July 23rd! Set your reminders and get sucked into the world of Mari and Audi.

Thirty-something, plus-sized, and a high school science teacher? To Mari, these aren’t the type of stats that shoot her to the top of the dating pool. Growing up in a house with a critical, marriage-obsessed mother and chauvinistic father, Mari struggles with confidence in herself and the future of her love life. Leave it to her to share a spark of attraction at the most unprofessional of times.

Audi, a single dad hell-bent on building a better life for his son, hasn’t put much time into his own life outside of work and family. But when he meets the striking science teacher at his son’s high school, he can’t help but wish he’d found her under any other circumstances. While neither is willing to cross the teacher/parent line after their mutual love of tabletop role-playing games. After a chance encounter at a large gaming convention has them unable to deny their attraction to each other, Mari and Audi decide to give in to the sparks and see if they have enough for a shot at a real relationship.

When self-doubt and lack of communication get in the way, will they have the strength to push past the baggage and roll the dice on love?

05/24/2021

Here it is! The cover for the first book in the Charisma Saves Series from Alicia Alfonso!

Thirty-something, plus-sized, and a high school science teacher? To Mari, these aren’t the type of stats that shoot her to the top of the dating pool. Growing up in a house with a critical, marriage-obsessed mother and chauvinistic father, Mari struggles with confidence in herself and the future of her love life. Leave it to her to share a spark of attraction at the most unprofessional of times.

Audi, a single dad hell-bent on building a better life for his son, hasn’t put much time into his own life outside of work and family. But when he meets the striking science teacher at his son’s high school, he can’t help but wish he’d found her under any other circumstances.

While neither is willing to cross the teacher/parent line after their first meeting, fate seems to push them together through their mutual love of tabletop role-playing games. After a chance encounter at a large gaming convention has them unable to deny their attraction to each other, Mari and Audi decide to give in to the sparks and see if they have enough for a shot at a real relationship.

When self-doubt and lack of communication get in the way, will they have the strength to push past the baggage and roll the dice on love?

04/30/2021

We are thrilled to announce our signing with Alicia Alfonso! Her contemporary romance novel, Rolling The Dice, tells the story of Mari, a plus-sized science teacher, and Audi, a single dad.

We will be announcing a release date, and cover reveal soon!

03/09/2021

The first library in the U.S. was founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731. It's called the Library Company of Philadelphia, and is still open today.
Now there are more than 16,000 libraries in the U.S. and more than 230,000 in the world!

02/09/2021

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I want to share some facts about romance novels.

One-third of all fiction books sold are romance novels!

Sixteen percent of romance readers are men!

The sales for romance novels total more than a billion dollars a year!

They are one of the most popular genres in audiobooks. Sales grew by 22.7 percent in 2017 and just keeps growing!

What's your favorite romance novel?

01/20/2021

Did you know in the 1800's to early 1900's it was most popular to publish a novel serially? Meaning weekly or monthly they would print sequential pieces called installments. This made it easier for more people to afford books, and a greater profit for the author. It's still popular today!