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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • A TIKTOK BOOK CLUB PICK

"Sexy, messy and wry, Honey and Spice more than delivers." — New York Times Book Review

"A vibrant debut novel . . . Babalola is incisively funny, capturing the kick and sweetness of her title with her words." — Entertainment Weekly

Named a Best Book of the Year by Time • Esquire • Vanity Fair • Oprah Daily • Cosmopolitan • Elle • Harper's Bazaar • Southern Living • Buzzfeed • Women's Health Magazine • AudioFile • Popsugar • and more!

Introducing internationally bestselling author Bolu Babalola’s dazzling debut novel, full of passion, humor, and heart, that centers on a young Black British woman who has no interest in love and unexpectedly finds herself caught up in a fake relationship with the man she warned her girls about

Sweet like plantain, hot like pepper. They taste the best when together...

Sharp-tongued (and secretly soft-hearted) Kiki Banjo has just made a huge mistake. As an expert in relationship-evasion and the host of the popular student radio show Brown Sugar, she’s made it her mission to make sure the women of the African-Caribbean Society at Whitewell University do not fall into the mess of “situationships”, players, and heartbreak. But when the Queen of the Unbothered kisses Malakai Korede, the guy she just publicly denounced as “The Wastemen of Whitewell,” in front of every Blackwellian on campus, she finds her show on the brink.

They’re soon embroiled in a fake relationship to try and salvage their reputations and save their futures. Kiki has never surrendered her heart before, and a player like Malakai won’t be the one to change that, no matter how charming he is or how electric their connection feels. But surprisingly entertaining study sessions and intimate, late-night talks at old-fashioned diners force Kiki to look beyond her own presumptions. Is she ready to open herself up to something deeper?

A gloriously funny and sparkling debut novel, Honey and Spice is full of delicious tension and romantic intrigue that will make you weak at the knees.

"A smart, sexy summer read, which hits your brain and your romance buttons in one shot." — Los Angeles Times

"The ultimate summer romance . . . It’s got all the juiciest, most satisfying romance tropes, but in Babalola’s capable hands, the story feels fresh and unique." — The Cut, New York magazine

“Divine summer reading. Hilarious, hot, and heartfelt. ” — Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Love stories by and about marginalized women . . . The heroines are strong and sure . . . Babalola’s writing shines.” — New York Times Book Review

"Absolutely intoxicating." — Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White, and Royal Blue and One Last Stop

A vibrant debut collection of love stories from the bestselling author of Honey and Spice, retelling myths, folktales, and histories from around the world.

A high-born Nigerian goddess, who has been beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover, longs to be truly seen. A young businesswoman attempts a great leap in her company, and an even greater one in her love life. A powerful Ghanaian spokeswoman is forced to decide whether she should uphold her family’s politics or be true to her heart.

In her debut collection, internationally acclaimed writer Bolu Babalola retells the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology with incredible new detail and vivacity. Focusing on the magical folktales of West Africa, Babalola also reimagines Greek myths, ancient legends from the Middle East, and stories from long-erased places.

With an eye towards decolonizing tropes inherent in our favorite tales of love, Babalola has created captivating stories that traverse across perspectives, continents, and genres. Love in Color is a celebration of romance in all its many splendid forms.

“I am in love with every single word Bolu Babalola has written. So rarely is love expressed this richly, this vividly, or this artfully.” —Candice Carty-Williams, international bestselling author of Queenie

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

As seen on BBC2 Between the Covers''Beautifully written and full of joy. Bolu Babalola is a star.'' Meg Cabot

''Here is love as freedom, love as deep joy. Romance will never be dead, as long as Bolu is writing it.'' Jessie Burton

Bolu Babalola finds the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology and rewrites them with incredible new detail and vivacity in this debut collection. Focusing on the magical folktales of West Africa, Babalola also reimagines iconic Greek myths, ancient legends from the Middle East, and stories from countries that no longer exist in our world.

A high-born Nigerian goddess feels beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover and longs to be truly seen.

A young businesswoman attempts to make a great leap in her company, and an even greater one in her love life.

A powerful Ghanaian spokeswoman is forced to decide whether to uphold her family''s politics, or to be true to her heart.

Whether captured in the passion of love at first sight, or realising that self-love takes precedent over the latter, the characters in these vibrant stories try to navigate this most complex human emotion and understand why it holds them hostage.

Moving exhilaratingly across perspectives, continents and genres, from the historic to the vividly current, Love in Colour is a celebration of romance in all of its forms.

''Captivating.'' Vice

⭐ A REESE''S BOOK CLUB AND TIKTOK BOOK CLUB PICK ⭐

''Hilarious, hot and heartfelt'' MEG CABOT''Gorgeously written and heart-meltingly romantic'' BETH O''LEARY''Romantic, sexy, fun, delicious and important'' MARIAN KEYES__________

Sisters, beware the ''Wasteman of Whitewell'' . . .

But when Kiki''s dream summer internship in New York depends on finding a fresh angle for her radio show, she must make an unlikely bargain with Malakai himself - to put their simmering clashes aside to form a fake relationship, something sweet and spicy enough to win over the whole campus.

However, close proximity to the notorious heartbreaker brings everything Kiki thought she knew about her own heart into question. Why does throwing out her stringent romantic rulebook suddenly so tempting?Will she find it in her to resist?

*Kiki and Malakai return in Sweet Heat, the brand new novel by Bolu Babalola coming this July, available to order now*''Romance will never be dead, as long as Bolu is writing it'' JESSIE BURTON

''Everything you could ever want from a romance and more - the vibes are simply immaculate'' ZOELLA

''Charming and funny'' OBSERVER

''The book many have been waiting for'' LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN

''Kiki compares her feelings for Malakai as like swallowing a star. That''s a bit how I felt after reading this messy but joyful book'' THE TIMES

''Breathes new life into the genre with its vibrant characters and sexy, authentic voice'' RED

''Smart, sexy and energetic'' EMMA GANNON

''This book is so addictive'' ANNIE LORD

WHY READERS LOVE HONEY & SPICE

''Sweet and spicy'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''How modern chick flicks should, and probably will, look like'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''Warm, funny and sweet. I see a lot of myself & experiences in the main character Kiki - and we love that kind of representation'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''Funny, hot, thought-provoking'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Honey & Spice was the winner of the TikTok Book Awards Book of the Year in August 2023.

''Hilarious, hot and heartfelt'' MEG CABOT''Romantic, sexy, fun, delicious and important'' MARIAN KEYES''A triumph'' BETH O''LEARY🔥🔥🔥

The most hotly-anticipated romcom of 2025, from the author of Reese''s Book Club Pick and TikTok Book Awards winner Honey & Spice...