ARIES SKYE - AUTHOR - ENTREPRENEUR

PENNING THE BEAUTY IN BLACK ROMANCE

WHO IS ARIES SKYE?

This fiery Aries, Aries Skye, doesn’t just write romance; she elevates it. With a pen soaked in soul and sharpened by experience, she brings Black love to the forefront with boldness, heat, and heart. Her #SkyeStories are unapologetically rich in emotion, layered in legacy, and always rooted in the beauty, complexity, and authenticity of Black lives. Think Hallmark, but with an edge: every love story honors the culture, holds the tension, and never plays it soft.Her debut novel, Love on the Ninth Floor, snatched hearts and charts, claiming the #1 spot in Black & African American Women’s Fiction and #2 in Contemporary Romance and African American Literature on Amazon. The audiobook earned the prestigious Audio in Black North Star distinction, cementing her as a rising voice with staying power.Featured in SwagHer Magazine, VoyageATL, VoyageDallas, Bold Journey, Shoutout Michigan, and Black Fiction Addiction, Aries has also blessed panels at Read Freely Fest in South Carolina and the Black Romance Book Festival in Atlanta. She’s been heard and felt on platforms like Tam Telling Tales, Book Buzz, and Dear Black Woman, bringing the same passion off the page as she does on it.Off the mic and away from the pen, Aries is grounded in real love by sharing laughter, life, and legacy with her husband of two decades and their four dynamic, artistic children. She writes with fire, lives with intention, and shows up fully for her people.Because for Aries Skye, Black love isn’t just a genre, it’s a movement.

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LOVE ON BOARD

When a guarded divorcée and a love-weary mogul cross paths on a singles cruise, a pact to keep things platonic sets sail toward a second chance neither of them is ready for.Aquila Richards-Oliver has the life many envy: a high-profile husband, two beautiful sons, and a seemingly perfect role as wife, mother, and big sister. But perfection comes at a steep price. When her marriage to a world-renowned chef unravels under the weight of betrayal and long-buried truths, Aquila chooses herself—for the first time in years—and begins the hard work of rebuilding her life on her own terms.Roman Patterson has built everything but a family. At thirty-five, the successful entrepreneur has more wealth than time and more regrets than romance. Convinced love has passed him by, he reluctantly agrees to a singles cruise, expecting nothing more than cocktails and casual distractions.
What neither Roman nor Aquila expects is to find each other—on a boat in the middle of paradise.They make a pact to enjoy the cruise as friends, but their connection is instant, and the chemistry is undeniable. As sparks fly and emotions deepen, they’re forced to face the realities waiting back on land: exes, children, broken trust, and wounds that still sting.Can Aquila let down her guard and believe in love again? Can Roman prove he’s more than a fleeting escape? Or will the past sink the promise of something real?

LOVE ON THE REBOUND

A romantic chase in which a fitness guru falls for a full-figured paralegal, however, her self-esteem and past relationship struggles leaves her doubting if Mr. Fitness is Mr. Too-Good-To-Be-True.After Angela Richards' fiancé abandons her for another woman, she is left with the lingering aftershocks that keep her heart sealed off from love. To the outside world, she is the same fiery and sassy spitfire woman with a larger-than-life attitude of the norm, but personally, she immerses herself in a contented existence while living vicariously through her sisters, Nissi and Aquila. Besides, it's easier to mind their business than deal with the devastation of her own.Enter Kinston Jordan. He's quiet, handsome, rugged, and a renowned fitness instructor. He's also the older brother of her sister Nissi's soon-to-be husband, and he has his sights set on Angela. The only problem—Angela refuses to travel down heartbreak lane again, especially with a man like Kinston. How could a fitness guru have eyes for a full-figured woman? Unbeknownst to Angela, Kinston has his own pitfalls with love and just as many reasons to protect his heart as she does.Can these two wounded souls rebound from their past to find love in their future?

The Richards Sisters:
Nissi, Aquila, Angela

LOVE ON THE NINTH FLOOR

Trending on TikTok takes on an entirely new meaning when the ‘for you’ becomes a viral love story in the making. Aries Skye makes a sizzling debut in this flirty feel-good romance, perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory and Farrah Rochon.Zany and vivacious Nissi Richards always had her sights set on one goal—her career. As the youngest doctor at Optimal Dentistry, Nissi is the epitome of Black Girl Magic and a #GoalCrusher. Dating, however, was a different topic, or rather more of a non-existent headline. Despite her best friend's botched matchmaking attempts and her meddlesome sisters who insist she hook a man, love and marriage were never on Nissi's to-do list—at least not that she'd admit.Kannon Jordan was a man of simplicity. Unimpressed with the whims of every short skirt that flitted by, or the sexy social media prospects, the ravishing fireman was content with the bachelor's life. A cosmic shift in his beliefs takes a nosedive once he crosses paths with a dazzling doctor in distress.When Kannon rescued Nissi from a malfunctioned elevator, she never thought she'd see the handsome fireman again. Suddenly, when a TikTok video goes viral, the two strangers are miraculously reconnected. Will Nissi and Kannon surrender to their feelings, or will they deny their chemistry and the possibility of love at first sight?“You will root for Aries Skye’s swoon-worthy characters in this powerful testament to kindred connections and destined love!”—N’TYSE, national bestselling author and film producer

SAINT

Saint Love is reckless, ruthless, and ready for war. When his family is accused of killing a powerful ally, bullets fly and blood spills, leaving one member of the Love family fighting for their life. Saint dives headfirst into revenge, uncovering dangerous ties and a betrayal closer than he ever imagined. In the middle of the war, he finds unexpected solace in Lowe—the calm to his storm. The right calm caught at the wrong time.Forced between loyalties, Saint must eliminate the enemy threatening their family before they destroy them all.

SAVIOR

As the second oldest Love Brother, SAVIOR has always been the voice of reason leading the charge in loyalty to his family and his dedication to the Knight family syndicate. After learning of a devastating betrayal to his family, it forces him to examine his ties to the underground criminal organization. When he meets Sofia, she represents everything wholesome, a far cry different than the life he’s known. However, his quest to make her his girl unlocks a chain of events that threatens to bring his entire world to its knees.

SUPREME

“Governed by the Code” are the words Supreme has had to live by his entire life. As the oldest of the Love Brothers, it’s been his duty to lead the family legacy with his younger brothers as the second generation henchmen for the Knight family syndicate. Now older and with the life and love of his childhood sweetheart Reign to protect, he dreams of a legitimate life away from the criminal ties, but he feels trapped between his duties to the Knights and his loyalty to his family. When tragedy strikes, the old Supreme is reignited, leaving behind a messy blood trail as he races to find the culprit before tragedy strikes close to home again.

The Love Brothers:
Savior, Supreme, Saint

LOVE ME DOWN TO CHRISTMAS

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In the quiet magic of Christmas, love becomes the one miracle you never see coming.For twenty-five unforgettable days, Jacob Gold is a man on a mission, a mission born from a promise made at a hospital bedside. His best friend’s father is terminally ill and has one final Christmas wish: “Make her feel loved, truly seen, before it’s too late.”As Christmas approaches, Jacob becomes Amariah’s quiet miracle. Thoughtful surprises, tender callbacks to their shared past, and moments filled with laughter and unspoken dreams begin to melt the walls around her heart. And she is falling, day by day and touch by touch. But the road to love is rarely simple.Amariah finds herself torn between the safe future she planned and the unexpected, heart-stealing possibility growing between them. With the magic of the season swirling around them, both must decide how much they are willing to risk for a chance at real love.A friends-to-lovers holiday romance filled with longing, heartbreak, and hope, Love Me Down to Christmas is a tender sleigh ride through the magic of being fully seen, deeply cherished, and brave enough to open your heart when it matters most.

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