Last updated: 23 August 2020
You may have read about the project I’m undertaking. If not, please read this page.
Today’s list is of books published in 2019 (in alphabetical order by surname).
If you know of a book and it doesn’t appear here, let me know!
- Natasha Anders, More than Anything, Montlake Romance
- Natasha Anders, Nothing But This, Montlake Romance
- Natasha Anders, Promises of Forever, Romance Association of South Africa
- Sally Andrew, Death on the Limpopo, Umuzi
- Wilna Adrianse, Blindside, Tafelberg (Translation)
- Therese Beharrie, From Heiress to Mom, Harlequin
- Therese Beharrie, Her Twin Baby Secret, Harlequin
- Therese Beharrie, Island Fling with The Tycoon, Harlequin
- Therese Beharrie, One Day to Fall, Carina Press
- Therese Beharrie, Second Chance with Her Billionaire, Harlequin
- Carol Campbell, The Tortoise Cried its Only Tear, Umuzi
- Nerine Dorman, The Company of Birds, Immanion Press
- Finuala Dowling, Okay Okay Okay, Kwela
- Tracey Farren, The Book of Malachi, Kwela
- Maire Fisher, The Enumerations, Umuzi
- Dawn Garisch, Breaking Milk, Karavan Press
- Kerstin Hall, The Border Keeper, Tor.com
- Jo-Anne Joseph, Inevitably Yours, Self-published
- Jo-Anne Joseph, Misandry, Self-published
- Rashida Khan, The Fragrance of Forgiveness, Kwarts Publishers
- JT Lawrence, Jigsaw, Fire Finch Press
- Qarnita Loxton, Being Shelley, Kwela
- Joanne MacGregor, The First Time I Fell, Self-published.
- Eva Mazza, Sex, Lies, and Stellenbosch, Jacana
- Nedine Moonsamy, The Unfamous Five, Modjaji Books
- Susan Newham-Blake, As if Born to You, Penguin
- Marguerite Poland, A Sin of Omission, Penguin
- Dani René, Among Ash and Ember, Self-published
- Dani René, Within Me, Self-published
- Dani René, Cruel War, Self-published
- Dani René, Volatile Love, Self-published
- Dani René, Bound, Self-published
- Dani René, Envy, Self-published
- Dani René, Vice, Self-published
- Kuli Roberts, Siren, Blackbird Books
- Fiona Snyckers, Lacuna, Picador Africa
- Marlene Van Niekerk, The Snow Sleeper, NB (Translation)
- Meg Vandermerwe, The Woman of the Stone Sea, Umuzi
- Melissa Volker, Shadow Flicker, Karavan Press
- Melissa Volker, A Fractured Land, Karavan Press
- Jo Watson, Love You, Love You Not, Headline Eternal
- Ingrid Winterbach, The Troubled Times of Magrieta Prinsloo, Human & Rousseau (Translation)
- Joss Wood, Lone Star Reunion, Harlequin
- Joss Wood, That Night in Texas, Harlequin
- Joss Wood, Redeemed by Passion, Harlequin
- Joss Wood, Second Chance Temptation, Harlequin
You can get most of these books at the Book Lounge or your favourite local bookstore.
*DISCLAIMER: If you know of a book and it doesn’t appear here, let me know! This post will be updated as and when I get new information.
If you are are a South African women writer who published a full-length English novel (or whose novel was translated to English) in 2019, and your name is not on this list, please email me to let me know. Details here.
Any omission is because I am human, and deeply flawed. Please help me correct my errors.*
Jen Thorpe 