Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola 

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.

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

★ “This fun and funny campus novel is set at Whitewell University, where Kiki Banjo, the host of the student radio show Brown Sugar, is determined to help other students find their way through the mess of university dating. Much to her dismay, she soon finds herself in just the kind of romantic situation she opposes.” —Southern Living, Beach Reads Perfect for Summer 2022

★ “Vibrant…Babalola is incisively funny, capturing the kick and sweetness of her title with her words.” —Entertainment Weekly, Sizzling Summer Reads to Heat Up Your Beach Days

Publisher: ‎ William Morrow (July 5, 2022)
Language: ‎ English
Hardcover: ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 0063141485
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0063141483
Item Weight: ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions: ‎ 6 x 1.17 x 9 inches