Author Christina A. Bennett_ (@aswrittenbycb_)

No Place Like You
A second chance slow burn set in Chicago 🖤 Preorder opens August 26th #ContemporaryRomance #Blackromance #SecondChanceRomance #NoPlaceLikeYou #debutromance

This one’s for the girlies. Experience the second chances, the banter, the mess, hot girl workouts and brunch dates with the girls, speakeasy dates with the one you let get away… my debut novel has something for everyone. Available now on Amazon. #noplacelikeyou #christinaabennett #indieauthor #blackromance #comp

She had a plan:
New job. New condo. No men.
Then he showed up…
Fine. Familiar.
And very hard to forget. 👀 ✨ No Place Like You is a soulful, sexy second-chance romance set in Chicago—full of tension, timing, and the kind of chemistry that doesn’t go away. Coming October 2025. Presales Start in August. #NoPlaceLikeYou #RomanceBooks #BlackLoveStories #SlowBurnRomance #SecondChanceRomance #BookTokRomance #SummertimeChi #SpicyReads #ContemporaryRomance #ChicagoLoveStory

Joking, but serious. If you loved the book, let me see it! You ain’t gotta be quiet about it because it’s romance. 🥰

☀️You don’t have to wait until next summer!! You can experience Summertime Chi in my friends-to-lovers romance, NO PLACE LIKE YOU, Available now in paperback and ebook— start the story tonight! It’s an all season romance that heats up just in time for Black yacht weekend in Chicago. ✍🏾 signed copies are available to purchase at aswrittenbycb.com #blackyachtweekend #chicago #blackromance #contemporaryromance #friendstoloverstrope

Taking a page out of my book and had a very Lauryn Lindsey evening last weekend (get into my FMC)! I am so in love with my city and you can feel it in every page of my debut, NO PLACE LKE YOU. If you missed Black Yacht Weekend in Chicago or Blvck Scene, you can experience it first hand inmy book. Available to order everywhere books are sold. ✍🏾Signed copies available at aswrittenbycb.com. #blackromance #contemporaryromance #blackauthor #blackyachtweekend

Oh, y’all thought this was just a winter love story. Wrong. In this friends-to-lovers romance, things really start to heat up— just in time Summertme Chi. ☀️ Available to order everywhere books are sold. Available to purchase locally @Pink Couch Books. #christinaabennett #blackromance #summertimechi #allseasonromance #friendstolovers

Love a Fresh Start Romance? I got you. 📖 Prepare to be hooked by my main character’s journey back to herself, all the while coming face to face with a love she denied herself 11 years before, and fighting the urge not to fall for him all over again. A soulful, sexy, second-chance, friends to lovers romance. From yours truly. #christinaabennett #blackromance #noplacelikeyou #romantic

Teenage me is still screaming!! It’s official, my friends to lovers romance has made it to local shelves! Thank you Pink Couch Books for hosting me for my first official bookstore placement signing! So wonderful to find new readers in your community and talk a little shop (a little smut?shop?…Smut.)😏. 💗💕 #romanceonlybookstore #booksigning #debutromance #indieauthor #noplacelikeyou

Emotional as I’m posting this. Some of the ladies who came through yesterday have known me since before I KNEW this version of me and they have never stopped rooting for me, and showing up for me. There aren’t photos of everyone—some of y’all couldn’t make it (and that is alright!) but know that your love, support and true joy for me was felt. I love my girls. This type of love is hard to come by; it’s rare and I do not take it for granted. #friends

An evening update. My bad y’all. #missedmessages #booksigning

They say timing is everything. But sometimes the right person just shows up a little early. Eleven years later… Lauryn and Perry finally catch up to the moment they started. No Place Like You #NoPlaceLikeYou #daylightsavings #DebutNovel #ChristinaABennett

They say timing is everything. But sometimes the right person just shows up a little early. Eleven years later… Lauryn and Perry finally catch up to the moment they started. No Place Like You #NoPlaceLikeYou #DebutNovel #ChristinaABennett #secondchanceromance #daylightsavings

Pre-birthday shenanigans. #birthdaygirl #lovergirlchat

Feeling grateful and blessed for another cycle. Enjoyed my birthday- thanks all who made it special! #birthdaygirl

My book is on Barnes & Noble. And yes, I know my book has already been available to order and yes, people are already loving it and sending me such wonderful feedback, but when I was a young girl writing in my high school bedroom, this was the gold standard. 15-year-old me is losing her mind. And y’all can’t tell me nuthin’ today! 🤣🤗🎆 #noplacelikeyou #christinaabennett #indieauthor #blackromance #friendstoloversromance

2. Consider this your 2026 reading lineup—starting with a little second-chance tension. 🥂 If you loved those titles, you’ll love No Place Like You. #christinaabennett #noplacelikeyou #blackromance #secondchanceromance #friendstolovers

This book is for the woman starting over this year.
Not loudly.
Not perfectly.
But intentionally. If that sounds like you, No Place Like You is waiting. 📚 Order now — link in bio. #christinaabennett #noplacelikeyou #blackromance #startingover #secondchanceromance

Dark Romance at its finest (for me). Loved my time at the Edgar Allen Poe speakeasy. It definitely put your girl in a mood so I put on one of my favorite soundtracks, scores by Wojciech Kilar. And yes, I’m aware Poe did not pen Dracula. However, the soundtrack to this film has had me in a chokehold for years.🖤 #mina #dracula #darkrance

Consider this your 2026 reading lineup—starting with a little second-chance tension. 🥂 If you loved these books, then you’ll love my debut, No Place Like You. 🔥All the slow burn and flirty banter you need for the post-holiday come down. Link in bio or find me on Goodreads. #blackromance #tbrlist #noplacelikeyou #christinaabennett #chicago

Happy New Year! 🎆

✨I S S A W R A P! This year has been immense, with incredible highs as well as lows. I learned so much and showed my younger self what we could really do. This was a year of both celebration and loss and frankly, I’m a little overwhelmed putting this reel together as I reflect on each of the thousand little moments that got me here. Wishing everyone a safe and beautiful evening as we step into 2026. ✨ To all those who supported me this year— I thank you. ❗️Now hold my glass while I slip into something fabulous...💃🏾🎇✨ #nye #endofyearwrapup #romancewriter #indieauthor

I published my debut novel this year. The old me is beaming. Current me is excited to tell another story. #author #debutnovel #indieauthor #christinaabennett #noplacelikeyou

A little cold snap don’t stop no show. #outandabout #girlsnightout

Pre holiday run-around. Next stop: Ulta. #indieauthor #holidaymusings

My monthly dispatch is live — crafted for slow mornings, coffee, toast, and readers who love a little soul with their storytelling.
C&T arrives the first Sunday of every month. Join the list, love. ☕️🥐 #indieauthor #christinaabennett #blackromancewriter #blackromance #authorlife

If you’re here for the banter, the nostalgia, the chemistry, and the grown-folk romance… consider this your sign. 🎬💕 #slowburnromance #booktokromance #blackromance #noplacelikeyou #christinaabennett

A snowy Chicago, a familiar face, and a love that never quite froze over. ❄️
If you’re craving a warm, grown-folks, friends to lovers romance this winter, No Place Like You has you covered. #slowburn #contemporaryromance #blackromance #winterfreshstart #chicago

Let me show you how HOT Chicago winters can really be.🔥My debut romance, NO PLACE LIKE YOU is out now. It’s a friends-to-lovers slow burn just in time for the holidays. ❄️🌨️💙💜💕 #bookrelease #slowburn #contemporaryromance #blackromance

Expecto Patronum!!🪄 #fairytaledates #fridaynight #harrypotter