Kai Charles

Kai Charles believes falling in love is wonderful, but so is having your own house, a successful career, and a thermostat nobody else touches.

She writes contemporary romance about grown Black adults with complicated lives, strong opinions, and very little patience for nonsense. Her Grown & Complicated series proves that love can be messy, chemistry can be irresistible, and being emotionally mature doesn’t mean you always make sensible decisions.

Because romance doesn’t expire at thirty-five. Neither does flirting.

Grown & Complicated Series

The Way You Look at Me is a warm, witty, friends-to-lovers contemporary romance about two successful adults, six years of friendship, one unforgettable date, and a tiny black kitten who makes falling in love wonderfully complicated.

Something Worth Staying For is a warm, witty contemporary romance about a fiercely independent Army veteran, a charming Atlanta attorney, and the unexpected joy of making room for love without losing yourself.

Between Us, Everything is a warm, witty contemporary romance about two devoted single parents who discover that falling in love doesn’t mean starting over—it means making room for something wonderful.

What We Don’t Say is a witty, emotionally grounded friends-to-lovers romance about two successful Atlanta professionals who discover that fifteen years of friendship haven’t prepared them for the unexpected complications of falling in love.

All the Ways We Begin Again is a warm, witty contemporary romance about two successful Atlanta professionals who discover that falling in love at forty doesn’t mean starting over—it means making room for someone wonderful.