COMING JUNE 16, 2026!
THE MISSED CONNECTION
It was love at first flight. Now she just has to find him.
​New York Times bestselling author Tia Williams returns with an intensely romantic, deliciously sexy tale about a woman searching for her handsome seatmate on a European flight—and the unexpected places her hunt for love leads her.​​
Tia Williams is the bestselling author of The Accidental Diva, It Chicks, and The Perfect Find—now a Netflix film starring Gabrielle Union. Her novel, Seven Days in June, was an instant New York Times bestseller and a Reese’s Book Club pick. Her NAACP Image Award-nominated bestseller, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, was named one of the year’s best romances by The New York Times and Amazon. Her YA romcom, Audre & Bash are Just Friends, was an instant New York Times bestseller and GMA Book Club Pick. Her latest novel, The Missed Connection, releases on June 16, 2026.
Tia lives with her family in Brooklyn.
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Find her on Instagram on @tiawilliamswrites.
Photo: Chandra Wicke
"Tia writes arousing, gutting, and sparklingly witty love stories with depth."
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— Vogue
“She gives us the Black romance feels we deserve.”
— Ebony
"Sumptuous writing."
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— Sarah Jessica Parker
"Full of wit, warmth, and passion."
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— Entertainment Weekly
“Through funny, snappy writing and a strong eye for detail, Williams builds compelling, glamorous worlds.”
— Library Journal
"She gives the reader something that goes a step beyond the basic rom-com format."
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— USA Today
"Tia Williams writes instant classics.”"
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— Kennedy Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of Can’t Get Enough
“Williams doesn’t shy away from the darker aspects of human experience, and her characters are fully formed and believable as a result.”
— Publishers Weekly