"I want to read a love story," I tweeted about 2 weeks ago. My life is rather...lacking of romance and lately, all I've been reading have been about serial killers and psychopaths. I needed light reading. However, there is a small problem - I don't do chic lit. I am a smart sensible woman and I need to read something that is realistic and speaks to my intellect. Most books of the chic lit genre is so sugary sweet that it leaves me with a toothache. I also wanted to read something that spoke to my race - African American.
Af-Am romance novels are worse than chic lit, laden with urban street drama that is not also far-fetched but steeped in so many stereotypes that it offends me. I don't really need to read about how Daquan, the local druglord woos Destiny, the resident hot girl from her baby daddy. What I wanted to read was about educated black people who are normal and how they fall in love fighting the regular baggage that we all have.
I found a review for A Love Story that gave it rave reviews and so, I bought it for $0.75 on Half. Shipping was $3.98. What I didn't realize is - I had the book on my shelf already. Instead of cancelling, I thought...why not give the new book away? So, there it is folks...my very first giveaway!
A Love Story is about 2 Af-Am folks who grew up together and decide that after 20 yrs of friendship, they wantt to try romance and if you thought dating your best friend would be easier than dating a brand new person, you might be wrong. Read through their funny, sad and very real story of their friendship and their relationship.
To enter, leave a comment with what your favorite genre of literature and what your favorite book is or a book that is on your wish list. Giveaway ends Monday December 5th at 12pm.
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