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REVIEW: Promise Me A Dream (Decades: A Journey of African American Romance Book 7) by Wayne Jordan

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Chandra Williams’s dream of becoming an actress carries her from her home on Barbados to the bright lights of Broadway. But it’s the 1960s, and her goal of gracing the stage is obstructed by the limited opportunities for black actresses. Driven to help end discrimination and inequality, Chandra joins the ... more >

REVIEW: Election Day (Decades A Journey of African American Romance Book 8) by Keith Thomas Walker

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Despite legal efforts to integrate schools, black students continue to struggle with separate and unequal environments in 1970. Leo Sullivan, an ambitious mayoral candidate, seeks to close a dark chapter in Overbrook Meadows’ history, but the opposition is fierce. Falling for his campaign manager was never part of the plan. ... more >

REVIEW: Made To Hold You: Decades: A Journey of African American Romance by Elle Wright

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Layla Johnson had a picture perfect life: a career as an educator, a beautiful daughter, a son on the way, and a loving husband. Only Layla didn’t count on the effect the burgeoning war on drugs would have on her family and her world. And on one rainy night, everything ... more >

REVIEW: Love’s Sweet Melody: Decades: A Journey of African American Romance by Kianna Alexander

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*LOVE’S SWEET MELODY is part of the Decades: A Journey of African American Romance series. Each book explores a decade between the 1900s and the 2010s. This book covers the 1940s.* Autumn, 1946 Warner Hughes returns home from war with the lingering effects of battle. Abandoned by his sweetheart and ... more >

REVIEW: A Delicate Affair by Lindsay Evans

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Dear Ms. Evans, There’s an interesting story behind how A Delicate Affair came to be. In the early 1990s, Harlequin published a series of twelve romances each set in a different decade, mostly in the twentieth century, but featuring white authors and characters. More recently, romance author Wayne Jordan approached ... more >

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