Making Our Difference

by Ericka K.F. Simpson

Making Our Difference, the sequel to In Fear of Losing You, picks up with Kat, Lex, Genius and Sweets in committed relationships. However, they soon experience the hardships that come with being with a same sex partner. The happiness in their new found love is overshadowed with conflict when spiritual beliefs, military life, and the need for same sex couples civil rights reminds them that they will need more than love to protect the ones they hold dear to their hearts. Will these four couples be strong enough to withstand the unexpected storms that have brought a torrential downpour into their lives? Will the bonds built within this circle have enough faith, power, strength and love to help them establish a place of peace and equality for themselves and for their families in the world today?

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 8, 2009

About the author

Ericka K.F.Simpson was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia. Her passion for writing began in grade school when she started writing poetry. In high school, she pretended she was a newspaper sports writer and wrote articles about her experiences on the basketball team. Those articles later turned into short stories and soon evolved into a full length novel. Ericka is now a self-published author of five books: I am Your Sister, In Fear of Losing You, Making Our Difference, Reality Check and the newly released, Jazzy Ladies Productions. She has also published her first non-fiction work entitled, "Living With 3 Strikes Against Me". This book is a collection of her thoughts on subjects ranging from women, love, religion and the LGBT community. Also highlighted are poems Ericka has written dating back to her middle school years.

In June 2010, Ericka won the Black Writers Reunion and Conference 2010 Atlanta Scholarship Competition. She currently lives in Macon, GA where she is finishing her Bachelors degree in Organizational Psychology and finishing her sixth fiction novel, bringing her total number of books published to seven.

Reviews

[Dontea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read

So often I find myself caught up in the day to day hustle of work and bills. Reading this helped me stop and remember that there is so much more to living my best life. Thanks

[Rena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Making Our Difference turned out to be quite a book. Here you have four lesbian couples who are dealing with the ups and downs of monogamy and marriage, parenthood, illness and faith. The women are united in genuine friendship, and bonded as family because of the way the world perceives their sexuality. God also plays a big role in their lives, as well, but that aspect blended in nicely (not doggedly) with the plot. I loved that. Great book.