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The Question
Shy lady Jerricia Robbins, aka JR, never dreamed that the amazingly talented and ultra sexy guy, Kazuki Nakayama, that she’s had her eye on from a distance, and for a while, would so suddenly ask her a single question that would completely change her life…
71 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 26, 2014
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About the author
CeCe Monet
32 books15 followersCeCe Monét is a best-selling author, copy editor and owns indie publishing company C-Verse Productions, formerly Diva C Publishing. Since writing her first short story for a school assignment at age 10, she’s always known that she wanted to grow up and be a writer too! Her early writing influences include: Judy Blume, Charles Dickens, Paula Danzinger, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Harlequin and Silhouette romance novels and various storytelling genres from Disney.
CeCe’s goal with her work is to entertain, educate and enrich her reader’s lives by engaging them in engrossing stories. Her end objective is to get people thinking about what’s really happening out in the world through private relationships so her readers can decide for themselves if they’re happy and comfortable with the status quo, or if they are going to become social change agents…
CeCe is a veteran writer having covered a myriad of topics and genres from blogs, to articles on global food politics, to self-help guides, to business plans to poetry, to interracial romance novels.
She is a Los Angeles, California native and also the mom of one amazing son, an avid reader, foodie, paranormal enthusiast, knitter, overall art lover, introvert and a self-professed nerd with a sharp wit and awesome sense of humor. She enjoys wine, the beauty of sunsets at the beach, romance, and is obsessed with all things diversity, hence the reason her romance novels primarily deal with interracial relationships.
Major Themes, Subjects and Plots of the Author’s Fiction Work:
Most of CeCe Monét’s fiction deals with love, loss, changes in human nature given different circumstances and thus situational ethics, greed, grief, and lust, essentially coping with everyday real life through the lens of characters involved in various types of romantic relationships.
She utilizes her characters and story lines to examine how people deal with their emotional baggage, and how they handle the most random situations in their lives, especially since the author herself constantly experiences some very strange real life occurrences. Through her characters, she is interested in exploring raw, real human emotions and what people learn along the way as they move along their life journeys.
Above all, what CeCe most wants to convey to her readers is that men and women are all individuals and that we should embrace our diversity, but also celebrate that we’re all interconnected. Basically, she wants people to realize that love truly does conquer all and that this life is all about synergy, as both sexes really do need each other.
CeCe’s goal with her work is to entertain, educate and enrich her reader’s lives by engaging them in engrossing stories. Her end objective is to get people thinking about what’s really happening out in the world through private relationships so her readers can decide for themselves if they’re happy and comfortable with the status quo, or if they are going to become social change agents…
CeCe is a veteran writer having covered a myriad of topics and genres from blogs, to articles on global food politics, to self-help guides, to business plans to poetry, to interracial romance novels.
She is a Los Angeles, California native and also the mom of one amazing son, an avid reader, foodie, paranormal enthusiast, knitter, overall art lover, introvert and a self-professed nerd with a sharp wit and awesome sense of humor. She enjoys wine, the beauty of sunsets at the beach, romance, and is obsessed with all things diversity, hence the reason her romance novels primarily deal with interracial relationships.
Major Themes, Subjects and Plots of the Author’s Fiction Work:
Most of CeCe Monét’s fiction deals with love, loss, changes in human nature given different circumstances and thus situational ethics, greed, grief, and lust, essentially coping with everyday real life through the lens of characters involved in various types of romantic relationships.
She utilizes her characters and story lines to examine how people deal with their emotional baggage, and how they handle the most random situations in their lives, especially since the author herself constantly experiences some very strange real life occurrences. Through her characters, she is interested in exploring raw, real human emotions and what people learn along the way as they move along their life journeys.
Above all, what CeCe most wants to convey to her readers is that men and women are all individuals and that we should embrace our diversity, but also celebrate that we’re all interconnected. Basically, she wants people to realize that love truly does conquer all and that this life is all about synergy, as both sexes really do need each other.
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July 27, 2014
The plot description is what caught my interest in this book, but I was a little hesitant because it was short story, which usually means that there is either going to be a sequel or everything happens quickly for the hero and the heroine. After several days of debating I went ahead and read the book.
As I said the plot is what drew me. The heroine (Jerricia aka JR) is a black woman in an architect firm that is interested in one of her co-workers Kazuki (an Asian man). She has been eyeing this man for a while but has not had the nerve to approach him. Unbeknownst to JR Kazuki is also interested in her but because he hasn't quite mastered the English language he hasn't felt comfortable approaching her. One day JR out of the blue decides to invite Kazuki to lunch and a friendship and relationship begins. Because the story is short I feel like I was not given enough story substance for the hero and heroine.
The main problem that I did have was with the end of the story. I was left hanging. I was given a partial HEA for the hero and heroine and then statements were made by the hero that lead you to believe that there was more. However, there was no indication from the author that there was an additional book. It is because of the incomplete ending that I was only able to give the book 3 stars.
"Is there more?," is the question that I have for the author.
As I said the plot is what drew me. The heroine (Jerricia aka JR) is a black woman in an architect firm that is interested in one of her co-workers Kazuki (an Asian man). She has been eyeing this man for a while but has not had the nerve to approach him. Unbeknownst to JR Kazuki is also interested in her but because he hasn't quite mastered the English language he hasn't felt comfortable approaching her. One day JR out of the blue decides to invite Kazuki to lunch and a friendship and relationship begins. Because the story is short I feel like I was not given enough story substance for the hero and heroine.
The main problem that I did have was with the end of the story. I was left hanging. I was given a partial HEA for the hero and heroine and then statements were made by the hero that lead you to believe that there was more. However, there was no indication from the author that there was an additional book. It is because of the incomplete ending that I was only able to give the book 3 stars.
"Is there more?," is the question that I have for the author.
July 20, 2025
The Question by CeCe Monet was written in 2014 and is still available on Kindle Unlimited. I discovered this author by reading reviews on Goodreads. It is still possible to find years old books (but new to me) by looking at the lists of other readers; I am always excited by these new discoveries. The Question is a relatively short story and is super cute. Jerricia Robbins (JR) and Kazuki Nakayama are office mates in a large Architectural firm; they both like the other but have not expressed their feelings. JR is extremely shy, and Kazuki speaks little English, so natural barriers hinder them from interacting. Finally, JR asks Kazuki to lunch one day and a fledging friendship emerges. When their company starts the process of laying people off Kazuki uses this opportunity to ask his friend and secret crush to marry him. He will get the girl of his dreams and be able to stay in the country, mission possible? I really enjoyed this story, their gentle courtship was fun to read about, and Kazuki was sweetly sensitive. Such a cute couple and even cuter story!
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February 15, 2017
Had me so wrapped up in this sweet story!!!! Recommend if you want a lovely romantic read.
May 7, 2019
👍👍👍👍👍
Thumbs up. This was a great read. Kazuki was definitely a man in love. I loved how JR first approached him. Need a book two. A must read.
Thumbs up. This was a great read. Kazuki was definitely a man in love. I loved how JR first approached him. Need a book two. A must read.
March 11, 2020
3.5 stars
March 14, 2017
sweet romance
JR and Kazuki have been playing solo peep-eye for a while, but when it comes to love language is not a barrier. great story!
JR and Kazuki have been playing solo peep-eye for a while, but when it comes to love language is not a barrier. great story!
January 11, 2015
Pleasant, sweet enjoyable read.
3.75 stars. Kazuki Nakayama is a Japanese architect from a rich and influential family who has come to the US to live independent of his family's wealth; Jerrricia Robbins is a shy Black American female architect living on her own. They are attracted to each other; but fear that their language and cultural differences would be a problem, they make no attempt to connect. One day, Jerricia invites Kazuki to lunch, a couple of weeks later, Kazuki proposes a marriage of convenience. They connect, marry and live in both countries. The author allowed the reader to see these to overcome their individual 'hang ups' regarding their union without interference or opposition of family or friends.
3.75 stars. Kazuki Nakayama is a Japanese architect from a rich and influential family who has come to the US to live independent of his family's wealth; Jerrricia Robbins is a shy Black American female architect living on her own. They are attracted to each other; but fear that their language and cultural differences would be a problem, they make no attempt to connect. One day, Jerricia invites Kazuki to lunch, a couple of weeks later, Kazuki proposes a marriage of convenience. They connect, marry and live in both countries. The author allowed the reader to see these to overcome their individual 'hang ups' regarding their union without interference or opposition of family or friends.
March 21, 2016
A Very Sweet Interracial Romance
The Question is a very sweet interracial romance novella that earned a rating of four stars. I enjoyed reading this story about an interracial couple who could not communicate in same language because she did not speak Japanese and he could barely speak English, but they found that love is the international language. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading sweet sensual stories.
The Question is a very sweet interracial romance novella that earned a rating of four stars. I enjoyed reading this story about an interracial couple who could not communicate in same language because she did not speak Japanese and he could barely speak English, but they found that love is the international language. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading sweet sensual stories.
January 13, 2016
immediately when i finished reading this book i thought - "it was ok." nothing really excited me about this book. and sadly if it didn't fulfill challenges on goodreads, i probably would've stopped reading only because i couldn't get into the story or characters. but it is an easy, quick, lighthearted read if that is what you're looking for.
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