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In 1950s Louisiana, a tortured, racist, and insecure police officer named Walton DuBois learns of his wife's infidelity. Unable to cope with life and the secrecy of her embarrassing affair, he decides to take his own life... until meeting a mysterious girl named Vivian who has her own dark past. The two form a fast and unlikely union, confiding in one another's dark histories. However, as they become more familiar with each other, the secrets slowly begin to grow deadly and dividing, forcing them to choose between their love for each other and their loyalty to those around them.
92 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 12, 2015
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March 1, 2015
I don’t think I’ve read a story with this much of a plot twist since…well, in a long damn time! Sink is my favorite kind of narrative: A whole lotta wtf did I just read because I was not expecting that!
So our story starts in the year 1965 then goes back and forth even way back and forth. We’re introduced to Walton, a young redneck, racist sh*t of a police officer who’s married to a young white chick named Rosselyn who is filthy rich. Their relationship has been screwed up since Rosselyn’s miscarriage. Walton blames himself and questions his manhood while Rosselyn feels less of a woman because she couldn’t carry a child to term. The loss of their child causes an irreparable rift in their marriage to the point where Rosselyn seeks comfort, sexual comfort, in the form of one of her black workers named Ewing. Ewing hits all the right spots, and these two actually fall in love but of course can never be a couple-one because she’s married, and two, well, it is the 50’s (at this point. I did say the story goes back and forth…) Little did these two lovebirds know, Walton discovers his wife’s traitorous secret, and he’s so distraught that he decides to end his life. This is only the beginning…
Walton meets a beautiful, black woman named Vivian, and despite his racist views and overall hatred of black people, he is smitten and fiercely attracted to her. She’s his equal in so many ways because she gives as good as she gets and does not hesitate to call him and the other racists out on their BS. What started as a one-night stand soon blossoms into something deeper, but to be together would mean to choose sides (or would it), and this is where the drama intensifies.
This was such an entertaining read because once you begin the story, you truly think ok, I’m reading a lil back-in-the-day love story about this interracial couple, and they’ll just have to overcome the odds to be together. NOOOOOOOPE! They did in a sense, but not in the way you may expect. This story has more twists than a BBQ curly Frito. I’ve never read anything by this author before, but man…I was so impressed. Along with the romance was plenty of action and some very spot-on social commentary. Heads up: This story is gritty and written in the context of life in the 50’s and 60’s. There are racial slurs and southern vernacular used throughout.
So our story starts in the year 1965 then goes back and forth even way back and forth. We’re introduced to Walton, a young redneck, racist sh*t of a police officer who’s married to a young white chick named Rosselyn who is filthy rich. Their relationship has been screwed up since Rosselyn’s miscarriage. Walton blames himself and questions his manhood while Rosselyn feels less of a woman because she couldn’t carry a child to term. The loss of their child causes an irreparable rift in their marriage to the point where Rosselyn seeks comfort, sexual comfort, in the form of one of her black workers named Ewing. Ewing hits all the right spots, and these two actually fall in love but of course can never be a couple-one because she’s married, and two, well, it is the 50’s (at this point. I did say the story goes back and forth…) Little did these two lovebirds know, Walton discovers his wife’s traitorous secret, and he’s so distraught that he decides to end his life. This is only the beginning…
Walton meets a beautiful, black woman named Vivian, and despite his racist views and overall hatred of black people, he is smitten and fiercely attracted to her. She’s his equal in so many ways because she gives as good as she gets and does not hesitate to call him and the other racists out on their BS. What started as a one-night stand soon blossoms into something deeper, but to be together would mean to choose sides (or would it), and this is where the drama intensifies.
This was such an entertaining read because once you begin the story, you truly think ok, I’m reading a lil back-in-the-day love story about this interracial couple, and they’ll just have to overcome the odds to be together. NOOOOOOOPE! They did in a sense, but not in the way you may expect. This story has more twists than a BBQ curly Frito. I’ve never read anything by this author before, but man…I was so impressed. Along with the romance was plenty of action and some very spot-on social commentary. Heads up: This story is gritty and written in the context of life in the 50’s and 60’s. There are racial slurs and southern vernacular used throughout.
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