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The Passer
Revised Edition: June 2019He was different from others. So was his story. He was not his own, but theirs. To order, to command, and he had faithfully submitted. He was their slave. One conversation changed everything. He learned the value of his distinction, that it was a blessing. Or was it? From one page to the next, this dramatic story elevates, planting a different scenario about slavery that you have yet to read. Jesse Hartford, a slave born 3/4 white and 1/4 black. Blessed with the white man's skin, cursed with the black man's fate. A pondered question answered. What would his life be like if his story was true? Who knows, maybe it was. The truth lies in the mind of the beholder. The outcome, unpredictable.His story, a lasting intrigue that will leave you longing for more.
380 pages, Paperback
First published May 2, 2015
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About the author
C. Yvette Spencer
9 books35 followersSomeone once said write what you love to read. So, I asked myself, “What do you love reading?”
As a fan of fast pace stories, I don’t want to get bored while waiting for a story to build up. I need a story that can keep me entertained until that climax arrives. If I can figure out the ending before the story ends, I’m easily turned off. The dialogue must be unpredictable, an intriguing story that satisfies my urge to continue.
I love that feeling of realizing exactly when the character falls in love. Writings like that is an art of beauty. And when I hate the villains who have scarred my favorite character with pain, I know then that the story has me in its grips.
These characteristics make up a great story. It’s what I write to engage the emotions of my readers. Narratives that give them permission to loath my characters. I want them to laugh so loud, that others around them will question the reason why.
My stories are suspenseful and powered by thought-triggering dialogues because I want to leave my readers’ imagination lingering on what they’ve read long past the pages of my books.
WHO AM I?
My name is C. Yvette Spencer. I am a wife, mother, and grandmother. I love group bible discussions; road trips and I’ve deemed myself as the queen of board games.
As an ordained Elder, who has mentored many, I use all of my experiences and skills, my psychology education, spiritual background, and life as one sister of seven siblings to brand my style of writing.
Who am I?
I am C. Yvette Spencer, Drama Novelist.
As a fan of fast pace stories, I don’t want to get bored while waiting for a story to build up. I need a story that can keep me entertained until that climax arrives. If I can figure out the ending before the story ends, I’m easily turned off. The dialogue must be unpredictable, an intriguing story that satisfies my urge to continue.
I love that feeling of realizing exactly when the character falls in love. Writings like that is an art of beauty. And when I hate the villains who have scarred my favorite character with pain, I know then that the story has me in its grips.
These characteristics make up a great story. It’s what I write to engage the emotions of my readers. Narratives that give them permission to loath my characters. I want them to laugh so loud, that others around them will question the reason why.
My stories are suspenseful and powered by thought-triggering dialogues because I want to leave my readers’ imagination lingering on what they’ve read long past the pages of my books.
WHO AM I?
My name is C. Yvette Spencer. I am a wife, mother, and grandmother. I love group bible discussions; road trips and I’ve deemed myself as the queen of board games.
As an ordained Elder, who has mentored many, I use all of my experiences and skills, my psychology education, spiritual background, and life as one sister of seven siblings to brand my style of writing.
Who am I?
I am C. Yvette Spencer, Drama Novelist.
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June 30, 2016
An intriguing story of a plantation slave who suffers many trials because of his light-colored skin.
March 16, 2022
You will not be disappointed!
This book took me into the world my ancestors lived through. The pain, the love, the torture of being a slave. The hope of one day being free and the price paid to do so. It was so real I felt transported. I understood, empathized, and sympathized with every character. I also hurt for them all. I will be looking out for other books from this author.
This book took me into the world my ancestors lived through. The pain, the love, the torture of being a slave. The hope of one day being free and the price paid to do so. It was so real I felt transported. I understood, empathized, and sympathized with every character. I also hurt for them all. I will be looking out for other books from this author.
June 21, 2022
Best book I've read all year!
Loved this book and would like to read a sequel. What happened to CJ and his mother? Did the family make it to PA? What happened to Cooper and the helpers? So much to make a good sequel. I'll be waiting!
Loved this book and would like to read a sequel. What happened to CJ and his mother? Did the family make it to PA? What happened to Cooper and the helpers? So much to make a good sequel. I'll be waiting!
December 20, 2017
“The Passer” by C. Yvette Spencer
Suzanna loves Cooper. He brought her a new life.
Cooper loves Nina. She understands his anguish.
Nina loves Cooper. But slavery, race, and secrets keep them apart.
Three very different people with their unique jealousies and fears live intimately together symbiotically, until lusty scenes cannot be overlooked, and dangerous denial is discovered.
I liked Suzanna, until I saw her as the “other woman.” I liked Nina and hated that she couldn’t fight for her love, only accept what she could and could not have. And Cooper, the angle where the lines meet, always at a crossroads in his life, love, and freedom.
“She would now rather for him to be a slave and free to love her, than for him to be free, and unable to love a slave.” This quote stunned me in its expression of true love, and it divulges a heartbreaking theme of this book.
This is more than a love story. It is a revelation of twisted love and entangled relationships amidst a background of secrets and slavery.
Suzanna loves Cooper. He brought her a new life.
Cooper loves Nina. She understands his anguish.
Nina loves Cooper. But slavery, race, and secrets keep them apart.
Three very different people with their unique jealousies and fears live intimately together symbiotically, until lusty scenes cannot be overlooked, and dangerous denial is discovered.
I liked Suzanna, until I saw her as the “other woman.” I liked Nina and hated that she couldn’t fight for her love, only accept what she could and could not have. And Cooper, the angle where the lines meet, always at a crossroads in his life, love, and freedom.
“She would now rather for him to be a slave and free to love her, than for him to be free, and unable to love a slave.” This quote stunned me in its expression of true love, and it divulges a heartbreaking theme of this book.
This is more than a love story. It is a revelation of twisted love and entangled relationships amidst a background of secrets and slavery.
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