Lamont Carter is a workaholic journalist who rarely has time for anything other than the next breaking story.
Chantelle Ingram is a dancer, a dreamer, and a recent divorcee fresh out of a bad marriage. When Chantelle moves into Lamont's building, they literally run into each other and the sparks begin to fly. But will their busy lives, internal issues and a jealous ex stop the presses altogether?
A lifelong resident of Wilmington, Delaware, Chris Stevens is a novelist who enjoys writing stories that detail the entire human experience with humor, romance, emotion and lessons to be learned. His first book, a short story collection titled "I'm Feelin' That!," earned several five-star ratings on Amazon as did his first full-scale novel, "Brothers Lunchin'."
Chris also is a veteran sports journalist, covering high school sports in Delaware and Maryland on a freelance and full-time basis since 2002. He also hosts two podcasts - The Groove Line (independently) and Ridin' And Rollin' on the Cold Slither Podcast Network.
When not writing and podcasting, Chris enjoys summer concerts, car shows and listening to music while reading the works of his favorite authors, influences and peers.
This was a good story and a unique take on a trope that is very serious but needs to continually be addressed. I love the newspaper angle. Having black owned publications is necessary. Actual journalism is a dying art with the rise of social media, so I was glad to see this as part of the story. I loved the characters as well. They were all colorful but realistic. You could picture them as someone you really know. It was also cool reading love scenes written by a male writer. I wanted to see what details were brought out. Very tastefully done. There were a few errors and funky formatting things but nothing major enough to take away from the story. I would definitely read another book by this author.
A quick read but a good one! I love a romance from a man's perspective. I never once thought 'Oh that's cause a man wrote this'. Great writing supported by intriguing and attention grabbing external conflicts-- Lamont's newspaper breaking a city wide scandal and Chantelle's ex-who-can't-let-go. I knew I wasn't going to be able to let this sit in my kindle for long before I gulped it down. Got my Friday off to a good start. Looking forward to more from Chris.
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The story was fine, the writing felt a little bare bones to me. You have a Black man who is running a Black newspaper, and runs into his new neighbor who is trying to start over, while her abusive ex continues to stalk her.