Fans of Interracial Romance discussion

I think this section is ok. I can hardly wait to see what book suggestions get posted in this thread :)

I think this section is ok. I can hardly wait to see what book suggestions get posted in this thread :)

What about books by J. J. Murray? He writes interracial.

David Handler writers interracial books too. They are mystery books.

There was a fellow named Michael something who also write an IR book. I used to converse with him on an IR message board some years back but I can't for the life of me remember the title. I'll have to track that down for ya. I'm sure I have it hidden on one of my sites somewhere!

Also check out The Race by Richard North Patterson (gooood writer) which features an IR relationship and Riding the Snake by Stephen J Cannell.

Blue Ridge by T.R. Pearson. It is a mystery/police procedure that features an IR relationship a white sherrif and a black female park ranger. They team up to solve a mystery.

The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos. Also a mystery/police procedure. Main character is a police officer working on a serial killer case. He has a black wife and a good amount of the story is devoted to a subplot dealing with his domestic life.

A Ship Made Of Paper by Scott Spencer. General fiction about a man who falls in love with an Af-Am woman. They are both in relationships (she's married) but begin an affair. The entire focus of the story is on their almost obsessive relationship with each other, and what effects it has on their significant others.

Tina, it's been awhile since I read A Ship Made of Paper, but I enjoyed it. It was one of those stories that wrung a lot of emotion out of me. I didn't see your review for it. Have you read it yet?

The other two look interesting. I'll have to check them out.

Delaney- I read but did not review The Spencer book. I actually put it back on my TBR to re-read so I could write a review. I too remember it being emotionally fraught.

The T.R. Pearson book stands out to me because it is funny as heck. In a dry, humorous way.

And I push the Pelecanos book on anyone and everyone I can find. If white writers get angsty about writing about black characters, all they need to do is pick up a book written by Pelecanos. He doesn't do anything special about them being black. He simply lets his characters and his plot do the work.