Sandra Kitt Collection Volume One

Three passionate, sensitive novels of interracial love and friendship from an award-winning master of contemporary romance who is ';simply without equal' (Valerie Wilson Wesley). From breaking ground as the first African American author to write for Harlequin to her mainstream success with The Color of Love and many other acclaimed novels, Essencebestselling author Sandra Kitt has received honors ranging from a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award to a Zora Neale Hurston Award and an NAACP Image Award nomination. In these three unforgettable love stories, ';Kitt delves into issues of interracial relationships... with great sensitivity and understanding' (Publishers Weekly). The Color of Love: An artist trapped in an unfulfilling relationship, Leah Downey wants more out of life. But she plays it safe, never venturing too far from her comfort zone... especially not since the night she was mugged. But something about Jason Horn strikes a chord deep within her. Jason is a white, streetwise New York cop, with his own issues. He's stunned by his instant attraction to this vibrant black woman who arouses both desire and his fiercest protective instincts. ';Moving... Kitt does an incredible job exploring both characters' reservations about having an interracial relationship.' USA Today Close Encounters: Lee Grafton is a divorced cop and the father of a teenage girl. Carol Taggart is a newly single professor. Their lives collide one night when Carol is caught in the crossfire of an undercover drug sting. Seriously wounded, she finds an unexpected friend in Lee... but their mutual attraction gets complicated when it's revealed that the bullet that hit this African American woman came from this white policeman's gun. ';Bold and imaginative... sure to keep readers turning the pages.' E. Lynn Harris Between Friends: Born to a white mother and an African American father, Dallas Oliver has always felt like an outsidereven more so after her mother dies and she moves in with her father and stepmother. The one saving grace is Dallas's friendship with a white girl named Valerie Holland. Decades later, they're still best friends. Dallas is a journalist for a controversial magazine, and Valerie is a single mother. But their bond will be tested when they fall in love with the same man: exNavy Seal Alex Marco. ';Intense, thoughtful, and sensual.' Library Journal