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Jordan Greene moves from the deep south to New York City and finds more than he ever bargained for. When he shares a ride with a vivacious young white girl, a romance grows between the unlikely pair - much to the chagrin of his friends and family. Love on the other side of the colour bar forces him to examine his own values and follow his heart. 'Smart and believable...After the last page is turned you'll still have plenty to savour.' - Essence

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Another gem from one of America's most popular authors.

Another gem from one of America's most popular authors. Praise for Milk in My Coffee Dickey fills his novel with twists and turns that keep the reader guessing....Along the way, he smashes one stereotype after another. --USA Today Frothy and fun...Dickey scores. --Essence Dickey demonstrates once again...his cheerful, wittily acerbic eye for the troubles that plague lovers. --Publishers Weekly Dickey is just as adept at giving voice to female characters as he is to males. --New York Daily News Dickey has surpassed himself...sensitive yet realistic. --Library Journal

Dickey - who will inevitably be called the male Terry McMillan - shows a willingness to take on deep-rooted stereotypes, while occasionally lapsing into some of his own. His third novel (Friends and Lovers, 1997, etc.) offers two narrators who take turns telling their stories: the red-haired, white-skinned painter Kimberly Chavers, and the classic buppie Jordan Greene. Jordan's not even interested in dating a white woman, but finds himself drawn to Kimberly's fiery personality and independent spirit. Events test the couple royally: Jordan loses his job; his best friend Solomon and Solomon's fiancee, Zoe, break up for the worst possible reason; and Kimberly's ex-husband appears unexpectedly. Her mysterious past is revealed, including the fact that her ex is black and her own father, from whom she's estranged, is half black. Peripheral characters are drawn carelessly: Solomon is a textbook bad-guy, and Kimberly's best friend, of Jamaican descent, always speaks in exaggerated Bob Marley fashion. The most chilling aspect of this romantic relationship? Virtually without exception, Jordan's friends, relatives, and acquaintances are unwilling to accept Kimberly - and their hostility is convincing. Still, even with the story's overly dramatic end, the appealing dynamic between Jordan and Kimberly wins out against the odds. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Eric Jerome Dickey (1961–2021) was the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (X-Men) and the Black Panther. His novel Sister, Sister was honored as one of Essence’s “50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years,” and A Wanted Woman won the NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2014. His most recent novels include The Blackbirds, Finding Gideon, Bad Men and Wicked Women, Before We Were Wicked, The Business of Lovers, and The Son of Mr. Suleman.

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