Choosing Grace

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Pub Date 19 Jan 2021 | Archive Date 14 Jan 2021

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As a young African American woman from Durham, North Carolina, Sky Valentine is tired of being boxed in by small minds and Southern expectations. To escape the restraints of her Southern upbringing, Sky flees to Rhode Island to attend college. Once there, Sky doesn’t just work on her degree, she also works on shedding many of the things that peg her as a Southerner.

Sky also falls head over heels with the sexy and vibrant Zenobia, solidifying what she had felt in her heart all along—that she loves women. But their affair is brief and interrupted by Zenobia’s sudden departure from school.

With college completed, Sky returns home to find that her domineering mother has promised her hand in marriage to a rich and arrogant man. But it’s 1986, and Sky is determined to live her own life. So she gathers her courage and flees to New York City, where she lands a teaching job and an apartment.

In time Sky meets Grace Webster and it’s love at first sight. But then Zenobia comes back into Sky’s life and Sky is faced with an impossible choice—finish what she started with Zenobia years ago, or fight for the relationship she is building with Grace. What will she choose?

As a young African American woman from Durham, North Carolina, Sky Valentine is tired of being boxed in by small minds and Southern expectations. To escape the restraints of her Southern upbringing...


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I was drawn to this book by the cover and the description of the story and I was not disappointed!! This book had me hooked right from the first chapter. Set in the USA in the 80's the reader follows Sky as she breaks away from societal norms. I found Sky to be a very real character and I became invested in her story and the journey she takes as she moves away from her hometown of Durham to begin a new life in New York.

Sky's journey of self discovery and love leads her to meet other people and I found myself infuriated by Grace's hot/cold attitude and insecurities whilst willing Sky to pursue a relationship with another character. The author skilfully weaves a believable and authentic world that any reader can immerse themselves in.

I am happy to have discovered a talented author and will definitely look out for other future publications.

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Sky is tired of living her life by others standards so she flees to to college where she gets her teaching degree and decides to live her life her way.

Sky falls for woman Zenobia but when their affair is interrupted by Zenobia leaving she left with why. Years later Sky moves to New York where she gets a teaching job. While settling she runs into a old friend Olga who invites her to party at her place.

Sky meets Grace and they both are attracted to each other. As they get to know each other Sky in my opinion wants to live her life her way but it’s like she also caution in living her life but things get more interesting when Zenobia comes back in the picture and now she has to choose to seeing what could’ve been with Zenobia or bring with Grace who captured her heart.

This was a good read I like all the characters I could relate to Sky.

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