Fans of Interracial Romance discussion

Let's start fresh and post our "currently reading" IR rom reads here.

I'm currently reading Book 4 (Taking Chances) in Nina Perez's Sharing Space series. :) Really like it so far. Taking Chances

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Kim wrote: "I'm currently reading Book 4 (Taking Chances) in Nina Perez's Sharing Space series. :) Really like it so far. Taking Chances"

This series made my top ten best books this year. I finished installment #5 right before Christmas and am impatiently waiting for the last one.

My next IR is gonna be . Read the sample and was intrigued.

I'm currently reading Boo-Thing by Imari Jade

Just started because while looking through the list of IR paranormals, I saw that Tina liked it and I stalk her recs with religious fervor. hehe

Haven't really gotten into it yet, but plan to today since I'm off. I'm also doing because I literally MUST have something sentimental and romantic going at all times.

I just finished reading Winter Wishes in the Sharing Space series by Nina Perez and loved it. Now I have to wait until mid-January for the next installment. :)

I need to take a quick break from Gena Showalther's Black and Blue, so I'm starting tonight.

Kim wrote: "I just finished reading Winter Wishes in the Sharing Space series by Nina Perez and loved it. Now I have to wait until mid-January for the next installment. :)"

And that's why I started skipping books that have multiple parts. I am trying to wait until the author finished a series before starting to read because I hate waiting a long time in between books. I lose some connection to the characters like that and I generally don't make time to go back and re-read books.

I don't mind waiting if the wait isn't too long. Besides, I have a bunch of other books on my list right now, and I have to finish revising Maybe Baby so I can finally publish it.:)

But the storyline in the Sharing Space series is really good. Reading it was like having an episode of a TV show that I could get lost in and look forward to the continuation. :)

Connie wrote: "Kim wrote: "I just finished reading Winter Wishes in the Sharing Space series by Nina Perez and loved it. Now I have to wait until mid-January for the next installment. :)"

And that's why I starte..."

I completely agree Connie.I'm staying away from books that are part of a series and don't currently have at least a book 2. Waiting so long for some of these books to come out you forget things that happen and sometimes the story doesn't capture you because of that.

I would like to read . Has anyone read this? Does anyone know if it's a HEA? And is it IR?

Ren wrote: "I completely agree Connie.I'm staying away from books that are part of a series and don't currently have at least a book 2. Waiting so long for some of these books to come out you forget things that happen and sometimes the story doesn't capture you because of that."

I feel the same way. But then I just had to go and get the first one of this one and i completely sucked in. Luckily I started this series when she already have 5 of the 6 installments written, so I didn't have the wait times. The last installment is due in a coupla weeks.

i tried it before with Kyra Davis' series but I never got sucked into that one.

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I thought Bevin from Trolling Nights was bad but never have I read about a more unlikable heroine than Ivy! I hate reading a book and wanting the H/h to end up with someone else. There are so many things wrong with this book and it starts with Ivy. I dislike Ivy so much that I almost feel like the author betrayed me and let the hero end up with the other woman instead of the true heroine.(that is weird I know).

Tina wrote: "Ren wrote: "I completely agree Connie.I'm staying away from books that are part of a series and don't currently have at least a book 2. Waiting so long for some of these books to come out you forge..."

LOL waiting is just the worse part that is why I always hope to find a book late so that I can get to read the books back to back. Best feeling ever! lol

Ren wrote: "AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH



I thought Bevin from Trolling Nights was bad but never have I read about a more unlikable heroine than Ivy! I hate reading a book and..."

I have that one, and haven't read it yet. I seem to be on a roll with heroines that I don't care for. I'll have to move that one up in my tbr list.

Ren wrote: "AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH



I thought Bevin from Trolling Nights was bad but never have I read about a more unlikable heroine than Ivy! I hate reading a book and..."

Hell, I'm just glad to know somebody else hated Bevin's ass. LOL

I've permanently denounced Latrivia Nelson, so I'm in no danger of being provoked by this. But your post sure made me laugh lol.

@ Michelle. Don't! I would feel gratification if I could burn it.

@ Savannah I think compared to Ivy.....hmmm never mind I still wouldn't like Bevin. (was going to say something then thought better of it)LOL

I don't know how bad Bevin was for you, but if on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being "hate" then Ivy would break the scale.

Ren wrote: "AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH



I thought Bevin from Trolling Nights was bad but never have I read about a more unlikable heroine than Ivy! I hate reading a book and..."

Ren, I remember this book. I did like the story, but she was a little too Erica Kane. But just like a soap opera, I had to keep going until I found out what happened. In all honesty all of them weren't all that likable. I actually liked the Asian stripper better than anyone.

@Savannah - You crack me up as usual. Lol

Paganalexandria **wicked juices bubbling over** wrote: "I actually liked the Asian stripper better than anyone...."

Not a sentence I'd of guessed I'd read when I woke up this morning, Pagan. Thanks. LOL

Ren wrote: "@ Michelle. Don't! I would feel gratification if I could burn it.

@ Savannah I think compared to Ivy.....hmmm never mind I still wouldn't like Bevin. (was going to say something then thought bette..."

Bevin was tempered by the fact that Tim was so swoon worthy. He kept me distracted by his fineosity and allowed me to finish the book thinking of his happiness vs. hers. Bevin was like a 12 year old walking around in a grown woman's body. Seriously,when she ran home to mommy and daddy and had MY boy Tim sitting in her damn parent's hallway for days on end? Umm, no. Just, hell no. What kind of childish nonsense is that, even for fiction? Ugh. Her dependency on her parents, and the fact that she ate up 9 miles of her roommates ish and practically begged for more just made her one step shy of an abomination as a heroine to me. My enjoyment of the book was PURELY about the writing for Tim and a testament to how Frierson managed to nail his character as a romantic lead. Because if he was anybody but him, Bevin would have had me DNF'ing the hell out of that book.

Wait... is Ivy the one who had a mahogany sleigh bed in her dorm room? Because dude, the minute I read that said "uh, no."

Savannah~Quad-motherin'-book readin' diva wrote: "Just started because while looking through the list of IR paranormals, I saw that Tina liked it and I stalk her recs with religious fervor. hehe"

Oh the pressure! I would characterize this as more Urban Fantasy than PNR. Darker in tone than PNR and the romance for Alex and Michael runs throughout the series. But I did enjoy it a lot.

Tina wrote: "Savannah~Quad-motherin'-book readin' diva wrote: "Just started because while looking through the list of IR paranormals, I saw that Tina liked it and I stalk her r..."

No worries. I figured it might be a little lacking in the romance department just from your break down. Hence, I'm keeping a couple of others going at the same time to get my relationship fix.

Tina wrote: "Wait... is Ivy the one who had a mahogany sleigh bed in her dorm room? Because dude, the minute I read that said "uh, no.""

Hahaha yes! I just don't understand the 5 stars that it is given.

@Savannah I stopped reading a few pages after that. I couldn't take it....so I skimmed the rest and moved on. Probably that is why Ivy made me remember Bevin. She had the man running in circles except Ivy is worse. Smh

Ren wrote: " stopped reading a few pages after that. I couldn't take it....so I skimmed the rest and moved on. Probably that is why Ivy made me remember Bevin. She had the man running in circles except Ivy is worse. Smh ..."

I should have done the same. I find myself wishing I could re-read it with just Tim's parts though. He was a pretty stellar lead.

I'm reading the final part of Nina Perez's Sharing Space series . It went live on Sunday! Yay! :D

Kim wrote: "I'm reading the final part of Nina Perez's Sharing Space series . It went live on Sunday! Yay! :D"

I just finished it! Nice ending.

Tina wrote: "Kim wrote: "I'm reading the final part of Nina Perez's Sharing Space series . It went live on Sunday! Yay! :D"

I just finished it! Nice ending."

I've thoroughly enjoyed this series! I'm looking forward to future projects by Nina Perez. :)

I don't think an author has ever pissed me off as much as the author of


I found myself wondering what the heck am I reading!! I don't understand why it has so many 5 stars. I refuse to say anything further because it will not be nice.

I'm reading To Whom Much is Given by Cecilia Capers. The story is interesting but there are some writing issues that are driving me a bit crazy--namely way too long passages of backstory that could have been summarised in either a couple of sentences or simply skipped and there is a lot of head-hopping which makes it a bit confusing. But I like the multicultural cast and the love triangle.

Ren wrote: "I don't think an author has ever pissed me off as much as the author of


I found myself wondering what the heck am I reading!! I don't understand why it has so..."

She lost me in the synopsis. Double whammy of food skin and hazel eyes.

Savannah~Quad-motherin'-book readin' diva wrote: "She lost me in the synopsis. Double whammy of food skin and hazel eyes."

Oh, yeah, I saw that and immediately passed. The blurb turned me off. Too much information (who cares what the name of the employment agency is?), food skin and a typo.

Tina wrote: "Savannah~Quad-motherin'-book readin' diva wrote: "She lost me in the synopsis. Double whammy of food skin and hazel eyes."

Oh, yeah, I saw that and immediately passed. The blurb turned me off. T..."

I actually did the same thing as the both of you but curiosity got the best of me. I really wanted to know what the "WOW" and "Great" was all about. It's a disgrace that people even like that book. The story is just horribly written.

Tina wrote: "Savannah~Quad-motherin'-book readin' diva wrote: "She lost me in the synopsis. Double whammy of food skin and hazel eyes."

Oh, yeah, I saw that and immediately passed. The blurb turned me off. T..."

I've noticed this a LOT lately-the damn near full chapter synopsis thing. TMI, overkill and trying way to hard to set up the story. Less is sometimes the difference between earning a few bucks and losing a sale by proving its awful before a reader gets pulled in by the cover or blurb.LOL

Ren- I've been there, done that. I swear I just near 'bout threw my Nook across the room because I told myself to give this Marie Rochelle book, My Deepest Love: Zack another chance. I really need a file marked "TRUST YOURSELF" because if I DNF'd it once, I sometimes go back thinking I was just in a bad mood or something. Errr, no. It was bad. It was bad in ways that defy explanation. Too many stupid, inconsequential details, and the dialog. Uuuugh, the dialog. I'm not sure why some "writers" seem to think that making their characters speak more formally than the average American is the way to make a book good. If you can say it out loud or in your head and it sounds stilted, ridiculous or otherwise lame-it is. Book was downright rife with that crap.

Savannah~Quad-motherin'-book readin' diva wrote: " because I told myself to give this Marie Rochelle book, My Deepest Love: Zack another chance. I really need a file marked "TRUST YOURSELF" because if I DNF'd it once, I sometimes go back thinking I was just in a bad mood or somethi ..."

rofl! Me too.

Once I get out of this haze, I'm going to read an IR read as sort of palette cleanser. I think that Plumville book sounds sweet.

It is. You'll enjoy that one too Pagan. It's my favorite. :)

Ren wrote: "I don't think an author has ever pissed me off as much as the author of


I found myself wondering what the heck am I reading!! I don't understand why it has so..."

"She has flawless caramel colored skin and the most amazing hazel eyes he has ever seen."

In short, Beyonce/Halle 10.0. No, there's no way a man of another race could EVER be attracted to a darker-skinned Black woman. The fact that way too many Black female authors reinforce this is highly troublesome.

TheFountainPenDiva wrote: "Ren wrote: "I don't think an author has ever pissed me off as much as the author of


I found myself wondering what the heck am I reading!! I don't understand w..."

My thing with the descriptions that get me is the hair. Why do all of them have to have the whorl spirals? I, myself tend to sport the close cropped style meaning I visit the barber and not the beautician. There is a co-worker that I know who has alopecia and not a stitch of hair anywhere on her head, but I tell you, I think that she is just beautiful because of the way she carries herself and her personality defies what we call standard beauty.

Or the blushing, I don't understand. Authors say the heroines are dark skinned, but the hero or others can see her blushing. I don't get it. I've never seen the blush of a dark person. Doesn't mean they don't do it, I've just never seen it.

I usually use body language to describe if someone is embarrassed rather than saying the person blushed. Aside from my Swedish hubby, there is only one person in my family who is light enough that you'd see her blush and she's what my southern relatives call "high yellow".

Kim wrote: "I usually use body language to describe if someone is embarrassed rather than saying the person blushed. Aside from my Swedish hubby, there is only one person in my family who is light enough that ..."

That makes more sense. :)

Connie wrote: "TheFountainPenDiva wrote: "Ren wrote: "I don't think an author has ever pissed me off as much as the author of


I found myself wondering what the heck am I rea..."

The blushing drives me nuts in some of these books! An Escape to Love had a heroine who was described as ebony, but every single time she blushed (and she blushed a lot!) she turned pink! Huh - how that happen? I don't understand why some African-American authors insist on giving Caucasian characteristics to their heroines when they know better. Enough already!

She could have described the character's cheeks growing warm--that at least is a sign of embarrassment that we have, but the flush of colour would never show up on someone with ebony skin.

You're right. There are so many ways to describe someone who is embarrassed, flustered, or shy. No one with ebony skin will ever turn pink. Ain't happening. Things like this are pet peeves of mine...

Ladies, I promise, I will never ever describe a dark-skinned person as blushing. Scout's honor. :)

Bless you Kim! LOL!!

@Connie: I'm a barber woman too. I've had my hair a wisp short for seven years. The first time I tried to go to a beauty shop, the stylist kept talking weaves when I'd already wrecked my hair so badly from chemicals and heat. All I told her was, if I can't swim in it, I don't want it lol.

Interesting thing is, I get more attention from men of different races with my fade than I ever did with all the torture I used to put it through. A pair of silver hoops, some red lipstick and I'm out the door.

TheFountainPenDiva wrote: "@Connie: I'm a barber woman too. I've had my hair a wisp short for seven years. The first time I tried to go to a beauty shop, the stylist kept talking weaves when I'd already wrecked my hair so ba..."

That's what I'm saying Ms. Diva! When I went to the beauty salon and I told the lady to cut it all off, she kept trying to talk me out of it. It has been great as far as the exercise is concerned because I don't have to worry about sweating it out since I'm not pretty when I exercise. It's all about the sweat and tears. :). That is, when I do go. LoL!

My husband likes it, and I do get a lot more compliments now than I ever have before. Like you said, a little lipstick, I add mascara, some silver hoops and I'm good to go. :) It saves on the time factor as well. I don't have a lot of time or inclination to sit in front of a mirror and get myself together. Hair has never enhanced my appearance, personally.

My hair has a mind of its own. It's kind of straight, kind of curly. It used to come to just above my elbows but I cut it short when I was still in college and playing field hockey. Lately, I keep it at around shoulder length. I usually end up writing about women whose hair is similar to mine because that is what I know.