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COME WHAT MAY Tracee Lydia Garner BET/Arabesque February 2003 (3) Joni Clarke |
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Second-grade schoolteacher Tisha Jameson thought she did the right thing when she left her Virginia home and uprooted her life to Macon, Georgia. When she meets her new students, falls in love with temperamental, ex-football player and single dad, Chase Alton, things begin to look up. Tisha starts to believe she can make it a go in the small town. |
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REVIEW: |
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COME WHAT MAY is a romance suspense novel with a different approach to developing character interest. The heroine, Tisha Jameson, is a woman dealing with physical scars from a childhood house fire. The physical scars from the fire left Tisha with serious burn injuries resulting in no color pigmentation of the skin. As a result of this, Tisha is often mistaken for a Caucasian woman. The fire left Tisha not only with physical scars, but emotional problems as well. Tisha struggles to overcome her negative self-images, and it’s only when she meets Chase Alton, that she starts to accept that inside she is a beautiful strong woman. Chase, the hero of COME WHAT MAY, struggles to correct his own set of “baby momma drama” issues. Although Tisha and Chase are personally working through their individual problems, they are brought together through Tisha’s interest in Chase’s son, Thomas. Through the love and concern they both share for Thomas, a romantic interest is ignited. Unfortunately, the euphoria is short lived as Tisha finds herself again in the middle of a school scandal. With her professional reputation on the line, Tisha has to fight for her integrity, and her career. To her surprise, Chase stands by her, offering his unwavering love and support. A distracting element in COME WHAT MAY, was the timing and unfolding of scenes, as well as the presentation of facts. These elements did not work well, and at times made some aspects of the novel unbelievable. In COME WHAT MAY, Ms. Garner not only creates a story filled with suspense and drama, but a story about the power of love. One of the most endearing characters of this story was the supporting character, Thomas Alton, Chase’s 7-year-old son. It was through Thomas and several other supporting characters that I felt a great sense of family. I’m looking forward to looking in on these family members in future novels from Ms. Garner. |
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joni@romanceincolor.net (30th December 2003) |
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