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SMALL SENSATIONS - Chrystal Rhodes
August 2010 |
SYNOPSIS: Justin Miles is a successful businessman who happens to be a member of one of the most prominent families in Atlanta. Yet, when he meets Davia Maxwell, a street-smart survivor, there is nothing that can keep the two of them apart - or so it seems. Justin's widowed mother, Katherine, is the grand dame of Atlanta's black society. She vows that she will destroy their relationship no matter what she has to do. As secrets about Davia are uncovered and truths are revealed, will they hold the power to tear her and Justin apart? Or will the appearance of a man from Davia's past cost her not only her soul mate, but her life?
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |4+| Marguerite Lemons
REVIEW:
Davia Maxwell came
from the streets, the projects of Chicago to Atlanta, worked hard to become the
successful owner of her children’s clothing line, Small Sensations. Frederick
Justin Miles is a member of one of Atlanta’s elite African American families. He
is also his mother’s rebellious favorite child, who has gone on to make a name
for himself, without the influence of his parent’s wealth and name.
Davia although successful, is still running from the secrets of her past. A
victim of molestation and abuse, she refuses to allow any man to get close to
her until Justin Miles shows up on her doorstep with his niece and proceeds to
breakdown her defenses by showing her what true love feels like. Justin gives
Davia the space and the time that she needs to learn to trust and love him, and
because of that trust Davia is finally able to stand firm when she comes
face-to-face with the man who ruined her life.
SMALL SENSATIONS
is set in Atlanta, with a trip to California. It has a moderately paced plot
that keeps you turning the pages, while trying to understand the classism and
discrimination based on skin color that still exists within the African American
community today. You are able to feel Davia’s pain and understand her struggles
and those of Justin’s sister, but you also learn to loathe and forgive Justin’s
mother, as well as, Justin. The other characters offer a sense of balance for
the major characters, while the end shows that everyone has the ability to be
redeemed.
Ms. Rhodes has done an excellent job handling one of the world’s worst most
disgusting crimes, and also showing the African American community that it’s
okay to seek professional counseling to help work through issues in life. I
enjoyed this book.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 1st August 2010