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UNCLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER - Michele Cameron Genesis Press/Indigo December 2009 |
SYNOPSIS: An African-American woman and an Arab-American policeman struggle to stay together as they face racism and intolerance from his relatives, and the many challenges that threaten their love.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |3+| Marguerite Lemons
REVIEW:
Solange Montgomery is the corporate manager for Microsystems Computers in New
York. Ali Marks is a second generation cop, who like his father before him, has
to endure some racism while trying to get ahead on the force. Solange and Ali
have been dating for some time and when they finally decide to wed it seems as
though world begins to conspire against them. Solange is a smart, fair and
considerate manager, but she ignores her intuition while dealing with company
forced layoffs at her plant. Her inattentiveness, the stress on her job and
issues with Ali’s mother and extended family cause her to make snap judgments
that may cost her Ali’s love and her life. Ali is working through his own demons
after being involved in a shoot out, and having to deal with a disability that
he has kept hidden since his childhood.
UNCLEAR AND
PRESENT DANGER
takes place in and around the boroughs of New York and Florida. It is a
moderately paced story with a secondary plot laced with a little intrigue.
Solange and Ali are two smart and strong-willed characters who get caught up and
pulled in various directions courtesy of the supporting cast of characters who
all add an array of dynamics to the story. Solange’s character was a little too
judgmental, and at times it felt like she suffered from chronic PMS instead of
job related stress. Ali, on the other hand, was too passive when it came to his
mother and their extended family.
UNCLEAR AND
PRESENT DANGER
is a story people can relate too and not just from the interracial romance
aspect. I enjoyed Solange and Ali’s story, and I think you will too.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 1st February 2010