Every week, I'll share a free chapter from one of my steamy, engaging Black romance novels. I hope you enjoy, come back for more, and visit my website for details on how to buy my novels in eBook, paperback and audio.
This week, I'm featuring Leslie's Curl & Dye. This is an enemies to lovers, second chance, small town Black romance. It is warm and funny and delightful. Pick up the novel in eBook, print or audio at booksbydlwhite.com/books.
About this book:
Leslie Baker, owner of Potter Lake's original hometown beauty shop, the Curl & Dye, has a muscular, handsome, 6'4" problem. Her college sweetheart, former basketball superstar Kade "KC" Cavanaugh, is back in Potter Lake following his NBA retirement, and the slick and shiny co-ed salon that he's opened directly competes with Curl & Dye.
KC is eager to pick things up where the former lovers left off so many years ago, but Leslie can't forget how he pushed her away after an intimate encounter, then dropped out, and left her behind for the bright lights of professional ball.
When the two sides of Potter Lake go to war, Leslie and KC are caught in the middle of a city-wide drama. With both livelihoods at stake, the time has come to stop snipping at each other and work together.
And maybe, in the process, fan the flames of a love that could burn hot again.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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