"Pride and Prejudice meets Black-ish in this exciting new rom-com by debut author Nikki Payne. Liza B-The Only DJ That Gives a Jam-wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer dropping unaffordable condos on every street corner in DC. But her planned protest at their corporate event takes a turn after she mistakes the smoldering hot CEO for the waitstaff. When they go toe-to-toe, the sparks fly-but her impossible-to-ignore family thwarts her every move. Liza wants Dorsey Fitzgerald out of her hood, but she'll settle for getting him out of her head. At first, Dorsey writes Liza Bennett off as an over-caffeinated woke weekend warrior. As the adopted Filipino son of a wealthy white family he's always felt a bit out of place, and knows a fraud when he sees one. But when Liza's protest results in a viral meme, their lives are turned upside down and Dorsey comes to realize this irresistible revolutionary is the most real woman he's ever met"
Nikki Payne Livres
Anthropologue de formation, cette auteure explore la puissance des histoires familières et des tropes romantiques appréciés, embrassant sans excuses leur attrait durable. Elle construit consciemment les mondes dans lesquels elle souhaite vivre, les peuplant de héros et d'héroïnes d'horizons divers qui s'inspirent fortement de sa propre expérience afro-américaine du Sud. Elle considère l'amour multiculturel comme la dernière frontière de l'écriture romantique, un espace vital pour favoriser la compréhension et la connexion mutuelles. Son travail célèbre l'idée que la revisitation de thèmes chers peut continuellement produire des récits nouveaux et significatifs.



Everyone gather round and join us for the story of Fred the all-weather life boat and his friends Sally and Jim. It was a lovely sunny Saturday afternoon and all was well in Merry Bay! Charlie the cheeky seagull even had time to swoop down and eat someone's chips! By the sea, Fred the all-weather lifeboat was happily sailing away enjoying the cheerful weather. But what's that? There's an alert ringing for aid! A poor boat has stalled on the waves and its engine isn't running! Never fear, though! Fred and his friends are here to save the day!