Release date: November 6, 2016
Blurb:
Dr. Jesse Stafford, successful surgeon, husband and father of three lives in an exclusive enclave in Atlanta. He volunteers his time at a neighborhood free clinic in one of the roughest parts of Atlanta where his wife, Cydney's family still lives. When an unarmed thirteen-year-old boy is shot and killed by the police in this neighborhood, Jesse finds himself in an ethical dilemma and at odds with some family members. His involvement puts everything he’s achieved on the line.
Excerpt:
“No kidding. That’s major.” Jesse paused for a moment. “Mama
and Daddy taught us well. That’s why I can’t wrap my head around why he wants
me to separate myself from what’s going on in the Hollowell area.”
“It’s because you’re personally
involved. He’d be happy if you were just sending a check.”
“This is a different situation, though. Money isn’t going to
bring that kid back. Only visible, vocal protests will keep the media focused
on the case. Black men have to be seen and heard speaking out against what’s
happening with the police in our neighborhoods.”
“Just be careful, man.” Marc slapped him on the back. “Bullets
don’t discriminate.”
A few nights later, Jesse’s skin prickled with trepidation
as his brother, Marc’s words echoed in his head. Even though he had performed
hundreds of surgeries in the past ten years, the prospect of this one scared
the hell out of him. He took pride in the work he’d done as an oncology surgeon
helping patients battle the most dreaded disease on earth. These two patients
were another story. He’d never found himself in this situation.
For the past four decades Atlanta had been known as the
Mecca of the South. The city and its surrounding suburbs had seen an
unprecedented pilgrimage of African-Americans from other parts of the country
seeking their part of the area’s employment and minority business prosperity.
Black millionaires like entertainers Tyler Perry, Ludacris, and Usher,
entrepreneurs like Herman Russell and the Bronner Brothers along with many
others in business, entertainment and sports had made their city home.
But the presidency of
Barack Obama had spawned a rise in hate groups that had once ruled the South.
Young white men and women alike were proudly donning confederate gear and white
robes and hoods in a backlash over the black pride for which Atlanta was known.
Several small crosses had been planted and burned in conspicuous locations,
supposedly as a warning to residents. A church which had been in the area for
nearly one hundred years, mysteriously caught fire in the middle of the night
and burned to the ground. The boldest of these domestic terrorists had the
audacity to ride through the neighborhood with huge flags flying from the back
of their pickup trucks doing the rebel yell, the battle cry used by confederate
soldiers during the American Civil War. Historically, the soldiers used the
yell during charges to intimidate the enemy and boost their own morale. Little
did they know they weren’t dealing with the terrified blacks of the early
1900s. A new breed of young African-Americans¾both educated and unlearned¾refused
to cower in fear against these threats. And as a result of the rabid redneck
support of gun rights, these young blacks were also well armed.
It had seemed at one point that things had calmed down until
confederate flags suddenly showed up around the damaged urban landscape.
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About the Author
Contemporary women’s fiction/romance author Chicki Brown has
been featured twice in USAToday. She was the 2014 B.R.A.B. (Building
Relationships Around Books) Inspirational Fiction Author and also the 2011 SORMAG (Shades of Romance Magazine) Author of the
Year. Chicki was also a contributing author to the Gumbo for the Soul: Men of
Honor (Special Cancer Awareness Edition).
A transplanted New Jersey native who lives in Atlanta,
Georgia, Brown still misses the Jersey shore, the pizza and the hot dogs.
Nia Forrester, Beverly Jenkins, Iris Bolling, Lisa Kleypas,
and J.R. Ward are among her favorite authors.
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