Character Breakdown
Philly: Some would call her a hoe while some will call her misguided. Honestly she is neither. She is an awesome mind wrapped in self assurance. Her crown graces the head of a true powerhouse who rules in life as well as the bedroom. Philly is a women who is in tune with her sexuality while having a system that is in place to protect her heart. Her behavior is not raunchy but more so full of sensuality and the power it wields her in intimacy. She is complex as all women are and ever evolving in her thoughts, wants and needs. She also has secrets hidden behind a fortress that appears to be promiscuity. What she needs is a proverbial light to lead her to what she really desires.
Avant: Black man on a rise to excellence. He finally finds the opportunity to show the world just what his creative mind can do. Landing his dream job has him relocating to a new city and closer to his best friend. New area, new playground and this leopard can't change his spots or can he? He is a connoisseur of women and he is not ashamed to admit it. His move to a new city brings him face to face with one of the biggest challenges he has ever met. This journey just may be what he needs to find his sense of self.
Parker: In a world where black women are objectified and defiled. This Queen has found a way to still remain virtuous. She has a proven methodoloy. that helps her weed out those unworthy. Her ideals may seem archaic but she only intends to give her all to a King who is deserving. She uses her trust in fate to guide her steps through life. As we all know fate has a funny way of bringing people together. The question to be asked is will she use more than her physical eyes when trying to decipher fates plan.
Khali: Verily chilvary is not dead and morals do exist. In a time where all men want is to catch a nut and play house. You meet a unique Man who would rather know you mind and soul. Than to enjoy the sacredness of your body. He has taken a vow to save himself for the one he will build a life with. His decision has caused many of women to question not just his sanity but his manhood as well. No matter what he remains solid and does not waiver in his quest to find his better half.
Story From my Perspective
Best friends is the dynamic and the vehicle in which this story thrives. Each group of friends are as different as night and day. Philly a vivacious, outspoken, self-assured and sensual writer who is best friends with Parker who is an artist, innocent, morally sound and naive to life. Then you have Avant who is a bold, risk taking, playful editor while Khali is a poetic, woke, romantic and uplifting artist. But in the opposing friendships they each find their perfection in the one designed for them.
Inside of this story you will find reminders for the soul. You will see how each person has a foundation that will only be built upon once they meet their match. In these pages love is not just one dimensional it is fluent.
Philly and Avant are used to a certain type of liaison. Arrangements that are both carnal and pleasurable. Thinking with their bodies. Forgetting that intimacy opens pathways to the heart. What was once casual makes an unexpected metamorphosis into a situation that exceeds comfortability. Will they follow the new path placed before them or allow fear of the unknown to rob them of greatness.
Khali and Parker have met and missed each other so much. You have no choice but to believe that destiny is calling. Have you ever met someone on a pure vibe? Its like the moment your minds connect, your heart gets a new rhythm, your soul feels replenished and your whole being is content. In a world where we do everything expeditiously with singular focus and pressure to compete. Two separate souls who are trying to find completion. For some reason they just can't seem to fit in place. Whether due to time or circumstance. Will they be able to trust the process or will they keep tempting fate until it changes course.
The title in itself is unique. As I stated amongst our people Black Love is almost obsolete. Reading these characters and what they experienced on their quest to love. Reminded me why our men are top of the food chain. Take for example Khali whose mother is a recent widower and how as the oldest. He took it upon himself to feel the gap in with his younger siblings who need him now more than ever. You see the love that he has for her shows the love he will have for his future Queen.
Inside this book you find yourself able to identify with people who are on our everyday struggle. Sometimes you feel uncertainty, the struggle to survive in a one minded world, the ability to have your soul moved and mind opened with art. You are given lessons in our true history which the author makes relevant to our present story.
You really don't know what to expect upon first glance. Then you are introduced to your first character and become hooked page after page. I love the fact that there was poetry interspersed into the story. Also how the women and men in this book were supportive and not being called out their name especially in a time where people wear any derogatory name as a badge of honor while balking at being called Kings and Queens"
This story was fun, entertaining as well as soothing for our souls and you can check it out by clicking the link below:
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