She's the One - Softcover

Kitt, Sandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451203909 ISBN 13: 9780451203908

Publisher: Signet, 2001

Synopsis

After the death of an old friend whom she had not seen in nearly seven years, Deanna discovers that she has been named guardian of Stacy's biracial daughter and finds herself coming to terms with her own goals, dreams, and identity as an African-American woman as she and the handsome Patterson Temple join forces to protect the frightened child. Original.

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Review:

Manager of the research library for a Manhattan-based TV station, Deanna Lindsey's life is organized and upwardly mobile with an appropriately compatible male friend. Her safe but sterile world takes a radical turn when she receives a call from the city medical examiner asking her to come to the morgue and identify the body of a woman she hasn't seen in seven years. Much to Deanna's dismay, not only is the body that of her long-absent friend, but the young white woman has appointed Deanna as the guardian of her six-year-old, multiracial daughter.

City fireman Patterson Temple takes one look at the beautiful young black woman at the morgue and classifies her as too proper, classy, upscale, and high-maintenance. He's not convinced that Deanna Lindsey is the best person to take charge of newly-orphaned Jade, currently being cared for by his beloved grandmother. Deanna doesn't welcome his interference, but Patterson is determined to remain involved in Jade and Deanna's life until he's satisfied that a home with Deanna is the best possible solution for the little girl. Patterson never expects to fall in love with the uptight but vulnerable Deanna, and Deanna is stunned to find herself irresistibly drawn to the strength and compassion beneath Patterson's blunt, slightly rough exterior. Both of these wary people will have to learn to trust and open their hearts if they are to find a happy ever after together.

Kitt draws a fascinating picture of the world of the heroine--an educated, proper, urban professional with limited emotional involvements--juxtaposed against the world of the hero--a blue collar fireman with the calloused but clean hands of a working man who is deeply involved in his community. As expected from this talented author, the characters are multidimensional, the urban setting right on target, the conflicts complicated, and the resolutions deeply satisfying. She's the One is quite simply one of the best contemporary romances of the year. --Lois Faye Dyer

About the Author:

A popular author of women’s fiction and the first African-American author to be published by Harlequin, Sandra Kitt has written numerous novels, including Close Encounters, Family Affairs, Between Friends, Significant Others, and The Color of Love. She is also featured in the novella collection Sisters.

Ms. Kitt is a livrary specialist in astronomy and astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. Kitt holds a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the City University of New York, and has studied and lived in Mexico. In her former career as a graphic designer and free-lance illustrator, Kitt exhibited her art across the United States, and is in several corporate collections. She also designed cards for UNICEF and illustrated two books by the late Isaac Asimov.

Kitt has lectured at public libraries and to special interest groups about her writing career, and has written dozens of articles for professional publications on library management. She has appeared in television interviews on Black Entertainment Television, Geraldo, and Donahue. A member of Romance Writers of America, the Published Authors Network, and the Special Libraries Association, Sandra Kitt was also the recipient of the 1993 NIA: Women of Excellence Award, presented by the Mayor of New York. She lives in New York.

To visit her website, go to:
http://www.sandrakitt.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0451203909
• ISBN 13: 9780451203908
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376