To Each Her Own (The Swirl Book 1) (16 page)
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Authors: Sylvia Sinclair
“Absolutely not. And he will kill me for telling you this, but you need to know; he confided in me that your birth mother, and he didn’t find this out until meeting her father at the hospital when you were born, was of European descent, and she was classified as melungeon, tri-racial, or mulato.”
“Mulato?”
She hesitated and gave a loud swallow. “I don’t know how to say this.”
“Say it.” Shasta bated her breath.
“Shasta.” Three quick blinks. “Her father was Creole from French Louisiana. Her father was French and Spanish, and her mother was African descent. Your birth mother is black. Shasta, the truth is that you’re black. Your dad has passed you for white since birth.”
Shasta’s eyes widened, but only for a brief moment, and her shoulder tensed, only to fall a few seconds later. The sound of a sigh escaped her lips before she uttered, “I know, Mommy. I know.”
To be continued . . .
The sequel to The Swirl Trilogy
Tall, White & Handsome
By Sylvia Sinclair
Coming soon
Reading Group Guide
1.
Have you ever dated outside of your race?
2.
What were your parent’s views on interracial dating?
3.
Do you think that Shasta was justified in honoring her father’s views about only dating white?
4.
Was Maya too hard on black men by deciding eventually to rule them out and only date white men?
5.
Would you have dated someone like Ramón, who was younger, shorter, with a so-so job, yet who had a very good sense of humor?
6.
What would you have done if your married boss, who you’d been seeing on the side, decided to give you a hard time about dating a coworker?
7.
Should Shasta have been upset that Maya spent the night at Ramón’s house and didn’t tell her, or did she go overboard?
8.
Shasta’s father did not take kindly to her dating a black man. Was Shasta too hard on him, or was she too easy in her responses? Did you feel any type of understanding toward him once Charlotte explained his background?
9.
Do you think that older generations tend to be more judgmental regarding race than younger generations?
10.
Some say women of color are harder to deal with, more jealous, controlling, and needier than white women. Do you believe this?
11.
Are there more hurdles to overcome in an IR relationship once kids are brought into the picture?
12.
As you were reading along, did you ever for one moment figure out what the real deal was with Shasta?
By the way, please search Google Images for this name:
Kitt McDonald.
You’ll find pictures of the iconic actress Eartha Kitt’s daughter. It can and does happen.
Acknowledgements
To the amazing readers and/or Facebook friends who agreed to allow me to interview them via conference call, thank you so very much. I could not have made the story as rich and real without you. The individuals are: Regina Roberts, Crystal Lewis Jensen-Dimarco, Monique Camp, Sheena Gause-Lott, Johnny Lott, Paige Beam, Koren Saddler Conrad, Wil Conrad, and Mary Conrad Reyes, as well as the moderator for one of those calls, Yolanda Gore. Yolanda, thank you also for your hard work in editing this title.
Thank you, my readers, for giving me a shot at entertaining you with the adventures of Shasta, Maya, and all of the other characters. The next title,
Tall, White & Handsome
, will be from Maya’s point of view.
You are all appreciated!
SS
Author Bio
Sylvia Sinclair is the pen name of an established author with over twenty titles to her credit.
To Each Her Own
is Sylvia’s first IR title, but definitely not her last.
You can reach her as follows:
Copyright © 2015 by Sylvia Sinclair
Reading Group Guide © 2015 by 4D Publishing
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination and are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locals, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
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First ebook edition: August 2015
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