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Bed Stuy by Jerry McGill

Bed Stuy

A Love Story

Jerry McGill

Amazon Publishing · Print & ebook · December 1, 2021

From the author of Dear Marcus comes a breathtaking novel about a fated love affair that crosses the divides of race and class.

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Who it’s for
A grounded love story with enough warmth and motion to keep you reading.
Genres
Multicultural & Interracial Romance, Black Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Published
Amazon Publishing, December 1, 2021

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About this book

From the author of Dear Marcus comes a breathtaking novel about a fated love affair that crosses the divides of race and class. Rashid is a young Black man from Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, with a complicated life. Looking for an escape from a neighborhood few ever leave, he finds it in Rachel—married, twenty years his senior, and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. It begins with a flirtation and a tryst.

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It becomes an intense romance, exhilarating and enriching, that defies the expectations of Rashid’s friends and family. What draws Rachel to Rashid is his curiosity, his need for intimacy, and his adoration—everything lacking in her crumbling marriage. But as the fault lines of their relationship become more prevalent, so do the inevitable choices one makes when falling in love.

Why It Works

A grounded love story with enough warmth and motion to keep you reading.

Come here for

  • immersive romance
  • sustained, easy momentum

Expect

  • book-club-friendly appeal
  • a Black romance lens

Where it sits

Multicultural & Interracial Romance81%
Contemporary Romance31%
Black Fiction27%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Contemporary Romance
  • Black Fiction
  • Black Urban Fiction
Authors
Jerry McGill
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Published
December 1, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Contemporary Romance