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As a criminal defense attorney Sonja
Knight knows first hand how the LAPD can be as corrupt as
the people she defends. When an attempted break in at her
home has her calling the police to her home, Officer Steve
Miller is the cute white officer who shows up. Sonja would
never have guessed being the child of parents involved in
the NAACP that she would be attracted to a man whose father
is a well known bigot in the force. Rookie Steve knows being
involved with a woman of color won’t go over well if his
parents ever find out but that doesn’t stop him from chasing
after the beautiful attorney. Social standings and race are
only a few of the obstacles standing in the way of Sonja and
Steve but sometimes the best love is forged by the fire
consuming it.
As an avid fan of the interracial genre I tend to shy away
from books where there is a heavy focus on race. After
reading a couple of reviews for Miller’s Tale
and seeing that the author had a police background I figured
I had to read the book for myself. I must admit to being
drawn in from the beginning, like gawking at an accident
scene, this story was as disturbing as it was fascinating. I
wondered as I continued to see how Steve and Sonja’s
relationship progressed and the reactions of their parents
and coworkers if maybe G.A. Hauser saw some of these
reactions up close and personal in her work as an officer.
Miller’s Tale I’m sure is indicative of what
you might see on occasion in this melting pot we call
America. For sure this tale is an attention grabber that
kept me absorbed which made it an excellent read. I liked
how the realism of prejudice was shown from both sides
because no matter how some people try to say it isn’t so the
Caucasian race doesn’t own a monopoly on intolerance. I
think I will give G.A. Hauser’s other stories a chance if
this is a prime example of the great stories she’s able to
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