Destiny Lingers
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4.3 • 9 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
As an investigative news reporter in New York City, Destiny uncovers breaking stories every day, but she has yet to uncover the truth of her own lifeuntil the morning she discovers a strand of red hair on her husbands pillow. Unfortunately, the only person Destiny knows with red hair is her best friend, Eve.
Amid two personal tragedies and a shocking story of deceit, Destiny is sent plunging into a nightmarish depression that prompts her to flee back to her roots on Topsail Island, North Carolinafirst with her husband and then by herself with the hope of healing her heart and piecing her life back together after their marriage unravels. But when fate keeps leading her back to the islands handsome police chief, Chase McKenzie, Destiny soon realizes that her racially-charged past has risen up to meet a more progressive present and opened the door for a second chance at first love. Now only one question remains: is this the right time for both of them?
In this contemporary romance, a heartbroken journalist embarks on a journey of self-discovery where she must overcome her personal pain and find tranquility before she can realize true love.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When Destiny Newell Nelson finds strands of red hair on her husband's pillow, she immediately suspects that he is having an affair with their friend Eve. Before she can confront him, the stresses of her job as a television journalist send her from Harlem to her childhood summer home on Topsail Island, N.C., where her aunt Joy is waiting with comfort and her parents with criticism. Amid the wreckage of her marriage and the strains of dealing with family, Destiny reconnects with Chase McKenzie, her childhood crush, who's now the town's chief of police, and does her best to decide what she wants out of life. Her parents, who were two of Topsail Island's first black residents, think Destiny should steer clear of Chase, who's white; she retorts that it's not his fault he "grew up the poor boy of racist parents." The narrative is one of self-discovery more than romance; Destiny's emotional connections are the basis of the plot, but her relationship with her parents is given as much weight as her relationships with her husband and Chase. Occasionally inconsistent characterizations and oddly stilted dialogue are forgivable in Watts's debut, since it so powerfully depicts racism and classism, as well as love lost and regained. (BookLife)
Customer Reviews
Destiny lingers
Can't give a half star or I would. The dialogue is confusing and the story was not interesting.