Contemporary Romance
240 pages
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Rating: out of 5
Commitment-phobia never read so good as in Ericka K. F. Simpson's IN
FEAR OF LOSING YOU, where good friends Kelly "Sweets" Owens and
Katrina "Kat" Stanton are two 20-something soft studs looking for love
in all the wrong places and coming up empty. However their reasons
why are completely different.
Sweets is the optimistic romantic, a person who falls in love with just
about every woman she meets. Overcompensating for the mistakes
Instead, she runs into chickenheads who have no problem breaking her heart. After several
disappointing chances at love, Sweets still thinks God will bring her the one who will truly love her.
Kat, on the other hand, won't let love destroy her. The ambitious businesswoman finds her pleasure in
as many women as possible and subjects them to her "rules before engagement" terms. She only
indulges in her flings for about six weeks--her breaking point. After that she moves from the ex to the
next, never getting too close to anybody. Even when she thinks she has a chance at happiness with a
beautiful femme, she pushes it out of her life, refusing to show love as her weakness.
Both women are smart, successful, and charismatic, but love is not their strong suits. They have a lot
to learn about being true to themselves and their hearts.
In Fear of Losing You is a great book, and Simpson is a wonderful storyteller. The trials of these two
women will consume you, and the colorful cast of characters add a unique flavor to the novel. I was
engaged at every page. Simpson handles the plot smoothly, and taking control of her grammatical
errors would make the book better. However the story is a winner, and one every black lesbian should
have on her shelf.
Reviewed March-April 2006
