For You I Will, part of her Sister Act series

FOR YOU I WILL

By Cheryl Barton

There is always room for Black Love in books, in all its forms. Authors such as Brenda Jackson, Rochelle Alers, LaQuette, and Beverly Jenkins have brought us beautiful stories of male/female couples finding love and rediscovering love. With pleasure, I add another of Cheryl Barton’s novels to the table of Black authors in Romancelandia: For You I Will, part of her Sister Act series.

Set in Atlanta, our story introduces entrepreneur Kasey Lockhart Young. The middle sister of the Lockhart sisters, Kasey is experiencing more than her share of grief in the form of her ex-husband Gavin Young. The cheating, controlling dirtbag has engaged her in a custody battle for their five-year-old twins, Nyla and Noah. This is but the latest in his schemes to get her back, not because he loves her, but because he wants to control her, and he is not above manipulation, coercion, and character assassination to do it.

Though this sistah has been known to make rash decisions in the past, this has never extended to her children. However, on a trip to Las Vegas with her attorney, Kasey agrees to a decision that may create problems for her in her custody case: she marries him.

Darren Braxton is a phyne brotha and highly successful attorney who has been Kasey’s champion in her custody case. With a few drinks under their belts, they walked into a Las Vegas wedding chapel and came out married. In the eyes of the family court judge, Darren knows this action could be seen as a ploy to win the case through a show of stability. Unknown to Kasey, Darren is in love with her. Now he has to find a way to tell her as well as show her that the marriage is real, and it is forever.

Of course, Darren isn’t the only one that has feelings in the mix. Kasey is secretly in love with Darren as well, but will she realize that he is the man she’s been waiting her whole life for? How will the judge rule? And what other sinister plans does Gavin have to make Kasey miserable and insecure?

As a young man, I was dancing to Sister Sledge’s megahit “We Are Family.” Kasey’s relationship with her sisters Destiny and Nivea personifies this song, as with the rest of her family. Indeed, a close-knit, supportive unit of family and friends is everything. Barton keeps the reader invested in her characters and their growth throughout the story. In spite of the challenges, at the end of the day, love wins for Kasey and Darren, and in a beautiful way. When Darren says to Kasey, “For you, I will,” you know without a doubt that he is sincere.

For You I Will is available through Amazon and Barton’s website www.cherylbarton.net.

Thank you, Cheryl, for more Black Love. I’m looking forward to reading Destiny’s and Nivea’s love stories!