The Color Line

by Lizzette G. Carter

Book Overview

Dating outside her race was never an option for Lacie Adams until she meets her new boss. Determined to ignore her attraction for him, she starts to date one of his friends. But is she dating Joe... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739452924
• ISBN13: 9780739452929
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Genesis Press
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Pretty Good

I liked the book. It was sad that Joe had to be hurt but at least she found out she can love a man regardless of his race.

Tension

This book has people on both sides of the spectrum--just like interracial relationships. In The Color Line, Lacie and Tony meet each other and the initial attraction is there. Then they find out that he is her new boss. But she thinks that relationships at work rarely work out--especially, if it is an interracial relationship. She confronts the issue that Tony is not the sexy black man that she should be in love with. However, Joe, Tony's friend and business associate, is a sexy black man who happens to be in love with Lacie. While confronting family issues with her younger sister and mother, she keeps Tony at a distance and continues to date Joe, even though she is not sure that she loves Joe. Right up to the end, we watch as Lacie tries to decide which man she will choose and whether she will cross the color line! Lizzette Grayson Carter, a debut author, creates a story full of tension.

A Great Book

Written in the first person, Lizette Carter's "The Color Line" begins for all intents and purposes when the heroine, Lacie Adams breaks up with one man, then swiftly meet two men, within days of each other. One, Joe Taylor, is the "Perfect Black Man." Rich, Successful, Handsome and would drink her bathwater, he loves her that much. The other, is her new boss, Anthony Douglas. His entering the room just "sets her off" even when she doesn't think anyone else notices. While the vast majority of romance books are written from the third person point of view and many allow the reader to view the story from the viewpoint of both the hero and the heroine, in "The Color Line" the reader is given exclusive rights into the mind of the heroine and the heroine alone. Now, while I'll admit, that at first I was a bit put off by this...I always want to know what's on the hero's mind...the particular point of view allowed me as the reader to really get to know Lacie as an individual and how she sees the world that she lives in. Lacie, is like most of us, always trying to please others. She's constantly aware of what's expected of her and not necessarily what she wants or what's best for her. She plain and simply wants to keep everyone happy and avoid an argument with her Mother. Constantly dealing with the past and present pain of not only her own life, but the lives of those around her, we see how Lacie could in an effort to please someone other than herself and keep the peace, deny herself the one thing that she wants the most, the ability and right to love who she wants without getting the approval of those she cares for the most. Her desire to please others rather than herself causes her to hurt some of those same people unintentionally. It's only in finally admitting that she's cross that invisible color line and fallen in love with "Mr. Charlie" that she and those people that she unintentionally hurt by her "pleasing others" can find happiness. While many readers may be disappointed with the amount of space the relationship between her and Tony is given, the real story isn't in them getting together. It's a romance. We KNOW there's a Happily Ever After in their future. The real story's in HOW she reaches the point where she finally says "I love you" and finds her own freedom in those three words. How she finds the courage to say to her family and friends, "I've tried your way, and it didn't work. It's about what makes ME happy" and sets about to undo the damage that pleasing others has caused. A well-written story, I enjoyed "The Color Line" immensely and for the first time in a very long time, found myself reading a book and not wanting to put it down until I was finished. I look forward to reading more from the pen of Lizette Carter and so should you.

The Color Line

I truly enjoyed this book!!!!!! I feel that Lacie's experience is typical of what many Black women in the coporate world encounter. Black women have a tendency to want to remain faithful to Black men. Lacie tried to hold back her feelings for Tony but in the end was unable to. I found the book very easy to read and after finishing each chapter I didn't want to put it down. The compeling drama kept me intrigued enough to forge on a little further. This book had substance, not just a continuous flow of sexual encounters. As in real life, our decisions are strongly influenced by our circumstances and beliefs. Lacie had to make many decisions amongst having to deal with Renee and her Mom. She errored and Joe was hurt. But in the end she made the right decision for herself. I respected her for that. The ending of the book leaves me curious and excited about the future for Tony and Lacie. Perhaps, we'll find out more about Tony's family and how they will react to their son's crossing of the color line... I can't wait for the sequel!!!!!!!

The Color Line

The Color Line was a fantastic book. I think that the author touched alot of important spots the have to do with interracial relationships and the things you have to think about before crossing that line. To the author if you read your comments. I hope that you don't even think about the nasty comments people make. It takes a lot of hard work to write a book. I think you are a very talented and gifted writer. I am definietly waiting for you to write the sequel. I think that The Color Line 2 will be fantastic as well. Personally from what I saw in this book I would buy anything you write. In the story I think that Laci did what she had to do to come to a decision about Joe and Tony. She couldn't just be with Tony because she thought he was attractive when they first met. I think that made for a good story to have them fall in love at the end. My heart raced throughout the whole book. I have never read a book of that size in 2 days. I was glued to the book from the very first page I read. All I can say is I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!! I think it is something that people should buy and I think if they understand it, they will love it as a did.