Unexpected Interruptions

When Victoria, a member in good standing of Atlanta's "black bourgeoisie community," meets Ted, a blue-eyed and persistent CEO, she's too focused on her career to notice his attentions. After years of romantic disappointment, Victoria has learned that her own success is the only constant she can depend on, and she's determined to leave the corporate world behind to start her own event planning company. Still, even a good girl needs the occasional good time, and to everyone's surprise, Victoria succumbs to the charms of Parker, an ostensibly reformed ladies' man from her own social milieu. But women throw themselves at Parker everywhere he goes, while Ted remains quietly devoted to Victoria and ready to be her literal white knight. What's a good girl to do? Hickman hits all the high notes in this charming modern romance where love and loyalty trump race. (Apr.)