This husband-and-wife team again tackles the complex issues that couples face, but they broaden their successful theme of exposing the male and female perspective now in a powerful fiction debut. Mekhi Chance and Randy Murphy are struggling with their marriage. They encounter even more challenges when Randy leaves Brooklyn for a three-month job assignment in Paris. Mekhi's disappointment over Randy's decision to relocate causes her to harbor resentment. While she struggles to advance her own bridal shop, she also feels abandoned and unsafe. Randy focuses only on the opportunity and his future financial benefits and career advancement. As much as they love one another, insecurity about the status of their relationship causes them both to make poor choices. Unfortunately, it is not until they are truly alone and challenged by total strangers that they are able to see their relationship from the other's perspective. Mekhi and Randy realize before their relationship is beyond repair that it is worth fighting for. Millner and Chiles' first novel is written with humor, compassion, and honesty. |
