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Peter Underhill, a shy, pale teenager, falls for Ebony Mills, a confident tomboy with coal‑eyed beauty, when she joins his street‑hockey team. Their interracial love blossoms through the early years, but Peter’s bigoted father and Ebony’s hostile family separate them, leaving a painful legacy.
Two decades later, both have tried to move on but the memory of their first love remains strong. Determined to find each other again, they face lingering tensions and the possibility of long‑bore resentment. The story follows their struggle to reconnect and decide whether their original love can survive the obstacles that once drove them apart.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: J. J. Murray
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