![]() ![]() But when Adrianna plots her next career move just as Charlotte finally opens a door in academia, distance may not be the only thing that keeps them apart. One night becomes three and three nights become a hot and adventurous long-distance relationship when Charlotte returns to the States. Hospitable, too, as she absolutely insists Charlotte spend the night on her pullout sofa as the storm rages on. Impressive as hell and strikingly beautiful. When a blizzard strands Charlotte in Spain for a few extra days and she's left with glorious free time on her hands, the only question is: Dare she invite her grad school crush for an after-dinner drink on a snowy night?Īccomplished, take-no-prisoners art historian Adrianna Coates has built an enviable career since Charlotte saw her last. What a truly lovely romance between two Black women in academia Adriana and Charlotte were so vividly written as was the difficulties of being an academic (especially a Black woman academic), having a long distance relationship, and trying to find a career path in a crowded as well as racist, homophobic, and misogynistic field. Yet once in a while, maybe every third trip or so, the job goes delightfully sideways. On the other, her plan to become a professor is veering dangerously off track. Continually fascinated by popular media, travel, and the power of old objects, she saves spiders whenever possible. ![]() On the one hand, it takes her around the world. She likes thinking and writing about a world where diversity and ambition provide the background for queer and steamy contemporary love stories, mostly about women falling hard for women. ![]() ![]() Charlotte Hilaire has a love-hate relationship with her work as a museum courier. ![]()
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