"This story is about love, social acceptance, jealousy, and more...an engaging read." -Readers' FavoriteSome lines should be crossed. To high school senior Cindy, family is everything. And according to her mama, Cindy can't date until her one-hundredth birthday. So, she hides her secret boyfriend, Mike, to protect her ailing father-and themselves-from the small-town prejudices toward their interracial relationship. On the other hand, Mike is tired of hiding. They're in love. How hard can it be? Afraid of losing her, he convinces her to compromise and is determined to prove he's the right guy for her. They find no freedom in revealing the truth. Social tensions, jealousy, and shocking rumors threaten to destroy everything. Cindy's greatest fear becomes a reality-her father's illness turns critical. And Mike desperately performs an act of supreme sacrifice that could save their relationship-but it might just cost him his life. Experience again the not-so-distant Gen X past and buy Breaking the Barriers today!
"This story is about love, social acceptance, jealousy, and more...an engaging read." -Readers' FavoriteSome lines should be crossed. To high school senior Cindy, family is everything. And according to her mama, Cindy can't date until her one-hundredth birthday. So, she hides her secret boyfriend, Mike, to protect her ailing father-and themselves-from the small-town prejudices toward their interracial relationship. On the other hand, Mike is tired of hiding. They're in love. How hard can it be? Afraid of losing her, he convinces her to compromise and is determined to prove he's the right guy for her. They find no freedom in revealing the truth. Social tensions, jealousy, and shocking rumors threaten to destroy everything. Cindy's greatest fear becomes a reality-her father's illness turns critical. And Mike desperately performs an act of supreme sacrifice that could save their relationship-but it might just cost him his life. Experience again the not-so-distant Gen X past and buy Breaking the Barriers today!
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