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Love, oranges, and family secrets

Orange Blossoms-Love Blooms by Dalia Dupris

January 3, 2021 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

Orange Blossoms-Love Blooms by Dalia Dupris was the December sponsored book club selection for Mocha Girls Read. Based on the cover, I was expecting a sweet contemporary romance. What I found was a story about two Black-owned family businesses and three sets of unique siblings. Elaine Hart loves her family’s orange groves, which were passed onto her father by her grandfather. They’ve had some bad harvests and are unfortunately behind on their bank loan. Enter handsome banker, David Cole who visits the farm to discuss […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: black author, black love story, california hearts series, Contemporary Romance, Dalia Dupris, orange blossoms love blooms

teresaelectro's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: black author, black love story, california hearts series, Contemporary Romance, Dalia Dupris, orange blossoms love blooms ·
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