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It’s New Year’s Eve, 1947, and Eva Cardon is throwing an integrated party at her Washington, D.C., restaurant, Chez Geneviève, serving traditional Cajun and French Cuisine inspired by her Black Creole grandmother’s recipes. Eva is daring to challenge Jim Crow segregation laws by hosting events where white and Black celebrities and politicians mingle, making her family nervous about her safety. Georgia Senator Courtland Hardiman Kingsley IV may look like a typical white southern Democrat, but his personal feelings on race relations are more progressive than his party will allow, as are his feelings for Eva. They cannot deny the magnetic pull they feel, putting both their careers at risk, but when her restaurant becomes the focal point for racist attacks, Eva and Courtland must ask if their desire for each other is greater than their desire to change their world. Award-winning Jackson-Brown’s latest historical novel, following When Stars Rain Down (2021), skillfully tackles romance, religion, and race relations in a tale that will appeal to readers who enjoyed The Personal Librarian (2021), The Vanishing Half (2020), and Black Bottom Saints (2020).