Books with title Color Coded The Novel Part I

Armand Baptiste’s has never been denied anything in his young life, at least not until now. When he meets a beautiful dark, mahogany skinned girl and instantly falls in love, he learns that there’s no room for ‘that kind of love’ in the life of his wealthy Creole family. He is a privileged Creole of Color in 1960’s New Orleans where marriages are arranged based on skin color and economics. His ruthless mother will stop at absolutely nothing to end his relationship, but soon realizes learns that life is packed with irony and there’s always a price to pay for decisions based on the superficial. This is part one of a gripping family saga that spans several decades.

Dysfunction reigns supreme as the Baptiste clan, a New Orleans family of wealthy Creoles of color, attempt to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. Sean, elder brother to Armand, continues to cloak deep, dark secrets from the past to protect his younger brother, but everyone has a limit. Armand begins to slowly take notice of his mother Lisette's detestable character, but has no idea of what a truly dangerous woman she is. Simone, Armand's beautiful daughter, pursues a high-profile career in corporate America, while her stepsister, Claire, takes Hollywood by storm. Afraid of what the future might hold for Simone, Armand gently nudges her to think about a relationship with her high school sweetheart and NBA star Shannon Rivers, but haunted by ghosts from a past buried in the deep recesses of her mind, Simone finds it hard to function normally in any relationship.

Armand Baptiste’s has never been denied anything in his young life, at least not until now. When he meets a beautiful dark, mahogany skinned girl and instantly falls in love, he learns that there’s no room for ‘that kind of love’ in the life of his wealthy Creole family. He is a privileged Creole of Color in 1960’s New Orleans where marriages are arranged based on skin color and economics. His ruthless mother will stop at absolutely nothing to end his relationship, but soon realizes learns that life is packed with irony and there’s always a price to pay for decisions based on the superficial.