American Love Story

By: Adriana Herrera

Narrated by: Sean Crisden

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's Summary

No one should have to choose between love and justice.

Haitian-born professor and activist Patrice Denis is not here for anything that will veer him off the path he’s worked so hard for. One particularly dangerous distraction: Easton Archer, the assistant district attorney who last summer gave Patrice some of the most intense nights of his life, and still makes him all but forget they’re from two completely different worlds.

All-around golden boy Easton forged his own path to success, choosing public service over the comforts of his family’s wealth. With local law enforcement unfairly targeting young men of color, and his career - and conscience - on the line, now is hardly the time to be thirsting after Patrice again. Even if their nights together have turned into so much more.

For the first time, Patrice is tempted to open up and embrace the happiness he’s always denied himself. But as tensions between the community and the sheriff’s office grow by the day, Easton’s personal and professional lives collide. And when the issue at hand hits closer to home than either could imagine, they’ll have to work to forge a path forward...together. 

This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise!

©2019 Adriana Herrera (P)2019 HarperAudio

One of my new favorite authors

Adriana Herrera is amazing. She is one of my favorites, and this story is why. The characters are so real and relatable. Patrice has such conviction and such a moral compass. Easton has that as well. These two characters are from different worlds, but that doesn’t mean they can’t and shouldn’t co-exist.

These themes are so pressing. This love story is so layered. How do you fight for your community without the fight becoming all that you are? How do you be an ally, but still feel like you can be all of who you are and not apologize for your privilege? How do you make a life with someone you love when the outside world makes it harder for you to simply be happy?

This is elevated writing. These are thought-provoking plots. These are whole, perfectly imperfect characters. I loved Patrice and Easton just as I have loved the others in this series. I think this is my favorite book series I have read.

Can’t wait to read what Adriana Herrera gives us in the future.

Lastly, Sean Crisden brings her words to life beautifully.

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Great M/M love story

When I finished this book I was sad because I finished a trilogy of books I loved. This story is the final one in this series and I freakin loved it. (I think it’s my fav!) Patrice and Easton are a couple I rooted for from the beginning! Haitian Patrice and Wasp-with- a- heart- of- gold Easton couldn’t be more different. Yet they are drawn to one another. Both men are at once swoon-worthy and sweetly tender with each other. Thank you, Adriana Herrera, for creating such wonderful characters. And thank you for using Patrice to voice the epidemic of police pulling over black and brown skin drivers or "driving while black." For anyone who wasn't sure the situation was unfair and racist, Patrice shines a light on the problem. You wrote a hard storyline with grace and heart.
Thank you Sean Crisden for adding such beautifully nuanced voices to the men in this story. I’m going to miss all of the men in this series so much!
You wouldn’t hurt my feelings, Adriana, if there was a novella with all of these characters later on! And yeah, I know I'm being extra.