Some of the books that helped me were:
One Drop by Bliss Broyard
Plum Bun by Jessie Fauset
A Chosen Exile by Allyson Hobbes
At the Dark End of the Street by Danielle McGuire
Passing Strange by Martha Sandweiss
The Warmth of Many Suns by Isabelle Wilkerson
About the Author
Piper G Huguley, named the 2015 Debut Author of the year by Romance Slam Jam, is a two-time Golden Heart® finalist and the author of “Migrations of the Heart,” a five-book series of inspirational historical romances set in the early 20th century featuring African American characters. Book one in the series, A Virtuous Ruby, won the Golden Rose contest in Historical Romance in 2013 and was a Golden Heart® finalist in 2014. Book four, A Champion’s Heart, was a Golden Heart® finalist in 2013. Huguley is also the author of the “Home to Milford College” series. The series follows the building of a college from its founding in 1866. On release, the prequel novella to the “Home to Milford College” series, The Lawyer’s Luck, reached #1 Amazon Bestseller status on the African American Christian Fiction charts.
Piper blogs about the history behind her novels at www.piperhuguley.com. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and son.
Look for the next installment in the Migrations of the Heart Series by Piper Huguley
Coming Soon:
A Most Precious Pearl
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