Chronicles Under the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Chronicles Book 1)
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Jules, a talented African American architect, is frustrated with his inability to crack the glass ceiling at his country-club like Georgetown firm. He is also engaged to his college sweetheart, Antoinette. They’ve shared a roller-coaster fifteen-year relationship. Both were involved in brief affairs; Antoinette with a womanizing Capitol Hill lobbyist, Jules with a Maryland real estate agent, resulting in a love child named Jacques. Jules remains active in his now 10-year-old son’s life, sharing joint custody with Jacques’ mother, Nadia. Nadia and Jules remain in a close, platonic relationship, with palpable sexual tension present at times. Nadia is observed encouraging and supporting Jules’ inclination to become an independent architect and residential contractor.
Jules’ commitment to Antoinette begins to wane months after a near tragedy brought them closer than ever before. Antoinette sees stability in Jules, but yearns for prestige as a Washington, DC socialite, attempting to keep pace with her sorority sisters that have wealthy partners financing their lifestyles.
As society reels from the outbreak of a global pandemic, and his angst to wed Antoinette grows, Jules meets a young, aspiring journalist, Chelle, on a dating app. Originally a native of London, England, Chelle is a radiant, stunningly beautiful woman of mixed-race, whose father is a retired Nigerian oil executive residing in Houston, Texas.
Chelle has her own past to overcome. Two years removed from an emotionally abusive relationship; she enters the online dating world - encouraged by her longtime friend Nicole, both graduates of New York University. Chelle and Jules’ worlds collide as they simultaneously navigate obstacles in their individual private and professional spheres. A series of short stories comprised of deception, infidelity, materialistic greed, and sexual fantasy - will these two ultimately discover true happiness? Together or apart? Find out Under the Crescent Moon!