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A Gamble At Sunset, by Vanessa Riley

21 May
Cover for _A Gamble At Sunset_, showing a Black woman with natural hair, dressed in a gorgeous golden early 1800s day gown with elbow-length sleeves, turning towards the viewer, so that the skirts of the gown seem to flow around her. There is a tall window in the background.

The combination of cover and author name recognition are usually unbeatable, which is why, despite my issues while reading my first work by the author last year (review here), I requested this ARC.

Beware: racism; domestic abuse; alcoholism; stillbirth; chronic illness (sickle cell disease); gambling addiction.

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