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For All We Know (Arabesque)

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This is book one of a series and it is wonderful. It deals with HIV/Aids in children and how society still is afraid to be around someone who has it even with all the material there is our there to read. Micheala Landry is a teacher at Howard University and comes to Memphis to house sit her god parent's home while they go away on vacation. She has just broken up with her fiance of 2 years and needs a break and this was the perfect opportunity to do so. She meets one of the neighbors Jefferson McNeil who is a widow with twin daughters. He was asked by her godparents to look out for her while they are gone. One night she hears something in the back yard and calls Jefferson to come over. They discover a child in the garage and he is very sick. Jefferson wants to call the police but Michaela says no and begs him to help her get him to a hospital. The young man's name is ET but does not trust her at first but she tricks him into telling who she needs to call because she does not have the authority to allow the hospital to treat him. In comes Smith better known as Cooper Smith Townsend. Sparks fly between them on there very first meeting. He too has a past that still haunts him but with time, he explains all to Michaela. ET has been in the foster system since he was two and was not diagnosed with having HIV until now. His foster mother decides that she can't keep ET for fear that he will infect the other foster kids. Michaela has become attached to him and asks to take him in with her until a more permanent home is found. ET trusts Smith and eventually warms to Michaela. She helps ET realize that he is not going to die and that if he takes care of himself and take his medication that he could live a long life. Because of ET Michaela and Smith spend more time together and each learn to love and trust again. This story is good from the first page until the last. It will also make you more aware of how many people still shun people with the virus because they have not made the effort to find our more about it instead they believe all the negative hype about this disease and how is is spread.

Michaela Landry came to Memphis for a little R&R for the summer before she had to be back at Howard to teach for the fall semester. She was not looking for a relationship, but she found two. There was ET, the sickly teenage boy she found living under her godparent's house. This then led her to Cooper Smith Townsend, an amazing man that was too good be true. He mentors, he coaches, and he helps people in need. He does everything right, except opening himself up to others. Will Michaela be the one to get in?

For All We Know is a true love story. Sandra Kitt does a great job with writing about a pure romance. The story was very realistic. The characters had to come to self-realizations before they were ready for any type of relationship. The story contained very believable relationships that went through the realities of an everyday romance. The secondary characters also added depth and believability to the story. There were a few places in the story that could have been developed more. This would have certainly given more background information about the characters, but For All We Know was a sweet story overall!

Reviewed by Tenecia
for Urban Reviews

"For All We Know" is the first in a series benefitting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Sandra Kitt does a phenomenal job of exploring the foster care system and all it's troubles while dealing with a child who has HIV. She also tackles the undercurrent of fear that still exists in todays society about those who are different.
The book is a page turner from the start. Michaela and Cooper make a fantastic couple. The conflict of how to deal with their new found feelings in relation to how they each wish to move forward in their lives, keeps your attention. ET is a wonderfully strong character who just makes me want to reach through the page and comfort him. The ending is very satisfying. I highly recommend this wonderful read!