As Long As There Is Love (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Karen White-Owens (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Kimani Press (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583143696
• ISBN-13: 978-1583143698
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,925,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Karen White Owens is a lifelong resident of Detroit Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and master of library and information science from Wayne State University. In addition to writing, she is an adult reference librarian at the Mount Clemens Public Library.

Ms. Owens is the author of eight romance novels and two novellas. Her 2004 novel, Circles of Love received a 4-1/2 Gold review from Romantic Times Book Club, the highest honor an author can receive and was nominated Best Multicultural Novel for 2004. Love Changes Everything received 4-1/2 stars Romantic Times Book Club and top pick for November 2005. Her next novel, I Can Make You Love Me will be released October 6, 2009

Currently she works as a part time instructor at Wayne State University's Interdisciplinary Studies Program, teaching writing communications skills to undergraduate students. At Wayne County Community College District, she teaches Introduction to Library Science. Gary her husband of twenty years is her biggest fan.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, but I want to know about the issue of acceptance, January 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: As Long As There Is Love (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

I am so glad that someone else was questioning what I too questioned about this book. The book and storyline itself were very entertaining, but I found myself becoming distracted from the storyline because the issue of acceptance was never addressed. There was one reference that I could locate that would indicate that the problem that the families had with Marek and Cameron being together was that Marek is not black and that Cameron is. It became a bit frustrating because the author made it a big part of the storyline that each family was having difficulties accepting the relationship.

I understand not wanting to make race an issue, but then you can't make the issue of acceptance part of the storyline and not reveal what that issue is. I was not disappointed with the book at all, it was very good and I would recommend it to others. I just wish that the book was more upfront about what it was trying to say. There is only so much a reader can read into a story. I have resolved that Marek was not black and that was the major issue and why he made a big thing about "standing together" but this is not an issue that I should resolve, it is something that the author should clarify within the storyline.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fantastic!, October 16, 2002

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AvdRdr22 (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: As Long As There Is Love (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

If you haven't read this book--YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD! It is absolutely fantastic. It contains a superior story-line, as well as some hot romance. There are a lot of unexpected twist, and turns throughout the plot. There is more than one antagonist involved - It will definitely have you fanning toward the end to see what the reaction of the characters are, & what's going to happen next. The characters-Cameron, Marek, Tara & many more are very vivid, well formed, and carried out. You will feel the emotions of each character. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and can't wait for Karen White-Owens to add to her publishing list.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Read, April 22, 2004

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. "romancereader11" (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: As Long As There Is Love (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

I must say that I truly enjoyed this book. Marek is a strong confident male character. I found him to be absolutely charming. It never occurred to me that Marek was Caucasian. In fact, BET Arabesque requires that the heroine be African American, and the hero be African-American, or bi-racial African-American. When reading the book, I assumed Marek was a light complexioned brotha'. I'm an avid romance novel reader, and I liked the way the author gave us a sense of who the characters were. This is a beautiful love story! I would highly recommend it to anyone.