Sellout [Paperback]

James W. Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 7, 2010

People who date interracially are often called traitors to their own kind. Self-haters. Sellouts.

Loan Officer Tammy McDonald has just come out of another failed relationship with a wannabe thug. To break this destructive pattern, she leaves her home city of Dallas for San Diego. As she settles in rainbow California, fantasies of meeting an ebony prince fade, so she eyes Dale Bristol as a potential ivory replacement.

Terrell Jackson is San Diego's only black optometrist. Women regularly drop in for more than just eye exams, but he stays true to his girl Tasha until a wet dream unleashes a ridiculous outburst. Fed up with her jealous fits, he denounces the common "dedramanators" in his life-black women.

Even though Penelope Miller was raised in the South by a racist father once affiliated with the KKK, she can't ignore her attraction to black men. But she never expected to fall in love with one...nor did she expect her "interracial felony" to threaten their lives.

SELLOUT follows these three individuals and the consequences of dating outside their race. In the quest to find what they think is missing in their lives, they encounter guilt, fear and mess they never anticipated...including murder.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Hello all and thank you for checking out my page!
 
SELLOUT is my debut novel about three individuals--a black woman, black man and white woman--facing the consequences of interracial dating. I've found that people sometimes have strong reasons for dating outside the race, which include negative stereotypes (i.e., black men are players). I once knew a black man who was in the middle of divorcing a black woman and he told me he would never date another black woman again. I thought that was sad and interesting at the same time.
 
I wanted to explore the root cause of the characters' racial dating decisions by delving deep into their psyches. What makes a person completely ostracize their own race and "jump the fence?" SELLOUT answers those questions.
 
Hope you enjoy it!
--James W. Lewis

About the Author

James W. Lewis is a novelist and freelance writer published in several books. After spending twenty years in the Navy, James retired from active duty and now moonlights as an assistant personal trainer at a local university while completing his studies in Kinesiology. --James W. Lewis

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: The Pantheon Collective (TPC) (June 7, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0982719302
• ISBN-13: 978-0982719305
• Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 0.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,323,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

JAMES W. LEWIS is a novelist and freelance writer published in several books that include Zane's Caramel Flava, Chicken Soup for the Soul (two series), Gumbo for the Soul, Truth Be Told: Tales of Life, Love and Drama and Don't Forget your Pepper Spray. Magazine credits include 3AM Magazine, Eyeshot, Dare Magazine, Naptural Roots Magazine, Lucrezia Magazine, Circle Magazine, Rundu Bedtime Stories and American Fitness Magazine. His debut novel SELLOUT launched in July 2010 and second novel A HARD MAN IS GOOD TO FIND in July 2011.

James won the 2011 National Black Book Festival Best New Author award for his debut novel SELLOUT (July 2010). He also won the African American fiction category in the International Book Awards and placed as a finalist in the 2011 Global Ebook Awards and 2011 Indie Excellence Awards. He's also a managing partner of the publishing company The Pantheon Collective.

After spending twenty years in the Navy, James retired from active duty and is now completing his studies in Kinesiology, hoping to eventually attend graduate school to study Physical Therapy. In addition to writing, he loves to DJ and has a collection of over 300 vinyl records.

In his spare time, James does extensive volunteer work at a local veterans assistance center and Boys & Girls Club.