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I was quite angry when I bought this book because it was really my intent to get the sample. I heard s lot of good things about Sandra Kitt's writing , but because her books were not available on kindle I was not able to get a copy. This book was well written and it was obvious this writer is very well versed and talented. It was like watching a drama unfold right before me. I was rooting for the main characters to have a happy ending even if I could not see it coming. The side characters added south that one would not expect in a romance novel. The book revolves around Carol an art teacher that finds her self at the wrong place at the worst time. Amazingly she does not allow this challenge to make her bitter against the officer that may have nearly killed her. This tale reminds one that one must fortune to continue to live, that family are those who lives us regardless of our differences, and that time does not decrease love it only amplifies it into something greater. This is a wonderful read and will not be my last by this author.


Tags : Close Encounters [Sandra Kitt] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Accidentally wounded in a police bust gone terribly wrong, African-American woman Carol Taggert finds herself re-evaluating her views on race and romance when one of the cops present that fateful evening--a handsome white man--begins to show interest in her. By the author of <IT>Family Affairs<RO>. Original.,Sandra Kitt,Close Encounters,Berkley,0451200489,General,African American,Fiction,Fiction - Romance,Fiction General,MASS MARKET,Romance - Contemporary

Close Encounters Sandra Kitt 9780451200488 Books Reviews

This is the first time I am reading work by this author and I am pleased.This book had drama, romance and love...the author weaved a story that kept you wanting to read on the kind that has you burning food on the cooker,talking out loud to the characters in the book and ignoring the phone ringing LOL....great read
Good story. This book had real emotion, a well developed plot, interesting characters, a strong, intelligent heroine, an honest but fallible hero. Often IR books have weak plots and rush to the end. This was a good story almost despite being a romance or an IR novel. This is not my first read by this author. I look forward to more from her.
I am fast becoming a fan of this author. I love a great storyteller who gets so caught up in the characters, you forget they're fictional. Such is the case with Leo and Carol's story.

Carol and Leo's first encounter is when she was caught up in a police undercover operation, and was shot and injured. Their subsequent encounters which led to a friendship and romance, is a delightful story.
This book was originally released in 2000. It was the first interracial book I ever read and I fell in love with the genre. Lee is a real "honest cop", which was refreshing. He did not wait for the city’s bureaucracy to run its course. He stepped up and took responsibility for his actions. Carol was not a money hungry victim salivating at the opportunity to take the city for millions. Their relationship grew out of a deep genuine connection. I loaned this book to a friend a long time ago and never got it back -(, when I stumbled upon it again my heart rejoiced. I loved this book 13 years ago, and after having read hundreds of interracial books in the ensuing years I appreciate how Ms. Kitt delicately addressed the development of an interracial couple.
It was a pretty clean but enjoyed it wasn't Boca at all but talking a little bit more poof love the part where Mario goes after a barber opinion for revenge I still would've liked her to have killed him and she live
* Spoiler Alert* Carol Taggart is a Black Art teacher with a very unique background She was abandoned at the age of 2 and then adopted and raised by two White activist parents. Lt. Lee Grafton is a police officer from the Special Operations and the Anti-Crime Unit. Carol is shot one night during a failed drug bust by an officer--Lee knows that it could only have been his partner or himself who shot her. They are returning fire in the line of duty. Though the shooting is by the book, this doesn't change the fact that Carol, who is entirely blameless, nearly lost her life in the process. Carol and Lee manage to start a relationship from the basis of their problematic connection. The question is will Carol and Lee be able to sustain the considerable outside pressures that make their possibility of success in a relationship against the odds?

Though CLOSE ENCOUNTERS relies more on character development, the idea of the shooting and the bad cop angle rather than upon a developed plot--we don't know what the main characters want, what keeps them from getting it, (Well, maybe Lee wants to be a good father and his job is in the way, but this seems secondary), what they do to try to achieve it, etc.--it's a very interesting read that draws you in from the start.

What doesn't make any sense is Carol's change-of-heart. The decision is made abruptly and then never logically rationalized. Personally, I don't see how Carol could claim to love Lee and sue the city--given that it will likely ruin a career that is the only one that he has ever seen himself doing, the career that gave him self-respect and taught him how to be a leader. And I don't see how he could claim to love Carol and not feel betrayed.

Throughout the book, Carol is talking about not wanting to be a victim and how filing a suit against the city would make her feel like she had taken that role; she talks about how her life is more important than money; she says that she thinks that she was shot for a reason--that it was a blessing in disguise. Carol can't imagine any other way that Lee might have entered her life

"She'd almost been killed. She had survived, but everything had changed. Forever.... Her father had suggested that God had other plans for her. But during the past few days Carol had begun thinking that maybe she had been given a second chance to make some plans of her own." (69 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS).

Carol says to Lee of the incident "...I think what I went through might have been a blessing in disguise." (123 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS).

Sandra Kitt writes "Though [Carol] appreciated that her brother was acting in her best interests, she felt a great reluctance to do anything that might betray Lee's personal confession to her. She had no doubt that he had acted entirely on his own in telling her his role [that would be accidentally shooting her]. She had no intention of using it against him, and she didn't want anyone else to do so either...." (134 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS).

When her ex-husband points out that a law suit could make the city take accountability, saying "You could always make them tell the truth....You know what they say about the truth. It can set you free.... []The fact that it was a black woman who was shot adds fuel to the fire," Carol wants nothing to do with an "all-out protest". (159, 160 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS).

And later when her brother tries yet again to convince her to sue, she refuses "...I'm alive.... [H]e apologized.... []The way I see it, I got a huge second chance that morning. Doesn't he deserve one too? []I'm telling you this because I want you to understand why I don't want to sue." (178 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS).

And as Carol and Lee take the ultimate plunge into a sexual relationship, Kitt writes "The time to be frightened or to set boundaries had been the morning they'd met. The time to be angry was in the distant past. Blame and recrimination were beside the point. What really mattered was this moment. Right now might be all they'd ever have." (235 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS). So, my question is what reason is left to sue and potentially destroy her lover's career?

Don't get me wrong, as a victim of violent crime myself, I think these kinds of decisions are very personal and should be respected. But the character of Carol has been written so inconsistently. Dogmatically, she refused to sue and rebelled against any encouragement to do so. And then there is a quick flip-flop (right after Lee's ex-lover walks in on Carol and Lee and spews her petty venom) with next to no explanation for Carol's abrupt change in prerogative. It just didn't ring true. Neither did Lee's reaction. Nor did Carol's continued professions of love. The least amount of damage I could believe that would have been done with Carol making this decision--she did not even warn Lee that she intended to sue--would have been awkwardness and distance. The most amount of damage I could envision is the destruction of their fledgling relationship and either coldness or angry resentment being all that was left between them. The cozy, sweet climax Kitt set out didn't ring true at all. I give it 3 ¼ stars.

It Was Almost Pretty Good, But It Turned Out Only Pretty Okay.
Very well written and edited. That made it easy to stay engaged. Both Carol and Lee possess dignity and intelligence, and that made the unlikely beginning of a relationship intriguing. These two meet under tragic and extremely complicated circumstances. I'll definitely read another one of her books. Refreshing to see characters consider the risks vs benefits of entering a relationship. Add in the complexities of race and things get interesting very quickly.
I was quite angry when I bought this book because it was really my intent to get the sample. I heard s lot of good things about Sandra Kitt's writing , but because her books were not available on kindle I was not able to get a copy. This book was well written and it was obvious this writer is very well versed and talented. It was like watching a drama unfold right before me. I was rooting for the main characters to have a happy ending even if I could not see it coming. The side characters added south that one would not expect in a romance novel. The book revolves around Carol an art teacher that finds her self at the wrong place at the worst time. Amazingly she does not allow this challenge to make her bitter against the officer that may have nearly killed her. This tale reminds one that one must fortune to continue to live, that family are those who lives us regardless of our differences, and that time does not decrease love it only amplifies it into something greater. This is a wonderful read and will not be my last by this author.