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Crossing Boundaries: A Story of Identity, Love, and Legacy with Author Kendra Saldana

My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Kenda Saldana, author of the book Shades Between Reality and the Dream. Kendra Saldana is an author of literary fiction who likes to joke about being born and raised in the South Bronx but civilized by attending college in Virginia. Specifically, Norfolk State University. She admits to being a college dropout like Kanye West. Yet, Kendra credits those years spent studying journalism at the HBCU as essential to honing her craft and writing style. She loves character-driven stories that connect to the readers so strongly they become flesh and blood. Shades Between Reality and the Dream is Kendra's first novel. In my book review, I stated Shades Between Reality and Dream is a romance by Kendra Saldana. However, it isn't just any romance. Instead, we are thrust into the social divides of racism and classism and what happens when men and women refuse to stay within the confines of these borders. This is a wonderful multigenerational story that explores racism and classism from the 1950s to present day - and gives the reader a glimpse into lives that may be quite unlike their own. We start with a wealthy white man who has a child with a black servant. Is it love? We move to his child - who although half black, can pass as a white man. Will he? Should he? Does he? And then there is the socialite who marries beneath her station. Does her new husband want help of his newly acquired family? Do they give it willingly? Can the two find a way to bridge the divide? And then it comes full circle as these two families collide. Throughout the book, the reader faces prejudice on all sides and must start looking at their own life and feelings to determine where they fit in the puzzle. I suspect that is exactly what Kendra was hoping to achieve. It is a beautiful love story - with all the ups and downs. But more importantly, it is a social commentary. Don't miss this one! Author Note: There is quite a bit of sexual content in this book. Skipping over these scenes does not substantially change the book. Subscribe to Online for Authors to learn about more great books!    / @onlineforauthors   Join the Novels N Latte Book Club community to discuss this and other books with like-minded readers:   / 3576519880426290   You can follow Author Kenda Saldana IG: @bxfuerte FB: @bxwriter Purchase Shades Between Reality and the Dream on Amazon: Paperback: https://amzn.to/4nPIbS1 Ebook: https://amzn.to/4hU67CL Teri M Brown, Author and Podcast Host: https://www.terimbrown.com FB: @TeriMBrownAuthor IG: @terimbrown_author X: @terimbrown1 Want to be a guest on Online for Authors? Send Teri M Brown a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/onlin... #kendrasaldana #shadesbetweenrealityandthedream #romance #terimbrownauthor #authorpodcast #onlineforauthors #characterdriven #researchjunkie #awardwinningauthor #podcasthost #podcast #readerpodcast #bookpodcast #writerpodcast #author #books #goodreads #bookclub #fiction #writer #bookreview *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.