AMETHYST

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT NOVEL BY CARRIE AMIL​

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It is the Indian summer of 1993 in “Hotlanta”, and seventeen-year old Clara Sampson has just entered her freshman year at the historically Black Barrett College.  Having grown up under the watchful eyes of her elderly parents, she is now eager to shed her mild persona and meet all that the Black Mecca has to offer. Clara is inexperienced at everything, including love.  That all changes when she meets fellow freshman Jacob Warner. His unique intellect, charm and good looks disarm her, and he ultimately shapes her heart in ways she could never imagine. Soon, they find themselves falling, flying and tumbling around each other through the atmosphere of first love. Although this world is new to her, Clara fearlessly determines to shape her future, sexuality and heart on her own terms.