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Violence
Some
Moderate violence — the outlaw world; confrontations; frontier danger
Language
Barely any
Mild
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate — adult romantic content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild — the Western setting; some drinking
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The Black West — Beverly Jenkins's research into the post-Reconstruction frontier; Teresa's transition from outlawry to legitimacy
What this book is about
Teresa July is a legendary outlaw who has finally decided to go straight. Matt 'Snake Eyes' Kincaid is a former outlaw who has built a legitimate business empire. Neither finds the other easy. Wild Sweet Love is a Beverly Jenkins Western romance — set in the post-Reconstruction Old West; one of the few romances centering Black characters in the frontier genre.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A Black Western romance — centering voices the genre usually ignores
Post-Reconstruction frontier setting
Adult romantic content
Beverly Jenkins's historical research is her signature
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