Leaving behind her socialite family in Atlanta, Ricki Wilde moves to New York to open a flower shop as the Harlem Renaissance swirls around her in the new novel from the author of Seven Days in June.
Written to coincide with 2024's leap year, Tia Williams new romance novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, revolves around February 29, injecting some mysticism into this bonus day of the year. A love story that spans the ages, a voodoo curse, and an untimely end via February 29 all await you in this saccharine tale of unlikely soulmates.
Ricki Wilde is her prominent Atlanta family's black sheep. Setting off to Harlem to pursue her dream of opening a florist's shop, she rents the room of a nonagenarian - Ms. Della - who becomes one of her closest friends and confidantes. As Ricki struggles to get her flower business to bloom, she learns about the historically significant black neighborhood that she now calls home.
Meanwhile, back in the roaring 20s, Ezra tickles the ivories, tantalizing club goers with his songs during the Harlem Renaissance. Somehow, inextricably, he becomes tied up in the life of the one and only Ricki Wilde. As their love story unfolds over the pages of this novel, only one thing is certain - nothing lasts forever, even when love is meant to be ... unless, that is, you are immortal. But even then, death all too often comes knocking at your door.
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is a romance tied up in historical significance and magical realism. A slow-burning love story, this novel deftly intermingles the atmospheric energy of the Harlem Renaissance with modern times, infusing history with the tale of two star-crossed lovers, forever destined to meet. Tia Williams has spun a unique and thought-provoking story that readers can surely get lost in for a time. - Brooke, Public Relations Librarian