“an African-American Queen Charlotte was introduced”
Okay, we’re all used to having to engage in some suspension of disbelief when reading a romance novel, but that is absurd.
Were I a black woman, I would be insulted.
What’s wrong with a real romance that could have happened, say a master and his maid/slave falling in love and escaping to someplace where they wouldn’t have as hard a time. Canada, for example. And there are true examples of that happening, once the slaves were freed. And maybe before, who knows?
The heart wants what it wants.
I agree. There are lots of good, factual and interesting stories that could be developed to highlight a period or a personality and would captivate blacks and whites alike.
I watched one episode of this phony thing and it was so ridiculous that there’s no need to watch any more.