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Overview
The Grayson family is a pillar of the African-American community in New Orleans. But Sylvia Grayson, the matriarch, has deep secrets that she represses under a veneer of keeping up appearances. She keeps a tight rein on her daughter, Olivia, and has the perfect life mapped out for her: go to college, join the Delta sorority, marry the proper boy. So when the town's "bad girl" is found murdered one summer day in 1975, Sylvia pulls Olivia even closer. But when Olivia's one last attempt at rebellion is subverted by her mother, Sylvia's relentlessly tight control shatters the ties between them.
Years later, Olivia's own daughter, Rachelle, is trying to make her way in the world. Olivia does not want to make the same mistakes as her mother, nor does she want her daughter to make the same errors Olivia made out of rebellion. Meanwhile, a killer is watching from the shadows, determined to keep the secrets of the past from coming to light. The Delta Sisters is a spellbinding, intimate portrait of what happens when these passionate women have to join together at last in the face of danger.
Synopsis
Praise for The Sisters of Theta Phi Kappa and Kayla Perrin
"Kayla Perrin combines mystery and romance with ease. Read and enjoy."
-Eric Jerome Dickey, author of The Other Woman
"A delicious cocktail with lots of zing."
-Essence on The Sisters of Theta Phi Kappa
"Not just a story of female bonding and friendship but a skillfully written combination of romance and mystery."
-Booklist on The Sisters of Theta Phi Kappa
"Perrin has a fine storytelling talent."
-The Toronto Star on Again My Love
"Ms. Perrin's fresh style and strong, sensual voice will stamp her future books with the best-quality bestsellers. She has her finger on the pulse of male/female relationships."
-The Literary Times on Again My Love
"Compelling...filled with enough intrigue, suspense, and sensuality to please any reader."
-Romantic Times on Sweet Honesty
Publishers Weekly
In contrast to its well-constructed predecessor, The Sisters of Theta Phi Kappa (2001), Canadian author Perrin's second sorority-themed romantic suspense novel fails to grip. In the summer of 1975, the unsolved murder of a wayward teenage girl prompts Sylvia Grayson, matriarch of one of New Orleans' most elite old-money African-American families and one-time president of the Delta Gamma Psi sorority, to be even more protective of her lonely only child, Olivia, who loves the dark and mystery of night. Estranged from her mother, Olivia later becomes a successful horror writer and has a daughter, Rachelle. The author sensitively explores the relationships between mothers and daughters, but the action doesn't pick up until Rachelle reaches college age and considers following the family tradition by pledging for the Deltas. Strange events with voodoo overtones could have deadly consequences for Rachelle, particularly if a well-kept family secret gets out. Perrin knows her sorority politics and offers some insights into the power of love and the meaning of family, but a lack of focus and too much filler will frustrate many readers. Regional author tour. Agent, Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary Agency. (Apr. 22) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.