Playing The Dozens: 12 Days of Black Love, Lessons, & Loss, (Paperback)

<b>PLAYING THE DOZENS: TWELVE NIGHTS OF BLACK LOVE, LESSONS &amp; LOSS</b><p><i>A Christmas Anthology by J. Lafayette Bunton</i></p><p><b>Twelve unforgettable couples. Twelve emotional journeys. One holiday season that changes everything.</b></p><p>From struggle love to second chances, from breakups to breakthroughs, from Black joy to Black grief, this holiday collection delivers a full spectrum of what it means to love and be loved.</p><p>Set across twelve nights leading up to Christmas, <i>Playing the Dozens</i> celebrates the depth, humor, sensuality, and vulnerability of modern Black relationships.<br>Each story stands on its own-but together, they reveal a tapestry of community, family, healing, heartache, and holiday magic.</p><b>Inside, you'll find: </b><p>- Young love trying to survive cold nights and empty pockets<br>- Exes rediscovering what never stopped burning<br>- A survivor finding refuge in a kitchen that remembers her<br>- Married couples fighting their way back to tenderness<br>- An older couple proving love can still be loud at 70<br>- Interracial love navigating rhythm, culture, and acceptance<br>- A sensual transformation between lovers on the edge<br>- Workplace tenderness simmering into something real<br>- A surprise Christmas baby rewriting the future<br>- A widow facing her first Christmas alone<br>- A marriage nearly broken-rekindled by truth, passion, and prayer</p><p>Every story is rooted in the richness of Black life-our laughter, our love languages, our households, our traditions, our flaws, our faith, and our resilience.</p><b>Perfect for fans of: </b><p>&amp;#10003; Terry McMillan<br>&amp;#10003; Jasmine Guillory<br>&amp;#10003; Bernice McFadden<br>&amp;#10003; Eric Jerome Dickey<br>&amp;#10003; Brandon Massey's emotional romances<br>&amp;#10003; Holiday anthologies with heat, heart, and healing</p><b>Includes: </b><p>&amp;#10004; Realistic relationship struggles<br>&amp;#10004; Adult sensuality (tasteful but grown)<br>&amp;#10004; Humor, community, and cultural truth<br>&amp;#10004; Emotional depth and unforgettable characters</p><p><b>If you love stories packed with heart, heat, humor, and holiday soul-this collection belongs on your shelf.</b></p><p>This Christmas, discover why love-messy, flawed, tender, Black love-is the greatest gift of all.</p>

• Playing The Dozens: 12 Days of Black Love, Lessons, & Loss, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798276618531
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2025-11-29
• Page Count: 156