I just finished Let it Shine by Alyssa Cole and wow. All the stars!

I listened to the entire story today (around 3.5 hours) because I could not wait to see how this couple, who faced so many challenges, would get their HEA.

Set in the 1960s during the lunch counter sit-ins, Let it Shine is a childhood friends to adult lovers interracial romance between a Black Christian university student and a White Jewish Boxer who reconnect during a non-violent protest training.

While their story is fraught with unflinching portrayals of racism and violence, Cole makes you believe these two deserve their hard won HEA.
Highly recommend!!!