One mother, twins - one is black and the other is white. She is married to a black husband. Could there be two fathers.
Color Me Grey dares to ask two startling questions: “What would you do if you had everything you ever wanted and found out the person you trusted most was trying to steal it all from you?” And, “what if two sexual encounters left you with two separate babies—twins—from two different fathers; one obviously black and one obviously white?” While it is a fictional account, it also provides a rare opportunity to peek inside of a rare but true medical occurrence; the fact that two percent of fraternal twins that are born each year are born to one mother—AND TWO DIFFERENT FATHERS.Beautiful mahogany-skinned Bridget Grey finds herself locked in a vicious nightmare when she becomes pregnant. Despite the fact that her husband is black, she gives birth to twins—a girl named Jasmine, dark-skinned with dark hair and eyes, and blond-haired, blue-eyed Jacob.In an attempt to piece together the remnants of her life, Bridget discovers a trail of betrayal that started when she was a young child living at a group home—a trail that starts and ends with Jade Smith. With Jade holding secrets over Bridget’s head, Bridget’s back is against the wall, leaving her feeling utterly hopeless.
Excerpt
In that split second, Bridget was like a person sleepwalking through a horrible nightmare. All she heard through her haze were the words “the next time.” She leapt out of bed and picked up the desk chair in the corner of the room and began hitting Buster with it over and over again until he fell to the floor. The element of surprise and the alcohol worked against him. He was powerless. She hit him so hard the chair leg broke off in her hands, revealing several large rusty nails. She used the protruding nails to beat Buster Williams in the chest until he lay there motionless.
Bridget was soaked in blood, and in shock, when Jade returned to the room.
Professional Reviews
Radiah Hubbert-Urban Reviews Online
Color Me Grey is a riveting debut novel by Michelle Janine Robinson. Robinson expertly tackled a rare but true medical occurrence of fraternal twins being born to two different fathers. But there is a lot more than meets the eye with this book. Readers will find that Bridget’s twins aren’t the main plot of this book and that there are some shocking revelations that will make your jaw drop. There are also some intriguing secondary characters that play a role in Bridget’s life that are an integral part of the story. Color Me Grey is full of non-stop drama and devastating secrets that will make you want to read future novels by Michelle Janine Robinson.
Lora McDonald-Romance Readers Connection
This isn’t your average book of girl gets into trouble and a man walks in and saves the day. This story is more like real life situations where two women want similar outcomes in life but want to take different roads to get there. One travels the road of good, while the other one definitely travels the road of evil. What makes this book really good is that you will never be able to guess what will happen next as Bridget is forced to finally open her eyes to those around her and realize that everyone isn’t your friend. This book reminds you of the old saying 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer.' The relationship between Bridget and Jade will make you wonder if you really need friends.
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Winner 2016 Pacific Rim Book Festival in Science Fiction category. Honored as
