Love in a Carry-On Bag

Can a long distance love affair really survive?

Erica Shaw spends her week babysitting the country’s bestselling authors for one of the top publishing companies in New York City. But on Friday nights she escapes to DC, where her sexy-lipped musician boyfriend, Warren Prince, works and performs. Their connection is fierce, and the couple promises to never miss a weekend together. But when real life walks in—an overbearing father, an alcoholic mother, office politics, and a lucrative job contract—the couple starts unraveling at the seam. Tempers flare, violence breaks, while new lovers eagerly wait in the wings—to claim both of them. Drenched in the perils of passion and the sweet-sounds of jazz, Johnson dives deep into the world of ambition and the stumbling blocks of family. Clever, fast-paced and sexy, Love in a Carry-on Bag is a modern day love story that marks the healing power of forgiveness and begs the question, how much baggage is really too heavy to carry.

“Love In A Carry-On Bag is refreshing and engaging, with instantly relatable characters caught in the dilemmas of modern life. I was pulled in at once and a little bit sad when I was nearing the end, as it was such an enjoyable ride. That’s the mark of good storytelling and Sadeqa definitely hit the mark.”

Lolita Files, Bestselling Author of Child of God

Awards

  • USA Best Book Award for African-American Fiction

    2012

  • Phillis Wheatley Award for Best Fiction

    2013

  • OOSA Best Book Award for Fiction

    2013

  • Black Expressions Book Club Alternate selection

    May 2012

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