Ten years of sizzling chocolate kisses and lasting love: now under BET Books, Arabesque celebrates a decade as black romance publisher.(the love scene)

From: Black Issues Book Review | Date: July 1, 2004| Author: Patrick, Diane | Copyright information

The summer of 1994 began like any other summer: slowly, quietly, promising to be hot. But for some, the same summer would be lonely, with no possibility of excitement, no way for them to ease their intense desires ... Until July. That's when seekers were treated to a new line of black romance novels from Arabesque.

Ten years later, Arabesque is still going strong, with a change of ownership from Kensington Publishing to BET Books. BIBR chatted with a few of the key playe...

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