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The Colors of Desire: PoemsThe poetry of David Mura has been praised for its verbal music, its contradictions of rage and reconciliation, and its curious sense of hope in a world riven by racial and cultural differences. Of his first book, After We Lost Our Way, Amy Clampitt said, "The range and force of his evocative gift are counterbalanced by a quick intelligence and a redemptive and surprising tenderness." In The Colors of Desire, his second book of poems, Mura explores the
The poetry of David Mura has been praised for its verbal music, its contradictions of rage and reconciliation, and its curious sense of hope in a world riven by racial and cultural differences. Of his first book, After We Lost Our Way, Amy Clampitt said, "The range and force of his evocative gift are counterbalanced by a quick intelligence and a redemptive and surprising tenderness." In The Colors of Desire, his second book of poems, Mura explores the connections between race and sexuality, history and identity, through the lens of desire. From an Issei farmer's lament for an America he knew before internment to a French prostitute who speaks of her Asian lovers, the various voices of these poems reveal how cultural desire shapes personal history and how collective history shapes individual desire. In the title poem, Mura assembles a collage of memory and history that links America's racism to our sexual culture, whose pornography equates whiteness with beauty and color with degradation. In the longest sequence of poems, "The Affair," Mura portrays an obsessive, destructive adultery between two married lovers, an Asian-American man and a Caucasian woman, that unmasks the painful conflicts among sex, race, and fidelity. Confronting the promise of a multicultural America, Mura ends the book with a series of poems addressing his legacy to his daughter. In "Gardens We Have Left," Mura contemplates how his daughter will inherit both his father's internment and his own rage over assimilation as she fashions her own identity. As he traces his family's path from a Japanese village to America, Mura sees the "rocking unbroken joy" of love in his daughter, who becomes his "hymn to America." TheColors of Desire offers a powerful meditation on the nature of desire within the matrix of race and culture.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House
Published: 12/01/1994
ISBN: 9780385474610
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.14w x 0.42d
Review Citations: Booklist 12/15/1994 pg. 732
Library Journal 01/01/1995 pg. 107
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★★★★★ 5
Great read!
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Wonderful characters with great humor, a bit of mystery and a strong silent grumpy Sentinel to stand with the leading lady. They make her stronger but she also makes them stronger. I love the dynamics and the way it played out. This was a fun read!.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2025
★★★★★ 5
June lives her life squarely in the NSFW zone...
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June Wilder has embarked on the career of a lifetime-- the newest head physical trainer for NHL's Atlanta Reapers! She's relatively young for the position, not to mention female. In a male dominated sport, she's hoping to one day earn the trust and respect of the players, coaching staff and the organization. What she doesn't expect is to be an equal participant in flirty banter and NSFW activities in her office with handsome Right Wing Rhett Lawson. She quickly finds that Team Captain Cole Thibault is a confident and calming presence in her daily work activities-- and the man she goes on quite possibly the most perfect date with. Then there's Elias Nystrom, the Swedish Goalie who is quiet, HULKING in size, and downright frightens her-- with whom she shares a secret which could get her in hot water if discovered. Each of these team members intrigues her. Each she has a relationship with that is not entirely permitted as their head physical trainer. As she gets to know each of them better, she's falling deeper for each of them. Will she successfully navigate through the season without losing not only her job but her heart? What happens when each of the men find out about each other? Will she be asked to choose between them?
This book has everything I look for in a sinfully decadent read-- a strong, independent, and likable FMC; charming, protective, and sexy MMCs; a plot that is entertaining, well thought out and executes some unexpected twists; and has chemistry that explodes off of the pages. Once again author Cassie Cole has expertly achieved all of these things in her latest book "Hat Trick". I'm a big fan of the RH genre. Of all the authors I read, Cassie Cole is far and away my favorite to date. If you read this book, you will not be disappointed!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2025
★★★★★ 4
Hot enough to melt the ice rink
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This was yet another great read by Cassie Cole. June has just started as the trainer for the Atlanta Reapers. Succeeding in this male dominated role is important to her, but the more she learns about these men the more she wonders if some things are worth risking everything for. As their trainer, the men are supposed to be off limits, but they can't deny the pull they each feel. The closer to Cole, Rhett & Elias she becomes the more she realizes that she may not be able to choose between them. Is it worth the risk to her career to continue to pursue a relationship with one of the men.... let alone the risk to all their careers if they would be open to consider a more unconventional relationship. Is love worth the risk? Read this steamy story to find out!.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Hat Trick (A Hockey Reverse Haven Romance)
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I loved this book, what a trip! All the things a girl could want, plus getting Alice involved with their family. Nothing better than a lot of sex and love and a great sport, the baby sill be so spoiled when they have one, wow.
Reverse harems are a favorite of mine. What a treat with this family, poly amorous it is.
Interesting to the end. See you next time.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2026
★★★★★ 3
Editing and Hockey Research Would Have Made This Better
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A bit of editing and research needed here. Maybe I’m just a hockey fan, but if you’re going to use actual NHL teams as opponents, please make sure you use actual NHL teams and not NBA team names. At the beginning of chapter 24, they play the “Philadelphia 76ers” which is NOT Philly’s NHL team. That’s an insult to Gritty and the Flyers, Philly’s actual NHL team. Honestly, if you’re going to use a fictional NHL team, them
just make all the opponent teams fictional too.
Additionally, I believe that trainers have an entire area to themselves, not just an office with one or two tables. June wouldn’t have to go through the locker room to tear the players; more likely she has her own space and office area. war the workout and recovery areas.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2026