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  The Truth According to Ember, Danica Nava
  Berkley, 9780593642603, August 6, 2024 (Fiction)
  

  “An Indigenous romance, written by an Indigenous author, featuring Indigenous characters? Yes, please! Danica Nava's debut is not to be missed. I don't know who I loved more — Ember or Danuwoa. I related to both, but Danuwoa is swoon-worthy and I wanted to be Ember’s BFF. The two together set the page on fire. Danica gives us a workplace romance that seamlessly incorporates difficulties Indigenous people face in a book I loved. Easily one of my favorite reads of 2024!”

  —Preet Singh, Eagle Eye Bookshop, Decatur, GA
  
  

  “The Truth According to Ember is a warm, funny romance and complex coming-of-age of Ember, a young Chickasaw woman trying to make a life for herself. When Ember’s efforts to get her foot in the door as an accountant keep failing, she changes one small thing on her next application: instead of choosing Native American, she chooses white. And just like that, the job opportunity of her dreams arrives — and a new love interest, the kind and handsome Danuwoa, the IT guy who’s also Native. Full of real life problems like beat-up cars and worries about paying the rent, The Truth According to Ember is that rare rom-com that hits all the right emotional notes while also teaching us something about the world and ourselves.”

  —Lisa Swayze, Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, NY