The Real Thing - Softcover

Former boxing champion Dante "Blood and Guts" Lattanza is being featured in Personality magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" issue, and reporter Christiana Artis has the scoop. There's just one hitch: she'll have to fly to her elusive subject's home in Canada. But once she lays eyes on Dante's chiseled physique and sultry Italian looks, she decides it was worth every mile. Too bad his icy demeanor doesn't match his hot body. 
Since he lost his last fight ten years ago, Dante never gives interviews. But now he's ready to prove to the world-and his ex-wife-that he can still win a championship. He gives Christiana an ultimatum: if she can perform five tasks, she can ask him five questions. And then she can be on her way. Yet Dante's always had a weakness for beautiful black women, and seeing Christiana everyday is enough to melt his defenses. Soon she's an intimate part of the very story she came to write. But when the line between personal and professional gets blurred, it can be difficult to see when you've found the real thing.... 

"A sexy story of interracial love that's long on charm, romance and humor." -Booklist 

J. J. Murray, a third generation teacher who has taught English for over twenty years, has lived all over the United States. J.J. Murray is the author of She's the One, The Real Thing and Something Real. Currently J.J. and his family reside in Roanoke, Virginia, the setting for many of his novels. Visit his website at JohnJeffreyMurray.com.