Playing the bones

On Lacy Springs's list of One Hundred Things I Want Out of Life, the first slot is disconcertingly blank. Unfortunately, the second slot is filled - by her desire for a man who is wrong for her in every way. Lacy Springs has a job she cares about, a fiance she loves, and a wedding she should be planning. But one night she meets a blues singer called Black Jesus, and all her well-laid plans are cast aside. Nothing Lacy says or does or tells herself can keep her from falling into an overwhelming affair with Black Jesus, one that threatens not just her nuptials, but also her most basic ideas…