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Although the number of people who identify as multiracial in the US census grows, along with the number of interracial marriages, this study reminds readers that a color-blind world is no closer to becoming a reality. In this follow-up to her earlier work, The Borders of Race (CH, Oct'17, 55-0865), which explores individual multiracial identity construction, Mills (Castleton Univ.) continues examining the racial complications that occur for those with multiracial heritage. She focuses here on the ways in which multiracial people navigate dating and romance, highlighting some of the specifics of how race operates within a romantic relationship and problematizing the multiple layers of self-identity, partner relationships, and family interactional dynamics. Relying on interviews with a snowball sample of 60 individuals to illustrate her theoretical analysis, Mills dives deeply into exploring this well-patrolled world. Her unique focus is useful for understanding the range of issues that American society, which is highly racialized, presents to those crossing long-standing barriers. This is a must read for anyone seriously examining race in the US, especially scholars with a social psychological interest.Summing Up: Essential. General readers through faculty; professionals.