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For two soulmates from different worlds caught in the mix of secrets, family drama, lies, career struggles, and the hard truths of growing up and moving on, love is anything but easy, and doing the right thing is the hardest lesson of all.
After her dream of becoming a veterinarian is crushed, London Reed turns to escorting in this fast-paced dramatic tale. London Reed's dreams of becoming a veterinarian are spoiled when she isn't accepted to veterinarian school. Instead, she decides to start a dog walking service, but her high-powered mother thinks the job is beneath her and gets London a job working for the sexy William Thorne, a senior investment banker with a multi-million dollar portfolio. Several months later, budget cuts force Thorne to fire London but not before making her an offer she can't refuse; have sex with him for money. One date turns into an ongoing affair and Thorne lets London in on a little secret--he's been running a call-girl service for over fifteen years and claims it makes so much money he's become addicted. London shortly finds herself enjoying the life of a high-priced call girl and when Thorne's wife becomes terminally ill, she takes over the service. Everything is going great until an unexpected magazine article surfaces forcing London to make a decision: expose her clients or go to jail.
When 22-year-old Laila ran away from her controlling boyfriend and job as a stripper, she thought she'd left her past behind before good. Determined to create a new life for herself in Philadelphia she meets a sexy new man and, with his help, attracts the interest of an independent record producer. But with her bright future just around the corner, Laila quickly discovers she is far from safe. Family secrets erupt and force her back home, where all of her choices, good and bad, lead her in a direction she could never have imagined.
Devin and Clark find out if true love really does conquer all in Candice Dow's much-anticipated follow-up to Caught in the Mix and Tappin' on Thirty. A decade ago, Clark Winston nearly had a nervous breakdown after the man of her dreams, Devin Patterson, left her to marry another woman. Soon after, her best friend, the mother of her niece, died, leaving Clark sole custodian of the 10-year-old. Knowing she had to pull herself together, she sought help at a mental health clinic run by an old college friend, Dr. Kenneth Winston. The attraction was instant, and they proved to be a perfect match. Now 10 years later, the past is behind her and she has a perfect career and family at hand. But then, in the blink of an eye, Devin reappears and a tumultuous affair ensues. Clark will now have to make the most important decision of her life-choose the man who broke her heart or the one who fixed it.
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From award-winning author Candice Dow comes a raw, sizzling, and emotional novel about a woman who must fight for what she wants-before she loses everything . . . She's the hottest relationship expert around. Her get-real advice and tough-world experience have earned Ayana Blue money, fame, and a successful life she never imagined. And handsome Realtor Cameron Small is the sexy, steady Mr. Right she wasn't looking for yet always hoped she'd find. But Cam's unstable, in-denial ex-wife, Yasmin, isn't about to let him go-or allow anyone else take "her place." And if that means wrecking everything Ayana has worked so hard to build, then so be it. Now with her peace of mind shattered, her private business in the hole, and her reputation on the line, Ayana needs to figure out fast which dreams she can save, and what she'll have to let go. When it comes down to the ex-wife v. the next-wife, the only thing guaranteed is a scorched-earth battle-and it's winner takes all . . .
Exciting and compelling from the first to the last page. --RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars Essence® bestselling author Daaimah S. Poole serves up a sexy tale of three sisters who long for the successful marriage their parents have--and a man as good as their father. But once they stop looking for Mr. Right, surprising things start happening. . . Dana Turner is tired of watching her co-workers get married and wondering what she's missing. . . Single mother Crystal Turner works triple-overtime to give her three children a good life. . . And Yvette Turner's marriage just imploded, taking all her hard-earned money with it. These sisters can't wait any longer for some good black men to sweep them off their feet. It's time to try something new. And once they do, all three will learn that real love comes in different forms--and what one man won't provide, another man will. . . "Poole captivates with her latest page-turner." –RT Book Reviews "A definite must read." --Candice Dow on Somebody Else's Man "Colorful. . .if you love scandal, this is the book for you!" --Anna J on A Rich Man's Baby "A voice of her generation." –Black Issues Book Review
Dwight and Tracey Wilson are living the ideal life with their two children in a brand new home in Florida. They are both excited when Dwight is offered a promotion at work, but the downside is that the job is located in Maryland. After much discussion, Tracey decides that she does not want to leave their new house. Dwight makes the decision to accept the position and return home on weekends. Alicia Dixon has spent her life hating and not trusting men after her father mistreated her mother, but she can't help but fall for the new guy in her company...Dwight. They both try to fight their attraction to one another, but it proves to be a losing battle-Alicia is everything that his southern wife is not. When Alicia ends up pregnant, Dwight decides to end things with Tracey, but the process proves not to be as easy as Dwight had hoped.
Now in paperback--the hip, hilarious "Essence(" and "Blackboard" bestseller that tells the story of 23-year-old Kayla, whose manhunt for Mr. Right hooks her up with every hustler, nut, and fast-talker in Philadelphia.
Dimple Pennington knows of her half siblings, but she doesn't really KNOW them. Five people who don't have anything in common except for faint memories of being driven through Brixton in their dad's gold jeep, and some pretty complex abandonment issues. Dimple has bigger things to think about. She's thirty, and her life isn't really going anywhere. An aspiring lifestyle influencer with a terrible and wayward boyfriend, Dimple's life has shrunk to the size of a phone screen. And despite a small but loyal following, she's never felt more alone in her life. That is, until a dramatic event brings her half siblings Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie, and Prynce crashing back into her life. And when they're all forced to reconnect with Cyril Pennington, the absent father they never really knew, things get even more complicated.--