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For lovers of Suzetta Perkins’s novels, this ebook features teasers excerpted from some of her fan favorites. A collection of excerpts from Suzetta Perkins’s novels, including: At the End of the Day, Behind the Veil, A Love So Deep, Ex-Terminator, Déjà Vu, Nothing Stays the Same, and Betrayed.
A heartwarming and exhilarating story about a widow offered a second chance on love…if he can overcome the objections of his friends and family. When Graham Peters’s wife of forty years suddenly dies, he finds himself unable to cope with her absence. He shuts everyone out and tries to keep his memories of love forever intact by going through the motions of a daily routine. But when a friend convinces him to enjoy an evening at a jazz club, he meets and falls for Rita Long, a beautiful, sultry singer who draws the eyes and ears of everyone around her. Soon, Graham is wondering whether there might be life after death, and if he can allow himself to love another woman while still dealing with loss. But Rita brings her own baggage in the form of an ex-husband: a has-been NBA star who is exploiting her for money. And when one of Graham’s friends grows jealous of his new love, things turn nasty and potentially violent. Graham and Rita struggle to keep their relationship alive, while everyone around them wants it to fail. They must give each other all that they have as they fight to survive in this story of passion, betrayal, destruction, and redemption.
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Combining suspense, high drama, and seduction, Nothing Stays the Same is about a man who’s on the brink of losing his business, home, family, and even his self-respect. Marvin Thomas, CEO of Thomas and Richmond Tecktronics, Inc., is living the good life. He and his partner, Kenny Richmond, head a Fortune 500 company in Atlanta. But Marvin is harboring a secret. The company is deep in debt and is being threatened with a takeover—which Marvin has failed to share with his partner, the shareholders, and his wife. Marvin has exhausted most of the company’s available cash flow, including his own, to keep the company afloat and faces the biggest decision of his life— save the business or sell his shares in the company of which he’s the majority shareholder. However, a fifty-thousand-dollar extortion scheme and an incriminating photo may send Marvin over the edge long before he’s had an opportunity to redeem himself.
Whether it be getting a tattoo, using whips and chains or preparing dinner in nothing but stilettos, four divas - all best friends and over 50 years old - decide that they need to spice up their love lives. And they're willing to go to any length to achieve that. So Emma, Queenie, Yolanda and Connie set out to get the pleasure they crave. As things start heating up, the ladies' lives get sexier - and more complicated. Soon, the four divas soon face more drama than they bargained for.
Beautiful Denise Thomas is going to finally marry the love of her life - the man she should have married in the first place. Harold is the cousin of her ex-husband, Marvin Thomas, and he's also the father of her child. Everyone comes together for the wedding of Denise and Harold - including her ex-husband - but what no one knows is that Denise has breast cancer and the happy couple's new life together may be short-lived. Emotions run high in this exhilarating, heart-pounding novel of love and friendship.
Overflowing with lies, deceit, dangerous—and illegal—weapon sales, and extramarital affairs, Behind the Veil weaves a tale of riveting suspense and never-ending intrigue. Jefferson Myles, a successful businessman and CEO of his own securities firm, might be in over his head. For one thing, he's embezzling money from his clients to fund Operation Stingray—an organization headed by Robert Santiago that steals ammunition from a military base to sell to a rebel group in Honduras. To make matters worse, Jefferson is cheating on his wife with his married neighbor, Linda Montgomery. And to top it all off, Blake, Linda's husband, knows about affair and knows that Jefferson is involved in some kind of illegal activity. Gradually, some secrets are revealed that put people's lives at stake. Margo, Jefferson's wife, finally discovers the real reason why her husband has been distant and uncaring. As someone attempts to kill Jefferson, surprising truth begin to surface and Margo must decide what is best for her and her family. Filled with suspense, tension, and deeply engaging human emotions, Behind the Veil will hold readers captive until its exhilarating end.
In Suzetta Perkins' Hollywood Skye, a young Kansas woman pays the price for fame in LA when she lets a crook manage her acting career. Despite hitting rock bottom, Skye can't let the bright lights go. Skye Taylor is a na ̄ve, attractive 19-year-old, who's just left her small town Kansas home for the bright lights of Los Angeles and a possible career in acting. Things start to look up when she meets the well-dressed, well-connected Rico Tillman, who puts himself forward as her new manager. But what Skye doesn't know is that Rico - if that's his real name - is the head of a local car-theft ring.
Four women and a man struggle to move beyond their feelings of loss, failure, and abandonment in order to establish a sense of normalcy after divorce.
A young fashion designer discovers a world of ambition, rivalry, and romance in this debut novel by the star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta. Fresh out of college, Sasha Wellington’s got her career as a fashion designer and entrepreneur all planned out. When fate points her to Atlanta, she sets out to make her dreams come true . . . Before she knows it, Sasha’s befriended by two rival BFFs. First there’s Norman, savvy stylist to Atlanta’s stars, from the A-list on down. Then there’s Paris, an outrageous personality with a questionable nightlife. Between their antics, Sasha’s beyond grateful for her coworker, Casey. Married to an NBA player, Casey’s got class. But there’s more than meets the eye to being a baller’s wife. The more time Sasha spends among these new friends, the more she discovers the behind-the-scenes truth about Atlanta’s movers and shakers. Still, she’s not worried about getting caught up in the drama—until she’s romanced by a baller of her own . . .