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Brandi Jenee -  The Playground Whore -  Available Now! -  3 out of 5 books -  Starting The Playground Whore, I really didn’t know what to expect. The author Brandi Jenee takes us into the life of Dinah Bradley, a marriage and family therapist turned up-and-coming author. Dinah is becoming a celebrity overnight, with book appearances and lectures she gives on her book “The Playground Whore” Everything seems to be moving in the right direction, until her world is turned 180 degrees. Dinah is unable to remember key points in her life when she was working on her graduate degree. When a mysterious e-mail comes to her, can Dinah no longer suppress her secrets? The real question is whether these secrets will destroy her marriage. I had a difficult time finishing “The Playground Whore” by Brandi Jenee. The book follows a woman who has the occupation to help others, but actually needs help herself. The storyline just failed to hold my interest.  I think the ...

Brandi Jenee -  My Name Is Sin -  Available Now! -  2 out of 5 books -  Sin Joubert didn't grow up like most girls. From outward appearances, things seemed "normal." She lived in a house with not one parent, but two. This is where the "normal" ended! Sin's parents' co-existed...they did not fight, argue or scream at one another. The house was filled with deathly silence. Instead of sharing a room with her husband, Sin's mother shared a room with her. From the time she was a little girl, she witnessed the outright disrespect her father showed her mother. And all the time, she wondered WHY her mother never left.   Sin was a remarkable young woman who excelled in her academics and went on to be a prominent lawyer. So when she gets the call that her father was brutally murdered, she is suprised yet not saddened by the news. During the investigation of the murder, Sin begins to reflect on her past and current relationships that left a lasting indenta...