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Nikki Turner -  Heartbreak of a Hustler’s Wife -  Available Now! -  3.5 books out of 5 -  Heartbreak of A Hustler’s Wife follows the main character Yarni Taylor, a well-respected corporate attorney and first lady of the renowned Good Life Ministry. Yarni has everything she wants, including a husband that has had her back through thick and thin, and a little girl by the name of Des. Yarni's life has done a 180 degree from the hustling lifestyle she was accustomed to, and things couldn’t be far from perfect...until a robbery of the congregation during church service changes her life forever. Yarni also has another surprise waiting at her door when an 18-year-old girl shows up claiming to be her husband’s daughter. With all of these things going on,Yarni has a lot on her plate. Will she keep her sanity, or has she finally had enough and grown tired of the hustling life? Des is the minister of Good Life Ministry and is well respected within the com...

Regina Hart -  Fast Break -  Available Now! -  4 out of 5 books -  Jaclyn Jones will do anything to save her basketball team, even if that means taking on the other two owners and the newly hired head coach, ex-NBA star DeMarcus Guinn. Once Jaclyn realizes that she and DeMarcus want the same thing for the Monarchs, these two basketball greats start a romance of their own. However, these new lovers have their work cut out for them on and off the court. DeMarcus has to have a winning season, and Jaclyn has to figure out how to keep her team in Brooklyn. Fast Break was a unique read by Regina Hart. The main character was a female who owned a professional basketball team. It shows that the hero and heroin can be equal in and out of the bedroom. I felt this was a refreshing twist from all of the other romance books out on the market. Other novels have strong heroines, but Hart made Jaclyn strong and independent without being domineering. Although the story st...

K.L. Brady -  The Bum Magnet -  Available Now! -  4.5 out of 5 books -  Real estate agent Charisse Tyson has had 40 years of dealing with sorry men. She has deemed herself the bum magnet. After reading an article in a magazine, she decides to clean out her emotional baggage and work on herself. In the process of "cleaning house," she meets two new men and encounters two men from her past. It seems as if she is destine to continue this cycle of attracting lying, cheating, no good men. However, one man from her past may be able to break that cycle without Charisse even realizing it. The Bum Magnet by K.L. Brady is an excellent read. Brady does a wonderful job of capturing the struggle that a lot of women go through in trying to find themselves and/or the "right" man. She also did a wonderful job with the character and plot development. The storyline flowed without any lagging moments. Overall, The Bum Magnet is a very enjoyable story! Reviewed by Tenecia...

Tina Martin Secrets on Lake Drive Available Now! 2 out of 5 books Monica Smith has only experienced love one time and it was when she was in high school. She fell in love with Cornelius Hill, but an unexpected pregnancy and the circumstances thereafter terminated that love affair. She’s moved forward, focusing on her career and is now teaching. Sean Beauvais is good looking, educated, rich, arrogant, and is the father of Monica’s favorite student, Roman. Their initial introduction starts off heatedly as Monica voices her concern at the parent teacher meeting about Sean’s lackadaisical attitude in Roman’s well-being. Their first meeting will not be their last, nor will the verbal sparring with the war of words cease. Secrets on Lake Drive by Tina Martin is full of misconceptions and deceit. I found it to be very unrealistic, boring, and the storyline drawn out. The ending proved to be quite a twist, but the lack of structure thoughout the read just didn’t prove to make th...

Sasha Campbell -  Suspicions -  Available Now! -  3 out of 5 books -  Suspicions by Sasha Campbell is the story of three women: Noelle, Tiffany and Candace. All three women share one thing...the man in their life has been keeping a secret. Noelle is a beautiful full-figured woman who owns an upscale hair salon called "Situations." With a son away at college, this is the time where she should be relaxing and enjoying her time with her husband. But with an unexpected package left on her doorstep, that's all about to change. Noelle automatically assumes she knows the owner of this "package," but she will soon find out that she is totally wrong. With this unexpected gift, it causes a huge rift within her marriage. Will her marriage be able to survive when it's all said and done? Tiffany is one of Noelle's stylists at "Situations." She is a 27-year-old woman that is engaged to be married to a sexy and rich man. Her gift to her husband-...

Karen Williams -  Thug In Me -  Available Now! -  5 out of 5 books -  What would you do if your life as you know it suddenly changed? Would you take the cards that life handed you, or would you fight to clear your name? Thug In Me revolves around a young man name Chance who grew up in a single family home. Even though he grew in a rough neighborhood, he was still able to beat the odds. He obtained a college degree and had a great job at Microsoft. Chance took care of his mother and just recently purchased a new home. Things suddenly change when Chance is wrongly convicted of murder and is now facing a long prison bid. Everything is slowing slipping away: his job, his girlfriend, and his life as he knows it. Will Chance be able to clear his name,  or will he waste his life in prison for a crime he didn’t commit? Calhoun is Chance’s best friend and brother, and the two of them have been through thick and thin together. Chance never understood how hi...

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 ...