Playing The Game Of Love by Janie DeCoster

Unconditional love . . . What does that really mean? Does that mean what you say during your wedding ceremony is supposed to be set in stone? Does it mean absolute love? That you love that person through anything and everything? In sickness and health, for better or worse, forsaking all others, until death do you part? When does that stop being the standard? When does it stop being love and turn into a power struggle?

Donovan Lattimore has been a mover and shaker all his life.  He comes from a good family and he was the star of his high school football team.  He did not want or need anything.  He had a following that was like no other, boys who wanted to be associated with him and girls that wanted to be had by him.  There was nothing more exciting than to be around Donovan Lattimore.  Donovan could have anything that he wanted, except for Charlene.  Charlene was far from a groupie and she was not going to be just another conquest for Donovan.  How was Donovan going to keep getting things his way?  Who was going to come out ahead, Donovan or Charlene?

Winston Taylor is Donovan’s best friend and the number two guy on the football team.  Winston keeps Donovan practically in line along with being one of his biggest cheerleaders.  While Winston is Donovan’s guy, Dawn is Winston’s girl.  He loves Dawn and she loves him.  They are part of the football team/cheerleader travelling group but sometimes Dawn just wants Winston to herself.  When that happens, there is a tug of war between her and Donovan who feels like wherever he is, Winston should be there also.  Who is going to win when it comes to getting Winston’s attention?  His best friend or the woman that he loves?

Playing The Game Of Love is a book about power.  Technically if you are in love, that should be your power but when you have other events in your life it can prove to be difficult.  The characters in this book have you sitting on the edge of your seat with their actions and shenanigans.  The drama is keeping you talking to the characters and telling them what they should do!  I love books by DeCoster, she keeps you wanting to read more and more.  The flow of the story is perfect, you can read this without stopping if you have the time.  Great read keep up the great work!

This book is available for purchase through Amazon.com (both Kindle and Paperback) and on the publishers’ website, https://www.majorkeypublishing.com/novels.

• ASIN : B08K45J77H
• Publisher : Major Key Publishing (September 25, 2020)
• Publication date : September 25, 2020
• Language: : English
• File size : 3580 KB
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• Print length : 408 pages
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On The 7th Day by Tamiko R. Evans

Friendship. A word that means so much to some and so little to others. What does it mean to be a true friend? Does it mean babysitting in a clutch or listening when she is mad? Does it mean you are only around when called upon or all of the above? Deep down we have to understand to have good friends we have to BE a good friend.

Savannah Jones is a self made woman. Not the way that you and I would thing, she is made because she know how to find money. Savannah’s daughter, Princess, is her world. There is nothing that she wouldn’t do for her daughter but she also realizes that she needs to take care of herself. While Savannah is on her cruise, she has to take some self reflection. What she finds is going to either make or break her but she has to do something soon.

Aimi/Jamie Aluko is a dreamer. She loves love and being in love. She will do anything to make sure that she has the love that she needs, even if she loses herself in the process. How does a dreamer continue on with happiness when the very thing that she needs to make her happy isn’t there anymore? Should she continue to sell herself short or is it time to take back her life?

Dr. Eve Carleton has it all. She is married to the love of her life, she is an ER doctor and she wants for nothing. What Eve realizes is that life has a way of playing a cruel joke on you and you have to figure out which way to go next or do you just stay still. How do you come back from such a life shattering event? Should she fight or should she just lay down?

On The 7th Day is a freshman novel from new author Tamiko R. Evans. The story of these three women is a story that you have seen or lived before. These women could be you and your friends on any day and you know how they are feeling. I like the way each chapter starred a character but they all were in the storyline. You never felt like you lost anyone. It is a realistic story which makes it an easy read. It is not overly emotional but you will have empathy for the characters. I think as this new author writes more stories, she will build on the emotion. Her stories will have you talking back to the characters, like this story starts to. All in all it is a good freshman novel, looking forward to seeing more from this author in the future.

• File size : 1172 KB
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• Publication date : November 8, 2020
• Print length : 174 pages
• ASIN : B08N1L5R1K
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COMING SOON . . . . . . On The 7th Day by Tamiko R. Evans

Make sure you check out the Freshman novel by new author Tamiko R. Evans, On The 7th Day. It is a book I am sure that you will enjoy for yourself and your book clubs. It will be available through Amazon and BN.com.

All Things Work Out Well by K. Reshay

Have you ever gone to work and thought “I know there is something better out there for me, this can’t be my life!”  That is the sentiment of many who get up to go to work every day.  It only becomes your passion when you are doing something that you love.  Something that you can see change and the benefit in being there.  Something that brings you joy!  If and when we finally get to that point it is like you are living a whole new world.  The sun shines brighter, the food smells better and life is all sparkles and giggles.  But what happens when you are blocked from achieving your desired joy?  Do you continue to pursue your dreams, or do you just continue to live the life you have been dealt?

San and Ruth Ann have worked at Smiddy’s Dry Cleaners together for a couple of years and they were as close as sisters despite their age difference.  While they enjoyed working together, they both had bigger plans than working at Smiddy’s.  San was a hairstylist with big dreams of opening her own salon, but her boyfriend Morris had different views on the situation.  Ruth Ann on the other hand enjoyed working at the dry cleaners apart from working for Smiddy.  Smiddy is the worst type of boss to have and both women were wondering how much longer they could work there under those conditions.  The only thing they both knew was they were both going to have a happier future, they just did not know how long it was going to take.

All Things Work Out Well is a book that gives you hope.  Both women are strong and determined but there is a man in the way of their progress.  They lean on each other for support and encourage each other’s dreams.  This book is emotional due to the situations that these women are going through but it makes you feel good in the end.  This is not my first read from K. Reshay, and it will not be my last.

All Things Work Out Well is for purchase through Amazon.com (Kindle, paperback and audiobook.)

• Publication Date : March 8, 2020
• ASIN : B085PTSCG5
• File Size : 456 KB
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• Language: : English
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Scandalous Acts: The Tianna Fox Story(A Christian African American Romance Series Book 1) by Kia Summers

Love. Is it something that everyone believes in or is it just a fantasy?  We have all heard of this thing called love but is it real or is it in our mind? Is there such thing as true love? If you have never been in love, how do you know that you are in love? Is it even worth trying to find out about this thing called love? But as the old saying goes Love Never Fails.

Tianna Fox is the owner of Pecan Restaurant, this funky little up-and-coming restaurant that is her baby at heart. She spends a lot of time down at the Pecan restaurant and she is well known in liked by her customers and staff. Tianna is trying to figure out a way to make it big in the industry, but she has other things on her mind also.  Tianna is part owner of The Cliff, a gym that she and her husband Eric opened.  Tiana loves her husband and she knows that he loves her also, but Tianna has a sneaky feeling about what is going on down at the gym.

Scandalous Acts The Tianna Fox story is the beginning of a juicy action filled series. Kia Summers has written a series that is going to be filled with plenty of drama. This series is a romance series and it is going to pull it your heartstrings while she gets to the bottom of everything. Summers has gotten you interested in these characters and she makes you want more.  I am looking forward to reading the books that follow this opening book. These characters are interesting. Good job on the beginning series of Scandalous Acts.

• File Size : 2443 KB
• Publication Date : June 16, 2018
• ASIN : B07DSSQ41D
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• Print Length : 115 pages
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• Language: : English
• Lending : Not Enabled

Love, Sex and Ink: Season 1: Episode 1 by Keith Kareem Williams

Love is a strange thing. Love will make you happy, it will make you sad. Love will make you do strange things and act in a way that you never have before nor ever will again. But the main thing is love is powerful. It’s your job is to be very careful with it.

Cole is a simple man. He gets up, goes to work and comes back home. What he didn’t realize was that just the simple act of going to work would be so hard. Cole is half owner in Love, Sex and Ink tattoo shop. This shop is his second love, his daughter Amber is his first. Amber is the product of Cole’s and Vida’s love. Cole and Vida’s love was forever until it wasn’t then they decided to pursue their true love: being parents to Amber and owning their tattoo shop that they opened together. With the knowledge of knowing how tricky love is, will it be possible for Cole and Vida to run a successful tattoo shop together?

Love, Sex and Ink Season 1: Episode 1 is indicating in the title that this is the beginning of a block buster series! The book has everything that you need as far as a series would go. You have love, romance, drama, sex and raw emotions which is enough for anyone who is an avid reader. This Episode 1 is a quick read, a mere 100 pages, which a sequel book should be. What this episode does is it makes you want to read the next episode and see where this story goes. Not only do you have your two main characters but you have the other tattoo artists: Ness, King Hippo and Little Byrd. Plus who knows what is going to happen with the people in the beauty shop next door. Williams is the type of author who makes you want to know what he is writing next. I am patiently waiting on the next installment of the Love, Sex and Ink series. This Season 1: Episode 1 is currently for purchase on Amazon.com (Kindle and paperback editions) and BN.com (Paperback only).

• Print Length : 100 pages
• Publication Date : August 20, 2020
• Word Wise : Enabled
• File Size : 3440 KB
• ASIN : B08GHNF6YJ
• Language: : English
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The Plus Sized Model and The Billionaire (BBW Desires Book 1) by Samantha Daily

Differences are what makes us all unique. Differences is what makes us attracted to one another. Differences is also what makes us not like one another. The one thing that can be said is that differences is something that everybody has. What we need to figure out is how to live with our differences.

Lacy Devaul is a rare gem. Lacy works very hard and is good at the job she does, but that just isn’t doing it for her anymore. She is a BBW who has been told all her life by her family that she would never amount to anything due to her being plus sized. Lacy took those words and used them to build her self esteem up and to move forward with her dream of being a model. When Lacy ran into obstacles she decided instead of running from them she was going to run right through them! The one thing Lacy will NOT do anymore is let anybody tell her what she can’t do because of her size. Lacy is willing to do the work and is not looking for any handouts. What Lacy did not see coming is being involved in a situation beyond her control. How she handles this situation will determine her future.

Tony Kent is a millionaire by default due to taking over the family business. What he is is a self made billionaire due to his vision for greatness. He took over the family business and developed his real estate and music productions companies. He is all business with no time for fun or love. What happens when Tony finds himself being distracted from business? Will he allow himself to be human or will he just continue to keep being all business?

The Plus Sized Model and The Billionaire is a good read. It gives you joy, sadness and every other emotion that you would like to experience. The flow of the book is good but there are typos that sometimes make you reread a sentence in order to know what the author is talking about. This book appears to not have been edited the best but it is still a good read. The author Samantha Daily has several books in this plus size genre, I just hope they were edited better. I would recommend this book .

• File Size: 3553 KB
• Print Length: 139 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: BWWM Love (May 25, 2020)
• Publication Date: May 25, 2020
• Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0895BM73N
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Her 13th Husband by B.M. Hardin

Marriage.  A lifelong commitment.  A vow between two lovers.  To love, honor and respect until death due us part.  That is a heavy statement for anyone to make one time, but when you make that vow multiple times people start talking.  Are you really marrying for love or is it something else?  How do you know when it’s enough?

Ivy Raye is a simple woman.  She gets up and goes to work and back home she goes.  Her best friend is her mother, Mama Kay.  Ivy only has one problem, she loves to get married.  I guess that would be a good thing for any other single woman who has been looking for a mate but Ivy seems never to have a problem finding the next one.  Mama Kay doesn’t seem to find a problem with Ivy marrying so many times, she just wants her daughter to be happy.  If Ivy’s happy then Mama is happy, but the moment Ivy is no longer happy then it is time to move on to the next one.

Her 13th Husband is a book that will keep you looking at the pages thinking “I know she didn’t!”  The way that B.M. writes this book you are just waiting on the other shoe to drop . . . And it does!  The cast of characters (no matter how short lived) will have you talking back to the book.  When they ask a question in the book, you find yourself talking to the book asking the same question!  It is a great read as usual coming from this author, I have read several of her novels and I have been pleased with each of them.  Double check you proofreading and spell check but over all it was a very good read.  I would recommend it to everyone.

• File Size: 3542 KB
• Print Length: 267 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1981244840
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Savvily Published LLC (November 30, 2017)
• Publication Date: November 30, 2017
• Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0784GNN47
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Sweet Heat ~ The Blue Collar Lover Series (Book 3) by Zuri Day

 

 

Competition is healthy, at least good competition is.  When you have two or more people trying to reach a common goal then as long as no one gets hurt then everything is good.  What happens when signals get crossed and misunderstandings happen? Or better yet lies, rumors and speculations occur, how do you deal with that? Do you deal with it head on or do you walk away and don’t do anything?

Naomi Carson is a beautiful woman both inside and out and she has a caring spirit.  She loves her family and she loves cooking!  Naomi experiments on her family all the time looking to perfect her signature dishes, and they are NOT complaining.  All of Naomi dreams are about to come true she believes because she is entering a cooking contest that if she wins will pay her a considerable amount of money and her own food truck.  There is only one obstacle in her way and the way she sees things, this is only temporary.  Or is it?

Marvin Carter has only one thing on his mind, to be a world renowned chef.  His winning this food truck challenge will put him in the position to own his own space and be his own boss.  There are many cooks/chefs in the competition but there is only one that has him nervous.  Why is he nervous, they can’t possibly cook better then him?  Or is it something else that he doesn’t want to admit to himself?  Either way, nothing or no one is going to get in the way of him obtaining his dream.

Sweet Heat is a feel good book and it is book number three in the Blue Collar Lover series.  Just reading about the competition and the friendship and family love that is brought forth in this book makes you realize that this might just be your family or someone that you know.  It is so realistic that you feel like you are experiencing the feelings with the characters.  The characters flow and intermingle so well you just know that you are watching a movie instead of reading a book.  You are talking to the characters and reacting the way that they are reacting, emotional and energizing!  You will enjoy this book just as much as any other Zuri Day novel.  With this being the third book in the series you have time to read the other two books in the series before this one releases:  Driving Heat and Packing Heat.  It is not necessary but you will learn about the Carter brothers.

Sweet Heat ~ The Blue Collar Lover Series will release nationwide on June 25, 2019 everywhere your favorite books are sold.

• Print Length: 384 pages
• Publisher: Dafina (June 25, 2019)
• Publication Date: June 25, 2019
• Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B07HVRYG5L
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The Test Of Love (The Test Of Time book 2) by Angela Monay

Second chances are a good thing.  If you are allowed a second chance odds are that you just barely missed the mark the first and you are worthy of a do over.  In relationships it is generally a testament of love if a couple gets a second chance.  The key is to learn from the mistakes from the first time around and try not to make them again.  Is this an easy task?  For some it is no problem but for others some things never change.

Zandra Jones can’t believe her life is going like it is.  She finally got a chance to be with the man that she has loved all of her life and things have spiraled out of control.  First, they finally expressed to each other how they felt about each other.  Then to make their relationship successful Zandra left and went to college so that there was no interference from her mother.  But once she got there all hell broke loose and she ended up leaving to be with her one true love, Pascal.  But she didn’t leave before breaking the ultimate rule and ended up in a situation that could only be fixed in a few months.  Now living with Pascal Jr. alone in their apartment that she once shared with Sr., Zandra is trying to get her life back on track.  Zandra was confused and didn’t know what to do but she did know one thing, she wanted to be happy with the one that she loved.  The only thing is the universe seemed to have other plans.  Will Zandra ever achieve total happiness or is she destined to live a life of misery?

A Test Of Love is the second book in this series and you can see the growth of the author.  While we have the same characters from the first novel you see who she is moving them in and out of the story and keep you interested in the read.  At one point I found myself pausing while reading because I was wiping tears at what was going on.  The characters stayed on my mind about what was happening in their situation well past when I read about it, I like that in a read.  Monay is improving her writing style and the ability to hold her reader captive, and that is a good thing.  I gladly await the conclusion to this series to see which way it is going to go.  Good job Angela!

A Test Of Love (A Test Of Time Book 2) is available for purchase on Amazon.com (Kindle and Paperback).

• Series: The Test of Time
• Paperback: 266 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 18, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1491218835
• ISBN-13: 978-1491218839
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches