Big, bold, and beautiful are three adjectives that describe Erika to a tee. Named after her mother's favorite soap opera vixen, Erika Kane is self-assured, headstrong, and opinionated. But she's also unlucky in love. Whenever Erika thinks she's found everlasting love, it always ends up being short-lived--literally. She has three dead husbands to prove the point, and it's earned her the title "The Black Widow." But just when Erika is about to give up on true love, she learns that, just like in the soaps, love sometimes shows up when you least expect it--though sometimes it can be deceiving.
Once again, life has gone wrong for Artemis Clay. It seems she's always unlucky in love, and this time it's even worse than she could imagine. Her own family looks down on her, and everything seems hopeless. Artemis decides to leave everything behind for a last-minute getaway and, while enjoying her newfound freedom, discovers not one but two reminders that all hope may not be lost. Is she ready to take a chance on love again?
Max is a music mogul in the making, and with his wife Trina's support, he's bound to succeed. Of course, that all depends on what happens with Sharon, who could write a book and give seminars on what it is to be a true ghetto queen.
Ahmad is a born-again virgin, only he can't figure out why. No matter what he does or says, his wife, Shay, refuses to be intimate with him. What happens when her decision to confide in him is too late?
About the Author :
Electa Rome Parks is an award-winning, nationally bestselling author of several mainstream and erotic novels. She was highlighted in Literary Divas: The Top 100+ Most Admired African-American Women in Literature and has written articles for several online magazines. The self-proclaimed "Queen of Real," Parks has been a frequent guest on radio shows and has been nominated for many industry awards and interviewed in AOL's Black Voices, Vibe Vixen, Upscale Magazine, Today's Black Woman, and Rolling Out, to name just a few. With a BA in marketing and a minor in sociology, she is following her true passion and working on her next novel.
Eric Pete is an award-winning author and one of the hottest voices in contemporary fiction today. Born in Seattle, he grew up on a steady diet of reading and late night films. This love of print and film continued when Eric relocated "back home" with his mother to Louisiana. A graduate of McNeese State University, he now resides in Texas, where he is currently working on his next novel.
Carl Weber is a New York Times bestselling novelist and the founder of the publishing company Urban Books. His works include The First Lady, So You Call Yourself a Man, The Preacher's Son, Married Men, and the bestseller She Ain't the One, which was cowritten with Mary B. Morrison. He was named the Blackboard Publisher of the Year in 2005 and owns a chain of bookstores called Urban Knowledge. A graduate of Virginia State University, he lives on Long Island with his family.
Review :
"A novel with compelling twists and turns and a good resolution."
-- "Booklist on Loose Ends by Electa Rome Parks"
"Excellent...Cutting-edge dialogue, intriguing characters, and a spicy story line."
-- "Zane, New York Times bestselling author, on The Ties That Bind by Electa Rome Parks"
"Edgy, raw, and real."
-- "Jackie Simien, KDFM news anchor, on Someone's in the Kitchen by Eric Pete"
