"Sinful Too" by Victor McGlothin

"Sinful Too" is the dramatic followup to "Sinful" by Victor McGlothin. This book is for readers who loves a great "hood rich" novel.

Dior is a woman who is on top of her "A"-game or so she thought. She values her job so much that with her sharp wit and eye for fashion, she can pin a man's suit size in no time. She works hard and plays harder to win. She is defined as a "ghetto girl playing dress-up", but at what expense? Dior crosses the line after she meets Richard Allamay of the Methodist Episcopal Greater Apostolic (M.E.G.A) Church. She plans to implant herself into his life but she had only one obstacle . . . "The First Lady". Dior goes to the extreme to get what she wants not realizing she will have to pay dearly. Silly Dior, tricks are for kids.

The novel was very slow for me. It would have helped if the author would have described the settings and the characters a little more to help capture the essence of the plot.

Basketball Jones by E. Lynn Harris

How far would you go to protect the one you love? When loving someone, should you be able to tell the world or should it remain a secret? Is it fair to drop everything every time someone asks you to be there for him or her? "Basketball Jones" is a novel by E. Lynn Harris who once again outlines and write a FABULOUS story about love and what it can take you through. AJ Richardson and Dray Jones have been in love for 7 years. Did I say in love for 7 years, I meant secretly in love. Or is it really a secret. Dray has been the one living the double life while AJ kept their relationship a secret all of this time. Dray is a star basketball player who lavishes both his wife and his lover in order to have the best of both worlds on the court, off the court, in his home with his wife, and with AJ. Does being in love mean you have to sacrifice everything in order to please your mate? E. Lynn Harris touches on love, secrets, friendship, trust, and blackmail. Does the relationship between AJ and Dray survive it all?

5/5 stars

"Mr. Fix-It" by Crystal Hubbard

When I picked up the book, I was excited about reading it and I thought it had a lot of potential until I could not get past the second chapter. I desperately tried to hold on during three separate occasions and I just could not do it. First of all, the movie “Something New” kept popping up in my head. The image was just stuck. Second, the adjectives describing everything except the characters were overwhelming. I could care less about the finishing of the door knobs, tabletops, etc. It seemed as if the author was trying to go back and fill in too many gaps to get the number of pages needed for the book. I may pick up the book again on one of my boring days when I have absolutely nothing else to do.

1/5 stars

This Life Isn't Perfect Holla" by Sandra Foy

Kimberly Riley is a no nonsense woman who has nothing but tough love to give to her friends and family. Just because she is this way, does not mean that she is not sensitive. Kimberly is a great example of how the cards can be dealt in your life, but its up to you to figure out how you can play the game. With the help of her sister and best friend, Kimberly does not take her problems lying down. She’s overweight, her husband left her, her kids soon follow to be with their dad and her niece and nephew became terrified of their auntie. The author makes you realize that if you think you are the only one in this world going through something, think again. Furthermore, no one can be in this world and not need anyone. With this being the author’s first novel, she did a good job pulling Kimberly through her adversities. The focus was on Kimberly throughout the entire book. There was not one chapter where the focus was shifted to another character without Kimberly being involved. The only things I did not like about the book were the title and a couple of the situations were left dangling without completion. The title should have just been “This Life Isn’t Perfect”.

4/5 stars

The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby

When desperate times call for desperate measures, the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. Alicia Black Sullivan is all grown up and married. Being the daughter of the Reverend Curtis Black, does being Daddy's Baby Girl live up to the standards of being the preacher's daughter and the preacher's wife? With Alicia, its her way or no way at all being married to Phillip.

Kimberla Lawson Roby had an excellent concept but it did not measure up in this novel with Alicia. We were thrown into her adulthood. We never went on the journey with her throughout college. I must say I was very disappointed with this novel. The plot was not very interesting and the usual drama was not there. Of course everything was very predictable. It did not hold my attention. All Alicia did was go shopping, and did more shopping, and more shopping. If you still want to read this novel, check it out of your local library. Save your money.

1/5 stars

Lady Preacher by K.T. Richey

Can you overcome adversity by being in bondage? Can you forget that you are human just because you are a minister? Shante Dogan is a minister with the New Pilgrim Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is so refreshing to read a book with a setting of familiar places here in the South. Shante lives a life of secrets and privacy. She is always depended upon her members of her church and always falls short of getting spiritual guidance for herself. She is so secretive and so private that she puts her relationship with Max in jeopardy. Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional. Will Shante be able to free herself of the past and continue to walk and balance her faith in God and romance and continue to earn her respect in the community?

The characters in this novel were based around Christian values and the author represented that very well by offering each character a challenge in their lives that we as real people experience everyday. The emotions were there and I could visualize each character. Even though the main character in the book was Shante, my favorite character was Max. He was the sweetest man I never met, yet I truly believe a Max certainly exists in real life. He was almost too good to be true.

K.T. Richey wrote an insightful Christian Romance about the different types of abuse, romance in the pulpit, and how to handle negative press being a strong female leader in a male dominated community.

5/5 stars

The Ex-Files by Victoria Christopher Murray

Do you find forgiveness the hardest thing to do in life? Are you afraid to make the necessary decisions because you are afraid of the outcome? How does your faith measure up when it comes to friends, relationships, family, and life itself?


Victoria Christopher Murray bought together 4 women from different walks of life to help each other on their journey of life. It was not an easy task because keep in mind, when it comes to women and personalities, you have a mixture of all types. Some women are strong and some are weak. In this novel, Victoria creates both types. Sheridan, Kendall, Asia, and Vanessa all have one thing in common, they all have ex's. Will their strength and their faith prevail throughout the novel?

The book started off really slow in the beginning and then it soon picks up. At one point, I had to put the book down because I actually had to cry. Do realize that with one of the characters, if you play with fire, you are bound to get burned. Holding on to the past does not promise you a happy future. Lastly, family can disappoint you quicker than a stranger. While you read this Christian fiction, believe it, if it exist in this world, its in this book. There is no color line here either. The things that happens in this novel, you would think it only happens in the "white girl world", think again ;-)

4.5/5 stars

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Desperate Sisters by Stephanie Johnson

As females, what are the two things we do that ends up hurting us to almost devastation in the end? We love hard and we have unlimited trust!

Stephanie Johnson truly made Jalisa, Lyda, and Valen live out their relationships in this novel. By reading this novel, you can truly live out the visual movie from the characters everyday living to the hot and steamy sex scenes. Women who are desperate for love, attention, money, and satisfaction would have no limits as to what they will do for it. Beware of whom you trust and the company you keep! Can you really trust the friends you think you know?

The flow of the book was phenomenal until the end. I was very disappointed with the ending because I was left dangling and it seemed like the author was rushed to complete the novel.

4/5 stars!

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