October 2009 Sisters & Husbands Connie Briscoe
 Ten years have passed since Sisters and Lovers, and Beverly, now 39, is engaged to Julian, a man her family and friends agree is the epitome of a great catch: he's gorgeous, loyal, trustworthy, successful, and very much in love with her. Since this is Beverly's third engagement in the past five years, after breaking off the previous two at the last moment, everyone's happy that she's finally settling down. For Beverly and Julian, nothing could be better than being in love and planning their wedding. That is until Beverly's oldest sister's marriage falls apart and dampens the mood of what should have been the happiest time in Beverly's life. Now, second-guessing her impending nuptials, Beverly is forced to wonder if marriage really works. Will she stick it out? Or will her fears cloud her judgment once again?
Diva Reviewer - Lolita Allen
Sisters & Husbands was a very good read. It had just enough drama to keep you interested. I would definitely recommend it to others after you've read "Sisters & Lovers".
November 2009 And Mistress Makes Three Francis Ray
 Gina Rawlins is dealing with a cheating husband, a messy divorce, two unhappy children, and a floundering travel business when the very handsome new owner of the local B&B, Max Chaneau, enters her life. Not only does he make her heart pound, but it soon becomes clear that they need each other. Max needs to turn the B&B around and the first thing it needs is a woman's touch. And not just any woman. He offers to redesign her website for a bit of interior design help. As they work closely together, Gina realizes that her ex-husband wasn’t her only chance at love, even if Max has some scars of his own. However, when her ex (and all his baggage) abruptly reenters the picture, Gina’s love life is turned upside down, while her daughter and son are ecstatic to have their father home again. However Gina is left wondering what she should do? Be with the man she loves or take back the father of her children for the sake of her family?
December 2009 Lady Jasmine Victoria Christopher Murray
 Juicy Jasmine Larson Bush is at it again -- battling her past in order to save her future. With her own lies, she nearly destroyed her marriage to Pastor Hosea Bush. Why, Jasmine was forced to reveal every secret she'd ever kept from her husband, right down to her real age, weight, and shoe size! She thought she had told Hosea everything.
But when Jasmine is blackmailed with a terrible truth from her past that she "forgot" to tell Hosea, more than just her marriage is in jeopardy.
Surprisingly, her first instinct is to tell the truth. Jasmine knows, however, that this is one part of her life that can never be exposed. Determined to keep the life she fought so hard to save, Jasmine is willing to commit any sin -- even murder -- to leave her past behind her. No one can know the truth about the First Lady of City of Lights at Riverside Church.
No one can know that beneath the veneer of a redeemed Christian wife, there lies a sinner -- especially not her trusting
Diva Reviewer - Lolita Allen
Lady Jasmine is up to old tricks again and as always, they backfire on her. Ms. Murray does a wonderful job at keeping you on the edge of your seat with this storyline. I can definitely see another novel to finish off this saga.
January 2010 Up to No Good Carl Weber
 New York Times bestselling Carl Weber serves up an explosive new novel featuring a 40-something father who refuses to give up his “playa” card, a spoiled and pampered daughter and a once-faithful, but now jilted-by-love son who’s determined to follow his father’s womanizing ways.
Church trustee, James Black is the king of sexual conquests. With his charm and good looks, women can’t seem to help but throw themselves at him. But the woman of his dreams is about to turn his life upside down... When James actually pops the question, it sparks a ripple effect of shocking proportions. The other women in James’ life are up in arms that he’s off the menu and with a much younger woman at that—just six months older than James’ daughter, Jamie. Enraged, Jamie has every intention of dismantling this relationship—until she’s distracted by a mystery woman who’s secretly calling her man. Then there’s Darnel. He’s always despised his father’s lifestyle, happily embracing monogamy. But when he surprises his fiancée the night before their wedding—he gets a surprise—and vows to get revenge. James is determined to bring peace to his loved ones’ lives. But can he face the hard truths about who he is and change?
Diva Reviewer – Lolita Allen
ATTENTION!! Fans of Carl Weber. Once again, you will not be disappointed with this fast paced drama. From the moment I started Chapter One, til the end of the book, I was talking out loud to the characters. The ending will shock you. This one was definitely Up To Some Good
February 2010 Diva Diaries Janine A. Morris
 Long-time best friends Jordan, Dakota and Chrasey are three New York African-American career women in their 30s who appear to have it all, but don't: Jordan struggles to balance her law career and her marriage, much to her husband Omar's displeasure; Dakota wants to settle down with Tony, but the bad boy music executive may not feel the same way about her; and Chrasey, overweight and ignored by husband Keith, is attracted to Trevor, the younger man she meets at a bus stop-who then shows up at same club where she and her girlfriends are partying. Morris, making her debut, sets things up nicely, but delivers a tale that's less diary than desultory, and isn't even in the first person. Too often, an intriguing scene concludes with a paraphrase, or begins with a rote set of character descriptions. All three primary male love interests are cheaters, all three women cheat on the men they love (more than once with the attendant complications for women). The result is more melodrama than drama.
Diva Reviewer - Gea Foster
Calling all Divas…Diva Diaries is simply a must read. Author, Janine A. Morris creates characters that have a realistic mixture of virtues and flaws. These characters make mistakes and must face the consequences of their actions. You will laugh and talk out loud as sista-friends; Dakota, Chrasey and Jordan support each other while they navigate all of the drama in their lives and seek happiness on their own terms.
March 2010 Mama Dearest E. Lynn Harris
 One of E. Lynn Harris's incomparable heroines, Yancey Harrington Braxton, is working her way back to Broadway and beyond. And this diva supreme always stirs up drama in and out of the spotlight....
New York City, you've been warned: Yancey Harrington Braxton is back. The ambitious singer and actress is fired up to move past her recent professional and personal setbacks -- including an explosive romance with NFL tight end John Basil Henderson -- and prove her talents are stronger than ever. After being out on tour, Yancey realizes what she really wants is to star in her own reality TV series, and she's even found a rich and well-connected lover to make it happen. There are, however, two women fierce enough to derail Yancey's plans with ambitions of their own: Madison B., a hot new bombshell taking the music industry by storm, and Ava Middlebrooks, who happens to be Yancey's own mama dearest.
Ava is out, about, and ready to reclaim her throne. Not even a stint in prison for attempted murder has curbed Ava's competitive nature, and it doesn't faze her in the least that her #1 rival is her own daughter. Ava is willing to do whatever it takes to make Yancey pay, including using Madison B. to turn Yancey's world upside-down by forcing her to confront the past...and making her comeback dreams more exciting and dangerous than she ever imagined.
Taking readers on a wild, passion-filled tour of the entertainment world, E. Lynn Harris's Mama Dearest delivers sensual thrills and electric plot twists -- with one unforgettable woman of radiant star power, sexual magnetism, and unapologetic ambition at the heart of the action.
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