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| Ballerina Booty Brittany Townsend is an gifted dancer from the south side of Richmond Va. She is destined for great things. Though Brittany is the star of TV Show Dance Nation, her dream is to become a star on Broadway. Brittany is part of a group of dancers and Ralph is her dance partner. They work well together and are such good friends that Ralph kind of takes on the roll of her protector. Other dancers include Vivienne, Dan, Dominique, and Rodney. Dominique and Brittany have been arch enemies since their days at Julliard. The dance group gets a visit from the hottest choreographer to hit the scene, Mitchell Londano for auditions to join his dance group. When the results come in Brittany and Ralph are the lead with Vivienne and Dan in the 1st position and Dominique and her partner in 2nd position. This is not to Dominique's liking as she is a spoiled brat, who is used to getting her way. Dominique will do anything to sabotage Brittany. Will she be successful in her plot to ruin Brittany? Just when things are starting to look up for Brittany and her dreams seem within reach, Brittany's married boss Byron starts wreaking havoc on her life, unable to take rejection as she has ended their once sexually relationship. To make matters worse her abusive ex Brian is released from prison and he wants what once belonged to him (Brittany). Brittany has fought hard to overcome the damage Brian has done to her soul and is trying to keep moving on with the new love of her life her new dance teacher Mitchell. Brittany also has her older half sister Cleodeena in her corner to support her 100%. Cleo is the owner of an up and coming hot spot restaurant `Cleo Class'. We learn quite a bit about Cleo in the book and she has a story to tell. Tragedy hits the night of the group's big performance and Brittany ends up in the hospital with her dream ripped from under her. Will Brittany persevere thru this tragedy? Will the culprit be found out? Will Brittany ex Brian cause a ruckus in her relationship with Mitchell? How does the gang come out with their leading lady down and out? Will Cleo and Mitchell be able to help Brittany as her dream is taken away in a heartbeat or will she push them away and wallow in misery? Readers receive the answers to these and many more question as no stone is left uncovered. Kudos to Author Loretta Walls for penning a great story that deals with educated people. It was a pleasure to read about successful black characters that had good morals. While I love a great hood story this was a pleasant surprise. Loretta expresses herself very well. I tended to get mental picture reading her vivid descriptions. I love that the fact this book has minimal cursing in it. The editing is great and the cover is simple but eye catching; I love the pretty black woman with the look of determination on her face. Loretta, keep up the great work and I look forward to reading more of your work in the future. SiStar Tea ARC Book Club Inc. Star Rating: 5 |
| Drama- Free Bree...I think not!!! Newcomer Angel Mechelle brings readers a sizzling page-turner with her debut novel "Another Woman's Husband". Main character Breanna Michaels (Bree) is a single mother of two young children who is no stranger to drama. Although she has been through the wringer and back with her children's fathers and has moved to Florida for a fresh start, nothing can prepare her for the antics of her latest love interest. Not too long after her move, things get interesting when Bree responds positively to propositions posed by her neighbor's husband, Dre. Though she knows it is wrong, Bree embarks on this relationship that was pretty much doomed from the start. Not only is Dre married with children, but Breanna is cordial with his wife Neecy - and the couple lives right across the hall!!! Once the affair is in full swing it doesn't take long for Bree to see that Dre will NEVER be hers. Despite revelations involving domestic abuse, illegitimate children, and drug-abuse, Bree is "standing by Neecy's man", lol. Her life has taken on drastic changes, but Bree is certain that Dre is her soul mate and will not back down. Neecy is putting up one hell of a fight and so the saga goes. I love the cover of this novel and find that there would be no other title more fitting than the one Angel designated. At times I wanted to strangle Bree for the poor choices she made, but that's the whole idea - creating characters readers love to hate! I wish some of the situations would have been omitted in order to provide a more solid closure, though I am aware of a sequel in the works. Still, I feel with the tremendous information provided in this fabulous debut, it should be a single book. Angel demonstrates great story telling skills and I without a doubt look forward to a new story from her. English ARC Book Club Inc. 4 Stars |
| BOTTOM HOE! PRESENT DAY: This time Babyface couldn't save her. Here lies Victoria in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit; comatose on the brink of death and Babyface hasn't a clue who did this to her!! In turmoil Babyface canvass the hospital room with his eyes as if the perpetrator was hiding in the shadows. Frustrated Babyface goes through Victoria's belongings and comes across her dairy... REWIND: Emerging from a trouble childhood, Victoria Gray finally found someone she loves and who loves her back unconditionally...Babyface. Babyface became Victoria's prince after he saved her from the brutal clutches of Wayne who was in the midst of revealing his true colors to Victoria!! Babyface also being from a trouble past, bonded with Victoria who now felt she had someone worth living for. With Babyface already living on the streets and Victoria not being able to go back home due to a brewing situation; the good looking pair take it to the streets where they dabble in small time hustling before finding their niche as Pimp and Bottom Hoe. Bringing in Victoria's childhood friend Penny, this trio takes the pimp and hoe game to another level moving the action through different cities. With Victoria's sexy body and Penny's street smarts, money is gracing "Pimp" Babyface's hands affording them luxury cars and jewelry. "Pimping hard" is what they do, but as with any "job" there is rivalry and jealousy. With the game of life or death playing to close for comfort it's time to take the money and run. Read along with Babyface as he searches Victoria's dairy and rewinds back to the past to see if he can find out who harmed his lover. Will the dairy hold the key to her attacker? What secrets will Babyface find out about his beloved Victoria? Author Jason Poole has taken readers into the world of pimps sporting the big brimmed hats and shinny colored suits with their hoes strutting on the boulevard. But this is a new age and Jason has put a new spin on one of the world's oldest profession and brought it all the way to 2008!!! The story is fast, intriguing, and sexy. The ending is so SHOCKING it just left me loss for words. NO-ONE is going to tell you Victoria's Secret, so you're just going to have to buy this book and find out for yourself!!! Locksie ARC Book Club Inc. 5 Stars |


