The Bryant Winery trilogy continues with the second
book: Constant Craving. As the eldest son of a successful
California winemaking family, restaurateur Franklyn Bryant has nearly
everything he could ever desire. Except Elise Gilbert, his pastry
chef, and the woman he has secretly loved for years. They've
recently begun dating, but something is stopping Elise from fully
committing to their relationship. That something is Elise's
ex-husband, Derrick Scott, who wants her back and will do anything to
get his way. Elise still carries the scars from her marriage to
Derrick, and she isn't about to let him hurt her again. But this
time he could also hurt others, especially the man she loves. With
their precious relationship, their skyrocketing careers and even their
lives on the line, Elise and Franklyn must fight for their future
together that they crave above all else.
Giving
up his high-flying career as an attorney to work in his family's
California vineyard was one of the best things Jason Bryant ever
did. The other was falling in love with beautiful bookstore
owner Sara Minton. Jason knows that Sara loves him, which makes
her refusal to marry him even more frustrating. Why does Sara
keep saying she'll be able to marry him 'one day'? Whatever her
secret is, Jason is sure he can cope. But not knowing the truth
is tearing him apart.
Six years ago Sara was at her lowest
ebb, until Aminatu's Daughters—a secret organization
that helps women and children in jeopardy—gave her life
purpose again. Now Sara faces an impossible choice
between the man she adores and her dangerous but
rewarding work. And as Sara's very safety comes under
threat, she and Jason must risk everything to claim a
future together—.
FOUR GREAT ANTHOLOGIES TO LOOK OUT FOR!
CAN I GET AN AMEN the best-selling
anthology that
visited the lives of four church-going women in Red Oaks,
Georgia gets a sequel in CAN I GET AN AMEN AGAIN (coming in
April). If you haven't read CAN I GET AN AMEN the reissue
is in stores NOW. The same four authors return, Kim
Louise, Natalie Dunbar, Nathasha-Brooks Harris, and myself.
Published by Harlequin/Kimani Arabesque.
Introducing
ALL IN THE FAMILY, a unique anthology that is my baby.
I've always wanted to do an anthology in which the stories deal
with the relationship between mothers and daughters. ALL
IN THE FAMILY does that. I dreamed up the plot and the
setting and invited two other wonderful writers, Melanie
Schuster and Maxine Thompson, to join me. In it Sara
Johnson has four daughters: Candace, Debra, Sharon, and Angela.
Every one of them has issues with their mother. If you
don't see yourself in the anthology, then I haven't done my job,
and I believe it's one of the best anthologies I've ever done!
It will be available nationwide on April 28. It comes from
Dreams Publishing a new publisher that's devoted to bringing
exciting family stories to the literary arena. Everybody
can read this book without blushing even your grandmother and
your teen daughter. So check it out.
Finally...CREEPIN'
is coming to stores in June. If you like to be scared then
this anthology is for you. Scared in a delicious kind of
way, that is, because the stories are good and steamy. L.
A. Banks, Donna Hill, Monica Jackson, J. M. Jeffries, and myself
write stories in which vampires, werewolves, voodoo, magic, and
even angels come alive in urban settings. Published by
Harlequin/Kimani Press.
That Summer At American Beach
The
Sizzling Sands series, which features African-American resorts,
kicks off with a steamy tale of dangerous attraction and hidden
lives. After Rayne Walker learns that the only father she has
ever known is seriously ill, she immediately heads to American
Beach, where he is recuperating. Having been warned by her
mother that her biological father, Benjamin Jefferson, also
lives on American Beach, Rayne carefully avoids him - until she
meets the scion of the Jefferson real estate fortune and finds
herself falling for him...For Wade Jefferson, it's love at first
sight. Rayne is beautiful, alluring, and obviously attracted to
him. So why is she being so cold? Both Wade and his father have
been buying land in the popular beach community to preserve its
African-American heritage and Wade begins to suspect it might be
his father's land that is putting her off. Their mutual desire
seems undeniable, though, and Rayne is obviously determined that
nothing will come of it. What can be holding her back?
Giving
up his high-flying career as an attorney to work in his family's
California vineyard was one of the best things Jason Bryant ever
did. The other was falling in love with beautiful bookstore
owner Sara Minton. Jason knows that Sara loves him, which makes
her refusal to marry him even more frustrating. Why does Sara
keep saying she'll be able to marry him 'one day'? Whatever her
secret is, Jason is sure he can cope. But not knowing the truth
is tearing him apart. 
The
Sizzling Sands series, which features African-American resorts,
kicks off with a steamy tale of dangerous attraction and hidden
lives. After Rayne Walker learns that the only father she has
ever known is seriously ill, she immediately heads to American
Beach, where he is recuperating. Having been warned by her
mother that her biological father, Benjamin Jefferson, also
lives on American Beach, Rayne carefully avoids him - until she
meets the scion of the Jefferson real estate fortune and finds
herself falling for him...For Wade Jefferson, it's love at first
sight. Rayne is beautiful, alluring, and obviously attracted to
him. So why is she being so cold? Both Wade and his father have
been buying land in the popular beach community to preserve its
African-American heritage and Wade begins to suspect it might be
his father's land that is putting her off. Their mutual desire
seems undeniable, though, and Rayne is obviously determined that
nothing will come of it. What can be holding her back?