July’s Book of the Month: The Real Deal by Alexandra Warren
Below is Episode 54 and our reviews. It’s full of spoilers. Reagan is living the dream. She has a wonderful, fulfilling job working at the local community center. She has her own place and a comfortable lifestyle. The only thing she’s missing is someone to share it all with. Unfortunately, the second she thought she may have found the one was only a few short months before she found his fiancé. And now, the only way she can prove that she has really moved on from him is by showing off her new man. But there’s only one problem. The new man doesn’t actually exist. Insert Gavin. An…
June’s Book of the Month: Pick Up Your Feelings by Kimberly Brown
Below is Episode 53 and our reviews. It’s full of spoilers. Bleu Levell is cautious with her heart these days. After unknowingly having children with a married man, she’s recovering from heartbreak and betrayal. With her children’s father locked up on gun charges, Bleu has thrown herself into work and motherhood. It wasn’t until she meets photographer, O’Shea Boulware, her massage client, that she considers opening her heart to love again. Tables turn when her ex, Isaiah, is suddenly released and looking to get that old thing back. His possessive nature won’t allow him to let Bleu go so easily, even with his wife in his back pocket. Even…
May’s Book of the Month: If Only For The Summer by Alexandra Warren
Below is Episode 52 and our reviews. It’s full of spoilers. School may be out, but class is still in session… After a hectic school year with her classroom of first graders, Nova Grant is desperate for a break. So when her best friend invites her to spend the summer down in Miami, taking the vacation is a no-brainer. The only thing is, her best friend’s husband had the same idea, inviting his friend Guy Thompson to stay in the condo Nova was already guaranteed. Set up or accidental… Fate or coincidental… the attraction between the two is undeniable from day one. But with their days under the…
April’s Book of the Month: The Second Half by Tisha Andrews
Below is Episode 51, and it’s full of spoilers. A college summer romance gone awry leaves the full-figured beauty, Katrice Kellom, with a shattered heart. Love is no longer a priority as she takes a deep dive into her career as a news reporter with hopes of moving up the ladder. Unfortunately, despite her success, her looks once again prove to be the reason she feels overlooked. Six time NBA Finals Champion, Deon “Ace” Farrington, is faced with a challenge in his career after an injury. While his future in basketball seems bleak, an invite to a speaking engagement may prove to be worthwhile for his…
March’s Book of the Month: The Strength of Love by Joslyn Marks
Below is Episode 50, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read The Strength of Love, skip down to our reviews. Life is about choices. Jamal Andrews has been the strength his family needs to survive the blows life has thrown their way. Love and dating are not on his agenda. Getting his family back on track is his priority until he meets Deja Pearson. Deja shows Jamal that he’s so busy pouring into others that he has nothing left for himself. Will Deja be the one who pours love, strength, and peace into his life? Together, will they find the Strength of Love? Bridgette’s Review…
February’s Book of the Month: Made for You by Kami Holt
Below is Episode 49, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read Made for You, skip down to our reviews. Synopsis: Why doesn’t she love me? That’s the question that lives rent free in Ciyani Robinson’s head. After tragedy strikes her mother completely abandons her leaving her with responsibilities that she was not old enough to handle on her own. The walls begin to close in on her as she tries her hardest to keep her head above water in this cruel world. Caught between a rock and a hard place she makes a tough decision that changes the course of her life forever. Justice Graham seems…
January 2023 Book of the Month – The Prodigy by Shae Sanders
Below is Episode 48, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read The Prodigy, skip down to our reviews. “First day back home and already in some mess.” Jakari Windermere hasn’t been home to Midling in eight years. He’s been laying low in Atlanta, and nobody knows why. But it doesn’t matter now, because a tragedy draws him back to the town he grew up in…the town his family basically owns. But this won’t be a pleasant homecoming, and he finds that out the moment he sets foot back in Midling. Responsible Malika Andrews has never left Midling, boring as it is, so when rich, fine Jakari…
December’s Book of the Month: When the Time is Wright by Renée A. Moses
Below is Episode 47, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read When the Time is Wright, skip down to our reviews. Tanjela “Tanji” Baily is still coming off the heels of her divorce from Antonio. Her relationship with her husband turned out to be contingent on a factor she never knew existed. When she couldn’t hold up her end, Antonio ended their union. Now back home with her parents, Tanji wants to move on with her life. But the reminders of her failure with Antonio haunts any future she could have with any other man. Tavier Wright is ready for the next phase of his life.…
November’s Book of the Month: Back to Us by Honesty Price
Below is Episode 46, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read Back to Us, skip down to our reviews. Malcolm thinks he has the perfect life, perfect family, and for him, Whitney is the perfect wife. That is, until she tells a secret that threatens to ruin their marriage and future. Renee’s Review Where these men at? Now, Malcolm had some a**hole tendencies, but he gets somewhat of a pass due to the circumstances. At least he didn’t remain the a**hole and lose everything in return. Honesty Price created something unique to me in how she told this story. Coming to the present but…
October’s Book of the Month: Love Scammed by Rilzy Adams
Below is Episode 45, and it’s full of spoilers. If you haven’t read Love Scammed, skip down to our reviews. It’s the blind date to end all blind dates. When Monae Alexander turns up to Miami International Airport to meet her best friend, Tempest, for their anti-Valentine’s Day girls’ trip to Turks and Caicos, she realizes she’s been scammed. Tempest is nowhere in sight and soon Monae finds out that the trip was an elaborate scheme to get her to meet Hudson Bradley, a man Tempest had been trying to set Monae up with for months. Hudson has been played too, thinking he was heading overseas for…