Secrets of a Housewife - J. Tremble

Secrets of a Housewife by J. Tremble

First off, I never would have thought of a character being named "Secret" but it was very suitable for this book becasue there were plenty of secrets.

It was very foolish of Tarron to pull that stunt in the woods at his son's football practice.

Also, there were definitely some communication issues in this marriage. Tarron wanted a freak but didn't think his wife was one. Secret wanted to be a freak but wasn't getting the attention she wanted from her husband.

And plus, all the crap that she did has a housewife, Tarron should have been showing Secret a lot more appreciation.

It was messed up to find out about the secret between Secret and Jay. And then for Jay and Victoria to drop that bombshell on Tarron at the end of the book... That was some stuff. I can't wait to read the sequel More Secrets More Lies.

Old Habits Die Hard - La Jill Hunt

Old Habits Die Hard by La Jill Hunt

I was glad that this book started just where Too Close For Comfort left off. That helped me get back into the story. Also, I was right about the person who was talking to Lincoln in the salon.

I'm not too happy about the ending. There were so many unanswered questions for me.

1) What happened when Yaya confronted Fitz about Micha? I mean, come on, Yaya's a diva and a bitch as many have called her. You know she flipped her lid.

2) What happened when Camille confronted Terrance? I think she had it in her to do so. Especially since she gave up her virginity to him. Which I thought was stupid on her part since he said he didn't want to be in a relationship.

The only part that was complete was Taryn and Lincoln. I thought he was cheating on her but I guess it was his alcoholism.

Oh, and Celeste and Kasey have some serious issues and need some help. LOL

But overall, the story was good. If it wasn't, I would not have read it in one day.

Watercolored Pearls - Stacy Hawkins Adams

Watercolored Pearls by Stacy Hawkins Adams

Serena & Micah: They are still the happy couple I expected them to be in the third book. Good to hear about the pregnancy after Serena's struggles in Nothing But the Right Thing.

Tawana: I was glad to see that she was doing a good job in law school and had went on to higher educaiton. I thought her mother, Ms. Carter, would have been more differnt towards her daughter. But towards the end there was a noticable change.

Erika: I never believed that Elliott had changed and Erika was upsetting me because she wouldn't drop Elliott and get with Derrick who was obviously in love with her.

Bethany & Ian: Bethany was a trip and she got what she deserved. I just hate that Ian and Victoria got pulled in to it.

I believe that Watercolored Pearls was better than Speak to My Heart and Nothing But the Right Thing but it was definitely an enjoyable series to read.

Zora's Cry - Tia McCollors

Zora's Cry by Tia McCollors

I was hoping for Zora to find out about her birth parents by the end of this book. I also couldn't wait for Monét to find out about Bryce. He always seemed shady to me. I was glad when Monét and Jeremiah hooked up and loved that he was moving to Baltimore.

I was hoping more information would have been given about Paula and Darryl. I wanted to know if their marriage worked out and if he ever accepted his baby that she was carrying.

Overall, the book was good. Tia did a good job on this book with real life issues just like she did in A Heart of Devotion.

Women Who Could Be Your Best Friend

Women Who Could Be Your Best Friend

These women have it going on and could easily be in my circle of best friends.

I want others to get to know these characters the way that I have so I will only be listing names of characters, the book, and the author. You'll have to read the book for yourself to know why I love or hate the character.

1) Phoenix Perry - "Pretenses", "Sugar & Spice", "Hell Has No Fury" - Keith Lee Johnson

2) Zora Bridgeforth - "Zora's Cry" - Tia McCollors

3) Taryn - "Too Close for Comfort", "Old Habits Die Hard" - La Jill Hunt

4) Camille Davis - "Too Close for Comfort", "Old Habits Die Hard" - La Jill Hunt

5) Ciara Miller - "Risky Business of Love" - Yahrah St. John

6) Serena McDaniel - "Speak To My Heart", "Nothing but the Right Thing", "Watercolored Pearls" - Stacy Hawkins Adams

Women You Love To Hate

Women You Love To Hate

These are some women characters that I want to reach out and strangle.

I want others to get to know these characters the way that I have so I will only be listing names of characters, the book, and the author. You'll have to read the book for yourself to know why I love or hate the character.

1) Catherine Hawkins - "The Shirt Off His Back" - Parry "EbonySatin" Brown
2) Marie - "Last Bride Standing" - Patricia Anne Phillips
3) Demetria - "Bittersweet" - Freddie Lee Johnson III
4) Anjelica Hopkins - "Drama Queen" - La Jill Hunt
5) Celeste - "Too Close for Comfort", "Old Habits Die Hard" - La Jill Hunt
6) Kasey Davis - "Too Close for Comfort", "Old Habits Die Hard" - La Jill Hunt

Men You Love To Love

Men You Love To Love

These are the male characters that I just want to reach out and hug and never let go of.

I want others to get to know these characters the way that I have so I will only be listing names of characters, the book, and the author. You'll have to read the book for yourself to know why I love or hate the character.

1) Keyth Perry - "Pretenses", "Sugar & Spice", "Hell Has No Fury" - Keith Lee Johnson
2) Preston Fields - "Zora's Cry" - Tia McCollors
3) Trevor Monroe - "Forgivin' Ain't Forgettin'" - Mata Elliott
4) Terrence "Terry" Winston, Jr. - "The Shirt Off His Back" - Parry "EbonySatin" Brown
5) Christian - "Loose Ends" - Electa Rome Parks
6) Ahmed - "Last Bride Standing" - Patricia Anne Phillips
7) Craig Bennett - "All That and a Bag of Chips", "Been There, Done That" - Darrien Lee
8) Stelson Brown - "Boaz Brown" - Michelle Stimpson
9) Marcus - "Beyond Desire" - Gwynne Forster
10) Jakoby Jackson - "Another Sad Love Song" - La Jill Hunt
11) Alexander "Lex" Macmillan - "Count On This" - Niobia Bryant

12) Jonathan Butler - "Risky Business of Love" - Yahrah St. John

13) Micah McDaniels - "Speak to my Heart", "Nothing but the Right Thing", "Watercolored Pearls" - Stacy Hawkins Adams

Men You Love To Hate

Men You Love To Hate

These are the men characters that I just want to reach out and strangle.

I want others to get to know these characters the way that I have so I will only be listing names of characters, the book, and the author. You'll have to read the book for yourself to know why I love or hate the character.

1) Steven Gray - "Last Bride Standing" - Patricia Anne Phillips
2) Brice Matthews - "The Ties That Bind", "Loose Ends" - Electa Rome Parks
3) Craig - "Drama Queen" - La Jill Hunt
4) Reed Hamilton - "Risky Business of Love" - Yarah St. John

Characters - The Ones You Love, The Ones You Hate

From here on out, I will be having 4 on-going blogs.

(1) Men You Love to Hate
(2) Men You Love to Love
(3) Women You Love to Hate
(4) Women Who Could Be Your Best Friend

These blogs will be based on characters in books that I have read about.When I read, the characters come to life for me and some of them I just want to reach out and strangle them and then others, the men, I want to reach out and... well, you know.

I want others to get to know these characters the way that I have so I will only be listing names of characters, the book, and the author. You'll have to read the book for yourself to know why I love or hate the character.

2007 Book List (repost)

These are the books that I have read thus far for 2007.
I will enter separate blogs for each book later letting you know what I thought about the books.

January 2007
The First Lady by Carl Weber
Forgivin' Ain't Forgettin' bu Mata Elliott
The Shirt off His Back by Parry "EbonySatin" Brown
Last Bride Standing by Patricia Anne Phillips
Boaz Brown by Michelle Stimpson (audio)

February 2007
This Just In by Yolanda Joe (audio)
Another Sad Love Song by La Jill Hunt

March 2007
In Another Man's Bed by Francine Ray
Before I Let Go by Darren Coleman (audio)
Don't Ever Wonder by Darren Coleman (audio)
Temptation by Donna Hill

April 2007
Sex in the Sanctuary by Lutishia Lovely

May 2007
A Fenced Yard by Penny Harris Smith
Good To Me by LaTonya Mason

July 2007
Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
The Maintenance Man by Michael Baisden (re-read)
Let's Do It Again by Niobia Bryant
My Soul Cries Out by Sherri L. Lewis
The Ex Files by Victoria Christopher Murray
Rain Storm by Vanessa Miller

August 2007
Don't Get It Twisted by Eric Pete (audio)
A Heart of Devotion by Tia McCollors
The Complete Church Newsletter by Jeffery P. Dennis
Sweet Devotion by Felicia Mason
Drama Queen by LaJill Hunt
Count on This by Niobia Bryant
Long Distant Lover by Donna Hill

September 2007
The Oath by Frank Peretti (audio)
Mommy's Angel by Miasha
The Midnight Hour by Brenda Jackson
Time Will Tell by Francine Matthews

October 2007
The Aftermath by Anna J
The Last Chance by Darrien Lee
Joy by Victoria Christopher Murray
Speak To My Heart by Stacy Hakwins Adams
Nothing But The Right Thing by Stacy Hawkins Adams
A Family Sin by Travis Hunter
In Too Deep by Dwayne S. Joseph
Hell Has No Fury by Keith Lee Johnson
How Sweet The Sound - Jacquelin Thomas, Francis Ray, Felicia Mason

November 2007
Too Close For Comfort by La Jill Hunt
Zora's Cry by Tia McCollors
Daddy Cool by Donald Goines
Risky Business of Love by Yahrah St. John
The Honeymoon is Over by Keith Lee Johnson (audio)
Watercolored Pearls by Stacy Hawkins Adams
Old Habits Die Hard by La Jill Hunt
Secrets of a Housewife by J. Tremble

December 2007
Happily Never After by T. Wendy Williams
Beauty and the Beast by Deatri King-Bey
Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made by Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant (audio)

The following are on my future read list:
Obsession 101 by Michelle McGriff
He's Fine...But is He Saved? by Kimberley Brooks
Dissolve by Jonathan Luckett
Not Easily Broken by T.D. Jakes
Celluloid Memories by Sandra Kitt
Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey
Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey

New Books

I went to a book sale today and bought 49 books. It's really hard for me to go to book sales now because my collection is getting really big and there are tons of books that I have not read yet. So I buy books and then get home and realize I already have them. But I'm glad that this time, I only bought 3 duplicates. So, I'll pass them on to someone else.

Here's my list of books (excluding the duplicates) that I got today:

So You Call Yourself A Man - Carl Weber
Sexy/Dangerous - Beverly Jenkins
Deception Point - Dan Brown
The Wave - Walter Mosley
It's Like That - Cheryl Robinson
Can't Get Enough - Connie Briscoe
Love in the Lineup - Deborah Fletcher Mello
No Hiding Place - Valerie Wilson Wesley
A Meeting in the Ladies' Room - Anita Doreen Diggs
Dream In Color - Darlene Johnson
A Little Piece of Sky - Nicole Bailey-Williams
Everybody Got Issues - V. Anthony Rivers
Mama - Terry McMillan
Celluloid Memories - Sandra Kitt
Far From the Tree - Virginia Berry and Donna Grant
Never Again Once More - Mary B. Morrison
Playing My Mother's Blues - Valerie Wilson Wesley
The Vow - Denene Millner, Angela Burt-Murray, Mitzi Miller
Dissolve - Jonathan Luckett
Dogism - Mark Anthony
Risky Business of Love - Yahrah St. John
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned - Walter Mosley
Minion - L.A. Banks
Killer Chameleon - Chassie West
Men Cry in the Dark - Michael Baisden
Momma's Baby Daddy's Maybe - James L. Dames
The Laying on of Hands - Brenda Rhodes Miller
Breathing Room - Patricia Elam
He Say She Say - Yolanda Joe
When Somebody Loves You Back - Mary B. Morrison
What You Won't Do For Love - Wendy Coakley-Thompson
Grown Folks Business - Victoria Christopher Murray
Nothing But The Right Thing - Stacy Hawkins Adams
Help! I've Turned into my Mother - ReShonda Tate Billingsley
All Things Hidden - Judy Candis
Unfinished Business - Karyn Langhorne
Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made - Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant
Someon to Love Me - Francis Ray
Daddy Cool - Donald Goines
Getting Our Breath Back - Shawne Johnson
Love on the Dotted Line - Dave E. Talbert
Babylon Sisters - Pearl Cleage
Red on a Rose - Patricia Jones
The Playa's Handbook - Brenda Jackson
How Opal Metha Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life - Kaavya Viswanathan


Now that's a lot of books. Some of them I have already read but I wanted them in my collection. Others that I have read are a part of a series and I want the series.

So add these to the others that I have on my shelf that I have not read and I have a lot of reading to do.

Too Close For Comfort - La Jill Hunt

Too Close For Comfort by La Jill Hunt

The only reason why I picked up this book to read was because I read Another Sad Love Song and Drama Queen and I really liked Another Sad Love Song and Drama Queen was okay.

After finishing Too Close, I have to say that it was pretty good. The characters were cool and the book was pretty easy to follow. The synopsis on the back of the book had me all confused though. It had Yaya/Qianna's name as Charysse and the back talked mainly about Quincy and Paige but the book was mainly about Yaya.

The ending really drove me mad. I couldn't believe that the book ended the way it did. I immediately grabbed my computer and got on line to find an email address for La Jill Hunt. I wanted to find out what the heck was going on with the ending. But after logging on to the http://www.urbanbooks.net/ site, I found out that just this month, the sequel to Too Close For Comfort, Old Habits Die Hard, is being released. That makes me feel a lot better and I'll be sure to check it out. I have got to find out who Lincoln was talking to even though I have an idea of who it was. But I'm sure it'll be a big surprise.