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Her Kind of Man
Kimani Books
May 1, 2008
ISBN-10: 0373860676
ISBN-13: 978-0373860678
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After a long day of parent teacher interviews, first-grade teacher, Makayla Stevens is anxious to go home. Caught up in her thoughts, she runs smack dab into what feels like a wall of pure muscle. She looses her footing and falls flat on her back. The contents of her purse spill out on the slick hallway floor, feminine hygiene products and all. Anger grips her, but when she looks up at the stranger, her mouth falls open wordlessly. Staring down at her with a remorseful look on his face is none other than Kenyon Blake.

Kenyon doesn’t recognize her, but why would he? In high school, she’d been saddled with thick glasses, colored braces and a severe case of acne. And it didn’t matter how many times her grandmother pressed her hair, it still looked like she’d stuck both hands into an electrical socket. Kenyon had been the all-American boy. Teachers loved him, students emulated him and every girl on campus wanted him as her steady. Makayla never had any male friends, let alone a boyfriend, and as her weight climbed, she realized someone as popular and as charismatic as Kenyon Blake would never be interested in a girl like her.

But this man in the crisp suit and tie, bold swagger is not the same guy she went to high school with.  Kenyon’s transformed from a cute teen to one fine-looking man. He’s extra tall, extra dark, and extra handsome. His sensuously wide mouth and mysterious brown eyes fuel his bad-boy look and the slightest tough of his hand sets Makayla’s body on fire. Life as she knows it will never be the same again because taming her desire and controlling her deep-rooted feelings for Kenyon-Lady-Killer Blake won’t be easy!

The Trouble with Luv'
Kimani Books
October 1, 2007
ISBN-10: 0373860390
ISBN-13: 978-0373860395
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Ebony Denise Garrett always gets what she wants. The owner of the widely popular lingerie franchise, Discreet Boutique, is as sensual and as exotic as the merchandise she sells. And when it comes to getting what she wants, she’s as persistent as a Jehovah Witness on a Saturday morning. So, when she meets devilishly handsome Xavier Reed at a spring banquet at Jubilee Christian Center and he rebuffs her advances she’s stunned. How could a man pass up a night with a beautiful, sexually liberated woman like her? Ebony is allergic to commitment but she wouldn’t mind some companionship. Some romance. Some fun. And a few nights of toe-curling passion. Is that too much to ask?

Xavier would be lying through his teeth if he said he didn’t find the titillating and seductive boutique owner attractive, but her blatant come-ons and come-hither looks are a complete turn off. He likes his women quiet, classy and demure-everything Ebony Garrett is not!

To the surprise of her family and friends, Ebony signs up to volunteer for the ‘Changing Lives Through Meals’ program at Jubilee Christian Center. As coordinator of the homeless outreach program, Xavier is expected to offer guidance and support to his team, including Ms. Garrett. Could it be that he misjudged the sexy siren? Or is her sudden interest in giving back to the community all part of her elaborate scheme to snag him? Xavier can only pray that the next twelve weeks goes by fast, because every time Ebony flashes her smile his way or “accidentally” brushes up against him, he has to remind himself to breath. There is no denying the chemistry between them. It’s crushing. Overpowering. Stifling. But getting involved with a woman like Ebony will bring him nothing but trouble…Or will it?

Other People's Business
ISBN-10: 0373860153
ISBN-13: 978-0373860159
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In Other People's Business, Washington D.C. native, Autumn Nicholson is trying fruitlessly to keep her well meaning, but intrusive family members out of her love life. The expression, footloose and fancy free, has never applied to the 29-year-old-Senior Accountant, but it's about to…The curvaceous beauty has it all. A rewarding career, a tight-knit family--complete with a meddlesome mother, who still treats her like a teenager; a pair of supportive girlfriends, and her on-again-off-again boyfriend of the last year has been pulling out all the stops to win her back. But when a flat tire leaves her sidelined on a traffic-congested road, and Tyrell refuses to come to her aid, Autumn breaks up with him for good. A scrubby-looking man, smelling like week-old garbage and in dire need of a shower, replaces the tire and Autumn is grateful. But not grateful enough to give him her phone number when he asks. After all, she's not crazy!

L.J. Saunders doesn't believe in love at first sight but when he stumbles upon an eye-catching woman at the side of the highway, and then is re-introduced to her several hours later at his best friend's engagement party, he's floored. Autumn is intelligent, engaging and has a smile that could give sight to the blind. L.J. is not looking to get into anything serious but he can't ignore the crackling chemistry between them either.

Despite the fervent objections of her family and an ex-boyfriend more troublesome than an in-grown toenail, Autumn Nicholson learns to listen to her heart and embraces the love of a man from the wrong side of the tracks. Humorous, poignant, and incredibly sweet, Other People's Business is sure to keep readers up long past bedtime.

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