NEW BOOKS for the SPRING/SUMMER
For all my book lover friends, wanted to pass this info on to you:
Satisfy My Soul (Aug., $19.95) by Colin Channer. A charming womanizer's life
is changed when he meets Frances Carey in Jamaica. Ad/promo. 6-city author
tour.
Any Way the Wind Blows (Is Cool with Me) (July, $19.95). E. Lynn Harris
returns with a short novel featuring Basil Henderson.
Between Lovers (July, $23.95) by Eric Jerome Dickey pictures love and lust in
San Francisco. Ad/promo. Author tour.
The Wind Done Gone (June, $23) by Alice Randall views the world of Gone with
the Wind from an African-American point of view. 25,000 first printing.
Ad/promo. 8-city author tour.
Renee and Jay (July, $23) by J.J. Murray. Saucy sistah Renee finds love with
an Italian pizza maker.
Forever (Apr., $22) by Timothy B. McCann. New complications and burdens face
the protagonists of the earlier novel, Until.
It's a Thin Line (May, $22) by Kimberla Lawson Roby. After their mother's
stroke, three siblings find stability in their relationships with one
another.
I Wish I Had a Red Dress (July, $24) by Pearl Cleage brings back Joyce and
Ava, the two sisters whom readers first met in What Looks Like Crazy on an
Ordinary Day. 125,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 7-city author tour.
Just Say No! (Aug., $24) by Omar Tyree. Two male friends grapple with sudden
superstardom and the competition that results. 125,000 first printing.
Ad/promo. 13-city author tour.
Not a Day Goes By (June, $6.99) by E. Lynn Harris.
Reprint: Casting the First Stone (July, $13) by Kimberla Lawson R! oby.
Every Bitter Thing Sweet (Aug., $14) by Roslyn Carrington. The younger
generation of characters from A Thirst for Rain seek self-knowledge and good
relationships with their parents.
Reprints: Cheaters (May, $12.95) by Eric Jerome Dickey
Show & Tell (May, $12) by Nelson George. A mysterious woman inducts a New
York TV producer into a realm of sexual adventure. Advertising. 9-city author
tour.
The Hearts of Men (May, $13.95) by Travis Hunter introduces three
African-American men at very different stages in their lives. Author tour.
Shades of Jade (June, $13.95) by Gloria Mallette. Marissa is dating four
married men, and one of their wives seems to want her dead. Author tour.
Everything to Gain (Mar., $5.99) by Marilyn Tyner. Teacher Caroline Duval had
put her breakup with Derek behind her, until a chance encounter reignited
passion.
Her 1-800 Husband (Apr., $5.99) by Shirley Hailstock. Fed up with her
meddling family, Catherine decides to find a man who will marry her, then
divorce quickly.
Know by Heart (May, $5.99) by Angela Winters. After a disastrous
relationship, reporter Jesse Grant hopes she'll find a new life in Silicon
Valley.
Through the Fire (June, $5.99) by Donna Hill. After the loss of his wife and
the discovery of his son by a former lover, Quentin Parker must find a way to
pull his life together.
Scarlet Woman (July, $5.99) by Gwynne Forster. According to her late
husband's will, a young widow must marry within a year or lose her
inheritance.
Surrender (Aug., $5.99) by Bren! da Jackson. Netherland Brooms has found the
perfect man except for one flaw--he's a U.S. marine.
Reprints: (Apr.): Commitments ($5.99) by Carmen Green; (May): One Special
Moment ($5.99) by Brenda Jackson.
Gotta Get Next to You (May, $5.99) by Lynn Emery. In this African-American
romance, intelligent, beautiful and newly divorced Andrea Noble comes to her
small Louisiana hometown to rebuild her life. 75,000 first printing.
Ad/promo.
Crazy Thing Called Love (Aug., $6.50) by Cindi Louis. Still reeling from a
vicious divorce that left her reputation in tatters, Jayde Tillman just wants
to start her life over in this African-American romance. 60,000 first
printing.
The Turning Point (Apr., $6.99) by Francis Ray. A woman finds the courage to
walk away from an abusive marriage.
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