Synopsis
Six months ago
her three daughters walked out and left Charlotte Rodgers to fend for herself.
Charlotte is resentful and bitter towards her children, Clarice, Connie, and
especially Camille, for leaving her to face the memories of her painful past.
What Charlotte doesn’t know is that the past will soon catch up with her once
again.
Justin and
Clarice Braxton are struggling to hold on to their marriage. Justin’s affair
has taken its toll, and Clarice (Reesy) has to decide once and for all, if she
can finally forgive him, and move forward, or if the lure of giving Justin a
dose of his own medicine is too tempting to ignore.
Camille Rodgers
has lived her whole life under Charlotte’s critical eye, struggling to be the perfect
daughter and giving in to Charlotte’s whims. When she steps out on her own for
the first time, Camille quickly spirals out of control.
Connie Rodgers
has fallen in love with her new son and things are going strong with her son’s
father, John King. Then John finds out that his father is on his death bed.
Unwelcome blasts from the past resurface, putting their new family to the test.
Review
"Somebody Pick Up My Pieces is a fantastic read."--RT
Book Reviews
Charlotte
Rodgers has always wanted too much. Too much love, too much attention, and had
too many big dreams. It was how she ended up abandoning her two
daughters, Connie and Reesy to chase after a man and the promise of a dream
life. But Charlotte never anticipated how her world would be
irrevocably changed. Now, twenty-seven years later, her whole world
shifts yet again with a letter from one of her daughters. And the past is
about to bust wide open.
Reesy has
always been obsessed with something. Obsessed with finding her birth
mother. Obsessed with her sister’s life. Obsessed with her own adopted daughter
never finding out that Reesy is really her aunt. With a neglected
husband, who is unknowingly drifting further and further away, a sister who is
trying to escape her well-meaning clutches, and a daughter becoming more and
more curious about her true parentage, finding the mother she always dreamed
about seems to be an answered prayer to Reesy. That is until Reesy is
brought crashing back to earth to find that her perfect life is in tattered
pieces.
Connie has
always expected too little. Too little from the man she’s been living with for
years. Too little from her modest jewelry business. And too little from
her relationships, or lack thereof, with her daughter, mother and sister. And
too little from herself. Until she discovers she is pregnant again and
decides that this time she is keeping her baby, sending her life and her
relationship into a tailspin. And rediscovering the mother who left them
behind is the last thing she wants.
Thrown
back together again, in a maelstrom of shocking truths, Charlotte, Reesy and
Connie will discover on their journey to forgiveness and redemption that you
just might have to sin first in order to be saved.
Blurb
As always,
Mason (This Fire Down in My Soul, 2007) packs an emotional
punch readers won’t soon forget. --Shelley Mosley, Booklist
Synopsis
Everyone knew
that Eula May had lost her mind over loving a married man. It was what drove
her to kill herself and leave her only daughter, Roberta, in the care of the
local mid-wife. So it was no wonder that Roberta became obsessed with Charles
Harris the very first time she laid eyes on him. And she was willing to do
whatever it took to make sure she was the only woman in his life. So when he is
forced to marry her because of her unexpected pregnancy, Roberta feels that she
has everything she ever wanted.
Women have
always come easy to Charles, so he's wondering how he got saddled with a wife
he doesn't love, two beautiful children and a longing for something grander.
Then he meets the stunning Sara Tate and discovers a love almost as consuming
as the one Roberta feels for him. This deadly love triangle will result in
deception and murder, leaving a legacy for generations to come.
Review
"Don't
Want No Sugar is a tale of passion, lust, betrayal and intrigue. Mason's
style is not only distinctive and unique, it will leave readers so enthralled
they'll have trouble putting the book down. Taking place over several decades,
this book has a new revelation at every turn and is pure pleasure to
read."---Romantic Times
Ever
since he was fifteen, John King has been on the run from the ghosts of his
past, always drifting, never settling down in one place or with one woman,
though more than one has certainly made the offer of forever-after. But every
time his memories of life back in Texas start to haunt him too deeply into the
night, John realizes that it's time to move on. That is, until he rolls into
Denver, Colorado, grooving to Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It on," and
meets Connie Rodgers, a woman who grew up on the mean streets and has the pain
and the battle scars to prove it. And yet, she inspires him to think "If
indeed there were a home for the perfect kiss, it would be on her lips."
John is reluctant to admit that here is a woman who just may understand his
very soul, even if she does have some baggage of her own. But both must face
their pasts if they ever hope to be free to live and love.
Filled
with completely unforgettable characters, One Day I Saw a Black King is
a stunningly powerful story that explores the power of the past over the
present, the search for love and belonging and the healing gift of an
extraordinary love.
Review
"An epic
tale of pain, loneliness, and forgiveness... Falling under the spell of Mason's
masterful storytelling was as easy as slipping on a sheet of ice... The pace
[of] the book flowed like warm, golden syrup and was just as sweet."
--AALBC
