Synopsis
Thirty
years ago, three high school friends were closer than sisters, but a dark,
emotional secret tore them apart. Now, back together at their high school
reunion, each of them are tormented and haunted that their greatest fear will
come to light.
Renetta
Jones' childhood had been anything but happy. After her mother walked out
on them, Renetta was left to live with an unsympathetic father and her own
insecurities. She fell for the first man to come along after high school,
and spent years in an abusive marriage with a man named Vincent, who used her
secret to control and punish her. That is, until he suffered an untimely
stroke, under questionable circumstances.
Phyllis
Neville sacrificed everything for her career, including her marriage to a man
she'll love forever, and a positive relationship with her adult daughter.
But when she is passed over for the promotion of a lifetime, it’s just the
first thing to go wrong in her once perfect life as the past rears its ugly
head.
Freddie
Palmer is bored by the routine that her life has become. Married thirty
years to her husband, Don, the two of them have become empty-nesters and
Freddie is anxious to start the next phase of her life. After meeting
successful author, Bianca Hightower, at a local bookstore signing, Freddie
decides to take her passion for reading to the next level and signs up for
writing classes being taught by her new author friend. But Bianca sees
potential in Freddie that transcends simply writing, and introduces her to the
kinds of experiences a woman like Freddie never even knew existed. But when the
past catches up to her, it becomes one more dark secret she’s not sure she’ll
be able to keep.
Tasha
Darden has lived her life in foster care, and has finally gathered up the
courage to try to find her birth mother. One of the three women holds the
answers she seeks and she will stop at nothing until she gets them.
Review
“The day of reckoning
is unavoidable for all four women in this fast-moving and fascinating look at
friendship, the repercussions of keeping secrets, and the power of
forgiveness.”—Publisher’s Weekly
Synopsis
When Faylene
Watkins begins counseling women of her husband’s congregation at Hope Filled
Christian Center church, three women teach her the perils of love, sex and
obsession. Choir girl Elise thinks she’s found a good man in Jay, a truck
driver who came blowing into her life one sultry night. Irresistible and
sensual, he’s caught up in romancing Elise. However, when she’s ready for
happily ever after, he realizes that he can’t just walk away from his wife and
two children. And Elise just can’t seem to let him go. Everyone knows that
singles ministry leader Renee is full of herself. When she starts her latest
interior decorating project, she thinks her client’s husband is hot, and
together, they’re on fire. Meanwhile his wife wants to be friends, and it’s not
long before a twisted game starts to unravel. For twenty-five years Tess’s life
revolved around her unfaithful husband (who sits on the deacon’s board) and
their two wonderful sons. But now the kids have left the nest and Tess wants to
spread her wings. While busy seeking her first job and creating a new social
life outside the church, Tess meets a new man—a most forbidden man—who rides
into the picture to rock her world off its steady axis. All the while,
First Lady of the church and counselor, Faye is keeping a secret of her own
that is much deeper than any one of them could ever imagine.
Review
Readers of
commercial African-American fiction who haven't yet discovered Mason would do
well to pick up this steamy cautionary tale. –Publisher’s Weekly
Synopsis
When
Bishop Fontaine passed away he left behind more than a list of good
deeds. He was known as a caring friend and doting father. . .but he was
also manipulative and controlling, especially to those he loved. His
death begins to unravel deep secrets and shocking desires among the people he
cared about the most. . .
His
daughter, Kristine, feels that with her father’s death she is finally
free. His best friend and business partner, Lamar, feels that now can
finally have what he has longed for all these years: Kristine. His
protégé, Cole, the boxing champion and rising star, married a woman Bishop
never approved of and may have been right about. Rayne, the blues singer
and ex-junkie relied on Bishop to keep her clean and is now slipping down a
dark path without him. And Rhonda, Lamar’s wife, is determined to ignore
what has been unfolding in front of her if it means that her predictable life
will go unchanged. And then a newcomer steps onto the scene and threatens
to turn everything upside down.
Five very
different people whose lives are only connected by Bishop suddenly find
themselves up close and personal as desires, dreams and passions collide.
Review
"Mason has
become a major name in African American fiction. Her stark portrayals of her
characters and their innermost thoughts bring the readers right into the
emotional center of the story. Those who enjoy Carl Weber and Eric Jerome
Dickey will add Mason to their list of favorites." --Booklist
Synopsis
Four different women come together under the sometimes tenuous but always
unbreakable bond of friendship.
Ruth Johnson has
finally left her abusive husband of fourteen years and jumped feet first into
"What the hell do I do now?" oblivion. Then into her life come three
unforgettable women who turn her world upside down. Feisty, outspoken Bernice,
a.k.a. "Bernie," has been there and done that when it comes to love
and marriage. Her ex-husband is settled down with his much younger wife and her
kids are grown, and Bernie is looking to enjoy her fellow man--in more ways
than one--no strings attached...or so she thinks. Sweet Southern belle May has
it all: a beautiful home, two wonderful children, and a fine husband who
worships the ground she walks on, yet a shadow hangs over what should be her
equally perfect life, threatening to shake up her happy home. The older, wiser
Clara is their guiding force, and when disaster strikes, all three women rally
around her, determined to see her through it. Life is just getting interesting,
and if they hold on to each other, they just might make it.
Review
Mason’s book
weaves an incredible tale of a black woman’s...journey to empowerment, freedom,
and the hope of love once again.—The Urban Spectrum
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