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Genevieve is brilliant and beautiful. Her husband has a thriving career. Together, they have a beautiful home in Los Angeles. Together, they're crazy in love. Then one day a family tragedy brings Genevieve back to her Alabama hometown, back to a past she hoped her husband would never discover, and back to secrets shared by her sister Kenya-mysterious, teasing, and dangerously irresistible. Soon, Genevieve's husband will discover the truth about his wife and her family. Something he was never meant to know-and a desire he was never meant to explore.
Eric Jerome Dickey is a #1 Blackboard, Essence, and New York Times bestselling author with over four million copies of his books in print. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, he currently lives in Los Angeles. Author website: ericjeromedickey.com.
After landing a job in the aerospace industry working as a software developer, Dickey's artistic talents surfaced, inspiring him to become an actor and a stand-up comedian. He soon began working the local and national comedy circuit. In the early 1990s the aerospace industry took a downward turn and Dickey found himself "downsized," but took this as an opportunity to embark on a writing career.
Having written several scripts for his personal comedy act, Dickey started writing poetry and short stories. He joined the IBWA (International Black Writers and Artists), participated in their development workshops, and became a recipient of the IBWA SEED Scholarship to attend UCLA's creative writing classes. In 1994 his first published short story, "Thirteen," appeared in the IBWA's River Crossing, Voices of the Diaspora: An Anthology of the International Black Experience. A second short story, "Days Gone By," was published in the magazine A Place to Enter.
With those successes behind him, Dickey decided to fine-tune some of his earlier work and developed a screenplay called Cappuccino. Cappuccino was directed and produced by Craig Ross Jr. and appeared in coffeehouses around the Los Angeles area. In February 1998, Cappuccino made its local debut during the Pan African Film Festival at the Magic Johnson Theater in Los Angeles and is currently on the film festival circuit.
Dickey's book-signing tours for Sister, Sister, Friends and Lovers, and Milk in My Coffee took him coast to coast and helped propel these novels to No. 1 on the Blackboard bestsellers List. His books have been featured in many publications, including Essence magazine and USA Today, and have appeared on the bestseller lists of The Los Angeles Times, Blackboard, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Dickey has appeared as a guest on many television shows, including BET's Our Voices and CNN's Sunday Morning Live.
Author biography courtesy of Penguin Group (USA).
Anonymous
Posted January 13, 2012
I read this book years ago. I must say that this is one if his better books.
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Posted March 12, 2010
I have read other books by Mr. Dickey so I was expecting a great read...and I was NOT disappointed. This book is very sensual and provides a great story with great twists. It was truly unpredictable and had a nice spin at the end which gets you thinking. I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to be enthralled.
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Posted August 18, 2007
This book is sooooo good! I got hooked on it by the first chapter. The climax of the story just blew my mind, totally unexpected! Something you would want to own and read over and over!
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Posted July 2, 2007
ABSOLUTELY outstanding!!!! this book took all the right words and reproduced them into a sexually drived, naughty must read novel, and was a complete turn on! had some parts that can make an eskimo sweat!!!
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Posted December 20, 2011
Absolutely a great book! Would have given it 10 starts if i could! Did not want to put my nook down due to this book! This author has a new fan
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Posted April 3, 2013
This was the only book to touch my heart and make me cry!! Love this man and all of his books !
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Posted November 7, 2012
This was a very good book that has some twists and made me not able to put it down. Very good book and I definitely recommend. Keep up the good work EJD!
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Posted July 24, 2012
Unpredictable and exciting! I coudn't put my Nook down. The graphic sex scenes were a little much. It made the narrator sound like a horndog, but it was understandable for the characters and the plot. I loved it! I will definitely have to check out the author's other books.
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Posted November 5, 2011
i was hooked from the first page! definite page turner. keeps u interested through the whole book
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Posted September 15, 2011
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I love EJD! He has written another great book! Definitely worth checking out!
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Posted July 1, 2011
One of his best books! Didn't want to put it down. Wanted to read more to see what would happen next, at the same time, didn't want the book to end.
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Posted May 19, 2011
This is by far one of my favorite novels I can read this over and over again
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.loved this book! i do recommend it! love his realness!
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Posted February 26, 2011
It was slow and boring at the begining but got better torwards the end. Overall good book!
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Posted March 13, 2009
This book is the SHH..I ain't gone say it, I ain't gone say it!!! Seriously though this is the best book I've ever read. I absolutely love this book. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. Dickey, you are bad, B-A-double D-D!! I mean "Genevieve" totally blew my mind. One thing I love about Dickey is that he's so unpredictable...he leaves you wanting more. I mean what can I say he is one of the best authors, Mr. Eric Jerome Dickey, and I absolutely love him!! I highly recommend you to buy this one!!!
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.A whirl wind would be a good overall description for this book. This book took me on a mental roller coaster, never was there a dull moment. Its about an well off women who grew up in the slums but never let her environment dictate her future. As a result of her self renovation Genevieve lost site of what was most important...being true to thy on self. Dont want to give out to much essentail info, so pick up and enjoy. Peace!!!!
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This book was really good like majority of his books. I read it in one day and I was really surprised because I have never done that before. From the time I picked it up I could not put it down. I read that book in bed and in the bathroom. IT IS ADDICTIVE. Get it.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged....and it might be my last. The build-up, characters, and storyline were all good but the ending fell flat and left many holes and questions unanswered. I enjoyed the ride of reading it but only became frustrated that I spent all my time reading it when the ending wasn't that satisfying. It definetly could've had a MUCH better wrap-up and I think Mr. Dickey got real sloppy for whatever reason... So great read, but a sorry, regretful end.
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Posted September 23, 2008
Steamy,hot, on fire! Great book! GO out and get it!
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Overview
Genevieve is brilliant and beautiful. Her husband has a thriving career. Together, they have a beautiful home in Los Angeles. Together, they're crazy in love. Then one day a family tragedy brings Genevieve back to her Alabama hometown, back to a past she hoped her husband would never discover, and back to secrets shared by her sister Kenya-mysterious, teasing, and dangerously irresistible. Soon, Genevieve's husband will discover the truth about his wife and her family. Something he was never meant to know-and a ...