Laying Down My Burdens
Release Date: September 2007
Essence best-selling author Brenda L. Thomas presents a departure from fiction as she ventures into the difficult reality of her own past. Laying Down My Burdens is a gritty and deeply moving depiction of the author's struggle with domestic violence and its threats to her self-esteem. Laying Down My Burdens tells a frighteningly familiar tale that takes a positive turn as Thomas overcomes a number of obstacles to become an independent, successful woman.
Every Woman's Got A Secret
Release Date: January 9, 2007
From Essence bestselling author Brenda L. Thomas comes a racy tale of envy and desire between a popular veejay and the dangerous woman who claims to be her friend.
Reminiscent of All About Eve and Single White Female, Every Woman's Got a Secret is a cautionary tale about sharing too much too soon. Caroline Isaacs is one of the hottest young veejays ever to hit music television, and her star is about to go nova as she takes her show on the road with the help of eager college intern Marí Colonada. Energetic and resourceful, Marí quickly becomes Caroline's best friend and protégé as they launch a cross-country music-fueled road trip to the country's most popular clubs. But as the two women grow closer, Marí's secrets and competitive streak threaten their friendship, and Caroline can't help but feel that Marí is getting too close to her friends, admirers, and lovers. Has Caroline created a monster? Determined to win her life back, Caroline delves into Marí's past, discovering a trail of lies, sexual exploitation, and murder. Can Caroline expose the truth about her new friend before it's too late?
The Velvet Rope
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Life is a party.
When Tiffany Johnson, a street-smart publicist at Platinum Images, decides to launch Teaz Entertainment
and open a club, she's setting out to be the queen of Philly nightlife. Keeping it in the family,
she partners up with her fiancé, Malik, and her sister, Kamille, and counts on her friend DJ
Essence to bring the noise. Investors seem to be lining up and the buzz is gettin' loud.
Be careful who you invite.
When Tiffany finds out that Malik and Kamille had an affair -- and that it might not be the only secret
they share -- she spirals downward and gets swept up in two unexpectedly erotic affairs of her own.
Awakening to a new kind of sexual freedom and reeling from betrayal, Tiffany is raw and vulnerable.
So vulnerable that she doesn't realize that her new lovers are involved in more than kinky sex, and
that they might take her new club down with them...unless she takes them down first.
Fourplay...the dance of sensuality
Fourplay follows the behind-the-door escapades of marketing exec, Sasha Borianni, who knows what she wants and how to get it. Two years after her tumultuous affair with three men, Sasha begins a new life and establishes Platinum Images, a public relations firm. As her client list grows, Sasha once again finds herself mixing business with pleasure.
Threesome...where seduction, power and basketball collide
Sasha, a thirty-something modern woman is caught in the middle of the exciting, sexually charged underbelly of professional basketball, the sadness of suicide and constant self-destructive behavior. Follow along as the threads of love, happiness and self-worth are woven together to create the fabric of Threesome.
