Family, friends, culture, and expectation clash in this heart–wrenching story of a broken marriage – and the battle to repair it. Gabriella Vitadini thought she had the perfect marriage until her husband Tony stopped wanting her, and started wanting other women instead. Throwing him out of the house was the only thing she could do – how does she throw him out of her heart? When a much younger man reminds her that she is still a desirable woman, Gabriella reminds herself that turnabout is fair play. But even a naughty fling can't eject Tony from her thoughts. What happened to their happy marriage? Why did Tony turn away from her? And is there any hope that they can find true love again?

Born into a poor immigrant family, Charles works diligently to rise out of poverty. Because of this determination, he graduates from a university. While he is attending there, he meets the love of his life, Joann, who is from the opposite end of the social and economic spectrum.After graduation, Charles and Joann are married. They purchase Joann's dreamhouse, an idyllic home in the neighborhood where she grew up. The happy couple has two wonderful children, Elizabeth and Edward. Joann becomes a professor at her alma mater while Charles is a traveling salesman achieving his childhood goal of living an affluent lifestyle. Their lives cannot get any better than this! But can things get worse? After the children grow up and move away, Joann commits an "indiscretion" which causes the couple's model marriage to crumble. Charles is diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease. Will Joann be able to make the necessary amends for Charles to be willing to restore their marriage? Will Charles beat the doctor's diagnosis and go back to living the American Dream?The American Dream: Love, Lust, and Lies is a vivid, thought-provoking story that challenges the notion that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence! But even if it is, what will it require to keep it that way?

Damon and Octavia's marriage is further tested, as Kelly's desire for Octavia grows and Lena, believing Damin should be her man, schemes to put Octavia out of the way.

Lust, Lies and Two Wives While out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday, on Black Friday, Denise Garner listened to the words on the other end of the phone. It was Lennys cousin. Listen, Denise, you need to come home. Lenny died of a heart attack yesterday." Denise immediately smelled a rat named Carolyn Monroe. She had never trusted that trollop her husband had been shacked up with for the past fourteen years. Did Lenny indeed have a heart attack or did his bitch Carolyn have a smart attack? After all, he was worth a lot more to that wench dead than alive, so Denise estimated. In this fiction caper, through author Adrienne Bellamy, the character Denise Garner will dazzle you. She will erupt your emotions, all of them. She has infused this book with mystery, facts, humor and intrigue, thus causing you to laugh out loud or seethe with anger. Her sheer energy alone in the investigation of the case will fascinate you. Bellamy navigates Denise step by step and blow by blow as she interrogates funeral directors, insurance claims adjusters, city officials, detectives, forensic experts, hospital personnel, pharmacists, paramedics, attorneys. You name them, she was there with her files determined to uncover facts proving that her husband was murdered. Denise, a dynamically clever trained paralegal, a thorough researcher and a true bloodhound is a one-woman show, hell bent on going after the bitch Carolyn and teaching her the following lessons, more specifically: If hes got a wife, dont make him your life; A marriage license holds a lot of weight; Not with my husbandyou wont; Dont be the mistressthat could hurt; The married mandont bank on him; Hes not yourshes married; Disasterhook up with my husband; What the mistress gets in the end is a catastrophe; Do the wrong thingand bring on your dilemma; So you want my husbands bodytake your best shot before I crush you; Theres a thin line between love and stupidity; The Turkey and the marriage license; How NOT to steal a womans husband; and; Let the court sayI winCheckmate! This Novel Was Formerly Published as The Bitch Tried To Steal My Husbands Body and is the identical story

A Look Inside My Heart presents a collection of poetry offering a glimpse into one woman's perspective on many of life's vital experiences. It is a powerful and joyous volume of poetry inspired by everyday struggles regarding relationships, sex, family, and self-worth. Author Essence Hunter has been writing poetry since her teen years. Each poem in this collection is preceded by a quote that sets the tone for the poem to come. Every person has a voice, everyone has something to say, and there are many ways in which to express those emotions. With A Look Inside My Heart, Hunter offers others a glimpse of herself to enjoy, to empathize with, and to help them find their true voices the voices of honesty and raw emotion. -- Forever we will be he said Forever till the end of time Who have thought he start pulling away from me Who have thought we start to lose our bind Sitting in silence every night As if we were running out of things to say Knowing it was time to let go Knowing he was slowly slipping away No more I love you's I guess he ran out Maybe I should have left a long time ago I guess I really didn't know how

Tom Williams appears to be your average sandy-blond businessman in the Big Apple, with a pair of sea-green eyes that look as if they can see straight through you. But, unfortunately for him, they can't. His suaveness can charm the pants off almost anyone, but that won't help him survive when the universe entwines three of his lovers. A young flowing boho artist named Myra, a successfully anxious commercial realtor named Remi, and a domineering lawyer, Stella, who moonlights as Madam Madsen in her evenings. Nobody likes to be played a fool. Together, the trio decide to take matters into their own hands and make him pay for what his deceit has turned them into. Self-doubting, distrusting, tormented women are dangerous. They thought they had it all under control, a fool-worthy plan, but they were the ones getting played the entire time... Someone's been tugging at puppet strings. But who in their circle is a traitor? Will anyone escape the wrath of the Devil's daughter?

African American women continue to confess their call to ministry even when they know such a confession may cause them to face criticism and even ostracism from many of the same men and women who nurtured them in the faith. In This Is My Story, thirteen successful African American women clergy tell the powerful, inspirational, and sometimes heartbreaking stories of their calls and ministerial journeys, which they experienced in the midst of anguish, uncertainty, and in many cases unfriendly leadership environments. Each of the women includes a sermon of particular importance to her.

It is 1900 when Mary, an eighteen-year-old seminary student from a wealthy Washington, DC, family, begins longing for a handsome fellow student. But there is only one problem: John, who is studying to become a priest, is considered forbidden fruit. Still, as they become friends, Mary cannot suppress her growing feelings for him. John is victim to his tortured conscience. Torn between his calling to the priesthood and his need for the love of a woman, he wonders if he will ever be able to reconcile his manly desires with his promise to God. One night after John and Mary finally confess their longing for each other, they agree to meet at a hotel where their passion escalates and their love deepens. The affair continues despite John’s battle with his internal demons—until their passion creates a tiny, innocent life. Now involved in a vital secret, the young couple is forced to leave their son, William, in an orphanage. As William embarks on a challenging journey through life, he must not only battle the anguish of abandonment, but also the torment of losing all he loves. Based on a true story, this historical romance retells the story of a clandestine affair, their resulting love child, and the impact of all their decisions on future generations to come.