Award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley delivers a poignant, page-turning novel about the power--and fragility--of family, personal identity, and the choices we are called on to make . . .
Raised by a widowed mother, Jill Reed has come a long way from her difficult youth. But while she may not have had money, Jill never doubted she was rich in love. Her mother, Connie, made Jill the center of her world. Now, even though she has a young family of her own, it's Jill's turn to care for her ailing mother. When early dementia begins to set in, Connie starts talking about Jill's other life. Jill assumes it's just rambling confusion. Still, Connie's stories about Jill's childhood, and her father's early death, never quite added up. And when a strange man shows up to Jill's job bearing news that turns Jill's life upside down, there's no denying Connie's devastating secret. As Jill sets out to learn more about her past, she's stunned by what she learns and what it will mean for her future. Now, she must decide what price she's willing to pay to claim the life that's rightfully hers.Danger, drama and romance . . . an exciting read. --RT Book Reviews on Real As It Gets
No secret is too juicy for Maya Morgan to expose. But her most important scoop yet means going behind her friends' closed doors. . .
When it comes to the glitterati, nothing shocks Maya Morgan--until she sees former starlet Paula Olympia getting hit by her A-list actor boyfriend. So she's making it her mission to out celebrities in abusive relationships. But the bigger her story gets, the more signs she's seeing that her BFFs, Sheridan and Kennedi, are in big-time relationship trouble. And when they won't listen to her 411, Maya makes them her next big story. But putting her friends on blast uncovers a shocking secret. With friendships at the breaking point and her credibility again in doubt, Maya will have to dig deeper to find the whole truth--and save something way more valuable than her gossip diva throne. . .
Billingsley's dialogue is on point. . .this guilty pleasure is wish fulfillment, sensationalistic scandal, and snappy one-liners. --Publishers Weekly on Rumor Central
No celebrity secret is safe from Maya Morgan. But a ratings-making road trip is putting her future on the firing line . . .
Maya has no problem turning up the heat when she takes her show on the road for Spring Break in Cancun. On and off camera, the drama with her crew is chart-topping scandalous. And when a reckless bet Maya makes with Evian turns into a full-blown kidnapping crisis, Maya turns disaster into a major ratings win. But she'd better watch her back, because Evian is taking advantage of her moment in the spotlight and she just may push Maya out of the way for good. Maya will have to work all her skills and face some hard truths to save her credibility--and make sure the best gossip diva wins . . .
Sit up and pay attention--Maya Morgan will knock your socks off. --Earl Sewell, author of The Keysha Diaries
Scandal and mouth-dropping entertainment --Ni-Ni Simone
She dishes celebrity dirt no one else dares. But now, Maya Morgan is about to get a taste of her own medicine. . .
Gossip show Rumor Central has gone beyond Miami to national syndication. So now's the time for Maya Morgan to really make her brand blow up. But her brand starts to blow up in her face when a super-fan takes over her online life, trashing her reputation, and putting her gossip future at risk. Now Maya will need every down-and-dirty move--and a little help from her frenemies--to manage this disaster and save everything she's dished so hard to get. . .
Scandal and mouth dropping entertainment! --Ni-Ni Simone
Sit up and pay attention--Maya Morgan will knock your socks off. --Earl Sewell, author of The Keysha Diaries
She can uncover the biggest celebrity secrets. But now Maya Morgan's hottest story ever is way too up-close-and-personal . . .
For once, everything in Maya's life is falling perfectly into place. She's getting serious media cred uncovering the source of a new designer drug doing major glitterati damage. And the new man in her life is giving Maya all the cool bling and attention she craves off-camera. But the truth behind her scoop is about to cut too close to home--and put Maya and her family in the crosshairs. Soon, she'll have to decide just how far she can afford to go to save her family, her career. . .and herself.
Sit up and pay attention--Maya Morgan will knock your socks off. --Earl Sewell, author of The Keysha Diaries
Scandal and mouth dropping entertainment! --Ni-Ni Simone
In this stunning sequel to her acclaimed debut My Brother's Keeper, #1 national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley brings her real-deal insight to a heartfelt new novel about a wife and mother on a daring rescue mission-to save herself.
Freshly forty-five, Aja James knows that her life is good, complete with a loving, wealthy husband, well-adjusted children, and a beautiful home. Yet the truth is, she feels painfully unfulfilled, stuck in the present, haunted by a painful past. When a friend suggests a girls' trip to a tropical paradise, Aja hopes a change of scene will also change her perspective.
On vacation, filled with fun and freedom, Aja is relieved to find her spirits lifting. But her good time also shines a light on what's troubling her: from her siblings to her husband and kids, she's spent nearly her whole life taking care of everyone-except herself. She's lost her spark. She's lost her identity.
Desperate to turn things around, Aja makes an impulsive decision-one that outrages her family and stuns her friends. But it may also be her wisest choice. Because it's only through learning what she could lose-and what's truly worth keeping-that Aja can transform this temporary fix into real, lasting happiness.
Dishing on celebrity love games made Maya Morgan a media queen. But choosing her prince means working her wildest, most personal scoop yet...
She's gone from gossip reporter to half of the entertainment industry's newest power couple. And hot singer J. Love's mad string of hits definitely makes him a good look for Maya--and her career. But she's feeling something more for laid-back, mellow civilian Alvin. A lot more. Now J. Love is using every dirty-spin trick in the glitterati book to humiliate Alvin--and sink Maya's brand if he can't hold onto her--and their celebrity-couple perks. With her empire on the line and her rep at stake, Maya will draw on every reliable source and every crazy scheme she's ever played to save what she's earned--and prove she can have love and fame.