Sunday, June 30, 2019

You Just Might Get it (Behind Closed Doors Book 2) By: Monica Walters

We left off with many questions from book one but we also thought we had a solution. I didn't think that this triangle could get more complicated but when you factor in confusion and a new set of circumstances anything is possible. Now the new question is are we focused on love or comfort-ability.

Character Break Down

Elijah- A college professor that loves to teach in his field of Sociology. Distinguished and full of dignity, he dominates the classroom. Coming to work everyday is more than a joy because for years he has had his eyes on a promising pupil who stirs more than his intellect. He has some introspection because sliding on this slope can become a dangerous game. Especially when you have tasted the forbidden fruit and need to deny yourself. What appears to be good for you may just cause you to lose everything.

Ashahve- Young, vibrant and free. Living the life of a college student she has her eyes set on being a professor and is all set for a career of a lifetime student. The major she chose is made all the more sweeter by her unwitting crush on her professor. She finally feels its the perfect time to try her hand at blurring the lines when she gets thrown a curve ball that shifts her desires outta focus. Having had the opportunity to cling to her hearts desires, she will find that love is not all roses and rainbows and can definitely have you retreating to a safe place. A place not capable of the solace needed, but one she seeks none the less.

Omari- This man is a thuggish, intellectually and morally sound veteran. He has a good plan and laser beam focus. Especially since he has a little one that is watching the every move of her superhero. Being single is no burden and definitely the peace of mind he needs to stay on task to achieve his goals. That is until he meets a spark that instantly becomes the flame to ignite his every dream for the future. But is it reciprocated? When the answer to that question is in the affirmative, Omari will find himself in a situation that brings all his demons to the forefront. Will his inner battles destroy the very thing he always needed in his life?

Story From My Perspective

I cannot begin to make you understand how I waited for this part two on bated breath. However, the moment I cracked it open, I reset my views and went into this story looking for the peace after the storm. Only I didn't see the hurricane brewing beneath these pages.

When we left of Ashahve and Omari were in the beginning of a perfect love story. Of course there were other mitigating factors like a baby mom who wants another chance, two young people trying to write the rules of love and a little girl who is the center of the war. No matter what they both navigate life with a dedicated focus and all the excitement that new love brings. That is until Omari is faced with a problem of a lifetime that brings out a side of him that he denies and one that leave Ashahve running scared. Something so trivial leads her right back to her comfort zone.

Elijah has been dealing with life as it comes. With a new love interest on the horizon he is ready to try to enjoy life post Ashahve. The only thing is, his future and past are on a major intersection. With his mental health finally stable and the ability to breathe again, it amazes me that he will give in to the one temptation his heart doesn't need. It's hard to deny when all Elijah wants to do is be a Knight in Shining Armor. His valiant efforts to be a support for someone else will literally cause him to spiral out of control. He can't help it because the heart wants what it wants. Even if that very thing can cause him to lose all he has worked for.

I promise you this book is not only a heart stopper but it will have you pulling your hair out and cussing up a storm. This series causes you to think and have uncomfortable conversations. What I expected out of You Just Might Get It has exceeded anything I could have ever thought or could pen. That is why you need to click the link below and come back here so that we can discuss all of the drama packed inside such a dope read. This is definitely a series you do not want to miss.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T31FSMW/


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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Talayah and Yasir: An Urban Love Story By: Amber Meeks (NEW AUTHOR TOUR)

This beautiful masterpiece is written with such grit and imagination. Bringing to light one of the most horrible issues plaguing women and men  around the world. That issue is, Domestic Violence and it is more common than we talk about. It is one of the issues brought to the forefront in this authors writing but, this story encompasses so much more.

Character Breakdown 

Talayah- She is at the height of her life. At almost thirty she has accomplished a lot. Coming from where she is from, Talayah has beat the odds. Knowing the value of ownership, she runs a successful hair salon where her natural talents have made her a celebrity. Priding herself on  making every client feel reborn once they leave her chair, nothing feels better than knowing that she effects someone life. The only thing is she doesn't know how she can be so amazing to everyone in the world but nothing to the one she loves.

Antonio- A very intelligent man who has fell on hard times. Times that leave him mentally in a dark space. He feels like all he needs is the support of the love of his soul. Whom he feels is just like life in her ability to beat him down. With the world on his shoulders he has no outlet. We all know its easy to hurt the ones you love even when you don't mean too.

Yasir- Definitely your definition of "Black Excellence". He runs a successful engineering firm and that speaks to the life breathed into him by a hard working single mother. Everything in his life is legit, except for love. He meets a woman who not only called to his inner Male, but she activates his Superman. It is nothing he wouldn't do to save her.

Story From My Perspective

From the beginning you recognize that this book is rife with pain. It is born of the frustration of a woman who just wants her man to stand in his birthright.  You can't support a King if he don't recognize his own greatness. This is the every day mantra of Talayah's life.

Never in a million years would she have imagined having all the success in the world but not the success of love. Especially after damn near a decade of loving and uplifting her man. No what she has found is that love unrequited is tiring and leaves her wanting to quit. The thing is that her heart does not understand that the very thing it desires is slowly killing it. It wasn't always like that between her and Antonio. It is the memories of what was that keeps her holding onto hope that he will change. But she doesn't realize that change is a personal attainment. No matter how much you want it for someone else, they have to want it for themselves.

Antonio is by all intents and purposes troubled. He is unemployed and all his girl does is nag him. At least that is how his heart views it. Where she sees him at his lowest and should be holding him up all she wants to do is tear him down. Well since she has no faith in him he becomes the embodiment of her low opinion. Where your lady is supposed to be your light, sometimes they can bring out the darkness.

Yasir above anything else is happy to have escaped the streets that threatened to swallow him whole. By following the example and advice of his mother he used education as a means to avoid the hood. No matter if some of his closest friends are knee deep in the life.
He is a man that has paved his own way. Living life on his own terms he never intended to meet a woman who whispered to his soul. In her eyes he saw many promises but for right now she belongs to someone else. It doesn't stop his heart from pursuing.

The issues discussed in this book range a broad spectrum of topics. Everything from being a ride or die to watching the love you hold dear pretty much die. I also really appreciated the way that this author addressed the subject of Domestic Violence. Not just he hit her and she hit him back.  No this author got deep inside of the indecision one faces when they are on the receiving end of abuse. The emotions and the war that transpires between your head and heart. A fact that had me understanding the story in a deeper fashion. Take this trip with me by downloading this amazing work and be sure to come back and discuss it with me.

https://www.amazon.com/Talayah-Yasir-Urban-Love-Story-ebook/dp/B07S7RBZPQ



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