First Fridays

Naja's on a nine-month countdown -- for her baby, but not the kind you'd expect. Naja's baby is an Internet cafe, the entrepreneurial dream she's been pursuing secretly while working in a St. Louis office. When she's laid off, Naja finds herself looking for

Naja's on a nine-month countdown -- for her baby, but not the kind you'd expect. Naja's baby is an Internet cafe, the entrepreneurial dream she's been pursuing secretly while working in a St. Louis office. When she's laid off, Naja finds herself looking for new ways to network; at her best friend's suggestion, she attends a First Fridays get together. To her surprise, she meets Russ, a handsome, charismatic man who offers to back her venture. Soon enough, he wants more, but Naja is reluctant to mix business with pleasure. However, resisting Russ's charms is trickier than she imagined . . .

Watch Cherlyn Michaels's fan base grow as fast as the sexual tension in the pages of this fun, intelligent novel.

Cherlyn Michaels was the 2003 Shades of Romance Magazine Best New Multicultural Author of the Year and was nominated for the African American Literary Awards Show Open Book Award for Best Self-Published Author of the Year. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.