false 2645830 2 The things women will do&#8211;to men and to each other&#8211;in search of love<br><br>Veron Darcey is a twentysomething African American woman who wants it all: a successful career, an upwardly mobile life, and a loving, attentive man. But the last few men Veron has been with have either added her to their five-woman rotation or relegated her to the dreaded &#8220;just friends&#8221; zone.<br><br>After one particularly bad date, Veron caves in and asks her best friend, Demetria Sparks, to share her secrets. Demetria is a gorgeous woman who has something special&#8211;men line up to paint her toenails and lavish her with Caribbean cruises and diamond rings. Demetria tries to give Veron a mind-and-body makeover, but sweet Veron struggles with being aggressive. And when Demetria demonstrates her method on Veron&#8217;s dream guy, Seaphes, his lack of interest provokes her to pull out all the stops&#8211;and forces Veron into a fierce competition between mentor and student. With pressure (and sexual tension) mounting, Veron begins to wonder if changing herself is a mistake. But is it too late to back off her new game now that she&#8217;s gotten a juicy taste of just what she&#8217;s capable of? 2670569 3 6 2008 My Best Friend and My Man: A Novel total:19|5:2|4:4|3:7|2:2|1:4| 19 55 44 5 3 0 false false Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 10:57:01 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 06:43:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 14 02:56:11 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 02:57:12 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jan 03 06:10:53 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 06:11:45 -0800 2009 1 0 true false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 19 00:03:25 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 30 21:27:22 -0700 2009 1 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 00:17:36 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 00:19:15 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 19:21:22 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 19:21:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 13:07:13 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 13:07:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 26 20:26:04 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 20:26:04 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Tue Sep 01 20:47:15 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 20:47:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 17:17:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 17:17:33 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 30 12:13:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 12:14:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 19 04:02:16 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 04:02:16 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed May 20 18:48:28 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:48:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 18 13:56:11 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 13:56:11 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Thu Apr 16 09:13:06 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:13:06 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Apr 03 20:09:32 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 20:09:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 21 21:16:51 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 21:16:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 23 06:17:46 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 06:17:46 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 21 12:05:07 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 12:05:07 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 06 12:59:45 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 12:59:45 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2645830