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Love's Fool
Madeline Stiles is a beautiful, successful, independent thirty-year-old who seems to have it all--but appearances can be deceiving. And when her sister Christa is left by her fiance on the way to their lavish wedding, the light begins to shine on just how unhappy the Stiles women really are. Both have demons from the past but Madeline's keep her from moving forward in the area of love. Her obsession with a former lover leaves her even more heartbroken and desperate. And it's that state of mind that often leads Madeline back into the arms of her on again, off again lover Sidney- the man who loves her unconditionally despite how she treats him. Even when Madeline falls in love with someone else Sidney can't let her go and breaks a lot of hearts, including his own, in his quest to get her back.
Madeline's friends Tamia, Avis, Raye Ann, and Deidra are just as unlucky in love and try desperately to navigate the pitfalls of dating and relationships while searching for that perfect someone. A daunting task in itself, but it's made even more so by the fact that each of the women has a secret, one they'll do anything to protect. It's only at Avis's 40th birthday party, the last place any of them suspect, that ALL of their secrets are exposed! Trust is broken and relationships are destroyed beyond repair. Will any of them be able to pick up the pieces after playing the role of . . . Love's Fool
Madeline's friends Tamia, Avis, Raye Ann, and Deidra are just as unlucky in love and try desperately to navigate the pitfalls of dating and relationships while searching for that perfect someone. A daunting task in itself, but it's made even more so by the fact that each of the women has a secret, one they'll do anything to protect. It's only at Avis's 40th birthday party, the last place any of them suspect, that ALL of their secrets are exposed! Trust is broken and relationships are destroyed beyond repair. Will any of them be able to pick up the pieces after playing the role of . . . Love's Fool
198 pages, Paperback
First published October 4, 2012
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Diamond Drake
3 books107 followersHello GoodReads! I'm Diamond Drake, the author of Imagined Love, For the Love of Jade (the sequel and 2013 International Book Award WINNER!), and Love's Fool (2012 Editor's Choice). Ever since the first grade I dreamed of seeing my name on the back of a book. To be able to see that dream become a reality has been a huge blessing and I'm SO grateful. The best part of this experience has been connecting with readers and knowing that they're able to feel the same emotions I felt when I wrote, as they read. I LOVE the heartfelt messages and reviews and the impact that my characters have on others. It's amazing and beyond my wildest dreams. Thank you to all who've become fans of my work and especially to those who have become friends. It means the world to me.
Here are a few facts about me . . . I was born and raised in Gary, IN, but I now reside in Stockton, CA with my wonderful husband of seventeen years, my two teenage daughters, and my two German Shepherds. A few weird facts . . . I always write the end of my books first and work my way to the beginning. For some strange reason I write better when Coraline is playing in the background. And I'm deathly afraid of opening a can of biscuits!!! HA,HA,HA. I hate the unexpected pop!
Well, I hope you enjoy my books. Feel free to leave a message or visit me at www.diamonddrakebooks.com or facebook.com/diamonddrakewrites I'd love to hear from you!
Here are a few facts about me . . . I was born and raised in Gary, IN, but I now reside in Stockton, CA with my wonderful husband of seventeen years, my two teenage daughters, and my two German Shepherds. A few weird facts . . . I always write the end of my books first and work my way to the beginning. For some strange reason I write better when Coraline is playing in the background. And I'm deathly afraid of opening a can of biscuits!!! HA,HA,HA. I hate the unexpected pop!
Well, I hope you enjoy my books. Feel free to leave a message or visit me at www.diamonddrakebooks.com or facebook.com/diamonddrakewrites I'd love to hear from you!
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May 3, 2013
Well I never...... I really did not expect to enjoy a "love story", because I am all into fast paced books with action, erotica, twists etc.... If I could have kept my eyes open I would have read the entire book in one session. From the start you knew there was "something" coming and the author made sure she grabbed you with that a few times during the book before that "explosion" of twists and turns and backstabbing actually erupted. The book is well written (and edited), I must say that I enjoyed her style of writing. I did get a bit lost in the "girls" conversations and had to read their conversations a bit slower to grasp the "slang" dialogue. I caught myself giggling a few times at how I was trying to pronounce the words just right..... A few scenes in the book also had me laughing out loud. Although the ending was kind of predictable, the added "extra" was not (dont want to spoil anything by saying what it is) and that was nice. Diamond, I really did enjoy your book! I truely hope you get published (like proper published) cause I think there is really a market for your books!
May 24, 2013
******I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review********
The book is loaded with DRAMA,tom foolery, and lies. Madeline, her sister Christa and their clique of friends share more secrets and lies than anyone I have ever seen or read about. To be honest the book started off a little slow, but once you get passed about 10-15% of the book, things start to take off. You will not be able to put it down. Maddie and her friends are off the chain. For most part of the book, I couldnt stand Madeline. She was selfish, and self-centered. I hated her for what she put Sidney through. He loved her and she would walk all over him b/c he allowed it and wanted her so badly. It wasnt until Ezra came into the picture that I started to like her. I saw her grow up a little and I loved the relationship she had with his daughter. I enjoyed reading about women my age. For the most part, the characters I am used to reading about are mostly in their twenties. These women were in their 30 and older. I know (or used to be friends with) a chic that acted like each one of the ladies in Maddie's clique. For that reason alone, is why I dont hang with that many females. They run their mouths too much and want to tell your business you get mad at them. These ladies "ran" their mouths like no body's business. They were constantly talking about each other, heck for the longest I was trying to figure why they were even friends. With that being said, my absolute favorite scene in this book was Avis birthday party. The only twist that I was able to guess was Prim's new man. All the rest, I would have never thought possible. My mouth hit the floor with the revelation of Raye Ann's secret. I am still in shock about that one. I have only seen that happen in movies. I have never read about that in a book. I actually feel sorry for her and I hope she gets her HEA!
Speaking of HEAs........ that ending................. I to know more about the other characters. I am glad that Madeline got her HEA after everything that hit the fan but what about Deidre, Raye Ann,and Christa? What happened to them? This book needs to be turned into a series or something cause I need more on these chicks lives. As triflin as they are, I need more information. I need a book 2, please and thank you. LOL!
The book is loaded with DRAMA,tom foolery, and lies. Madeline, her sister Christa and their clique of friends share more secrets and lies than anyone I have ever seen or read about. To be honest the book started off a little slow, but once you get passed about 10-15% of the book, things start to take off. You will not be able to put it down. Maddie and her friends are off the chain. For most part of the book, I couldnt stand Madeline. She was selfish, and self-centered. I hated her for what she put Sidney through. He loved her and she would walk all over him b/c he allowed it and wanted her so badly. It wasnt until Ezra came into the picture that I started to like her. I saw her grow up a little and I loved the relationship she had with his daughter. I enjoyed reading about women my age. For the most part, the characters I am used to reading about are mostly in their twenties. These women were in their 30 and older. I know (or used to be friends with) a chic that acted like each one of the ladies in Maddie's clique. For that reason alone, is why I dont hang with that many females. They run their mouths too much and want to tell your business you get mad at them. These ladies "ran" their mouths like no body's business. They were constantly talking about each other, heck for the longest I was trying to figure why they were even friends. With that being said, my absolute favorite scene in this book was Avis birthday party. The only twist that I was able to guess was Prim's new man. All the rest, I would have never thought possible. My mouth hit the floor with the revelation of Raye Ann's secret. I am still in shock about that one. I have only seen that happen in movies. I have never read about that in a book. I actually feel sorry for her and I hope she gets her HEA!
Speaking of HEAs........ that ending................. I to know more about the other characters. I am glad that Madeline got her HEA after everything that hit the fan but what about Deidre, Raye Ann,and Christa? What happened to them? This book needs to be turned into a series or something cause I need more on these chicks lives. As triflin as they are, I need more information. I need a book 2, please and thank you. LOL!
June 17, 2013
Diamond Drake is a gifted writer with a great imagination. She does an excellent job bringing her characters to life and putting them in situations that we can relate to. It truly was impossible to put down. They way it's written is strategic and effective in keeping the reader wanting more. Overall, I loved it and I don't regret my purchase at all. I'm just sad I finished it already! Can't wait for the next one!
April 27, 2013
This damn book was off the CHAIN! I actualy called off work so I could finish it cause I HAD to finish it! I didn't know who this author was before but I know her now. I went to amazon immediately to get her other two and they was just as good. I highly recomend all three! You did the damn thing, Diamond!
May 28, 2013
This is my first read from Me Drake. Loves Fool was packed with drama and questions from the start. The Stiles women were unlucky in love and searching for acceptance. I would love to see the other characters resurface in their own stories and find the love they are searching for. GreAt job Ms. Drake!
April 20, 2013
Love's Fool was great! Again, Drake pulled out some unexpected twists that I didn't see coming. I can't wait to see what's next from this author.
June 19, 2013
This was my first read from Diamond Drake, and I enjoyed this read from her.
It wasn’t the type of romance I’d initially expected when I picked it up, but then again, that’s the beauty of Love’s Fool. There were plenty of twists and turns, and some definite moments where you wanted to reach into the pages and choke some sense into them. For that, I have to give Diamond kudos, that doesn’t happen to me very often when I’m reading.
I’m used to keep up with all of the characters that were thrown into the mix, and the secrets that each of them kept were crazy to say the least! There wasn’t a sense of getting lost in the story or having the characters lose their voices or feel like one character was like the others. Hopefully sometime in the future we will get a chance to know some of the characters a little more in a follow up novel (insert hint-hint here LOL). The sex scenes were hot and sexy, too, but not too over the top to where it felt like it was unbelievable, either.
The mystery of how the secrets were almost revealed were a good touch, and I am a big fan of trying to guess exactly what happened or what the secret might have been, so that aspect of the book had me hooked.
Love’s Fool put me in the mind of the first time I fell in love, and the first time I was a fool for someone I thought I loved. If you want a story that brings out emotions you never thought you’d have toward fictional characters, pick up this book.
-Reviewed by Shakir
It wasn’t the type of romance I’d initially expected when I picked it up, but then again, that’s the beauty of Love’s Fool. There were plenty of twists and turns, and some definite moments where you wanted to reach into the pages and choke some sense into them. For that, I have to give Diamond kudos, that doesn’t happen to me very often when I’m reading.
I’m used to keep up with all of the characters that were thrown into the mix, and the secrets that each of them kept were crazy to say the least! There wasn’t a sense of getting lost in the story or having the characters lose their voices or feel like one character was like the others. Hopefully sometime in the future we will get a chance to know some of the characters a little more in a follow up novel (insert hint-hint here LOL). The sex scenes were hot and sexy, too, but not too over the top to where it felt like it was unbelievable, either.
The mystery of how the secrets were almost revealed were a good touch, and I am a big fan of trying to guess exactly what happened or what the secret might have been, so that aspect of the book had me hooked.
Love’s Fool put me in the mind of the first time I fell in love, and the first time I was a fool for someone I thought I loved. If you want a story that brings out emotions you never thought you’d have toward fictional characters, pick up this book.
-Reviewed by Shakir
April 23, 2013
This was a very enjoyable read. It’s definitely not your run of the mill romance. There were plenty of twists with drama to match and the sex scenes were steamy. I often found myself getting frustrated with several of the characters and wanting to grab them and just shake some sense into them. This was a very busy story in that there were quite a few characters to keep up with, each having a secret or a little drama of their own. Normally I would have found this somewhat overwhelming but the author did a great job of separating them and giving them enough depth so that I didn’t feel like I was missing something. There were definitely some characters I would have liked to have gotten to know a little more about but I was satisfied with what was given. The author was quite good at bringing the character to the brink of revealing a secret only to pull back the reigns and save it for later. It was truly like a soap opera that kept me on edge. There were definitely no dull moments or lulls in this book. Well done Diamond Drake! I look forward to reading your other works.
May 9, 2013
This is my first read from this author and I must say Love's Fool was full of twist, turns, and mega drama. Every character has a secret and a story and I would love to see Mrs. Drake write a few more books going into detail about a few of them. I love the character Ezra and pray that he is not only a book made man...lol. Mrs. Drake did a fantastic job of making you want more by feeding you tidbits of what was going to happen if you kept reading. Everything tied together perfectly in the end and I definitely hope that there will be a sequel very soon to this novel. I must admit I had many emotions reading this book! I experienced laughter, crying, joy, sadness, and anger in these few short pages of this book. I could not put it down once I began to read it! I would definitely recommend this author and this book! I look forward to reading more of her work. Mrs. Drake you are a welcoming and refreshing new author that will attract many with your style of writing!! Great Job!!!
April 28, 2013
My sister, friends, and I have basically overdosed on Diamond Drake novels for the past few days! It was like an obsession that once we finished one book we had to read the next. I thought I knew what to expect with this one but it was Soooo not what I thought. I laughed so hard. At other times I wanted to choke the hell out of some of these women for being foolish. I was anxious to get to the party where all the drama went down and I was not disappointed. Drama, drama, drama! Even to the last page Diamond surprised me. I would highly recommend this to anyone that likes drama and being kept on the edge of their seats. Great, great read.
April 29, 2013
Diamond Drake's Love's Fool was definitely a drama packed novel. Boy, these women were a hot mess and the men no different at times. Drake again makes her readers want to seek vengeance on the characters in some scenes while others you just want to say "duh" or cry for the mistakes they make in trying not to be love's fool. There are many characters in "Love's Fool", but they all play pivotal roles in the story.
I am trying so hard not to give out too much of the happenings but it is so difficult after reading Drake's earlier works -- "Imagine Love" and "For the Love of Jade." Just know this, we all have our lil' secrets and in "Love's Fool" all the secrets come out in very suspenseful and dramatic ways. I, myself can usually figure out what is going to happen in a story I select, but wow I just didn't see it coming at all in this good read.
Do I recommend this novel? Yes I do and I would even like to see a possible sequel(hint-hint).
I am trying so hard not to give out too much of the happenings but it is so difficult after reading Drake's earlier works -- "Imagine Love" and "For the Love of Jade." Just know this, we all have our lil' secrets and in "Love's Fool" all the secrets come out in very suspenseful and dramatic ways. I, myself can usually figure out what is going to happen in a story I select, but wow I just didn't see it coming at all in this good read.
Do I recommend this novel? Yes I do and I would even like to see a possible sequel(hint-hint).
February 1, 2015
Love's Fool was a good read. Madeline, her sister & several of her friends all appeared to be looking for love while harboring secrets.
Madeline had a friends with benefits relationship with Sydney though he wanted more he never seemed to be the man she gave her heart to. After Ezra & his daughter Aura entered her life things seemed to take a turn for thr better in the "love" department for Madeline. Even while she was jealous of his ex & child's mother Prim with her exotic looks.
This book had unexpected plot twists & turns but was a good book that keeps you intrigued and wondering whats going to happen next & to whom is it going to happen to. I would like to read a sequel if one is written about the other "ladies" in MadMadeline's circle of friends.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review from the author and Making Connections group on Goodreads.
Madeline had a friends with benefits relationship with Sydney though he wanted more he never seemed to be the man she gave her heart to. After Ezra & his daughter Aura entered her life things seemed to take a turn for thr better in the "love" department for Madeline. Even while she was jealous of his ex & child's mother Prim with her exotic looks.
This book had unexpected plot twists & turns but was a good book that keeps you intrigued and wondering whats going to happen next & to whom is it going to happen to. I would like to read a sequel if one is written about the other "ladies" in MadMadeline's circle of friends.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review from the author and Making Connections group on Goodreads.
June 16, 2013
I've been reading books by Author Diamond Drake all week and she is a quite amazing author. He story line in this book depicts Madeline and her group of "friends" filled w/secrets, sex, lies, & drama. Diamond has made all of her "characters" humanized in that we can relate and possibly see bits and pieces of ourself in them. I wonder if there is a continuation to this story? I fell in love with your work Ms. Diamond :) now what to read next...
May 3, 2013
Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive... This book was better than any soap opera I've ever watched. Be prepared for some jaw dropping secrets that'll make you say OMG, and leave you begging for a sequel...These ladies are something else!
Congrats to the author on another enjoyable book.
Congrats to the author on another enjoyable book.
June 18, 2015
MY FIRST READ FROM THIS AUTHOR OMG THIS STORY WAS HARD TO PUT DOWN LOVE ALL THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY WITH THEIR SECRETS GLAD THAT ALMOST EVERYONE FOUND HAPPINESS... DEFINITELY LOVE THE ENDING I ALMOST CRIED WOULD'VE NEVER THOUGHT THAT.... CAN'T WAIT TIL THE 2ND BOOK IS OUT WILL DEFINITELY BE READING THAT
June 6, 2013
My first book from this author. Though this book was a huge change from what I normally read, I thought the author did a great job. The story was interesting and it kept my attention. I know I'll be seeing more work from this author.
June 18, 2013
I really enjoyed this book, and the previous 2 written by this author. She has a way of pulling you in on so many different levels of emotions. I cannot wait to read her next piece of work. Hopefully it won't be long.....Loved the ending....
June 29, 2013
I really did enjoy this book. I Loved the plot line and how while you thought you had if figured out, you had no clue. I also like how real the character were. Look forward to reading more about on this group of people.
July 1, 2013
I really enjoyed reading this book. I liked the bond between the two sisters. I really connected with the older sister. I really enjoyed the writing style of Miss Diamond Drake. Her characters seemed very real. I look forward to reading more of her work.
August 7, 2013
I truly enjoyed reading this book. The characters drew me in from the very beginning and there were a lot of unexpected twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. I look forward to reading more books by Ms. Diamond and hopefully there will be a sequel to Love's Fool.
February 11, 2014
I LOVED this book.
May 25, 2013
This book was unlike any romance story I read I enjoyed it from beginning to end if Diamond keeps writing like that I jus might get addicted but for now I'll add her as one of my favs.. :)
April 29, 2017
The first book I read by this author and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
June 15, 2013
A lot of different characters who had drastically different personalities and major secrets! Drama! Drama! DRAMA!
June 30, 2013
Really enjoyed this love story, it had so many little twist and turns that made the book so unpredictable. Can't wait for more books from Diamond Drake!
September 24, 2014
Sooo enamored with Ezra!! I have identified with the sisters' stories except for the professional part. I enjoyed reading about them & their cooky friends!!
April 12, 2013
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Slightly different, but enjoyable just the same, October 6, 2012
By M.T.
This review is from: Love's Fool (Paperback)
I really liked Love's Fool. It was a bit different from Drake's previous two, Imagined Love and For the Love of Jade, but I truly enjoyed it. Some of the characters made me want to come through the pages to shake some sense into them but that's a testament to the writing ability of the author. The ending was satisfying but it definitely left the doors open for a part two. I hope there is one because I'd love to know what happened next. Great job, Diamond Drake. I look forward to more from this author.
Slightly different, but enjoyable just the same, October 6, 2012
By M.T.
This review is from: Love's Fool (Paperback)
I really liked Love's Fool. It was a bit different from Drake's previous two, Imagined Love and For the Love of Jade, but I truly enjoyed it. Some of the characters made me want to come through the pages to shake some sense into them but that's a testament to the writing ability of the author. The ending was satisfying but it definitely left the doors open for a part two. I hope there is one because I'd love to know what happened next. Great job, Diamond Drake. I look forward to more from this author.
June 15, 2013
The person I wanted for Mad. was Sid.Look like the guy I like never get the girl especially after someone was loving someone that long.The story was a shocker I would have never guest their profession,but i did love the story.A lot of drama after Ez. didn't want me after explaining how I felt I could not or would not accepted him back after pouring my heart out to him.Like I said the best guy never get the girl he loved her no mattet what and thats who she should have loved. I wish just once the person who loved 1st get the girl\guy.I know what I would like in the next book a twist on who Maddie baby gonna be for Sid. or Ez.That would be interesting
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