Unfinished Business: The Smooth Operators Return

by Olayinka Aikens

Love, Sin & Hip-Hop is a new version of this title. It will be released in February 2016. Smooth Operators is the first part to Love, Sin & Hip-Hop.

304 pages, Paperback

First published November 13, 2012

About the author

Author Olayinka Aikens was born and raised in Oakland, California where she got her start penning stories at the tender age of eight. After college she penned her first novel and hasn't stopped writing since. Before taking a brief hiatus from the craft, she spent time working on various projects in Los Angeles in the entertainment industry as a ghostwriter. Olayinka holds a degree in Psychology from Southern University and A&M College and a Master of Professional Writing degree from Chatham University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She calls Dallas, Oakland and Atlanta home. In 2015 Olayinka founded Ushujaa Publishing, a company determined to publish real, raw reads, straight from the heart. Ushujaa means courage in Swahili.

Reviews

[African Americans on the Move Book Club · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfinished Business follows the professional and love lives of Cameron, Angela, Monica and Alonzo.


Watching Cameron overcome the heart break and bitterness from his relationship with Angela was interesting. But this was also interesting from Angela's point of view. Balancing emotions and business ambitions showed strength in both characters, but the real strength was shown when they decided to step forward to become a family for their sake and the sake of their unborn child.


The way that other characters such as Double R and Dray were involved in the life of Monica made her relationship with Alonzo just as challenging. Her strength and independence is exactly what Alonzo needed to complete his life, so he welcomed the challenge of winning her heart.


This book was full of drama and some moments that will have the reader saying "where did did that come from."

Emmanuel Brown
AAMBC Reviewer

[OOSA · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Second Time Around

Olayinka Aikens’ “Unfinished Business” is the story of Cameron James, Monica Holiday, Angela Daniels and Alonzo Stone. Cameron had his heart broken by Angela when she dumped him and married another man. Now she's divorced and ready to get her first love back. Monica has had her own problems in the game called love. Will she and Alonzo get past their differences to see that they are truly meant for each other?

This would have been a good book if it had been edited correctly. I had a hard time finishing it. There were a lot of misspelled and missing words which made it very difficult to enjoy. The story line did flow well but errors proved too distracting.

Reviewed by: Yolanda