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Single Mama #1
Single Mama Drama
Her baby daddy’s a deadbeat. Her ex-boyfriend thinks she’s a booty call. Her fiancé was cheating on her—and his wife… And now he’s dead.
Twenty-eight-year-old Vanessa Cain had no idea that Eli, her husband-to-be, was already a married man. Or that he had a girlfriend on the side! Then, when Eli is killed by his mistress’s husband, Vanessa’s crazy world gets even more complicated. Now Eli’s hostile widow, who happens to own the hip South Beach condo Vanessa and her young daughter shared with Eli, wants her out. Vanessa loves her home—it’s the one stable thing in her life. But to keep it, she has to come up with money. Lots of it.
Which means bringing in big business for her boss’s motivational speaking agency. And Chaz Andersen is big , the biggest name in life coaching and the hottest man alive. So with a business plan and a bikini, Vanessa heads down to the Bahamas to convince Chaz to sign with her—unaware that this single mama is about to get herself into a whole lot more drama.
Twenty-eight-year-old Vanessa Cain had no idea that Eli, her husband-to-be, was already a married man. Or that he had a girlfriend on the side! Then, when Eli is killed by his mistress’s husband, Vanessa’s crazy world gets even more complicated. Now Eli’s hostile widow, who happens to own the hip South Beach condo Vanessa and her young daughter shared with Eli, wants her out. Vanessa loves her home—it’s the one stable thing in her life. But to keep it, she has to come up with money. Lots of it.
Which means bringing in big business for her boss’s motivational speaking agency. And Chaz Andersen is big , the biggest name in life coaching and the hottest man alive. So with a business plan and a bikini, Vanessa heads down to the Bahamas to convince Chaz to sign with her—unaware that this single mama is about to get herself into a whole lot more drama.
- GenresAfrican American
395 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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December 9, 2015
I thought this book was going to be a great read but it wasn't The first couple of chapters were long and drawn out. This book doesn't get interesting until towards the end. I read this on my Kindle so at about 65% I started to enjoy it. Hopefully the next book in the series is better.
September 30, 2020
I love this book couldn't wait to read part 2
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July 30, 2011Vanessa's life is shattered when her fiancé, retired NFL star Eli Johnson, is brutally murdered in the arms of another woman, literally. As if that isn't bad enough, it is soon revealed that Eli is actually still legally married to his ex Tassie although they have been separated for almost eight years. Bitter Tassie plays the part of a deeply in love and grieving widow seemlessly and takes advantage of the fact that she is technically Eli's widow. She does her best to take Vanessa and Eli's shared condo as well as smear Vanessa's name in the media, portraying her as an evil, home wrecking and gold digging, mistress. Vanessa is shocked, heartbroken, and mortified to say the least, but being a mother she has to put that to the side and think of her small daughter, and refuses to give up her daughter's home without a fight.
As sorry as I feel for Vanessa, this single mother has a lot of growing to do. All the drama she encounters is directly linked to her being a serial dater and jumping to the next man as soon as her flavor of the month or current relationship fails. She has a bad habit of choosing the wrong men and should instead really focus on creating balance for herself and young Rayna rather than chaos. Most women encounter a bad guy or two in their lifetimes but that seems to be all Vanessa dates. . . until she meets famous motivational speaker Chaz Anderson that is. An opportunity of a lifetime presents itself along with her first real shot at the ideal romantic relationship. They move incredibly fast and fall in love over the course of one weekend. Again Vanessa never thinks twice about introducing yet another man to her daughter, although Chaz is concerned about confusing little Rayna. It seems that Vanessa has finally landed the perfect man, but that too is in jeopardy when Rayna's deadbeat father shows up out of thin air demanding to see his daughter. This woman can't seem to avoid the drama, and reaches for a glass of wine whenever things get tough, but I guess we can't really blame her.
This novel is particularly long winded and a bit boring here and there. I suspect most of that is due to the fact that the author jumps ahead only by minutes or hours not days or longer. A story can become tedious to read when following one character every second of their life while impatiently anticipating the pending drama to explode and then resolve. Following Vanessa's love life, her horrendously negative sister, and her coworkers drama is a bumpy ride worth every second!
As sorry as I feel for Vanessa, this single mother has a lot of growing to do. All the drama she encounters is directly linked to her being a serial dater and jumping to the next man as soon as her flavor of the month or current relationship fails. She has a bad habit of choosing the wrong men and should instead really focus on creating balance for herself and young Rayna rather than chaos. Most women encounter a bad guy or two in their lifetimes but that seems to be all Vanessa dates. . . until she meets famous motivational speaker Chaz Anderson that is. An opportunity of a lifetime presents itself along with her first real shot at the ideal romantic relationship. They move incredibly fast and fall in love over the course of one weekend. Again Vanessa never thinks twice about introducing yet another man to her daughter, although Chaz is concerned about confusing little Rayna. It seems that Vanessa has finally landed the perfect man, but that too is in jeopardy when Rayna's deadbeat father shows up out of thin air demanding to see his daughter. This woman can't seem to avoid the drama, and reaches for a glass of wine whenever things get tough, but I guess we can't really blame her.
This novel is particularly long winded and a bit boring here and there. I suspect most of that is due to the fact that the author jumps ahead only by minutes or hours not days or longer. A story can become tedious to read when following one character every second of their life while impatiently anticipating the pending drama to explode and then resolve. Following Vanessa's love life, her horrendously negative sister, and her coworkers drama is a bumpy ride worth every second!
July 20, 2010
When I bought this book, the reviews for it weren't good at all, but the first few pages led me to believe otherwise. I have now read this book twice and marked it as a "favorite." This is my 2nd time reading the book and since I read it years ago and have now gotten older, I now see realized how naive Vanessa was. Due to the way the book ended, I knew a sequel had to be coming and it did. I can't wait to get started on that one.
August 16, 2014
Loved it.... Part 1 and 2 . Defininatly a page turner.
I would recommend this book ..... Both.
The main character is very silly and young and finds her self in situations because she doesn't think things through.
I would recommend this book ..... Both.
The main character is very silly and young and finds her self in situations because she doesn't think things through.
December 29, 2008
It was a very good book, but I didn't like the way it ended. I didn't know there would be a sequel at the time. Now I am looking forward to next book.
January 28, 2010
The book had the weirdest ending...didn't get it at all! Quite disappointing actually because it was a pretty good read up until the last line.
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April 5, 2010Dumbest book ever! Dumb story line, dumb content... waste of time.
November 5, 2011
good read but very dissapointing ending.
June 21, 2013
This was pretty good, but at times seemed all over the place. Sometimes I wondered what happened to intuition and instinct?
August 13, 2015
Shocking story about a woman whos world is turned upside down when she discovers what the man she loved had been keeping from her.
March 8, 2016
It was a good read but it just stopped. i turned the page to continue reading but i was at the end. Luckily there's a part 2!
September 22, 2008
LOVED IT....Can't wait until the sequel!
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