Synopses & Reviews
A trio of great single women is being driven to distraction; they have one thing in common -- Randall Hollis, a successful art dealer at the top of his game. Randall is rich, handsome, and charming -- the true-to-life dream lover of these smart, independent women who all find themselves passionately involved with him during the same seven-month period.
There's Medora Jackson, an artist who has loved Randall since college and is now desperately trying to cut him loose. But turning Randall Hollis out of her life will end up being far more difficult than she thinks. There's Ana Reese-Mitchell, a wealthy widow and art collector who is haunted by the death of her best friend and the specter of her cruel late husband. She hopes Randall Hollis will be her second chance at love. And there's ambitious Taylor Benedict, a graduate student in art history who is coming to terms with her parents' divorce and problems from her childhood that she can't chase away. She's sure that Randall Hollis will be the first rung on her ladder to success.
Randall Hollis is a man for all seasons, representing a different fantasy for each of the women who love him. As the novel unfolds, each woman will discover more about herself than she bargained for. And each, along with the errant Randall himself, will finally know the true meaning of love and the peace that comes with forgiveness.
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“Theres a richness of language in Wesleys writing, joined by a delightful sense of humor.” San Francisco Examiner
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“A warm, witty comedy of midlife manners.” Boston Herald
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“Valerie Wilson Wesley tells a funny, wise tale in these pages, and she tells it very well.” Bebe Moore Campbell
Synopsis
A trio of great single women is being driven to distraction; they have one thing in common -- Randall Hollis, a successful art dealer at the top of his game. Randall is rich, handsome, and charming -- the true-to-life dream lover of these smart, independent women who all find themselves passionately involved with him during the same seven-month period.
Synopsis
With this charming, deeply entertaining story, the author of the celebrated novel Ain' t Nobody' s Business If I Do and the Tamara Hayle mystery series firmly establishes herself as a prominent name in contemporary fiction. A trio of great single women are being driven to distraction. Randall Hollis, 36, is rich, good-looking, and charming-- the true-to-life dream lover of three smart, independent women who all find themselves involved with him during the same seven months. There' s Medor 35, who has loved him nearly all her life but is desperately trying to cut him loose; Ana, 47, a widow who hopes he will be her second chance at love; and Taylor, 26, an ambitious grad student who is sure he is the first rung on her ladder to success. Each woman will discover more about herself than she bargained for, and each will find, along with the way, the true path to happiness and love.
About the Author
Valerie Wilson Wesley is the author of the novels Always True to You in My Fashion and Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do, winner of the 2000 Best Fiction Award of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, as well as the nationally bestselling Tamara Hayle mystery series. A contributing editor at Essence magazine, her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Ms. and the New York Times. She lives in New Jersey.