Brenda L. Thomas, Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker, Crystal L Kiss the Year Goodbye

Kiss the Year Goodbye

Brenda L. Thomas, Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker, Crystal Lacey Winslow & Daaimah S. Poole

Pocket, Nov 2005, $14.00, 368 pp.

ISBN: 0743497074

"Whatever It Takes" by Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker. Twenty-three year old Devlin outrageously flirts with his mother's best friend, thirty-six year old India. Though he "heats" up her coochie, she assumes he is too young. Devlin begins to break down her barriers as he wants the older woman and believes she desires him too, but she thinks she robs the cradle as he is her friend's child D.J.

"Every New Year" by Brenda L. Thomas. Dr. Cynthia and her state trooper boyfriend Terrell, look forward to a vacation, but she misses the flight. Rushing to catch a later one, her taxi is caught in the middle of a street shoot-out before crashing through a store window. Cyn lands in the hospital suffering from amnesia, and becomes attracted to her Dr. Strohmile.

"I Play for Keeps" by Crystal Lacey Winslow. Unlike her outgoing twin sister Jada, Jovie is a prim person until she meets London. However, when he begins seeing another woman, a distraught Jovie decides to be exactly like her sibling and get her man.

"My Boo" by Daaimah S. Poole. Gina misses her boyfriend Chris who works three states away. Her roommate Bianca meets Khalil and has quite an encounter. Not long afterward Gina, who owns their home, throws Bianca out after the latter dissed her. Khalil visits and tells Gina he wants her; will she choose the exciting "threat" or the safe "distance"?

These are four well written heated relationship dramas that readers will enjoy, though beware that there are plenty of graphic adult scenes and profanity.