1999 Will Bring
Two New Releases
by
Raynetta Maņees

ALL THE WAY HOME
A Mother's Touch
May


Juggling a career as a TV reporter and raising a grandchild alone is challenging enough for Jolene Jeffries. But when she meets Akron Jamison, a strikingly handsome carpenter who wants her help in convincing the city council to give him a grant to repair old houses in the community Jolene knows she has her hands full. For it isn't long before they try to build a house of their own.

AND

FANTASY!
September

ON A FANTASY CRUISE...
When struggling singer Sameerah Clark Landed a job on the Fantasy crusise liner, she thought she was the main act--not a mere back-up vocalist for singing idol, Tony Harmon. Angry at the unexpected turn of events, she blurts out her frustration. But Tony isn't offended. In fact, he's nothing less than intrigued by this fiery woman with a voice as smooth as melted honey. When he invites her on stage to sing a duet with him--a duet that he ends with a bold kiss--desire courses through Sameerah's blood..

A REAL LOVE SETS SAIL...
Docked in Puerto Rico, Sameerah and Tony spend a magical afternoon together. Sameerah is impressed at just how down-to-earth this mega-star really is, until she spots him in an embrace with a woman on the ship's deck. But despite what she witnessed, Sameerah can't quite convince herself that Tony is just another playboy celebrity--not after the electrifying connection they shared. But will her intuition be enough to overcome the jealous agendas that threaten to keep two soul mates apart?

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