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Trouble Loves Company

Trouble Loves Company, September 2007
by Angie Daniels

Dafina
Featuring: Renee Moore
304 pages
ISBN: 0758217455
EAN: 9780758217455
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"Plot twist after plot twist that the reader never sees coming, dealing with common women's issues"

Fresh Fiction Review

Trouble Loves Company
Angie Daniels

Reviewed by Patricia Woodside
Posted September 18, 2007

Multicultural African-American | Multicultural Romance

Renee, Danielle, and Kayla are in trouble. Big trouble. Man trouble.

Renee is married to a great guy. The hard-working, dependable, loving father to her children, tremendous provider type. Problem is, despite all that, he does nothing for her where it counts. In the bedroom. So Renee's been stepping out, getting her groove on with whomever she desires. John doesn't seem to notice her bedroom boredom but she gets a wakeup call when he involves them both in a new game.

Danielle has a man she can't depend on, just the last of many. She has a thing for thugs. Low-rider jeans-wearing types with underwear sticking out, cornrows, gold chains... and no j-o-b. But it doesn't seem to matter to Dani as long as she's getting her sexual needs satisfied. To make matters worse, she's having a hard time taming her hot-to- trot teenage daughter. When a guy comes along who is less thug and more man, should Dani forget about the bad boys and try for a chance at something more?

Kayla, overweight and insecure, has had a steady guy for four years. Only he's a prominent—and very married— pastor. Her girlfriends, Renee and Dani, have been trying to get her to drop him for years, and now, a handsome co- worker is showing interest. But Kayla's convinced that she's in love and if she just plays her cards right, she'll be the next First Lady. That is, until Pastor Brown's games take an unexpected turn that could mean life or death.

Angie Daniels is particularly adept at stringing together plot twist after plot twist in ways that the reader never sees coming. At times, the graphic sex scenes were a bit over the top, at least for me, but if one likes their romance hot, then TROUBLE LOVES COMPANY may be just the read. I never felt completely drawn into the story but rather as though I were listening to it, which detracted a bit from my enjoyment. But in the midst of their sexual escapades, the three main characters search their hearts and struggle with issues that many women face in order to find true love. That was enough to keep me reading.

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SUMMARY

The acclaimed author of In the Company of My Sistahs returns with a sexy, sassy, and moving new novel about three friends who've had their share of life's ups and downs-with no sign that the rollercoaster is going to stop anytime soon.

For romance author Renee Moore, true love only exists in books. Despite a wealthy, adoring husband, Renee is unhappy-and deeply unsatisfied, which explains her bed-hopping habit. But Renee's husband will do anything to keep her, including embarking on an erotic lifestyle that includes swinging, which forces Renee to confront some painful truths about her marriage-and herself.

Practical Nurse Danielle Brooks has always had a thing for young thugs-until her latest, Ron, pushes her too far with his baby mama drama and freeloading ways. Danielle realizes it may be time to rethink her choices in men. But when her troubled teenage daughter ends up pregnant, Danielle's worlds collide as she finds herself torn between a girl who has a habit of crying wolf-and a man who swears he's not the father.

As far as administrative assistant Kayla Johnson is concerned, Reverend Leroy Brown walks on water-despite the fact that he's cheating on his wife-with her. Kayla is convinced the naughty Reverend is going to leave his family for her-until she catches him in bed with another woman. But walking away from Leroy is only the beginning of Kayla's troubles.

As Renee, Danielle and Kayla band together, they discover a world of secrets they never imagined-and learn a lesson about the power of love, truth, and friendship that makes it all worthwhile.


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