Simply Cheris. . .

Chelsea’s life with her “mother” wasn’t easy. Anita wanted a family – more specifically a husband. She led little Chelsea to believe that they were biologically related. But when Anita had a man in her life, she ignored her daughter and seemingly turned a blind eye to the sexual abuse Chelsea suffered starting at the age of ten. Jimmy Peterson had been Chelsea’s last abuser. She’d been 15 at the time that he moved in with Anita. “That house was clocked in evil,” said former neighbor Betty Wallace. “I’d hear that poor child crying out for help at night. When I tried to talk to Anita, she told me to mind my damn business. I tried to call the authorities but they didn’t follow up.” Then the fire happened. Details of that night are sketchy, but Anita and Jimmy were locked in the basement as the house burned. It was ruled an arson and Chelsea was the only suspect. When the story made the papers, her aunt Lucy Washington found her. Lucy had been Chelsea’s real father’s sister and ...

The Carmen Chronicles Five years after the death of Carmen De La Croix, New York Daily Observer reporter, Clara Fields uncovered what drove Solomon Crawford’s former right hand woman to madness. This is what she found out:                 The violent end to Carmen De La Croix’s life seemed to be a self fulfilling prophecy. Born Chelsea Rodriguez, the little girl was placed up for adoption at the age of three. She was raised by a woman who she thought was her mother, but Angela Chavez was one of the New York City Department of Child Services foster parents. During the 1980s, there were some women who used the foster system as a way to supplement their income and Chavez was one of the worst.                 According to county records, Chavez had collected payments in excess of $40,000 for children who were no longer in her care. B...

Which is sweeter, love or revenge? Find out this November.

Do you agree that he did things for love that he never thought he'd do to win Kandace?

Rico Carlson wasn’t used to hearing no. But that was what the shapely red head standing in his office just said to him. No, she’d said with an attitude and with finality. But he was holding all of the cards and he knew that. “Miss Norris,” Rico said, leaning back in his leather desk seat and kicking his Italian loafer clad feet up on the desk. “I own the property where you and your father have that non working farm and I will do with it what I damn well please. You can take my offer of five hundred thousand dollars or you can leave with nothing.” She leaned across his desk giving him a birds eye view of her creamy cleavage. “I’m not taking a thing and we’re not going anywhere. That non working farm, as you call, it is a historic landmark.” “And history is always being rewritten.” Pounding her hand on the desk, she glared at him and Rico didn’t intimidated easily, but those hazel eyes trained on him as if they were heat seeking missiles aimed at his heart. If looks could ...

SHE MAKES A MOVE FOR HIS HEART… He’s hot and he’s single, but Antonio Billups has been out of the dating game for three years. Since his wife died, his focus has been on his business—and their son A.J. Enter new-in-town sultry, sexy Serena Jacobs, a woman who just might inspire Antonio to change his mind about being alone… THAT HIS BODY CAN’T RESIST… Serena’s new restaurant is about to take off, and so is her heart—to Antonio. But events from her past are about to hit the fan—with a little help from Antonio’s scheming sister-in-law. Soon, Hollywood catfights and long-ago love affairs threaten the steamy relationship between Antonio and Serena, and when their secret histories collide, they must choose between a future with—or without—love…

   Chapter One     Solomon Crawford turned his back to the buxom blond model lying beside him. She was on the cover of Maxim this month and he thought it would’ve taken him longer to get her in bed. In reality, it had only taken him two hours and a bottle of expensive champagne to get ‘what’s her name’ to drop her panties and give him what every man in America wanted. But for all her beauty and silicone, she was a complete bore in bed. The woman lay there just like a sack of flour and Solomon had never been more disappointed. He probably would’ve had more fun watching paint dry or grass grow. The red numbers on the alarm clock next to the bed read four-thirty.     Hell, the room is paid for, he thought as he rose from the bed. Solomon didn’t even try to be gentle or quiet as he reached for his discarded Armani slacks and Italian leather loafers.     “Where are you going?” she asked, her voice deepened by sleep.   ...

I'm so excited that Betting On Love   is coming out this week. This book is a milestone for me because it is my tenth novel. Also, it is the first book that was actually inspired by a real event. When you all read it, I'll tell you the story behind the book. Betting On Love also introduces you to three friends who I will be writing about in the future. (Like February, No Other Love Will Do  .) If I can't make it to your city for a signing, but you want an autograph, e-mail me directly at cheris87@bellsouth.net with your address for an autograph label. Thank you so much for your support and I hope you enjoy Betting On Love. Cheris.

Ultimate bad boy Solomon Crawford dates for sport. He hunts the most attractive women in town, and after sex, leaves before sunrise, never to return. He also happens to co-own the hottest resort in North Carolina—Sugar Mountain, where stunner Kandace Davis is taking a much-needed break from her hectic work schedule. The last thing the two expect is to find each other—in a steamy hot tub… Solomon is the most arrogant, wickedly sexy man Kandace has ever met, but she’s not the only one who can’t resist him. Carmen De La Croix, Solomon’s business partner, has loved him from the start—with a vengeance. There’s no way in hell she’ll allow Solomon and Kandace to play out their passion in front of her. In fact, she’ll do whatever it takes to keep Solomon away from the woman he’s finally ready to watch the sunrise with…