NO MORE PLAYAS

Author: Brenda Jackson ISBN: 0312331827 11/2005 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN

Lance Montgomery, renowned relationship expert, has perfected the art of being a playa. His acclaimed workshops and bestselling books prove it. His most popular title, The Playa's Handbook, caused a major uproar among black women and men, and shot to the top of the bestseller list. Then he met Dr. Asia Fowler, a colleague whose views on love are vastly different from his own. Intrigued and unable to forget her, Lance wanted her in his bed. Instead, she found her way into his heart. Fighting his feelings for her, Lance drives her into the arms of another man. Soon after, he realizes Dr. Asia Fowler is the first woman he has ever loved. Now he's determined to get her back. No matter what.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

NO MORE PLAYAS centers on the volatile relationship between Dr. Lance Montgomery and Dr. Asia Fowler. As the author of a popular guide to being a "playa", Lance is having a rough time convincing Asia that he isn't playing any games when he says he loves her. The situation is complicated by Asia's engagement to marry another man. Lance then sets out to win back Asia before she marries the wrong man.

Although the follow-up to THE PLAYA'S HANDBOOK, NO MORE PLAYAS stands alone. The author gives enough background information that the reader doesn't get lost or confused by mentioning characters and events from the previous book. Although the book focuses on Lance and Asia, there's a spicy romance between Lance's sister, Carrie, and the PI she hires, as well as a compelling subplot about Carrie being blackmailed over her troubled past.

Complete with sexy characters and a hot romance, NO MORE PLAYAS is a perfect beach read that leaves the reader salivating over the prospect of another book featuring either of Lance's brothers.

Kendra Patterson