The Only One: An Urban Tale of Romance

By Connie Divers Bradley

Celeste Evans is smart, attractive and single. She is also burnt out. But when superfine Troy Briggs appears on the scene, her romantic hopes are re-ignited despite his showing a preference for Debbie Marlowe, their blond, blue-eyed co-worker. Not to be outdone, once this plucky “Sistergirl” decides to compete with a perky “Barbie doll” for the sexy gaze of a “color-blind brotha”, things get interesting. Also on the look out is a vicious serial killer who has his own way of dealing with the rocky road to love, and Celeste Evans has caught his eye! Full of plot twists, humor, and suspense, “The Only One” is an urban contemporary slice of life, a compelling novel that explores the complicated relationships that define black love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Nov 21, 2014
• ISBN: 9781483419190

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