A New Kind Of Bliss, A

Griffin is a budding name in mainstream African American fiction. --Chicago magazine



After her father's death, Emily Yancy agrees to move back to her dead-end hometown. But she's dreading every minute she'll have to spend in her mother's tiny apartment. After all, she's a forty-three-year-old divorcée who's doing just fine on her own. There are some rewards for dutiful daughters though--like Aaron Merritt, a rich, single doctor with chocolate skin and bedroom eyes. . .



Aaron is soon taking Emily to fancy restaurants and inviting her to meet his family. But when the lights go out, something's missing. Enter Teddy Simms, Emily's eighth-grade crush. Teddy hasn't achieved what Aaron has--but he's picked up a few skills in other areas. Will Emily choose a relationship that doesn't satisfy her mind--or an easy compatibility that doesn't quite extend into the bedroom? Or is there some way she can find the best of both worlds?



A compelling drama about three families striving for the American dream. --Booklist on If These Walls Could Talk



Fear and joy practically leap off the pages. A well-written story you will hate to see end. --RT Book Reviews on Once Upon a Project



Griffin expertly explores the universal search for love. --Booklist

BETTYE GRIFFIN is the author of Trouble Down the Road, A New Kind of Bliss, Once Upon a Project, If These Walls Could Talk, Nothing But Trouble, and The People Next Door. A native of Yonkers, New York, she now makes her home in Southeast Wisconsin. Visit her online at www.bettyegriffin.com.

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