Something on the Side

Carl Weber—the New York Times bestselling author of The First Lady and So You Call Yourself a Man—represents with a straight-up novel about friendship and love, sex and betrayal, and how getting some on the side is never as simple as it seems…

Meet Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny—the bodacious women of the Big Girls Book Club. There’s only one rule to being a member. You must be at least a size 14…

BGBC president Tammy loves everything about her life—her two kids, her fierce friends, her BMW. She especially loves taking care of business for her husband, Tim, for whom she’d do anything. This year, she intends to top all his past birthdays by having a threesome with her best friend, Egypt. Now, if only Egypt will agree to grant them this very special favor…

Isis’s boyfriend, Tony, romances her every chance he gets—and he knows how to turn up the heat, which makes Isis willing to lay down and die for him. That is until a man from her past steps back into her life—with only one goal in mind: win back the woman he’s never been able to forget.

But not every BGBC member is lucky with men. Once upon a time, single mom Nikki would have made love to her man in the middle of Times Square for the entire country to see. Now that he’s her ex, it takes everything she has not to kill him (or let her roommate, Tiny, do it for her), especially since he has a way of disappointing their son every chance he gets—and then making her look like the bad guy.

And then there’s hot-to-trot Coco Brown, who has a habit of messing around with married men. It doesn’t bother her, as long as they don’t try to deny it. But now that she’s hooked up with a man who makes his living being every woman’s fantasy, all she cares about is making sure he doesn’t stray.

As insatiable about books as they are about love—or lust—these friends are about to discover how tough it is to keep it real when they all have Something on the Side.

The First Lady

The national bestselling author of The Preacher’s Son and So You Call Yourself A Man returns with a scandalously spirited new novel about a woman who will always be her husband’s First Lady—even after she’s gone.

Charlene Wilson, First Lady of First Jamaica Ministries, has lived a good life with her beloved Bishop T.K. Wilson and their two wonderful children. But now that the Lord has seen fit to call her home, someone needs to take care of her man.

That’s why Charlene has planned to hang around in spirit—to make sure T.K. ends up with the right woman. First in line is Marlene, the mother of T.K.’s illegitimate daughter. Then there’s Monique Johnson, the unapologetic First Lady of Plastic Surgery and Implants. Next is Savannah Dickens, the church’s attractive new choir soloist. And last but not least is Charlene’s good friend, Sister Lisa Mae Johnson, widow of Pastor Lee Jones.

With the help of her friend Alison, Charlene prepares a series of letters addressed to the lucky ladies. Alison has vowed to keep an eye on T.K.’s social life and deliver the letters as needed. No one else knows about the letters, but rest assured, they will shake up a whole lot of people. Charlene may soon be gone, but her presence will be felt.

She Ain't The One

National bestselling authors Carl Weber and Mary B. Morrison team up to bring a hot, hilarious page-turner featuring two of their favorite characters. The path of true love never runs smoothly—and neither does the path of raw desire—as the ultimate player discovers when his next Ms. Right Now turns out to be so very wrong.

After a rocky marriage, irresistibly seductive Jay Crawford is ready for a new woman—and a new challenge. It doesn’t take him long to find both in one fine package: Ashlee Anderson. With a face and body that scream sex, she’s just what he’s looking for: hard-to-get, feisty, and freaky. But he’d never suspect just how freaky . . .

When Jay approaches Ashlee at a club, she almost thinks he’s too nice to have to pay the price for the last man who mistreated her. Almost. But Jay’s not so nice—and Ashlee’s every bit as sexy as he suspected. It’s a discovery he’ll soon regret, as what should’ve been a one-night stand extends into months of lovemaking that’s too hot to give up—and designed to burn him like never before, because Ashlee has no intention of letting their relationship end. Ever.

Now Jay is in over his head with a woman who will go to any lengths to possess him. Trouble is, Ashlee’s psycho behavior turns him on like nothing else. Maybe they’re both crazy. But after another passionate sex session that Jay vows will be their last, Ashlee confesses to a past so shocking that Jay knows for sure he’s got to get out—and that she definitely ain’t the one. The question is, can he escape in one piece?

So You Call Yourself A Man

The acclaimed national bestselling author of such smart, sexy novels as The Preacher’s Son and Player Haters returns with a tale of three best friends who’ve grown from boys to men together. But now that they’re each either married or about to be, they’re coming up against some of the real tests of manhood.

James Robinson and his wife, Cathy, have had their rough patches. But seven years into their marriage, things are better, and hotter, than ever—until the not-so-distant past catches up with James. During a particularly rocky period, James hooked up with a woman on his UPS route, and he wasn’t just delivering packages. Now, three years later, the fling has come back to haunt him—with a baby in tow. James has to decide whether to tell his wife, or keep the affair a secret and give in to his ex-mistress’s outrageous child support demands. The choice might not be so tough if he wasn’t falling in love—with his newfound son.

Meanwhile, James’s best friend, Brent Williams, has got his own romantic complications. He’s a fine brother who’s had women throwing themselves at him all his life, but it’s taken Brent a while to find someone who wants him for the man he is on the inside. He thinks he’s found her in his fiancée, Alison Jones. The plus-size beauty isn’t his usual type, but more important to Brent, she’s a born-again Christian, like him. They seem like a match made in heaven until a sexy third party threatens to come between them—someone Brent has been praying to resist.

Ever since he got married and moved to Seattle, Sonny Harrison has missed his friends in New York. But that’s going to change now that James has pulled some strings and gotten him a job at UPS. There’s just one problem—Sonny’s wife. When Sonny tells her the good news, she promptly sends him packing. Sonny’s heartbroken—until he reunites with his high school sweetheart, Tiffany. But his quick devotion soon turns suffocating—and scary. Tiffany wants out, but the harder she tries to end things, the harder Sonny hangs on. As his behavior becomes more and more obsessive, Brent and James may be the only ones who can intervene. But will helping Tiffany mean losing their friend forever?

The Preacher's Son

New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber has won over readers and critics alike with his smart, sexy, page-turning tales of family drama. Now he delivers his most powerful novel yet—an explosive story about an esteemed church family with a whole lot of repenting to do.

Bishop T.K. Wilson, popular pastor of the largest African-American church in Queens, New York, has decided to run for borough president. But his family values platform is on shaky ground. In public, his wife and two children are a shining example of respectability. Yet privately, the Wilson kids are giving in to the same temptations as any other young adults. And their parents have no idea what’s going on behind closed doors—including the closed doors of the church offices.

The bishop’s son, Dante Wilson, is treated like royalty, and his good looks cause the congregation’s young women to think—and act on—some very impure thoughts. Personable and smart, he’s expected to assume his father’s position one day. The problem is, Dante wants to be a lawyer, and that’s not the only secret he’s keeping. He’s also met the woman of his dreams—who happens to be his parents’ worst nightmare. But Dante isn’t the only one who’s about to test his parents’ faith . . .

Dante’s younger sister, Donna, is as sweet as they come, yet she isn’t exactly the virginal princess her beloved daddy thinks she is. And thanks to her suspicious, ambitious, not to mention meddling mother, he’s about to find that out—and more. To add insult to injury, Donna’s transgressions involve another man of God. And that’s only the beginning.

Just as the Pandora’s box of unwelcome surprises seems empty, it turns out that even Bishop Wilson has some skeletons in his closet—the kind that could cost him everything. Now all the Wilsons will have to face their
demons . . . and discover what family values are really about.

Married Men

Fresh, uncensored, and wildly entertaining, Married Men is Waiting to Exhale on testosterone—a male take on modern love, marriage . . . and everything in between.

Savvy, smart Kyle runs a booming African-American beauty supply business, but his main job is hiding his wife from the sistahs who would skin him alive for marrying a woman like her. Easygoing Allen can please his bossy Mama and his gold-digging fiancée—just not at the same time. Big-hearted Wil's got a wife with a mouth so big she should consider a career in broadcasting. And smooth and sexy Jay's “the man”—not only for his wife, but for all the other lovely ladies he can't resist.

Lifelong friends Kyle, Allen, Wil, and Jay are finding out that marriage means more than acting like the Huxtables. When each one is shown the door by his furious woman, the result is a rowdy romp through sleazy hotels, divorce court, jail, and Viagra®—all in the arms of old flames, young things, and big-thigh cutie pies. And as the friends fend off strippers, trippers, psycho ex-football players, and stuff too freaky to mention, they know there's one thing they can always count on . . . each other.

Sassy, spirited, and smart-tongued, Married Men takes the battle of the sexes to a whole new playing field, where the goal is staying true to your own game and still doing right by the woman you love.

Baby Momma Drama

This compelling novel is the hardcover debut of the author of the best-selling Married Men. In Richmond, Virginia, Stephanie and Jasmine compete for affection from their grandmother, Big Momma. The oldest sister, Jasmine, is waiting on her boyfriend, Derrick, to get out of jail. After three years of loyalty and celibacy, on one of her visits she finds Derrick in a compromising position with his baby's momma, Wendy. The hurt of that encounter causes her to seek out her friend, Dylan. Their relationship starts off shaky when his ex-girlfriend claims that she is pregnant. Little sister, Stephanie, has a daughter by her high-school sweetheart, Malek, who left her to pursue a music career in Washington, D.C. Throughout all of the baby momma drama, Jasmine and Stephanie learn that they actually have more in common, and that no matter what, they will always be sisters.

A Dollar and a Dream

Which of us hasn’t daydreamed about what we’d do if we won the lottery? A Dollar And A Dream brings those fantasies to hilarious, heartbreaking life in three stories by #1 national bestselling author Carl Weber and La Jill Hunt, Essence bestselling author Angel Hunter, and Cushcity.com bestselling author Dwayne S. Joseph.

In “Easy Street,” Carl Weber and La Jill Hunt deliver a drama-filled world of money, greed, and lies. When Paul, a wannabe player, is sent out by his neighbors to buy lottery tickets, his world is turned upside-down—and so are the lives of unsuspecting friends who may not only lose the winning tickets, but also their homes.

“Ghetto Fabulous” is the story of a single mother with three kids from three different daddies. Money is what she needs, yet when she wins big, she’s left wondering what to do. Friends and family she never knew she had are suddenly coming out of the woodwork. But where were they when she needed help?

With one person designated to purchase tickets for the $180 million jackpot, six co-workers' lives will be changed forever as each of them learns just how strong the pull of money can be. “One Night, Six Dreams” is a wild, shocking tale of just how far a person might go to have it all.

Join these unforgettable characters as they learn exactly what money can and can’t buy in three fabulous, fast-paced stories of getting rich—and staying real.

Player Haters

Trent Duncan did a good job holding his family together after his dad died. He kept his little sister out of trouble and taught her about life. It’s just too bad he couldn’t do the same for himself. Now he’s the man your momma always warned you about: charming, smooth talking—and jobless. He’s got a phony business card and a line for every situation—and every conquest. But the ultimate player is about to play himself right outta the game. Because a couple of Trent’s ex-girlfriends are about to make him wish he’d listened to his momma.

The only person Trent can’t seem to get around anymore is his big brother, Wil. Wil’s got problems of his own. He thought he was happily married, until his wife, Diane, stopped being intimate with him. She’s got her reasons, but if she doesn’t explain herself soon, she may lose her husband to his voluptuous—and lusty—new secretary.

Meanwhile, little sister Melanie is all grown up and sure she’s met her prince—literally. Prince may be a friend of Trent’s, but the two men are like night and day. Prince is the kind of man Melanie would like to have kids with. Trouble is, she’s not alone.

Pretty soon, these three very different siblings have something in common—they’re all in hot water. And they need to find a way to help themselves—and each other—before they get burned.

Lookin' For Luv

Kevin left behind a chance at the NBA to coach delinquents, but his toughest assignment is finding a girl who won’t make his momma’s church group fall into praying mode. A teacher and a poet, Antoine can make a sister feel beautiful—or want to beat him with a blow dryer. Tyrone has talent, a bad attitude, and a crush on his boss’s wife. And Maurice is all that, if “that” means rude, arrogant, and dishonest.

Kevin’s got the looks. Antoine’s got heart and soul. Tyrone’s got the skills. And Maurice has got player moves. They've got it all, except for the one thing that matters most—the love of a good woman. What they find when they call 1-900-BLACK LUV is a riotous trip through religious freaks, hootchie mamas, chicken heads, gold diggers, and some serious Brides of Funkenstein. One thing’s for certain—when you play the game of love, you’ve got to be ready for anything.

As funny as it gets, Lookin' For Luv tells it like it is about modern romance, where every call is a chance to lose your mind—or find your soul mate.