[Missouri-l] final reminder: Accessible World Presents Romance Discussion, with Francis Ray, Friday, September 18, 2009

[Nancy Lynn]

Newswire,
Francis Ray, author of I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, available in Braille from 
The National Library Service is the author of many novels. In our next 
Romance discussion, we will have the pleasure of having her  with us as we 
discuss the two related novels,        Like The First Time and Any Rich Man 
Will Do.

What happens when life does not go according to    plan? What do you do when 
life as you know it  is gone forever? How do you choose a course of action 
and put  life back together? The three women in Like The First time all face 
this thorny situation. When a marriage proposal is not forthcoming, your 
company downsizes and the job you have counted on is gone, when a marriage 
is threatened by demands of a new business, how does love survive? Three 
women, friends and partners in business,  face these difficulties in Like 
The First time. In Any Rich Man Will do, a woman out of luck, choices,   and 
hope learns that a    new beginning can come not only from  romance but 
through  love new friends share. Both   novels   reflect  concerns of 
economic reality for many. The women here are making changes  as they travel 
on the road to romance that will affect   their lives.

  A review of both books is below.

Like The First Time  db62376
Author: Francis Ray


THE GOOD SISTER. Claire Bennet has lost her job for the second time in as 
many years due to downsizing. She doesn't know what she's going to do since 
her
checking account has almost been stripped bare and her older brother is 
always a day late and a dollar short. With no man in her life, her parents' 
home
is all she has and she's going to lose that unless she can think of 
something quick.

THE GOOD LOVER. Fashionable and trendy Brooke Dunlap has also been 
downsized, but she's not worried because she expects her wealthy boyfriend 
to propose
any day now. Unfortunately, Randolph Peterson III has other plans and dumps 
her. Now Brooke is left devastated with no engagement ring, a pile of bills
and a Jag that's in the shop.

THE GOOD WIFE. Lorraine Averhart lost one of her dearest friends to cancer 
only months before and with that friendship, their dream of opening their 
own
florist shop. But when Lorraine sees the wonderful candles, soaps and bath 
gels Claire has created, she pushes them to go into business together. With
Brooke's savvy about what women want, Claire's products and Lorraine's 
money, they're sure to be a hit. They've got nothing to lose, so why not?

But Lorraine's marriage comes under terrible strain as the business takes 
off and a new  temptation appears on the horizon; Claire becomes involved 
with
one of the most powerful men in town; and Brooke is forced to reevaluate 
what matters most: a fat bank account or love and belonging somewhere she 
cancall  home?


Any Rich Man Will Do db62691
Author: Francis Ray

In this new novel from  national bestselling author Francis Ray, a bad girl 
falls on hard times, and forgiveness and redemption are the only things she
has left.

Broke and living in a shabby motel, beautiful bad girl Jana Franklin has 
become an outcast in the elite Dallas society she once ruled. With her 
divorce
from wealthy Gray Livingston, her dubious past, and no skills to claim, Jana 
is unable to support herself. Without friends and without hope, she has no
one she can depend on but herself.
Then one night she stumbles (literally!) into Olivia Maxwell's store, 
Midnight Dreams. There she meets Tyler Maxwell---the first man she can't 
maneuver,
toy with, or fool. After this chance meeting, tough girl Jana learns that it 
takes more than scheming to

 get her man.

Gentle and soft spoken, Francis Ray is a   writer who cares deeply about 
language.  She is one of the best African American novelists writing today. 
The author of 42 novels, Francis  works as a nurse and resides in Houston, 
Texas.    Open to honest discussion of her books, I know you will find her a 
delightful lady. This is a night you can't  miss.   You can join the 
discussion by following the information for time and date below.

We meet on the third Friday of each month.   If you have questions, write to 
me at:

Bonnie Blose at:
Bookmaven1 at verizon.net.

Date: Friday, Sept. 18,  2009

Time:  6:00 p.m. PDT, 7:00 p.m. MDT, 8:00 p.m. CDT, 9:00 p.m. EDT

           and elsewhere in the world Saturday 1:00 GMT.

Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to Romance 
Literature Room at:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsfd8219297b18

Or, alternatively,

Select The Romance Literature Room at:
http://www.accessibleworld.org.

Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.

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the
attendees if you do not have a microphone.

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