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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Newswire,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> A review of both books is below.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Like The First Time db62376</FONT></DIV><FONT
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Author: Francis Ray </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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<BR>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<BR>is all she has and she's going to lose that unless she can
think of something quick.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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<BR>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<BR>and a Jag that's in the shop.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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<BR>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<BR>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?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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<BR>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?<BR></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Any Rich Man Will Do db62691</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Author: Francis Ray</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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<BR>has left.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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<BR>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<BR>one she can depend on but herself.<BR>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,<BR>toy with, or
fool. After this chance meeting, tough girl Jana learns that it takes more than
scheming to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> get her man.<BR></DIV>
<DIV></FONT>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>We meet on the third Friday of each month. If you have
questions, write to me at:</DIV>
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<DIV>Bonnie Blose at:<BR><A
href="mailto:Bookmaven1@verizon.net">Bookmaven1@verizon.net</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>Date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2009</DIV>
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