Entering Carl Marlsnick's life, you get the feeling that you are being watched. Sometimes too many flashy symbols of power and money signal danger for everyone who comes in contact; envy lurks and peril awaits. As we are reminded in A Blood Like Yours, secrets and deception rot the woodwork, waiting to be exposed, but they eventually show up to spoil the party. Although the Marlsnick household wakes to the sunshine from a Miami estate, their lives turn icy when Carl accepts the top position at the city s Chamber of Commerce. It is then that Carl's midlife celebration begins and ends with the young and irresistible Karra Johnson, a rising executive at the Miami Chamber of Commerce. Soon after the company's profits soar in the limelight of their business partnership, Karra's natural knack for seduction plays cat and mouse with Carl's ego until she surrenders. In no time, the couple leave displays of passion in South Beach, Tokyo, and the Vanuatu Islands despite Karra's traditional feelings about adulterous and interracial romance and Carl's high-profile marriage to Cynthia, a philanthropist. Their torrid affair eventually leads to more complications than they bargained for. Meanwhile, sons Craig and Cody explore their own sexual identities, dismissing notions about abstinence until adulthood. Saucy housekeeper Risa discovers the joys of voyeurism with revenge in mind. And once Cynthia learns of Carl's infidelity, her greatest challenge isn't pain, it's the choice between a bottomless bank account or facing an agonizing revelation from her clandestine past. Daisy Roberts shares a loaded debut novel as the lives of her characters intermingle, an intriguing and absorbing story of money, class, unadulterated sex, deceit, and genetics ties them together and highlights hard lessons for all.
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Alexa Fire of Canada s #1 lifestyles magazine Maisonneuve shouts from an early read: A Blood Like Yours is such a well-plotted story I wished it were a blood like mine. Exactly what it is, I can t disclose, but once mystery and chick lit readers get their hands on these pages, Daisy Roberts will be touted on the loud speaker as one of the best new fiction writers to creep on the circuit in 2007. --Maisonneuve Magazine - Alexa Fire
Candace Cross, managing editor of Institute of Industrial Engineers magazine states in an early review that A Blood Like Yours shimmers in that rare pool of fiction. --Institute of Industrial Engineers - Candi Cross
Candace Cross, managing editor of Institute of Industrial Engineers magazine states in an early review that A Blood Like Yours shimmers in that rare pool of fiction. --Institute of Industrial Engineers - Candi Cross
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Documentation, user guides, and backend coding fill the days of technical writers. But...What happens when a technical writer exits the instruction manual and enters the erotic tale? Atlanta-based technical writer Daisy Roberts announces the release of her first novel A Blood Like Yours. In the tradition of Southern storytelling, the plot swelters around rich characters whose ages are not defined by years but by drama (hint: adults that swing and teenagers that sizzle). Daisy Roberts is an experienced business woman with over fifteen years as an IT specialist. A Blood Like Yours is her debut novel. Roberts said that the novel writing was one of the most difficult tasks she s ever embarked on all due to time, not ability, no doubt. Juggling a career as a technical consultant, handling the duties as founder of a non-profit organization and parenting a 14-year-old daughter ensured many 3:00 a.m. writing flurries. Enlisting a patient editor who keeps the same wacky hours helped the process also. I learned when to let go of the words; not all were meant to stay, Roberts laughs. I never dreamed how exciting it would be to spill this crazy story onto the pages. I loved every minute of it, the joys and the agony. Daisy is the proud mother of a fourteen-year-old daughter.
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I began reading this book while at work and every break that I had for the past three days I was glued to it. There is never ending drama......I could see each and every character and scene in my head. Due to the complexity of each character I didn't know who I wanted like but I do know the one person I didn't like; Risa.....LOL! Not only was this book entertaining, it was educational and I learned quite a lot. Daisy Roberts is the literary truth and I look forward to the sequel and also can't wait to see the movie on the big screen.
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A Blood Like Yours,
By Charlie (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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Very Good Book...can hardly wait for the sequel. One Saturday, while at the hair salon, sitting underneath the hair dryer, I got so caught up I had to question the setting because it seemed as though the dryer shut off too soon. That's how captivating this book is. I know you'll enjoy it too.
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Awsome Book Daisy Roberts!!,
By cynthia smith (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews
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What can I say? This book was a great page turner. It took me about 2 1/2 days to read. I definitely didn't see the end coming; I got so caught up in the story... Each character is unique and will keep the reader's interest. I can't wait until the sequel. Great Job!!!
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