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Destiny's Daughters is a collection of stories by 3 of today's best contemporary authors: Donna Hill, Parry "EbonySatin" Brown, and Gwynne Forster. The story is about 3 sisters: Leticia, Clarissa, and Jamilla. They were separated from each other when they were only a few weeks old, and despite everything they have been through, never gave up on finding each other.

Donna Hill's story "More Than This" is about Leticia. Leticia has had a hard knock life and learned at an early age to use her good looks and body to get what she wants. After learning a raid is about to put an end to her successful call-girl business, she closes shop, changes her identity, and takes a trip to Miami. While there she gets more than she bargained after meeting Nathan, a man she finds herself falling for but after an old trick resurfaces, she must once again move on. After seeing a woman who closely resembles her on TV, she decides to go to the show to see if her long search is finally over.

Parry "EbonySatin" Brown's story "Life's Little Mysteries" is about Jamilla. Jamilla was the luckiest of the 3 as she was adopted by a good family and treated to the best of life. However after learning on her 13th birthday that she was adopted and part of a set of triplets, she begins to dream of finding her sisters and it begins to consume her life. Despite her success, Jamilla can't let go and after the private detective she hired comes up with a lead that turns out to be false, Jamilla finds herself on the verge of a nervous breakdown as she has become so obsessed with finding her sisters that it's beginning to cost her everything. One night while watching TV, she too sees a jazz singer with a face just like hers.

Gwynne Forster's story, The Journey is about Clarissa. After marrying at 18 to escape her foster family, Clarissa wakes up one day to and realizes how much of her life she has wasted and kicks out her cheating husband. Determined to follow her dreams and become a singer, she begins to find success after recording a demo and working in clubs. Of course, as quickly as her success begins, it all begins to fall apart but she too has had a sense of longing and wonders what happened to her long-lost sisters until they show up on her doorstep.

Destiny's Daughters is a wonderful collection of stories that will grab your attention as you can't wait to see what happens to Leticia, Clarissa, and Jamilla. You will enjoy each story and root for them as they not only find themselves but each other as well. I give this book 4 stars! Reviewed by Shay C of PeoplewholoveGoodBooks

This collection of three novellas by best selling authors: Gwynne Forster, Parry "Ebony Satin" Brown and Donna Hill is the story of three sisters, identical triplets, separated at birth who have longed to find one another for most of their adult lives. Their teenaged mother, Minnie Lou Holmes, died immediately after they were born and was also an orphaned child, making their search to find one another even more difficult. 16-years-old and living with her elderly Aunt Essie Mae in the sticks of Georgia, Minnie Lou had long been abandoned by her no count boyfriend. Her three daughters didn't have a chance from the day that they were born. Now grown women at age 33, these three sisters have three very different stories to tell.

Hill's, "More Than This," tells the story of Leticia, the youngest triplet who ended up in a group home in New Orleans. The beautiful Leticia learns life the hard way after being abused by men early in her young life. She uses her wit to get by and becomes the madam of an exclusive call girl operation. Living the good life three steps ahead of the local authorities has her relocating to Atlanta, New York and finally Florida in an attempt to run from the thing that she needs most: her sisters.

"Life's Little Mysteries" is the novella by Brown that introduces us to the story of the middle triplet, Jamilla. Adopted by a couple from California who could not have children of their own, she lives a life full of all the advantages an only child can have. On the surface she is satisfied and comfortable with her lifestyle until she is told that she is adopted and one of three triplets. Jamilla's feelings of disconnectedness and her lack of female friends become even more urgent.

In "The Journey," Forster's character Clarissa Holmes Medford is the eldest sister who was abandoned as an infant in a public restroom in Atlanta. She ends up in the foster care system never being adopted. She marries the first man that she encounters in an effort to put down some roots and be a part of a family. A kind, gentle spirit, Clarissa instead finds herself in an unfortunate situation, living in poverty in a loveless, abusive and adulteress marriage. She finally picks herself up and uses her musical gifts as a singer to make her way out of her tragic situation. Like her estranged siblings, Clarissa searches wide and far to find her sisters. It is Clarissa's journey that leads the sisters to one another.

The stories of three determined women who were born into desperation are a delightful read. Each story is full of emotion and life's lessons of love, hope and faith in the face of adversity. Each author paints a picture of well-developed characters that draw the readers to the heart of each woman. Readers will sit on the edge waiting for the big moment when the sisters finally find one another in a most surprising way. "Destiny's Daughters" is an uncomplicated trilogy any reader of mainstream fiction will enjoy. Forster, Brown and Hill finely craft each story, producing a wonderfully written book. A worthy and almost perfect read, I'd like to see a sequel written of how the sisters lives changed once their search ended. -Reviewed by Idrissa Uqdah for BAHIYAH Woman Magazine

i had this book on my shelf since it was released , between bookclub reads i started to read and couldnt put it down the tales of these sisters will have you hoping and praying for them to come together. this is a very good story for anyone that looking for lost family members and some encouragment i have read a lot of these authors books and they still know how to put it down

I enjoyed the different lives that each triplet lead. I also liked how they all were searching for one another and didn't give up.