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Friends & Fauxs: A Novel

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Gillian, Reese, and Lauren are back with more secrets, lies, and scandal. Gillian has always prided herself on not being like her master gold digging mother Imelda. But she may just be a second version of her mother now that she's married to wealthy superstar producer Brandon Russell. Brandon launched her career by helping her land a lead role in the Oscar-nominated film Gold Diggers. From the outside looking in, Gillian's life looks near perfect...but looks can be deceiving. Thoughts of Brandon having something to do with her friend Paulette's murder and being involved in other illegal activities plagues Gillian's mind. Things turn for the worse when some potentially damaging photos that Gillian doesn't remember taking show up on the internet. Unbeknownst to Gillian, her mother Imelda has a secret of her own that could turn her world upside down. Reese is happily wealthy thanks to a hefty divorce settlement from her ex-husband NBA player Chris Nolan. She's on cloud nine until her child becomes sick. With her child in a life and death situation, Reese has to try to save her child's life any way she can. But will she risk uncovering a scandalous secret in order to do it? Lauren is in absolute bliss running around the world with her boyfriend Gideon. Lauren is finally ready to come back to the U.S. to reunite with her parents and friends. But Lauren is in for the shock of her life when she uncovers what her mother Mildred has been up to.

Friends & Fauxs is the perfect sequel to Gold Diggers by Tracie Howard. Howard expertly brings back the characters of the previous book while adding even more drama than ever before. You see how the tragic death of Paulette really changed the lives of Gillian, Reese, and Lauren. Howard also does a good job of incorporating strong secondary characters into this story like Max, Imelda, and Mildred. Readers will be shocked when it is finally revealed who murdered Paulette and why. Although this is a sequel, you do not have to read Gold Diggers in order to read this book. There is enough background information given from the first book that you can read this without feeling like you missed something. However, after reading Friends and Fauxs you may want to go back and pick up the first book. Friends & Fauxs is full of the page-turning glitz, glamour and high society drama that you can expect from Tracie Howard.

Reviewed by Radiah Hubbert
for Urban Reviews

This novel was full of surprises but to be truthful to myself I liked "Gold Diggers" better than this. Don't get me wrong this novel was good it's just that some plots in the story were alittle over the top. One thing I will say is Maximillian Neuman III sure gets around.

FRIENDS AND FAUXS WAS A GREAT SEQUEL TO GOLD DIGGERS. THIS BOOK PROVES THE SAYING MORE MONEY MORE PROBLEMS IS TRUE. MILDRED AND MAX WERE A TRIP!!! THE DRAMA IN THIS BOOK IS CRAZY AND HAD ME FLIPPING THE PAGES LIKE A MADWOMAN. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MS. HOWARD. CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE!

Now this was a love story, much drama, Im glad they caught Paulette's killers. Im glad that Rowe and Gillian's mother made it thru surgery. This book had the perfect ending . Thanks for the nice read Ms Tracie Howard.. Keep up the good work.

Tracie Howard has wrote yet another pageturner! Friends & Fauxs is the sequel to Golddiggers. This story is one of the best sequels. High and mighty rich divas have just as much drama as normal people do, if not MORE!

Once I started this book I couldn't put it down.

F&F's start exactly where Golddiggers left out. And the biggest question is who killed Paulette. You'll be shocked to find out who the murderer is. Buckle your seatbelts and hold on as Tracie Howard takes you for a ride!

I can't wait to see what Tracie writes next!

This book was so good. I read Gold Diggers and the next day started this book. It answered all of my questions and even added a few surprises that I wasnt expecting. Cant wait until Tracie Howard's next book comes out.

Essence Magazine's recommendation as the "hot" summer read was right on the money!!! I finished it in one sitting!!