Histress [Paperback]

Crystal Lacey Winslow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 2007

Anthony Cross is a highly successful, well educated, young, up and coming plastic surgeon. He has a string of sexy, young, single women at his fingertips. So why is he sweating Mrs. Gracie Lane? She was a challenge: a married woman who was still in love with her husband. The married, mysterious temptress eventually becomes his stress with her incessant lies, secret past and constant mood swings. Why can't he let her go? That question will haunt Anthony as his boys try to talk sense into him: Married women are good for one thing...booty calls! Anthony's heart --or is it his ego? -- won't let her go. When he and Gracie worlds collide, Anthony, the self-proclaimed bachelor, realizes that Gracie's in control and he's become her HISTRESS!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"There is an authenticity to Crystal's voice and a compelling personal story that readers have come to know," says Patrik Henry Bass, books editor at Essence. "Life, Love & Loneliness has landed on the magazine's best-seller list twice since April 2003. This is how Terry McMillan emerged. Crystal has huge breakout potential." --Essence Magazine, Patrik Henry Bass

The Brooklyn-bred entrepreneur is on her way to becoming an Oprah-meets-Martha- Stewart mogul. --Daily News

"Very saucy book (Life, Love & Loneliness)…this is the kind of book our show loves to read...bitch, bitch, bitch, hustler, singer, actress, model, NBA players, ex-hustlers, drug-dealers hustlers, bitch, sex, Brooklyn…!" --Wendy Williams, Radio Personality

About the Author

Crystal Lacey Winslow is the author of Life, Love & Loneliness , The Criss Cross, Sex, Sin & Brooklyn and co-author of Four Degrees of Heat, Kiss the Year Goodbye and Menace II Society. She has been featured on BET Nightly News, Vibe Magazine, Black Enterprise, The Source, Upscale Magazine, Black Hairstyles, The Daily News, and Black Issue Review. She has been on various radio shows such as The Wendy Williams Experience and 98.7 Kiss Wakeup Club.

Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Melodrama Publishing (December 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934157031
• ISBN-13: 978-1934157039
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,448,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars When A Woman Runs It! 3.5 Stars, April 10, 2008

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Angelia Menchan "acvermen.blogspot.com" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Histress (Paperback)

Dr. Anthony Cross is the man in New York City. He is the premiere plastic surgeon and as such is used to women falling at his feet. He is thirty-three years old and has no questions at all about what he brings to the table. There is nothing he loves more than a bevy of beauties at his beck and call and he is often not nice about it. However, that does not stop the women from flocking to him. After all, he is tall, dark, handsome, rich and well-endowed. He may be about to meet his match though, finally.

Gracie Lane is about to enter her forties. She is a millionaire due to her late husband's death. She has been remarried for ten years and is seemingly happy. Gracie's past is filled with lies and secrets and she is always a heartbeat away from the truth spilling out. The one thing Gracie wants is to have a tummy tuck but though rich she will not purchase it for herself. She is pleased and surprised when her husband provides her the surgery as an anniversary present. Of course, the doctor is none other than the famous, Dr. Cross.

Upon meeting, Anthony and Gracie get off on the wrong foot. However, she decides to use him as her plastic surgeon. For some reason, Anthony is immediately smitten with Mrs. Lane and is unable to get her out of his mind. A chance encounter, after work hours, leads to a hot and heavy sexual relationship and from that point the games truly begin. It was fun reading about a man who is so full of himself getting played by a moody, married femme fatale. I recommend Histress to those who enjoy a fast-paced, sex-filled, sometimes comic novel.

Angelia Menchan

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Never Trust A Big Butt And Plastic Surgery, February 8, 2008

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OOSA Online Book Club "O.O.S.A. Gets It Read!" (World Wide Web, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Histress (Paperback)

Gracie Lane's love for her husband excels each and every day. Who wouldn't love a man who prefers to hold his own even though she has millions just lying in her bank account? His lovemaking sends her into a dream world, while his quiet and even docile mannerisms make him a husband gold mine. A decade of this man should only bring her closer to him, but she unremorsefully found herself in the arms and bed of another man.

Anthony Cross is what every mother wants for her daughter. Handsome, established, rich and charming are only a few of his pristine qualities. Even his secretary, Anika, cannot wait until she is walking down the aisle and showing off her handsome plastic surgeon husband. Why of all the women and chasers in the world did he have to fall for his mysterious married girlfriend?

I usually enjoy Crystal 's books and this one was no different. I really didn't know how the ending would play out and overall I was surprised. Crystal, once again, has done a superb job.

Reviewed by: LaDonna

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Tables Are Turned, January 10, 2008

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Ms Toni "Readinista Extraordinaire" (Midwest - USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Histress (Paperback)

Well, it's official, Anthony Cross is in love. The devilishly handsome, charming, womanizing (you knew it was too good to be true) doctor has found HER! This would be a joyous occasion, but SHE is married. However, Dr. Cross takes his situation in stride, biding his time.

Our marriage is over...

We don't have sex anymore...

The time is not right to leave yet...

Gracie Lane has a devoted husband, a beautiful home and what seems to be a carefree lifestyle. But she wants her cake and to eat it too.

Lies on top of lies...

Can't be seen in public together...

No real dates, just sexual excursions...

As things escalate between the Good Doctor and the Mrs., suspicions grow, demands increase, feelings are hurt and the past just won't stay in the past. Are these two ready for the consequences of their actions?

Crystal Lacey Winslow, the Queen of Melodrama, is true to her title with her latest release. HISTRESS is a tantalizing tale. Laced with drama, emotional twists, and pleasure, Crystal continues to show her talent as a gifted storyteller.

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