If It Isn't Love (Urban Renaissance) [Paperback]

Dwayne S. Joseph (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Urban Books (June 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1601621892
• ISBN-13: 978-1601621894
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,019,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dwayne S. Joseph began his writing career at the age of thirteen. Commandeering his parent's computer, he sat for hours on end creating dramatic stories of fiction that earned him the "best story teller in the Joseph household" moniker. He then went on to win second place in the National Scholastic Writing Competition during his senior year in high school, for a short story he wrote, titled "Playtime" (A story that he does plan to develop into a children's tale someday soon!) The novels at thirteen and the short story in his senior year all helped to propel him on the destined path to becoming a published author at the age of 27, with the release of his first novel The Choices Men Make.

With ten drama-filled novels under his belt, including The Womanizers, Never Say Never, If Your Girl Only Knew, In Too Deep, Til' It's Gone, and short story contributions to four anthology collections, most notably, the Essence best seller, Around The Way Girls, Dwayne has consistently set out to entertain his readers with scenarios and characters that they love and love to hate.

It's all about growth for Mr. Joseph. He strives to grow and improve with each novel because he feels that's what the readers deserve. And that's just what he is determined to do as he is now taking a walk down a much different literary path with the release of his latest two novels, Home Wrecker and Betrayal--darker novels filled with more suspense, more intensity, more violence, more mystery and sex.

With half of his life spent in Brooklyn, New York, the other half spent in Harrisburg, PA, Dwayne now calls Maryland his home where he lives with his wife and three children, where they never fail to wear their New York Giants jerseys every Sunday during the football season! He is currently hard at work on his next novel for 2011!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Public Service ANNOUNCMENT!!!!!, August 18, 2009

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Anna J "Writer's Edge Publications,LLC" (Philly, Pa.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If It Isn't Love (Urban Renaissance) (Paperback)

Wow, where do I start...

Initially I thought this book was going to be about some booty chasers that were bedding women from here to alaska, but I came to find a heart wrenching story that left me speechless. Parents, take heed in how you treat your spouse, especially in front of your children. We don't stay children forever, and some of those things that you thought you were doing in secret we saw all along and are now following in your foot steps. That's not always a good thing.

Love...such a serious thing. And the things we endure and do for love can be to the extreme. This book showed the ugly side of staying true to your marraige vows...even when it hurts. And even the good side of not settling for anything and finding someone who truley loves you through thick and thin.

Don't sleep on this one folks. This is a must have and a must read!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The impact of one's actions, August 6, 2009

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Rhea Alexis M. Banks (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If It Isn't Love (Urban Renaissance) (Paperback)

This is a book of family, its relationships and the impact one's actions have on one another. Dwayne S. Joseph told stories that were very emotional and tightly woven. This family consists of an adulterous preacher, his wife that has strenuous relationships with their three offspring....that is until the mother makes changes happen.

Due to the judgments and disappointments these family members have very little to do with each other with the exception of the two daughters. These sisters are very close and supportive of each other as one endures the fallout of a committed relationship that was not committed as she believed and the other the perils of deal with marriage to a wonderful husband that has a son with a woman full of jealousy and manipulation. The third sibling, a son only has a relationship with his father and it is enduring at best.

I actually read this book twice in four days as the first time, I was too emotionally invested to be fair to the book it self. I would give this book a 4.5 rating if it was available. I look forward to reading other books by Mr. Joseph and those to come.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Leukemia, July 19, 2009

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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: If It Isn't Love (Urban Renaissance) (Paperback)

Jean Stapleton-Blige, a wife, mother and child of God, has learned that she has six months to a year to live. While the news is disheartening, Jean has decided that this may not necessarily be a punishment, but a gift. Can she change the relationship with her and her three children before it's too late?

Once Karen, Monica and Jeff were able to leave the nest, they moved and have never been back. The girls have serious issues when it comes to their mother and have wondered why after all of the disrespect she hasn't left. While Jeff has his own issues, he's more like his dad then he'd like to be. Karen is having a baby, Monica has learned her man hasn't been faithful and Jeff is ready to settle down. With so much change in their own worlds can they adjust while mending fences?

"If It Isn't Love" by Dwayne S. Joseph was a fast and emotionally charged read. People who enjoy Dwayne S. Joseph's books will be pleased with this one.

Reviewed by: Crystal