My Husband's Girlfriend: A Novel [Paperback]

cydney Rax (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 2006

A celibate husband and wife are the two most dangerous people on earth . . .

Neil and Anya Meadows are stuck in a sexless marriage. Anya suffers from a hormonal disorder that leaves her with no sex drive at all, while Neil has a voracious sexual appetite. After one unfulfilling encounter too many, they make a deal: Neil will be allowed to have a mistress, but only for oral sex and only twice a month. And he’s forbidden to fall in love with her.

Things don’t exactly work out as planned. Neil and his mistress Danielle have a child together, and all of them—Anya, Neil, Danielle, the new baby, and Neil and Anya’s daughter—decide to live together as Houston’s most complicated blended family. The tension builds as each is forced to make difficult choices, as well as to come to terms with the past—and the future.

Fast-paced, provocative, and sexy, My Husband’s Girlfriend explores issues of morality, emotional ties, family, love, and monogamy, and is an eye-opening novel about the complexity of modern love.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“My Husband’s Girlfriend is a heartfelt special delivery of faith and doing the right thing. Rax has penned a moving, poignant example of the true measure of a woman.”
—Marissa Monteilh, author of Make Me Hot

“Cydney Rax has opened Pandora’s box. . . . My Husband’s Girlfriend is an explosive story about the sanctity of marriage, infidelity, and the other woman; it will provoke lively discussions.”
—Ann Brown of rawsistaz.com

About the Author

CYDNEY RAX is the creator and manager of Book-Remarks.com, a website that promotes books by and about African Americans. The author of My Daughter’s Boyfriend, she lives in Houston.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (November 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400082196
• ISBN-13: 978-1400082193
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #971,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My name is Cydney and I have a great love for African-American contemporary fiction (Niobia Bryant, Connie Briscoe, Electa Rome Parks, Cheryl Robinson, Marissa Monteilh, Margaret Johnson-Hodge, Terry McMillan, etc.), some good street novels (Shannon Holmes, Sister Souljah, K'wan, Erick S. Gray), suspense and thrillers by the masters: John Grisham and Sidney Sheldon, and superb, witty, humorous women's fiction (Jennifer Weiner, Jennifer Belle, Sophie Kinsella, Jackie Collins, Candace Bushnell, and the others).

I'm a writer too: my debut novel is the unforgettable story My Daughter's Boyfriend. The other novels, all published by Random House, are My Husband's Girlfriend, My Best Friend and My Man, My Sister's Ex, and Brothers and Wives. My stuff is emotional, controversial, dramatic, sexy, and thought-provoking and filled with characters that make you feel SOMETHING whether you want to or not.

You may also check out my work in two anthologies both published by Kensington Books: Crush, published in April 2011, also features Michele Green and Lutishia Lovely. The title of my novella is From One Lover to Another. The other anthology is Reckless, pub date 4/24/2012; this one features Niobia Bryant and Grace Octavia. This novella is called Desperate Housewife.

Feel free to contact me at [e-mail].

Check out my website at http://www.cydneyrax.com

Or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/cydney.rax

Thanks for the love!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Finding Love at Home, March 27, 2007

By 

Porscha Coleman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Husband's Girlfriend: A Novel (Paperback)

"A celibate husband and wife are the two most dangerous people on
Earth" rings true as the story of Neil and Anya Meadows unfolds in Cydney Rax's
novel, "My Husband's Girlfriend." Anya Meadows is a stay -at- home wife
and mom who suffers from a hormonal disorder that leaves her sex drive
nonexistent and her marriage in a whirlwind. The Meadows' marriage
faces the ultimate test when Neil's mistress, Danielle, gives birth to
his baby.

When Anya decides to step up to save her marriage, Danielle
goes into overdrive in an attempt to save her relationship with her
married lover. Neil wants more than anything to resist the temptation
Of his mistress, save his marriage and raise his children in a
workable situation. Through prayer, love, and some explosive twists
and turns, the Meadows come to a realization and a solution that turns
conventional marriage and forgiveness on its ear.

"My Husband's Girlfriend" explores many of the deeper issues
concerning marriages, relationships, parenting, and religion. Although
this novel is slower paced than Rax' previous novel "My Daughters
boyfriend", the change in style and tone in this novel work to the
benefit of the plot. Cydney Rax has a talent for making her characters feel like the family next door with a twist. I would recommend this book to all fiction fans.


Reviewed by Porscha
APOOO Book Club

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Follow-up!, November 7, 2006

By 

Shelley H. - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Husband's Girlfriend: A Novel (Paperback)

As much as I enjoyed Cydney's first book, "My Daughter's Boyfriend", her latest effort tops even that. A wife suffering from low sexual desire gives her husband permission to have "relations" with another woman to fulfill his needs. Her permission however is limited and is only to involve non-penetration. Of course, that quickly goes awry and next thing you know the husband's mistress is pregnant. Not only is the wife stung by her husband straying outside the confines of their agreement but she now must deal with a child--a child she'd hoped to give her husband herself. Unfortunately, since the birth of their first child she hasn't been able to carry a second child to term.

What surprised me was I actually felt empathy for the mistress. Although at times I wanted to give her a good slap, Ms. Rax fleshes out the character to where you understand how she ended up in a relationship with a married man. The only person I didn't feel much sympathy for was the selfish husband who wanted to have everything but give up nothing.

Cydney did an excellent job on her second novel and I'm sure it will spark much discussion. You will not be disappointed!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Complex story line, April 7, 2007

By 

KC Girlfriends Book Club (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Husband's Girlfriend: A Novel (Paperback)

I've read all the reviews on here prior to me writing mine. I think first of all if I were Anya this would have been a really short book! But I think this book will make you open your mind about what marriage should really be about especially if you give it to God. I think this will definitely be a great book for my book club to discuss. I found the book frustrating at times just because I wouldn't have made many of the choices that most of the characters would have made but that's what reading is all about...being able to step out of your comfort zone. Great job for that!

TaNisha Webb
KC Girlfriends Book Club President