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A One Woman Man (Strivers Row) [Hardcover]

Travis Hunter (Author)
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June 1, 2004 Strivers Row
Bestselling author Travis Hunter returns with a stunning new novel about family, success, and just how far a man will go to protect those he loves.

Dallas Dupree is a one woman man. A handsome and successful teacher, he is both worshipped and envied in his Atlanta neighborhood and chooses to live and raise his daughter, Aja, in the ghetto where he grew up rather than desert his roots. The only problem is that the one woman for him—his beloved Yasmin—passed away giving birth to his daughter. Now Dallas struggles through a string of empty relationships, unable to commit his heart because no woman can measure up to Yasmin. However, when Dallas plays with the wrong woman, he finds the consequences may cost him much more than he can afford.

Dallas’s sister Carmen has issues of her own. All of her life she has struggled with a weight problem that had caused a lack of self esteem. Now she is an affluent doctor who lives in the suburbs with her handsome new husband, Sterling. When a family crisis forces her to take in her wayward niece, she realizes that the picture perfect world she worked so hard to create is an illusion.

Their older brother, Priest, is pretty secretive about how he makes his money—and he does make a lot of it. He has been a father figure to both Dallas and Carmen, but now that they are all grown up, they want nothing to do with their shady older brother. But when Dallas and Carmen are in trouble, they turn to the one person who has always been there for them—and learn there is more to Priest than meets the eye.

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Priest is the eldest Dupree sibling. Since their mother's drug overdose and brother Antoine's death, he has been a surrogate father to his sister, Carmen, and his brother, Dallas. His mysterious career change from policeman to drug dealer has left those closest to him distant and disappointed. Carmen is an Atlanta physician happily married, after a six-month courtship, to Sterling LaCour. In spite of her marital bliss, Priest does not trust Sterling and investigates his past. The turmoil in Carmen's life is exacerbated when her niece comes to live with her. Little brother Dallas is a well-regarded schoolteacher and successful real estate investor raising a daughter after his fiancee's death. When he is arrested based on a false accusation, the family rallies to his defense. As Carmen and Dallas experience jolts to their middle-class lives, they are desperate to rely on their brother for intervention and counsel. Happily, they learn that there is so much more to their older brother than he has shared with them. Another good Hunter novel about family love and sibling respect. Lillian Lewis
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“For the past three years I’ve hosted Travis’s first event to kick off his book tour and bring together more than 100 readers to hear Travis talk about his latest novel. What can I say about Travis? He’s charming, funny and makes everyone in that room feel important. He is also a favorite author at our annual African American Book Club Summit, a weeklong cruise during which book clubs and readers meet their favorite authors and discuss books. Any book club would be fortunate to read a Travis Hunter novel (I can’t pick a favorite!) and meet him.” — Mary J. Jones, PageTurner.net, Houston, TX

“We had the honor and pleasure to host [Travis Hunter’s] signing at Zhara's when he visited L.A. this past summer and we are still talking about how charismatic and down to earth he was. We've hosted other authors, some with larger names and more books sales, but I can truly say no one compared to Travis.” --Gayle Boise, California Dreamers, Los Angeles, CA

"Travis writes the stuff that men want to read. He participated in our book club discussion over the phone and it was one of the liveliest we've had in a while. We've read all of Travis's books and they mirror our lives --our ups and downs, the good and the bad." -Johnnie Mosley, Renaissance Men, Memphis, TN

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: One World/Ballantine (June 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0375508961
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375508967
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,694,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born Florence, South Carolina. I grew up playing football and basketball like most of the other kids around my way. I never thought I'd be an author. I always hated reading and God forbid writing. So being the smart woman that she is, my mother used reading as a form of punishment for me when I acted up. Little did I know she was planting a very important seed. One that would one day turn into a career. I decided to start writing because I couldn't find any good books with positive African American male leads. So I decided to take a leap of faith and wrote my first novel, The Hearts of Men. I self published THOM and after selling a little over six thousand copies in about two months, I was approached by Random House. They republished The Hearts of Men. After that, I was bitten by the writing bug and now I'm on a role. Married But Still Looking, Trouble Man, A One Woman Man, Something to Die For, A Family Sin, Dark Child and the latest, Momma's a Virgin. I have three young adult novels; Two The Hard Way, At the Cross Roads, On the Come Up and the forthcoming novel about bullies; The Last Laugh. My novels are all quick reads. I could kill lots of trees with pages and pages of fluff but I prefer to give you mostly the meat and potatoes of the story. Im very passionate about my non-profit THe Hearts of Men Foundation. (www.theheartsofmen.org) Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy the work.

 

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One Woman Man is simply mind blowing, September 28, 2004
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This review is from: A One Woman Man (Strivers Row) (Hardcover)
I read this book quickly, and had to force myself to put it down at night so I could get some sleep. This book is awesome, awesome, awesome!!! Travis Hunter has this way of writing that makes you really feel the characters, you will like some, dislike others, and you may find yourself talking to the pages like I was. There are some parts of this book that have touches of humor that will make you laugh out loud.

The story centers around three siblings. Dallas the handsome single father getting over the heartbreak of losing the one woman he really loved. He is a teacher, and gives his students the utmost attention, and is revered in his community. When he decides to go back into the dating scene, one night of going out will turn into a life changing drama.

His sister Carmen is a physician married to a low life. Problem is she is not aware of the problems her husband is brining to their life, and her world will be turned upside down when some information about her husband comes to light. She will be forced to make one of the most difficult decisions in her life.

Priest is the oldest, and he is the bad seed of the family. He is a former cop who is now doing exactly the very thing he was locking other people for. Selling drugs. Even though Dallas and Carmen do not agree with Priest choices, he is the very person they will have to turn to when their life troubles come to light.

Kameka is one of the characters that had me talking to the pages. She is a 16 year old who is not getting the love and attention from her mother, and she is making some choices that will have you screaming "Kameka nooooooooo". I wanted to craw through the pages to slap Kameka's mother. She was just sorry, sorry, and more sorry. All she did was sleep. I had no idea why being she never did anything!!! She did not have a job, so why was she so tired? I guess waking up and getting out of bed every morning wore her out.

The way Bruce answered the phone "Who dis." No home training, none!!!!

"Once I reached into my pocket and stopped cheating Gawd, I went from a Hyndai to a Cadillac." After I read that all I could was laugh and shake my head. I've heard that before!!!

"Sassy stood a full seven feet two inches tall. He weighed three hundred and fifty pound and he was proud to be homosexual." I laughed too hard reading this description.

The book is so good I actually shed tears during one part. I cried real tears. When an author can make me react to the point I have to reach for tissue, then you have some good reading!!! It's not often I will cry reading a book.

I highly recommend this book and his other book Trouble Man. You will not be disappointed!! I thought I enjoyed Carl Weber and Marcus Major, but Travis Hunter is fast becoming my favorite male author.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, Wonderful, Splendid!!!, June 11, 2004
This review is from: A One Woman Man (Strivers Row) (Hardcover)
I read this book in 4 hours! I think this may be (because I'm still partial to the Hearts of Men) Mr. Hunter's finest work yet!
His books carry such positive messages. This one proves that things are not always as bad as they seem. Spread the word! We need more writers like Mr. Hunter! These book could easily be considered as inspirational fiction. If you haven't read them, you owe it to yourself to do it. (The Hearts of Men, Married but Still Looking, Trouble Man, and now One Woman Man) Wonderful books!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great first pick..., December 12, 2004
This review is from: A One Woman Man (Strivers Row) (Hardcover)
For our new book club, we wanted our first book selection to set the right tone. We wanted to read about strong, positive black men that we all knew existed and Mr. Hunter's book did just that. He shows thru Dallas and other characters that good men do exist. The book brings the characters to life so much, that when it ends, you feel the need to know more. You feel as if these are friends in your life and you actually care what happens to them. Not only did the book bring out many points affecting our book club members every day life, but it opened up very deep personal discussions. This is my third novel that I've read written by Mr. Hunter and each one were just as good as the last.
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Lord Jamal, Dallas Dupree, Sergeant Lewis, Yolanda Ross, Carver Homes, Officer Vincent, Kenya Greer, Officer Lewis, Alonzo Crim High School, Phyllis Pryor, Atlanta Police Department, West End
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