Situations [Paperback]

Shawnta' C Richard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 16, 2010

In life, we have all had experience most would find too unbelievable to even imagine. We have all lived through situations that have changed our lives forever. Situations is a poignant example of how three powerful Black women discover who they are as they face love, life and loss. Through the eyes of three friends, Situations explores how their relationships, friends and reactions to certain situations shape their paths. Dominquic Du Chae, a former model turned businesswoman, has found herself stuck in a marriage full of lies and deceit. Struggling as brand new mother to a precious baby girl, she yearns for is attention from her White husband. Not to be ignored, she turns to her best friends and her father for advice and support. Finally deciding to leave the hell she has called a marriage, she finds herself starting over in a new town with a new career and with a new love interest- Charles Tennon. Vickie McGee is one of Dominquic closest friends. Being that she lives in Detroit running her very successful Salon and Day Spa AllStars, she doesn't have the time for anything- except chasing the next available man or woman. Her sexual exploits have now put Vickie in a situation that she can barley figure out how she got into, let alone out -- until an old love reminds her of deeds pasts. Now that her actions have finally caught up to her, she is left alone and expecting a new life inside her. Trisha Syles, model/actress is having a hard time dealing with her own home front. Married to an extremely busy White film director, she hardly has time to see him. All she had was Dominquic, not being to found of Vickie, she did somehow tolerate her. Trisha needs feel wanted and if that doesn't happen, she is lost inside. Upon her husbands' return from a work project, she runs into her former fiancé, Charles Tennon whom she happened to still have some feelings for, only to find out that he has two children by two different women. With that in mind she only has one thing on her mind - to seduce Charles and get back at her husband for leaving her alone - when tragedy strike her marriage. Told through each ones point of view, Situations will make you laugh and cry as you relive the humor, drama and the pain so prevalent in their lives. Through the eyes of three powerful black women, the reader is given a chance to experience how three very different women deal with love, life and loss.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Shawnta' C. Richard, back with the sequel to follow up her first published novel, Situations, enjoys bringing characters to life thru their own voices. In Whom Should I Trust has been greatly anticipated from those that have enjoyed her work. She currently is pursuing her MBA from Capella University while working on more books to come. This is her second published novel. And currently resides in Atlanta GA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 202 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris, Corp. (February 16, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1450047521
• ISBN-13: 978-1450047524
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,357,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review For Situations, November 18, 2004

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Yonnice G (Brooklyn Park, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Situations (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. The storyline was great and believable; as in this could really happen. I felt the characters, as in they had a face and a name. Some of the books I have read in the pass, it was hard to know who was speaking or that person weren't given a name. In Situations, everyone had a name and a voice.

As far as the main characters, my favorite was Dominquic. She proved that she was a strong woman and deeply cared about her friends and her family. Vickie was someone that grew on me as the book went on. She is wild, but finds her way towards the end. Trisha, I didn't too much care for her. She was selfish and evil.

I have to say that the only thing I didn't like about the book, were the typos. Other than that, I definitely recommend this book to everyone. I can't wait for the sequel. Great job!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Situations Review, November 9, 2004

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Latrone Smith (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Situations (Paperback)

My review on this book overall I'd say this brook was one of the better books I have read, the storyline was great, and the characters were so real that you can almost see them as real people, and from an guys point of view. I think that every guy who wants to get to know how females think, you should read this book, because this book gives a guy a little more understanding on how females think.

As for all the character, each of them had there own personality. There were three main character three females Dominique, Vickie, and Trisha. Dominique I like because she was an strong woman who had her head on straight, even when life brought her some situation that was too hard to handle, she was determined to not let those situations bring her and her daughter down.

Vickie I felt for her. Because she was a wild child as they call some people who is just out there and like to experiments with life. She had a good head on her shoulders; she have done some dirt in her life and you know they say, you rip what you sow, As a payback for not calling one of her lover back, she got pregnant by somebody else baby daddy and was on her own when it came to for help. But I think that made her a stronger woman.

Trisha, I really didn't care for as much as the other two characters. Simply because I think she was more into her self then people around her. I think she was kinda spoiled, and selfish, because all she cared about was her feelings and nobody else, until her husband was killed in the plane crash. Then she start to feel sorry for what she did but I think the way she shows that was selfish, because by the time it came to his Will, she thought she should have everything, but my opinion it should be the decease last wishes. But she was a strong woman in her own way.

Overall I give this brook the rating for 4 Star, because the storyline was wonderful and the book kept me wanting more, see what happen in these situation.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Read, October 30, 2004

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AJ - See all my reviews

This review is from: Situations (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was an easy reader to me. I believe by the time her second book is out she will have grown into a wonderful writer. Congratulations to Shawnta, I hope I have the pleasure of reading many books to come. On a scale of 1-5, I give her a 3.5; there are some kinks that need to be worked out but other than that great job.