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Why Sleeping Dogs Lie

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This book read like your typical romance novel. I found it to be very entertaining. However, I was irritated by the constant deluge of designer names to describe the clothing and shoes being worn by the characters. The ending tied together nicely as expected. If you are looking for high brow literature with complicated plots and subplots, you will not find that in this book. Yet, I found this book to be a good read that held my attention to the very end.

WHY SLEEPING DOGS LIE is a perfect example of the search for power, which ultimately translates into greed. Several years ago Mallory Baylor left Atlanta via Philadelphia with a secret and ends up in New York City as a staff writer for the urban magazine Heat. Mallory is given the opportunity to interview Saxton McKensie, a man from her past who now serves as the guru of Ingram Enterprises. Ingram Enterprises is the media-operating machine of Deena Ingram, a television diva who happens to be the fiancée of Saxton. The interview serves as a catalyst for the story that unfolds.

If you like drama and more drama then this one is for you! Added to the steamy mix are Nikki, Mallory's roommate and would be model and Beverly, Mallory's best friend and lawyer by trade. Also, Deena's parents, the esteemed Ingrams of Boston and Greg, Saxton's best friend who is a gynecologist that touts himself as the Love Doctor, adds a humorous touch. Not only does Mallory have a secret, Deena and Nikki are elusive and secretive as well. As information transforms from the lips to newsprint, backstabbing is apparent and abundant.

WHY SLEEPING DOGS LIE is very well written and the transitioning is easy enough to follow. A few of the negatives are most subplots are not fully developed, such as Saxton's involvement with his sisters; they are mentioned and appeared to have had a wonderful childhood but how do they play into his world as adults, is the question. Designer fashions and labeling was overdone, each time a character changed clothes we were treated to the brand name for each piece of clothing. Mention it once and we get the picture.

WHY SLEEPING DOGS LIE is engrossing and will keep you reading. However, the neatly packaged ending left a lot to the imagination.

Reviewed by Dawn R. Reeves
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Ok, I am not gonna lie---I read lots of romance novels and the fiiiiine brother on the cover prompted me to pick up "Sleeping Dogs".....and am I glad that I did! I loved this book! Saxton McKenzie (the hunk on the cover)is just the type of man I dream about at night---smart,athletic,successful and well-equipped to handle his bizness in the bedroom.

He's at ease handling 100 million dollar deals or putting the clamps on the schemes his fiancee Deena and her girl, Nikki cook up(I could slap them!)..... I won't divulge secrets about their scandalous plot but I guarantee you won't be disappointed...and I'll bet you'll end up LOVING Saxton as much as I do!

Why Sleeping Dogs Lie has a terrific plot, a very good start and a heroine whom most of us will like and admire. The novel is just a little rough in spots. Some of the characters are too artificial. They're types instead of being fully fleshed out. The exit of the Browns and Dylan's reaction to Mallory are both just a little too fantasy world and Saxton is not an especially engaging hero. Still, this author is very, very talented and most of the book is highly entertaining.

This book was recommended to me by a friend who couldn't stop talking about the characters and story, so I picked it up for something to read over the Holidays, and couldn't put it down! The story was brisque, sexy and dramatic, holding you in its grips from the first chapter to the last. There was something for everyone. Saxton McKensie, one of the lead characters, is a charismatic, sucessful dreamboat, torn between Mallory - the good girl - and Deena, the super bad girl, with whom he's engaged. Though Deena is a media celebrity, she also has a very nasty little secret in the form of an equally bad girl, Nikki! Why Sleeping Dogs Lie is a romantic story that is also quite titaliting. I am a new fan of Tracie Howards, she is the new voice of African American fiction!

I liked it very much. It had drama and romance, two things I look for in a novel. Deana was trifling and got hers in the end. She was a trip.(...)I hope the next novel is good like this. Because even though I only commented on those characters there were some other awesome characters and story lines in this book.

My other half bought me this book and I have only just read it. I thought it was a good read full or backstabbing, jealousy and people trying to get what they want no matter who gets hurt. However my main gripe was that the author always had to say someone had on Gucci, Prada, Armani..no one had on payless! I doubt she is getting royalties for mentioning designer wears. I did enjoy this book as it was my first one by the author however if all her books mention designers so much I wont invest in another one of her books.

I love this book it's great, I mean it has it all, it is trendy, glitzy, glamorous, and the author is being true to herself. I love the book and I love the characters, and the plot. I love the ending it suprised me. I own this book and I read it over and over again! It is one of my favorites!

Ms. Howard's title caught my eye and intrigued me, so I picked it up. Needless to say the title and even the titles of the chapters were way better than the acutal book. First mistake...too much designer info...I mean nobody cares about that stuff, it made the author and the book seem artificial and I know this was a real turn-off to those who have no idea what/who some of those designers are. Second mistake...Ms. Howard is living in fantasy land....I mean the way the ending came together was just to simple and totally unrealistic. Third mistake...what gives with the subplots? Wassup with Beverly and 'the love doctor'? Saxton's family? Deena and Nikki?

Ms. Howards got the titles on lock, but now she needs to get the storyline on lock....good try though. Umm I recommend borrowing this book, but it was an okay read otherwise

The title is catchy isn't it? This alone made me curious as to why such a devilishly handsome man and his svelte companion would be gracing the cover of a book so titled. Eagerly I picked up Why Sleeping Dogs Lie, to see what lay between the pages. I was impressed with what I read. Author Tracie Howard, has done it again.

Mallory Baylor has a secret. Forced to leave Atlanta, with a stop over in Philadelphia, she ends up as a staff writer in New York writing for their hip magazine, Heat. While on assignment to interview the cover story for this particular month's edition, Mallory comes face to face with a blast from her past, Saxton McKensie. Saxton, former ball player now top executive of a Media Relations Firm, Ingram Enterprises, is set to become an even more powerful mogul when he marries Deena Ingram. His story is notable and while Mallory has her doubts about seeing Saxton again, she does a wonderful job on the interview.

Saxton is elated to see Mallory again. Plus he's impressed with her article and decides she would make a great edition to their company. Mallory isn't all too thrilled about working so close to Saxton in light of their past, but decides the compensation is worth the switch. Sounds cookie cutter so far? I invite you to read Why Sleeping Dogs Lie. Mallory's roommate and Deena are enough to keep the drama going. You've yet to uncover the secret and the cast of supporting characters are so tightly intermingled that you'll be on the edge of your seat completely to the end.

Tracie Howard has co-authored two books and has done right stepping forward on her own and molding her craft. Why Sleeping Dogs Lie is well-written and I hope this will not be her last solo effort.