I hope that your New Year is proceeding as planned. It is exciting that we have entered 2011.
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TITLE: The Past Between Them
AUTHOR: Stephanie Morris
AUTHOR URL: http://www.stephaniemorris.webs.com
GENRE/THEME: Contemporary African American Romance
PUBLISHER: Sugar and Spice Press
URL TO THE BUYING PAGE:
http://www.sugarnspicepress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11&products_id=77
EXCERPT RATING: PG-13
BLURB:
Tovah Warren is devastated when she loses her
father. Things get worse when she loses her job. Just when it seems that the
world is already crashing down around her, the attorney of her father’s
nemesis’ son shows up on her doorstep insisting that her father still owes
money to Jefferson Incorporated. With the all the bad blood between the Warrens
and the Jefferson’s, Tovah can’t be sure if this is just another underhanded
ploy or not. What she does know is that she isn’t going to pay Cordell
Jefferson one penny. The debt is her father’s, not hers.
Cordell Jefferson is infuriated when his attorney returns
with the torn pieces of a notification to Tovah Warren informing her of the
debt that her father still owes to his company. Their families have been
feuding for decades, but that wasn’t his concern. He wants to collect the money
owed to his company and move on to the next debt. Tovah makes it clear that she
doesn’t plan to cooperate. Cordell decides to take matters into his own hands,
only the instant he meets her, the reason he wants her to cooperate
changes…
Excerpt:
“Tovah Warren?”
His voice sent little shivers through her. It sounded every bit as refined and
sexy as he looked. The time that had passed since that day when she had watched
him playing basketball had only enhanced his appeal. What had once been
youthful good looks had matured into breathtakingly handsome features combined
with a captivating appeal that reached her on the most primal level. And his
eyes…she couldn’t remember those milk chocolates being so intense. They were
the type of eyes that could delve into the very core of a person’s existence
and uncover the innermost secrets hidden there. A sudden shortness of breath
took her by surprise. It was easy to see why so many women fell all over
themselves in an attempt to get close to him. She shook away the unwanted
thoughts and tried her best to rein in her rush of sexual excitement.
“Yes, I’m Tovah Warren.”
Calm down, girl, breathe slowly. He is only a man.
Her instructions to herself went by the wayside when his gaze
traveled from her face down her body to her feet, then slowly moved upward,
caressing her from her bare legs to her face again. There was no mistaking the
sensual look that covered his face. It was an expression that said he liked
what he saw. It was the sort of look that made her feel naked and exposed while
offering the promise of unspeakable pleasures.
If only she had known he was going to show up at her place. She would have
changed out of the beige cotton slip dress and slipped her bare feet into a
pair of sandals. If she had changed clothes, maybe she wouldn’t feel as if he
was studying every curve of her body. A shocking jolt of excitement hit her—a
sensation as frightening as it was undeniably lustful.
"I’m Cordell Jefferson.”
It was a struggle, but she found her voice. Still she couldn’t keep the
contempt out of her voice when she spoke. “I know exactly who you are.”
Surprise flickered across his face, then rapidly disappeared. “You were quite
rude to my attorney earlier. In fact, Jack stated it was the first time a woman
instilled fear within him. I’m afraid your actions have left me with no choice
but to take matters into my own hands.” He studied her for a long moment, and
then the corners of his mouth curled upward…a heart-stopping, sexy smile that
emphasized perfect white teeth in sharp contrast to the mahogany hue of his
face. “It seems we have some pressing business to wrap up.”
She couldn’t prevent the immediate sharp intake of breath as a response to his
smile, his closeness to her and the overwhelming strength of his masculinity.
It took every ounce of her inner fortitude to maintain a minuscule amount of
self-control while responding to his statement. “No, I believe you are
mistaken. We don’t have anything to discuss.”
“Oh, we most certainly do, Ms. Warren.” He completed another blatant scan of
her physical attributes, head-to-toe before recapturing eye contact with her.
“We have quite a bit to talk about.”
The sensual shimmer in his gaze frightened her as much as it excited her. Her
poise slipped away quicker than she could keep hold of it. The last thing she
wanted to do was come across as uncertain or wavering in front of Cordell
Jefferson.
“May I come in?”
Trials of Raising a Man: The Manual
by Nakia R. Laushaul, author of The Truth As I See It
Excuse me.. Mine is missing the manual
How hard could this be? I asked myself as I looked at the beautiful baby snuggled in my arms. Just a few moments before he was taken from right underneath my heart and placed in my hands. In my care. Already, I loved him. Already I wanted the best for him. Raising J was gonna be a piece of cake.
Check: Clothes on his back; Check: Feed him; Check: Send him to school and at 18, off on his own he will go off into the world to be the man God called him to be. Right? Uh, Wrong! There is so much more to parenthood than necessities. There is so much between birth and 18. There are smiles, frowns, heartaches, struggles, successes, failures, and triumphs! Parenthood for sure has taught me (the hard way), there is more to life, than me.
It took me a long time to understand that J was his own person. No matter how much I wanted to see him walk down the right path, I couldn’t force it on him. Nor do it for him. Or bribe him the entire way. J had his own mind. The only thing I can ever change is my reaction. I introduced accountability into our household. For every action, I gave him a set standard of reactions. A=B, always, and without exceptions. We taped them to the fridge. If A was a positive action then so was B, and vice versa. I cannot begin to tell you how much that freed me. I no longer had to bear the burden of punishing him. He knew the consequences, he punished himself and it had nothing to do with me. Can you say sigh of relief?
To be successful one day. I want him to be a great mountain of a man one day. So I pushed him. I pushed him just as hard as I push myself. When he failed to meet the expectations that I never fully discussed and agreed upon with him, I felt as though I failed too. I took it personally and we both crashed. I have since learned that I can revel in his successes with him. I can hold his hand and comfort him when he fails. That is all Mommy can do. A man must learn to how to deal with failure on his own. We talk about what made him succeed in a particular endeavor, so he will know what works. We talk about what made him fail a particular endeavor, so he will know what doesn’t work. We talk about everything. The doors to Communication are now open.
You know what helps me the most in all my Trials of Raising a Man? Knowing and accepting I cannot live J’s life for him. I cannot do everything for him. I cannot think for him or he will never be able to think for himself. Giving him the answer is so much easier and less time consuming for me than guiding him to find it on his own. However, it is my job to think long term as to what is best for him. If I do not teach him the survival skills necessary to live in a changing world for sure he will fail, and Mommy-guide may not be there to fix it. This world will not love him as much as I do. The world won’t hold him close and become excited over his heartbeat every day. He must learn to look to me for comfort and look towards the world when it’s time to conquer. He must learn how to fail and try again until he succeeds. Trust his own judgment and lean on God with all he believes.
Yes, J really is a fantastic kid! I am humbled to be his Mom. I thank God for choosing me to be his guide on this journey called life. I am enjoying my role so much more now that we have finally figured this Mother and son thing out.
Here’s all the manual you need: Proverbs 22: 6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
(but have a guide to find his way back!)
Read parts 1-3 of this series in the book, The Truth As I See It: In Poetry & Prose. Please click here to explore: www.nakiarlaushaul.com.
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