Tender To the Touch

Book Excerpt Kenya Harris “He wants Tyree to meet his latest girlfriend,” Kenya complained. “He moved in with a beauty queen after dating her for three months. I can’t have my four-year-old son around that woman. Mack may think he trusts her with our son, but I don’t.” “You’ve got to let him see his father, Kenya,” Cynthia commented. “Mack can see Tyree if he comes to my house,” Kenya replied. “But he won’t have Tyree around any woman that isn’t his wife, and if he does get married again, I have to like the wife before she gets to know my son.” “If we didn’t know you, we’d think you were serious,” Zora interjected. “We tried to tell you not to get involved with Mack in the first place, but you didn’t listen. Now you have a son with him, so he’s going to be around forever. You two need to play nice.” Kenya smirked. “I needed you say something stronger than ‘Leave that old man alone, Kenya.’ Ya’ll know how I am with those old-school rugged and fine men. I needed you to throw up a red flag or some other kind of signal to make me listen.” About the Author Nicole S. Rouse was born and raised in Philadelphia. She earned her degree from Temple University and is currently a managing editor at a major educational publishing company. Nicole’s debut novel, Happily Ever Now, consistently ranked on the Top 25 Christian Independent Publishers bestsellers lists after its 2007 release. Nicole’s sophomore novel, Someone to Love Me, was picked up by the Black Expressions Book Club® before its scheduled release date. Other books by Nicole include: Be Careful What You Pray For (2010), Still Standing (2012), and Tender to the Touch (2013). During her spare time, she serves as an undergraduate advisor at Temple University for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., where she encourages the young adult women to dream beyond their expectations. She also teaches writing workshops to aspiring writers. Nicole is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and resides near Philadelphia, PA. About the Book For the past eleven years, Reverend J. Amanda King served as an anointed and powerful leader for the women’s ministry of Faith Tabernacle Church. Though thousands of women had been blessed by her leadership, J. Amanda was most fond of the ministry she built with five of her sorority sisters. To them she was more than a spiritual leader and counselor. She was their sister and true friend. The bond of the sisterhood is tested when J. Amanda’s old flame, “Hunky” Crawford, resurfaces and pleasant memories of their life together seem more appealing than the one she shares with her husband, David. In time, J. Amanda remembers why she ultimately chose David over Hunky, but is she too late? Feeling rejected for a second time, Hunky exposes secrets that threaten to destroy J. Amanda’s relationship with her husband and line sisters forever and lead to a startling death. Will J. Amanda salvage her relationships and get her life back on track? Or, will she give up on God and accept the consequences for turning her back on her faith? Purchase the Book Online at: Amazon.com BarnesandNoble.com For more information: Book Review Good story about a sisterhood, a broken bond and truth coming to the light. Visit the author online at: http://www.nicolerouse.net View the blog tour schedule at: http://tywebbinvirtualevents.com/xdHYy