| | R.O.V = Return On Investment "Don't Make Anyone a Priority That Only Considers You an Option" is an age-old quotation that has been heard around the world, but how many of us are living it day in and day out, situation by situation? One of the three best friends in Secrets of a Kept Woman struggles with this very issue, putting a man first before God, herself, family or friends. There is a valuable lesson to be learned in life about making people priorities, even when you do not realize, or better yet acknowledge, that you are a mere after thought for them. This is one of those issues that happen to even the best of us, so I digress - I [Shani Greene-Dowdell] have been got caught putting too much stock in people, jobs, or business a time or two, well maybe three or four or five times in my life! You see, it doesn't really matter if it's a person using you for your resources or a job that takes and takes from you unwilling to give fair compensation back. They both will suck on you like a leach until you are completely devoid of the energy you need to enjoy living your life, or as Oprah would say "live your best life." It's perfectly okay to make some things or even some people priorities in your life as long as you are compensated with the same vigor that you put into those relationships. How would you like working double shifts for an entire month straight at 80 plus hours per week and when pay day rolled around you received a check for five hundred dollars? Well, what if that five hundred dollars was reduced to a twenty dollar bill? You should, I know I would, feel cheated, neglected, used, and abused and highly confused. If our checks were shorted, we'd be ready to cut the fool on the establishment, but yet we allow ourselves to be shorted by people and situations all the time. Why is that? Take that same analagy from the job and apply it to relationships with people, whether they be associates, friends, colleagues, partners or spouses, and you will have the secret to one facet of inner peace. Hey, now that's a secret that should be told from the mountains. The stock market came crashing down with no R.O.V. for many Americans as a result of the Wallstreet monster that took and took with no intent on giving back. We, the people, made Wallstreet a priority [sold on the dream of a lavish retirement at 50] when we were merely an option! Trust that I'm not saying not to invest for your future, but be careful of who or what you invest in. Make your next move your best move, and make no secret about it and that's a memo. Shani Greene-Dowdell
Secrets of a Kept Woman
Yes, it will really release September 1, 2009! The truth shall set you free! Shayla, Rhonda and Gladys have been best friends since high school. Thicker than thieves, they have shared a lot over the years and it is their loving bond that has kept their tattered spirits alive. These ladies use their strong sisterly bond to coach each other back to sanity daily. Shayla Wilson is married one of the most influential players in the east Alabama drug ring. Though she’s living lavish, she’s unhappy about the hand she’s dealt with her fly-by-night husband. Gladys LaQuinn has had it up to her neck with her cheating husband and decides to throw caution to the wind and go away for a weekend vacation...alone, but a run in with her ex could be the life and death of her spirit, but the way he awakens her body leaves her with a lot to consider. Rhonda Jackson has lived beneath Shayla’s wings for years, from being the second best majorette in high school to being an underrated data entry clerk by profession. She is unfulfilled, envious, and struggles with a dark secret that threatens to rock the very foundation this trio was built on. Every friendship is just one secret away from being shattered it into a thousand pieces. The truth shall set you free -- or will it? Sizzling Hot Review Mocha Chocolate Review by Jason FrostYou know the old saying that "sometimes books find you?" Well, that was the case for me with this book. One of the authors (Kotanya Kimbrough) was in our bookstore to sign one of her books and this one was on the table. Naturally, my eyes were drawn to the gorgeous set of Nubian legs on the cover and I, of course, picked it up. There I was minding my business reading the new one by James Rollins and this one comes out of nowhere to buss me up! So Mr. Rollins took a back seat and the authors in this collection jumped up all in my face! Read More If you find this review helpful, click YES on Amazon. | |  | | |  | JULY EVENTS July 18th from 2p-6p Carla S. Pennington to sign Mocha Chocolate at Waldenbooks Sawmill Square Mall, Laurel, Missisippi July 31, 2009 National Black Book Club Conference Atlanta Marriott Marquis 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, GA UPCOMING EVENTS HONK...HONK GET ON BOARD THE WAGFEST ATLANTA BUS TRIP! Leaving Auburn, Alabama at 9 a.m. on October 3, 2009. SUMMER READS It's hot outside, so why not curl up under the AC with a nice and hot book? Mocha Chocolate A Hot Summer Read "Short stories are perfect for beach side reading" Obsessed vs. KIT Hmmmm...?? Have you seen the movie Obsessed? Read Keepin' It Tight by Shani Greene-Dowdell and compare Lela's reaction to Beyonce's reaction to the obsessed coworker. 
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