Tempting Fate

All He Desires

By Brenda Jackson

That’s right, full-figured sistahs have it going on. I read once something online that said, “It takes a real man to handle these curves.” And bestselling romance author Brenda Jackson proves that to be the case among her novels. That being said, I bring to you the second installment of her All He Desires collection, Tempting Fate.

Justice Manning is the owner of a temp agency. The rampant divorce rate in her family has left her with commitmentphobia, causing her to turn down the marriage proposal of her boyfriend of two years. Over a year later, while meeting with her BFF Tonya Savoy, she receives an invitation to his wedding. Despite the fact she refused his offer of marriage, the news still upsets her, feeling her family is cursed.

Blake Savoy is a photojournalist, whose photo essays have gained world renown. His personal life is a different story, having traveled around the world for his work only to come home to a cheating wife. Now divorced, it has been well over a year since he has been involved and/or intimate with a woman.

Through a last-minute change in plans, Justice reluctantly agrees to do a photo shoot for Tonya’s internet business Tonya’s Temptations, a boutique of sexy lingerie specifically designed for full-figured women to highlight their sex appeal, sensuality, and femininity. Through Tonya’s powers of persuasion and pushing the family loyalty envelope, guess who winds up as the reluctant photographer?

When Blake first lays eyes on voluptuous, stacked, curvy Justice, it’s desire at first sight. When Justice sees hot, handsome, manly Blake, her body aches from a year of doing without. Will Blake overcome his trust issues brought on by betrayal? Will Justice lay her commitment issues to rest? Will love and their powerful chemistry conquer all?

Tempting Fate brings us Jackson’s amazing way of giving us characters readers care about while turning up the heat–before they even touch each other. Though Justice and Blake deny they want commitment for different reasons, love finds a way, and they realize that certain special something about one another, the power of love at first sight. In addition, friendship and family play a pivotal role in the story, as evidenced by BFFs Tonya Savoy and Bryan Manning and the wisdom of matriarch Thelma Savoy.

All He Desires is available through Madaris Publishing Company, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.

Once again, I give a hat tip to Brenda Jackson for showing that a full-figured sistah can more than hold her own when it comes to love, passion, and desire. Stay tuned for the third installment of All He Desires, The Perfect Seduction.