Naughty or Nice

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$22.00 US
Penguin Adult HC/TR | Dutton
52 per carton
On sale Oct 05, 2004 | 978-0-451-21298-6
Sales rights: World
With all the humor, passion, and soul his fans have come to expect, New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey has written a novel with enough spice to warm even the coldest winter nights....

“Just in time for the holidays...a very funny and engrossing novel...laugh-out-loud humor.”—Booklist

Each of the McBroom sisters has her own problems. Frankie, the oldest, is never satisfied. Can anyone give her what she wants? Middle sister Livvy, saddled with a cheating husband, has begun an affair of her own. But her being wronged doesn’t exactly make her sideline lover Mr. Right. Then there’s baby Tommie. She was treated badly by a man she trusted. Can an older man show her what love is all about? Frankie, Livvy, and Tommie are there for one another through all the drama—and in the process, they discover what family, sisterhood, and love are all about....
Praise for Eric Jerome Dickey

“Dickey scores with characters who come to feel like old friends.”—Essence

“Dickey has the knack for creating characters who elicit both rage and sympathy.”—Entertainment Weekly

“[O]ne of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century.”—The New York Times

“Eric Jerome Dickey’s work is a master class in Black joy....[his] characters—bold, smart women oozing sexuality and vulnerability—navigate interpersonal conflicts using dialogue that crackles with authenticity.”—The Atlantic

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With all the humor, passion, and soul his fans have come to expect, New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey has written a novel with enough spice to warm even the coldest winter nights....

“Just in time for the holidays...a very funny and engrossing novel...laugh-out-loud humor.”—Booklist

Each of the McBroom sisters has her own problems. Frankie, the oldest, is never satisfied. Can anyone give her what she wants? Middle sister Livvy, saddled with a cheating husband, has begun an affair of her own. But her being wronged doesn’t exactly make her sideline lover Mr. Right. Then there’s baby Tommie. She was treated badly by a man she trusted. Can an older man show her what love is all about? Frankie, Livvy, and Tommie are there for one another through all the drama—and in the process, they discover what family, sisterhood, and love are all about....

Praise

Praise for Eric Jerome Dickey

“Dickey scores with characters who come to feel like old friends.”—Essence

“Dickey has the knack for creating characters who elicit both rage and sympathy.”—Entertainment Weekly

“[O]ne of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century.”—The New York Times

“Eric Jerome Dickey’s work is a master class in Black joy....[his] characters—bold, smart women oozing sexuality and vulnerability—navigate interpersonal conflicts using dialogue that crackles with authenticity.”—The Atlantic