Hot Chocolate This Winter - White, Lula

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Résumé :
Return to the hotbed of luxury, romance, and rivalry in the Black Hamptons. Chriselle Mason has had enough. She's ready to leave her manipulative husband of ten years. While entangled in Blake's controlling schemes, what Chrissy doesn't expect is that she'll need sexy, Ivy League-trained bank executive, Sheldon Rouse, to come to her rescue. Despite their instant connection, Chrissy pushes him away since she doesn't need more testosterone in her life. Sheldon is bringing heat though, and he isn't here for the word no. When the beloved, historic Ivory restaurant goes up for sale, Sheldon becomes Chrissy's chief rival to buy it. As the competition heats up, so does their steamy attraction. A lot of money is on the line, and Sheldon refuses to walk away-- from business, or his feelings for Chrissy. Her family's expectations still have her ensnared in her barbed-wire marriage. Can she truly leave Blake behind? Will this New Year finally bring her the new start she desperately needs? Join the families of Black accomplishment and distinction in the Sag Harbor Black Romances series. Childhood friends Maddy, Del, and Chrissy evolve into Hamptons power players through heartache, love and triumph. Each novel is a saucy story of riches, romance and seduction in the Black Hamptons. They can be read in any order, but are most delicious in sequence. *Strong language & sex *Trigger warning: *One moment of empowering light domestic violence...

Biographie:
Lula White was born and raised in the American South and now lives in Southern California. She loves foreign countries, cabins in the woods, sunsets on lakes, and dinners overlooking water. Writing has been her life since childhood, paying her way through college and sustaining her career as a lawyer. Now her narratives dissect the nuanced lives of Black professionals and the Black elite. With complexity and an open mind, Lula weaves ambition, money and prominence with the rigors of Black love and community....

Sommaire:
Return to the hotbed of luxury, romance, and rivalry in the Black Hamptons. Chriselle Mason has had enough. She's ready to leave her manipulative husband of ten years. While entangled in Blake's controlling schemes, what Chrissy doesn't expect is that she'll need sexy, Ivy League-trained bank executive, Sheldon Rouse, to come to her rescue. Despite their instant connection, Chrissy pushes him away since she doesn't need more testosterone in her life. Sheldon is bringing heat though, and he isn't here for the word no. When the beloved, historic Ivory restaurant goes up for sale, Sheldon becomes Chrissy's chief rival to buy it. As the competition heats up, so does their steamy attraction. A lot of money is on the line, and Sheldon refuses to walk away-- from business, or his feelings for Chrissy. Her family's expectations still have her ensnared in her barbed-wire marriage. Can she truly leave Blake behind? Will this New Year finally bring her the new start she desperately needs? Join the families of Black accomplishment and distinction in the Sag Harbor Black Romances series. Childhood friends Maddy, Del, and Chrissy evolve into Hamptons power players through heartache, love and triumph. Each novel is a saucy story of riches, romance and seduction in the Black Hamptons. They can be read in any order, but are most delicious in sequence. *Strong language & sex *Trigger warning: *One moment of empowering light domestic violence...