Praise for Connie Briscoe
“Briscoe uses her skill as a talented storyteller to deliver just the right touch of intrigue.”
–Publishers Weekly
“This romp of a read combines lush settings, humorous dialogue, and outrageous behavior with a raucous finale.”
–Ebony
“Briscoe’s powerful characterization tugs at the heart-strings…”
–Romantic Times BOOKreviews Top Pick
“Briscoe’s latest book bubbles over with enough dirty dealings to fuel a season’s worth of soap operas.”
–Honey
“Connie Briscoe is back with what she does best: a big dishy page-turner that will intrigue, amuse, and captivate.”
–E. Lynn Harris, New York Times bestselling author
“Riveting…lively…hilarious…Three sisters who are remarkably different except in one respect! Their men are driving them crazy.”
–Mademoiselle
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In Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50, Photographer Michael Cunningham (coauthor of Crowns) and author Connie Briscoe, a New York Times bestselling novelist, profile fifty women over the age of fifty who have been remarkably successful–whether in reaching the top of the corporate ladder, finding fame in politics or the arts, or raising a son to be proud of–and reveal the ways that they have prevailed despite daunting obstacles. Their stories are paired with Cunningham’s intimate portraits of the women.
Jewels includes well-known and little-known women alike–from teachers and executives to artists, authors, and entertainers. Among the celebrities profiled in the book are Rudy Dee, Eleanor Holmes Norton, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Marian Wright Edelman. Coauthor Connie Briscoe also appears here as one of the featured Jewels, telling her inspiring personal story. World-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni contributes an original poem to the book.
Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50, by Michael Cunningham and Connie Briscoe
Available at Amazon
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In You Only Get Better three fascinating women discover that life, love and everything else get better with age!
3 Novellas
3 Women
3 Bestselling Authors
Teacher Maxine Davis’s life is careening out of control–her marriage is dull, her teenage daughters are driving her insane and she is days away from her fiftieth birthday. New York Times bestselling author Connie Briscoe spins a compelling story of betrayal, forgiveness and redemption in “The Perfect Life,” as Maxine discovers the glamorous life he’s always coveted may be less satisfying than the “good” life she’s been living.
A nasty divorce and the tragic events of 9/11 help an empty nester see beyond the narrow confines of her materialistic existence. In “Three for the Road,” Essence and Blackboard bestselling author Lolita Files takes readers on a breathtaking road trip to self-discovery with Lillibelle Goldman, as she meets an unlikely kindred spirit who may hold the key to her second chance for happiness.
In “This Time Around,” by bestselling author Anita Bunkley, a successful career woman proves that life doesn’t end at forty. At forty-nine, Anika Redmond has just received an extreme makeover and is looking good. With her new hot body and power job in place, learn if she get the one thing in life that still eludes her–a happy ending…
You Only Get Better, by Connie Briscoe, Lolita Files, and Anita Bunkley
Available at Amazon
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In Can’t Get Enough, a sequel to P.G. County, readers will be delighted to learn that the mischievous machinations and meddlesome ways of the previous novel’s characters reach new heights–and sink to new depths.
Barbara Bentley, the grand dame of P.G. County, is tentatively embarking on a fresh approach to life, abandoning the alcohol that served to soften the edges of her marriage to her bimbo-loving millionaire husband, Bradford. She’s been sober for nearly a year, her part-time work as a real estate agent has boosted her self-confidence, and the unexpected attentions of a handsome young colleague have done wonders for her ego.
For Jolene, Bradford’s ambitious, conniving ex-mistress, the status she covets remains tantalizingly out of reach until she gets outrageously lucky in the state lottery. Her decent, hard-working husband, Patrick, has left her for Pearl, a woman proud of her success as a beauty shop owner and eager to create a loving home for Patrick and his two mixed-up teenage daughters.
Royalty comes to Silver Lake in the form of Veronique. She’s rich, fabulous, and everyone’s new friend, or is she?
As the characters slip in and out of their Pratesi sheets and stride into mayhem and misdeeds in their Jimmy Choo shoes, Can’t Get Enough becomes a delectable and scrumptious page-turner.
Can’t Get Enough, by Connie Briscoe
Available at Amazon
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A Peyton Place for the twenty-first century, this big, bold, dishy novel takes readers inside the lives, loves, secrets, and scandals of the powerful and beautiful African Americans who reside in an exclusive enclave of Prince George’s County.
Connie Briscoe’s previous novels have won the accolades of critics, positions on national bestseller lists, and the loyalty of millions of fans. Essence magazine called Sisters and Lovers “a frank and funny tale,” and Mademoiselle dubbed it “riveting…lively…hilarious.” The San Francisco Chronicle had high praise for Big Girls Don’t Cry, declaring, “It brims with warmth, energy, and a positive message.” With P.G. County, Briscoe serves up a sexy, lush, and irresistible portrait of an elite African American community in Maryland.
Meet the women of P.G. County:
Barbara Bentley is the rich, fabulous wife of the powerful Bradford Bentley. She has more than enough trouble keeping track of her handsome but womanizing husband while keeping her drinking problem in check.
Pearl owns a hair salon and lives on the outskirts of the tony community with her grown son, Kenyatta. As Pearl strives to grow her business and recover from a bad divorce, she also has to deal with Kenyatta’s new girlfriend, Ashley, who is not at all the match Pearl imagined for her son.
Jolene, the black sheep daughter of a prominent judge, beds down more than one promising candidate as she pursues a wealthy and powerful replacement for her earnest and hardworking husband.
Candice is remarried, white, and liberal, at least she always fancied herself as such, until her daughter enters into a serious relationship with a young black man, and Candice’s life as she knows it is suddenly called into question.
Lee is a teenager on the run from her mother’s abusive drug- dealing boyfriend and in search of her own father, whom she believes to be handsome, rich, and all-powerful.
In Connie Briscoe’s big new splashy novel, five lives intersect in the swanky, rich, and raucous Prince George’s County. With more than a nod to Peyton Place, Connie Briscoe has created a fabulously fun novel that will delight, excite, and entertain.
PG County, by Connie Briscoe
Available at Amazon
