This is the first novel I've read by Ms. Washington, and she really MAKES YOU FEEL and THINK throughout this novel. It is a sweet, passionate, yet often sad love story. Ladies, what could be worse than a proud man?!! How 'bout a married man FULL of pride! A husband that selfishly pushes his wife a way in his time of sickness. Malik and Zakira Badu, are deeply in love and living a good life, until Malik develops a serious health issue. Malik lets pride and his over-protectiveness get in the way of love, trust and his PROMISED marriage vows and leaves Zakira to deal with everything on her own. Malik comes back into her life after his recovery. However is it too late to rebuild their marriage and will she ever be able to trust him again?!!! At his surprise return all kinds of drama jumps off not only for Zakira and Malik, but their good friends unfortunately get caught in the crossfire of Malik's unexpected homecoming. Which brings us to the secondary romance in this novel between Trekel and Edwina. They are extremely attracted to one another, yet their relationship comes to an abrupt halt due to Eddie's insecurities and Tree's involvement in helping Malik pull off his "idiotic" plan to leave his wife. Can both these couples get pass these issues to regain the love they felt for one another.~~~~~~~This story took me on a emotional roller coaster ride. It made me angry, it also made me so sad, that I had to grab the Kleenex, yet it also made me LOL, too. You will get caught up in all the drama as these couples struggle through their issues in the hopes of recapturing their "happily-ever-after" and discovering and holding on to what is TRULY important in their lives. Definitely an intense read. Good job, Ms. Washington!â

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