Hold Me in Contempt
A Romance
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 15, 2014
Move over 50 Shades, there’s a new romance in town.
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- Who it’s for
- A down-and-dirty romance pairs charged attraction with the complications of ambition, secrets, and love.
- Genres
- Black Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romance Erotica
- Published
- HarperCollins, April 15, 2014
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Move over 50 Shades, there’s a new romance in town. Superstar Wendy Williams brings on the heat in her first ever, no-holds-barred, down and dirty, romance novel. Kimberly Kind is trying to get beyond her roots. A successful, beautiful, smart lawyer, she’s finally finding direction in her life and getting out of the streets. But a terrible accident threatens to throw her carefully laid plans off course. Now Kim’s hiding a huge secret… one that could threaten everything.
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Enter King. A perfect mix of Justin Timberlake and David Beckham, the man oozes sex and has more swagger than anyone Kim’s ever met. Their chemistry is off the charts. But after passion-filled nights, the intensity of their emotions takes both of them by surprise. Love was not supposed to be an option. Now it’s the only thing holding them together. When their pasts come back with a vengeance, can love possibly be enough?
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A down-and-dirty romance pairs charged attraction with the complications of ambition, secrets, and love.
Come here for
- A steamy romance with ambition, secrets, and unmistakable chemistry
- Love under pressure when carefully laid plans go awry
Expect
- A bold, sensual romantic tone
- Emotions that grow more complicated than either lead expects
Where it sits
| Romance Erotica | 49% |
|---|---|
| Black Romance | 43% |
| Contemporary Romance | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Literary Fiction
- Romance
- Contemporary Romance
- New Adult Romance
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- Romantic Comedy
- Women's Fiction
- Urban Fiction
- Black Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Wendy Williams
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 15, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Literary Fiction