Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
A Novel
Crown · Print & ebook · May 23, 2006
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- Who it’s for
- New York party promotion puts career ambition beside an unexpected romantic turn.
- Themes
- A-list nightlife, Career ambition, Romance
- Genres
- Black Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
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Last Night a DJ Saved My Life takes readers behind the velvet rope and inside A-list nightlife. At thirty-five, Destiny Day is at the top of her game. Having escaped her hardscrabble beginnings in the small Midwestern town she calls “East Boogie, Illinois,” she is the savviest sister walking around in a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes. As New York’s premiere party promoter, she has glitz, riches, and steers clear of any man who threatens to cramp her style.
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Her parties, held at the hippest clubs, are packed with hip-hop royalty; top celebs from the worlds of sports, film, and fashion; and New York’s most successful power brokers. Destiny’s personal life takes a backseat to her career, but she’s got two best friends and a string of men to keep her satisfied. However, when she meets Taye Crawford, an independent financial advisor, at one of her own fantastic parties, Destiny finds herself moving in a direction she never anticipated.
New York Party Promotion
New York party promotion puts career ambition beside an unexpected romantic turn.
Come here for
- A-list nightlife from the perspective of a New York party promoter
- Destiny’s career taking precedence over her personal life
Expect
- A meeting with independent financial advisor Taye Crawford
- Destiny’s Midwestern beginnings in “East Boogie, Illinois”
Where it sits
| Contemporary Romance | 35% |
|---|---|
| Black Romance | 28% |
| Romantic Comedy | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Contemporary Romance
- Black Fiction
- Black Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Lyah Beth LeFlore
- Publisher
- Crown
- Published
- May 23, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- A-list nightlife · Career ambition · Romance
- Reading lane
- Contemporary Romance