A Love of My Own, E. Lynn Harris
A Love of My Own, E. Lynn Harris
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A Love of My Own

Author: E. Lynn Harris

Narrator: Richard Allen

Unabridged: 10 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/10/2002


Synopsis

After Zola Denise Norwood meets media mogul Davis Vincent McClinton on a New York-bound flight, he makes her a couple of offers before they even land. One is editing his hot new urban style magazine Bling Bling. The other is more personal. As Zola and Raymond Tyler, Jr, Bling Bling’s CEO, pursue their ambitions and search for love, secrets from the past and events out of today’s headlines (plus the shenanigans of John Basil Henderson and Yancey B.) keep the action moving.

About The Author

E. Lynn Harris is a nine-time New York Times bestselling author. His work includes the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and the novels A Love of My Own, Just as I Am, Any Way the Wind Blows (all three of which were named Novel of the Year by the Blackboard African American Bestsellers), I Say a Little Prayer, If This World Were Mine (which won the James Baldwin Award for Literary Excellence), and the classic Invisible LifeRichard Allen is a three-time Audie®-nominated and Earphone Award–winning narrator who is one of the freshest voices to come onto the audiobook scene. A stage actor by training, Allen has worked on both sides of the Atlantic. He originated the role of Booker T. Washington in the world premiere of Ragtime–The Musical, in addition to several TV appearances on Star Trek: TNG, and ER.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Diane on April 14, 2017

Excellent read!! sequel to 'Mommy Dearest'.....a talented writer that's gone too soon,huge fan of his books...(paperback!)......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on December 26, 2012

E. Lynn Harris' books never fail to live up to a traditional romance story with a twist. I enjoyed this book, as I have enjoyed his others. I find the dialogue in his books is realistic and I feel like his characters are usually those that you may encounter in real life. Readers who enjoy a books abo......more

Goodreads review by Miscoshia on June 22, 2012

My favorite book by E. Lynn. He came to my college and signed my copy!......more

Goodreads review by Jay on October 02, 2019

It was eerie to read a book that included 9/11 but it made the story more impactful. Though it wasn't the main focus of the novel, it stuck out to me the most. I still find it unrealistic that Basil and Raymond ended up together. I never saw that coming.......more

Goodreads review by Marlene on August 05, 2015

Harris was a good writer. Story held my interest but could have had a bit more depth with the characters.......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR E. LYNN HARRIS:


"A first-rate storyteller..." -USA Today

"Delicious reading." -Seattle Times

"Breezy, big-hearted entertainment." -Entertainment Weekly

"What's got audiences hooked? Harris's unique spin on the ever-fascinating topics of identity, class, intimacy, sexuality, and friendship." --Vibe

"If Janet Evanovich is Beach-Read Queen, E. Lynn Harris is King. All Hail." -Forth Worth Star Telegram