**New York Times****bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey returns to the life of Nia Simone Bijou (of Pleasure fame) as she embarks on a quest to enhance her artistic gifts through heightened sensory experience, Hollywood-style. **
Four years have passed since the events of Pleasure , and Nia’s success as a writer has grown, bringing her from Atlanta to Los Angeles. But she remains on a quest to quiet her inner storm, to draw on her well of emotions and explore them fully before leaving this season of her life and moving on to what could be the next stage: marriage and motherhood.
Drawn to an exclusive pleasure palace, where patrons try on roles as they actively shun their respective realities, Nia’s ability to balance truth and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred. What has happened to the compartments she has so carefully created for the different aspects of her life? Will her relationship with the mysterious, often unavailable Prada survive the countless temptations? Will her successful literary career be given over to impulse indulgence? Does decadence know any bounds?
When Nia’s past comes back to mingle with her present, and when her staid public persona clashes with her fantasy life of decadence, readers will be stunned by the outcome. Eric Jerome Dickey’s newest tale of excess—and its sky-high costs—is a thrilling portrait of a glittering world.
Review
“Eric Jerome Dickey brings to life the heartache of betrayal with the skill of a mastercrafter… Dickey's imagery, the word choices, the rhythm of the sentences, his ability to create a vibrant, tormented sea in which Nia and her support cast bob along make this book one for the keeper shelf.” - USA Today, Happy Ever After
*Praise for An Accidental Affair *
“His latest page-turner, An Accidental Affair, is just as decadent, funny and juicy as its predecessor… Mmm. Hmmm.” --Essence
“It’s hard to top his earlier works, but Dickey doesn’t disappoint.” --Ebony
“Another one of Dickey's future classics” – The Bakersfield Californian
Dickey has, once again, made me stay awake until all hours of the night . . . Reading An Accidental Affair is, in fact, like chewing on ambrosia-coated sandpaper: it's gritty, but oh-so-very tasty.” --Terri Schlichenmeyer, Killeen Daily Herald (Texas)
“Dickey has a rare ability. . . . Right away the reader is forewarned: you are in for a hardboiled, fast ride.” – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
**PRAISE FOR Dying for Revenge **
“Intrigue, deception, murder and sex in exotic locales with a noir sensibility and keen attention to setting. . . . another highly entertaining page-turner.” – Publishers Weekly
“With action scenes that take your breath away, characters to hate instead of cheer for, devilish details, and a speed-of-light plot, Dickey proves once again that he is a master of the genre.” — Booklist
PRAISE FOR SLEEPING WITH STRANGERS AND WAKING WITH ENEMIES
“Taut, fast, and bold – total blockbuster entertainment.” – Publishers Weekly (starred)
“A serendipitous mix of lust, longing, and murder… the pacing is amazing… Not only will Dickey's many readers be thrilled to see a new novel, this one is also sure to create new fans.” – Booklist (starred)
“One of Dickey’smost satisfying reads yet.” --Essence
"An action-packed classic noir thriller that draws you in from the first page. … With its crisp Raymond Chandler-like dialogue and colorful writing, STRANGERS literally leaves Dickey fans wanting more." --Ebony
PRAISE FOR ERIC JEROME DICKEY’S PREVIOUS BOOKS:* *
“No one does it like Eric Jerome Dickey!” (Black Expressions)
“King of African-American Fiction.” (Entertainment Weekly)
“No one does it like Eric Jerome Dickey! And his latest novel, Genevieve , is sure to be another bonafied hit.” – Black Expressions
“Dickey’s fans flock to his readings … he’s perfected an addictive fictional formula” – The New York Times
“Dickey has earned his place as king of African-American fiction for women.” – Entertainment Weekly
“ Genevieve. . .pushes romance and deceit to the next level” -- USA Weekend
About the Author
ERIC JEROME DICKEY is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels and is also the author of a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels for Marvel Enterprises, featuring Storm (X-Men) and the Black Panther. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Dickey now lives on the road and rests in whatever hotel will have him.