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LOVE AND LUST JUST GOT HOTTER!!!

IN STORES NOW!!!

HIS FIRST WIFE: A NOVEL

***ROMANTIC TIMES, Oct. 2008: “Octavia weaves and extraordinary tale. The characters are believable and extremely entertaining, and the final revelation is shocking. This fantastic novel should fly off shelves!" --Eleanor S. Shields***

***BOOKLIST, Oct. 2008: “Octavia’s second novel is a truly wonderful story with wide appeal about love and what it takes to make a marriage in modern African American society." --Patty Engelmann***

***RAWSISTAZ LITERARY GROUP, Nov. 2008: “Octavia pens a great tale that spotlights a couple trying to make it through their issues. 3.5 STARS!" --Paula Henderson***

NOVEL SYNOPSIS:

Grace Octavia’s second novel, HIS FIRST WIFE, is a sparkling, sexy ride, you won’t want to put down until you reach the very last page! It’s fast and fun, everything TAKE HER MAN was and much more. The heated story begins with two innocent emails:“If this email works and it's Jamison Taylor, I think I found your Palm Pilot in front of my house this morning.""Can I come pick the planner up? Or would you like to meet me somewhere?"From there everything about an ordinary Atlanta marriage goes extraordinarily out of control….Kerry Jackson never thought her dream marriage, which began when her Morehouse beau proposed on a picture-perfect bridge over a lavish pool filled with rose petals and floating candles, could be pulled apart by a harmless email. But ten years later, Jamison is having an affair and a pregnant Kerry finds herself in her car at five in the morning, dead set on busting up the secret romance. Angry, confused, and in the backseat of a police car, she realizes that she needs a new plan for her life and her unborn child ... fast. But trouble at home quickly turns to trouble everywhere, and a desperate Kerry searches for the strength to pick up the pieces of her life. Now, she is going to have to throw out the game plan, find out who she really is-and take the biggest gamble ever. A sparkling, sexy novel, HIS FIRST WIFE is all about facing what is real and getting it all on your own terms.

ORDERING INFORMATION:

This Kensington release is NOW available at ALL major bookstores and online outlets. If you would like a little taste of HIS FIRST WIFE, please visit www.amazon.com to read an excerpt and gather more information. It can also be ordered online at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, etc. The ISBN is 0758218494. .

ABOUT GRACE OCTAVIA:

A native of Long Island, Grace Octavia is a graduate of New York University, who is completing her PhD in English at Georgia State University. A proud sister of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, she is also a member of the Sigma Tau Delta National English Honor Society. The former editor of Rolling Out Urbanstyle Weekly, she teaches writing at Georgia State University. She lives in Atlanta.

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REVIEWS OF OCTAVIA'S FIRST NOVEL:

***ESSENCE MAGAZINE, JUNE 2007: "A funny and sexy look into the world of Black dating by Octavia that will have you busting out the notepad to jot down tips on settling the score and finding true love." --Candice Frederick ***

***THE ROMANTIC TIMES, MAY 2007: “Octavia takes readers on a hilarious and emotional roller-coaster ride of breakups, new relationships and sisterhood.” --B. Nakia Garner ***

***RAWSISTAZ LITERARY GROUP, APRIL 2007: “Octavia has crafted an enjoyable story that will capture the attention of readers from the very first page… I really enjoyed reading TAKE HER MAN and look forward to more from this debut author. 4 STARS!" --Hope Denise Murphy***

***THE URBAN REVIEWERS, URBAN-REVIEWS.COM, JUNE 2007:“Take Her Man is a widely entertaining debut novel by Grace Octavia. Octavia created an engaging storyline with fun characters.”--Radiah Hubbert***

***APOO Reviewer, MAY 2007: “I can't put it down!!!”--Donnica of APOO***

***REAL LADIES READ BOOK CLUB, MAY 2007: “There was so much to talk about. You get ladies in a room with this type of book and you know it gets loud.” --Kenae, President ***

NOVEL SYNOPSIS-TAKE HER MAN:

New York City "It Girl" Troy Smith thought she'd have her ring by spring. But there's been a change in plans… Troy is a beautiful, successful black sister who is convinced her delicious boyfriend, Dr. Julian James, is the man of her dreams- that is until he says he wants a break. Brokenhearted, confused, and stuck in bed listening to Mary J. Blige, Troy knows there's only one thing to do: get her girlfriends to throw her an official 3T Break Up Party! Along with a long list of other traditions established during their college days at Hampton University, the break up party was how Troy, Tamia, and Tasha-"The 3Ts"-survived the drama of relationship bust-ups by stepping out in their most scandalous dresses and dancing 'til their stiletto clad feet hurt! Now it was Troy's turn. There was just one problem: Julian was stepping out too…with a new sister on his arm! Troy knows that should be the final straw, but she truly believes Julian is the man for her and refuses to accept that her Mr. Right could be Mr. Wrong. So it's time to get down and dirty and put the wicked 3T Take Her Man Plan into action. What ensues is an adventurous, New York City roller coaster ride that only the defiant 3Ts can withstand. Along the way, Troy realizes that in order to attract her dream man, she's got to start living her dreams. She’s forced to take a closer look at herself and all of the things she used to feel were important about her big city life. Gucci, Prada and sushi-filled nights on the town are tossed to the side as Troy gets serious about her career, broken family ties and her ever-present, ever-supportive, ever-spicy girlfriends. A devilishly entertaining novel, Take Her Man also includes rules, regulations, and recipes for developing your own "It Girl" sisterhood…

ORDERING INFORMATION:

TAKE HER MAN is available at ALL major bookstores and online outlets. The ISBN is 0758218478.

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