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WHEN I'M WITH YOU Genesis Press Nov '07
“Tenderness, passion, and mystery shine through in When I’m With You. Marcel and Caitlyn are destined to be together no matter the twists and turns in the road to “happily ever after.†Official Review by a MulticulturalRomance Rating: 8/10
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When I'm With You by LaConnie Taylor-Jones
Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Genesis Press (November 6, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1585712507
ISBN-13: 978-1585712502
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WHEN I’M WITH YOU BOOK REVIEWS
Official Review from Romance In Color
Caitlyn Thompson was placed in foster care at the age of five after her mother died unexpectedly. She’s recentlyrelocated to Oakland, with the help of her friend Victoria (Vic), after escaping an abusive relationship. Her only concernsnow are her safety and finding the money to help keep the neighborhood youth center she manages a float. MarcelBaptiste is a wealthy philanthropist who runs his family’s automotive dealerships in and around the Oakland area. He ispassionately intrigued when he is receives a proposal to fund a youth center. He is overwhelmed with feelings he can’texplain when fate places him face to face with Caitlyn. Marcel then embarks on a campaign to make her his. As theirromance begins to bloom, Marcel and Caitlyn must come to grips with secrets from their past, and one that threatens totear them apart.
WHEN I’M WITH YOU is a story about the damage caused when someone is in an abusive relationship, and whathappens when the person suffering the abuse is too scared to tell their loved ones what’s going on. It showcases thedifficulties one faces when learning to trust after having suffered the shame, embarrassment, and betrayal during therelationship, and the importance of being able to forgive and forget while moving forward with your life. There is also alesson about why you should know your family history.
This is a fast-paced story with a plot that focuses on family, trust, and redemption. It was interesting to see the history ofabuse and the similar reactions that the abused characters had. There were also parts that are heart-warming and funny. WHEN I’M WITH YOU is a quick and enjoyable read, and Ms. Taylor-Jones handled a distasteful subjectwell.
Review from Romance In Color: Rating 4+/5
Official Review by a Multicultural Romance Writer Reviewer
Reviewed by: Lettetia
Reviewer Comments: Tenderness, passion, and mystery shine through in When I’m With You. Marcel and Caitlyn aredestined to be together no matter the twists and turns in the road to “happily ever afterâ€.
When your life has been terrorized by violence, how do you manage to go forward, looking over your shoulder at everyturn? This is the daily question that haunts Caitlyn Thompson. She has been in hiding from an ex-boyfriend for three years,always careful not to slip up and allow him to find her again. Working for a neighborhood youth center, she has found herniche. This is something she believes in, having grown up in inner-city New Jersey herself. Submitting a grant request to awealthy philanthropist foundation, Caitlyn is soon to meet the man who will make her want to stop running, want to trustand love again; Marcel Baptiste. It will take a will of iron and a courage she didn’t know she possessed to battle her fearsand open up to the wealthy entrepreneur. But when violence comes knocking again, will she have the courage to face herbiggest nightmare?
Marcel Baptiste; wealthy, attractive, a man on a mission; he is driven to meet the woman who wrote such a professionalgrant proposal. For some reason her words and dedication reaches out to him from the paper, capturing his attention likenone has for some time. Focused on giving back to the those less fortunate, he is certain the youth center is a worthycause, but still he has this need to meet the grant writer, Caitlyn Thompson. When conditions culminate to bring her to hisdealership in Oakland, he doubly pleased. He sees before him a woman who is worth the extra effort it takes to pursueand uncover her secrets. Not only is the grant writer and director of the youth center, but she is the woman who has finallycaptured the elusive billionaire. With someone conspiring to outbid him on a purchase, a stalker looking to cause violenceand buried secrets coming to light, Marcel will have to stand strong in the face of his biggest challenge, saving the womanhe loves.
From the opening scene, it is apparent Caitlyn is a woman living on the edge, forced into hiding by a viscous ex-boyfriend.She is a strong and capable woman who is living a nightmare many of us could not imagine. She is a likeable woman,determined to keep herself closed off in order to survive. Marcel is a true-to-life hero who is blindsided by love when heleast expects it. What a joy it is to see him persist in getting Caitlyn to open up and spend time with him, to learn to trustagain. When the pair is together, the chemistry is unmistakable, the undercurrents palpable in word and deed. The subtlemystery hums along, with plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing, culminating in a satisfying conclusion. Awonderful way to spend the day, readers should be well pleased with LaConnie Taylor-Jones’ When I’m with You. Thisreader feels like she made some new friends, and is looking forward to future books by this talented author.
When I'm With You Rating: 8/10
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Music:
Celebration - Kool & The Gang, Word Up - Cameo, Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry, Lady Marmalade - LaBelle, How You Gonna Act Like That - Tyrese, U Got It Bad - Usher, Ignition - R. Kelly, Full Moon - Brandy, A Woman's Worth - Alicia Keys, Put That Woman First - Jaheim, Laundromat - Nivea, Music - Erick Sermon Feat. Marvin Gaye, All Eyez On Me - Monica, I'd Rather - Luther Vandross, ou Know That I Love You - Donell Jones, What If A Woman - Joe, Guess What - Syleena Johnson, That Lady (Part 1 & 2) - The Isley Brothers, Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone, The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, I Love Music - The O'Jays, Boogie Wonderland - Earth Wind & Fire, Best Of My Love - The Emotions, Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn, It Only Takes A Minute - Tavares, Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey, Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe - Barry White, T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB, Never Too Muh - Luther Vandross, Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye, Brotha - Angie Stone, Things That Lovers Do - Kenny Lattimore & Chante Moore, She's All I Got - Jimmy Cozier, One Of Those Days - Whitney Houston, Hidden Agenda (Soulshock & Karlin Remix) - Craig David, A Better Man - Toni Braxton, Closure - Gerald Levert
Movies:
Something the Lord Made, Dream Girls On DVD, Raisin In The Sun,Idlewild,The Secret On Dvd,Yesterday By Kenneth Khambula,BlackCinderella By Sister Carol,All About You By Reneegoldsberry,Pursuit Of Happyness,Fair Game By Mark ChristopherLawrence,Hotel Rwanda,Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban,High School Musical,Fracture,Daddy's LittleGirl,An Inconvenient Truth,Freedom Writers,Premonition,I Think I Love My Wife,Rush Hour 2,Shrek TheThird,Spider-Man 3,Am And Pm Yoga For Beginners,Akeelah And The Bee,Antwone Fisher,The BourneUltimatum,Brown Sugar,The Sum Of All Fears,Bruce Almighty,Casino Royale,Catwoman,Changing Lanes,Charlie'sAngels: Full Throttle,A Cinderella Story,Clear And Present Danger,Clockers,Coach Carter,Down In The Delta,Down ToEarth,Dr. Dolittle 2,Drumline,Guess Who?,Matrix: Reloaded, Men In Black 2,Phat Girlz,Philadelphia,Phone Booth,ThePink Panther,Mahogany
Television:
24,Cold Case, Tha'ts So Raven, House, M.D,Missing,American Idol, Next Top Model, Tyra Banks Show, MontellShow, Grey's Anatomy, Grace Under Fire,Ugly Betty, JAG, Gilmore Girls,House of Payne,Cosby Show,BostonLegal,The Closer,The 4400,Smallville,Gimme a Break,The Nanny,Dawson's Creek, Bewitched,Oprah,LivingSingle,Oprah After the Show
Books:
Of course my own book When I’m With You – In Major Stores – November 2007
Do You!: by Russell Simmons and Chris Morrow,Kindred by Octavia E. Butler,You Can Heal Your Life by LouiseHay,Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz,Reposition Yourselfby T.D. Jakes,Tonight and Forever by Brenda Jackson,All My Tomorrows by Rochelle Alers,As Long As There IsLove by Karen White-Owens,Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer,The Known World: A Novel by Edward P.Jones,Breath, Eyes, Memory (Oprah's Book Club) by Edwidge Danticat,Six Easy Pieces: Easy Rawlins Stories byWalter Mosley,The Blackbird Papers: A Novel by Ian Smith, Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson,ThePurpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren,Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza,With Friends Like These by ReShonda TateBillingsley,The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra,Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen,Developing theLeader Within You by John C. Maxwell,Simply Divine by Jacquelin Thomas,Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, TheScience of Getting Rich by Wallace D Wattles, Deadly Reigns by Teri Woods, Chocolate Covered Forbidden Fruit byTrista Russell ,The Secret by Rhonda Byrne,A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini,The Kite Runner by KhaledHosseini,The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier, The Road (Oprah's Book Club) by Cormac McCarthy,Gilead: ANovel by Marilynne Robinson, Harlem Girl Lost by Treasure E. Blue,Nothing But Drama by ReShonda TateBillingsley,Indigo Summer (Kimani Tru) by Monica McKayhan,Ain't No Sunshine by Candice Dow,All I Ever Did WasLove a Man by Sharon Denise Allison-Ottey
Heroes:
God, my loving family and all those who are living their dreams!
My Literary Heros
There are heroes, leaders, and role models within our community who inspire us and who everyday challenge the resultsof both the past and present literary standards. I admire these writers for their talent and ability to maintain bestsellers yearafter year.
L.A. Banks, Antwone Q. Fisher, Zadie Smith, Alice Walker, Maya Angelou, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Brenda L. Thomas, Zora Neale Hurston, Marietta Golden, Bebe Moore Campbell, Ernest J. Gaines, Gloria Naylor, August Wilson, Ifeoma Onyefulu, Mary Morrison, Eric Jerome Dickey, Juan Williams, Walter Mosley, Victoria Taylor Murray, Nora Roberts, James Patterson, James Baldwin, Ntozake Shange, Richard A. Wright
