Be Careful What You Wish For

How do you measure the worth of a woman? Or determine the value of a man? In this sexy, suspenseful novel, Cheryl Faye takes on the hot-button issues facing men and women as they struggle to build meaningful, lasting relationships.In this novel about two friends -- and the man who plays a key role in both their lives -- Cheryl Faye tells a compelling story of friendship, jealousy, ambition, self-deception, and love.Jamilah Parsons and Sabrina Richardson are roommates and unlikely friends. Jamilah is a voluptuous, down-to-earth graphic artist who knows what she wants -- a man to love her for herself. Gorgeous and model-thin, glamorous Sabrina is beset by doubts and insecurities. She uses her beauty to reel in the kind of man she thinks will give her the good life, without having to give anything in return. When Sabrina brings home sexy attorney Darius Thornton, the stage is set for conflict and drama. Jamilah is attracted to Darius; but Darius only has eyes for Sabrina, who is determined to keep him at arm's length until she has him right where she wants him. Then she meets someone even better -- or so she thinks. What she doesn't know is that beneath this new suitor's suave exterior is a man filled with pain, ready to lash out at those closest to him. Now Sabrina must discover a courage she never knew she had, while Jamilah grapples with her own complicated feelings for both Sabrina and Darius.Intense, provocative, and intricate,Be Careful What You Wish Forintroduces complex, flesh-and-blood characters that readers will relate to, root for, and remember long after the final page.

Be Careful What You Wish For is Cheryl Faye's fifth published novel. Her previous titles, At First Sight, A Time For Us, and its sequel, A Test Of Time, and First Love, as well as the short story, "Second Chance At Love," from the Arabesque collection Mama Dear have been well received by readers of modern romance as indicated by numerous Amazon.com reviews, letters and emails she has received. A self-described romantic, she has been writing poems, essays, and tales of love and romance since her early teens and admits to living vicariously through her characters. Currently residing in Jersey City, New Jersey, she is the proud mother of two sons, Michael and Douglas; grandmother of Mikayla; and an active member of the renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church in her hometown of Harlem, New York. Cheryl is also a legal secretary at one of the largest law firms in the country. Although she has been putting pen to paper and developing fiction stories for over thirty years, Cheryl's first attempt at writing a full-length novel was spurred by a wager in 1987. Accepting that challenge (and winning the bet), she has embraced the art of storytelling, viewing each of her novels as one of her children. She has developed a loyal following by creating realistic tales about relationships between progressive African-American men and women, with protagonists who struggle to grow and maintain life-affirming bonds by opening their hearts and minds to one another's shortcomings and realizing that any relationship worth its salt takes time, patience, understanding, and dedication. Having just completed her sixth novel, Necessary Work, Cheryl is presently hard at work on her seventh novel. You can write to Cheryl at CherylFaye@aol.com. Please include the book's title in the subject line. (No attachments, please.)