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Hold Me in Contempt by Wendy Williams

Hold Me in Contempt

A Romance

Wendy Williams

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 15, 2014

Move over 50 Shades, there’s a new romance in town.

Contemporary RomanceBlack RomanceRomance EroticaRomance
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Who it’s for
A down-and-dirty romance pairs charged attraction with the complications of ambition, secrets, and love.
Genres
Black Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romance Erotica
Published
HarperCollins, April 15, 2014

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About this book

Move over 50 Shades, there’s a new romance in town. Superstar Wendy Williams brings on the heat in her first ever, no-holds-barred, down and dirty, romance novel. Kimberly Kind is trying to get beyond her roots. A successful, beautiful, smart lawyer, she’s finally finding direction in her life and getting out of the streets. But a terrible accident threatens to throw her carefully laid plans off course. Now Kim’s hiding a huge secret… one that could threaten everything.

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Enter King. A perfect mix of Justin Timberlake and David Beckham, the man oozes sex and has more swagger than anyone Kim’s ever met. Their chemistry is off the charts. But after passion-filled nights, the intensity of their emotions takes both of them by surprise. Love was not supposed to be an option. Now it’s the only thing holding them together. When their pasts come back with a vengeance, can love possibly be enough?

Heat and Heart

A down-and-dirty romance pairs charged attraction with the complications of ambition, secrets, and love.

Come here for

  • A steamy romance with ambition, secrets, and unmistakable chemistry
  • Love under pressure when carefully laid plans go awry

Expect

  • A bold, sensual romantic tone
  • Emotions that grow more complicated than either lead expects

Where it sits

Romance Erotica49%
Black Romance43%
Contemporary Romance28%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Literary Fiction
  • Romance
  • Contemporary Romance
  • New Adult Romance
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  • Romantic Comedy
  • Women's Fiction
  • Urban Fiction
  • Black Women's Fiction
Authors
Wendy Williams
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
April 15, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Literary Fiction