Maryann Reid is one of the rising stars in the literary world, and has established her own niche as a relationship expert and purveyor of socially relevant issues that are impacting young African-American women and popular culture. She is a regular guest and relationship advisor on nationally syndicated radio shows like NPR’s Fresh Air, The Michael Baisden Show and The Wendy Williams Experience. She has written for Glamour Magazine, Black Enterprise and other major publications. She has also appeared in profiles in The New Yorker, Essence, CNN, NBC Nightly News and ABC NEWS 20/20.

As of March 2010 Reid has published five books, and her third book, Marry Your Baby Daddy, (St. Martins Press, Sept. 2005), which was optioned by Holly Robinson-Peete and became a landmark event catapulted her to national prominence.

Marry Your Baby Daddy helped establish Reid as a brand addressing the unique life issues affecting young, educated black women between the ages of 21-34. Although the book was a fictional and riveting story of three sisters who must marry their baby daddies in order to inherit 3 million dollars, Reid interviewed hundreds of couples, many of them urban professionals with children to find out what their goals, concerns and issues were concerning their relationships. In light of the research she had done for her book, and as a tool to develop a platform, Reid launched and produced an event in 2005 entitled, Marry Your Baby Daddy Day™ in New York. She has successfully produced the event, with the lucky couples receiving a six figure all expenses paid dream wedding. In her native Brooklyn community, Reid has affectionately been referred to as the, “Oprah of Brooklyn,” for “bringing black love back in style.” For more go to www.marryyourbabydaddy.com.`You can also read her blog at www.maryannreid.blogspot.com.

Before obtaining her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Miami, Reid was invited by USATODAY to write a novella for the acclaimed Open Book section of their website. In Jan/Feb 2001, her series, "Single Black Female" ran for several weeks and attracted a whole new audience to her already popular first book, Sex and the Single Sister, which Publishers Weekly said: “…..taps into the zeitgeist...the black woman's Sex and the City ...”. In 2003, Reid wrote Use Me or Lose Me, a spin off to Sex, which was published by St. Martins.

Reid resides in Brooklyn, New York

 

 

Every Man for Herself
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Paperback: 232 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (August 21, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312369093
ISBN-13: 978-0312369095
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches

Finally, Nina is fed up. Now that she knows for certain that her husband, a pastor
of a small congregation that meets in their rural Texas home, has been "borrowing" from the church, Nina is ready to leave him for a new life, in a new town. And since Trent has never been an honest man, leaving him for New York City isn't as hard as she thought. Her quest to reinvent herself leads her down a road full of new experiences...and new men who want to share them with her.

 

Mrs. Big
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Paperback: 291 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (September 19, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312341997
ISBN-13: 978-0312341992
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1 inches

Loletta Hightower likes to live big: exotic vacations, designer clothing, trips to the spa. But it gets harder and harder to support her lavish lifestyle working the reception desk at a luxury car dealership. And though Loletta can con athletes, celebrities, and wealthy businessmen into taking care of her bills for a few months at a time, she wants the holy grail of every gold-digging businesswoman: the ring.

When she runs into Kavon “Big” Jackson, an NBA player and former college classmate of hers, she finds it really isn’t so hard to snag a high-profile husband. But it sure is hard to keep him satisfied. “Big” lives up to his name in every way, including his temper and his libido---neither of which Loletta can control. As violence and infidelity escalate in their home, so does Loletta’s resolve. She’s got a few surprises up her own sleeve, and the drama is just beginning.…

 

Mr. Satisfaction
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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (December 27, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312349017
ISBN-13: 978-0312349011
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1 inches

by: Delilah Dawson, Brenda Jackson, Joy King, Maryann Reid

Extreme Satisfaction
by Brenda Jackson
Successful financial adviser Cathleen McAlister has worked hard to achieve what she considers the perfect life. There isn’t much else she could possibly want . . . except the man who got away while she was climbing the ladder of success.

Satisfy Me
by Delilah Dawson
Shauna Williams finds out that Max Jackson, her childhood crush, is back in town for their friends’ wedding. Shauna’s all grown up now, and she has no intention of letting him slip through her fingers again.

Ice Princess
by Joy King
Beautiful, successful, and deadly in the boardroom, Madison always gets any man she wants. As a matter of fact, she seems to have more than she can handle. But when she moves into her fabulous new loft and meets the building’s owner, Marcus, she realizes that she has finally met her match.

The Morning After
by Maryann Reid
Alexis is tired of the pampered well-to-do men of her social set and wants to take a walk on the wilder side. So when she steps out of her Park Avenue comfort zone and meets Rasheen, straight out of Bed-Stuy, she gets everything she could ever want…and more.

 

Marry Your Baby Daddy
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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (August 11, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312341970
ISBN-13: 978-0312341978
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches

When their unassuming Grandma June dies, Giovanna, Keyah, and Fatima are shocked to learn she had saved a small fortune and has left three million dollars to them, her granddaughters. But there’s a catch: each sister must marry the father of her children no later than six months after reading the will.

Piece of cake, right? Wrong! Each sister has a complicated relationship with her “baby daddy.” Giovanna, a successful lawyer and a proudly independent woman, has no desire to marry Douglas---even if he makes her breath catch when he walks in the room and is a wonderful dad to their daughter. She’s got a feeling that Douglas is keeping secrets. Keyah’s boyfriend, Jag slipped a ring on her finger years ago but seems content to stay forever engaged. And Fatima’s on-again, off-again relationship with Dune is filled with more ups and downs than a roller coaster. So why would Grandma June want her granddaughters to marry these men? Because sometimes Grandma really knows best. The clock is ticking. Will it be a countdown to wedding bells or disaster?

 

Use Me or Lose Me
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (September 23, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312314388
ISBN-13: 978-0312314385
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches

The fabulously fine, Farah Washington first appeared in Sex and the Single Sister. A junior correspondent to NBC News, she has always taken the fast track to love and success. Now she's determined to climb to the top of the media ladder, and she's willing to use every weapon in her considerable arsenal to do so. Then Farah meets Lenox Whitworth, a powerful, oh-so-fine lawyer who steps in to negotiate the station's contracts. But what he sees in her is the kind of sophisticated woman he needs and wants on his arm, in his life and in his bed. And Farah, sensing a prime opportunity, allows this powerful, handsome brother, to truly introduce her to the wicked indulgences of the rich and glamorous as he influences her career behind the scenes. They both believe that they've got a handle on a good thing, but they're both about to realize that they've met their match in each other.

Filled with love, sex, drama and glamour, Farah and Lenox take you on a wild ride.

 

Sex and the Single Sister: Five Novellas
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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (June 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312300727
ISBN-13: 978-0312300722
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches

The African American answer to Sex and the City---a collection of hip, sexy, funny novellas about successful black women in their twenties, on the dating scene, making all the wrong moves

A fine ambitious sister on the rise to stardom, junior correspondent to NBC News, Farah's, has life on a string. And she's looking for a quick hook-up. But this sister's about to learn what happens when you take the fast track to love . . .Alaya fled the projects, determined not to be anybody's baby-mama, got her degree, and opened her own accounting firm. Everything is perfect. All she needs now is that perfect someone. Only holding out for "Mr. Right" may mean missing out on love altogether . . .Kenya, an almost-thirty successful investment strategist is plotting some strategies of her own to alleviate her "Can't Find a Husband" blues. So when her hot Latin neighbor's dog kicks sand in her face while she's meditating on the beach, she realizes that it not quite the first move she had in mind, but it seems to be fate. That is until an old flame comes strolling back into her life and she has to make a choice...Alexis is fabulously fine and fresh out of a stifling relationship with the "right man." She's got a wild side (to put it mildly) she's been dying to release. Enter Mike, a strong brother with rough edges and enough daring to indulge fantasies Alexis didn't even know she had...Waceera's travels all over the world have taught her one thing: there is no such thing as one good man. The world is her buffet and variety is the spice that keeps life yummy. The last thing on this sister's mind is settling down.

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