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Mary B. Morrison

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Mary "HoneyB" Morrison, in 1999, decided to step out on faith and quit her near six-figure government job with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to become a writer saying, "I'd rather die a failure, than to have lived and never known whether I would become a success."

HoneyB Discusses Her Novel Sexcapades with Abiola Abrams

Before Mary resigned, she laid the four month foundation writing and self-publishing her first novel, Soul Mates Dissipate which quickly became an Essence® national best-seller. Today, Mary has also written, a non-fiction self-help book entitled Who’s Making Love, a poetry book entitled Justice Just Us Just Me, and several fiction novels, Never Again Once More, He’s Just a Friend, Somebody’s Gotta Be on Top, When Somebody Loves you Back, Nothing Has Ever Felt like This (released August 1, 2006), is co-authoring a novel with New York Times best-selling author, Carl Weber, and recently completed her first screenplay for Soul Mates Dissipate.

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Mary’s novel, Somebody’s Gotta Be on Top, was the #1 National Best-seller on Essence® for both January and February 2005.

Mary lives in Oakland with her wonderful son, Jesse Byrd, Jr., nearby playing basketball at the University of San Francisco.

Who's Loving You
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ISBN: 0758215142
Manufacturer: Dafina
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: August 01, 2008

New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison sizzles with her edgy, new novel Who's Loving You. When Honey Thomas receives a sudden stroke of good luck, she gets a second chance--and the man of her dreams. But as Honey is about to discover, anything worth having in life comes with a high price...

After police officer Sapphire Bleu steals $100,000,000 from seedy pimp Valentino James, she gives half of the money to prostitute and madam Honey Thomas. Now with her pimp in jail and enough money to make a fresh new start, Honey can leave her old life behind in Vegas and begin a new life in Atlanta, where she hopes to fulfill her dream of opening a counseling center to help victimized women. And if that weren't enough blessings to count, Honey's in love with her man Grant Hill. But just when Honey thinks she's finally getting a break, her past suddenly comes back to haunt her...

Handsome, upstanding Grant Hill is Honey's idea of perfection. He's sweet, tender, and can make love to her long into the late hours of the night. No one has ever made her feel this way before. And she's certain, Grant is falling hard for her too--until his brother, Benito Bannister, tells him about Honey's days as a hooker. Stung by Honey's betrayal, Grant wants nothing more to do with her.

Devastated by Grant's rejection, Honey isn't ready to let go of the best thing that's ever happened to her. She's got to find a way to convince him of her love. But Benito is doing everything in his power to keep her from Grant--and he's got his own deadly agenda. Teaming up with Valentino, Benito devises a plan for getting back the pimp's money.

With her life in danger, Honey goes on the run and in search of Sapphire Bleu, the only person who can help her. But when Sapphire Bleu turns up missing, Honey just might have to revert to her old tricks to save herself--and return to the only man she's ever loved...

Sexcapades
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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (March 12, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 044658228X
ISBN-13: 978-0446582285
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1 inches

Nick and Natalie are two lovers whose sexual lives are more than above average, but they are both competing for the same CEO position in the firm that they work for. Justin Flint has the power to persuade the Board of Directors. He is bisexual and attracted to both Nick and Natalie, but he doesn't know that they are lovers. After secretly sleeping with both of them, Justin announces his decision. Natalie has gotten the position in Paris. Nick is furious because he has sacrificed his sexuality and his manhood for this position. Natalie is now torn between the love of her life and her dream job. She chooses to move to Paris. Although she is in Paris, she is miserable without Nick, so she creates a position for an assistant so that he will come to Paris also. Will Nick follow her? Will past skeletons come back to haunt her and Nick?

Sweeter Than Honey
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Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Kensington (July 31, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758215118

“The hottest book I’ve read this year.” —Carl Weber, New York

Times bestselling author on He’s Just a Friend
“After reading this intriguing story about love, faith, and happiness, you may never say never again.” —E. Lynn Harris, New York Times bestselling author on Never Again Once More

The New York Times bestselling author who brought you the ups and downs of playboy Darius Jones and his mother Jada Diamond Tanner breaks new ground with a sizzling series about what it means to struggle for what the heart desires. In this tale, Honey Thomas, a survivor who’s risked everything to reinvent herself, now must decide what kind of life—and love—she wants.

Lace St. Thomas operates Immaculate Perception, a wildly successful Las Vegas firm that pairs wealthy male clients with the sexiest female escorts. It’s the smoothest operation in town until one of her most requested girls turns up dead. But instead of answering her tough questions, her boss, Valentino James, wants Lace to keep her mouth shut, and bribes her boyfriend, Benito Bannister, to keep her in line—by any means necessary.

Her life in danger, Lace fakes her death and flees to Atlanta, Georgia. Renaming herself Honey Thomas, she creates a counseling company that helps victimized women piece their lives back together. Her new life comes with a new man—Grant Hill. Wealthy, handsome, a Washington D.C. up-and-comer, he’s had his heart broken once and never wants to remarry. But Honey’s a temptation he can’t resist, though her dark past could tear them apart…

Now that Honey is calling her own shots, she’s determined to expose Valentino’s bloody secret. And no one’s going to stand in her way, including Grant, who is there strictly for her orgasmic pleasure. But when Valentino and Benito join forces, it will take everything Honey has to flip this bad-news script and fight to save everything she’s worked for. And the hardest thing of all will be finding the courage to gamble on love one last time…

She Ain't the One
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with Carl Weber

ISBN: 0758207212
Format: Hardcover, 320pp
Pub. Date: October 2006
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

National bestselling authors Carl Weber and Mary B. Morrison team up to bring a hot, hilarious, page-turner featuring two of their favorite characters. The path of true love never runs smoothly—and neither does the path of raw desire—as the ultimate player discovers when his next Ms. Right Now turns out to be so very wrong…

After a rocky marriage, irresistibly seductive Jay Crawford is ready for a new woman—and a new challenge. It doesn’t take him long to find both in one fine package: Ashlee Anderson. With a face and body that scream sex, she’s just what he’s looking for: hard-to-get, feisty, and freaky. But he’d never suspect just how freaky…

When Jay approaches Ashlee at a club, she almost thinks he’s too nice to have to pay the price for the last man who mistreated her. Almost. But Jay’s not so nice—and Ashlee’s every bit as sexy as he suspected. It’s a discovery he’ll soon regret, as what should’ve been a one-night stand extends into months of lovemaking that’s too hot to give up—and designed to burn him like never before. Because Ashlee has no intention of letting their relationship end. Ever.

Now Jay is in over his head with a woman who will go to any lengths to possess him. Trouble is, Ashlee’s psycho behavior turns him on like nothing else. Maybe they’re both crazy. But after another passionate sex session that Jay vows will be their last, Ashlee confesses to a past so shocking that Jay knows for sure he’s got to get out—and that she definitely ain’t the one. The question is, can he escape in one piece?

When Somebody Loves You Back
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ISBN: 0758207301
Format: Hardcover, 320pp
Pub. Date: August 2006
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

From national bestselling author Mary B. Morrison comes a powerful, sexy story about life’s ups and downs—and the wondrous ways in which love can save the day…

This latest page-turner from the national bestselling author of Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This and Somebody’s Gotta Be On Top follows the adventures—romantic and otherwise—of philanderer-turned-fiancé Darius Jones, and asks the perennial question: Why do fools fall in love?...

With some high-profile legal trouble behind him and a promising NBA career ahead of him—plus his engagement to his spirited soul mate, the irrepressible Fancy Taylor—former playboy Darius Jones is back on top. But bad news soon threatens to take him right back down. If his HIV result received years ago was a false negative, Darius may have infected countless women, including the now-pregnant Fancy.

When Darius’s wealthy stepfather falls gravely ill, the outcome leaves Darius’s mother, Jada, in a deep depression—and deeply dependent on Candice, an opportunistic writer friend who has less than her best interests at heart. But Jada isn’t Darius’s only concern. He’s hiding a potential health issue of his own—one that could cost him his professional future, and his relationship with Fancy.

Worried about his mother, not to mention himself, Darius takes a time-out to go back home and care for her. There, thanks to Candice’s nosiness—and negligence—he discovers a shocking truth about the bombshell secret he has been carrying. His discovery, along with the arrival of his biological father, Darryl, sends Darius on a mission that includes a revealing visit to an ex-lover…. As for Fancy, with Darius re-tracing his past and their wedding plans on hold, she decides it’s time to do some cleaning up of her own…

With their futures and their hearts on the line, and storm clouds gathering, it may be hard to see the silver lining, but for Jada and Darryl, and Fancy and Darius, it just might be love…

Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This
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ISBN: 0758207271
Format: Hardcover, 298pp
Pub. Date: August 2005
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

In bestselling author Mary B. Morrison's steamiest novel yet, the timing finally seems to be right for Darius Jones and Fancy Taylor -- but what they discover about one another may surprise them...
"Money can’t buy happiness." Fancy’s heard that one before. And she still doesn’t buy it -- no matter how many times it’s been proven in her own life. But with Darius, things will be different. This time Fancy’s going to get to know the man before she gets intimate with him -- then she’ll get her share...

As far as relationships go, Darius has a past of his own. Currently, he’s praying that he isn’t the father of estranged wife Ciara’s expected baby -- or anyone else’s. Even if he were interested in fatherhood, he can’t afford it. His wealthy parents have taken control of his business. With his bank accounts dwindling, Darius is forced to make some big changes.

Meanwhile, Fancy is making some changes of her own. She’s soaring in a new career as a realtor and is determined to improve her relationship with her mother. She’s also resolved to stick to her plan regarding Darius. But when he gets in trouble with the law and his name hits the headlines, Darius learns who his real friends are, and Fancy is number one. Until she makes a shocking confession that renews Darius’s lifelong distrust of women...

To quell his heartache, Darius focuses on life as the ultimate player. But nothing and no one can get Fancy off his mind. Now, his only choice is to make things right -- and prove to Fancy that nothing has ever felt like this.

He's Just a Friend
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ISBN: 0758200226
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 320pp
Pub. Date: June 2005
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

In her sizzling bestseller Soul Mates Dissipate, and its smoking sequel, Never Again Once More, Mary B. Morrison blazed a new trail in African American erotic fiction. Now she introduces a sassy, unstoppable heroine who vows to marry money and status-when what she really needs is love…Fancy Taylor wants to settle down. And after having dated twenty-six men in fifty-two weeks, she has enough experience to know that if a man is married, he's bad news. Unfortunately, irresistible Byron Van Lee-who has a big car, big income, big ego, and big youknowwhat-neglects to mention his wife and kids until after Fancy falls for him big time. Determined to make Byron hers, Fancy dreams up an outrageous scheme to get him to divorce his wife. Meanwhile, she turns to Desmond Brown for a shoulder to cry on. Desmond, aka Mr. Reliable, is always there to pick up the pieces or fill an empty Saturday night. Since he's a mechanic, he can fix Fancy's car, too. But she's reluctant to let blue-collar Desmond get too close. To Fancy, he's just a friend. To love-struck Desmond, whatever Fancy wants, he'll provide. Now, Fancy is about to find out that the best-laid plans will not only get her laid but also knocked up. Suddenly she has issues. Job issues. Family issues. Love issues. And, haunted by the fear that she's turning out just like her promiscuous mother, Fancy has to face the future and some hard choices. Should she reach for yet another falling star-or her best friend Desmond? The answers she needs can only be found in the depths of her own heart... Mary B. Morrison is the author of Never Again Once More, Soul Mates Dissipate, Who's Making Love, and Justice, Just Us, Just Me. She lives in Oakland, California and is at work on her next novel.

Somebody's Gotta Be on Top
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ISBN: 0758207255
Format: Paperback, 261pp
Pub. Date: July 2005
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

So says Darius Jones. At twenty-two, he’s grown -- but he hasn’t necessarily grown up. He still thinks the opposite sex exists purely for his satisfaction. Not that he doesn’t know how to pleasure a sister; he just doesn’t want them telling him the way it’s going to be. But trying to be on top all the time only gets him into trouble with the women in his life -- including Fancy Taylor. With a regal bearing and skin like brown sugar, Fancy’s definitely intriguing. Darius is sure he’d enjoy sampling what the lady has to offer, but that’s all. Fancy’s past precludes her from being serious relationship material. Yet fate has a way of stepping in and putting the wrong people on the right path...

Caught between pride and the call of his own untrusting heart, Darius has a lot to learn: about life, women, and what it takes to find and nurture real love. And if he’s not careful, he might just end up on the bottom of everything ...

Never Again Once More
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ISBN: 0758200072
Format: Paperback, 260pp
Pub. Date: May 2003
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation

Do we choose love, or does love choose us? That's the question Jada Diamond Tanner can't seem to stop asking herself after ten years of marriage. She thought she'd chosen the right man in Lawrence Anderson, her steady, reliable husband and the man who helped raise her son Darius. But did she choose the right life when she turned her back on Wellington Jones, the soulmate whose fiery kisses took her body and spirit to a higher level than she ever dreamed possible?

For twenty years, Jada has struggled to keep her distance from Wellington, and he's paid her in respect. But now, the cracks in Jada's carefully constructed life are beginning to show. Darius is a young man out of touch and in trouble. When his destructive behavior threatens to destroy him, Jada reluctantly lets Wellington take more control and be the father Darius needs.

With each day back in Wellington's company, Jada begins to question the choices she has made in her life-choices made out of fear, out of foolish pride, out of denial. Slowly, she begins to realize that she still has one choice left: to get true to herself. Armed with the courage and the fire she's been missing for years, Jada's out to seize the opportunity she thought she had lost-and this time, she'll say, "never again once more."

Who's Making Love
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ISBN: 0967400171
Format: Paperback, 178pp
Pub. Date: May 2001
Publisher: Booga Bear Publishing
Edition Description: SIGNED

Who's Making Love is the best self-help book I've ever written. This workbook assist those who sincerely desire to find their ideal mate or improve their relationships.

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