Tappin' On Thirty

December 15, 2007
Tayloris about to attend her tenth high school reunion.A gorgeous African American lawyer in Maryland, shes successful in every endeavor, but she doesnt have a boyfriend. She regrets callously dumping her longtime boyfriend, Scooter, and is anxious about seeing him at the reunion.Hes very friendly but tells her hes living with his girlfriend in Stamford, Connecticut. Nonetheless, their meeting fills Scooter with doubts, and he starts a long-distance relationship with Taylor, intending to break it off with his girlfriend. Taylor is at first elated to get Scooter back, butshe hates being the other woman. Meanwhile, another man enters her life. He is also a successful lawyer, butdespite the sparks between them, Taylor is counting on Scooter to leave his girl. Told in the first person from all three main characters perspectives, Dows tale of complex love iswrapped in urban vernacular and popular culture, but its universal themes will speak to everyone.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2007, American Library Association.)