Fixing Tyrone

September 28, 2009
Thirty-two-year-old Mia is going through a hot streak of men, sort of. Eric seems to be everything she could want, but who is this Shareefa logged in his phone? Tyrone, the father of Mia's son, has just been released from the Texas Department of Corrections after six years and wants to reconnect. Her boss, Mr. Babatunde Manitou from South Africa, declares she's the most gorgeous woman he's seen. Mia's dilemma is all too common. How can a professional single woman with kids find a decent man? Or should she settle for a thug? As her hairdresser tells her, thugs know how to bring it in bed. Verdict Writing from Mia's point of view, Walker nails her emotional confusion about love vs. lust and the pull of thug lovin'. Outstanding dialog is penned with trash-talking advice from the crowd at Claire's Beauty Palace. But the author also loads up his story with numbing details of clothes, dinners, and the workplace. For women who are suckers for love.

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