Every Man for Herself
Maryann Reid

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
Maryann Reid

Loletta thinks she's getting the life she always dreamed of when she marries an NBA star. But soon she learns the true price for this glitzy lifestyle.
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Pub Date: 09/2006 | ISBN: 0-312-34199-7

Marry Your Baby Daddy
Maryann Reid

A grandmother's will requires three sisters to marry the fathers of their children if they are to inherit $3 million!
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Pub Date: 09/2005 | ISBN: 0-312-34197-0

About the Author

Maryann Reid a graduate of Fordham University, has written for Black Enterprise magazine, and her novella, Single Black Female, appeared on USAToday.com. Marry Your Baby Daddy is her third book. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Author's Website: www.maryannreid.com

Maryann Reid

Author Q&A

1. What do you like to do in your free time?
I love to sleep and lay around my house watching television in my sweats.  I consume large amounts of cheesecorn at these moments and analyze the in-depth coverage of celebrity lives on E! True Hollywood marathons.  I also love to hike, eat other things besides cheesecorn at the restaurant of the moment, and I love to travel to the Islands, and sometimes, Europe.

2. What kind of music do you like to listen to? Why?
There's still something called music?  From the very little, I have to choose from these days, I have to say old school 80s classics, jazz, and reggae.  The jazz is my most creative force, which most of my novels are written to the tune of.  Just listen to Miles Davis's “Kind of Blue” when you read Use Me or LoseMe.

3. What's your all time favorite movie? Why?
Everybody who’s ever spent a day with me eventually finds out that The Best Man is my favorite movie because of Morris Chestnut's shoulders.  Also, because of its emphasis on commitment and loyalty to the woman in your life.

4. What's your all time favorite novel and/or writer? Why?
Jamaica Kincaid for her style of repetition without ever being repetitive.

5.What do you like best about being a writer?
Great hours!  But there's more.  Being a writer allows me to turn my everyday experiences into stories that can heal, console, humor, and entertain people I would otherwise never know.  It gives me a vessel to dump all my crazy imaginings without being crazy. If I ever write anything too crazy, I can always blame it on the characters.  I appreciate the moments I share with my readers and learn what I do, and sometimes don't, bring to their lives.  But most importantly, I can always go to a strip club and call it "research."