Breaking All My Rules

by Trice Hickman

Overview

Real love is in a class all its own...
Born into wealth, Erica Stanford has followed in her family's successful footsteps and now runs her own upscale boutique in an affluent Washington, D.C., neighborhood. But despite her good fortune, she's still missing someone special to share her life with until a chance encounter changes everything...

Handsome, rugged Jerome Kimbrough is hard to miss among the fellow citizens serving jury duty with Erica. And as the two get to know each other over the course of a two week trial, their relationship soon extends beyond the courtroom and into a full-on passionate romance. Although they come from opposite worlds Jerome is a working class, city sanitation employee they re both hard working dreamers with big ambitions. Yet while their differences aren't an issue for them, their friends, family and Erica's ex-fiance disagree. As all involved are forced to confront their hidden stereotypes, can Erica and Jerome endure the challenges in store for them including a startling secret from their pasts?...

"I can't wait to see what Trice Hickman does next!" --Mary Monroe, New York Times bestselling author

Praise for Trice Hickman s Playing the Hand You re Dealt

"Unforgettable characters and a page-turning storyline." Lutishia Lovely

"Another wonderful, emotionally-charged page-turner by Trice Hickman." Urban Reviews

"Will keep you guessing straight through to the explosive ending." Victoria Christopher Murray

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780758287205
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	02/26/2013
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Trice Hickman is the award-winning, bestselling author of many novels, including Unexpected Interruptions, Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies, and Breaking All My Rules. Prior to writing, she worked in management positions for both corporate and nonprofit organizations. She holds a bachelor of arts degree from Winston-Salem State University and a master of arts degree from Wake Forest University. Visit her online at www.tricehickman.com.

Editorial Reviews

This novel, about a successful D.C. businesswoman who falls for a guy from the wrong side of town, entertains despite relying heavily on tired chick lit tropes. Though Erica Stanford comes from wealth, owns her own body-care brand, and is drop-dead gorgeous, love has been elusive since she dumped her fiancé. She also suffers from nightmares triggered by her father getting shot on her 10th birthday. Though she feels an immediate attachment to Jerome Kimbrough, a garbage man with a questionable past, who is now a loving father working toward having his own business, their backgrounds keep getting in the way of love. Jerome wonders if Erica is slumming, or worse, cheating, thanks to her ex-fiancé’s frequent reappearances. Erica’s best friend Ashley floats the idea that Jerome might be a stalker, and uses Erica’s romance to voice her own misgivings about dating a white man. Hickman’s (Play the Hand You’re Dealt) narrative is engaging despite clunky exposition (“I grew up behind the gilded gates of Hill Crest Manor just like you,” Ashley tells lifelong pal Erica) and a plethora of ridiculous coincidences and misunderstandings, including one that awkwardly brings the story full circle. Manage to ignore these and you’ll enjoy the story’s heart. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

"Trice Hickman is an amazing writer and storyteller!"
—Kimberla Lawson Roby

"I can't wait to see what Trice Hickman does next!"
—Mary Monroe, New York Times bestselling author

"A phenomenal read."
—RT Book Reviews

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