Authors: Cydney Rax

My Best Friend and My Man (27 page)

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1. What did you think of Demetria and Veron’s relationship? Is their’s the kind of friendship you would want to have?

2. Do any of the characters remind you of people whom you know in real life?

3. Seaphes believes there are ten different types of women. Do you agree? Did you recognize yourself in any of the descriptions?

4. How could Demetria have been a better friend to Veron?

5. If you were Veron, would you follow the advice of a book, or would you do something different? If so, what would you do to achieve the results that Veron wanted?

6. What did you think of Ursula Phillips? Do you feel she had Veron’s best interests at heart?

7. Do you think any man could keep Demetria happy? If so, what kind of man would he be?

8. What is the most memorable scene in the book and why?

9. Who is your favorite character and why? Who is your least favorite character?

10. Which of the characters seems the most believable, and why do you feel that way?

11. Could you personally relate to any of the scenarios in the book?

12. Should women automatically know better than to try to hook up with their best friend’s man? Are there any circumstances where it would be forgivable?

13. Do you trust your best girlfriend to be alone with your man?

14. Were you satisfied with the conclusion? Why or why not? What would you have liked to see happen?

15. What, if anything, did you learn from this book?

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AX

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Praise for
My Best Friend and My Man

“My Best Friend and My Man
glows with sexuality, warmth, and drama! Cydney Rax has done it again!”

—T. Styles,
Essence
bestselling author of
A Hustler’s Son
and
Black and Ugly

“I really enjoyed
My Best Friend and My Man
. There are some parts where Cydney has you laughing out loud and others where you want to reach in and throttle the characters. Cydney has another hit on her hands!”

—Desiree Day, author of
Crazy Love
and
One G-String Short of Crazy

“Smart, sexy, and wickedly funny! Once again, Cydney Rax displays her keen ability to weave a story of romance and mayhem with characters that you'll both love…and love to hate.”

—Nancey Flowers,
Essence
bestselling author of
No Strings Attached

“Cydney Rax is phenomenal with her pen game.
My Best Friend and My Man
pulls you in from the very first page and doesn’t let you go until the last word. This blueprint on how to win in the game of love is sure to be a bestseller.”

—Joy King, author of
Hooker to Housewife
and
Superstar

“
My Best Friend and My Man
is truly a satisfying read that pulled me in from page one…I couldn't put it down.”

—Cheryl Robinson, author of
Sweet Georgia Brown

“Cydney Rax has consistently provided her fans with literary sundaes, and
My Best Friend and My Man
is no exception…a sinfully delicious hot caramel treat!”

—Philana Marie Boles, author of
Blame It on Eve
and
In the Paint

Praise for My Husband’s Girlfriend

“The book we can’t put down…the scandalous new novel…you’ll find yourself drawn to Rax’s juicy tale of out-of-order buppies in love and lust.”

—Essence

“Provocative.”

—Ebony

“A twisted tale of infidelity.”

—Today’s Black Woman

“One of the most provocative, entrancing, and insatiable naughty novels of the year has arrived. Cydney Rax is on her way to being a serial bestseller.”

—DisilgoldSoul Magazine

Praise for
My Daughter’s Boyfriend

“Best guilty-pleasure read.”

—Upscale

“Emotionally charged…scandalous in nature, though tastefully written…Rax’s novel forces deep reflection.”

—Romantic Times

“One of the hottest and heaviest secret and lustful relationships to debut in a novel…Get ready to hold your breath.
My Daughter’s Boyfriend
is a heated and sexy page turner…Cydney Rax is a powerful and masterful storyteller.”

—
Disilgold.com

“A fascinating, witty, and thought-provoking novel full of memorable characters…the perfect summer read.”

—Zane

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Published in the United States by Three Rivers Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

www.crownpublishing.com

Three Rivers Press and the Tugboat design are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rax, Cydney.

My best friend and my man: a novel/Cydney Rax. — 1st ed.

p. cm.

1. African American women—Fiction. 2. Mate selection—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3618.A98M88 2008

813'.6—dc22 2007048324

eISBN: 978-0-307-40997-3

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