Anita Bunkley

It seemed like only yesterday Riana Cole and Andre Preaux had been a couple. Then she saw him after years being apart, and memories of delicious passion came flooding back, challenging her brilliant, practiced professionalism. She'd kissed him goodbye to conquer the San Antonio business world. Now she was at the top of her game. But how could she play hardball with a man who made her knees go weak?Riana's tough-girl shell was harder than ever, making Andre more determined than ever to prove there'd been something more than scorched bedsheets between them. Once, he'd let her go without a fight. Now this sexy businessman was negotiating for one thing only--her heart.

Bestselling novelist and motivational speaker Anita Bunkley shows women, especially African American women, how to put their talent, service, dream, or product in the spotlight. Whether you're a businesswoman, an entrepreneur, or a young woman entering the job market, Steppin' Out with Attitude will help you put your unique talents and abilities to work. Anita Bunkley empathetically addresses those readers who have a tendency to downplay their skills and to undersell themselves. Through short exercises and practical tips, she provides a step-by-step program that offers both practical advice and emotional support. Quotes, inspirational passages, stories about the author's life experiences as a novelist and motivational speaker, and testimonials from prominent women will also help you pave the way to success. Bunkley zeroes in on the three D's: desire, discipline, and drive. Self-knowledge is the key to maximizing potential, and Bunkley helps you crystallize your goals and provide a solid understanding of what is fueling your quest. Steppin' Out with Attitude shows you how to: set lofty goals and eliminate procrastination, shun the victim mentality, be bold enough to contact sisters for mentoring and support, exchange destructive habits for constructive ones, forgive and forget--immediately, develop a money management system that works for you, write effective résumés, press releases, and marketing materials, look and act as if you've already arrived, and believe sincerity will be rewarded. Practical and motivational, Steppin' Out with Attitude gives women the confidence to go for it!

v, 420 p. ; 22 cm

"How could I have been so foolish? How could this have happened to me?" Viola asked herself desperately as she looked at the grim prison walls surrounding her. Her only chance for release lay with the man she loved. Surely his influence could free her. But suppose Rayburn decided to leave her there, she wondered in panic? Her suffragette activities and now her scandalous arrest could ruin his political career. "He might never forgive me!" she cried, as tears flooded her eyes. Even confinement in prison wad, preferable to the loss of Rayburn's love!

Susie Moran is a success. She founded and runs her own pottery company, and now her three daughters are all involved in what has become a highly profitable family business. Susie is justly proud of her family and her achievement - and has no intention of letting things change. But nothing can stay the same for ever. Susie's daughters find themselves increasingly at odds with their wonderful, creative, determined mother. And when Susie's estranged father arrives to build bridges with a family he has never known, their lives are turned upside-down. Everything is changing and Susie's world will never be the same again. In wanting to preserve her business, will she lose something much more precious?

Three special women, three unforgettable stories, one extraordinary bond.

She meets him at a sizzling hot spot in Acapulco...and spends the night swaying in his arms. But globetrotting flight attendant Lori Myles is stunned when her sexy Latin dance partner turns up on her flight to Houston. Graceful, gorgeous security expert Ramon Vidal specializes in the kind of seductive protection Lori secretly craves.How could Ramon forget the smoldering beauty undulating to a sensual salsa in the smoky shadows of that nightclub? Now that Ramon's found her again, he isn't letting her go. And when they're caught up in a dangerous smuggling ring that threatens their skyrocketing relationship, he's working overtime to keep Lori safe. Will their flight of passion lead to a lifetime of love?