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CHURCH GIRL – Naima Simone
Harlequin Afterglow
ISBN: 978-1335574879
November 26, 2024
Contemporary Romance

Chicago, Illinois – Present Day

As she stands in a room at the church ready to go down the aisle, Aaliyah Montgomery realizes that she can’t go through with the marriage. She had followed her parents’ wishes and accepted the proposal, but she didn’t love her fiancé. Knowing her parents will try to stop her, Aaliyah takes an Uber to where her cousin Tamera is staying and begs her to take her to her place in Chicago. Aaliyah plans to start college and find a job to be independent. She soon settles in, though she has been looking for a job that fits her school schedule. After applying for a nanny job, she is stunned to go to the interview and have the potential employer reject her on the spot. His excuse is that she looks too much like she belongs in a church. Well, she is the daughter of a preacher and was strictly raised to always be the good girl. Her clothes reflect her upbringing.

Tattoo shop owner Von Howard took one look at Aaliyah and knew she would be more trouble than he could handle if he hired her to look after his seven-year-old daughter Gia. He rejects Aaliyah but a couple of weeks later he ends up calling her after the latest nanny doesn’t bother to show up. It’s an emergency situation and hiring her will be for a trial period. But Aaliyah and Gia soon bond and the job becomes permanent. However, it hasn’t stopped the sexual feelings that Von has for her. He discovers that beneath Aaliyah’s strict upbringing is someone waiting to blossom into a sexy, desirable woman. And Von will gladly be the one helping her find her sensual side. 

Whew! CHURCH GIRL is a sizzling tale of a woman waiting to break free of her strict parents and be a strong single woman. Aaliyah doesn’t tell her parents or ex-fiancé that she went to Chicago. For one thing, she knows they will try to force her to return to Georgia. Secondly, her cousin is a stripper, and they see her as a terrible influence on Aaliyah. I wasn’t sure at first how Aaliyah would react to her cousin’s stripping, but it didn’t seem to bother her even when she ended up at the strip club one night. That is where she accidentally runs into Von, and let’s just say the sparks fly and then burst into flames between them. Gia is a cute little girl who provides a buffer for our couple. Meanwhile, Von’s ex-wife is a pain in the rear and causing problems. I figured we would see her trying to come between Von and Aaliyah, as well as the parents and ex-fiancé showing up. What’s not to love when we get plenty of conflict and drama? Add in the sizzling hot sex our couple enjoys when they can, and then CHURCH GIRL will leave readers pleased. 

While their lives are a bit complicated and maybe neither are ready for a long-term relationship, readers will see that Aaliyah and Von click well together in CHURCH GIRL. She ends up growing as a woman, while he begins to learn to trust again. Will it lead to a future together? Find out the answer by grabbing a copy of this tale today. You won’t be sorry. 

Patti Fischer

 
   
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