The Choir Director

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New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber takes readers back to church, where preaching isn't always enough, nothing goes better with the Word than a song--and it's time for some hard-earned lessons in love, brotherhood, and betrayal.
Bishop T.K. Wilson has done all he can to make First Jamaica Ministries a success. But with his last choir director getting caught in a scandal, attendance and cash flow are down. To fill the pews and collection plates, the Bishop is counting on a new choir director, the charismatic Anthony Mackie, to revive the church.
Anthony Mackie has been waiting his entire life for the opportunity to prove he has what it takes to be a big-time choir director like Kirk Franklin. But while Anthony is more than up to the challenge, his ways around women, both past and present, could cost him more than his job.
Savannah Dickens is just one of the women who's caught Anthony's attention. The choir needs a soloist, and Savannah, a beautiful singer who once topped the charts, also needs the church. She has a voice that could break any man's heart, but now she just wants to be left alone to reclaim her faith.
First Lady Monique Wilson is far from being the typical first lady. She does and says what she wants, and doesn't subscribe to church politics. Despite her shortcomings and a past rumored to include a long list of men, she's willing to do just about anything to protect the Bishop.
The members of First Jamaica Ministries are also keeping the Bishop busy with choir in-fighting, romantic jealousies, and personal vendettas. You'd think the Bishop was being tested enough, but a final piece of the puzzle has yet to be revealed: Someone has been robbing the church blind. Someone whose connection to the Bishop is far too close for comfort. . . .

Title: The Choir Director
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Author: Carl Weber
Published: 2011-01-14

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Big Girls Do Cry

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In this explosive follow-up to Something on the Side, two of the original members of the Big Girls Book Club have started a new chapter of BGBC in Richmond, Virginia. The same rules apply here: You must be at least a bodacious size 14 to join. . .
Living in the plush suburbs, thirty-seven-year-old Egypt has it all--almost. She's happily married to Rashad, but there's one thing missing. They want to start a family. Enter her sister, Isis, who's moved into Egypt's McMansion with dreams of starting over. There's just one hitch: before her sister married Rashad, he was Isis's man for ten years. Isis thought she was over him, but the close quarters are creating doubts. She's ready to leave until Egypt and Rashad ask her for a serious favor. And Isis can't say no--even if the price might be way too high for them all.
Meanwhile, Loraine--Egypt's boss and one of BGBC's newest members--may be in the running for her sorority's next national president. But Loraine has secrets that could ruin her if they ever see the light of day. Now these book lovers are about to learn that drama can follow you wherever you go--and that big girls do cry. . .
"Weber fills his books with lifelike characters--flawed, confused, frustrated, and sometimes plus-sized. His latest is perfect for readers looking for an emotion-filled human drama." --Booklist
"Weber's in top form with this fast-paced and oh-so-zany soap opera." --Publishers Weekly

Title: Big Girls Do Cry
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Author: Carl Weber
Published: 2010-12-16

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Torn Between Two Lovers

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Big Girls Do Cry comes a deliciously provocative new page-turner starring plus-sized diva Loraine Farrow, and the two men in her life-
One of Richmond, Virginia-s hottest, most successful women, Loraine Farrow is finally putting the relationship drama behind her. There-s nothing she wants more than to settle down with her husband, Leon, and focus on her marriage. Trouble is, her ex-lover, Michael, isn-t about to let her go so easily.
But things aren-t so simple with Leon either. He-s dealing with painful issues from his childhood-and some of them are starting to surface in the bedroom. Leon-s seeing a therapist, but what he-s uncovering could destroy their marriage for good-unless Michael does it first.
The short time Michael spent with Loraine was the happiest he-s ever known, and he-s fired up about winning her back-until he discovers a secret Leon-s been hiding. Now he-s faced with a wrenching choice: either sacrifice what he wants most, or cause the woman he loves unbearable heartbreak.
Taking us on a passion-filled wild ride, here is a gripping novel of three indomitable people torn between love and lust, secrets and lies-and the momentous decisions they must ultimately make-

Title: Torn Between Two Lovers
Author: Carl Weber
Published: 2010-08-19

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Up To No Good

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Carl Weber, the New York Times bestselling author of Something on the Side, introduces a deliciously dysfunctional family. . .
There is always a man around the corner. Church trustee James Black should know--he's usually that man, carrying on affairs with married women and sleeping with one conquest after another. But when he suddenly finds himself truly in love, his relationship quickly generates a ripple effect of shocking proportions....
The other women in James's church have a thing or two to say about his newfound love--including his daughter, Jamie. Only six months younger and a former friend of his new flame, Jamie has every intention of dismantling the relationship. But her plate becomes full when she discovers a mystery woman has been secretly calling her lover, Louis.
James's son, Darnel, always swore he wouldn't be a player like his father. His life is the picture of monogamy--until he catches his fiancée cheating with his best friend. From that point on he spirals out of control.
James knows he's largely to blame for the turmoil that surrounds him and his loved ones. Now he'll have to find a way to bring peace to their lives. But he can only do it by facing some hard truths about himself and changing his scandalous ways.
"A charming tale. . ." --Essence®
"Twisty and entertaining. . .gives fans what they want. . ." --Publishers Weekly


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Title: Up To No Good
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Author: Carl Weber
Published: 2009-12-14

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New York Times and #1 Essence® bestselling novelist, is the author of Something On the Side, The First Lady, So You Call Yourself A Man, The Preacher's Son, Player Haters, Baby Momma Drama, Married Men, Lookin’ For Luv and the novella "Easy Street" written with La Jill Hunt for the collection he edited, A Dollar and A Dream. He is also author of the New York Times bestselling "he said, she said" novel, She Ain’t The One, written with Mary B. Morrison.

Despite his success, Carl Weber says that the path which led him to writing was rocky. "I am a life-long reader and wanted to write, but I wasn’t the best English student," Weber admits. When he realized the growing importance of African-American fiction to readers and publishers, he couldn’t resist putting pen to paper. "I wanted to write a book about ordinary people who have crazy things happen in their lives," Weber says. His work stood out, receiving immediate positive response from readers.

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"Once you get one under your belt, once you get that first break, life is easier," says Weber, whose first novel, Lookin’ For Luv, a relationship story written from the rarely heard male perspective, was published in 2000. Weber drew upon personal experience and added "a little more spice" to the mix for his next novel, Married Men, and then moved away from his comfort zone with Baby Momma Drama, which he wrote from a woman’s perspective.

In addition to his writing, Weber is the founder and publisher of Urban Books and in 2005, he was named Blackboard’s Publisher of the Year. He is the owner of the Urban Knowledge chain of bookstores and a past recipient of Blackboard’s Bookseller of the Year award.

Weber graduated from Virginia State University and holds an MBA in marketing from the University of Virginia. He lives in Long Island, New York with his family.

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