An Inconvenient Friend - Paperback

by Rhonda McKnight (Author)

The author of Secrets and Lies (November 2009 release) perfects her edgy brand of Christian fiction by bringing back the juiciest character from her debut novel. Samaria Jacobs is the deceitful, yet captivating diva who resorts to desperate measures in a fight to win her married lover. Will she get the man, or destroy herself and everyone else in the process?
Samaria Jacobs joins New Mercies Christian Church in order to get close to Angelina Preston, her lover's wife. She's got her heart set on successful surgeon Gregory Preston. He has just the bankroll she needs to keep her in the lifestyle that her credit card debt has helped her grow accustomed to. If she gets to know Angelina, she can become like her in more than looks, and really work her way into Greg's heart.
Just when Samaria thinks she's got it all figured out, she finds herself drawn to Angelina's kindness. Will she be able to carry out her plan after she finds herself yearning for the one thing she's never had . . . the friendship of a woman?
Angelina Preston's life is filled with a successful career and busy ministry work, but something's just not right with her marriage. Late nights and early meetings, coupled with lipstick-stained shirts have her suspicious that her husband is doing a little more operating than she'd like. But does she have the strength to confront the only man she's ever loved and risk losing him to the other woman?

Author Biography

Rhonda McKnight is the Atlanta-based author of An Inconvenient Friend, Secrets and Lies, and What Kind of Fool, and the coauthor, with E.N. Joy and Sherri L. Lewis, of A Woman's Revenge. She is the recipient of the 2015 Emma Award for Inspirational Romance of the Year, and was a nominee for the African American Literary Award in 2010. She is a member of the editorial staff at Brown Girls Books, and is the publication manager for their Brown Girls Faith imprint. Visit her online at rhondamcknight.net or at blackchristianreads.com.