Can't Stand the Heat

Name: Can't Stand the Heat
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Shelly Ellis
ISBN: 9781470347499

Author: Shelly Ellis

Series: Gibbons Gold Digger #1

Narrator: Lisa Smith

Unabridged: 10 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/30/2013

Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Women, Romance

Synopsis

In her fantastically fun new series, Ellis' debut novel introduces a Kardashian-style family of money-hungry women who are determined to have it all. Over three generations, the Gibbons women of Chesterton have built their reputation as a family of shameless--but refined--gold diggers. But now one of them is abandoning the tradition.

About Shelly Ellis

Shelly Ellis is an award-winning journalist, NAACP Image Award finalist, and acclaimed author of more than two dozen novels, including the Chesterton Scandal series, the Gibbons Gold Diggers series, and the Three Mrs. Greys duology. She lives with her husband and daughter outside of Washington DC in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lois on March 13, 2023

2.5 Meh this is the first series and it shows.......more

Goodreads review by Erin on September 28, 2013

I really enjoyed this novel. I finished it in two days. The author has painted a wonderful picture of a family of women that have been raised to look out for themselves and each other by doing the thing they do best....gold digging. I admit, at first I was skeptical and wondered how the author could......more

Goodreads review by T.A. on May 29, 2013

The Gibbons sisters, along with their mother, are taking the men of Chesterton, Virginia by storm in Can’t Stand The Heat by Shelly Ellis. Gold digging is the name of the game and the Gibbons family is willing to play. Lauren Gibbons has tried to follow her family’s rules but has a change of heart,......more

Goodreads review by African Americans on the Move Book Club on September 14, 2013

Everyone loves a good love story..and everybody loves a little drama where here's where they meet! I.enjoyed this book because no matter how trifling the Gibbons sister could be their family values came fussy and meant something to them. I.was glad to see that two people could be 100% HONEST.with ea......more

Goodreads review by Danita on June 04, 2015

I came across this author @ the urban book festival in Baltimore 2013. I have a signed copy of Shelly Ellis novel "Can't Stand the Heat, and there is 3 more after that. The Gibbson family takes gold digging 2 a new level and have been cast as such by the whole town. This was truly a page turner.......more