The Art of Desire, Stacey Abrams
The Art of Desire, Stacey Abrams
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The Art of Desire

Author: Stacey Abrams, Selena Montgomery

Narrator: January LaVoy

Unabridged: 8 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/05/2023


Synopsis

Trouble comes in threes...

One doomed love affair after another has made lovely Alex Walton swear off men. Now, she's determined to try something that maybe she can succeed at: a writing career. Little does she know that a chance meeting with a strikingly handsome stranger, a mysterious obelisk, and a lost kingdom will change her life forever. As Alex is about to discover, truth can be stranger—and far more dangerous—than fiction.

...but true love comes only once.

After three years inside a terrorist organization, Phillip Turman is trying to rebuild his life. His first assignment is to pick up Alex Walton, the maid of honor for his best friend's wedding, at the airport. His second is to deal with his instant attraction to her. But his third may be the toughest: to keep Alex out of danger as his past—and her need to know about it—threaten to destroy their future.

About The Author

Selena Montgomery is the nom de plume of Stacey Abrams—she is the three-time New York Times bestselling author of Our Time Is Now, Lead from the Outside, and While Justice Sleeps; an entrepreneur; and a political leader. As Selena Montgomery, she is an award-winning author of eight romantic suspense novels. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wobilba on September 16, 2023

3.5 stars My first Stacey Abrams read. I’m giddy! Well this was really good. Action packed. Great chemistry between the MCs. But some reason it just couldn’t hold my attention. My mind kept drifting every five minutes 😔......more

Goodreads review by J.L. on May 28, 2011

I found Selena Montgomery’s gem of a novel in a used book store last week when I went in to drop off my book. Of course, I snapped it up because the place where I buy books rarely carries novels by black romance writers. I liked the spy angle which meshed nicely with the romance. In Alex Walton, Mon......more

Goodreads review by MD on October 29, 2023

Gave up in the middle. The main guy is kind of a dick. I don’t like the way he speaks to the woman he is aggressively pursuing.......more

Goodreads review by Brooke | bookswithbabs on October 18, 2023

3.5/5 rounded up Thank you Berkely Publishing Group and Netgalley for the advanced reading copy! Thank you, also, to Penguin Random House Audio for the listening copy! I ended up finishing this on audio and really enjoyed that format! Phillip Turman is working towards rebuilding his life after being h......more

Goodreads review by EscapethrupageswithWhit on March 03, 2024

This was very disappointing I suggested this book for my book club and I will have to apologize for doing so. The synopsis and the cover drew me to this book, the book seemed very rushed and didn’t go into the ISA side of things enough, the relationship between Alex and Phillip could have been explo......more


Quotes

"Adventure, secrets, and burning desire keep the pages turning...Recommended for readers curious about Abrams's early works and those who enjoy lyrical prose with witty banter similar to the books of Eric Jerome Dickey and Terry McMillan."—Booklist