This week I'm going to do something a little different. For the past few weeks the samples I've shared have been from both Brian and Ebony's POV. Today I will introduce you to the POV of a secondary character, Ebony's best friend, Yasmine Phillips, who has her own story coming out in March, Jaded.
This is the second time when her POV takes stage in the novel and serves as a great way to show exactly where her head is at in regards to relationships at this point. What happens here is important, because by the end of A Heart Not Easily Broken, she is not the same.
Excerpt:
I’m getting married!
So much to do, so little time. Or was it? It
all happened so fast we hadn’t set a wedding date yet.
Javan surprised me by arriving before I got off
work with a box of chocolates and a dozen yellow roses. Our plans were to have
dinner, of course. It didn’t surprise me when Ebony and Brian opted not to hang
with us. Ordinarily I would have been mad, but not tonight. At least one of
them broke away from whatever kinky sex they were having and answered when I
called to share my happy news. Even though the call ended abruptly, I knew deep
down, she would be excited for me.
Ebony and I didn’t see eye-to-eye when it came
to relationships. I was happy she’d finally found the man right for her. Brian
definitely knew how to take care of my girl. I wished them happiness. A smile
spread across my face as Javan snored in his sleep. I definitely had found
mine.
Now that my life and relationship seemed to
mirror hers, I hoped my dedication to the career I wanted would be the same.
Like Ebony, I would do whatever it took to see my dream come true. Over the
past few weeks, she’d inspired me to make plans to transition to my dream job
as a fashion consultant. I’ve always had a passion for fashion, hell after
growing up near Hollywood and Rodeo Drive, who wouldn’t?
For the past two months, I’d been toying with
the idea to make my business official. My parents didn’t know I had offered my
services to hotel guests as a test study. Since they worked primarily at the
original hotel’s location, I had free range over what happened here. The only
thing my father expected was paperwork and reports turned in on time, along
with increased profits. As long as I produced, he didn’t keep an eye on the day-to-day
activities.
So far I averaged at least two clients a week.
I could only imagine what would happen once I advertised my services outside of
the hotel. I’d just started on my business plan. When it was complete, I would
present it to my father, and if all went well, they’d not only give me their
blessing, but financial backing as well. If they agreed to let me rent out an
unused room in the hotel, I would have an affordable storefront, and draw
business to the hotel as well. It would be a win-win for all.
If everything went according to
plan, Dreams would be up and running in three months. But first, I had a
wedding to plan.
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Love a woman with a plan! Fun excerpt!
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