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Somebody Else's Man
Essence bestselling author Daaimah S. Poole brings you the sizzling tale of two ex-best friends who can't forgive, won't forget. . .and will find out what matters most. . . Nicole and Tia just know nothing can break up their long-time friendship. But when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes along, Tia takes her new boyfriend's advice to sue Nicole's mother after a car accident. Now Tia has money, a flashy new home in Florida. . .and one furious ex-friend out to grab some of the good life for herself. And when wealthy businessman Derrick starts burning up her sheets, Nicole sees a future as sparkling as the engagement ring she's expecting. . . . . .until Tia turns up broke, with a new baby in tow. . .and news that Derrick isn't the man he seems. Now Derrick will marry Nicole only if she drops Tia for good. And between lies, lust, and betrayal, Nicole must gamble on whom to believe, what she really wants--and a choice that may cost her everything. . .
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First published September 25, 2009
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Daaimah S. Poole
20 books150 followersDaaimah S. Poole was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in journalism in 2003. While attending Temple, Daaimah worked almost every job imaginable – receptionist, car salesperson, bill collector, waitress, tutor, and substitute teacher. She would later say she was unintentionally doing character research.
Daaimah completed her first novel Yo Yo Love at the age of 19, without owning a computer or knowing how to type. Yo Yo Love went on to become an Essence Magazine Best Seller. Her subsequent novels, Got A Man, What’s Real, and Ex-Girl to The Next Girl, have cemented her reputation as author on the move.
Daaimah completed her first novel Yo Yo Love at the age of 19, without owning a computer or knowing how to type. Yo Yo Love went on to become an Essence Magazine Best Seller. Her subsequent novels, Got A Man, What’s Real, and Ex-Girl to The Next Girl, have cemented her reputation as author on the move.
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March 22, 2020
Nicole is a Operations Manager at a local hotel, who just happens to be in love with somebody else’s man. He keeps promising to leave his wife, but has no idea that the wife has other plans. She turns to her best friends, Reshaun and Tia, but their lives are pretty occupied at the moment, as well. Reshaun has met and married someone she just met, and Tia is suffering the after effects of dating a street guy.
One fateful pump start the gas station, and Nicole stumbles upon Dondre Hill, a businessman that comes with a lot of drama. Just when things begin to look up, trouble comes a knocking and the future is up in the wind.
I loved the drama that this book entailed, however... I didn’t like the ending. I felt that there was were so many unanswered questions, like “What became of Tia that day”, “Did Reshaun and her husband make it?”, “Did they move to Atlanta?”, “What became of the relationship with the baby mama and the kids?” For that reason alone, I gave this book by @dspbooks 💎💎💎💎.
One fateful pump start the gas station, and Nicole stumbles upon Dondre Hill, a businessman that comes with a lot of drama. Just when things begin to look up, trouble comes a knocking and the future is up in the wind.
I loved the drama that this book entailed, however... I didn’t like the ending. I felt that there was were so many unanswered questions, like “What became of Tia that day”, “Did Reshaun and her husband make it?”, “Did they move to Atlanta?”, “What became of the relationship with the baby mama and the kids?” For that reason alone, I gave this book by @dspbooks 💎💎💎💎.
July 8, 2013
The synopsis of the book is wrong. The characters are Nicole and Tia. The man's name is Dondre Hill. Tia did not live in Florida, it was South Carolina.
The synopsis was very misleading.
I enjoyed the book, but there were some typos.
The synopsis was very misleading.
I enjoyed the book, but there were some typos.
December 28, 2011
it was decent. then ending could've been a little better but it is what it is
April 17, 2018
I was just waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting..........................waiting for something to happen. (Silence)
June 21, 2021
This book had me reeled in at the synopsis but it didn't live up to my expectations. For one, this book is a clusterpluck of DRAMA. Omg. The main character is so insecure and makes the DUMBEST decisions. I didn't let that stop me because hey, we've all been there and done that but honey. It was cringeworthy in many parts. I would NOT have gone back to Dre. Like, come on. REALLY? This book was like an extended Maury show. I had such high hopes.
April 29, 2020
Daaimah S. Poole’s ‘Somebody Else’s Man’ was an entertaining read about close friends & how two of them share someone — from both the past & the present—- & what happens as a result of this connection. This was a great, quick read.
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November 29, 2023
A book about a cheating ass dude… it was entertaining and a good book for someone who loves real urban books. Fun fact: this was the last book I read before JJ was born. I finished this on 2/12 and went into the hospital on 2/13, had him on 2/15.
December 19, 2023
This book made me laugh so hard. Nicole was very dumb and delusional. It was so hilarious how the main character is such a bird. Almost all of the characters are horrible people.
The fact that she cheated on Dondre and just explained it away had me laughing so hard.
The fact that she cheated on Dondre and just explained it away had me laughing so hard.
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January 3, 2024
Not bad, not my normal read. I'm just glad Nicole finally got her happy ending, and seen Tia for the frienemy that she was!!! Her mother, Lolo was a trip!!!
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March 10, 2010
Poole is one of my favorite urban fiction authors - she was there in the beginning when I first found and started reading the genre so I'll always be partial to her books. That being said, I wish I could rate this higher. But I can't and I'd be lying is I said this was as good as her earlier works.
There are some great things - the entire book is very relatable. I had a friend almost exactly like Tia, how hard it is finding a man, etc. All of that is something a lot of women can identify with. There was no mafia cartels and driving 100 kilos of coke down I-95 and murdering a cop in the backyard, none of that unrealistic stuff a lot of urban fiction authors try to pass off as "real".
And there were some bad things - I expected more from her writing. She started writing very young and has written quite a few books since then. I'm expecting the writing to get better, not to stay the same or get worse. Being that the storyline and characters were all so real, the conversations should have been easy to keep in line also. But the conversations, almost all of them, were stilted and lacking. No one talks with 'she is', he is', 'they are' all of the time. Most of the time we use 'she's', 'he's'., and 'they're'. That's just the way people speak - whether that person uses slang or never does, they still(for the most part) do not speak in very proper English. That really affected the way I read this book. It sounds like a small problem but it's actually quite large when it gets to affecting the entire book.
Besides that there were just a few things I didn't understand, the main thing being when Nicole forgave Tia after Dre. Two totally different scenarios but forgave Tia because she forgave Dre? That didn't make sense and it didn't seem like anything a normal person would do and it wasn't explained well. That's a very personal issue though - someone else may very well feel like it was a normal thing to do.
Lastly, I really like it when the cover of a book "matches" the book. When the cover has people on it that you can relate to some of the characters inside. I'm going to take a guess and say that the man and woman on the cover of this book are supposed to be Nicole and Dre. Well, nowhere in the book is Nicole described like the chick on this cover. What's with all the jewelry? That sounds like Lolo more than Nicole yet Lolo has no reason to be on the cover. Was it just marketing? To sell the book? The book would have sold anyway IMO. I hate when a character is depicted nothing like the actual character.
There are some great things - the entire book is very relatable. I had a friend almost exactly like Tia, how hard it is finding a man, etc. All of that is something a lot of women can identify with. There was no mafia cartels and driving 100 kilos of coke down I-95 and murdering a cop in the backyard, none of that unrealistic stuff a lot of urban fiction authors try to pass off as "real".
And there were some bad things - I expected more from her writing. She started writing very young and has written quite a few books since then. I'm expecting the writing to get better, not to stay the same or get worse. Being that the storyline and characters were all so real, the conversations should have been easy to keep in line also. But the conversations, almost all of them, were stilted and lacking. No one talks with 'she is', he is', 'they are' all of the time. Most of the time we use 'she's', 'he's'., and 'they're'. That's just the way people speak - whether that person uses slang or never does, they still(for the most part) do not speak in very proper English. That really affected the way I read this book. It sounds like a small problem but it's actually quite large when it gets to affecting the entire book.
Besides that there were just a few things I didn't understand, the main thing being when Nicole forgave Tia after Dre. Two totally different scenarios but forgave Tia because she forgave Dre? That didn't make sense and it didn't seem like anything a normal person would do and it wasn't explained well. That's a very personal issue though - someone else may very well feel like it was a normal thing to do.
Lastly, I really like it when the cover of a book "matches" the book. When the cover has people on it that you can relate to some of the characters inside. I'm going to take a guess and say that the man and woman on the cover of this book are supposed to be Nicole and Dre. Well, nowhere in the book is Nicole described like the chick on this cover. What's with all the jewelry? That sounds like Lolo more than Nicole yet Lolo has no reason to be on the cover. Was it just marketing? To sell the book? The book would have sold anyway IMO. I hate when a character is depicted nothing like the actual character.
November 22, 2009
Nicole's Got a Man...Or Does She?,
Nicole Edwards has had her fair share of ups and downs in life. She has a decent job but may be on the verge of losing it. She bought her first home but was scammed by contractors. She got a man but he has a wife. Adding further to her downs, she and her best friend, Tia, have fallen out and want nothing to do with the other. When things don't look like they can get any worse, Nicole meets Dre. He's everything she's wanted in a man. Finally on an upward spiral with all things going right for her, Tia reenters the picture with some upsetting info about Dre. Who should Nicole believe - her friend of the past or her man of the future?
With a provocative title and cover, "Somebody Else's Man" does little to develop any interest on its own. The story was very slow to begin with. It picked up some momentum but often dragged at times. While the book itself had a solid plot/premise, its execution lacked what makes novels memorable. The characters were just okay. The drama was just okay. The climax was just okay. Not good, not bad, "Somebody Else's Man" was just okay.
Question. Did the person who wrote the synopsis actually READ the book? Character's name was Tia not Kia. Would have just written it off as an error except for another discrepancy. "Kia takes her new boyfriend's advice..." A six-year relationship constitutes a new boyfriend?
Reviewed by: Toni
Nicole Edwards has had her fair share of ups and downs in life. She has a decent job but may be on the verge of losing it. She bought her first home but was scammed by contractors. She got a man but he has a wife. Adding further to her downs, she and her best friend, Tia, have fallen out and want nothing to do with the other. When things don't look like they can get any worse, Nicole meets Dre. He's everything she's wanted in a man. Finally on an upward spiral with all things going right for her, Tia reenters the picture with some upsetting info about Dre. Who should Nicole believe - her friend of the past or her man of the future?
With a provocative title and cover, "Somebody Else's Man" does little to develop any interest on its own. The story was very slow to begin with. It picked up some momentum but often dragged at times. While the book itself had a solid plot/premise, its execution lacked what makes novels memorable. The characters were just okay. The drama was just okay. The climax was just okay. Not good, not bad, "Somebody Else's Man" was just okay.
Question. Did the person who wrote the synopsis actually READ the book? Character's name was Tia not Kia. Would have just written it off as an error except for another discrepancy. "Kia takes her new boyfriend's advice..." A six-year relationship constitutes a new boyfriend?
Reviewed by: Toni
March 4, 2014
Daaimah Poole is one of my favorite authors, but this book was very bland, actually it was boring.
Nicole "Nikki" has had some really tough things happen in her short life. Her father never acknowledged her, her boyfriend is married, she is stuck at a dead end job, and her mother is a real piece of work. Her best friends Tia and Reshaun help her get through these situations and she is grateful for them.
After a night out drinking, Nicole does a favor for Tia, and she ends up having a wreck in her mother's car, and spending a night in jail. To add to her troubles, Tia sues Nicole's mother insurance. There friendship comes to a climatic end.
Nicole meets Dondre "Dre". After a rocky start, Nicole and Dre are inseparable. Everything is going good for the couple until Tia returns with some explosive news. What will happen to Nicole's happily ever after?
The plot itself was ok. The execution was boring. Nothing was memorable about the characters, their interactions with each other, their conversations, etc. I was waiting for something exciting to happen and it never did.
I wouldn't recommend this book....Sorry!
Nicole "Nikki" has had some really tough things happen in her short life. Her father never acknowledged her, her boyfriend is married, she is stuck at a dead end job, and her mother is a real piece of work. Her best friends Tia and Reshaun help her get through these situations and she is grateful for them.
After a night out drinking, Nicole does a favor for Tia, and she ends up having a wreck in her mother's car, and spending a night in jail. To add to her troubles, Tia sues Nicole's mother insurance. There friendship comes to a climatic end.
Nicole meets Dondre "Dre". After a rocky start, Nicole and Dre are inseparable. Everything is going good for the couple until Tia returns with some explosive news. What will happen to Nicole's happily ever after?
The plot itself was ok. The execution was boring. Nothing was memorable about the characters, their interactions with each other, their conversations, etc. I was waiting for something exciting to happen and it never did.
I wouldn't recommend this book....Sorry!
April 6, 2010
Somebody Else's Man was a funny yet drama filled read! Meet Nicole who is madly in love with a MARRIED man and continues to believe his lie that he is leaving his wife. While by day , she works as a manager at a hotel, she yearns for the true love of a male companion. Nicole never had the fatherly love of her own father but had a stepfather to fulfill that void. Her mom had a different personality and had problems showing Nicole her love. Then there is Tia and Reshaun, her BFF's/childhood friends. Reshaun meets a guy, falls in love and marries while Tia gets pregnant by a dead beat baby daddy.
Then Nicole finally meets the man of her dreams and she then finds out TIA is not the friend she thought she was.
Daaimah has penned a tale of friendship, deceit, jealousy. As we know, sometimes people don't have your best interest at heart and instead of being your friend.....they are really a FRIENEMY......Kudos Daaimah!
Then Nicole finally meets the man of her dreams and she then finds out TIA is not the friend she thought she was.
Daaimah has penned a tale of friendship, deceit, jealousy. As we know, sometimes people don't have your best interest at heart and instead of being your friend.....they are really a FRIENEMY......Kudos Daaimah!
December 11, 2012
Nice paced read (listen). I loved how Nicole developed over the story. She learned to stick to her guns and showed how that could work for and against you. She was very relatable and down to earth which made her likeable but also want to shake her when you knew she needed it. I like how the author touched on how tight women can be for years and then suddenly not, a real and unfortunate part of life. Everything seemed to come together for her once those two negative factors exited her life. But the devil is always near, despite the negativity trying to come back into her life she was able to overcome and see the light.
July 18, 2015
This was my first introduction to this author although I see her books in the library quite often. The narrator does a pretty good job of nailing the expression needed for certain situations. A couple of times I thought it should have been said in a different way but not enough really to mention here (Odyssey ears working).
While the characters and plot were developed enough to keep my attention, I was often irritated by the direction - guess I've forgotten how gullible young girls can be. The twist at the end was placed nicely and the solution is not disappointing.
While the characters and plot were developed enough to keep my attention, I was often irritated by the direction - guess I've forgotten how gullible young girls can be. The twist at the end was placed nicely and the solution is not disappointing.
October 4, 2016
This book was a tale of a single female feeling the pressures of getting older and having a lack of faith that her significant other would come any time soon. She settled for "Somebody Else's Man" for a while and accepted the dreams that he sold in reference to leaving his wife. She also learned that history doesn't ensure that a person should be your friend or in your life forever. She faced adversity and ultimately began thinking for herself, following her heart, and going after her own happiness in the end. It wasn't the best book, and certainly wasn't the worst. Decent read.
September 7, 2011
This was a cute story, 2 friends, Nikki and Tia, had a huge fight and Tia moved away before they could get it resolved. But to me the real story is about Nikki and her life trying to find her soul mate, she grew up w/out her dad and felt that she made all of the wrong choices in a mate because of that. You should read this book to see if Nikki and Tia repair their broken friendship and if Nikki found her soulmate. You won't be disappointed in the story, I gave it 4 stars!!!
August 22, 2010
This was a good read. Nicole got on my nerves A LOT. She seemed to be so naive and it got annoying hearing her go thru all the drama she created for herself. I wasn't surprised with the things revealed about Desmond.
May 24, 2012
This book was pretty good. All though it was filled with drama it didn't match the synopsis. I was looking for more of a fight with Nikki and Tia which was called Kia in the synopsis. It really didn't happen til the end which still left a few questions unanswered. ”
March 23, 2014
Really quick read. I thought Nikki was an idiot. But she reminded me of many young women who make the wrong decision because her father is not in her life anymore. Girls who make the wrong decisions listening to their friends.
August 10, 2009
Final Rating: 3.5
July 2, 2010
Final Rating 3.5 stars!
September 21, 2010
It was cool but not one of my favorites... Nikki was just to angry for me, and Tina had to many issues... the book was actually a lil annoying to me.
May 15, 2011
A bit dramatic for my taste.
December 28, 2013
This story was just ok for me.
April 26, 2015
i really wasnt expecting the book to turn out the way it did. but im happy it did, nicole looked past everything, all the haters and everything and did what needed to be done
November 15, 2016
This was a good read!
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