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Millionaire Wives Club #2
Money Never Sleeps
The bling is brighter, the drama is amped up, and the delicious beauties from Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker’s Millionaire Wives Club are back for a second season of backstabbing, divorce parties, and family sagas. Lights, camera, action!
Milan, Jaise, and Chaunci are the gorgeous, high-rolling divas starring in the hit reality show Millionaire Wives Club. As they struggle with love, lies, lust, and the pressures of sudden fame, their friendships turn into catfights that keep the cameras following all their malicious moves.
Milan is finally engaged to Kendu, the man of her dreams, and though things look perfect on the outside, distrust and jealousy are crumbling their romance. Jaise has found the love she so desperately craves, but her son, Jabril, remains the No. 1 man in her life—for better or for worse. And Chaunci, the independent, single mom who doesn’t feel she needs a man, is contemplating taking the plunge into a deep love affair—but will the man she chooses have room in his life for her? Add to this crafty cast Vera, a venomous new vixen who plays the game better than any of them, and you’ve got a season even more scintillating than the last.
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Milan, Jaise, and Chaunci are the gorgeous, high-rolling divas starring in the hit reality show Millionaire Wives Club. As they struggle with love, lies, lust, and the pressures of sudden fame, their friendships turn into catfights that keep the cameras following all their malicious moves.
Milan is finally engaged to Kendu, the man of her dreams, and though things look perfect on the outside, distrust and jealousy are crumbling their romance. Jaise has found the love she so desperately craves, but her son, Jabril, remains the No. 1 man in her life—for better or for worse. And Chaunci, the independent, single mom who doesn’t feel she needs a man, is contemplating taking the plunge into a deep love affair—but will the man she chooses have room in his life for her? Add to this crafty cast Vera, a venomous new vixen who plays the game better than any of them, and you’ve got a season even more scintillating than the last.
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Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker
11 books118 followersTu-Shonda L. Whitaker is the award winning, Essence bestselling author of Flip Side of the Game and Game Over.
She is also a contributing writer to the anthologies: Cream and Kiss The Year Goodbye.
Whitaker was awarded the Ella Baker and W.E.B. Du Bois International Award for fiction writing. Her most recent title, The Ex Factor has been featured in several magazines such as Vibe Vixen and Romantic Times Book Review as one of the hottest, sensual, and humorous tales released this year.
Whitaker lives in New Jersey with her husband and their children.
She is also a contributing writer to the anthologies: Cream and Kiss The Year Goodbye.
Whitaker was awarded the Ella Baker and W.E.B. Du Bois International Award for fiction writing. Her most recent title, The Ex Factor has been featured in several magazines such as Vibe Vixen and Romantic Times Book Review as one of the hottest, sensual, and humorous tales released this year.
Whitaker lives in New Jersey with her husband and their children.
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December 8, 2011
You know that platitude that comes on at every end of Audible's audiobooks- 'Audible hopes you've enjoyed this program'? I wholeheartedly with that the guy was in front of me so that I could ask personally for my credit back. Bahni Turpin made me want to slap her her into form (I promise I'm not a violent person!) Where the hell was the vigor and spice that she gave in "The Help"?
The overall story was just too meandering and unrealistic to take seriously. Don't get me wrong, there were some funny moments (note the 2 stars)but it wasn't enough to save this story in my opinion. I love Whitaker's work and I hope that the next book is better than this.
The overall story was just too meandering and unrealistic to take seriously. Don't get me wrong, there were some funny moments (note the 2 stars)but it wasn't enough to save this story in my opinion. I love Whitaker's work and I hope that the next book is better than this.
September 6, 2013
This was good and well written for the genre. I rarely give 4 or 5 stars. I have seen all the 2 star reviews and complaints. DO NOT READ STREET LiT if you are going to complain about it being ghetto. Of course it is.... When you read the cover and see that it's about a reality show and you know the genre just what do you expect??? Now my complaint is, because some of the characters were more cultured than the others their lingo should've been different and their profanity could've been toned down. Complaint number two was why didn't Linda, the grandma question the cameras when she came to pick up the children ?
July 3, 2018
I love that I already knew most of the women. But even though all seem to be happily ever after in the end of the first book, not all is as it seems. Milan and Kendu are having problems and it takes Milan most of the book to say "enough!" Jaise is happily married to Belal but her son Jabril is such a screw-up that he gets between them. Not just her son but the way Jaise keeps bailing him out. Chaunci said "no" to Idris when he proposed and now she's regretting it. Vera, I did not like her very much even at the end. Overall a great drama and all the women are nasty to each-other!
April 10, 2018
So So good!
December 18, 2019
Raunchy, funny and drama filled. I love it. It probably is the real deal on the sets of these reality shows.
October 13, 2024
Hilarious!!!
From beginning to end.
Loved each storyline...better than any reality show on TV.
From beginning to end.
Loved each storyline...better than any reality show on TV.
December 6, 2011
‘New game making big moves if love found me it could surely find you…bravo…’
The second season of The Millionaire Wives Club has all the ladies back with the exception of Evan and with the addition of Mrs. Taj Bennett…Vera Wright Turner-Bennett, in case you didn’t know. Milan and Kendu are playing house while she mothers Aiyanna, after Evan’s tragic death and evil unveiling. Anxious to take the final step since she’s loved ‘Knott’ all their lives, she wants the world to witness their united family. Jaise snagged her ‘wonder man’, police officer Bilal, and he is all that and a bag of chips, in all aspects of being a man’s man. Jabril has become even more of a spoiled, selfish, self-centered sperm donor than ever and his antics are causing dissension between the newlyweds. Chaunci has made up her mind that she’s ready for Idris…she’s ready to claim her man. But what happens when someone has already nabbed the prized goose? Al-Taneisha and Lollipop have even secured them a spot in this series and their gear with their swag is enough to ‘Shut the Daggone Door’ for sho! Vera struts onto the set as the famous wife of Dr. Taj Bennett, they have personality, an extraordinary love, as well as more than enough money and designer clothes, furniture, etc, etc.
Money Never Sleeps is an engaging, hilarious, astonishing sequel to our initial introduction to Tu-Shonda’s third eye, literally, regarding reality television. These ladies consider themselves elite, elegant, and so very eloquent, but fail to realize the severity and repercussions of their actions when they are under a microscope. Will Milan tire of being the sacrificial lamb in Knott’s life and walk away with her dignity? Can she close her mouth and stop being the foolish receptacle of him dumping all of his shi!!? Bilal promised to love Jaise and her offspring, but is the drama, disrespect, and blatant ignorance even too much for Super Man? Will Jaise’s love for self outweigh her motherly love in spite of the fact that she created this monster? Since Chaunci has finally acknowledged her unconditional love for Idris, will she fight to get her man back? Or will she concentrate even more on her career and her daughter and let that suffice for her life without the warmth of a man in her life and her bed? Can Vera outrun the drama that has followed her all of her life since she now has money, power and prestige? Vera is a woman with common sense, she’s sexy, and loves her man, but can an outsider dissolve all that they have built together? Al-Taniesha and Lollipop play the back drop to Tu-Shonda’s signature dysfunctional humor, can this couple find a spot in this series despite their ill-fit? These ladies and their families are just proof that ‘all is NOT fair in the world of reality t.v. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the skeletons shall come forth and tears will flow, words will have a cutting edge, opinions will be voiced, because first and foremost…money never sleeps. Someone is always in the cut waiting and watching…and they are MOS DEF gonna tell it!!! I wanted…no I needed more of Vera and Taj so on a personal note…4.75****
The second season of The Millionaire Wives Club has all the ladies back with the exception of Evan and with the addition of Mrs. Taj Bennett…Vera Wright Turner-Bennett, in case you didn’t know. Milan and Kendu are playing house while she mothers Aiyanna, after Evan’s tragic death and evil unveiling. Anxious to take the final step since she’s loved ‘Knott’ all their lives, she wants the world to witness their united family. Jaise snagged her ‘wonder man’, police officer Bilal, and he is all that and a bag of chips, in all aspects of being a man’s man. Jabril has become even more of a spoiled, selfish, self-centered sperm donor than ever and his antics are causing dissension between the newlyweds. Chaunci has made up her mind that she’s ready for Idris…she’s ready to claim her man. But what happens when someone has already nabbed the prized goose? Al-Taneisha and Lollipop have even secured them a spot in this series and their gear with their swag is enough to ‘Shut the Daggone Door’ for sho! Vera struts onto the set as the famous wife of Dr. Taj Bennett, they have personality, an extraordinary love, as well as more than enough money and designer clothes, furniture, etc, etc.
Money Never Sleeps is an engaging, hilarious, astonishing sequel to our initial introduction to Tu-Shonda’s third eye, literally, regarding reality television. These ladies consider themselves elite, elegant, and so very eloquent, but fail to realize the severity and repercussions of their actions when they are under a microscope. Will Milan tire of being the sacrificial lamb in Knott’s life and walk away with her dignity? Can she close her mouth and stop being the foolish receptacle of him dumping all of his shi!!? Bilal promised to love Jaise and her offspring, but is the drama, disrespect, and blatant ignorance even too much for Super Man? Will Jaise’s love for self outweigh her motherly love in spite of the fact that she created this monster? Since Chaunci has finally acknowledged her unconditional love for Idris, will she fight to get her man back? Or will she concentrate even more on her career and her daughter and let that suffice for her life without the warmth of a man in her life and her bed? Can Vera outrun the drama that has followed her all of her life since she now has money, power and prestige? Vera is a woman with common sense, she’s sexy, and loves her man, but can an outsider dissolve all that they have built together? Al-Taniesha and Lollipop play the back drop to Tu-Shonda’s signature dysfunctional humor, can this couple find a spot in this series despite their ill-fit? These ladies and their families are just proof that ‘all is NOT fair in the world of reality t.v. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the skeletons shall come forth and tears will flow, words will have a cutting edge, opinions will be voiced, because first and foremost…money never sleeps. Someone is always in the cut waiting and watching…and they are MOS DEF gonna tell it!!! I wanted…no I needed more of Vera and Taj so on a personal note…4.75****
March 31, 2012
Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker is one of the few urban fiction authors I've read so far that can really tell a story. Her books are usually well edited which is a true bonus in the genre.
Whitaker came up with characters that the reader actually wants to continue reading about. I'm not a fan of sequels, companions and series because usually the books were meant to be one book - and that's it. (If even that.) But once in awhile an author comes up with something that can keep going. This is one of those books. It's not fantastic - not by a long shot - but the characters and storyline are exciting and Whitaker does have an ease with her writing.
A couple things ticked me off here though. The first was that the editor missed 'hood bugger'. Unless 'hood bugger' is a phrase used that I'm not aware of I think that was meant to be 'hood booger'. It's not huge or anything but it stood out to me.
The second was the racial issue. Obviously it's an urban fiction book so race is going to be mentioned but my problem is that, IMO, it's mentioned too much. It's not every other paragraph or anything but it's all 'huge Black man' or 'strong Black woman'. Isn't 'man' and 'woman' enough? Is that not enough anymore? Do we all have to be classified by race and color in 2012? I mean, sure, it's a book. One that won't even be read by all that many people but damn. The people who are reading it are sponging it right up. Let's face facts, not everyone who will read this book is smart enough to think about what they read. (Not just this book, any book.)
But I think authors who mention race as much as Whitacker did here (even though she only crossed the line a little IMO) are doing a huge disservice to every single person - BLACK and WHITE - who have fought to eradicate racism. It's a shame, it really is. You would think someone who actually has the ability to reach a mass of people would be more critical of their words.
The last thing that bothered me is small, like the first thing I mentioned. Vera and Taj's daughter, Skyy, used the word 'announcement' as 'annountament'. She's a child yes but this doesn't fit with a child who goes on to say, and I do quote, "I'm dropping out of the dance recital, and if Ciara returns to my school in September, then I'm going to drop out of school too."
Uh... no. The same conversation a kid who can't pronounce 'announcement' right goes on to talk like a full grown adult? I don't see it. Again, not huge but noticeable.
There will be another book, as if anyone needed me to tell them that, and I'll probably read it. If it's not at least as good as this I'll be done though. But as it stands right now the book is good. Not bad, not great, but good.
Whitaker came up with characters that the reader actually wants to continue reading about. I'm not a fan of sequels, companions and series because usually the books were meant to be one book - and that's it. (If even that.) But once in awhile an author comes up with something that can keep going. This is one of those books. It's not fantastic - not by a long shot - but the characters and storyline are exciting and Whitaker does have an ease with her writing.
A couple things ticked me off here though. The first was that the editor missed 'hood bugger'. Unless 'hood bugger' is a phrase used that I'm not aware of I think that was meant to be 'hood booger'. It's not huge or anything but it stood out to me.
The second was the racial issue. Obviously it's an urban fiction book so race is going to be mentioned but my problem is that, IMO, it's mentioned too much. It's not every other paragraph or anything but it's all 'huge Black man' or 'strong Black woman'. Isn't 'man' and 'woman' enough? Is that not enough anymore? Do we all have to be classified by race and color in 2012? I mean, sure, it's a book. One that won't even be read by all that many people but damn. The people who are reading it are sponging it right up. Let's face facts, not everyone who will read this book is smart enough to think about what they read. (Not just this book, any book.)
But I think authors who mention race as much as Whitacker did here (even though she only crossed the line a little IMO) are doing a huge disservice to every single person - BLACK and WHITE - who have fought to eradicate racism. It's a shame, it really is. You would think someone who actually has the ability to reach a mass of people would be more critical of their words.
The last thing that bothered me is small, like the first thing I mentioned. Vera and Taj's daughter, Skyy, used the word 'announcement' as 'annountament'. She's a child yes but this doesn't fit with a child who goes on to say, and I do quote, "I'm dropping out of the dance recital, and if Ciara returns to my school in September, then I'm going to drop out of school too."
Uh... no. The same conversation a kid who can't pronounce 'announcement' right goes on to talk like a full grown adult? I don't see it. Again, not huge but noticeable.
There will be another book, as if anyone needed me to tell them that, and I'll probably read it. If it's not at least as good as this I'll be done though. But as it stands right now the book is good. Not bad, not great, but good.
January 8, 2012
After falling in love with Lauren Conrad's LA Candy series , I have a thing for reading Reality TV Fiction - though I've never really been able to watch it on television as it bores me and I just want to throttle them. However , reading The Millionaire Wives Club Book #2 - if there was a reality show that followed in the tradition of this book, that could be some very interesting television watching going on. In the first few pages , we meet the original cast of The Millionaire Wives - Milan , Chaunci , Jaise and Al-Taneisha. The cast though, is in for some full-on shake ups as a new member with secrets is introduced Vera. This season, the Millionaire Wives Club show cast are in for some big changes , ones that will rock their perfect lives. Milan and her soon-to-be fiance Kendra will experience up's and downs as figures from their past threaten to ruin their happiness , Chaunci's failed relationship with her ex Idris caused her to realise that she really missed him but when she contacts him, she finds out he's moved on and married Shannon - who turns out to be Vera's best friend, Jaisie's marriage to Bilal seems to be on the rocks as her son Jabril seems to be getting continually in trouble and hooking up with younger chicks and having children all over the place. Al-Taneisha's daughter in the first season fell pregnant with Jaisie's son and she meet her partner Lollipop in prison , these two are your stereotypical ghetto blacksters - complete with matching jumpsuits and pimp fur jackets and newcomer Vera, sick of being treated like Martha Stewart wants to expand her business - can she do it and keep her marriage alive . Of course, what's TV Drama without tabloids - Can the Millionaire Wives Club stay out of the tabloids or will the tabloids end up destroying their perfect lives on and off the cameras ?
A great read for all those who want to experience a taste of the Rich
A great read for all those who want to experience a taste of the Rich
December 12, 2011
Occasionally, I decide to read some of my drama filled fun fictions. I enjoyed reading Millionaire Housewives because it was high drama. At the time, House wives of Atlanta’s season ended and I was looking for some of the same drama. The first book ended season 1 of the TV show with a lot of unresolved issues. It was fun to read the conclusion of the new relationships and the introduction of a new housewife.
The second book was more of the same. I have to admit I would not have liked this book as much without characters like Lollipop and Jabrille. It was a laugh!! Of course since I am a guy the perfect guy that is wealthy, in perfect shape and well endowed gets very old. That’s my sole criticism. After all how can I workout enough to have a six-pack and keep a busy 12 hour-a-day job? My question is: do you want me to hustle for the money in the streets or workout for the 5% body fat in the gyms?? That is my only true problem with this genre. I believe this is the big deterrent for male readers. Men are represented as childish emotionally, rich financially and superhuman physically. Sorry ladies, that guy just doesn’t exist.
The second book was more of the same. I have to admit I would not have liked this book as much without characters like Lollipop and Jabrille. It was a laugh!! Of course since I am a guy the perfect guy that is wealthy, in perfect shape and well endowed gets very old. That’s my sole criticism. After all how can I workout enough to have a six-pack and keep a busy 12 hour-a-day job? My question is: do you want me to hustle for the money in the streets or workout for the 5% body fat in the gyms?? That is my only true problem with this genre. I believe this is the big deterrent for male readers. Men are represented as childish emotionally, rich financially and superhuman physically. Sorry ladies, that guy just doesn’t exist.
December 30, 2011
Not since Robert Jorden's Wheel of Time series have I encountered such a group of terrible women characters. These women were Caricatures of real women. How can a bunch of fully grown women have so little self control over their emotions? Throwing fits seems to be the only way they express themselves. There was no listening to the other side of the argument and responding, oh no. It was pick a tiny part of the conversation and pitch a fit, every damn time! Just like Robert Jordon's books, these women were cookie cutter stamps of each other with very little discernable difference. And of course the men were all stoic long suffering individuals who took the shit and tried to placate their crazy women. Everyone was very two dimensional and WAY over the top. I kept reading and hoping something would change; it didn't. In the end I just hated that the whole book revolved around crazy women freaking out over useless shit and men trying to calm then down and get them back on track. Even under that premise of manipulation by a reality series director; the actions of the characters are implausable and infuriating. yuck!
September 24, 2012
I listened to this one on audio before reading the first one in the series. So maybe my review would have been slightly different had I read them in order. In the beginning I felt a little lost with all the characters. The story was good, full of a drama (and ghetto-ness) and rang true to many of these "wives" reality shows out nowadays, I just found it difficult to remember who was who with the many characters. About 70% through I think I kept them straight. Even though they are supposed to be talking about millionaire wives, listening to the characters put me in the mindset of women with normal issues that just happen to be airing their dirty laundry on national tv. Except for some label dropping and some bourgeois behavior sprinkled in, I never even remembered these women were supposedly wealthy. I will however go back and read the first book though and see how it all started.
June 6, 2013
A great read...sex, adultery, classism, baby daddies and baby mamas, alcoholism, domestic abuse - man Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker's Money Never Sleeps has it all and it's all good. Haha. I actually liked this audiobook. The reader was excellent (you know this could break even the most well written novel). I gotta get Whitaker's other work - especially if the novels are anything like Money Never Sleeps. I completely recommend this one.
January 22, 2014
and the WINNNER is teamMILAN!!!!
Milan - My favorite, I was always rooting for her to make the right decisions & not allow Kendu to dictate her life and take her friendship & love for granted
Chaunci - my other girl.. entrepreneur who loves her daughter & afraid to open her heart
Jaise - :-( get on my nerves toooooo dawg on boogie
Vera - She walked in like she was better than everybody else
Confession: I missed Yusef
BTW Tu-Shonda please do not bring Shannon into the mix
Milan - My favorite, I was always rooting for her to make the right decisions & not allow Kendu to dictate her life and take her friendship & love for granted
Chaunci - my other girl.. entrepreneur who loves her daughter & afraid to open her heart
Jaise - :-( get on my nerves toooooo dawg on boogie
Vera - She walked in like she was better than everybody else
Confession: I missed Yusef
BTW Tu-Shonda please do not bring Shannon into the mix
January 5, 2012
Well this is another train reck of ghetto and hood proportions. This book was just full of drama and stupidity. The first book was such a mess that I wanted to read this one just to see what happened, but as I continued reading I just couldn't stop SMH. I really can't think of one positive thing to say about this book. It's just a mess, skip it.
March 4, 2012
Well well well where do I start these Millionaire Wives were off the chain it seems as if drama follow them around everywhere. These women Chaunci, Vera, Jaise, and Milan had good men didnt know what do with them. Vera was my favorite take no prisoners type person. This book was amazingly written and funny all the way through.
June 27, 2016
Money Never Sleeps rang true in this book (sequel) to Millionaire Wives Club. Marriages were ruined, families as well as friendships in this sequel. The women: Milan, Vera, Chaunci & Jaise learned some hard valuable lessons. Now on to book 3: Rich Girl Problems. Same characters and their spouses/ significant other.
April 18, 2016
This book is a sequel to The Millionaires' Club. The first book I loved it had drama, romance and humor. Money never sleep starts off with too much drama but didn't have the romance factor or the humor. I didn't really enjoy it as much as I did the first book!!!
July 6, 2016
Overall it was a good book! Jaise worked my last nerve. She still allowed her son to indirectly rule her life. Lollipop was always hilarious. I was also very glad a good man was sent into Chauncey's life. They seem like a good fit. On to book 3......
January 31, 2012
I really liked this book. it reminded me of the many reality TV shows that I'm addicted to. these women were truly a mess and often times hella stupid! can't wait to read the next book by this author
November 8, 2011
Final Rating: 4.5
January 6, 2012
It was SOOOO GOOODDD!! I just love a happy ending.
October 14, 2013
Good and juicy!!!
January 22, 2012
Final Rating 4.5 Stars.
February 13, 2012
i am so ready for season 3. amazing!!!!!
January 22, 2012
BETTER THEN THE FIRST BOOK
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March 6, 2012This was a great book. It started off as a good story. It is one of those books full of drama.
March 30, 2012
Review will be posted on my blog.
May 5, 2012
I loved this book..kendu and milan was such a beautiful story,bt tht al taneisha and lollipop sme funny charcters..great book
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