My Destiny

by Adrianne Byrd

When it comes to matchmaking, will two longtime friends put their relationship on the line for the sake of love?For ten years lawyer Destiny Brockman saw her carefree—but very, very fine—neighbor Miles Stafford as just a good friend. After all, she was totally focused on her career and he was the type of brother who put the P in player. So when she swore up and down that there were no good men in Atlanta, Miles proposes a friendly wager. They would set each other up on a date with the perfect match. But the undeniable attraction between them that's been simmering for years could put Destiny in danger of losing the bet…and winning the sweetest reward.

Genres: Romance, African American Romance

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

National Best-selling author Adrianne Byrd has always preferred to live within the realms of her imagination where all the men are gorgeous and the women are worth whatever trouble they manage to get into. As an army brat, she traveled throughout Europe and learned to appreciate and value different cultures. Now she calls Georgia home.

Looking back, Adrianne believes her passion for writing began at the ripe old age of thirteen. It was also the age when she was introduced to romance novels by a most unlikely source: her fifteen-year old brother. The book was probably given to keep her out her brother’s hair, but it was a gift that changed her life.

In books, Adrianne found a way out of her awkward teenage years and into a world of fictional friends that would stay with her for a lifetime. It wasn’t long before her imagination took flight and she was writing her own love stories. Within a year, she completed her first book, which she vowed would never see the light of day.

Writing remained a hobby until 1994 when a co-worker approached her with an article on Romance Writers of America. Who knew there was an organization of women just like her? By 1996 she sold her first novel, Defenseless, to Kensington Publishing.

Her first release received rave reviews by Romantic Times and fans. Her other novels were consistently selected as the Magazine’s Top Pick. In 2001 Slam Jam nominated, Say You Love Me, for best romance. Her 2003 release Comfort of a Man won Romantic Times Best Multicultural Romance, Romance in Color’s Readers Choice Awards for Favorite Book, Favorite Hero, and Favorite Heroine; Shades of Romance’s Best/Arabesque Romance Book; Slam Jams Emma Award for Favorite Traditional Romance; Romance in Color’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for Author of the Year, Book of the Year and Best BET/Arabesque Book. And lastly Comfort of a Man was a 2003 Georgia Romance Writers Maggie finalist for best Contemporary. In 2004 she released her first romantic suspense novel, If You Dare, with HarperCollins. In 2006 her novel Measure of a Man was nominated for Best Multicultural Romance while her Harper Torch novel Deadly Double was nominated for an Emma. In 2007 she won an eharlequin.com Joey Award.

In 2006 Adrianne along with fellow writer Niobia Bryant penned her first Urban Novel, DESPERATE HOODWIVES, writing as De'nesha Diamond. The book is set for release February 2008 from Simon and Schuster. For more information, visit http://www.deneshadiamond.com.

Ms. Byrd has been featured in many national publications, including Today’s Black Woman, Upscale, and Heart and Soul. She has also won local awards for screenwriting. For the future, she looks forward to continue creating characters that make people smile, laugh, and fall in love.

Reviews

[Ranie]

This was the first time book I read by this author.... It began pretty interesting and I was captive by the book's contents... but as the story continues, I got a bit bored with the story line....the characters were created very lively and vividly...I will continue to read more books written by Ms. Byrd in the near future...thank you...

[Edrenia]

Great Book

This was a very good book in love this author. Her books are always well written. I will continue to read her books.

[SassyMama]

A reprint from Ms. Byrd's early years...NOT as HOT & SPICY as her present-day reads...but it's still full of that UNIQUE and extremely HILARIOUS wit she always portrays throughout her novels...I was CAUGHT up in Miles and Destiny journey from neighbors-to-nemesis-to jogging buddies-to friends-to partners in business-to lovers...and it ONLY took them 10 LONG years(smh)to see what everyone else knew from the start...but will their new found PASSION survive the dreaded Stafford curse...another CHARMING and sweet tale.

[Teaguem2005]

Ok read. A little too slow for my taste. Took Destiny and Miles five years to just be civol and then another five to acknowledge their attraction. I never quite understood the mysterious suicide of Destiny's twin Adam but the conversation Destiny had with him while intoxicated was bizarre. I'm sure that's not whatvthe author was shooting for but that's certainly the target hit

[Kyra Gates]

Not one of my favorites, but it was okay.

[Kimberly]

Great love story!

[Karen]

Not as juicy as some of her other books, but it was a nice little love story that took extremely long in my opinion to happen.

[Chelsea]

This was an okay book. I wish the couple would have gotten together sooner than later. A 10 year progression was a bit much but overall it was just decent.

[Niqua]

Great book loved it

[Doretha Robinson]

Book failed

Ok,I believe the story was well-written but to long and drawn out.The best thing I can say is it a first out of all the books I've read so far.

[M Landry]

Cute love story. Loved the time jumps.

[Angela]

Comical and endearing

[Rina]

This is an old book and i didnt know it-it was good though.

[Deverna Williams]

Nice but the 10 year span from start to finish was a bit much. I read the newer version.