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Two Occasions
Brook Lynn McKay-Mulder has always craved love from a man. Except, that’s the opposite that she receives from her husband, Martin Mulder. McKay and Mulder brewery is the most successful black owned brewery in the country. Brook and Martin’s marriage was arranged before both of them were in diapers. Brook has everything that she could ever want, except the love that she desires.
One drunken night after her best friend’s bachelorette party, Brook accidentally gets into the wrong Uber. Instead of getting out, the passenger allows her to add her address onto his ride. A cool conversation and physical attraction is what keeps Brook thinking about the stranger, well after she has exited his Uber. It isn’t until a few days later when she walks into a meeting with her husband and realizes the man in the Uber is responsible for designing her happy home with her husband.
October Platinum, the nephew of West Platinum, is an award-winning architect famous for his designs across the world. A single father and freshly divorced, October is looking for true love. After meeting the beautiful Brook Lynn McKay, he’s wondering if he has two occasions to design his way into her heart.
One drunken night after her best friend’s bachelorette party, Brook accidentally gets into the wrong Uber. Instead of getting out, the passenger allows her to add her address onto his ride. A cool conversation and physical attraction is what keeps Brook thinking about the stranger, well after she has exited his Uber. It isn’t until a few days later when she walks into a meeting with her husband and realizes the man in the Uber is responsible for designing her happy home with her husband.
October Platinum, the nephew of West Platinum, is an award-winning architect famous for his designs across the world. A single father and freshly divorced, October is looking for true love. After meeting the beautiful Brook Lynn McKay, he’s wondering if he has two occasions to design his way into her heart.
149 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 17, 2023
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May 19, 2023
On the fence
I honestly wanted to like this more but Brook Lynn having exactly zero agency for 90% of the book was frustrating and for a good portion of the book she didn’t even want any and I could not fathom it. To be “complacent” still after what happened to Noah was insane to me. I also would have like more development into the relationship between her and October. It was too fast and the feelings didn’t seem as deep as they were meant to for me. Probably because Brook Lynn refused to participate in her own dame life.
I honestly wanted to like this more but Brook Lynn having exactly zero agency for 90% of the book was frustrating and for a good portion of the book she didn’t even want any and I could not fathom it. To be “complacent” still after what happened to Noah was insane to me. I also would have like more development into the relationship between her and October. It was too fast and the feelings didn’t seem as deep as they were meant to for me. Probably because Brook Lynn refused to participate in her own dame life.
October 6, 2026
This book was mid for me, it started out slow and she sped through the end. The relationship between October and Brook Lynn was not developed enough for me.
May 25, 2023
2 Occasions is all you need
This was a very unconventional contemporary romance love story but it worked. I was rooting for October and Brooke, but her still being in that hot mess marriage,I wanted her first to get out. But Marcus was getting his so, whatever! I'm happy it work all out in the end. I was also happy to read a slight update of Happy Galleria and the Pilot.
This was a very unconventional contemporary romance love story but it worked. I was rooting for October and Brooke, but her still being in that hot mess marriage,I wanted her first to get out. But Marcus was getting his so, whatever! I'm happy it work all out in the end. I was also happy to read a slight update of Happy Galleria and the Pilot.
July 2, 2023
So my bookclub is very good at blindly choosing the bad books. We general try to pick messy sounding books because it gives us a lot to laugh about but this one was something else.
I went into it with an open mind and was slapped with stuff I know would trigger people. So there were no content warnings off top so I feel it's my duty to say if baby death is a trigger, don't read this.
The story is about a married couple who hate each other but somehow still stayed together for 10 years even though the husband is a serial cheater and the wife just doesn't have a spine. When she finally does sort of grow one it's with a questionable MC who was okay with sleeping with married women but also wasn't the type to get involved with married women? There was no chemistry or redeeming qualities with these two characters and the author focused heavily on side relationships like their parents and other friends who were also serial cheaters. This books also suffers from children being written in a story but not really part of the story.
I had a hard time, well I guess I stopped trying to suspend my belief because it was just a terrible read.
Do not recommend.
I went into it with an open mind and was slapped with stuff I know would trigger people. So there were no content warnings off top so I feel it's my duty to say if baby death is a trigger, don't read this.
The story is about a married couple who hate each other but somehow still stayed together for 10 years even though the husband is a serial cheater and the wife just doesn't have a spine. When she finally does sort of grow one it's with a questionable MC who was okay with sleeping with married women but also wasn't the type to get involved with married women? There was no chemistry or redeeming qualities with these two characters and the author focused heavily on side relationships like their parents and other friends who were also serial cheaters. This books also suffers from children being written in a story but not really part of the story.
I had a hard time, well I guess I stopped trying to suspend my belief because it was just a terrible read.
Do not recommend.
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January 10, 2025
OMG I Loved Two Occasions would love a part 2
Brooke went the arrange marriage and love less marriage trying to please her parents and family. Brooke went the loss of her son Noah having and to loss him 6months later due to het husband drunk driving. Brooke meets October Platinum drunken night in a Ober with a stranger. She meet October Platinum again the rich and humble architect businessman to build her and her husband dream home. It was a instant attraction to a patient and loving gentleman and so fine. October Platinum builds het up to know her worth and stand on her independent women stand. Martin her soon to be ex-husband cheated on her with multiple women. And moved his daughter and mistress into their home from college Gina Jackson. Brooke parents disowned because she refused to let them controlled her life any longer and discovered her father cheating on her mother.
Brooke went the arrange marriage and love less marriage trying to please her parents and family. Brooke went the loss of her son Noah having and to loss him 6months later due to het husband drunk driving. Brooke meets October Platinum drunken night in a Ober with a stranger. She meet October Platinum again the rich and humble architect businessman to build her and her husband dream home. It was a instant attraction to a patient and loving gentleman and so fine. October Platinum builds het up to know her worth and stand on her independent women stand. Martin her soon to be ex-husband cheated on her with multiple women. And moved his daughter and mistress into their home from college Gina Jackson. Brooke parents disowned because she refused to let them controlled her life any longer and discovered her father cheating on her mother.
October 10, 2025
Oh so the MFC is classist right off the bat. Got it.
Martin, is a certified, grade A asshole
Gina and her daughter staying with the Mulder’s is weird. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s later revealed that Jade is Martin’s daughter. I’m almost certain that Gina and Martin are intimate. Brook needs to woman up and put her foot down.
If Deja is serious about this man, why isn’t he taking her to the airport. I’m not feeling Deja and October’s dynamic. Especially if they are like it’s not changing if they start seriously dating other people.
October sounds dumb. How does he have more to lose when he’s single and dating other people. Brook Lynn is the married heiress
This was an ok read but I felt the love these two claim to have was rush, didn’t seem organic to me. Also, there was some unresolved items for me. Still worth giving it a read.
Martin, is a certified, grade A asshole
Gina and her daughter staying with the Mulder’s is weird. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s later revealed that Jade is Martin’s daughter. I’m almost certain that Gina and Martin are intimate. Brook needs to woman up and put her foot down.
If Deja is serious about this man, why isn’t he taking her to the airport. I’m not feeling Deja and October’s dynamic. Especially if they are like it’s not changing if they start seriously dating other people.
October sounds dumb. How does he have more to lose when he’s single and dating other people. Brook Lynn is the married heiress
This was an ok read but I felt the love these two claim to have was rush, didn’t seem organic to me. Also, there was some unresolved items for me. Still worth giving it a read.
September 18, 2026
Brook Lynn McKay-Mulder is in a loveless, arranged marriage. He husband Martin is not only controlling, but heartless and cruel. As the owners of the largest black owned beer brewery in the country, her parents encourage her to stay with him. In frustration, Brook Lynn goes out, gets way too intoxicated for Girls Night Out, and stumbles into an occupied Uber. Little did she know, meeting October Platinum, would change her life forever.
Someone recommended this novella, and I decided to see what it was about. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised. But…what else would you expect from @jahquelj_ . My favorite character was definitely October. The way he stepped in and loved Brook Lynn was admirable. It’s no secret that Martin was my least favorite character. The novella included a few errors, but they did not take away from this incredible story. Go check it out!
Someone recommended this novella, and I decided to see what it was about. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised. But…what else would you expect from @jahquelj_ . My favorite character was definitely October. The way he stepped in and loved Brook Lynn was admirable. It’s no secret that Martin was my least favorite character. The novella included a few errors, but they did not take away from this incredible story. Go check it out!
September 16, 2025
This is a story about craving love in all the wrong places and finding it where you least expect. What pulled me in most was how layered the relationships were. Brook’s longing felt raw, and October’s quiet strength made me root for their connection, a man who sees her in a way her husband never could, even as the lines blurred between loyalty, desire, and choice. Jahquel J. gave us more than a love story here. It’s about what happens when the life you built starts to feel like a cage and the risk of stepping into something new could finally set you free. A bold and tender romance that lingers, asking how many occasions we really get to choose love.
October 4, 2026
4.25
Brook was in a loveless and boring arranged marriage with Martin but a wrong Uber car and a business meeting about designing a new house leads to a much needed change. Really liked the growth and development from the Brook and the assuredness from October. Sam was real friend and always kept it honest when wanting what was best for Brook. It was always obvious that there was something more between Martin and Gina. Brook’s parents have all the audacity when it came to how they tried to dictate everything and make Brook feel small. Besides October, the real MVP of the story was Mama Mulder but she should’ve spoke up sooner and did what needed to be done during the divorce.
Brook was in a loveless and boring arranged marriage with Martin but a wrong Uber car and a business meeting about designing a new house leads to a much needed change. Really liked the growth and development from the Brook and the assuredness from October. Sam was real friend and always kept it honest when wanting what was best for Brook. It was always obvious that there was something more between Martin and Gina. Brook’s parents have all the audacity when it came to how they tried to dictate everything and make Brook feel small. Besides October, the real MVP of the story was Mama Mulder but she should’ve spoke up sooner and did what needed to be done during the divorce.
July 13, 2023
GREAT READ
What a wonderful short read!!!...You never truly know the purpose of a person in your life!!!...It was sooooo good to see a mother in law stand in for someone that marries their child and hold that child accountable!!!... I love that October stood won what he was about and he meant!!!... Brook needed to believe in herself and I was glad ahe finally started the process!!!...With her mother in law, Sam and October with her, she will definitely grow!!!...Her husband was trifling for bringing his side chick and their child into their home!!!...
What a wonderful short read!!!...You never truly know the purpose of a person in your life!!!...It was sooooo good to see a mother in law stand in for someone that marries their child and hold that child accountable!!!... I love that October stood won what he was about and he meant!!!... Brook needed to believe in herself and I was glad ahe finally started the process!!!...With her mother in law, Sam and October with her, she will definitely grow!!!...Her husband was trifling for bringing his side chick and their child into their home!!!...
October 11, 2026
October Platinum!
After only two occasions, he knew she was something special. There was just something about her that drew him in, all he knew was that he wanted to make everything better in her life.
Brook Lynn has always done with her parents wanted her to do. So marrying Martin when her parents told her to only felt right. 10 years later, she is miserable and so is he! Until she meet October! He made her feel things that she didn’t even know were possible or that she was missing. I love their connection and their chemistry. This was so good!
After only two occasions, he knew she was something special. There was just something about her that drew him in, all he knew was that he wanted to make everything better in her life.
Brook Lynn has always done with her parents wanted her to do. So marrying Martin when her parents told her to only felt right. 10 years later, she is miserable and so is he! Until she meet October! He made her feel things that she didn’t even know were possible or that she was missing. I love their connection and their chemistry. This was so good!
October 12, 2026
Brook Lynn and October
Meeting drunk as you accidentally get into an Uber. Then he's the architect to design your "dream" for your loveless marriage. That was the premise of why I wanted to read this book.
There was drama but Brook Lynn was annoying as she never stood up for herself. October made her realize a lot about life and how she was being used as a stepping stone. He was after two occasions knew she was it for him.
Their relationship jumped off instantly and there's a few questions I have lingering.
All in all it was good quick read.
Meeting drunk as you accidentally get into an Uber. Then he's the architect to design your "dream" for your loveless marriage. That was the premise of why I wanted to read this book.
There was drama but Brook Lynn was annoying as she never stood up for herself. October made her realize a lot about life and how she was being used as a stepping stone. He was after two occasions knew she was it for him.
Their relationship jumped off instantly and there's a few questions I have lingering.
All in all it was good quick read.
October 1, 2026
Good storyline but needs editing
This was a cute concept and a quick read. The FMC got on my nerves, but I understood why she was 30 years old and couldn’t stand up for herself or make her own decisions.
What made it difficult to read was the editing. Missed words, horrible use of punctuation, wrong word choices, and incorrect verb tenses throughout the book. If the author ever needs a proofreader, I’ll be happy to volunteer 😁
This was a cute concept and a quick read. The FMC got on my nerves, but I understood why she was 30 years old and couldn’t stand up for herself or make her own decisions.
What made it difficult to read was the editing. Missed words, horrible use of punctuation, wrong word choices, and incorrect verb tenses throughout the book. If the author ever needs a proofreader, I’ll be happy to volunteer 😁
May 30, 2023
Jahquel J.
I loved this book it was everything from the beginning to the end. I am so happy that my girl Brook got her happy ending. Her and October were definitely meant to be no lie. They were a great couple and I loved them together. Martian didn’t deserve her though. I can’t wait to see what you have coming next.
I loved this book it was everything from the beginning to the end. I am so happy that my girl Brook got her happy ending. Her and October were definitely meant to be no lie. They were a great couple and I loved them together. Martian didn’t deserve her though. I can’t wait to see what you have coming next.
June 5, 2023
Worth
We can choose our journey or path in life love whoever we choose while knowing our self worth. Our parents shouldn’t choose to mold us into who they want us to be or tell us who to love.
Not acknowledging our self worth can cause us to going into depression or killing ourselves. Choose yourself every time.
We can choose our journey or path in life love whoever we choose while knowing our self worth. Our parents shouldn’t choose to mold us into who they want us to be or tell us who to love.
Not acknowledging our self worth can cause us to going into depression or killing ourselves. Choose yourself every time.
June 9, 2023
Absolutely fantastic!!!!
I love a really good love story with a little drama and Jahquel definitely knows how to give you one. I knew it was more to him and Gina than he put on, who let's a female friend with a child move in the house with him and his wife and give her a car and builds her a house! I was so glad when she caught them!!! Loved it!!!
I love a really good love story with a little drama and Jahquel definitely knows how to give you one. I knew it was more to him and Gina than he put on, who let's a female friend with a child move in the house with him and his wife and give her a car and builds her a house! I was so glad when she caught them!!! Loved it!!!
June 30, 2023
Brook Lynn Was Aggravating!!!
I realized that Brook Lynn had to come into her own but man was she was she weak. To make it worse, when she did finally decided to stand up for herself the person she gets snappy with is October. Now Martin has been dogging her the whole time but then she wanted to get rah-rah with October.
I realized that Brook Lynn had to come into her own but man was she was she weak. To make it worse, when she did finally decided to stand up for herself the person she gets snappy with is October. Now Martin has been dogging her the whole time but then she wanted to get rah-rah with October.
October 8, 2026
Sometimes you gotta put yourself first
Don’t let your first husband stand in the way of you finding your forever husband
“You deserve a life where a man goes out of his way for you. A man who wants to make you smile, and goes and gets you flowers because he knows that you love them. You should have a man that celebrates you every day, not on holidays.”
Don’t let your first husband stand in the way of you finding your forever husband
“You deserve a life where a man goes out of his way for you. A man who wants to make you smile, and goes and gets you flowers because he knows that you love them. You should have a man that celebrates you every day, not on holidays.”
October 14, 2026
*SPOILER* Overall a very good book. I do think it picked up and was kind of rushed towards the end but I’m glad everything worked out the way it did. Martin was a real piece of work. I also had a gut feeling him and Gina was messing around or have messed around and that was his daughter. Wish there was a follow-up on how everyone is now and where they are
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May 18, 2023
a breathe of fresh air
Jah books are always so refreshing to read. The storylines, the details, the characters, etc make it hard to put the book down so it’s always a page turner for me. This book is no exception. Read it!!!
Jah books are always so refreshing to read. The storylines, the details, the characters, etc make it hard to put the book down so it’s always a page turner for me. This book is no exception. Read it!!!
May 26, 2023
Definitely something to read
I'm not saying this is a little different than what you usually do However I wish it would more in depth I definitely thought the ending would be a lot longer
I'm not saying this is a little different than what you usually do However I wish it would more in depth I definitely thought the ending would be a lot longer
June 4, 2023
Good
I enjoyed this read and these characters. The storyline was goid and had so many messages. The growth of the female character was much needed and this author handled it so well in this book. This is definitely a five star read.
I enjoyed this read and these characters. The storyline was goid and had so many messages. The growth of the female character was much needed and this author handled it so well in this book. This is definitely a five star read.
June 6, 2023
Great read!
Loved it. Martin was a dirty dog. And so was Brooke's parents. I'm so glad that she met October, I would love to see how things turned out as far the divorce. This was a good book.
Loved it. Martin was a dirty dog. And so was Brooke's parents. I'm so glad that she met October, I would love to see how things turned out as far the divorce. This was a good book.
June 10, 2023
Gooood Read!
I’m giving this five stars because it was an amazing book! I could definitely go for a part two of them though. Just to see if Brook & October had those three babies & how her divorce played out!
I’m giving this five stars because it was an amazing book! I could definitely go for a part two of them though. Just to see if Brook & October had those three babies & how her divorce played out!
June 21, 2023
😍😍😍😍😍😍
Mama McKay is crazy for wanting her child to suffer like she is ! ! ! Gina lucky all she got was a slap ! ! ! I knew Jade was Martin’s daughter ! ! ! October came in a gave Brook everything she deserved ! ! !
Mama McKay is crazy for wanting her child to suffer like she is ! ! ! Gina lucky all she got was a slap ! ! ! I knew Jade was Martin’s daughter ! ! ! October came in a gave Brook everything she deserved ! ! !
July 18, 2023
Good Read
I enjoyed October and Brook Lynn story for the most part, the arranged marriage got on my nerve. I didn’t care for Brook husband once he let Gina move and them parents full of s***
I enjoyed October and Brook Lynn story for the most part, the arranged marriage got on my nerve. I didn’t care for Brook husband once he let Gina move and them parents full of s***
July 27, 2023
A must-read!
I love, love, love this so emotional and suspenseful dramatic read. October seemed too good to be true, and Brook Lynn eas a loss cause married to a sorry brute of a man. You'll love this standalone. I guarantee it.
I love, love, love this so emotional and suspenseful dramatic read. October seemed too good to be true, and Brook Lynn eas a loss cause married to a sorry brute of a man. You'll love this standalone. I guarantee it.
November 26, 2023
He's her one
My only complaint would be I wish it wasn't a standalone. I wanted a part 2 to see Martin's reaction to bossed up Brook . I loved her and October's relationship. Glad he provided everything she was missing.
My only complaint would be I wish it wasn't a standalone. I wanted a part 2 to see Martin's reaction to bossed up Brook . I loved her and October's relationship. Glad he provided everything she was missing.
June 17, 2025
fate, destiny or whatever
This book has arranged marriage, adultery, fate and destiny. It’s an emotional roller that pulls you in and captures you until the end. If you missed on this one, don’t… grab it and dive in.
This book has arranged marriage, adultery, fate and destiny. It’s an emotional roller that pulls you in and captures you until the end. If you missed on this one, don’t… grab it and dive in.
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