Please Please Please

by Renee Swindle

Babysister's got a the tall, well-dressed, and gorgeous Darren Forrest Wilson.  For week after glorious week, Babysister hides her love affair from everyone she   her doting father, who's spoiled her since she was a child; her resentful older brother Malcolm; her on-again, off-again boyfriend Rob; her gossiping co-workers at the bank; her spitfire friend Lisette, (a self-described "goddess of color" from New York); and especially her best friend Deborah, who just happens to be the woman Darren was dating before Babysister stole him away.  

What starts out as lust, though, quickly turns into the real thing for Babysister, and her life feels complete--until Darren begins to have regrets about Deborah.  Pure, church-going and beautiful, Deborah is clearly "the marrying kind," and soon the tables are turned.  When wedding bells ring, Deborah's the blushing bride and Babysister's out in the cold--until, of course, Darren returns, begging forgiveness.  With the love of her life on her doorstep, Babysister is torn between the two halves of her broken heart--the one that desperately wants him back, and the one that's just beginning to wise up.

A love story with an attitude, Please Please Please is as bold, sexy, and hilarious as Babysister herself. Her impudence, her humor, and finally, her wisdom, give a fresh new voice to the value of honesty, friendship, family, and love.

Genres: African American, Fiction

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Renee Swindle is the author of Francine's Spectacular Crash and Burn, A Pinch Of Ooh La La, Shake Down The Stars, and Please Please Please.

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Reviews

[Kristy]

Enjoyed reading along with a friend. Went in a different direction than I had initially assumed. Good read.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I took a class from Renee in Berkeley extension. She did a great job with this book. It's fluffy and fun and satisfying. (She's also a great teacher so if you are interested, check out her class...)

[Shannan Harper · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked up this book from the library after reading the author's last book for a book club meeting. This was a good story, especially since a couple of the characters made me very mad at the way they were acting. A very good story.

[liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love, love, love it!

[Mikala Barber · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF!!! This book is a fast-paced and easy to read but it’s toxic and trifling. The amount of times that babysister got on my nerves and she isn’t really real person.

[Cariesha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved how she added dimension to the characters, but I wasn't 100% on the way it ended. The ending left me incomplete, like there should have been more.