Eye Candy

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Dishing on celebrity love games made Maya Morgan a media queen. But choosing her prince means working her wildest, most personal scoop yet…

She’s gone from gossip reporter to half of the entertainment industry’s newest power couple. And hot singer J. Love’s mad string of hits definitely makes him a good look for Maya—and her career. But she’s feeling something more for laid-back, mellow "civilian" Alvin. A lot more. Now J. Love is using every dirty-spin trick in the glitterati book to humiliate Alvin—and sink Maya’s brand if he can’t hold onto her—and their celebrity-couple perks. With her empire on the line and her rep at stake, Maya will draw on every reliable source and every crazy scheme she’s ever played to save what she’s earned—and prove she can have love and fame.

Genres: Urban

256 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 2015

About the author

ReShonda Tate Billingsley is a general assignment reporter for KRIV-TV, the Fox affiliate in Houston, Texas. She is the author of the nonfiction book Help! I've Turned Into My Mother! and three previous adult novels: My Brother's Keeper, for which she received the prestigious Gold Pen Award for Best New Author from the Black Writer's Alliance and the Nova Lee Nation Award from the Greater Dallas Writing Association; the national bestseller Let the Church Say Amen, chosen for Library Journal's Best of 2004 list for Christian fiction; and I Know I've Been Changed, a Main Selection of the Black Expressions Book Club.
Her previous Christian teen novels are Nothing But Drama and Blessings in Disguise, both available from Pocket Books.
She is also a contributor to the story anthology Have a Little Faith.

Reviews

[Shelves · Rating 5 out of 5]

honestly, this was my fav out of the rumor central series. I normally find the main character, maya morgan, to be really vapid, insensitive, and very selfish. The way she is is usually what I would read in books with non black/brown characters, and I just didnt really relate to her having such characteristics. It was always very hard for me to really like her or admire her or connect with her. But this book was different. Though she was still shallow, it felt something changed. Maybe she just grew? Or maybe it was the drama that was a bit different, so her usually antics and characteristics weren't really needed? I'm not sure which, but I really enjoyed it.
I was more intuned with her character this go round. Plus, the drama wasnt so angsty.

J-love was super trifling, and I wish she didnt fall for everyone saying alvin wasnt good looking enough for her image. But that she did, and now alvin and her arent together. I dont know if they will be in another book, and im not too sure if there is another book. Im not too sure how I feel about the age difference between them though. A 17 year old and a 21 year old are def in different places. She may have status but he's still a bit old. I wasn't too sure about that argument they had either, with him not wanting her to see j-love or w.e. he came off a bit to upset but could just be how I read it.

Im sooo glad she left the show. Wish she left sooner though, like in the last book when she was talking about abusive relationships and they told her to cut it out because they were so "digging for dirt" hungry. But at least she left. I think she realized that the type of person you need to be for a show like that was outta line.

But lovely book! I am actually excited for/want another book. This one really got me into it.
So thank you Reshonda!

[DeLisa Lovett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had a nice twist from J Love. The Eye Candy was just that...good to look at, good to eat, but end the end it can leave you with rottenness. I enjoyed the journey through Maya's lovelife..... (I think one person was mentioned accidently...not one of Maya Morgan's men) Anyway..... this book is truly a good read. Tune in to "Rumor Central".

[Dorothy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! :)