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Life, Love, and Loneliness
Fictional drama about a black actress who's having an affair with the Mayor of New York City and who is ultimately murdered.
400 pages, Paperback
First published November 10, 2010
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Crystal Lacey Winslow
19 books40 followersCrystal Lacey Winslow is an American author, agent, ghostwriter, and book publisher from Brooklyn, New York. Well-regarded publications such as Black Enterprise, Essence, and Publisher’s Weekly heralded the efforts and accomplishments of Winslow. By 2005, she was an award-winning writer, and Vibe.com coined her as “Melodrama’s Queen Pen”—a prophetic epithet that came full-circle years later when she ghostwrote several bestselling novels. Winslow is the author of the Essence bestsellers The Criss Cross, Life, Love & Loneliness and a co-writer of Four Degrees of Heat. BET Nightly News did a segment on the ambitious entrepreneur and former radio personality, Wendy Williams, called her first book, “Fi-yah.”
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January 8, 2009
It Is What It Is
This debut by Crystal Lacey Winslow, takes you on a serious journey into Life, Love & Loneliness of Lyric Devaney and her friends, Madison Michaels, Joshua Tune, and Portia Jones.
Lyric Devaney is an aspiring actress who knows exactly what she wants out of life. Being the abrasive woman that she is, Lyric has absolutely no worries about stepping on toes of friends, lovers, and foes. As Lyric's mind focuses on a starring role with her past is in a position to help her, as well as settle a score, Lyric feels as though she's practically fulfilled her dreams. YET she can't help thinking that she hasn't. Where is the love? You said that was mine all mine till the end of time was it just a lie? Lyric is involved in an adulterous affair and he's shared that their relationship has reached its end. Lyric, the street girl that she is at heart plays her trump card just as her career is getting started. Ms. Diva sees a glimpse of what's to come is it too late to make amends?
Madison Michaels is an intelligent naïve young woman who is uncertain about herself, her beauty, her worth. As a third year law student with her career being in full sight Madison can't help that she's lonely. With a heart so full of love she's easily swayed and does anything to please, and be accepted. As love introduces himself Madi takes on a severe transformation. Eliminating friends who are against her, she toughens up loosing weight, cutting off her hair in an effort to erase the negativity. Sleeping with the enemy with her eyes wide shut poor Madi never sees that the big bad wolf has her on edge and alienating the love that she so desperately needs to get through the hard times. Can Madi recover from a case of my endless love?
Joshua Tune Brooklyn's Assistant District Attorney, husband, and let's not forget a major "pretty boy" who has an addiction to cheating! No matter how he is cornered he always comes out with Pumpkin believing he'd walk through fire in gasoline drawers for her! Did Pumpkin finally have enough? Josh is so caught up that he can't see the forest for the trees, as he is so hot in pursuing his opponent as well as the one he believes that got away! As Joshua picks up a new addiction, he misses the clues that something is wrong around him and seems to further drag himself down. Can Joshua fix the past or has time vanished?
Portia Jones a project chick with the mentality of the hood deeply embedded in her is all about the thrill. There is nothing that she can't do, but it's what she wants to do. As Portia is contemplating what lies ahead she dismisses what comes natural. Quick to dip with whomever she never allows herself a chance to be considered worth the wait. Can you change the heart of a thug girl?
Politics, lies, deceit, revenge, and video tapes... I liked this story a lot, although there are some questionable scenes I do think that this is a fast and entertaining read.
This debut by Crystal Lacey Winslow, takes you on a serious journey into Life, Love & Loneliness of Lyric Devaney and her friends, Madison Michaels, Joshua Tune, and Portia Jones.
Lyric Devaney is an aspiring actress who knows exactly what she wants out of life. Being the abrasive woman that she is, Lyric has absolutely no worries about stepping on toes of friends, lovers, and foes. As Lyric's mind focuses on a starring role with her past is in a position to help her, as well as settle a score, Lyric feels as though she's practically fulfilled her dreams. YET she can't help thinking that she hasn't. Where is the love? You said that was mine all mine till the end of time was it just a lie? Lyric is involved in an adulterous affair and he's shared that their relationship has reached its end. Lyric, the street girl that she is at heart plays her trump card just as her career is getting started. Ms. Diva sees a glimpse of what's to come is it too late to make amends?
Madison Michaels is an intelligent naïve young woman who is uncertain about herself, her beauty, her worth. As a third year law student with her career being in full sight Madison can't help that she's lonely. With a heart so full of love she's easily swayed and does anything to please, and be accepted. As love introduces himself Madi takes on a severe transformation. Eliminating friends who are against her, she toughens up loosing weight, cutting off her hair in an effort to erase the negativity. Sleeping with the enemy with her eyes wide shut poor Madi never sees that the big bad wolf has her on edge and alienating the love that she so desperately needs to get through the hard times. Can Madi recover from a case of my endless love?
Joshua Tune Brooklyn's Assistant District Attorney, husband, and let's not forget a major "pretty boy" who has an addiction to cheating! No matter how he is cornered he always comes out with Pumpkin believing he'd walk through fire in gasoline drawers for her! Did Pumpkin finally have enough? Josh is so caught up that he can't see the forest for the trees, as he is so hot in pursuing his opponent as well as the one he believes that got away! As Joshua picks up a new addiction, he misses the clues that something is wrong around him and seems to further drag himself down. Can Joshua fix the past or has time vanished?
Portia Jones a project chick with the mentality of the hood deeply embedded in her is all about the thrill. There is nothing that she can't do, but it's what she wants to do. As Portia is contemplating what lies ahead she dismisses what comes natural. Quick to dip with whomever she never allows herself a chance to be considered worth the wait. Can you change the heart of a thug girl?
Politics, lies, deceit, revenge, and video tapes... I liked this story a lot, although there are some questionable scenes I do think that this is a fast and entertaining read.
April 20, 2013
Life is uncertain, love is chaning, and loneliness is a double edged sword. Lyric Devaney has one last chance to fulfill her destiny as Hollywood's hottest actress. Taking no prisoners, she goes for what she knows. Friends, Madison lives in shadow, Portia unsuccessfully tries to compete, and Joshua secretly loves her from afar with a tinge of a pompous attitude.
Life. Love and Loneliness is a dynamic tale of success, vindictiveness, jealousy, manipulationn, adultery, corruption, rape, bigotry, bribery, addiction and murder. A very visualistic, captivating, and well developed storyline. What's your poison of choice? 4.78
Life. Love and Loneliness is a dynamic tale of success, vindictiveness, jealousy, manipulationn, adultery, corruption, rape, bigotry, bribery, addiction and murder. A very visualistic, captivating, and well developed storyline. What's your poison of choice? 4.78
June 20, 2009
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER!
October 5, 2009
This was a very intersting book about love and distrust, infidelity, sexuality,murder and so many other things all wrapped up in this book. I would love to see this made into a movie.
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July 29, 2011Finished this on Tuesday, and I must say this author knows how to create drama!! Very interesting read!! But why didn't my revised copy have Joshua on the cover as well?
July 19, 2025
I've always loved books centered around a friend group, mild to no drama or discrepancies between them. I love to see the different personalities together, especially when it comes to classmates, sisters, brothers, whatever relation, I love plots like these.
The ending caught me off guard, but I admire the author's genius, I never expected a death and multiple tragedies. Though, with the way society is set, the outcome is all reality. This book is so easy to follow.
I am so sad about Madiaon, though, I had an inch of hope that THAT MAN was maybe good, but the whole FBI thing gave it away, but like her I was in delusional for her. Though I expected it to all be a facade, I never knew it would run that deep. It is my own fault for just being so intrigued in the bookstore that I never looked up the genres; I have a bad habit.
The ending caught me off guard, but I admire the author's genius, I never expected a death and multiple tragedies. Though, with the way society is set, the outcome is all reality. This book is so easy to follow.
I am so sad about Madiaon, though, I had an inch of hope that THAT MAN was maybe good, but the whole FBI thing gave it away, but like her I was in delusional for her. Though I expected it to all be a facade, I never knew it would run that deep. It is my own fault for just being so intrigued in the bookstore that I never looked up the genres; I have a bad habit.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 5, 2012
Debut novel??? Wow! Great timing, interesting characters that you have emotion for. You want em dead or alive! Redemption or punishment??? Mos def a seriously dramatic & at times sarcastically funny! I consider it a must read! The sequel is 'BAM' too!
November 16, 2007
Excellent! Shout out to Pink Houses - yall all in this book!
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