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Lipstick Dom
Lipstick Dom combines the 2005 previously released novel Rainbow Heart and its never before release sequel, Trying to Hide a Rainbow.
Echo Kelly has a secret only her diary knows about. But when her younger sister discovers her in an uncompromising position, she uses the information as blackmail, making her world a living hell. Her burden grows when she falls in love with her best friend who is all about money, which Echo doesn’t have. After being rejected from her mother and first love, Echo goes away to find herself, resurfacing years later as a powerful drug boss with an insatiable sexual drive. Before long her BFF returns, married to a dangerous man with ulterior motives. Soon old feelings from the past bubble to the surface and Echo finds herself caught between two loves. One who is passive aggressive and the other who would do anything to maintain Echo’s heart, including kill. Lipstick Dom is for ladies who love ladies and T. Styles’ fans who appreciate a drama filled love story.
Echo Kelly has a secret only her diary knows about. But when her younger sister discovers her in an uncompromising position, she uses the information as blackmail, making her world a living hell. Her burden grows when she falls in love with her best friend who is all about money, which Echo doesn’t have. After being rejected from her mother and first love, Echo goes away to find herself, resurfacing years later as a powerful drug boss with an insatiable sexual drive. Before long her BFF returns, married to a dangerous man with ulterior motives. Soon old feelings from the past bubble to the surface and Echo finds herself caught between two loves. One who is passive aggressive and the other who would do anything to maintain Echo’s heart, including kill. Lipstick Dom is for ladies who love ladies and T. Styles’ fans who appreciate a drama filled love story.
214 pages, Paperback
First published May 31, 2014
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About the author
T. Styles
101 books606 followersStyles is the award Winning CEO of The Cartel Publications - an international, independent publishing house. She also owns Cartel Urban Cinema, an independent film production company. To date T. Styles has written 76 original novels under various pen names. Her novels have been published under her own house as well as Kensington and St. Martins.
Her screenplay “Concrete Beach”, reached the semifinals round for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, a screenwriting competition, hosted by The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscars). In addition, her other screenplay “Blurred”, reached the top 15%, validating what her fans already know...that T. Styles knows the art of storytelling.
Styles’ publishing house, The Cartel Publications, is the face of today's urban fiction and street fiction industries. In both the digital and print world, the Cartel represents the best her generation has to offer in African American literature. She has aptly been dubbed "Urban Fiction Empress" and "Literary Master".
Styles is multifaceted and facilitates her popular seminar "How To Write A Novel In 30 Days", using her non-fiction novel of the same title. Styles consults authors and publishing houses on what it takes to achieve success and longevity in the book industry, using the Cartel as a guide.
She has been featured in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, Essence Magazine, Don Diva Magazine, Oprah Winfrey's Network and Urban Book Source. She has been awarded Author Of The Year by AAMBC and was voted Most Underrated Author by The Urban Book Source.
Her screenplay “Concrete Beach”, reached the semifinals round for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, a screenwriting competition, hosted by The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscars). In addition, her other screenplay “Blurred”, reached the top 15%, validating what her fans already know...that T. Styles knows the art of storytelling.
Styles’ publishing house, The Cartel Publications, is the face of today's urban fiction and street fiction industries. In both the digital and print world, the Cartel represents the best her generation has to offer in African American literature. She has aptly been dubbed "Urban Fiction Empress" and "Literary Master".
Styles is multifaceted and facilitates her popular seminar "How To Write A Novel In 30 Days", using her non-fiction novel of the same title. Styles consults authors and publishing houses on what it takes to achieve success and longevity in the book industry, using the Cartel as a guide.
She has been featured in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, Essence Magazine, Don Diva Magazine, Oprah Winfrey's Network and Urban Book Source. She has been awarded Author Of The Year by AAMBC and was voted Most Underrated Author by The Urban Book Source.
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July 22, 2015
This contents of this book was definitely not what I expected. It kept me enthralled and intrigued from the very first page. T Styles delivered not only chapter after chapter of twists and turns but entwined a few characters from her other books and made this a page turner
January 31, 2023
I loved it!
Echo! Well wat can I say BOSS BITCH!!! If she had money so did her friends.....true loyalty. I'm so happy her and her sister relationship turned out good but her sister old friends was hiding behind a fake hate all the time wishing to push up on her sister smh. Good book!
Echo! Well wat can I say BOSS BITCH!!! If she had money so did her friends.....true loyalty. I'm so happy her and her sister relationship turned out good but her sister old friends was hiding behind a fake hate all the time wishing to push up on her sister smh. Good book!
August 20, 2015
T.Styles is an amazing writer and author!
This novel is about a young girl turned drug lord and business woman Echo Kelly. Echo is dealing with her sexuality and is tired of hiding who she really is. She has accepted the fact that she is gay and wants everyone who knows her to understand that she is gay and it wont change.
Echo soon discovers a lot about her self her family and her friends, and soon get a few new enemies at the same cost.
Echo is a very powerful person with people of all kinds trying to hurt her in the process.
Echo will do anything to show people she is not changing herself for anything or anyone, due to her sexuality.
With all the ups and downs Echo has gone through she finds out who really is her true family and friends and will do anything for the true ones who really care about her as well as hold her down.
I loved that LSD had a few cameos such as Bambi from the Pretty Kings series, and Goon from the novel "Goon".
with the twists and turns LSD had to offer this turned out to be a great novel.
5++++ STARS!!!
This novel is about a young girl turned drug lord and business woman Echo Kelly. Echo is dealing with her sexuality and is tired of hiding who she really is. She has accepted the fact that she is gay and wants everyone who knows her to understand that she is gay and it wont change.
Echo soon discovers a lot about her self her family and her friends, and soon get a few new enemies at the same cost.
Echo is a very powerful person with people of all kinds trying to hurt her in the process.
Echo will do anything to show people she is not changing herself for anything or anyone, due to her sexuality.
With all the ups and downs Echo has gone through she finds out who really is her true family and friends and will do anything for the true ones who really care about her as well as hold her down.
I loved that LSD had a few cameos such as Bambi from the Pretty Kings series, and Goon from the novel "Goon".
with the twists and turns LSD had to offer this turned out to be a great novel.
5++++ STARS!!!
July 2, 2016
I like the way T. styles incorporates characters from her other series.
This one had a lot going on... A LOT. Characters with mental illness, back stories of mistakenly killing childhood friends. Nasir's mother managed to run a successful empire with her weird issues? Aspen's murder. Sapphire/Harper's plastic surgery (meanwhile Taja knew her right away. But she tormented Echo and she didn't?) Nasir/Sapphire/Harper are cousins. Mariah's father and incest. HIV, homophobia.
Sometimes jumping years down the road work. In this case it doesn't. At least not for me. The characters weren't fleshed out. During one of the characters conversation about being a lesbian would have been a nice time to kind of educate people subtly. It didn't have to be deep. It's not a deep book. The constant repetition of how "fine" Echo was. I don't know.
It was was entertaining for what it was though.
2.5 stars.
This one had a lot going on... A LOT. Characters with mental illness, back stories of mistakenly killing childhood friends. Nasir's mother managed to run a successful empire with her weird issues? Aspen's murder. Sapphire/Harper's plastic surgery (meanwhile Taja knew her right away. But she tormented Echo and she didn't?) Nasir/Sapphire/Harper are cousins. Mariah's father and incest. HIV, homophobia.
Sometimes jumping years down the road work. In this case it doesn't. At least not for me. The characters weren't fleshed out. During one of the characters conversation about being a lesbian would have been a nice time to kind of educate people subtly. It didn't have to be deep. It's not a deep book. The constant repetition of how "fine" Echo was. I don't know.
It was was entertaining for what it was though.
2.5 stars.
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July 26, 2015
Lawd have mercy! T. Styles brought it to the readers with this amazing love story between two women;best friends that are pulled in different directions for a number of reasons. One is afraid to be who she is, because of ridicule and fear of rejection; the other for the love of money. They go thru life and all of its trial and tribulations, only to end up together in the end. The timing of this book could not be more perfect for what is going on in society today. No matter what you believe…love is love! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and my hat goes off to T. Styles! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 30, 2015
Yes! Yes! Yes!
T Styles has done it ONCE AGAIN!! I couldn't put this book down! I absolutely loves how she gives us glimpses of past characters from her past novels! Brilliant. Thank you for writing a book for the lobby community that did NOT shame us degrade us or poke fun at our lifestyle....Thank you thank you! Forever a T Styles FAN
T Styles has done it ONCE AGAIN!! I couldn't put this book down! I absolutely loves how she gives us glimpses of past characters from her past novels! Brilliant. Thank you for writing a book for the lobby community that did NOT shame us degrade us or poke fun at our lifestyle....Thank you thank you! Forever a T Styles FAN
July 19, 2015
LSD
These girls had a lot going on in their lives. T. Styles has an amazing ability with her writing that keeps you enthralled & entertained throughout while reading her books. Good characterization combined with an intriguing storyline also helped make this a great read!
These girls had a lot going on in their lives. T. Styles has an amazing ability with her writing that keeps you enthralled & entertained throughout while reading her books. Good characterization combined with an intriguing storyline also helped make this a great read!
July 22, 2015
Amazing
T. Styles did her thing again. Lipstick Dom was a great read. The story was captivating and kept me going from the beginning to the very end. I would highly recommend this book to everyone. Thank you T. Styles for a great book.
T. Styles did her thing again. Lipstick Dom was a great read. The story was captivating and kept me going from the beginning to the very end. I would highly recommend this book to everyone. Thank you T. Styles for a great book.
July 30, 2015
EVERYTHING IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY!
Everything is not for everybody and with that said, this book was not for me!; however, I did like the appearance of GOON!
Everything is not for everybody and with that said, this book was not for me!; however, I did like the appearance of GOON!
July 1, 2017
omfgosh that book was off the chain Echo thats my botch she bad wish they had a pt2 couldnt stop reading
March 27, 2019
This book was really fast paced and I kinda enjoyed that. There was supsense, and saddest. And victories
September 17, 2015
Smooches Baby! (3.5 stars)
The contrast between part 1 and part 2 are noticeable to me. Part one seems a tad bit amateurish. The transitions into different scenes seems rushed and unprepared. I feel like a lot of the scenes, if not all, could've been more descriptive and smooth. There are some grammar mistakes as usual, but also, I feel like part one is very Mama T. In some cases that's not a bad thing, but in this case it isn't. I feel like I have read Taja, Echo, Harper, Aspen, Mariah, and whoever else I'm forgetting to mention a few times in other novels that T. Styles has been under this name and her aliases.
Part two is better though. Although the grammar mistakes are still present, the transition between scenes and chapters were flawless and more smooth. Again, part two is typical Mama T., but it's a little more enjoyable. I like how Mama T. incorporated one of her characters into this novel without giving anything away in case the reader hasn't read the book. There are some predictable moments, but there are also some moments that had me surprised. Things that weren't answered in part one is answered in part two, and I'm grateful for that. I'm a male that doesn't have a taste for the opposite sex, but some of the woman-on-woman scenes are kinda hot lol. I reckon I understand why a dildo was never used.
If I was to score both parts separately....part one would get three stars and part two would receive four stars.
The contrast between part 1 and part 2 are noticeable to me. Part one seems a tad bit amateurish. The transitions into different scenes seems rushed and unprepared. I feel like a lot of the scenes, if not all, could've been more descriptive and smooth. There are some grammar mistakes as usual, but also, I feel like part one is very Mama T. In some cases that's not a bad thing, but in this case it isn't. I feel like I have read Taja, Echo, Harper, Aspen, Mariah, and whoever else I'm forgetting to mention a few times in other novels that T. Styles has been under this name and her aliases.
Part two is better though. Although the grammar mistakes are still present, the transition between scenes and chapters were flawless and more smooth. Again, part two is typical Mama T., but it's a little more enjoyable. I like how Mama T. incorporated one of her characters into this novel without giving anything away in case the reader hasn't read the book. There are some predictable moments, but there are also some moments that had me surprised. Things that weren't answered in part one is answered in part two, and I'm grateful for that. I'm a male that doesn't have a taste for the opposite sex, but some of the woman-on-woman scenes are kinda hot lol. I reckon I understand why a dildo was never used.
If I was to score both parts separately....part one would get three stars and part two would receive four stars.
July 14, 2015
Lipstick Dom
Every time I read a T Styles book, I have to remind myself not to be prejudiced towards the book and not love the book because I love her books. With Lipstick Dom, I felt so many different emotions.
As a mother, I honestly don't know how I would react if my child was living such a tortured and conflicted life as Echo did. No spoilers but to have to grow into your own at such a young age and to have so many people against you had to be hard as hell.
Having read the original book Rainbow Heart, I can definitely say I saw the growth and maturity from Miss Styles' pen. While I enjoyed the original, the remastered version blew me completely away. It was absolutely amazing. The characters complemented each other. Tons of jealousy and drama. A few honorable mentions of other characters. One can't go wrong picking up this story!!
Every time I read a T Styles book, I have to remind myself not to be prejudiced towards the book and not love the book because I love her books. With Lipstick Dom, I felt so many different emotions.
As a mother, I honestly don't know how I would react if my child was living such a tortured and conflicted life as Echo did. No spoilers but to have to grow into your own at such a young age and to have so many people against you had to be hard as hell.
Having read the original book Rainbow Heart, I can definitely say I saw the growth and maturity from Miss Styles' pen. While I enjoyed the original, the remastered version blew me completely away. It was absolutely amazing. The characters complemented each other. Tons of jealousy and drama. A few honorable mentions of other characters. One can't go wrong picking up this story!!
July 29, 2015
When I first started reading this book I was like what is this book going to be about. I see where Mama T was going do I kept reading. I just knew she won't steer me wrong and got damn it I wasn't wrong. Echo was something else she took whatever she had to do and she handle her damn business. When I read about the other characters from other books I was like get your shit T. Styles. This book was good all the way through. When you read this book you will understand why I only took me one day to read it. 5 star banger for real.
August 20, 2015
Lipstick dom
It was a little different vibe but I enjoyed the storyline t.styles still put her twist on it and threw real-life problems in the mix. Some things I didn't see happening and was shocked ..
It was a little different vibe but I enjoyed the storyline t.styles still put her twist on it and threw real-life problems in the mix. Some things I didn't see happening and was shocked ..
August 21, 2015
Lipstick Dom
Wow what can I say I never read written about Lesbians before but I like this story it was tastefully written I let My seventeen year old read it and she also loved it. T. Styles I loved it you did a heck of job on this book I wish I could give it more stars.
Wow what can I say I never read written about Lesbians before but I like this story it was tastefully written I let My seventeen year old read it and she also loved it. T. Styles I loved it you did a heck of job on this book I wish I could give it more stars.
August 13, 2015
job well done as usual that echo is a piece. of work
December 30, 2015
Awesome stand alone.
July 29, 2015
this storyline crazy as it could get. it show you when you found love don't miss out on it.
August 6, 2015
Good.......
I wouldn't expect anything less from T. Styles! I have LOVED all her books from the very beginning of her career.
I wouldn't expect anything less from T. Styles! I have LOVED all her books from the very beginning of her career.
August 14, 2015
Lipstick Dom
T Styles never disappoints. I loved this book from the beginning to the end. Echo Kelly is no joke. Cant wait to see what else T Style brings out.
T Styles never disappoints. I loved this book from the beginning to the end. Echo Kelly is no joke. Cant wait to see what else T Style brings out.
September 13, 2015
Ok,
Not his best book by a long shot. Definitely won't be reading part two if he decides to follow up.
Not his best book by a long shot. Definitely won't be reading part two if he decides to follow up.
March 19, 2016
Of course Mother Styles never fail me!' A page turner!! Loved every page!
March 20, 2016
Love it
This was a different side of T Styles strong love between two women. Lots of drama,suspense, I only wish I could read this in one setting. True page TURNER!!!!!!
This was a different side of T Styles strong love between two women. Lots of drama,suspense, I only wish I could read this in one setting. True page TURNER!!!!!!
December 30, 2016
This book rite here being that it is base on her life story was AMAZING. Anyone who is battling with sexuality must read this. This author brings HER story to life. Great job⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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October 27, 2015A page-turner but a few issues.
July 14, 2015
Great Read
September 27, 2015
As always a great read from the Cartel publication
March 28, 2017
for me being a lesbian this book took me all the way there. had me wishing there was a real echo. from coming out the closet. and being in love with her best friend. to bossing up and becoming a powerful drug dealer. there has to be a part 2. if not im currently looking for -Rainbow Heart: You Have No Control Over What The Heart Decides- next.. i need more lesbian urban fiction asap. someone point me into the right directio. ☺
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