On the Line

by Donna Hill

Joy Newhouse is the diva of the airwaves, a relationship expert who scores big with listeners for her jaw-dropping, scathing commentary on men, women, sex-no subject is taboo for this provocative radio shock jock. When she's fired suddenly by new management, Joy isn't happy off the air and out of the spotlight. So she writes a book that features her most titillating calls and letters, a bestseller ripe with the kind of gossip intended to put Joy back where she on top.Soon, however, negative and righteous feedback from those listeners she exploited in her book stirs up a media scandal, giving Joy a crisis of conscience-and a taste of payback. Perhaps it wasn't so wise of her to hitch her star to her readers' most personal stories-tales of secret affairs, office romances, baby-daddy drama, cheaters, swingers, sibling rivalries, job infighting and more. Perhaps there's a better way to reinvent herself?

Genres: African American Romance, Fiction

299 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2007

Reviews

[SassyMama · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely "Off Da Hook"

I must admit I was pleasantly surprised that Mrs. Hill was able to pull this novel together with 18 different authors. You know what they say about too many hands in the pot! But this book was "off da hook."~~~~~~~Joy Newhouse a radio talk show host exposes and pokes fun at other people's drama on her live show for all to hear. While of course keeping her drama-filled life secret. She shares letters, emails, and on the air calls about any and everything you could possibly imagine. Joy pulls no punches and definitely keeps it real. This novel will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride! The letters and callers topics ranged from hilarious, sad, romantic, mysterious, scary and of course totally nuts, but there was something for everyone.~~~~~~~Unfortunately Joy's luck runs out when she gets a call that causes quite a bit of controversy with the new station manager and the board of directors, it immediately brings her radio talk show to an abrupt end. But she's not ready to give up the spotlight, so her best friend Macy comes up with the idea of writing a tell-all book about all the callers and all the letters she's received over the years. Can she be as big a success on paper as she was on the air?!! You'll have to read the novel to find out. A page-turner, with quite a few twists and some unexpected turns. You will not be disappointed! Kudos to Mrs. Hill and all the other featured authors for pulling this novel together.

[Kim · Rating 1 out of 5]

I guess I should have read the reviews, and the actual book cover b4 wasting time reading this book. I never buy books where different authors write stories and put them together because it is never cohesive, and the stories are often ended too quickly and your are left hanging. I bought this because Donna Hill's name was on it, and this is the first time I was disappointed by her work. I think Joys character was great, and should have been developed more, and the ridiculously long stories should have been axed. Some of them were good, but most were awful. I could probably keep going about my disdain for this book, but I'll end with this.....spend your money on something else.

[Tynece · Rating 3 out of 5]

I expected this book to be......scattered. I guess with so many authors involved I didn't expect it to flow well but I must say they did a very good job and I enjoyed this book. I wouldn't mind seeing what a sequel would be like.

[Temptingat40 · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good

[Tamara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. A pretty fast fluff read.

[Kayla Dee · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good read, took a while for me to really get into it but once I did it was a really good read. Loved the characters and plot.

[Nina gay · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved this book

[Stacey Price · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a good book and it had some of my favorite authors.

[Sierra Washington · Rating 1 out of 5]

I COULD NOT GET INTO THIS BOOK IT WAS A LITTLE EVERYWHERE TO ME.