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  • Published: 15 May 2008
  • ISBN: 9780345496287
  • Imprint: Random House US Group
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $29.99

The Sweetest Taboo

A Novel




For readers of Noire and Zane.

“With the passion of Zane and the gut-wrenching emotion of Noire, Risqué takes the erotic-fiction scene by storm.”
–Danielle Santiago, author of Little Ghetto Girl


The sweetest taboo–if you want it, come get it. . . .

Yuri and Drae are keeping secrets–each caught up in her own whirlwind of scandal and passion. They swore as children that they would never conceal anything from each other, but now, as adults, they realize that not everything is meant to be told. Yuri is married to Jeff, a man she never really loved yet settled for. During a trip to the Caribbean she begins a torrid affair with her longtime friend Britt, a rising reggae star she has always secretly desired. Drae, a high school guidance counselor, is married to Hassan, a sadistic porn king who makes her “audition” his actors and actresses while he gets off on the wild, and not always consensual, sex. As Yuri and Drae struggle to keep up their double lives, their clandestine cover-ups come to light–and the consequences are more than either of them bargained for.

“A sexy drama that will have you lusting for more.”
–Anna J., author of The Aftermath

“Nothing is off-limits in Risqué’s tantalizing and intensely stimulating debut novel. Prepare to be entertained, enthralled, and scandalized!”
–Crystal Lacey Winslow, author of The Criss Cross

“Rough, raw, and riveting! Passionate, fiery prose blazes across every page. Risqué captivates the reader from the very beginning and never lets go.”
–Allison Hobbs, author of A Bona Fide Gold Digger

  • Published: 15 May 2008
  • ISBN: 9780345496287
  • Imprint: Random House US Group
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $29.99

About the author

RISQUE

RISQUÉ is the erotic pseudonym of a #1 Essence bestselling author. Her previous works of urban erotica include Red Light Special and The Sweetest Taboo. She lives in New Jersey, where she is already at work on her next novels. Visit her online at www.myspace.com/risquetheauthor

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Praise for The Sweetest Taboo

"THE SWEETEST TABOO is a sexy drama that will have you lusting for more." -- Anna J., author, The Aftermath

"With the passion of Zane and the gut-wrenching emotion of Noire, Risqué takes the erotic-fiction scene by storm." --Danielle Santiago, author, Little Ghetto Girl

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