The soon-to-be-reissued versions will feature both Abrams and her pen name. 'The characters and their adventures are what I'd wished to read as a young Black woman-stories that showcase women of color as nuanced, determined, and exciting.'Ī storyline connects the three books, which all feature a different couple as Black lead characters who work for an espionage organization within the U.S. 'As my first novels, they remain incredibly special to me,' said Abrams in a statement last week. Originally published by Arabesque, a publisher that focuses mainly on Black romance writers, the trilogy will be reissued by Berkley-an imprint of Penguin Random House-next year. While the latter five novels have been regularly reissued, Abrams' first three books - Rules of Engagement, The Art of Desire and Power of Persuasion-have proved harder to come by. While none of the novels can be classified as best-sellers, Abrams' personal websites claims the books have sold over 100,000 copies in total. Her last book as Selena Montgomery, Deception, was published in 2009. It'll wear them out.'ĭuring the Tuesday installment of his show, Carlson had described Abrams as a 'naughty novel writer', whose books were 'steamy,' 'sexy' and 'soft-core porn.'Īccording to an archived version of her personal websites, Abrams wrote her first novel, Rules of Engagement, during her third year at Yale Law School. You can have that feeling too for the low low price of just $7. The book is called Hidden Sins, and frankly, we feel we've just sinned in public. 'As we read it more, we noticed our thighs were also getting harder, much harder. We were tormented as we read it,' he said after one of the excerpts was read. However, it's safe to say Carlson appeared to be far from impressed with Abrams' literary work. It demanded that he slide his arms around her, that he trail his hand along her spine to sink into the silken curls at her nape.' Temptation, like a song, clouded his mind.

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