The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot by TaRessa BET Books-Sepia, August 2005 $20, ISBN 1-583-14615-6

TaRessa breaks onto the fiction scene with an entertaining and mildly erotic girlfriend novel that's full of twists and turns. Meghan Bennett is a "fierce sistah"--president, CEO and sole employee of her own PR business-and she's egged on to success by her '70s blaxploitation role models: Coffy, Cleopatra Jones and Foxy Brown.

After just one year in business, she's finding it more than a struggle to stay in the game. Still, even with bills mounting and her vengeful ex-boss stealing her clients, she's not ready to give up. Thankfully, Meghan's two best friends, Stephanie and Kendra, still tight as triplets since their Spelman days, help her keep her head up as they all navigate the do-or-die waters of Atlanta's corporate pool.

TaRessa's new novel is full of surprises, and her witty style and even pace will have you floating through to the end.

--Reviewed by Regina Cash-Clark Regina Cash-Clark is an assistant professor of journalism at Ramapo College of New Jersey and a freelance writer/editor.

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