Romantic Times give Obsessed 4 Stars!
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Obsessed Reviews from Black Expressions
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this was a very good book i read it in one day
Reviewer: mimi
WOW!!!
This was our bookclub pick for the month of June and let me tell you, almost everyone finished it in just a few days…..Great job Mr. Scott.
Reviewer: Judith
Oustanding!!!
This book was great! It wheeled you in from the very beginning and kept you wanting to know what was going to happen next. Good job Devon Scott!
Reviewer: Cassandra G
Great Book
This book gets your attention, dwells into the family structure, provides suspense and drama with a realistic ending. Great book!
Reviewer: Gena
This was a great book!
I have also read “unfaithful”. It was also entertaining but I think this author has improved with Obsessed. It has both sex and suspense. It also had the kind of ending that I have been missing from other authors, a happy ending. Great job!
Reviewer: Mw
Obsessed–The new novel by Devon Scott
Obsessed by Devon Scott
After Five fulfilling years of marriage, Michael and Kennedy are the envy of their tight circle of friends. Michael is even more passionate about his stunning, successful wife than he was when they first met, and he is everything Kennedy has ever wanted in a man. But everything changes when the couple starts getting mysterious phone calls and threatening emails. Michael and Kennedy are being stalked–and the stress has their once rock-solid marriage unraveling.
Who could want to hurt Michael and Kennedy? Plenty of people, it seems. For the couple is hiding an intimate secret few people know about…and when it’s revealed, nothing will be the same…
Obsessed, the new novel by Devon Scott.
Available April 28th on Amazon Kindle and paperback wherever books are sold.
Obsessed Now Available on Amazon Kindle and iPhone
Obsessed, the new novel by Devon Scott is available on Amazon’s Kindle and iPhone. Click here for more info. Also available in paperback, wherever books are sold.
Can You Handle The Truth?
Marcus and Jada had been dating about six months. Things were going great. He was a born communicator who didn’t need to be prodded in order to talk about his day or ask of hers. Marcus was also a great listener. He was open and honest. Finally, no games, no drama—just what Jada had always wanted in a relationship. Right?
Women say they want open and honest communication with their beaus; they put trust above all else. But I ask, how many of you are truly ready for 100 percent honesty in your love life? Can you handle the truth?
Consider this: Things between you and your mate are wonderful, especially in the bedroom. You’re ready to take things to the next level. So, you pose this question to your man over a romantic candle-lit dinner: “Baby, if there was one thing I could do for you that would make you the happiest man in the world, what would it be?” And he replies after a few moments of ensuing silence, “I want to have sex with you and a beautiful stranger.”
Pause. Now answer me honestly. How do you react? Would you rather hear the truth—that your man desires another woman? Or have him craft that little white lie—the one you’ve heard all your life—“Baby gurl, you’re the only one for me,”—thereby keeping his true fantasy locked away? I’m not here to judge; it doesn’t matter which side of the fence you fall on, but know this: if you are seeking openness and honesty, make sure you can handle the truth. Don’t go off on him when he bares his soul. That will invariably just shut him down cold.
Diedre was at the club with her man when an incredibly attractive woman sauntered by. Even Diedre had to give the sista her props. She asked her man: “You see that sista over there? That outfit she’s rocking is tight, right?” And he proceeded to stammer and stutter, pretending he didn’t see squat. But the very next day, she overheard him on his cell pontificating to one of his boys about this hottie he spied at the club, and how it would have been on, had he been flying solo.
Which is worse? Having your man blatantly lie to you about a woman who just made his blood flow, or having him reply honestly when asked if he finds her attractive?
“Yeah, she’s quite beautiful.”
Gulp!
It’s easy for men to lie to their mates. Conversely, we find it difficult to be open and honest. Why is that? I suspect it has something to do with society and the way men have been raised. But there’s a new breed of men emerging. Those who—just like you—are tired of the drama, and game-playing. We want the lies and the deception to stop. So today we approach women differently. Our philosophy is simple: if from the outset we are truthful and honest, good things will come to our relationships.
Still, it’s a jungle out there. Julian is a successful dentist. He recently went on his sixth date with Trina, this heady marketing executive. Over drinks she asked where he saw their relationship going. That was code for the “C” word—commitment. When Julian replied honestly, explaining that because of a recent break-up he wasn’t looking for anything long-term, Trina went postal.
Check please!
You want openness and honesty. You want your partner to be truthful. So, if honesty is what you are seeking, make sure you are prepared for all that this entails. At the end of the day it’s all about communication: talking to one another, truly listening to what he has to say, and not judging him for what he believes in. Begin with that, and wonderful things will follow.
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A Beautiful Mind
In the dating game, does beauty outweigh brains?
Adina is an average-looking woman, size 12. Her greatest asset is her brains—she graduated magna cum laude from medical school. Yet that doesn’t seem to matter to the men at this packed happy hour spot. All eyes are on Rachel. She can’t be more than 22, a size 1 displaying plenty of flesh and a cutesy tattoo etched mere inches from her butt. Rachel doesn’t possess half the brains of Adina, but that doesn’t appear to matter tonight.
Let’s get real. Looks are important. Anybody who tells you otherwise is lying. When individuals size up strangers, what seems to matter most is physical appearance, not what’s in their head.
Take Malcolm, 34, for example. He’s quick to choose a dime piece like Rachel over a woman with brains like Adina. He’ll be the first to admit it though, that those relationships never last, and he’s learning to select women with more substance.
Now, before you ladies scream “Amen,” you are just as guilty of following this cycle. Briana, 29, started seeing Michael, a gym rat, over the objections of her girls. They told her: all he’s got going on is a six-pack. Yet, Briana didn’t pay any attention to her girls or that bell going off in her head—only to get her feelings stomped on.
We all need to take a step back; think long and hard about what we want in a partner.
In our twenties, we’re concerned more with physical attributes and socializing. In our thirties, priorities begin to change. Women, if not already married, are feeling the pressure to settle down, while many of us, on the other hand, are, well, still being boys.
It’s not until our forties that things finally change. For the first time, having sex with anyone who possesses a vagina (while still something to aspire towards) is no longer a top priority. We begin to think about growing old, and having a mate that we can actually share the rest of our lives with. Physical attributes become less important. Consideration goes beyond beauty to those things that make us truly compatible with our partners.
The lesson here is simple: Be honest with yourself; take a moment to consider what you are searching for.
If you desire just a fling, you get what you pay for. If something more substantial is what you are seek, search beyond the physical to what’s hidden beneath.
Adina, don’t fret. Your knight is out there. When he finally grows up and starts thinking with his big head, he’ll find you.
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Unfaithful Review: Firstcoastnews.com
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Devon Scott is new to the scene. His novel is called “Unfaithful.” It is very interesting. There are some very steamy scenes, so watch out!
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Poetic Justice?
You’ve undoubtedly heard about the case in a Washington, DC suburb that has garnered national attention. A 19-year-old named Ronnie White runs over a police officer with a stolen pickup truck and is arrested. He’s placed in solitary confinement, with guards checking on him every 30 minutes. The next morning Ronnie White is found unresponsive. His death is ruled a homicide by the ME’s office the following day.
The 19-year-old was black. The police officer he allegedly killed, a father of two named Richard Findley, was white.
Those are the facts and they are not in dispute.
Here, on the other hand, is some fiction for you to ponder.
Imagine a society where criminals, regardless of race, are dealt with using an almost vigilante system of justice that viciously doles out punishment. No more expensive, protracted trials funded by law-abiding taxpayers. You kill a person in cold blood, you are certain to die a gruesome death while in police custody. You rape a child, then without a doubt you’re history. Someone will get you. It could be the Good Samaritan who witnesses your heinous act or the guard processing you into prison.
In the fiction I’ve conjured up, it no longer matters that you’re presumed innocent until proven guilty. Let’s face it. Some cases are open and shut. Like the grand jury in Texas that recently cleared a man of shooting two men who had burglarized a neighbor’s house. The men were coming onto his property when he opened fire with his 12-gauge shotgun. Both men were shot in the back and died. They were illegal immigrants from Columbia. The shooter, who was cleared of any wrongdoing, is white. Texas law said he was justified. You may cry racial foul play but the bottom line is this—those men were burglarizing someone’s home. They were criminals, plain and simple. And criminals, in the fiction I’ve dreamed up, deserve what they get.
Our society is quick to play the race card when it comes to these type of cases. We do it all the time. Remember the three detectives acquitted in the shooing death of Sean Bell, the man who was to be married when he was gunned down in a hail of bullets? Or Mychal Bell, the 17-year-old and member of the Jena 6, who was jailed over a high school fight? Or how about Rodney King? We all know that race played a factor in every single one of these cases.
And now we’re doing it again with Ronnie White. But before you lament over this young brutha held down by the System, take a look at his rap sheet: he pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and to drug possession. He was also charged with first-degree assault and armed robbery, but that case was dropped. Last November, he was sentenced to more than a half-year in prison, but it’s unclear how much time he actually served.
In my fictitious society, race wouldn’t bubble to the top in cases like this. Instead, we’d focus on the crime committed and on the choices the criminals made. Families of criminals wouldn’t be able to sue. No more hundred million dollar wrongful death lawsuits. Why? Because families of criminals would have no rights. You live by the sword, you die by the sword.
Back to the here and now: Black people are already up in arms over this one. Ronnie White’s family is outraged. They’re calling for an “exhaustive investigation.” Expect Al Sharpton to get involved any day now. A lawsuit against the police department and Department of Corrections is a foregone conclusion. At the end of the day, someone in the White camp is going to get paid.
The real tragedy here? No, it is not that two families’ worlds have been shattered, although that is certainly the case. The read tragedy is that there are thousands of Ronnie White’s among us. Our community turns the other cheek to their destructive and illegal behavior every single day. No one seems to give a damn until it’s too late.
It is time for black people to stop lamenting over the injustices against our race and instead hold our own responsible for their actions.
Should Ronnie White have been killed? It’s not for me to say. But the fact that he is dead has nothing to do with him being black, and everything to do with the way he chose to live his life as a black man.
Devon Scott is the author of Unfaithful, published by Dafina Books. You can find him online at www.devonscott.com/blog.