A tale of love, lust, and mistrust, Momma's Baby, Daddy's Maybe reveals the secrets that break homes as well as hearts. The Jacobs's siblings have done a good job of masking their secrets behind finely wrought facades, hidden agendas, and questionable paternity...until the day it all starts to unravel. Faced at last with the truth, Kennedy, Simone, and Derrick Jacobs find themselves vulnerable and exposed, determined to salvage the lives they have made for themselves. Passions run high in this debut novel by Jamise L. Dames, and as the Jacobs try desperately to untangle themselves from a web of deceit, they learn how tragedy can move toward truth, and the strongest of all ties. Three women. Three men. One truth. Kennedy Jacobs has it all: beauty, brains, and the confidence to match. She also has the man that sister Simone has officially declared off-limits. With sass, class, and strength to spare, Kennedy takes the world by storm -- until tragedy jumps up and slaps her in the face. Simone Jacobs wants it all. She has the expensive home, the VP position at a top accounting firm, and a new man who tickles more than her fancy. But something is missing. Just when it seems that this something is within reach and her life is coming together, someone starts to tear it apart at the seams. Derrick Jacobs is a handsome Wall Street exec, a fully equipped ladies' man who can't be tied down by any woman. With charming good looks, a chiseled body, and a very healthy bank account, Derrick Jacobs can move mountains...but will his secrets cause them to crumble? A stunning novel of family ties and family lies.

Momma's Baby, Daddy's Maybe: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Dames, Jamise L.

United States

Atria Books

After hitting it big with Momma's Baby, Daddy's Maybe, national bestselling author Jamise L. Dames is back with another hip, sensual, and compelling novel. A Tragic Past... Daisy Parker's boyfriend has strayed one too many times and she's no longer sitting pretty. Having sacrificed seven years of her life to being his faithful woman and raising his nine-year-old son, the only thing that will calm her now is to hurl his beloved wardrobe out their second-story window. Single life may scare Daisy, but her mind is made up -- when the good-for-nothing returns, she'll serve him his walking papers. Only he isn't up to his old tricks that night, and what goes down strips Daisy of the option to choose. She's on her own. ...A Hopeful Future Left penniless, homeless, and jobless, Daisy struggles to make a home for herself and her son. Just when she seems poised to take control and put the baggage of her past behind her, complications arise when the towering frame of Daisy's deliciously handsome college crush strolls into town. His unexpected attention makes her feel alive, yet she's been burned by love once and isn't sure she can take the heat. As undeniable passions rise, so do the stakes, and Daisy can't stand to lose another round.... A compelling tale of life, love, and hope.

Pushing Up Daisies: A Novel

Momma's Baby, Daddy's Maybe

A tale of love, lust and mistrust, Momma's Baby, Daddy's Maybe reveals the secrets that break hearts, as well as homes. As Kennedy, Simone, and Derrick take their respective turns trying to mask their secrets behind facades, hidden agendas, and questionable paternity, all the lies and denial begin to unravel. Exposing how human and vulnerable people can be when faced with the truth about themselves and those they love, the Jacobs family is in for a rude awakening- one that will teach them in the hardest way about strengthening family ties. 
Three women. Three men. One truth.

Carrington House Pub

A rush of high-powered, sexy drama, this novel depicts the lives of three women who risk their happiness for truth and are blindsided by their own selfishness as they play with fire. As their twisted lives lead them on journeys of self-discovery, these women learn two important lessons the hard way: love is a feeling born within, not a thing that can be obtained between the sheets, and age does not make a woman, maturity and responsibility do.

Intercourse

Genre Fiction

Trifecta Publishing

What really goes on behind closed doors? BEDROOM CHRONICLES, an anthology offering four degrees of heat from four bestselling authors, reveals all. Taking readers on a steamy ride, Bedroom Chronicles turns up the heat, page by page, and allows an intimate view into the lives of Shaila, Celeste, Denim, and Cherise, four very different woman who have one thing in commonan ultimate fire coupled with desire. Shaila forgot the cardinal rule on how to keep a man: Be a lady in the streets and a freak in the sheets, and now she must master it to save her relationship. In The Rebounder, she learns her game and plays her position, and receives a lesson: stay on top of your business or someone else will climb on it for you. Enjoying the thrill of her steamy journey, she has to question just how far she’s willing to go because sometimes there’s no turning back. Is it a crime to love someone to death? In A Crime of Passion, Celeste and Byron take their vows to another level, bringing out their wild sides and showing a level of passion in their marriage that is beyond reason. The ride you will take in this stunning court case leaves nothing to the imagination, and is truly one you will never forget. Demin Nelson is a wealthy heiress with an insatiable sex drive. She can afford to buy anything and anyone she wants, except Amare Douglas, a sexy gardener with a secret who proves to be her sexual match. In her quest to own him, Denim becomes obsessed with his bedroom work, and walks on the wild side to keep him. When prominent anesthesiologist and overachiever, Cherise Grant can't get the men she wants, she blames her looks, weight and boring lifestyle. To combat loneliness, she comes up with The Experiment and discovers an alternative method to get the control over men she has always desired. Cherise's plan, though unethical, becomes the best outlet she's ever had.

Bedroom Chronicles: An Anthology

Thomas, Brenda L.

J., Anna

McCall, Amaleka