Mistress (Bryant)

When Jessa Bell revealed she was having an affair with one of her best friends' husbands, no one would have predicted she'd soon be playing the part of the reformed mistress--least of all Jessa. But her experience--and ensuing remorse--has landed her on all the national talk shows and scored her a major book deal. Now that she's pregnant with her ex-lover's baby, Jessa's determined to cash in on all the attention. Trouble is, she's not feeling much genuine regret. Shunned by her former friends, Jessa is still being propositioned by married men--and decides to start a business to help wives catch their cheating husbands. But when more secrets about her past are exposed, it's going to be tough for her to stay on the straight and narrow--even if it spells disaster for her future...

National bestselling author Niobia Bryant detonates an explosive, relentlessly shocking tale of betrayal, desire, and revenge as a dish best never served... She cheated with one of her best friends' husbands-and turned scathing publicity into cash-money celebrity. But Jessa Bell has reformed. She's trying to make amends to those she did wrong, and she's started a successful business catching rich unfaithful spouses. Her agents are beautiful lost girls who get a shot at the good life. And when Jessa's sizzling affair with private detective Hammer turns into love and marriage, she's sure she's finally doing things right... Until she catches Hammer sleeping with one of her agents just months after their wedding. His betrayal, plus the return of someone from her past who is being used by her deadliest enemy, makes Jessa go back to her old ways with a vengeance... Now Jessa's leaving no secret buried as she pursues every forbidden passion-and shatters the lives of those who cross her. But it's the enemies Jessa doesn't see coming who have her dead in their sights. And she'll need to up her game past the limit to face a devastating truth-and survive.

National bestselling author Niobia Bryant serves up a scorchingly sexy and scandalous novel about finding love, reigniting passion, keeping secrets-and way too many incendiary lies... After surviving a shattering betrayal by a former friend, Jaime Pine has every reason to celebrate. Stronger and savvier after her "perfect" marriage crashed-and-burned, Jaime now has Luc, a billionaire music mogul willing to give her everything, including a dazzling career, and what looks like a forever happily-ever-after. Until a no-limits island vacation with her best friends turns up the last person Jaime ever expected to see again... Unforgettable Graham Walker, aka "Pleasure," is an ex-escort skilled at mind-blowing sex. But now, after coming to terms with his own troubled past, Graham is a changed man. And, Jaime finds him more irresistible than ever. Yet after one last no-holds-barred night together and a connection that can't be denied, Jaime decides to finally put Graham in the past and move on with her new life as planned. She accepts Luc's proposal of marriage-and then discovers she's pregnant. Torn and confused, Jaime spins a desperate web of half-truths and lies-of-omission to protect both men-and herself, as she struggles to choose her path. But when, her secrets explode in public, the choice is made for her. Can she deal with her mistakes honestly and do what's best for everyone involved?