She can almost front at how she doesnโt need a man.ย She can almost play at how far sheโs come from the old hood.ย She can almost pretend that the past donโt mean a thing.ย But everybody knowsโฆ
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Almost Doesnโt Count ย
Mercedes decided a long time ago that sheโd never let a man walk all over her the way some sistahs do. Love was something from fairy tales and TV movies of the week. She needed men for one thing onlyโand it had nothing to do with her heart. Growing up with her mother had made sure of that.
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Now Mercedes has to travel home to South Georgia, where her mama, Miss Betty, isย recovering from surgery. Back to the rickety old house that holds a lot of memories for her. If she could only learn to deal with the bad onesโฆ
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ย Because a man has come into her life, a fine, bald-headed, church-going black manโthe kind of man Mercedes never dared believe in. And sheโs going to have to get herself together to deal with what Darius is doing to her lifeโand with what heโs hiding about his ownโฆ