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The Perfect Mistress

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Gallery. Jul. 2016. 324p. ISBN 9781476714974. pap. $14; ebk. ISBN 9781520017686. F
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Young Lauren Robinson idolizes her philandering father, Vernon, but having witnessed her mother, Joyce, struggle to accept her husband's cheating, Lauren realizes Vernon can't help gallivanting with other women. Lauren's firsthand observations prove the training ground for adulthood when she puts her Pilates-toned derrière to good use and becomes a mistress to many wealthy men. Billingsley (Mama's Boy; Finding Amos) teases with some sexy setups, but this novel isn't so much as a romps-in-the-boudoir, as it is a tale of redemption and reconnection with family. Readers will be touched by the author's description of Lauren's long-suffering mother, whose "skin bore no signs of scars, but all kinds of tracks stretched across her heart."
VERDICT With a strong emphasis on family, acceptance, and letting go of the past, this uplifting story of a mother-daughter conflict that comes full circle later in life will please Billingsley's fans. [See Prepub Alert, 2/1/16.]
Reviewed by Rollie Welch, Lehigh Acres, FL , Jul 21, 2016
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