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"This book continues the adventures of Raymond Tyler Jr. as he navigates his way through professional life as an attorney and his private life as a gay man. It also chronicles the (mis)adventures of his circle of friends. As the novel begins Raymond has just been offered a federal judgeship position, which pleases him to no end. Finally, he feels as if all the long, hard hours of work have begun to pay off. It isn't long before Raymond realizes that in order to be approved as a federal judge he must go through a rigorous background check and have his entire life scrutinized by the FBI. Raymond wonders as to whether his sexual orientation will be an issue, as well as the fact that he lives a fairly open gay life with his live in lover Trent. Raymond's best friend and former girlfriend, Nicole Springer, is now happily married to one of Raymond's best friends, Jared Stovall. As an actress Nicole has been a bit disappointed that her career has not yet skyrocketed to the levels she wanted it to. When she is offered a role on Broadway in a production of Dreamgirls, she seizes the opportunity to star in a leading role. Although the role means she has to be separated geographically from her husband, Nicole convinces herself that she has to take the role. When Nicole meets her cunning and beautiful understudy, Yancey Harrington, she has no idea of the lows that Yancey will sink to in order to sabotage Nicole's career. Former pro football player Basil Henderson is still struggling to make sense of his bisexuality and his flawed relationships with both males and females. Although he is Raymond's friend, Basil harbors some unresolved feelings towards Raymond. Basil stars seeing an analyst in the hopes that a professional can aid him in the process of getting his act together. When startling information comes to light during the background investigation regarding Raymond's partner, Trent, it appears that Raymond's judgeship may be jeopardized by the man he loves. Will Yancey be able to defend herself against the conniving Yancey?"
Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of sex:
- two guys doing it
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of hetero sex
- male homosexuals doing their thing
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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