All the Men We Love

Book excerpt: All the Men We Love is an inspiring story of first generation college graduates journeying to become complete women. The story focuses on three twenty-something, young, hip, professional, urban women. Cameron Turner, Tomiko Bordeaux, and LaShaun Johnson are women prepared to make their mark on the metro area of Atlanta, GA. Cameron is a second year graduate student by day and a gifted poet by night. Her beauty, talent, and charm make for an eclectic soul that her friends adore. She is facing a constant battle with continuing school, pursuing her poetic license, and losing her virginity. Cameron is ready for love, but can't seem to discern if her supposed soul mate, Corey, is truly good for her. Tomiko, a bold, confident and beautiful woman, works at a reputable marketing firm. Raised by a single mother in Chicago, she is not familiar with the concept of unconditional love from a man. Her hard exterior is shattered when Michael proposes to marry her. Tomiko attempts to devalue her relationship with him, until betrayal places her in harm's way. If you want someone on your side when times get rough, LaShaun is the one to have in your corner. Her liberated and sometimes less than feminine demeanor is enough to make any person intimidated. Her friends know that she is a caring person, even when she curses them out. LaShaun desires to be with a financially secure man and in order to keep her ideal mate, she allows Jason, an arrogant man, to run in and out of her life.