{"product_id":"tell-me-tina-martin-9798324561352","title":"Tell Me: The Prelude","description":"\u003cb\u003eI never wanted to fall in love\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt thirty-seven years of age, I haven't taken the plunge, nor do I plan to. I've seen the damage love can do. It \u003cb\u003epretends\u003c\/b\u003e to care, but then it tears a person down. It's \u003cb\u003emanipulative\u003c\/b\u003e. Damaging. It \u003cb\u003elies\u003c\/b\u003e. It \u003cb\u003ehurts\u003c\/b\u003e. It makes one weak. I know that all too well after seeing what it did to my dear mother. That's why when women - beautiful, successful women - try to get my attention, I easily shun them. All of them. They see the exceptionally fine, black man with money. They know nothing of the dark secrets I carry - secrets I can never share with anyone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then \u003cb\u003eSHE\u003c\/b\u003e happened - just appeared in my life out of nowhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer gaze left me speechless while igniting a fire in my soul, stirring emotions I swore never to embrace. Something awakens inside me for the first time in decades, and I can't control it. I'm not supposed to have these feelings. I was dead inside. Where did these desires come from? Why do I have this potent yearning to be close to her? To touch her? To kiss her lips? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis can't happen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo, I fight it. I can't fall for her. Love was never a part of my plan. But these feelings coursing through my body are real, and I don't know if avoiding her is something my heart will allow me to do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTell Me: The Prelude\u003c\/b\u003e is book 1 and the introduction to \u003cb\u003eTell Me You Love Me\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eTell Me You Want Me\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tina Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798324561352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Tina Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670660894975,"sku":"9798324561352","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a36a3e9d-27dd-4891-9d6d-bf4fdeda6a21.jpg?v=1741317067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tell-me-tina-martin-9798324561352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}