Just Too Good to Be True: A Novel
by: E. Lynn Harris
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Harris serves up a treat that will capture and enchant audiences everywhere—a big, bold, and irresistible novel about football, family, and secrets.
Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several successful Atlanta beauty salons, Carmyn has devoted herself to her son and his dream of becoming a professional football player. Brady has always followed her lead, including becoming a member of the church’s "Celibacy Circle." Now in his senior year at college, the smart, and very handsome, Brady is a lead contender for the Heisman Trophy and a spot in the NFL.
As sports agents hover around Brady, Barrett, a beautiful and charming cheerleader, sets her mind on tempting the celibate Brady and getting a piece of his multimillion-dollar future—but is that all she wants from him, and is she acting alone?
Carmyn is determined to protect her son. She’s also determined to protect the secret she’s kept from Brady his whole life. As things heat up on campus and Carmyn and Brady’s idyllic relationship starts to crumble, mother and son begin to wonder about the other—are you just too good to be true?
A sweeping novel about mothers and sons, football and beauty shops, secrets and lies, JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE has all the ingredients that have made E. Lynn Harris a bestselling author: family, friendship, faith, and love.
Harris serves up a treat that will capture and enchant audiences everywhere—a big, bold, and irresistible novel about football, family, and secrets.
Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several successful Atlanta beauty salons, Carmyn has devoted herself to her son and his dream of becoming a professional football player. Brady has always followed her lead, including becoming a member of the church’s "Celibacy Circle." Now in his senior year at college, the smart, and very handsome, Brady is a lead contender for the Heisman Trophy and a spot in the NFL.
As sports agents hover around Brady, Barrett, a beautiful and charming cheerleader, sets her mind on tempting the celibate Brady and getting a piece of his multimillion-dollar future—but is that all she wants from him, and is she acting alone?
Carmyn is determined to protect her son. She’s also determined to protect the secret she’s kept from Brady his whole life. As things heat up on campus and Carmyn and Brady’s idyllic relationship starts to crumble, mother and son begin to wonder about the other—are you just too good to be true?
A sweeping novel about mothers and sons, football and beauty shops, secrets and lies, JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE has all the ingredients that have made E. Lynn Harris a bestselling author: family, friendship, faith, and love.
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- "Everybody Plays A Fool Sometimes!"
I know a mother's love is priceless but give me a break she worried more about his celibacy than he did, and the secret she kept from him was not all that. Barrett, Maybelline, Zander, Delmar, Nico, Sylvester, and Lowell added much needed fun to the storyline. Now why did I know that John Basil Henderson would show up somewhere?
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- Nobody's Perfect
E. Lynn gives us a predictable piece of fluff that tells the tale of Heisman trophy hopeful, Brady Bledsoe, and his saintly mother, Carmyn. The perfect relationship between mother and son becomes strained when schemer, Barrett Browning, enters the picture and you can easily see how this story will end.
First, the character names - is Brady Bledsoe supposed to be an amalgam of Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe? Barrett Elizabeth Browning - clearly a spin of the famous poetess Elizabeth Barrett ... Read More
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- E Lynn Does It Again
This was a awesome read Carmyn was good mom that wanted the best for her son although this was a different E Lynn it still had its points and the intrique that all Mr Harris books does Now Barrett I wanted to strangle her the book has a strange ending because some the the characters you were left hanging as to what happen but over all the book was good.
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- good read
i must say i neva read E Lynn Harris but it was slow read. it took me awhile to get in to the book. i had to put it down the book many times but i kept thinking wats goin to happen wats going to happen. the mother is like what alot of mothers shud b with their sons. i give her alot of props on giving her son room until things gets better between them. but i must say it was a good read after awhile.
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- Big disappointment!!!
I am a reader of E. Lynn Harris' novels since his first novel "The Invisible Life" and read all his books! His early books, when he was not an established author, had a lot of passion and excitement! They were great stories with a lot of human emotions! Real page turners, you had to know how it ends and were disappointed that the story was over and longed for more stories with his characters! Harris was ground breaking! During the past years he got to become an established author and he lost his passion ... Read More
- "Everybody Plays A Fool Sometimes!"I know a mother's love is priceless but give me a break she worried more about his celibacy than he did, and the secret she kept from him was not all that. Barrett, Maybelline, Zander, Delmar, Nico, Sylvester, and Lowell added much needed fun to the storyline. Now why did I know that John Basil Henderson would show up somewhere?
- Nobody's PerfectE. Lynn gives us a predictable piece of fluff that tells the tale of Heisman trophy hopeful, Brady Bledsoe, and his saintly mother, Carmyn. The perfect relationship between mother and son becomes strained when schemer, Barrett Browning, enters the picture and you can easily see how this story will end.
First, the character names - is Brady Bledsoe supposed to be an amalgam of Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe? Barrett Elizabeth Browning - clearly a spin of the famous poetess Elizabeth Barrett ... Read More
- E Lynn Does It AgainThis was a awesome read Carmyn was good mom that wanted the best for her son although this was a different E Lynn it still had its points and the intrique that all Mr Harris books does Now Barrett I wanted to strangle her the book has a strange ending because some the the characters you were left hanging as to what happen but over all the book was good.
- good readi must say i neva read E Lynn Harris but it was slow read. it took me awhile to get in to the book. i had to put it down the book many times but i kept thinking wats goin to happen wats going to happen. the mother is like what alot of mothers shud b with their sons. i give her alot of props on giving her son room until things gets better between them. but i must say it was a good read after awhile.
- Big disappointment!!!I am a reader of E. Lynn Harris' novels since his first novel "The Invisible Life" and read all his books! His early books, when he was not an established author, had a lot of passion and excitement! They were great stories with a lot of human emotions! Real page turners, you had to know how it ends and were disappointed that the story was over and longed for more stories with his characters! Harris was ground breaking! During the past years he got to become an established author and he lost his passion ... Read More
