Using What You Got: A Novel - Softcover

Miller, Karen E. Quinones

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743246152 ISBN 13: 9780743246156

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2004

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old Tiara Bynum is pretty as a princess and just as spoiled. Her castle is the Harlem housing project where she lives with her younger sister, Jo-Jo, and her doting father, Reggie. Every time Tiara snaps her perfectly manicured fingers, the men come running -- because she's "got it like that." Not just any man will do. Tiara's special someone must be rich, handsome, and willing to spoil her as much as her father does -- if not more. When two prospects arrive on the scene, Tiara prepares to be smitten. But when the suitor she adores doesn't like her attitude, she can't seem to find the word "rejection" in her vocabulary. Determined to strike it rich with a pot of fool's gold, Tiara must choose between the currencies of cents or sense. Using What You Got is a dynamic tale that sparkles with the blush of first love and the hard-won lessons that endure.

About this title

Synopsis:

Eighteen-year-old Tiara Bynum and her younger sister, Jo-Jo, enjoy everything money can buy. Their father Reggie, a former professional gambler, spares no expense when it comes to his girls' material desires - even if it means jeopardising the family finances. Pretty as a princess, spoiled Tiara embarks on her mission to find a handsome man who will dote on her as much as her father. When two prospects appear on the scene, Tiara is prepared to be smitten, but when the suitor she adores doesn't like her attitude, she comes in line for a lesson in humility...

About the Author:

Karen E. Quinones Miller, formerly a reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, is the author of the Essence bestselling novels Satin Doll and I'm Telling. She lives in Philadelphia with her daughter, Camille.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743246152
• ISBN 13: 9780743246156
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260