BOOK INFORMATION
TITLE – Love and Happiness
AUTHOR – Ben Burgess Jr.
GENRE – African American Fiction/ Urban Fiction
PUBLICATION DATE – April 24th 2015
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 240 Pages
PUBLISHER – Self Published (CreateSpace/IngramSpark)
COVER ARTIST – Leah Friday
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Karen has it all: a handsome husband, beautiful twin daughters, a lovely home and a great job. Karen
also has a secret; she’s cheating on her husband, with not one man, but two. On the outside her life
seems perfect, but on the inside Karen feels neglected, bored and unappreciated. Yearning for affection
and excitement, she falls into the arms of first Raheem and then Tyrell. Out of fear of losing her husband
and breaking up her family, Karen ends the affairs but things don’t turn out how she planned. When
Karen’s dirty secrets are revealed she must fight to keep her family together. Chris is doing all he can to
hold his marriage together. He loves Karen but she grows more distant every day. When she starts
coming home later and later, he suspects she is being unfaithful. When Chris accidentally takes her cell
phone what he finds changes their lives forever. When tragedy strikes, Karen must decide if she should
sacrifice her happiness for her husband’s love, and Chris wonders if he should stay with Karen because
he still loves her despite her infidelity. But if they do stay together, will they ever find love and
happiness again? Sexy and relatable, insightful and inspiring, Love and Happiness shows us both sides of
Chris and Karen's story, and reminds us that sometimes to have it all, you must first lose it all.
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EXCERPT
“If you need me to say it, I’ll say it.”
I held his hands, looked him in his beautiful brown eyes, and said, “I could never cheat on you… You’re the love of my life.”
As soon as I said the words, a dark cloud of guilt washed over me. I felt dirty. My conscience was eating away at me.
When I cheat, I get lost in the excitement. I live in the moment, and I don’t worry about my actions or his feelings. I know it sounds selfish, but with everything that’s wrong with our relationship, I’ve always felt justified doing what I’ve been doing. Right now, I felt like the scum of the earth. Chris looked me deep in the eyes, kissed me, and that warm, loving feeling engulfed me. If only I could have this on a consistent basis.
AUTHOR BIO
Ben Burgess Jr is the author of the award winning novels "Monster", "Wounded", the poetry book
"Times Have Changed and Life is Strange" and the new novel "Love and Happiness" He is an active
performer of spoken word poetry. Ben Burgess Jr uses his love of writing to inspire and influence youths
to strive for what they believe in, and to never give up on their dreams. His poetry book "Times Have
Changed and Life is Strange" and his novel "Monster" are currently used in schools on the lower east
side of Manhattan. Ben Burgess has a BA degree in Business Management, and a MA degree in
Educational Leadership. He is the proud father of his daughter Jaelynn and is active in trying to improve
urban neighborhoods and communities. facebook.com/BenBurgessJr Twitter: Ben_Burgess_Jr
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