Love the One You're With: A B-Boy Blues Novel

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2004
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Do men and monogamy mix? It's not a question Mitchell Little Bit Crawford gave much thought to until his beaufriend of almost two years, Raheim Pooquie Rivers, an All-American jeans model, heads to Hollywood to make his first feature film. As Mitchell soon discovers, the temptation to cheat is very real ...and it seems to be everywhere. An ex even pops up hoping to pick up where they left -- and got -- off. While intrigued, Mitchell chalks all the attention up to the married man syndrome: one is much more desirable when he's attached to someone else. But as he continues to run into bisexual musician Montgomery Montee Simms, the look-but-don't-touch rule is put to the test. As he and Montee get closer, Mitchell's idealistic beliefs about commitment are challenged. Will he love the one he's with because he can't be with the one he loves?

Synopsis

Do men and monogamy mix? It's not a question Mitchell "Little Bit" Crawford gave much thought to until his beaufriend of almost two years, Raheim "Pooquie" Rivers, an All-American jeans model, heads to Hollywood to make his first feature film. As Mitchell soon discovers, the temptation to cheat is very real ...and it seems to be everywhere. An ex even pops up hoping to pick up where they left -- and got -- off. While intrigued, Mitchell chalks all the attention up to "the married man" syndrome: one is much more desirable when he's attached to someone else. But as he continues to run into bisexual musician Montgomery "Montee" Simms, the look-but-don't-touch rule is put to the test. As he and Montee get closer, Mitchell's idealistic beliefs about commitment are challenged. Will he love the one he's with because he can't be with the one he loves?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: Amistad Pbk ed.
Publisher: Amistad
Published: Feb 2004
ISBN 10: 0060512393
ISBN 13: 9780060512392

Media Reviews

An engaging showdown between love and lust. -- Vibe on Love the One You're With Enjoyable ... generously studded with slangy vernacular and a host of barbed, campy one-liners. -- Publishers Weekly Hardy adds subtle shading to the portrait, revealing how a group of friends functions as a family. -- Kirkus Reviews An out-and-out romantic novel sure to please Hardy's steady readership. -- Booklist on Love the One You're With Flirtatious and sexy, this hilarious and fast-paced read is an absolute winner. -- Venus magazine 1 Hardy [is] a masterful and gifted storyteller. -- Black Issues Book Review An engaging showdown between love and lust. -- Vibe

Author Bio

James Earl Hardy has written for Essence, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, the Washington Post, the Advocate, and the Source. The recipient of many prestigious honors and awards, he lives in Atlanta, Georgia.