{"product_id":"cheaters-isbn-9780451203007","title":"Cheaters","description":"\u003cb\u003eKnown as a writer whose stories “\u003cb\u003ebalanced romance, scandal, and a considerable amount of heart” (A.V. Club), \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey \u003c\/b\u003efearlessly explores how bad even good people can sometimes behave in the game of love....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eStephan loves ’em and leaves ’em, just like his dad. Chanté thinks she’s found her dream man—until his wife and kids come banging on her door. Jake is a player—left with bad dreams he just can’t shake. Darnell is true to his wife...but the temptation’s getting tougher every day. Tammy is caught between the man she loves, and the woman he’s promised to. And while Karen lectures her friends about fooling around, she may not live up to her own high standards....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the world of Eric Jerome Dickey. It’s heart-wrenching and hilarious, smart and soulful, and as honest and recognizable as your own—and that of everyone who never loved you back.\u003cb\u003ePraise for Eric Jerome Dickey and \u003ci\u003eCheaters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wonderfully written...more than just a good beach read.”—\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What gives the book a compelling edge is the characters’ self-discovery...Thankfully, Dickey goes beyond the ‘men are dogs and women are victims’ stereotype.”—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Raw, street-savvy humor.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As the title suggests, this is a book about dawgs. Not dogs, but d-a-w-g-s. Cheatin’, lyin’, no good, no-‘count, dirty lowdown mendawgs and womendawgs…You can’t read Cheaters without becoming an active participant. You easily find yourself turning a page, shaking your head, and tsk-tsking.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Cheaters not only makes readers examine their own behavior but keeps them laughing while doing so.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“His storytelling skills are first-rate.”—\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wrenching emotion…he draws a tragic, romantic picture of love as both a panacea and a curse, an unavoidably painful pleasure.”—\u003ci\u003eDurham Herald-Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A generous helping of humor and a distinctly male viewpoint.”—\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal and Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dickey’s fourth novel easily fulfills the expectations created by his earlier work and introduces a fresh sobriety to his talent for dialogue and character…smoothly done.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Jerome Dickey \u003c\/b\u003e(1961–2021) was the award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (\u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e) and the Black Panther. His novel \u003ci\u003eSister, Sister\u003c\/i\u003e was honored as one of \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e’s “50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years,” and \u003ci\u003eA Wanted Woman\u003c\/i\u003e won the NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2014. His most recent novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Blackbirds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinding Gideon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBad Men and Wicked Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Wicked\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Business of Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Son of Mr. Suleman\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44886283256037,"sku":"NP9780451203007","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451203007.jpg?v=1767723604","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/cheaters-isbn-9780451203007","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}