Grace Octavia

A Southern Scandal Novel

1 - His First Wife (Oct-2008)
2 - His Third Wife (Nov-2013)
3 - His Last Wife (Nov-2014)

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  Take Her Man
  

  • May-2007
  • / General Fiction
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  New York City "It Girl" Troy Smith thought she'd have her ring by spring. But there's been a change in plans... Troy is a beautiful, successful black woman who's convinced her delicious boyfriend, Dr. Julian James, is the man of her dreams--until h...

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  His First Wife
  

  • Oct-2008
  • / General Fiction
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  A Southern Scandal Novel - 1
  

  "If this email works and it's Jamison Taylor, I think I found your Day Planner in front of my house this morning..." "Can I come pick the planner up? Or would you like to meet me somewhere?" Kerry Jackson never thought her dream marriage, which...

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  Something She Can Feel
  

  • Jul-2009
  • / General Fiction
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  For a woman with her future all mapped out, her life's about to go in a whole new direction... Tuscaloosa, Alabama, may not be a glamorous place, but for Journey Cash, the small Southern town has always been enough. She has a loving fiancee, a gre...

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  Playing Hard to Get
  

  • Jul-2010
  • / General Fiction
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  From the Essence bestselling author of Take Her Man comes a chic page-turner starring the 3Ts--Tamia, Troy, and Tasha--three New York City "It Girls" whose lives are about to be turned upside down. . . Gorgeous, sophisticated, and successful, Tami...

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  Should Have Known Better
  

  • Nov-2011
  • / General Fiction
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  When your dreams come crashing down, what's next? In Essence-bestselling author Grace Octavia's moving new novel, one woman must begin again when betrayal shatters the life she knew... Dawn Jones's sorority sisters thought she made a big mistake m...

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  L.A. Confidential
  

  in Reckless

  • May-2012
  • / General Fiction
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  Stevie Silver, Black Hollywood's sitcom sweetheart, is in for a run of very bad luck. Her conniving assistant, Kristine, has her sights on Stevie's career -- and on her T.V. producer husband. Kristine will do whatever it takes to win, from blackmail ...

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  What He's Been Missing
  

  • Dec-2012
  • / General Fiction
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  The road to romance can be filled with second thoughts and second guesses, and in Essence® bestselling author Grace Octavia's captivating new novel, one woman can't quite make peace with her choices... Atlanta celebrity wedding planner Rachel Win...

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  His Third Wife
  

  • Nov-2013
  • / General Fiction
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  A Southern Scandal Novel - 2
  

  In her award-winning novel His First Wife, Essence® bestselling author Grace Octavia introduced Jamison Jackson, a man on his way up. But in this explosive follow-up, he discovers the top isn't the safest place for a man with a past… A secret d...

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  Beats of My Heart
  

  in Endless Summer Nights

  • Jun-2014
  • / Contemporary Romance
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  Take a trip into the heart of passion as seductive samba rhythms pulse in the warm evening breezes. Escape and savor these three scintillating stories set against the beautiful backdrop of Brazil…. Sunshine Embry has been pushing her own dreams...

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  His Last Wife
  

  • Nov-2014
  • / General Fiction
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  A Southern Scandal Novel - 3
  

  In Essence® bestselling author Grace Octavia's most exciting, volatile novel yet, charismatic bad boy mayor Jamison Jackson has finally taken a spectacular fall. But that doesn't mean he's going down alone. . . Since the night Atlanta mayor, self...

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  Under the Bali Moon
  

  • May-2016
  • / Contemporary Romance
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  Harlequin Kimani Romance - 474
  

  Reunion in paradise Exotic Bali is the perfect place to stage a wedding. If ambitious attorney Zena Shaw has her way, it'll also be the perfect place to prevent one. Zena loves her younger sister too much to watch her rush into a marriage she'll...

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Award-Winning Books by Grace Octavia

His First Wife
2008 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- African-American Fiction Novel