READERS GUIDE QUESTIONS
1. Was there any excuse for Honey’s transformation or behavior?
2. Both Honey and Khalil faced tragic circumstances during their critical teen years, but unquestionably Khalil fought through his better. Why do you think this is so?
3. Do you think that people use their baggage as an excuse to do what it is that they really want to do all the time?
4. Is it possible that life deals certain people hands that they have no control over, and when that happens is it okay to do what you need to in order to survive?
5. How realistic do you think it is that people in Priest’s position have secrets like his?
6. Do you think that Honey was justified in any of the things she did to retaliate against people who she felt wronged her?
7. What was it about Honey that caused Khalil to fall so hard for her? Was it sex, the challenge, or could they have been soul mates?
8. What is your understanding, if any, of the impact of molestation or engaging in sex at too young of an age on the mental development of young men? Do you think that Khalil showed the effects of this?
9. What percentage of men do you believe will engage in sex for hire?
10. As a woman, do you feel that a man owes a woman anything—monetary, material, or commitment-wise—for engaging in a consensual experience?
11. What do you think was the author’s purpose for writing this?
12. Who was your favorite character? Least favorite?
13. What did you enjoy most or least about the book?
14. Ultimately, do you think a man could really forgive a woman with a past if it was sordid?
About the Author
HONEY HEIGHT learned early in life that her beauty and bedroom prowess are powerful, almost beyond her control. Forced by events that leave her to fend for herself as a teenager, she evolves into a money—hungry vixen as an adult. Using her physical attributes to lead a suspect lifestyle, Honey treats men like toys—good for a while, but always disposable.
That is until she meets handsome and charismatic Khalil Graves, an up—and-coming filmmaker who’s desperately trying to escape the demons of his painful childhood. Already engaged, Khalil can’t seem to shake his attraction to Honey. What he doesn’t realize is that he’s a pawn in Honey’s plan for revenge.
Honey’s attempt at vengeance quickly unravels, complicated by her possible involvement in a murder and a devious plot to score a payday lucrative enough to free her from her unsavory lifestyle.
In A Taste of Honey, Essence bestselling author Darren Coleman delivers another sizzling, drama-filled tale that is sure to take his reputation for delivering page-turners to another level.
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Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
A TASTE OF HONEY. Copyright © 2007 by Darren Coleman. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
ePub edition July 2007 ISBN 9780061755224
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
CONTENTS
1: FROM HAILEY TO HONEY
2: KHALIL
3: HONEY
4: KHALIL
5: HONEY
6: KHALIL
7: HONEY
8: KHALIL
9: HONEY
10: KHALIL
11: HONEY
12: KHALIL
13: HONEY
14: KHALIL
15: HONEY
16: KHALIL
17: HONEY
18: KHALIL
19: HONEY
20: KHALIL
21: HONEY
22: KHALIL
23: HONEY
24: KHALIL
25: HONEY
26: KHALIL
27: HONEY
28: KHALIL
29: HONEY
30: KHALIL
31: HONEY
32: KHALIL
33: HONEY
ONE YEAR LATER
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
READERS GUIDE QUESTIONS
About the Author
OTHER BOOKS BY DARREN COLEMAN
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
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