Wrath, 4, Paperback/Victoria Christopher Murray

The award-winning author of The Personal Librarian , Lust , Envy , and Greed delivers an unforgettable story of a marriage caught at the crossroads of passion and rage. Chastity Jeffries and Xavier King come from very different backgrounds, though they have one thing in common: they're both living with family secrets. Chastity is the only child of a prominent pastor and has been raised with privilege, but her father's testimony as a philanderer and her mom's role as dutiful wife have tainted her view of love. Xavier never knew his father, and his mother abandoned him. His grandmother raised him in a household built on cruelty and violence instead of love and acceptance, instilling in him a fear of abandonment and an enormous sense of insecurity. Sparks fly when Chastity and Xavier meet, and their whirlwind romance feels almost too good to be true. Chastity is swept off her feet, but before long, cracks begin to show in Xavier's perfect façade, and it is only a matter of time before that façade comes crumbling down. When Xavier's wrath erupts at a level Chastity has never seen, who will it destroy forever? About author(s): Victoria Christopher Murray is the author of more than twenty novels including: Greed ; Envy; Lust; The Ex Files ; Lady Jasmine ; The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil ; and Stand Your Ground , which was named a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She is also the coauthor of the novel The Personal Librarian . Winner of nine African American Literary Awards for Fiction and Author of the Year (Female), Murray is also a four-time NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Fiction. She splits her time between Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Visit her website at VictoriaChristopherMurray.com.