Released on = November 27, 2006, 9:18 pm

Press Release Author = The GRITS COM Literary Service

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = \"Mallette has spun a wonderful story that reminds us all to
evaluate our lives and strive for peace in life and in our relationships. If There
Be Pain is entertaining, educational and eclectic all at once making for a fabulous
read.\" -- Jayne Cubbage, AALBC.com Reviewer


Press Release Body = National best selling author Gloria Mallette again uses her
skills as a story teller to capture serious readers. With her eighth novel, If There
Be Pain (Dafina/Kensington Publishing, 0758211597, $15.00) Ms. Mallette takes
readers into the passion filled world of a selfish womanizer who needs to change his
ways. Kyle is a nice guy with an insufferable addiction. This is his story and he
tells it with a man\'s ambivalence.

As a young boy Kyle toyed with the feelings of his playmates, he now operates on a
grander scale; he toys with women\'s emotions. For some reason Kyle will not commit
emotionally to a relationship. He is quite generous with material things, but only
shares his emotions with his sister and his grandfather. His love for his
grandfather changes once the older man becomes ill.

Indifference to his grandfather and involvements with three different women are
beginning to affect Kyle\'s emotional balance; he knows something has to change. The
change comes after his grandfather\'s death. Kyle has recurring dreams about faceless
women, and dreamlike visits from his grandfather\'s spirit; Kyle\'s grandfather is not
pleased with his growth into manhood. Are the dreams trying to convey a message?
Will this stubborn, willful man be \'man enough\' to listen? And can he be converted?

Praise for Gloria Mallette\'s work . . .

Distant Lover
"Mallette's balanced perspective and well-rounded characters will keep fans
riveted." -Publishers Weekly

The Honey Well
"A superb story.starts with a bang and ends with a full-blown Fourth of July
fireworks display." -QBR, The Black Book Review

"A page turner, and each turn ignites a fiery reaction."-RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

"With a suspenseful plot that reads like a movie, The Honey Well demonstrates how
the perils of blackmail, trickery, and deceit can overshadow the simple rewards of
life." -Upscale Magazine

Promises to Keep
"Solidly written, earnest suspense.well-drawn and convincing." -Kirkus Reviews

About the Author
Gloria Mallette is the author of eight novels and has been featured in The New York
Daily News, USA Today, Today\'s Black Woman, and has had a novella, COME TOMORROW,
featured on the USAToday.com website. Along with numerous reviews in national
magazines and newspapers, Gloria has enjoyed numerous radio and television
interviews.. She lives in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, with her husband and son, where
she is hard at work on her next book. For more information, visit Gloria Mallette
online at www.gloriamallette.com

If There Be Pain by Gloria Mallette on sale nationwide wherever books are sold -
December 1, 2006!


If There Be Pain
by Gloria Mallette
Dafina/Kensington Publishing
Fiction: $15.00 US; ISBN: 0758211597


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