Product Description

Women just love men. Some like 'em tall, others like 'em buff; some women even like 'em chubby. Zora Nedham, a young, successful, and sophisticated woman likes them anyway she can get them--as long as they're not liars, players...LOSERS. But luck in finding a man, with no loser priors, is starting to become slim-to-impossible for Zora. As she and her friends set out on a mission to find a suitable man, each embarks on their own journey of priorities and self-discovery. Donisha, a former stripper, is one of Zora's best friends. Life hasn't been particularly easy for her and she's had her share of pain. Growing up as the youngest child of "The Great" Bishop Raines was difficult at times putting her in an adult mind frame of constantly regretting that she hadn't been able to make Daddy proud. With the recent attention of a man of the cloth feeling her, which she can hardly believe, Donisha begins a pilgrimage of self-enlightenment, personification of love for herself and her children, and the ultimate goal of making her late father proud. When drama, in the form of a video, threatens her new found faith in God and in love, Donisha has to make a heartbreaking decision that could possibly push her over the edge. Chelle is the smart and savvy law student who grew up privileged and alone while her parents dove into their careers. She has finally had it with her latest thugged-out boyfriend and his dramatic baby momma. When she tries to leave the relationship with a bang of information, she finds herself in a situation where she will either pay for the consequences or cherish them for the rest of her life. Each of the women has to fight her own battle of love, yet they must all wrestle with determining whether or not the men in their lives are losers or lovers; real or fake. As the truth slowly reveals itself to each of them, they start to realize what love and relationships are really made of. But will their realization come soon enough? In Love with Losers is unique in that it offers a positive perspective about common African American struggles. It's not about drugs and violence, but trust, love and forgiveness. In the spirit of great African American writers, LaToya S. Watkins weaves history and culture into the fabric of the lives of these women on their journey to self-awareness.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2015244 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 220 pages

Customer Reviews

Attention Keeper
Latoya did a wonderful job in the development of her characters. Leaving just enough "juice" to keep me turning the pages, readers will not be disappointed in the lives of three friends, searching while waiting on love.

Keshia Dawn

Amazing
In Love With Losers is an awesome book. It's not animated like most books. This novel will make you cry, laugh, and leave you wanting more. I highly recommend this novel.

Looking for love in all the wrong places!
Novel ideas to stories written with any degree of realism can be summed up best with integral portraits of an array of colorful vignettes illustrating parallel points of contention. Author LaToya S. Watkins with her debut book, IN LOVE WITH LOSERS paints these interesting points on a canvas brimming with a sensible, yet plausible story line extolling what it means to look beyond the surface for a winning score. The story begins without provocation as friends Zora, Chelle, Donisha are immediately lamenting individual angst stemming from problematic issues coloring their world. Each are dealing with situations that place them in precarious positions with decisions to make where one must decide whom are the real losers. When are the most opportune times to take a stand to find a man who's not a loser? They set out to explore possibilities of securing a suitable man while still succumbing to the everyday strain of just making it.

Zora, sassy, sophisticated and successful, likes what she likes and wants them when she wants them -- on her own terms as long as they're not paying the field themselves; Donisha, has seen them all as a drop dead gorgeous former stripper finding herself making a change traveling down the arduous guilt-trip road to regain her halo; Chelle can easily be described as the brains among the beauties being a savvy lawyer, but no amount of smarts can save her from the loser she seems to be attracted to and his baby momma drama.
As the plot thickens and the author metes out the necessary amount of fabric to weave this story, the friends are wandering and wondering from pillow to post to find happiness with individual battles determining whether or not the choices they made, real or imagined are liars, lovers, or -- losers! Time and the school of hard knocks reach a zenith as they finally realize what it takes for love and relationships to define what should be part of that `good man' they are looking for.

I liked this story because the author used quite a bit of imaginative verve to give each character a distinct aura in their quest to align priorities, and discover in themselves what it takes to be a winner! Buy this book for a chance to read an enticing story that won't disappoint. It's so refreshing to see talent displayed where all can witness good writing at its best. LaToya S. Watkins has arrived -- make room for her in your heart and on your bookshelf!