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Harris serves up a treat that will capture and enchant audiences everywhere—a big, bold, and irresistible novel about football, family, and secrets.
Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several successful Atlanta beauty salons, Carmyn has devoted herself to her son and his dream of becoming a professional football player. Brady has always followed her lead, including becoming a member of the church’s "Celibacy Circle." Now in his senior year at college, the smart, and very handsome, Brady is a lead contender for the Heisman Trophy and a spot in the NFL.
As sports agents hover around Brady, Barrett, a beautiful and charming cheerleader, sets her mind on tempting the celibate Brady and getting a piece of his multimillion-dollar future—but is that all she wants from him, and is she acting alone?
Carmyn is determined to protect her son. She’s also determined to protect the secret she’s kept from Brady his whole life. As things heat up on campus and Carmyn and Brady’s idyllic relationship starts to crumble, mother and son begin to wonder about the other—are you just too good to be true?
A sweeping novel about mothers and sons, football and beauty shops, secrets and lies, JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE has all the ingredients that have made E. Lynn Harris a bestselling author: family, friendship, faith, and love.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have been waiting for E Lynn Harris to release a book and this is no disappointment. It follows the life of Brady Bledsoe and his mother Carmyn. She thinks he is the model son and he thinks she is the best mother alive. He is on his way to becoming a superstar ball player. When some people try to bleed him dry of his money lots of skeletons come out of everyones closet. This is a great read! Hope there is more to come.
Format:Paperback
Great book, really worth a read. I have enjoyed all of E Lynn Harris's books. His death is a great loss to the book world and his fans.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
15 July 2008
Format:Hardcover
Brady Bledsoe is the apple of his mother Carmyn's eye. Since the day he was born she has been the devoted single parent who has managed to keep Brady on the right path especially since he wants to pursue playing pro football. A savy businesswoman of a prospering beauty salon and day spa in the ATL and a loyal christian to the man above, both have committed themselves to being a member of the "Celibate Circle" at church. Carmyn have some past secrets that involves her son that will be revealed. The question is will he forgive her transgressions?
Now that Brady is a senior at Central Georgia University he has been getting much attention on and off the field from sports agents, coaches, teammates, and fans. A candidate for the Heisman Trophy, he has not let his success go to his head or has he?
Brady meets Barrett Manning a transfer student he falls head over heels for, but Carmyn is not liking her one bit. She thinks Barrett is not who she proclaims to be or is she? Will the real Barrett Manning please stand up.
Just Too Good to Be True: A Novel is a good read that I enjoyed. Its a story full of secrets, lies, relationship between mother and son, and football. Its a little different for E. Lynn but exceptionally good all the same. A biblical verse that comes to mind while reading is "Train up a child the way he should go and he will not depart from it" and it was very well portrayed in this story. A handsome character from his previous books makes an appearance in this novel as well. This book is just too good to be true. Well done Mr. Harris.
Tangerine, Reviewer
Reader's Paradise Book Club
Now that Brady is a senior at Central Georgia University he has been getting much attention on and off the field from sports agents, coaches, teammates, and fans. A candidate for the Heisman Trophy, he has not let his success go to his head or has he?
Brady meets Barrett Manning a transfer student he falls head over heels for, but Carmyn is not liking her one bit. She thinks Barrett is not who she proclaims to be or is she? Will the real Barrett Manning please stand up.
Just Too Good to Be True: A Novel is a good read that I enjoyed. Its a story full of secrets, lies, relationship between mother and son, and football. Its a little different for E. Lynn but exceptionally good all the same. A biblical verse that comes to mind while reading is "Train up a child the way he should go and he will not depart from it" and it was very well portrayed in this story. A handsome character from his previous books makes an appearance in this novel as well. This book is just too good to be true. Well done Mr. Harris.
Tangerine, Reviewer
Reader's Paradise Book Club
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
....Can't Take My Eyes Off of You.
15 July 2008
Format:Hardcover
Brady Bledsoe and his mother Carmyn have the perfect mother and son relationship. Carmyn is a single mother who owns several beauty salons and is a faithful church member. She is devoted to her son and shares his dream to become a professional football player. Brady has shared the same values as his mother, including joining a celibacy circle at church. Because of his hard work and dedication, Brady is now in his senior year in college and is a lead contender for the Heisman Trophy and a spot in the NFL. Things soon get complicated for Brady when a beautiful cheerleader named Barrett has her eyes on him and his potential multi-million dollar future. Will Brady be able to stay out of Barrett's clutches? Meanwhile, Carmyn is trying to keep Brady's eyes on the prize. Carmyn is also trying to desperately protect a secret that she has kept from Brady his whole life.
Just Too Good To Be True is an electrifying novel by E. Lynn Harris. Harris once again gives readers what they want by delivering a story that's full of drama and emotion. You get a bird's eye view of the wild and exciting world of a college football athlete. Brady is a complex character that you will root for. Although he does make a few mistakes along the way, you will see how Brady is still trying to stay on task for his future football career. You'll also feel for Carmyn as she tries to make amends for her past mistakes. Harris perfectly illustrated the strong mother and son relationship between Brady and Carmyn, which was refreshing. This author's novel wouldn't be complete without his signature plot twists that will have you flipping the pages. Just Too Good To Be True is widely entertaining and heartwarming. E. Lynn Harris has brought a novel that doesn't disappoint and will satisfy his legion of fans and will possibly gain a whole new fan base.
Reviewed by Radiah Hubbert
for Urban Reviews
Just Too Good To Be True is an electrifying novel by E. Lynn Harris. Harris once again gives readers what they want by delivering a story that's full of drama and emotion. You get a bird's eye view of the wild and exciting world of a college football athlete. Brady is a complex character that you will root for. Although he does make a few mistakes along the way, you will see how Brady is still trying to stay on task for his future football career. You'll also feel for Carmyn as she tries to make amends for her past mistakes. Harris perfectly illustrated the strong mother and son relationship between Brady and Carmyn, which was refreshing. This author's novel wouldn't be complete without his signature plot twists that will have you flipping the pages. Just Too Good To Be True is widely entertaining and heartwarming. E. Lynn Harris has brought a novel that doesn't disappoint and will satisfy his legion of fans and will possibly gain a whole new fan base.
Reviewed by Radiah Hubbert
for Urban Reviews
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Just to weird to be true
26 Aug 2008
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I eagerly purchased this book looking forward to another page turner from Mr. Harris, what I got instead was a book full of people who need psychiatric help. Camryn's obsession with her son's celibacy, to the point where she was lying to herself was just sick and weird also her son's need to pretend that he was perfect was also weird. WAAAYYY to wrapped up in each other's lives to be healthy. Mothers like that raise sons who are incapable of having relationships with anyone else without having Mommy call the shots. Ugh, I can't even finish it, I just put it down. I'll try the next one, but I'm done with this one.
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