Uptown: A Novel [Paperback]

ENTER THE WORLD OF UPTOWN

Uptown .. . where money rules
Uptown . . . where ambition trumps tradition
Uptown . . . where politics come before everything
Uptown . . . where a family’s secrets will bring them together—or down

After twenty years away, Avery Lyons returns to New York when her mother and uncle suffer a serious car accident. The tragedy brings the family together, but Avery is not happy about the impromptu reunion. She no longer recognizes the Harlem of her childhood, but the same old family dynamics and secrets are all too familiar . . .

Heir to a real estate empire, Dwight is willing to do anything to realize his aging and demanding father’s dream: Dixon Plaza, a luxury high-rise development on Central Park North that will change the face of Harlem forever. There’s only one thing in his way: his cousin Avery has inherited a share of the property. She’s more than willing to sell until a reporter uncovers the truth behind the rumored shady dealings . . .

InUptowna prominent Harlem family is strained to the breaking point by the high-stakes world of the Manhattan real estate industry, and one woman searches for her identity and the will to forgive. Steamy, provocative, and sexy,Uptownis a turbulent and triumphant read.Virginia DeBerrywas a successful plus-size model, former Vice President of BB/LW modeling agency and served as editor-in-chief ofMaximamagazine before becoming a novelist. DeBerry is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo. She currently resides in central New Jersey.

Donna Grantspent more than a decade as a model for catalogs and advertisements. Grant has been featured on the pages ofEssence,McCalls,Family Circle, andWoman's Day, as well as appeared onGood Morning America, andLive with Regis and Kathy Lee. Grant served as the Managing Editor ofMaximabefore her wrl3J