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As We Lay: A Novel (Strivers Row)
by Darlene Johnson
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Villard (2003-11-04)
ISBN: 0375758429
EAN: 9780375758423
Dewy Decimal #: 813.6
Paperback: 368 pages
Edition: 1st
Release Date: 2003-11-04
SKU: BX008-A15
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Clean and shiny. Minor wear. Spine uncreased, pgs crisp, clean, tight, unmarked. No remainder mark.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Breck’s mind went to Boston and eased into Eric’s office. She saw him sitting at his desk with his legs stretched out and crossed at the ankles....A killer smile stretched wide across his face, revealing perfect white teeth. She heard his laugh and her body began to quiver.
—from As We Lay
Indianapolis architect Breck Lawson has just received the call of her career: Eric Warren, a prominent property manager, has said that he is considering her to design a multicultural center in Boston. A contract with his firm would immediately put Breck in the who’s who of the architectural world. It’s just the break she’s been waiting for. But it soon seems as though Eric Warren offers more than just a lucky business deal.
From the moment they first speak on the phone, Breck and Eric feel a connection. Breck learns all about Eric’s devotion to his wife and son, as well as to his community. And she is able to open up to him about her personal life and romantic problems in a way she would normally never dare to in her competitive, male-dominated professional world. A friendship develops, and eventually turns into something deeper. Believing that her independence is intact, Breck is content to remain “the other woman,” but she still moves to Boston to be closer to Eric. There they form a parallel family, and Breck secretly has his child.
A tragic accident abruptly cuts Breck off from Eric, and she soon learns that the survival of his first child, Darius, and the well-being of Eric’s wife, Gaby, depend entirely on her—and her willingness to reveal the secrets of the life she shares with him. But the truth could destroy her reputation, her business, and the lives of the two families. Breck must decide if she has what it takes to put it all on the line.
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Customer Reviews
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What about Men Only!!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-06-17
So I got this book from my friend who demanded that I read it. I started the book with laughter and ended it with tears. Breck was sucessful and independent, and didn't need a man for nothing. Eric said it best you should be able to share your world completly with the one you love. Breck was the one that he could share everything with, when he was with his wife Gaby he was only the shell of the person Breck was in love with. I was just like Eric before he called Breck and they shared that first conversation. You can't be in love with more than one person at a time but after reading this book I see how easy it can happen. I'm in love with ERIC!!! I had Breck's back when Gaby hit her, I was ready to jump into the pages and fight Gaby for her. I finished this book and started reading it all over again. I recommend that any and everyone read this book!!
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Hands Down the Best Book I Ever Read!
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-10-02
This is absolutely the best book that I ever read. Ms. Johnson did a wonderful job. She stayed away from the typical romance, predictable,cliche that I was expecting to find in most of the romance novels that I read and went totally against the grain. Eric and Breck were so realistic. I read this book in a matter of hours. There is no doubt in my mind that Eric loved Breck with all of his heart and it was in proven in the end. I just hope and wish that Ms. Johnson continue this story perhaps with the relationship between Breck and Eric's best friend. I read this book over 2 years ago and have been looking for a sequel ever since. I want so much more. Ms.Johnson left the fans of this book with such a void. There are so many ways this book can continue. I know that I will miss one of the characters(not to give anything away) but with the skills that were used to write this book I know this next could be just as good if not better. Ms. Johnson if you happen to read this please take into consideration of continuing this story. You definatly have a fan base with this one. GREAT BOOK YOU MUST READ IT AND THEN TELL EVERYONE OF YOUR GIRLFRIENDS TO READ IT!
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Great Read
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-04-26
I first stumbled across this book in the library and I had never before heard of Darlene Johnson. I feel in love with this book. Although I don't condone cheating, this book gave an inside view of what the other woman feels dating a married man. I do feel that what Breck and Eric shared was real and beautiful but wrong and forbidden. The issues of this book goes deeper than cheating, it shows how important it is to get fully involved in the life of the one you love. Ultimately, that is what connected Breck and Eric; she shared his passion and supported it. I highly recommend this book. I have read this book so many times I have lost count. A love that is taboo and forbidden but still is real.
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A VERY INTERESTING READ
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-03-20
This book was recommended to me by a friend. When I found out who the author was. I hesitated to read it at first , being that I was so disappointed with Dream in Color. I am so glad that I decided to read the book after all. It turned out to be a very interesting story with some positive messages.
I think this would be an interesting read for anyone who's been the other woman. There is definitely a message in this book. I understand that some viewers might ask what can possibly be positive about a man being unfaithful to his wife? But once you read the book, you'll understand how god works in mysterious ways.
Other then the title and the cover of the book, I think the author did great the second time around. I am definitely looking foward to her next book.
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I'm not a psychic, but this was so predictable...
Rating  (2)
Date: 2005-11-09
The story of an affair, from the point of view of the other woman. It seemed trite to me, how everything was soooooooooo right between Eric and Breck (the mistress, all I could think of was shampoo every time I read her name). The wife came off as cold-hearted, of course. Very stereotypical affair story, nothing really surprising. The end was ridiculously shortchanged. It was the only really interesting part, and the author chopped it down to several pages. Boring, boring climax.
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