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  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. MAN SHORTAGE
  4. ADVERSITY
  5. BABYLON
  6. MERINO WOOL
  7. THE MONEY
  8. IT’S ELECTRIC
  9. MR. MEME
  10. HALFWAY IN LOVE
  11. THE DRY HUMPING
  12. BAD WEREWOLF PORN
  13. ACTION OVER DELIBERATION
  14. BUTTERMILK PIE
  15. SEVEN LIFETIMES
  16. THE HOTEL WASHINGTON TREATY
  17. BULL VS. COW
  18. ONE OF THOSE “NO” WOMEN
  19. MODERN WOMAN
  20. PLUS-ONE
  21. DESPITE APPEARANCES
  22. LOVEMAKING PRACTICE
  23. ENTANGLED
  24. CAT GIFS
  25. BROWN, BUT NOT TOO DARK
  26. CHEAT CODE
  27. BOILED POTATOES
  28. SELF-CHECKOUT
  29. BETTER JUDGMENT
  30. 8:15
  31. TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE
  32. OUTSIDE THE TENT
  33. OFF THE RAILS
  34. DATU
  35. CLOSED CIRCUIT
  36. TROJAN HORSE
  37. MISTER
  38. JOHN WAYNE
  39. REFINING FIRE
  40. EPILOGUE
  41. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  42. NIKKI PAYNE
  43. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
  44. Excerpt from SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY
  45. TL;DR
  46. About the Author
  47. What’s next onyour reading list?

Finally, my acknowledgments would not be complete without special thanks to the people who are so dear to me and have supported me while I wrote this book. In addition to my husband and my children, Zonë, Nahj, and Xiva; my friends Torria, Charlene, Destinnie, Sabrina, and Eric have been faithful cheerleaders and encouragers throughout the years this book has been in progress. I’m so grateful for the steadfast, caring, ready ear of my friends. It takes so many people to push an idea like this across the finish line. Please charge it to my head and not my heart if I have missed anyone along the way. I’m indebted to those who joined me on this journey—taken like I was by the vision of Jane Austen, in color.

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. A large theme in the book revolves around each character growing to become the person that they want to be. Why is Liza a DJ? Is it a job she loves? Similarly, why is Dorsey a CEO? Is it a job he enjoys?
  2. Mother-daughter relationships are fraught with so much tension and expectation. What is at the heart of Bev and Liza’s discord?
  3. Why did Liza mistake Dorsey for waitstaff? What does it say about her own views of the world?
  4. Dorsey seems to field many microaggressions from people around him. Why was Liza’s mistake particularly egregious?
  5. Why doesn’t Dorsey correct Liza when he has the opportunity to do so?
  6. Considering her past, why do you think Janae drank at the office?
  7. At the Hotel Washington, why is Dorsey so cynical about Liza’s methodology?
  8. In Philadelphia, Liza was excited to see WIC, and then something soured. Was it her deeper connection with Dorsey or WIC’s own behavior that made Liza wary?
  9. Another major theme of the book revolves around surface understandings and deeper truth, and how one could look like the other. Social media makes this false reality even easier to believe. What were the differences in Liza’s and Dorsey’s approaches to managing the truth?
  10. Why did Liza love the gift in the Tiffany box so much? What does it say about the way Dorsey fulfills her needs? Compare that to the gifts she receives from WIC.
  11. Why doesn’t Liza tell anyone about her love for Dorsey?
  12. What is Dorsey looking for when he roams Liza’s neighborhood? Does he find it?
  13. Why does Liza believe it is still over between them even after they shared a passionate night?
  14. At the embassy, the next time Liza and Dorsey meet, what has changed?
  15. Do you think Bev and Liza’s relationship will ever change?

Excerpt from SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY

Keep reading for an excerpt of the next Jane Austen–inspired romantic comedy by Nikki Payne

SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY

TL;DR