I Say a Little Prayer E. Lynn Harris ISBN: 0385512724 Format: Hardcover, 256pp Pub. Date: May 2, 2006 Publisher: Doubleday Publishing List Price: $21.95
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FROM THE PUBLISHER

Bestselling author E. Lynn Harris is back with another sexy, shocking, and
immensely satisfying novel that explores some of today's toughest and most
timely issues.

Chauncey Greer is the owner of Cute Boy Card Company, a thriving company in
Atlanta. As a teenager, he was a member of a popular boy band, but left in
disgrace when word got out that he and his band mate D were more than good
friends. Chauncey is a free spirit, on the brink of forty with a body admired
by both men and women. Not into being categorized, Chauncey's been known to
hook up with men and women, but now in the age of the 'down low,' he's found
that women ask too many questions, so he's just focusing on the fellas.
After one too many bad dates, Chauncey finds himself in church where the
minister's message inspires him to follow his dream of a singing career once
again. Although he's lost touch with D, as he starts writing songs his
thoughts inevitably turn to his former lover. Chauncey's powerful performance
at the church earns him a standing ovation and an invitation to participate
in an upcoming revival. But Chauncey soon discovers that an ambitious
fundamentalist preacher plans to use the revival to speak out against gays
and gay marriage. Feeling angry and betrayed, Chauncey and other gay members
of the church decide to take a stand against the church's homophobia by
staging a 'Day of Absence' when all of the gay members and their friends and
family stay home. Everything is going as planned ...until D appears on the
scene and Chauncey has to confront his past and make some hard decisions
about his future.

I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER is filled with the delicious plot
twists, humor, compassion, andup-to-the-minute controversy fans expect from
their beloved 'E. Lynn.' Harris has returned with another gem of a novel that
will rocket to the top of bestseller lists nationwide.