This Summer Will Be Hotter Than Ever With Sizzling Romance Novel NEXT TIME by Cheryl Matlock

(AANEWSWIRE)CHICAGO, IL – June 2007 – Author and screenwriter Cheryl Matlock pens her first published novel Next Time (ISBN-13: 978-0976946809), an intense romantic relationship story that follows the fictional life of Chicago’s Hyde Park resident Kahara Jenkins. After a string of short-lived relationships, financial analyst and up and coming filmmaker, Kahara, gives up on finding Mr. Right and settles for a one-night stand with Mr. Right Now. However, Next Time goes beyond the intricacies of exploring the love between a man and woman, it delves into the astonishing statistic that 70% of Black woman are single in one way or another, be it divorce, widowed, separation or by choice.

Matlock [http://www.cmatlock.com] notes that by most standards, being well-educated, professional, financially secure, physically attractive, heterosexual, and free of prior criminal convictions and single, automatically makes a person an excellent catch in the dating scene. That is, if this person is a man. The author comments, “Many successful women in Corporate America are finding to great dismay that their impressive credentials are more of a deal-breaker than selling points when it comes to finding love. This forces some to lower their standards.” The end result is all too common; women end up settling for less and compromising their principles just to escape loneliness.
Matlock cleverly weaves this state of affairs in Next Time, where the main character Kahara Jenkins, while making a choice about which man to pursue, is lead down a path to better self-awareness. As she climbs up out of the romantic chaos, she emerges to learn that from destruction and collapse come rebirth and renaissance. Passionate and descriptive love scenes punctuates this tale of an aspiring filmmaker who learns to focus, zoom, frame, and shoot just when it matters most-when there is a chance of capturing something real - something glorious.

A native of Chicago and a graduate of Roosevelt University, Cheryl Matlock’s inspiration to write began in elementary school and were stimulated by ideas as diverse as horror movies and jazz music. Through her maturation process, Cheryl’s tales drifted from horror towards romance and drama. Cheryl has also produced and directed three films. Her work includes a thought provoking documentary called Keepin It Real, a spirited comedy entitled Sergio’s Blues and a short film profiling spoken word artists. She is currently working on another novel and a short film.

Next Time is available at: Borders Books, Barnes & Noble, Underground Books, Books-A-Million, and Amazon. Cheryl Matlock is available for book discussion, signings, speaking engagements and seminars.

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