The Family Business

I just finished reading Carl Weber and Eric Pete - The Family Business - $9.87. When this book came out in February last year, I was there at his store, Urban Knowledge, listening to him and Eric and purchasing 10 books for friends and myself to get autographed. I am a HUGE, BIG, FANATIC fan of Carl Weber and his story telling. That's what it is, "Story telling" in the best layout ever. Once I got home, I gingerly placed the book on the counter, stared at it, held it, and glided my fingers over the cover and binding. I opened and smell it. Then put it face front on the top shelf of my bookcase to view whenever I walked into my library. I knew I would read it, but not yet. I had to savor it for a long while, with salivating eagerness. Waiting patiently for the right time to read it. Then it was time. Two weeks ago. Why in the hell did I wait so long? Weber's next book, THE MAN IN 3B - $11.99 comes out January 29. On February 1, he will be at Books A Million and I will be there, front roll, waiting and salivating.Carl Weber, Kimberla Lawson Roby, Pamela Samuels Young, Eric Jerome Dickey and many, many, many more authors, I buy their books, some 5 or 10 copies, and I hold mine until I know the date of their next book. I cannot read Carl, Kimberla, Pamela as soon as I get it, because the thrill and ride is over. It's over too fast and I cannot wait, just cannot damn wait until the next book. So I sit, watch, wait, like "Gollum/Smeagol from the Hobbit. "My Precious, my precious!!!!!The Duncan's, run by the Patriarch, L.C. Duncan, his beautiful wife Chippy and their kids, run a successful car business. There's the out of control, who knows she is one of the American top model crazy ass daughter, Paris. Ostentatious, son Rio who may or may not be gay. Orlando, ladies man with just a small addiction problem, not necessarily drugs (Sonny Corleone - Godfather part 1). Vegas, favorite son with some "jail issues (Michael Corleone). A "Black Paris Hilton" daughter, London and her husband, Harris (Tom Hagen - Godfather part 1) who feels out of place in the family.If this sounds familiar, it is, it's The Godfather - The African American version. I love it. Drama, secrets, mafia, Mexican cartels, wit, love and scandal with Carl Weber's story telling touch. You think you are reading just an average book of secrets, murders, etc from a soap opera, no ding dong way. You are hit with the "What the hell, I did not see that coming." The father, L. C. Duncan, wants to retire and give the business over to Orlando, but dirt starts flying and it's sticking to everyone at the same time. You can't keep good secrets down; they are just too succulent to keep quiet. You can also tell whose writing style is who. Carl tells the story and Eric adds the flavor. It's like a Louisiana gumbo with kick ass Texas Pete Hot sauce.The next books, "FAMILY BUSINESS 2" in September 2013. "TO PARIS WITH LOVE continuation of the character Paris from Family Business" in December 2013 and "CHOIR DIRECTOR" in March 2014. I also heard that there may be a TV show in 2014 based upon the Family Business saga. I cannot, cannot, cannot wait to get my hands on his books, "my precious, my precious, I will wait for my precious." And remember, "It's not personal, It's business." Black Kindle - African American Books on the Kindle Blog

I could do without the sex in the book. Other than that it is a good Book. This family is very interesting. Everyone has their talents and where they fit in the family. The show is pretty good be a use it actually sticks close to the book.

Couldn't wait to read book 2

L.C. Duncan has worked tirelessly to build his car dealership empire to provide his family with the finest luxuries of life. His family consists of his precocious baby girl, Paris, who seems to always attract danger. Her twin Rio, likes to challenge his father with his flamboyant nature. Junior is a quiet calm amongst his siblings with his dependability as well as his intelligence...and Vegas, the oldest child is away with no explanation...family business presumably. Harris is the family attorney as well as the oldest daughter, London's husband, and their family portrait isn't as picture perfect as they'd like everyone to believe. Last and not least is Orlando, who has just accepted his father's crown as CEO of Duncan Motors but he has this annoying habit of going MIA without a plausible explanation. LC decides that it's time for his descendants to mandate their legacy but trouble is brewing and threatening to topple Duncan`s kingdom.Carl Weber has penned a phenomenal tale of the ties that truly bind this family that boasts of a love, loyalty, dedication, all the while aligned with deception and secrets galore. The Family Business is a vivid rendition of a family soap opera complete with fascinating characters and spellbinding scenes filled with mind tingling suspense. Mr. Weber revealed a different flavorful facet of his incredible creative skills that will mos def leave a delicious impression. I dreaded the ending because a book junkie was fiending for `just a lil mo'...real talk. This read was sooo mesmerizing I wanted my whole story, but I guess I'll have to wait for his next installation. There were quite a few questions left unanswered, which only piques my curiosity that much more and I'm quite sure that this is Mr. Weber's agenda! Magnificent job! 4.88*****

I ordered this hard cover book as a Christmas present for my mother. It arrived later than expected, but she couldn’t be happier with it.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and all of its characters. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.

Buying the whole series

Loved this book, series starting off great. I love this family but I did hate that Trevor died. I can’t wait til Vegas get out of prison and I knew Ruby was a plant, I knew she was no good when she first came in Orlando’s path, she was a distraction and I don’t believe that’s his baby.

Loved this book. It had a lot of twist and turns.

The book centres around the Duncan family who run a successful car dealership. LC Duncan, and his wife Chippy run the business with their children. This book is full of suspense, drama, and plotting.You are given a sense of how challenging it is to work with your siblings,and parents, and all the rivalry, and backstabbing that goes on. It is written in a different style to the other books that I have read by Carl Weber, and it may be because he has written it with Eric Pete. It is a page turner, and I can't wait for the sequel.

The suspence and excitement was tooo real!!! Loved every minute of it. There was a surprise at every corner. Cant wait to start book 2

This was an interesting read. I will have to purchase part 2 for conclusion.

Truly wonderful ... Again Carl Weber has done it again excellent read, can't wait for the sequel. Pete like your style and will be looking out for you novels. This would be excellent has a film.... 10/10.