The Business of Love by Heavenly Kimes

Prescriptions to Finding and Keeping a good Man I started out talking about business and wanting to do business book cd?s and dvd?s. Upon the release of my first book, Dr. Heavenly Business Prescriptions, I went out to celebrate with some friends who revealed to me that they had their business affairs in order. What they needed was a man to share their successes with. It made me think that more women need tips on how to have a relationship or how to get a man and keep him. On this particular evening, we were at a restaurant with two other couples. One of the ladies was an executive at a Fortune 500 company and was making well over six figures annually. Her boyfriend was unemployed and had previously worked in the Real Estate industry but had become a casualty of the housing market bubble. He was also 10 years younger than her. As the night went on, we noticed that he was totally disrespecting her. He called her a bitch and told her to just eat her food. This was a successful beautiful black woman that was allowing this nothing ass (excuse my language) man or someone who was irrelevant in my eyes to abuse her verbally. After pulling her aside during a trip to the restroom, I asked Why are you with him? Her response blew me away and was the catalyst to me knowing that I needed to write this book. “Heavenly, I?m with this guy because when I?m not with him I can?t concentrate on my business. I love him. She explained. As I stood there in amazement, I asked, What is love if he?s going to treat you this way?” She replied, “It?s okay, Heavenly, that he called me a bitch.” I told her it?s not okay to let a man disrespect her. With that in mind, I felt that women needed a book that spoke directly on how to get a good man and keep him. Some men are not worth having. Many women are successful in business or their careers, but they need help with building strong, sustainable relationships. Looking into my own relationship, what it took to actually get my husband