I Say a Little Prayer by E. Lynn Harris (2006, Hardcover)

Synopsis
As a teenager, Chauncey Greer found fame as a member of a boy band--and love with band member Sweet D. When their relationship was discovered, it marked the end of Chauncey's aspirations as a singer. Now a forty-year-old gay man, a devout Christian, and the owner of a lucrative greeting-card company, Chauncey rediscovers his joy in singing as a soloist in the church choir. Then he receives an invitation to sing at a revival meeting featuring an appearance by a vocally anti-gay bishop with a secret link to Chauncey's past, forcing Chauncey to choose whether or not to out himself.

Key Details
Author:	E. Lynn Harris
Language:	English
Publisher:	Doubleday
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-10:	0385512724
ISBN-13:	9780385512725

Size
Length:	295 pages
Thickness:	0.8 in
Weight:	13.6 oz

Publisher's Note
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 bandmate 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, and up-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.

Chauncey Greer is the owner of Cute Boy Card Company, a thriving business 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, with a body admired by both sexes. 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 meeting. But he 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 its 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.

Chauncey Greer, the bisexual owner of a thriving card company in Atlanta, is inspired to pursue his old dream of a musical career, a career that had ended in scandal thanks to a teenage love affair with his fellow bandmate in a popular boy band.

On the brink of forty, Chauncey Greer, the bisexual owner of a thriving card company in Atlanta, is inspired by a minister to pursue his old dream of a musical career, a career that had ended in scandal thanks to a teenage love affair with his fellow bandmate in a popular boy band, until he and other gay members of his church decide to take a stand against the church's homophobia. 250,000 first printing.

Industry Reviews
"Moving and honest exploration of sex, sin and redemption."
(04/01/2006)