David was tall-about six foot four and built to last. His rolled-up T-shirt sleeves gave me a chance to check for tattoos-none. I glanced at his sneakers-clean, another plus. He was definitely heading for the home stretch of surface approval. "So, you read a lot?" he asked. "Not a whole lot. I really need to start." "Once I started spending more time in this bookstore, I found myself reading more than anything." "Sounds like your date book is a little thin." He laughed. "Well, I'm waiting to run into the right sista. I don't want to start anything I can't finish..." ANYONE WHO HAS A HEART Her debut novel was an Essence magazine bestseller-and launched one of the freshest new voices in African-American fiction. Now Jacqueline Powell returns with an honest, provocative look at three thirty-something professionals navigating the challenges of contemporary singles life-and confronting unexpected choices of the heart. From the hottest clubs to the choicest hair salons to the funkiest boho neighborhoods, St. Louis is a city of cool possibilities, new starts, and endless self-invention. For widowed career woman Theresa, being newly single means searching for the truth about an elusive lover as she tries to find her own identity. For her friend Zenobia, it's about reclaiming her life and young daughter by wresting control of the hottest club in town from her abusive ex-husband. And for Theresa's sometime man Vince, it is about life on the "down low"-furtive affairs with men and desperate self-deception to cope with his father's long-ago abandonment. But between the gossip, the scandal, and the unbelievable truth, through wrenching personal crisis and unexpected wins, all three will learn the hardest things to face are the secrets they keep from themselves: what they want, what they need, and who they truly are. Sexy, powerful, and resonant, ANYONE WHO HAS A HEART is about the chances we all take and the choices we risk to find that real-deal happiness.