"A truly riveting read from cover to cover, "A Butler Christmas" is a carefully crafted novel by a master of the genre."--Midwest Book Reviews"Brooks s clunky first Naim Butler contemporary romantic thriller has strong characters...The well-developed relationships among the characters propel the story until the addition of suspense very late in the book..."--Publishers Weekly"A Butler Christmas delivered. Mission accomplished. It took me away to the city and enjoying the view from Naim’s multi-million dollar home. I never found the story predictable, and had to keep turning the pages to see where we would go from that first jog along Central Park. Brooks’ writing style is not over wordy and kept a good pace."--UrbanFiction.OrgNaim Butler, a rainmaker, has perfected the art of sentencing mitigation, as a partner with Manhattan power-firm, Baker and Keefe. He's the kind of captivating and accomplished man that therapists vent too. His bachelorhood is turned upside down when an old flame, Sinia Love, drops a seventeen-year-old son into his lap forcing him to balance this revelation and his budding romance with Brandy Scott. Professionally, Naim's assigned to prove a man's innocence of murder is filthy work itself, but catastrophic when an envious lover of Sinia Love's sets out to kill him while hiding amongst the glitterati of Manhattan's upper crust. A truly riveting read from cover to cover, "A Butler Christmas" is a carefully crafted novel by a master of the genre. Clearly author Rahiem Brooks has a genuine flair for originality and deftly creating memorable characters. While "A Butler Christmas" is unreservedly recommended and certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library Romantic Suspense collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that it is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $4.99). -- Midwest Book Review "Brooks's clunky first Naim Butler contemporary romantic thriller has strong characters...The well-developed relationships among the characters propel the story until the addition of suspense very late in the book..." -- Publishers Weekly "Brooks's richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Naim Butler who fights his poverty-stricken, despite vulnerability, showing us what it's like to make a comeback. Readers will eagerly anticipate Butler's further adventures in the other books coming in the series." -- Book Review Concierge "My previous novels explored how people were tied together by crime," Brooks says. "But with A Butler Christmas, I sought to connect people by the mystery of falling in love with new friends and estranged family. I'm excited and eager and anxious--like going on my sophomore dance. To join the Prodigy Gold family is a great honor and thrills me to my wing tips." Brooks grew up in Philadelphia before trekking to Los Angeles to study film/TV at UCLA. Finding it difficult to break into Hollywood, he adapted his screen play into his first novel and later pursued an English degree at Harvard University and making writing a full-time job. He lives in Philadelphia with a Manx.