The Family Business 4: A Family Business Novel

I have been a fan of the family business novel since the first book (I usually finish the books within two days, and just recently reread all of them in preparation for this one). I just wish their was more consistency. In the first novel they say that Lou was the younger brother of LC and there is no mention of any other brothers. Then Grand Opening comes out and we find out that LC is actually the youngest and there are two other brothers (who are never mentioned in any of the family business novels, until this book). The only thing that seems to stay consistent is the story line of Orlando trying to find Ruby and his son.SPOILER ALERT:Pros:-We finally find out what happened to Larry, NeeNee and their son-The Orlando searching for his son story line was finally wrapped up.-We found out who shot LC-London finally stood up to that loser husband of hersCons:-Only one mention of the Minister from the third book who was playing both sides with Vegas and Sonya's husband-Levi and Shirley's name was mentioned several times but no explanation of where there are or what happened to them or their child (hopefully we'll get some closure if there is another Grand Opening novel, and maybe Will and Trent are their children)-The summary talks about Paris having nightmares about Niles and that Daryl being around reignites another feud between Paris and London (there was no mention of Niles or Paris' nightmares, there was barely any mention of Paris, Paris and London also did not interact very much with each other)-What happened to Vegas girlfriend from the third bookThe book left me wanting so much more, especially after they went back to Waycross, and since Donna kept popping up.I have enjoyed this series overall, but I feel like the time for it is winding down. Perhaps one more Grand Opening book to tie up those loose ends (Levi, Shirley, what happened after the family left Waycross, and how they eventually ended up in NY) and one more Family Business book to bring closure to all of the characters. I would love to see another book focusing on Niles and Paris, or even more of London and Vegas backstory.

Update: welp! I guess I'm late but the movie/series of this book comes out Fall 2018 and no one told me! 🙄. Ernie Hudson is playing LC Duncan so it should be good.Not sure if some of you realize this or not, but you don't have to spoil the book for others just to say whether or not you enjoyed it. Sheesh!!! Some ppl do check to see if it's highly rated before reading.Anyhoo, this series simply never disappoints. The characters simply come to life off of the pages. This is really great writing. I've seen suggestions of turning it into a movie (I've even considered that myself in the past). Although I would watch, I would hate for the movie to leave so much out and not do the characters and plots enough justice. Please give us another installment soon!!!

I have read all of the Family Business books, even the off shoots - ie Open For Business, From Paris with Love, etc. Great stories and awesome characters! I have limited the books I read by Black Authors because I am not happy with the way we are being portrayed in print by our own authors but Carl Weber is one of the exceptions. However the time between book 3 & 4 was entirely too long. I read about 200 plus books a year so I have forgotten so much by the time the next book is released! Even though the Duncan’s are involved in illegal activities, these characters have many facets that place them above the average street thug and I think these characters would be great in a series - if Tyler Perry can do it than I know damn well Carl Weber can!

I loved the book. Finished it in a day. This is my favorite series. I didn’t read the prequels because I’m not fond of prequels so when I found out this was coming out, I couldn’t wait and it was well worth it. Definitely my favorite family to read!

I wondered why we (my bookclub) needed to read The Grand Opening 1 & 2 before getting to this! (We’ve read them all, BTW)Well let me tell ya! It MAKES SENSE! I won’t offer any spoilers, but I do wish some questions would have been answered in the end with some relationships! Great read and wondering if how it was left/ended...will there be a Family Business 5!!I want a Daryl/London, Orlando/Ruby book!

I really enjoyed this much anticipated continuation of The Family Business. I don't want to give up any of the juicy details but the gang LC, Paris, London, Vegas and Orlando along with the rest of the family are back in this page turner. Carl Weber did not disappoint.

This book was another hit, from finding out about Momma Duncan, to the end of Vinnie and Donna. Yhe book gets more exciting on the next page. I didn't want it to end. I can't wait to see what the next book will unfold. I would love to read London's story before Harris. Thank you Carl Weber for another HIT!!!

Carl Weber never disappoints with his novels and this one was awesome! The Duncan's were at it again dealing with more family drama...it helped to read the "Grand Opening" series books 1 & 2 to have a peak into their background. Great read, I know there's got to be more on the horizon...stay tuned!

The storyline and introduction of new characters was good. The storyline began to become predictable and the fact that in the end no one died was disappointing.

Like always, a good read by Mr weber. He never lets me down. In to grand opening part1 and 2

Amazing