Tragedy, pain, turmoil, and despair seem to be the theme for Lakea Johnson as she experiences more abuse and loss in her already broken life. Lakea struggles with old demons while trying to be a great mother and aunt, but new demons find her...ripping her heart out and dimming her light. After an abusive relationship and losing her brothers, Lakea feels that all hope is gone...but then God brings her another love...Daniel. Daniel offers Lakea a love even stronger than Jeremy's and helps her to see that God has given her another chance at a wonderful life. Things are really good for a while, so good that Lakea lets her guard down and begins to live and love again.Then suddenly death makes a house call; snatching the closest person to her, and leaving her a shell of her former self. Lakea is wrapped up in the only thing she has even known...PAIN! Can Lakea ever truly be happy? If she does can she maintain that happiness, or will hate, pain, and violence find its way back into her life somehow?
There's power in the cookie... that's the basis for many people's way of life which can lead to chaos and heartache beyond repair. That's the philosophy we explored in part one of this fast-paced, drama-filled series. Now we're back again with the second story surrounding the notorious girl gang called The Cookies. These girls are three vastly different yet very similar young women with one important thing in common... they know the Power of the Cookie! In this book we will focus on the intelligent, logical, pretty, well-rounded rich girl of the group, Antoinette "Creme" Moretti. This half black, half Italian, sarcastic, smart ass is known as Dr. Moretti because of her constant human analyses and words of wisdom. She's often poised and keeps her cool which is why she is often looked at as the mother or voice of reason. Creme seems to have it altogether while her best friends Sunshine and Honee face one stumbling block after the next. That's until the house of cards that was built around her since birth begins to fall. As if the chaos with Sunshine wasn't enough, now Creme must face her own demons and suffer the consequences of her own actions while playing with the power of the cookie. Secrets, lies, hood fights, abuse, and murder then ensues and Creme finds herself lost. Come on this heart wrenching, hood, drama filled ride to see what we can find out about... The Power of the Cookie!
Not all fairytale, childhood love affairs are exactly what they seem. Some come with hidden intentions and ulterior motives that can have a devastating impact on all involved. This proved itself true for Elina and Kaleb, childhood sweethearts bound together by tragedy. Once the perfect couple with what seemed to be a happy life ahead of them, Elina finds herself caught up in a web of lies, violence, insanity, and murder, all at the hands of the man she loved. When Kaleb suddenly changes and decides to move out leaving Elina all alone to care for their young son, she changes too, but for the worse. Time away from Kaleb shows her that she never really knew him in the first place. However, despite all the hurt he causes her, she can't let go. So, Elina goes on a quest to get her man back and have the family she always teamed of. Will Elina finally get her wish? Or will all of the deceitful things Kaleb has done behind her back come back to haunt her, turning her into the very thing she despises... A BITTER BABY MAMA?!
Sam and Dre have the fairy tale marriage; until one day everything changes. After Sam finds texts and pictures in Dre's phone, she sees that he isn't who he pretends to be, so she sets out to tell a few lies of her own.
Kash had been the only man Roni ever loved. He was the Will to her Jada. The D. Wade to her Gabby Union; until he crossed the line. Having broke her heart for the last time, her anger turns to hate; and hatches a plan to make Kash suffer the way she had. There's nothing worse than a woman scorned; and Kash will soon learn, he should've been more careful with her heart.
A single bullet can be the catalyst for chaos in the lives of various people. The actions of one person can inadvertently impact a family for years to come. That is a startling reality all the people in the second part of this turbulent story must face. Each with their own problems and fears must soon find out what happens when emotions become involved, and the innocent is left to face the consequences and catch the...STRAY BULLET!
*THIS IS A RERELEASE!** Sometimes tragedy can break you...then other times it can make you a killer. This seems to be true in this thrilling sequel. When the girls thought they're lives couldn't get more turbulent they were proven wrong and thrust into the evil grasp of the Chin Orchid Dynasty. Now slaves; Blaque, FeFe, Rose, & Trouble must find a way to maintain their sanity and make it out of the horrible situation they've been thrust in. Despite all of the deception, abuse, rape, and murder that's all around them; these young women must dig deep and find a way out. Can these girls dubbed the Blaque Orchids, escape the grasp of the evil entity that holds their lives in their hands? Or will those environmental curses they tried to flee from come back to haunt them?
The hood has a way of sucking you in and never letting you go. Even if it's not the life you chose but rather the environment you were thrust in... The hood can trap you. This is true for the four friends and teenage mothers this book is based on, growing up in the hood. Each from different family demographics, they find themselves trapped in similar situations. After one tragic night, one of the girls dies while another goes to jail. The remaining two are left to pick up the pieces while raising their five kids. We'll ride through the tough streets of Memphis with Nyema, Nyeer, Audrika, Rondavious, and Shyeem, and find out how their city was dubbed the 1st Forty-Eight aka MEMPHghanistan. Poverty, violence, pain, despair, and murder is the backdrop of these five kids lives while growing up in Memphis. Come on this turbulent ride and find out if it's true that your environment can determine where you will go. This is the raw, gritty story of life in Memphis beyond Beale Street and Elvis's mansion. So welcome reader... Welcome to MEMPHghanistan‼️
No family is as good as it seems to be to the outside world, even those deeply embedded in the church. This proves true when it comes to the Broady Family and the holier than thou facade they put on for the world. Led by an alcoholic, violent, often devious father Reverend Issac, the Broady's appear to be the model family, but what goes on beyond the walls of their mansion is anything but holy. Pain runs deep in this tale as three kids try desperately to escape their hell and avoid The Sins that Follow!
Promises... Defined as a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or a particular thing will happen. We've all heard promises throughout our lives and experienced the heartache that follows when those promises are unfulfilled. This is especially true in the case of Myla Baxter. Once a wealthy child from a good family, Myla learned early on that most promises were meant to be broken. After watching her father murder her mother then kill himself, Myla found out she couldn't trust anyone's word. The only solid person in her life was her aunt Mena and even her word was shaky at best. So Myla goes through life trying not to rely on the word of others but still gets caught in a web of lies. Man after man enters her life and just like the promises in the past, they break their bond and her heart in the process. Then Ace comes along and she thinks her luck has changed. After inherting millions from her parents she starts a life with him and finds he offers more promises that are unkept. Ace doesn't know that he's dealing with someone on the brink of insanity. After being finessed out of all of her money and finding her aunt is missing, Myla sets out to make everyone who lied to her live up to their word. Violence, lies, secrets, and even murder seems to be Myla's only way out. Soon she has to face the same demon her father did in this gory tale... He promised Me.
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