Publisher Description
In this captivating Depression-era set novel by New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe, two couples find their grudges endangering more than their Alabama small towns deceptive peace When good-time couple Milton and Yvonne Hamilton moved one house over from the respectable-but-restless Odell and Joyce Watson, it was a fast friendship of shared secretsand secret jealousies and betrayals. Their alliance was bound to crash and burn, but the Hamiltons wont quite let the flame die out, even after scandalous accusations get them arrested Odell would do anything to be free of his bootlegging, blackmailing, money extorting neighbors and recover the peacefuland financially prosperouslife he and Joyce once had. But Milton and Yvonne seem to always bounce back from bad luck, and this time theyve returned angrier, and greedier, than ever. Determined to get what Odell owes them, the Hamiltons have a big surprise for Joyce too, one that shows how far they will go to get revenge Now pushed past his breaking point, Odell is sure hes got a foolproof plan to end the scheming once and for all. But it soon spirals into lies, shattering violence, and permanent damage that will roil their tranquil community, and alter his and Joyces world forever
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About Mary Monroe
Mary Monroe is a New York
Times bestselling African American fiction author. Her first novel, The Upper Room, was published in 1985.
She is best known for her novel God Don’t
Like Ugly, and the series revolves around the characters it first introduced.
About the Narrators
Adenrele Ojo is an actress, dancer, and audiobook narrator, winner of over a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2018. She made her on-screen debut in My Little Girl, starring Jennifer Lopez, and has since starred in several other films. She has also performed extensively with the Philadelphia Dance Company. As the daughter of John E. Allen, Jr., founder and artistic director of Freedom Theatre, the oldest African American theater in Pennsylvania, is no stranger to the stage. In 2010 she performed in the Fountain Theatre’s production of The Ballad of Emmett Till, which won the 2010 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Ensemble. Other plays include August Wilson’s Jitney and Freedom Theatre’s own Black Nativity, where she played Mary.
Beresford Bennett is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.
Sharmila Devar is known for her work on Happy and You Know It, Outsourced, and Shades of Ray.
James Shippy is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.