Essence best-seller and book club favorite Eric Pete returns with another seductive tale of love gone wrong. On the day he is supposed to propose to Amelia, things go tragically wrong, and Bodie ends up in the slammer with a conviction for manslaughter. Amelia can't believe Bodie is guilty, but she knows she's got to move on and find herself a better man. And just when she thinks she's found that man, Amelia finds out her new lover has more in common with Bodie than smooth moves.
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"This is definitely a page turner. Get it. Read it. Perfect for some juicy trash for a change of pace. "
— Myla (4 out of 5 stars)
“The inner lives of the main characters and most of the supporting cast are well sketched…Pete has a knack for describing budding romance. The last few chapters build to a satisfyingly bittersweet conclusion.”
— Publishers Weekly“An engaging novel of hard times and second chances…A gritty depiction of prison life, a few sweaty sex scenes, and a cast of well-drawn characters converge in this drama of damaged lives.”
— Kirkus Reviews" This is definitely a page turner. Get it. Read it. Perfect for some juicy trash for a change of pace. "
— Myla, 2/5/2013" This was a one hitter quitter!!! I read this book in one day! This was an excellent read!! "
— Damika, 1/5/2012" This was a one hitter quitter!!! I read this book in one day! This was an excellent read!! "
— Damika, 3/12/2010Eric Pete is an award-winning author and one of the hottest voices in contemporary fiction today. Born in Seattle, he grew up on a steady diet of reading and late night films. This love of print and film continued when Eric relocated “back home” with his mother to Louisiana. A graduate of McNeese State University, he now resides in Texas, where he is currently working on his next novel.
Kevin R. Free is an audiobook narrator and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several AudioFile best narrations of the year selections. Known for his work with young-adult novels, he has read titles by Rick Riordan, Walter Dean Myers, and Joe Haldeman. In 2011 he was named a Best Voice in Young Adult and Fantasy from AudioFile magazine for his narration of Myers’ The Cruisers: Checkmate.