This is my 'X' book for my 2008 title challenge. This is my first book by Ms. Poole (I have one or two others on my shelves that I haven't got to yet) but it's pretty darn good. It's as good as anything by La Jill Hunt, Angel Hunter, Nikki Turner, and the rest. The chapters rotate between three d...
Thanksgiving was for giving thanks. I knew I had a lot to be happy about—my life, my health, my children—but I didn’t feel like celebrating anything. Payment arrangements, extensions, speaking to a supervisor . . . I didn’t want to do any of the above anymore. I needed money. I needed a job. Thes...
I finally introduced him to Kierra because he was getting suspicious. She was loving him; he bought her gifts and candy, and she was easily bought. I told her not to talk about Jamil and Alexis and she was like, okay. I didn’t know how much more I could take myself, though. At the last home game ...
Everyone had their red, black, and white Falcon colors on. DeCarious invited me, Asia, and his parents to his game. This was a major step for us. Being at the game was wives’ and girlfriends’ territory. Every now and then jumpoffs get tickets, too, but if DeCarious had anyone he liked she would b...
Go, son! Yes!” I yelled as my son caught the rebound and took it down the court. When everyone thought he was going to the basket, he passed it to Thaddeus Franklin and he slam-dunked on the Pacers. They were about to secure their tenth win in a row! Carl came to town for the game and he finally ...