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THE HOOKY PARTY
A novel that combines street smarts with a morality lesson, The Hooky Party is set in 1990 during the final days of the senior year at JT Samuel, a predominantly black public high school in Brooklyn, New York.
Upon learning the new principal has cancelled their beloved Senior Cut Day, seniors Marc Price and Michael Starkes plot to throw a huge Hooky Party as an act of defiance. With the aid of their buddies, Anthony and Horace, they hatch a plan that looks flawless. But looks can be deceiving.
Can they pull off the party of the year, a social event that somehow manages to bind the class nerds, the cool, the jocks and the thugs together in harmony...and not get caught?
A light-hearted mixture of caper and conscience, The Hooky Party is a serious-but-funny look into the lives of African American teens with a lively cast of characters who explore friendship, loyalty, true love, and learning to take responsibility for their decisions.
A GAMBLE OF FAITH
A Novel
When their friend Eddie dies from Cancer, childhood friends Terrence, Alyssa and Marquis go their separate ways to try and sort out their lives. Alyssa and Marquis are able to come to grips with the loss but Terrence is unable to forgive God for not answering his prayers to spare Eddie's life. As his own private world around him crumbles, he turns his back on his faith in God and renounces his beliefs.
Then Terrence meets Lucy, a vibrant and beautiful woman who has it all and is more than willing to share it with Terrence. Her financial guidance and love help him regain his confidence and puts him on the path to recovery. So when he is invited to restart the traditional Friday Night poker game with his old friend's, he brings her along.
Marquis and Alyssa welcome her into their clique but Marquis has reservations about their close relationship. Even Alyssa senses something isn't quite right but they choose to let the relationship play out. When the subject of Terrence's return to church comes up, they discover he and Lucy share the same sentiment about faith and believing; they don't believe in anything at all. Terrence, now more than ever, is rooted in his decision with Lucy by his side supporting him.
But that decision sets in motion a chain of events none of them are prepared for.
It begins with the arrival of two men from Lucy's past. At first it seems as though they have come just to join in the game and ruffle Lucy's feathers. But as the night goes on, it slowly starts to become evident that their there for another reason entirely. Their persistent questions towards Terrence's faith and reasoning and the steady outbursts of anger toward Lucy bring tempers and emotions to a boiling point. When it all explodes, it does so as a revelation when Alyssa figures out the nature behind the men's visit and the secret Lucy has been keeping from all of them.
For on this night, the wager has been set high and the stakes are winner takes all as heaven, hell and three friends gamble for the greatest prize on Earth; their lives. Who will win?
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