Caught In The Middle

by Jennifer Luckett · 2009

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LaQuandra Williams owns a hair salon, and her life is shaken when her mother, Alicia, comes home after eight years in prison. Alicia reconnects with her former boyfriend, Tony, whose lifestyle she no longer wants, and she begins a relationship with a police officer, John Shelby.

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Meanwhile LaQuandra falls for Antwaine "Ace" Greene, a drug dealer focused on money and women. Her hopes for a future with him end abruptly when he is killed. Determined to find his murderer, she begins to uncover a truth that threatens her world, and as the body count rises, her own safety and that of the people she loves are at risk.

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Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 254 pages

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