Afros turned to Jeri curls, then to box fades, then twisted cornrows, and then finally back to Afros.īetween you, me, and the lamppost, I’ve seen just about everything under the sun in this slowly dilapidating apartment complex. Living paycheck to paycheck has a way of making the years roll by. When my oldest got strung out, I hustled just like everyone else during the infamous ’80s to take care of my grandbaby. I worked three jobs to support and raise four children. Hopes and dreams withered away like rose petals in a snowstorm. My husband’s wait ended in ’71 when he suffered a massive heart attack while working at the Atlanta Steel plant. Thirty-seven years later, I’m still waiting. When Godfrey and I first moved into Bentley Manor in June of ’69, it was supposed to be a temporary stop until the financing for our first home came through. Will she stay faithful to her husband or give in to a passion that may very well prove deadly? Read more Determined to finally provide a good man for her kids, Lexi must struggle to fight her cravings for sex with her ex. Lexi has five children-and four broke baby daddies. But Junior may cross the line, forcing Molly to give back all the abuse she's taken. Blinded by her love, Molly lets everyone walk all over her. Molly is so in love with her husband, Junior, that she doesn't care if she's the only white girl in the hood. Will Devani's plans force her man to commit, or backfire with the worst of consequences? When Tyrik's calls get further and further apart, Devani's mother suggests the perfect scheme: become his baby momma. The cost may be too high even for her expensive tastes.ĭevani knows she's found her way out of the hood when she sleeps with Tyrik, a star pro athlete. There's only the desperate need to get out by any means possible.Īisha has what every other ghetto girl envies: a loving man who supplies her with all the fashion, money, and accessories that scream "hood success." Now that her husband's in jail, Aisha may have to put something more precious than her designer gear up for sale in order to maintain her image. The first sexy drama-drenched novel in "a can't miss series" ( Essence) about four women struggling to find a way out of the projects in Atlanta by any means possible.įrom their front stoops at Bentley Manor, longtime residents Miz Osceola and Miz Cleo have seen just about everything and know all too well that there's no happily-ever-after in the projects.
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