A father's work is never really done. Then again, neither is a
lover's.
After a few ups and downs, Alec "Smoke" Avery and Anne Phillips have
found a rhythm they can both groove to, and they've made a love
connection. But just when they think they can finally settle down, their
past comes back to haunt them in ways they never imagined.
Smoke's former flame is stalking him, and she's determined to have him
all to herself. That's the last thing Smoke needs while he's trying to
deal with Anne's emotional baggage and convince her that he's all the
man she needs. Anne suspects that Smoke is still stepping out on her,
and when things get tense, she decides to do a little stepping out of
her own.
Away at Kentucky State on a basketball scholarship, their son, Isaiah,
has become motivated to straighten out his life, but his nemesis, Hood,
isn't done wreaking havoc. His sudden appearance on campus is
jeopardizing Isaiah's scholarship and his life.
Things go from bad to worse when, in the midst of a heated lover's
quarrel, Smoke and Anne commit the perfect crime to save their son and
themselves. When the smoke clears, truths will have to be told, and Anne
will have to accept that she and Smoke are more alike than she cares to
admit.
Terra Little takes readers on a roller coaster ride of emotions in this
story of a very real, very dysfunctional family.
