 When Lady cries rape on her mother's boyfriend, her mother throws her out of the only home she has ever known. Now Lady must find a way to survive on the cold, hard streets. After landing a dead-end job at a donut shop, Lady wonders how she will ever make it out of a six-dollar-an-hour existence.
Then she meets Cream, the leader of one of the most notorious gangs in New York City. Cream quickly decides that he wants to own this beauty and recruits her for his prostitution ring. Lady joins the “Cream Team,” but she has no intentions of working the streets forever. In fact, she plans to run the show and she's willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen. But the streets don't love nobody, and it's not long before Lady is deep in a game she can no longer control.
The question is: Will she be able to get out of the game before the game claims her?
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“Sex, money, and mayhem! Mark Anthony brings a new definition of raw to the streets, and she's wearing stilettos.” —Jamise L. Dames, national bestselling author of Momma's Baby, Daddy's Maybe and Pushing Up Daisies
“Sensationally written, Lady's Night definitely takes you out on the town! Mark Anthony creates outstanding characters that leave you on the edge of your seat.” —Crystal Lacey Winslow, bestselling author of The Criss Cross
“Mark Anthony came back strong with this one!” —K'wan, national bestselling author of Street Dreams and Hoodlum
“A classic street tale that will have you begging for more.” —K. Elliott, Essence bestselling author of Entangled
***** A Young Woman's Transformation Into a Lady
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Hotchklate "Coast2CoastReaders" (Bronx, N.Y.) |
14 year old Tina is left homeless after being raped by her mother's boyfriend. Tina manages to survive on her own for over a year still attending high school all while sleeping on the NYC subways and working part time at a local donut shop. While working at the donut shop she meets Kevin "Cream" Johnson the leader of the infamous Cream Team.
Young and naive Tina initially believes that Cream could rescue her from the streets. However after promising to treat Tina as a "Lady" Cream only puts Tina out to work on the streets as a prostitute. With her back against the wall once again Lady decides to become way more than Cream's bottom bytch. After implementing a couple of money making ideas Lady quickly leaves the track behind and becomes an integral member of the Cream Organization, the Cream Team's First Lady.
The Cream Team's criminal endeavors eventually leads to Cream's incarceration which left Lady running the entire organization at the age of 18. But with a crime syndicate specializing in sex, drugs and murder can Lady ward off both the police and rival crews looking to capitalize on Cream's jail sentence?
Author Mark Anthony delivers in this gripping tale of a young girl forced to live a life filled with trials and tribulations. Readers will enjoy the transformation of Tina from a young girl into a true "Lady" in every sense of the word.
***** All "Ladies" Pay Attention!
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Ms. Book "goodpeoples@ ARC Book Club Inc." |
"Lady's Night" by Mark Anthony is quaranteed to take you by surprise, as you read the testimony of an inexperienced teen-girl, named Tina forced to immediately grow up over night. Tina struggles to live a life to keep a roof over her head and juggles her circumstances the best way she knows how. In her attempt, Tina through her wittiness, fast mouth and acquired streets smarts is thrown into a life-style she "thought" she would enjoy; only to find herself dancing with the devil.
Looking for man to shelter her, she believes that her gifted beauty will shield her from the "common" squabbles of man-woman relationships. HA!
Despite Tina's connections in the world of heavy hitters, Mark Anthony delivers a powerful message and startles the reader with Tina's ultimate decision for her life. This story should be on your "MUST READ LIST" and is most definitely a different read for those who love "street" stories.
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