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The Temptation of Fate
The Temptation of Fate is a tale of naïve teenagers and ignorant young adults who tempt fate with their rebellious, value-deficient attitudes. These youngsters are never prepared to take responsibilities for their actions because they think the world owes them something. And they are inadvertently encouraged by parents who do not know the difference between parental love and negligence.
JESSICA A 17 year-old blue-eyed blonde cannot wait to be free from an assumed parental control. But when fate finally presents her with independence, she is too overwhelmed to handle it.
LAKEERA A 16 year-old African American thinks all that glitters is gold. Due to her ignorance and naivety, she gets easily lured into sex by her mother’s boyfriend. But the mother, in spite of her reckless indiscretion, has been there, done that and will not want a case of history repeating itself.
ERIC A 23 year-old African American rises up through thick and thin from a notorious Chicago south-side neighborhood to become a health care professional. He however commits some moral and legal blunders that threaten to derail everything for which he has worked.
MARY Turner’s mother is a strong woman who struggles against all odds and stereotypes to ensure the emancipation of her kids from a ghetto existence. But when her son suddenly appears to be on a downward spiral, she springs into action not only to save him from going to jail but also to avoid his relapse into a life of doldrums.
JESSICA A 17 year-old blue-eyed blonde cannot wait to be free from an assumed parental control. But when fate finally presents her with independence, she is too overwhelmed to handle it.
LAKEERA A 16 year-old African American thinks all that glitters is gold. Due to her ignorance and naivety, she gets easily lured into sex by her mother’s boyfriend. But the mother, in spite of her reckless indiscretion, has been there, done that and will not want a case of history repeating itself.
ERIC A 23 year-old African American rises up through thick and thin from a notorious Chicago south-side neighborhood to become a health care professional. He however commits some moral and legal blunders that threaten to derail everything for which he has worked.
MARY Turner’s mother is a strong woman who struggles against all odds and stereotypes to ensure the emancipation of her kids from a ghetto existence. But when her son suddenly appears to be on a downward spiral, she springs into action not only to save him from going to jail but also to avoid his relapse into a life of doldrums.
117 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 15, 2011
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About the author
Femi Olawole
3 books1 followerA certified accountant with a passion for writing and freelance journalism, Femi Olawole once contributed a weekly column of social commentaries to The News Journal (Delaware’s top-most newspaper). And he did this in his capacity as a member of the newspaper's Community Advisory Board. In 1993, he received The Nigerian Media Merit Award in the Business Reporting category for his work, Sailing on Dark Waters. It was a special report on the travails of Nigerian entrepreneurs in their search for seed capital. Olawole is also the author of The Temptation of Fate and The Tower of Mammon. He lives in Delaware, United States.
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June 28, 2017
When Jessica Weather's life is changed forever due to actions motivated by youthful impudence, she, along with the rest of The Temptation Of Fate's interconnected cast of characters, begins to learn how to govern her emerging independence as a young adult. Without the help of nurturing parents, Jessica and her peers, such as Lakeera Watson, are left vulnerable to bad men and their own indiscretion.
However, throughout the course of the book, the experiences of these young women, as well as the involvement of the guiding maternal force of Mary Miller, help them learn how to become agents of their own bodies, and consequently their futures.
Alexandra Kelman
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However, throughout the course of the book, the experiences of these young women, as well as the involvement of the guiding maternal force of Mary Miller, help them learn how to become agents of their own bodies, and consequently their futures.
Alexandra Kelman
Apex Reviews
March 15, 2011
I'm thinking a 2.5/3 is very appropriate for the rating of this book. It was a quick read, but my goodness, something wasn't right with this story at all. I have to write the review before I decide if I should leave it a 2 rating or bump it up to a 3. Stay tuned for review.
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