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Riding Shotgun
What would you do to hold on to the good life? Would you let your man lie and cheat on you? Would you turn your head when the truth is hitting you dead in the face?
Akila Jones had a rough childhood growing up in one of Richmond’s grimiest projects. She learned early on that she had to boss up, go in savage mode, and take care of herself by any means necessary. Things are starting to look up for her when she falls for Mari, a well-known hitta from Virginia Beach. Little does she know she is destined for all the drama that comes with dating a dude with money. She’ll learn fast that good sex and playing the good girl are not enough to keep her wild lover under control.
Mari is young, rich, and arrogant. His messed-up mentality toward females only makes it worse when he snatches up this young girl who is desperate for a better life. His ignorant behavior makes him oblivious to the fact that danger is on the way, and his life is about to turn upside down in the blink of an eye.
Take a rocky ride with this couple who are toxic for each other but continue to play this dangerous game of love, lies, and betrayal.
Akila Jones had a rough childhood growing up in one of Richmond’s grimiest projects. She learned early on that she had to boss up, go in savage mode, and take care of herself by any means necessary. Things are starting to look up for her when she falls for Mari, a well-known hitta from Virginia Beach. Little does she know she is destined for all the drama that comes with dating a dude with money. She’ll learn fast that good sex and playing the good girl are not enough to keep her wild lover under control.
Mari is young, rich, and arrogant. His messed-up mentality toward females only makes it worse when he snatches up this young girl who is desperate for a better life. His ignorant behavior makes him oblivious to the fact that danger is on the way, and his life is about to turn upside down in the blink of an eye.
Take a rocky ride with this couple who are toxic for each other but continue to play this dangerous game of love, lies, and betrayal.
352 pages, Paperback
Published July 26, 2022
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July 21, 2026
This book didn’t have any likable characters. Akila is the dumbest person in history. The story got very repetitive and then it just ended.
October 31, 2024
I know this girl Akila can’t be that dumb to stay with Mari whom put his hands on her from time to time, cheats on her with friends, her cousin and women he been having for years. Tyrone was Akila college friend that kept trying to get with her eventually Akila gave in to see where it will go but it all came to a stop due to Tyrone telling her he was a fed and wanted her to flip on Mari. Not only that Akila is fighting these women, going to jail and killed her cousin after finding out she slept with Mari behind her back. Akila is pregnant and doesn’t have a clue if the baby is Mari or Tyrone. The ending she still didn’t know who the father was but Mari made sure that Akila and the baby was taken care of but Mari was killed in jail.
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