Sereniti The Takeover

by Dama Cargle

Have you ever been in love so deeply that you love someone more than yourself? Well meet Sereniti Garcia, a beautiful bombshell who has loved her boyfriend Dwayne ‘Nice’ Richard ‘literally’ more than life itself. For 2 years, Sereniti and Dwayne had the perfect storybook relationship until he became KING. Then came the money, cars, and clothes and yes the hoes. What do you do when your love isn’t enough?
A trip to Miami for Memorial Day weekend with her best friend Brooklyn, was supposed to be a getaway from all the drama Nice brings. What it turns out to be is a nightmare, resulting in Sereniti catching a couple of bodies.Sereniti is torn, her mind is saying run, but her heart won’t let her leave.

Kingston is a sexy Jamaican who has a past so deadly, ice runs though his veins. One look at Sereniti, and Kingston is smitten. He falls hard and has no intention of giving her up. The City of Tallahassee has been Nice's playground and has made him millions, but what will the KING do when his throne is threatened? Find out in this game of deceit, lies, betrayal and secrets. Who will claim and protect the QUEEN? And who will in the end, occupy the throne? This game of chess played out in the Florida streets will keep you on the edge of your seat in breathless anticipation of the next move.

203 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 20, 2012

About the author

Dama Cargle currently resides in Tallahassee Fl, where she’s a mother of one, works a full time job, still considers herself an up and coming Author, presently working on numerous books at once, actually gearing up for this summer TakeOver where she plans to drop a total of 9 books of her own alongside her authors under TakeOver Publications. She first started toss around the idea to become an Author when her and a fellow Author had a conversation about a book, she was told she had some great idea and that she should think about writing her very own. A dream and a week later she had 65 thousand words and decided to keep going, writing became enjoyable and a stress reliever for her. Making up her mind that’s she would put her all into making this a dream come true, in doing so she soaked up every piece of information she could from fellow Authors and literature entailing growth. Doing the researched she decided to be her own Boss by establishing a publishing company entitled TakeOver Publishing. With one book at a time she plans on building an unspeakable dynasty.

Reviews

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just finished reading Sereniti by this new author. I started reading this book as part of an upcoming book discussion and I wanted to make sure I finished it in time. While the book was a long in some areas it was very fast paced while in others I had to keep putting my Nook down to push myself through.

Sereniti is a woman who is in love. She is so in love that she allows Nice to basically walk over her. Though he admits to loving her I dont think there love is shared the same way. Sereniti is that ride or die do anything for her man no questions asked kind of girl. She wants whats best for him and will do anything to show her love. But when her man isnt showing her the same kind of love in return what will happen when Sereniti is left alone with only her thoughts and the attraction of another man? Will Sereniti's life be turned upside down because of the lies people are holding from her?

Dwayne aka Nice is the King of his City and will do anything to stop anyone who gets in his way of making his money, and is also the love of Sereniti's life. If that means he has kill or be killed, then his answer is always the same. Dwayne is a true ladies man, the ladies see him and automatically want a piece of him, and he often uses them to get what he wants.

Messing with Nice, Sereniti has to put on her big girl panties and often has to step up to the plate when necessary, or when her man sees fit.

I feel that the story its self was a good one, BUT im sure the story would have been better if all the details in some areas, such as the club scene with Nice and his boys and all the boys were described since we only really dealt with one of his friends throughout the book and another two towards the end i felt that that information was not needed. I also got a drug history lession which i thought was way too much also. Sometimes details in certain places are good but too many details makes readers fast forward that part because honestly we just want to know whats going on in the story and all the fluff is in the way. Lets see I think this author did too much label dropping I sure hope shes getting paid for all those free promotion shes giving these people, but everything had a label from panties to candles. I guess sometimes its ok to know what they are wearing but every outfit with a name is like ok ... but I think we all knew Sereniti was fly. There were a few errors in the book and also towards the end the paragraph was repated twice.

The ending of the book confused me it could be because im still trying to figure out who Reina is because who i thought she was im not sure, and just the ending and what happened, and who was involved left me a bit confused, so im not sure but I guess the next part will clear all things up.

Overall it was an ok average read. Sereniti definitly makes an interesting character. I may read the next installment to see what will happen next.

[Athena · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was really excited to read Sereniti and after reading it I think the author did a good job for her first book. The story captured my attention in the beginning but unfortunately I got lost somewhere between the introduction of new characters and all of the detailed information. There were some parts where I felt as if the author went into more descriptions than were needed and they didn't contribute to the story in any way. It also seemed to be a ton of label dropping which got a tad bit overwhelming. I did enjoy the suspense at times,especially towards the ending of the book. Even though the twist was predictable and something that I have read way too many times in urban lit, it did provide an interesting element to the story line. I'm eager to find out more about the identity of certain characters. I'm also eager to find out what really happened at the end. I will continue to support this author.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice and Sereniti are a couple who are experiencing many ups and downs within their relationship. For this to be the authors first full length novel i was impressed by her work. While this was a pretty good book I did see a few areas that could be improved on. There were a few editing issues: however, they didn't take away from the story. The excessive label dropping became a problem to me after a while as well. I did appreciate the how she focused on details, at the same time I felt that she often gave too much focus on areas that did not add to the story. I will be reading more from this author.

[Arabia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love love loved this book! Like the saying goes Life is a game of Chess not Checkers...LOL! This story had me from the very beginning...There was a lot of action, lies, deceit and a whole lot of love. I loved Nice...he was the guy you loved to hate. For this to be this authors first novel she nailed it...I look forward to reading more from Ms. Dama Cargle:)

[Fanita Pendleton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am so glad I 1Clicked Sereniti...... I could vividly feel apart of many scenes as the author captured the essence of the moment. The story will keep you wanting more. I appreciate the pace of the story and only got lost once as I stayed buckle in for the bumpy road ahead... I am very glad that this is a series and now Iam diving into the Takeover....High 5 to Dama.... Moon

[ZaLayah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it!!!!!!!1

[°BeauutiLovve · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was Bam in yo face...... Family will hurt u like no other same as bestfriends. Loyalty and friends are Books...... I can't wait for part 2 to come out this was a good one

[Mirrlees · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jamaican story line it. Sen Sen take hold your life to see another day. Who Would it be?

[Tanielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even with all the bull I liked Nice and Sereniti was no joke with her drama. I couldn't believe what happened with Coco but the chaos behind it was great. With the way Brooke was acting I knew something deeper was going on. I couldn't put what was going on with Yong but I knew he was going to be involved some kind of way. It was way too much going on though. Hard to follow along with so many people going by different names. Then the whole father thing was confusing as ever. It takes a couple times to read over what was happening with that and it was to the point you didn't really care what was happening. The story could've been clearer the story could've been way better had it not been so much at the same time.

[Tanielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even with all the bull I liked Nice and Sereniti was no joke with her drama. I couldn't believe what happened with Coco but the chaos behind it was great. With the way Brooke was acting I knew something deeper was going on. I couldn't get what was going on with Yong but I knew he was going to be involved some kind of way.

It was way too much going on though. Hard to follow along with so many people going by different names. Then the whole father thing was confusing as ever. It takes a couple times to read over what was happening with that situation and it was to the point you didn't really care what was going on. The story could've been clearer and it would've been way better had it not been so much at the same time.

[Shawna · Rating 3 out of 5]

After reading this author's short story in When It Rains, It Pours, I could not wait to read her full length novel. This is the story of Sereniti and Nice, how all the money in the world cannot compensate for love. It also touches on betrayal, and keep your enemies close, and your friends even closer definitely applies. This was a good story, but for me was a little confusing at certain parts in the middle. Despite that fact, I did enjoy the story and will definitely be reading more from this author in the future.

[Sherry · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sereniti: The Takeover (THE SERENITI SERIES) by Dama Cargle, focuses on main character Sereniti and her drama. The story is undeveloped, unoriginal, drags, confusing and uneven. It gave me a headache. There are grammar errors. I have read similar storylines in the past. This book is recommended only if a free purchase.

[Ms. T. Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it

it was slow at times and it felt as if some parts were just fillers, but the overall story line was good. I read this in two days because I had to come to a stopping point because there was just an overwhelming amount of fluff but after that I really got into the story and began to like it. the ending was amazing. looking forward to finding out what happened

[Brittney G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ooooh this was a good one! Where is part 2?! I loved the way it ended, because it leaves my mind to keep wondering on what will happen next. The author had me guessing right up to the end and even when I thought I put two and two together, I still wasn't sure unless it was confirmed. Great job!

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow WOW

Wow THE ENDING WAS LIKE WHAT THE DAUGHTER LIKED MOTHER APPLE DONT FALL T O FARR FROM THE TREE.THIS BOOK FULL OF DRAMA I THOUGHT I WAS AT THE MOVIES THE WAY THEY WAS GOING AT IT IN THIS BOOK.DAMA U DIDN'T LET ME DOWN

[Lisa G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow I loved this book. The author did a great job with this being her 1st book. It had a lot of drama and intrigue and I can't wait for part 2

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a good read. Full of drama! I do recommend!