The Ring: A Chicago Love Story

by Rio

Sincere Jerrell Owens, known to family and friends as Rell, is a 22-year-old ex-con on a road to redemption from his criminal past. He's done time in the toughest prison in Illinois, and after doing two years on parole and house arrest, he vows to stay on a positive path and to set a good example for Jahlil, his younger brother. With the help of his father, David "Big Man" Owens, a recovered drug addict with a growing list of properties in the Chicago area and a money-hungry wife, Rell manages to keep himself out of trouble...until Jahlil gets drawn into the very same street drama that Rell himself is trying so vehemently to avoid.

Tamera and Tirzah Lyon are sisters who live together in an apartment in one of Big Man's properties. Pressed for love after experiencing a recent heartbreak, Tamera mutters a prayer to God while spending a lonely Christmas Eve with her sister. She prays for a good man. That's all she wanted for Christmas. Nothing extra. Not a man with a ton of money, not some kind of business owner — just a fine, good, honest, loving man who will love her just as much as she will love him.

Minutes later a man knocks at her door. She opens it and finds Rell, her landlord's son, and he is everything she had just prayed for...or so it seemed.

197 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 25, 2015

About the author

"Rio" is the national best-selling author of The Cocaine Princess Saga. The Cocaine Princess part one skyrocketed to #1 on the African American and Urban Bestsellers list within days of its release. That was quite an accomplishment for his first published novel. The Cocaine Princess 2 through 5 are also available. He spends his time writing and reading urban books to better his own writing. Rio's passion is to put his stamp on urban fiction and other genres one book at a time. He is now hard at work on Bulletface 5, his next novel. You can contact him on Facebook: Author Rio Terrell; email: rioauthor@gmail.com; Instagram: authorrio5; or follow on Twitter @authorrio.

Reviews

[J Crawford]

OMG What

The style of writing just draws me in and the main characters Rell and the (sisters) are just so likeable and engaging. Nice read, ok it's a brilliant read just finished this, I can't wait I'm itching for Part 2. It's just downloaded, so I got to go .......

[Donica James]

Rio I will definitely say you went harder in this book then the rest.I can't believe it was so many killings in two days.Then for ppl that don't know anything about each other to become lovers and willing to risk they lives for each other is even crazier.But I like Rell and Tamara together they are too cute and they both seem like they just need that one person to hold them down.Now both they siblings are outta control lol.That ending was good I can't wait for part two

[Antoinette]

Great Read Rio!!!

This had a lot of drama from beginning to the end now I am wanting for book 2 ASAP. The Lysons sisters don't play. Rell and Jah is gangster for real I just love reading about these characters had me so caught up and it seem like I was there with them. Keep up the good work Rio.

[Chenille]

Good read

Its just something about rell that I love.. I would've gave a five star but it was the long lyrics that I didn't like it's ok to have a few lines but not pages of a song I had to skip those parts. But other then that good story ready for part two

[Tonia]

The Ring

Rell is falling back into his old ways. Hopefully Tamera can change that. Jah needs to grow up and realize he has a daughter that needs him.

[°BeauutiLovve]

There was so many killings in 2 days it was crazy... strangers becomes lovers in 2 dayz while bodies are being left behind. Can't wait to read part 2.

[Deborah Bates]

Oh well

Lots (too much) of smoking killing sex, no storyline that I could detect. Know one had any morals even the mother was intense.

[Quita]

Book was amazing loved how the couple found love in 2 days and how they are loyal to from day one.