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What happens when the woman is the hustler and breadwinner for the family and she falls in love with her side dude?Gloria Parker is the proud mother of two and the wife of a hardworking man. Although her job is a dangerous one, she would never do anything to risk losing her family-until she falls for a man named Raymond Jackson. She was supposed to kill him, but now that she can't resist him, all that she holds dear will be placed in jeopardy. With the Italian Mob on her heels, Charlotte Police Department out for blood, and a husband who's willing to do anything to get his wife back, Gloria is thrown yet another curve. Her fate is placed in the hands of the one person she's most unsure of. Hold your breath and grab a glass of wine as Blake Karrington takes you on another wild ride. This action-packed thriller will leave you guessing until the last page.
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Published February 26, 2019
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Blake Karrington
105 books376 followersBlake Karrington is more than an author. He’s a storyteller who places his readers in action-filled moments. It’s in these creative spaces that readers are allowed to get to know his complex characters as if they’re really alive.
Most of Blake’s titles are in the South in urban settings that are often overlooked by the mainstream. But through Blake’s eyes, readers quickly learn that places like Charlotte, NC can be as gritty as they come. It’s in these streets of this oft overlooked world where Blake portrays murderers and thieves alike as believable characters. Without judgement, he weaves humanizing backstories that serve up compelling reasons for why a drug dealer might choose a life of crime.
Readers of speak of the roller coaster ride of emotions that ensues from feeling anger at empathetic characters who always seem to do the wrong thing at the right to keep the story moving forward.
In terms of setting,Blake’s stories introduce his readers to spaces they may or may not be used to - streetscapes with unkept, cracked sidewalks where poverty prevails, times are depressed and people are broke and desperate. In Blake storytelling space, morality is so curved that rooting for bad guys to get away with murder can sometimes seem like the right thing for the reader to do - even when it’s not.
Readers who connect with Blake find him to be relatable. Likening him to a bad-boy gone good, they see a storyteller who writes as if he’s lived in world’s he generously shares, readily conveying his message that humanity is everywhere, especially in the unlikely, mean streets of cities like Charlotte.
Most of Blake’s titles are in the South in urban settings that are often overlooked by the mainstream. But through Blake’s eyes, readers quickly learn that places like Charlotte, NC can be as gritty as they come. It’s in these streets of this oft overlooked world where Blake portrays murderers and thieves alike as believable characters. Without judgement, he weaves humanizing backstories that serve up compelling reasons for why a drug dealer might choose a life of crime.
Readers of speak of the roller coaster ride of emotions that ensues from feeling anger at empathetic characters who always seem to do the wrong thing at the right to keep the story moving forward.
In terms of setting,Blake’s stories introduce his readers to spaces they may or may not be used to - streetscapes with unkept, cracked sidewalks where poverty prevails, times are depressed and people are broke and desperate. In Blake storytelling space, morality is so curved that rooting for bad guys to get away with murder can sometimes seem like the right thing for the reader to do - even when it’s not.
Readers who connect with Blake find him to be relatable. Likening him to a bad-boy gone good, they see a storyteller who writes as if he’s lived in world’s he generously shares, readily conveying his message that humanity is everywhere, especially in the unlikely, mean streets of cities like Charlotte.
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June 15, 2023
I listened to this on audiobook and I loved it!
This book is about Gloria who is as cold and calculated as they come her job is very demanding and requires her to execute her contracts! Then she meets Raymond and everything is turned upside down. This book does about mob ties and the author did a very good job writing about them in this book.
When I got to chapter 35 I was literally floored like seriously because I didn’t see that one coming. Overall this book was good and it gave me everything I wanted in a read. If you want to get lost in a story about lies, deceit, love and hidden agendas this is the book for you !
10/10 recommend
This book is about Gloria who is as cold and calculated as they come her job is very demanding and requires her to execute her contracts! Then she meets Raymond and everything is turned upside down. This book does about mob ties and the author did a very good job writing about them in this book.
When I got to chapter 35 I was literally floored like seriously because I didn’t see that one coming. Overall this book was good and it gave me everything I wanted in a read. If you want to get lost in a story about lies, deceit, love and hidden agendas this is the book for you !
10/10 recommend
July 20, 2021
There was too much happening here. The Killers ended up turning on each other..The Brother drop kicking his sister down the stairs..The Kids..The husband..too much..
March 6, 2020
Too much going on for me - a very different read.
October 25, 2019
I enjoyed reading Scheming for Love by Blake Karrington. It had it all, love, drama, mystery. Normally the hired killers are men. In this book the main killer is a Beautiful woman named Gloria. Gloria does what she loves and when she meets the love of her life they end up having a family that she didn’t want. She knew a family would be in the way of what she loves doing. She falls in love with the man that she was hired to kill and all of sudden she has trouble doing the job she is hired for.
In Scheming for Love the people who you think you can trust are the people who you really have to watch out for. The people you least expect are the people who will have your back until death.
I would recommend scheming for love by Blake Karrington. I downloaded the audio for free via my Hoopla App that is connected with my library card. So yes it was a free read for me.
In Scheming for Love the people who you think you can trust are the people who you really have to watch out for. The people you least expect are the people who will have your back until death.
I would recommend scheming for love by Blake Karrington. I downloaded the audio for free via my Hoopla App that is connected with my library card. So yes it was a free read for me.
January 20, 2021
I normally do not do reviews on book here but man... When I tell you I was disappointed with this one! It was so hard to follow! The story was all over the place and the ending... well I won't spoil it but let's just say I felt like the author started running out of things to write so they just ended it!
February 5, 2019
This book was the bomb!!! It held my interest the hold time! And yes I did flip to the back to see what was going to happen. I couldn't wait!!! Blake Karrington does not disappoint with his books! On to the next one!
August 9, 2019
This story was good, crazy and not all that predictable. Gloria was not like too many other characters I've read about and she was as entertaining as she was deadly. I guess it had to end the way it did. I liked it.
July 8, 2021
You live by the sword you die by the sword
Love the ending
Everyone got what they deserved
Love the ending
Everyone got what they deserved
September 27, 2023
I would have given it a 4 if the narrator was able to talk in a Jamaican accent. She was dry! She didn't even try. The story was good.
May 27, 2021
This book is exciting and packed with edge and drama. It is truly an adrenaline ride. The only reason I gave it 3 stars was because the ending didn't match the "ride".
August 20, 2024
Enjoyed…
Actually I enjoyed this book, but there were some areas that I had to go back over because of the mixups of the names and the misspelling of some words. Good storyline. Family drama.
Actually I enjoyed this book, but there were some areas that I had to go back over because of the mixups of the names and the misspelling of some words. Good storyline. Family drama.
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