Vickie M. Stringer Collection (eBook)

From Vicki M. Stringer, the reigning queen of urban fiction (Publishers Weekly), three exciting novels that will keep you coming back for more.Let That Be the Reason Let That Be the Reason begins when a drug dealer abandons his girlfriend Pamela Xavier, leaving her with nothing but a stack of bills, an empty refrigerator, and an impending eviction notice. Backed in a corner and with no prospects in sight, Pamela decides to get her hustle on. Transforming herself into Carmen, she learns to deal with the streets, the playas, the drug lords, and of course the lawby any means necessary. In no time, she is running a call-girl service, a fencing operation, and a drug cartelall while still being a mom. Carmen wants money, but she also wants happiness. The problem is, she doesnt quite understand what real happiness is and what real love meansor what it all costs. Imagine ThisImagine This continues the saga of Pamela as she does jail time and has to decide who she really is: Pamela, a woman who, more than anything, loves her son and wants to be there to raise him; or Carmen, the ruthless baller, who does the crime, serves the time, and honors, at any expense, the code of the street. The Reason WhyPamela was a naive coed from Detroit, going to classes by day and clubs by night. The hottest spot was Jazzy Jays and thats where one of the guys slipped his gun in her pocketbook, knowing that the police who had just descended on the club wouldnt check the girls for weapons. She didnt know his name or anything other than he was cute and charming. But, when she tracked him down to return his property, she found out his name was Chino, his game was hustling, and his plan was to make her his womanand give her more than she ever bargained for out of life, love, and the pursuit of money.