All her life Santee Mitchell seems to keep coming up short in her mind. Growing up she constantly played second best to her older sister Sonya, and in adulthood, the patterned continues. She’s stuck with two-timing, drug-dealing James, while her sister lucks up and snags a professional ball player. Not to mention the fact that her money is always running short, when it runs at all. The last straw comes in the form of an eviction notice and an ill-timed pregnancy. Depressed by her current state and lack of money, pride and resentment cause her to widen the gap between her and her sister.

Determined to turn her luck around, as well as put some money in the bank, Santee turns to her friend Monique and is immediately hypnotized by the sparkle of her diamond encrusted world. What she doesn’t realize is that help from Monique comes with a price and Santee finds herself sinking deeper into the dark world Monique creates for her.

Haunted by a fire that still burns for her ex and driven by a wanton lust for a trick turned savior, Santee’s plan starts to unravel and she begins making desperate moves to get out from under the mess she created. However, it may be too late to right her wrongs when Monique turns up dead and she is fingered for the gruesome crime. Revealing a secret that changes her forever and forcing her to look for answers in the one place she tried to avoid - inside herself.

ISBN: 9780979975745; ISBN10: 0979975743; Xpress Yourself Publishing; On Sale: 12/01/2007; Format: Trade Paperback; Trim Size: 6 x 9; Pages: 208; Ages: 18 and Up