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  • This story told by each brother in alternating chapters is unique and well developed. Johnson's writing is so crisp and fresh that this 372 page novel will go by in a flash. I believe what I enjoyed most about this story is that it depicts black men in times of trouble committed to the women in thei ... Continue

    This story told by each brother in alternating chapters is unique and well developed. Johnson's writing is so crisp and fresh that this 372 page novel will go by in a flash. I believe what I enjoyed most about this story is that it depicts black men in times of trouble committed to the women in their lives and to keeping their families together at all cost. Author Freddie Lee Johnson, III tells this story with the kind of humor and thoughtfulness that makes him a welcome new voice to the genre of contemporary African American literature!

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“With finely-tuned characters, Freddie Lee Johnson III effectively harmonizes the varied strains of an African American family and proves that, when it comes to the Black male voice, he’s got perfect pitch.”
–CHRIS BENSON
Author of Special Interest

Clifford imagines his life as picture-perfect: two wonderful young sons, a fast-track career, a loving wife. But his marriage is about to hit the skids. Victor is a street-smart man with a tried and true philosophy for women: Get out before things get too deep. Words to live by–until he meets a woman who turns his world upside-down. Surviving a tragic, troubled past, Nathan is a minister with a solid family and an adoring congregation. But he will soon find temptation where he least expects it. Three brothers as different as they come. Three lives that veer unexpectedly off course. One bond that heals them all. . . .

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