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Pink Lips
In this unorthodox tale of power plays, love affairs, and betrayal, two ambitious sisters learn that everything comes at a price—and what may feel good isn’t always good for you.
Pink lips can be a sign of grace, class, and beauty, but for sisters Willow and Kail, it means power and respect. They will do anything under the sun to become part of the higher echelon, so they pay a massive fee to join an organization and get their lips etched in pink. And life is good for the pair—until an accidental phone dismantles the whole organization.
With their lives upended, Willow and Kail flee to the streets of their hometown, Philadelphia, for a fresh start. With a new clientele and a hunger for money, they try to resurrect the organization that ended at their own hands. Money is the main goal for everyone involved until Willow meets Duke, a neighborhood hardhead, and is bitten by the love bug.
Kail objects to the relationship, but Willow ignores her sister’s warnings, falling deeper and deeper in love. As the sisters turn against each other, skeletons hidden in the closet are revealed, and the saying “blood is thicker than water” is tested to the fullest. Will they be able to come to an agreement, or will blood be shed first?
Pink lips can be a sign of grace, class, and beauty, but for sisters Willow and Kail, it means power and respect. They will do anything under the sun to become part of the higher echelon, so they pay a massive fee to join an organization and get their lips etched in pink. And life is good for the pair—until an accidental phone dismantles the whole organization.
With their lives upended, Willow and Kail flee to the streets of their hometown, Philadelphia, for a fresh start. With a new clientele and a hunger for money, they try to resurrect the organization that ended at their own hands. Money is the main goal for everyone involved until Willow meets Duke, a neighborhood hardhead, and is bitten by the love bug.
Kail objects to the relationship, but Willow ignores her sister’s warnings, falling deeper and deeper in love. As the sisters turn against each other, skeletons hidden in the closet are revealed, and the saying “blood is thicker than water” is tested to the fullest. Will they be able to come to an agreement, or will blood be shed first?
288 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 27, 2014
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September 12, 2014
Upended
Ernest 'Rock' Evans runs Philly. He's married to Anoki. They have one son, Junior, and she's just given birth to their daughter, Willow. Across town, Evelyn Mancini, the head of the mob's daughter and Rock’s mistress, has also given birth to their daughter, Melee. Before, Evelyn was fine playing second in Rock's life because of who her father was. But now that she has a child of her own, Rock has to choose between his wife and mistress. Or force a decision to be made for him.
Years later Rock is now the head of the mafia. He's married to Evelyn and he has no idea that he still has a family that's been surviving without the likes of him. He also doesn’t know that his wife was pregnant with another daughter Kail.
Willow and Kail have decided to make their way to Philly with the hopes of restarting the family business. While looking to recruit former childhood friends, they meet Evelyn Mancini-Evans. They don't know who she is, but she definitely knows who they are, and she's less than pleased to learn that they are still apart of the living. Will she be able to dispose of them without Rock finding out?
After reading the synopsis for PINK LIPS by Andre D. Jones, I could not wait to read it. Unfortunately, that was short-lived. The book is just like every other on the shelves. The author spends all the time in the world describing and detailing clothing and shoes, but the story lags in explanations, transitioning and reality. Jones paints Rock as the person who runs the city of Philly, but he sacrifices his wife and child and then marries the woman responsible for his loss. Also, he's African American and as a consolation prize, his father-in-law, Vinny, turns over the mafia to him. Even if this is fiction, that's not how the mafia works. That's not how any of this works! Although I understand that books are part of authors' imaginations, for me, this book just became harder and harder to read. Further disappointing was that when I got to the final page, I learned that this story does NOT end.
I can't! While I am certain that there are some readers who will fancy this type of story—shoot 'em up, chase, without any rhyme or reason—I didn't.
Reviewed by Crystal
Ernest 'Rock' Evans runs Philly. He's married to Anoki. They have one son, Junior, and she's just given birth to their daughter, Willow. Across town, Evelyn Mancini, the head of the mob's daughter and Rock’s mistress, has also given birth to their daughter, Melee. Before, Evelyn was fine playing second in Rock's life because of who her father was. But now that she has a child of her own, Rock has to choose between his wife and mistress. Or force a decision to be made for him.
Years later Rock is now the head of the mafia. He's married to Evelyn and he has no idea that he still has a family that's been surviving without the likes of him. He also doesn’t know that his wife was pregnant with another daughter Kail.
Willow and Kail have decided to make their way to Philly with the hopes of restarting the family business. While looking to recruit former childhood friends, they meet Evelyn Mancini-Evans. They don't know who she is, but she definitely knows who they are, and she's less than pleased to learn that they are still apart of the living. Will she be able to dispose of them without Rock finding out?
After reading the synopsis for PINK LIPS by Andre D. Jones, I could not wait to read it. Unfortunately, that was short-lived. The book is just like every other on the shelves. The author spends all the time in the world describing and detailing clothing and shoes, but the story lags in explanations, transitioning and reality. Jones paints Rock as the person who runs the city of Philly, but he sacrifices his wife and child and then marries the woman responsible for his loss. Also, he's African American and as a consolation prize, his father-in-law, Vinny, turns over the mafia to him. Even if this is fiction, that's not how the mafia works. That's not how any of this works! Although I understand that books are part of authors' imaginations, for me, this book just became harder and harder to read. Further disappointing was that when I got to the final page, I learned that this story does NOT end.
I can't! While I am certain that there are some readers who will fancy this type of story—shoot 'em up, chase, without any rhyme or reason—I didn't.
Reviewed by Crystal
April 13, 2018
The book had too much going on. There was several different opportunity were the author could have ended the book and still have a part 2. Too many different characters. I hope book number 2 doesn’t turn into a trilogy because to be quite frank it should have ended with 1.
July 17, 2019
I picked up this book by chance really. Didn't know it I would like it or not and it turns out that I loved it! It been a minutes since it has come out and now I want more! Read this book in a day or more like a few hours because it was that GOOD!
August 9, 2014
excited about part 2......holding my breath.....lol
October 7, 2014
page turner that's all I have to say
October 11, 2014
This one surprised me, didn't expect it to be that good. A page-turner in my book.
February 6, 2016
Pink lips, green money and a little white on the side. The end all to end all!! A lot of characters arriving and exiting, to never live again., but then ...
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