Don't Judge Us, We Gotta Eat

by Smokey Moment

What would you do if you had no choices? How far would you go to feed your family? Deana Atwood had her reasons for the life she chose. She hit rock bottom early in life and turned to dancing to support her 12 kids. But life happened…Each day produces a new struggle. Deana rises to the occasion. She has to. She has a family that depends on her. Then life changed…Lies, secrets, and betrayals plague her, and those she holds dear. At the root of it all is a torrid past that she has not come to terms with or even spoken about. Lies beget more lies...Secrets beget more secrets…And just when things started looking up, the unthinkable happened! Read along in this intense, toxic, page-turning drama that grabs your attention from page one and never lets go!

307 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 18, 2023

About the author

It all started one day in March of 2018. I was bored. There was nothing to watch on television. And the moment of silence prompted a memory. A flashback to a time I wrote movies in a notebook. Small scenes jotted down for no particular reason. Something compelled me to make a move. I jumped up and ran to my computer, anxious to tell a story of which I could see clearly. The scenes of my cleverly crafted idea so wildly vivid. A face. A name. And twisted plots that would rival any movie.

I began typing. The keystrokes were fervent. Soon one sentence gave way to twenty. One hundred words grew to seventeen thousand. And before I knew it, I had a short story. Proof that anything is possible. So, you might ask if I always wanted to be a writer? Was it somewhere in the back of my mind? No! It wasn’t. But I knew I was creative. And I knew I could tell a story. The rest is history. Now I can say I wrote a book that became a best seller. Downloaded for many book lovers to read and enjoy. And the journey is still fresh. There is so much more to write. I am just getting started!

Reviews

[SerenaBeReading · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was about to give this two stars but that ending!!! Now I want to read the next one. One thing that got on my nerves was Deana having so many kids I couldn’t keep them straight! My God, and the book didn’t even have them all since two are with their dads. Deana getting caught up by a kid her oldest son’s age was annoying too. Sis you been out here in the world for a long time, you shouldn’t be that dumb. I almost threw my kindle with the whole blade mess. This is a train wreck I’ll have to keep watching.

[WanDa Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! I’m enjoying this read! Deana got a lot of personalities to deal with! I can’t believe she fell in love with her son’s friend, however you can’t help who you fall in love with! I had a feeling that the Cutter guy was gonna end up being Porsha’s brother! She was so adamant about it! Her daughters really need to listen to her when she tells them things! I’m just wondering if the brother and sister crossed the line yet and why all the hostility from the father! Well onto next installment!

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!!

MY FIRST BOOK BY THIS AUTHOR AND DEFINITELY NOT MY LAST! I wish my 3 kids was close like Deana 12. IT'S a lot going on here but seems this book is just scraping the surface. CAN'T WAIT TO READ PART 2

[Nichole · Rating 4 out of 5]

we gotta eat part one

This book was better than I thought it would be… lots of drama and crazy characters! Just how I like my books lol…Love Deana and all her kids! And whoa what a cliffhanger… ready for part two!

[Ms.HoodReader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Be prepared

Wait a minute say what ? ? It took me a minute to get into the story I finally got into it For this bomb to drop. Let me move on to the follow up Kudos to the author well done

[Capucine K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just crazy good, glad there is a part 2, wow

[Jeanine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow

The mom should've told her the truth from the jump. I would be so disgusted. Ready for part two. Next!

[K Harmon · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good

Loved the realistic drama. I just have ONE complaint. This book is in third person… I usually don’t read books written like this but this book sucked me in, lol!

[Yolanda Knight- Palmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

[Nicole Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

YES!!!

This is one of thee best books I have read in a while. Straight up page turner. I can't stand London though. I'm getting ready to read PT2 right now!!

[Briauna · Rating 5 out of 5]

mannnnnnn oh boy

I almost called u out your name when I finished this book. Great read if you thinking bout it read it u will not be sorry

[tiara gaynair · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good read

Book started off really good got straight to the point. Couldnt put this down now ready for book 2. Definitely worth it

[Chelley Rene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don’t judge us

Girl i was judging the whole time lmfao. This is a hotttttt messssssss. But i gotta read the next one simply because of how this ended lmfao.

[Michelle Zeigler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. Deanna is way old enough to know how to prevent getting pregnant. Hell she got way more than enough children as it is with 2 of them with their Dad.

[Linda Strickland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the drama!