Tomorrow Never Comes

by Pamela Jones

Bernice Albright is a bestselling romance novelist. Her renowned fame and fortune affords her an affluent life, such as a mansion, an ocean view condo, and a luxury car. She knows influential people around the globe.

She lives a good life, but it’s minimal compared to her love for her family. Her love is associated with a promise she made to her dying mother 20 years ago: to raise her siblings, Marlena and Rico Brown.

Marlena and Rico are now adults. Despite having a good upbringing, they made choices that resulted in their lives being “hell on earth.”

As the presumed matriarch, Bernice is preparing to help her siblings rebuild their lives. This gives her strong belief in her late mother’s motto: tomorrow will be a better day.

However, a turn of events occurs, and it changes her family forever. At the end of it all, Bernice has a new reality about her family, her mother’s belief, and herself.

33 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 22, 2014

About the author

As an indie author, I self-publish contemporary women’s fiction. My love for writing, however, began many decades ago. It began when I wrote my short story, “Jealousy Will Kill”. I was just 14 years old when I wrote this story about an insanely jealous husband and his unhappy wife.

I officially began my writing career after graduating from Clark Atlanta University in 1995. I wrote contemporary love stories for the following magazines:

•Jive
•Black Confessions
•Black Romance
•Black Secrets
•Bronze Thrills
•True Black Experience
•True Black Passions
•True Black Secrets

Throughout my nearly 20 year writing career, I have also written poetry, essays, and web content. My favorite writing, however, is telling some fictional woman’s story.

And I have a lot to tell!

So, I hope readers will enjoy reading my stories as I create fictional life into these amazing people.

Reviews

[Susanne Leist · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short book but one with a high-impact story. Bernice, the oldest of three siblings, is excited at the beginning to welcome home her brother and her sister. After the death of their mother, Bernice had raised them. Marlena is in an abusive marriage. Rico is a drug addict. They are coming home to turn their lives around.
What happens is unexpected. It shows what could happen to any family at any point in time. Bad events affect not only the participants but everyone in the vicinity. Some people could handle pain and some people break down at some point. This book shows both cases. It doesn't say which is right or wrong but just shows what could happen.

[Ruth Whyte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interested read

[Kelly Smith Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bernice Albright is a successful writer with fame and wealth beyond her wildest dreams. But her money means nothing to her compared with her family, her younger sister and brother, whom she raised after their mother passed away.
After each of them having gotten into trouble (Rico is a cocaine addict and Marlena married an abusive man), she's invited them both to live with her in hopes of a better tomorrow, but tomorrow is a long way away...

Pamela Jones' novella is a short book you can read within half an hour, and it contains what I believe to be one of the most powerful messages that can be heard: money means does not being happiness.
Despite Bernice's wealth, she's racked with grief and responsibilities...and a lot of pain. Reading this book is a whirlwind of emotions, from hope to despair. Despite some editing errors, this is a great story in the tradition of King's Rose Madder and Sparks' Safe Haven.

4/5--great work!

[Lauryn King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bernice is the matriarch of her family and does everything in her power to take care of her siblings, a dying request of her mother. This short story explores the dynamic of alcoholism, drug abuse and domestic abuse in a family and the guilt of not doing enough to protect her family. What Bernice doesn't realize is that once you've raised your siblings and they become adults, you cannot be responsible for the choices that adults make. This story builds into a shocking ending. It is a quick enjoyable read. Kudos Pamela Jones!

[Precious Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[LaVonna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a short and enjoyable read.