Dear Summer

by K. Elliott

Tommy DuPree is fresh out of prison with a new hustle selling stolen luxury cars. A business that proves to be lucrative and allows him to fly under the radar and clear of his drug dealing past. Life couldn't be better for Tommy with cars, money and two girlfriends,until he sells a car to some cross town drug dealers and one of them gets busted in the car and claims that Tommy set him up.
Enter Summer, Tall Beautiful with the body of a Victoria Secret Model. She's the side chick but she wants to be number one and she's frustrated. Summer meets and hits it off with Q, Unknown to her, Q is the leader of the Cross town drug dealing gang that wants Tommy Dead. Tommy has to prove he isn't a rat, but at the same time defending his manhood because Q and his boys are sure to kill him.

244 pages, Paperback

First published May 27, 2008

About the author

K. Elliott aka The Well Fed Black Writer, published his first novel, Entangled, in 2003. Although he was offered multiple signing deals, Elliott decided he had what it took to self-publish. With that, he founded Urban Lifestyle Press, printed his own books and went to work. Bookstore by bookstore, street vendor by street vendor, Elliott took to the road selling his story. His work did not go unnoticed as he sold 50,000 units in his first year and made the Essence Magazine Bestsellers list.
Since Entangled, Elliott has published five titles of his own and two on behalf of authors signed to Urban Lifestyle Press. For one book, The Ski Mask Way, Elliott was selected to co-author with hip-hop superstar 50 Cent. Along the way, he has continued to look for innovative ways to push his books to his fans while keeping down his overhead. Not wanting to keep the finding of such valuable experiences to himself, Elliott did two things.
First, in 2010 he forged his vision of low-cost publishing by founding 21 Black Street, an eBookstore to mirror a traditional African-American themed book store - accept it could totally cuts out printing costs.
Not stopping there, Elliott created the Well-Fed Black Writer, a blog for authors to find life-hacking tips for more efficient, effective self-publishing. Now through podcasts, video and blog posts, Elliott is able to reach anyone interested tips that lead to efficient, cost effective self-publishing success.

Reviews

[Claynetta Foster · Rating 2 out of 5]

overall a good read.. but the attention to detail was not there. one part that really bothered me was the part where the fiancé called the side chick from the guys cell phone. then the side chick called the guy on 3 way. how did they call him on 3 way if the fiancé had his phone???

[Isabel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked the ending, book was typical of gangster life-style. The price to pay to be in the game is just not worth it. Good read.

[Leondra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was a decent book until the ending. It really bothered me because it was pointless.

[Tamiko Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow what a great read. I love the main character Tommy and I'm happy that his story has a happy ending. Great sequel.

[Aisha · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm disappointed this was not a good read the storyline didn't match the title for this to be called Dear Summer the story revolved more around Tommy and Q.