Previously On Single Ladies Tammy found out, that Chris was lying about how much time he was sentenced to when he went to court. The seven year bit hit Tammy hard considering the fact that she had two of Chris' kids to take care of. It was already a struggle for her on a day to day basis and now this. She was so mad and hurt, she ended up breaking up with him, but not before getting the spit smacked out of her mouth for being so flamboyant about her readiness to see other people. What Tammy thought was the worst, had only turned out to be the beginning. It was more drama to be uncovered. More skeletons in Chris' closet, that was going to put the nail in the coffin and possibly bury their relationship once and for all. ****** Lamar was showing Falisha the true meaning of love and affection. Although she was caught up in a relationship with Big Fox, she couldn't help but to enjoy the way Lamar made her feel. She was opening up slowly, but at the same time, he wasn't going to wait forever. Falisha need to choose asap. ****** It was a war going on in Ralphy and Lisa's home. She made a rookie mistake by calling out Dre's name while Ralphy was giving her some head. That simple incident sparked an all out investigation by Ralphy. He was on the verge of uncovering the truth about what his wife had been doing while he wasn't around. Adultery was a grave sin, in any religion, and Islamically the punishment for it was a stoning, to the death. Ralphy wasn't Muslim, but he sure as hell felt the need to adopt that ruling if in fact he did find out that Lisa was sleeping around. All of the pieces to the puzzle was there, all he had to do was put them together. And Now....
Author
Blake Karrington is more than an author. He’s a storyteller who places his readers in action-filled moments. It’s in these creative spaces that readers are allowed to get to know his complex characters as if they’re really alive. Most of Blake’s titles are in the South in urban settings that are often overlooked by the mainstream. But through Blake’s eyes, readers quickly learn that places like Charlotte, NC can be as gritty as they come. It’s in these streets of this oft overlooked world where Blake portrays murderers and thieves alike as believable characters. Without judgement, he weaves humanizing backstories that serve up compelling reasons for why a drug dealer might choose a life of crime. Readers of speak of the roller coaster ride of emotions that ensues from feeling anger at empathetic characters who always seem to do the wrong thing at the right to keep the story moving forward. In terms of setting,Blake’s stories introduce his readers to spaces they may or may not be used to - streetscapes with unkept, cracked sidewalks where poverty prevails, times are depressed and people are broke and desperate. In Blake storytelling space, morality is so curved that rooting for bad guys to get away with murder can sometimes seem like the right thing for the reader to do - even when it’s not. Readers who connect with Blake find him to be relatable. Likening him to a bad-boy gone good, they see a storyteller who writes as if he’s lived in world’s he generously shares, readily conveying his message that humanity is everywhere, especially in the unlikely, mean streets of cities like Charlotte.
