Situations

About the Book

In life, we have all had experience most would find too unbelievable to even imagine. We have all lived through situations that have changed our lives forever. Situations is a poignant example of how three powerful Black women discover who they are as they face love, life and loss. Through the eyes of three friends, Situations explores how their relationships, friends and reactions to certain situations shape their paths. Dominquic Du Chae, a former model turned businesswoman, has found herself stuck in a marriage full of lies and deceit. Struggling as brand new mother to a precious baby girl, she yearns for attention from her White husband. Not to be ignored, she turns to her best friends and her father for advice and support. Finally deciding to leave the hell she has called a marriage, she finds herself starting over in a new town with a new career and with a new love interest- Charles Tennon. Vickie McGee is one of Dominquic closest friends. Being that she lives in Detroit running her very successful Salon and Day Spa AllStars, she doesn’t have the time for anything- except chasing the next available man or woman. Her sexual exploits have now put Vickie in a situation that she can barley figure out how she got into, let alone out -- until an old love reminds her of deeds pasts. Now that her actions have finally caught up to her, she is left alone and expecting a new life inside her. Trisha Syles, model/actress is having a hard time dealing with her own home front. Married to an extremely busy White film director, she hardly has time to see him. All she had was Dominquic, not being to fond of Vickie, she did somehow tolerate her. Trisha needs to feel wanted and if that doesn’t happen, she is lost inside. Upon her husband's return from a work project, she runs into her former fiancé, Charles Tennon whom she happened to still have some feelings for, only to find out that he has two children by two different women. With that in mind she only has one thing on her mind – to seduce Charles and get back at her husband for leaving her alone - when tragedy strikes her marriage. Told through each ones point of view, Situations will make you laugh and cry as you relive the humor, drama and the pain so prevalent in their lives. Through the eyes of three powerful black women, the reader is given a chance to experience how three very different women deal with love, life and loss.

About the Author

Shawnta’ C. Richard, back with the sequel to follow up her first published novel, Situations, enjoys bringing characters to life thru their own voices. In Whom Should I Trust has been greatly anticipated from those that have enjoyed her work. She currently is pursuing her MBA from Capella University while working on more books to come. This is her second published novel. And currently resides in Atlanta GA.