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Tracy left her apartment a little later than usual at 7:15. She hurried down the stairs, skipping two steps at a time. Reggie may have been a loser, but he sure had her light on her feet that morning.

She made her way down to her car to retrieve her purse and was shocked at how nice a day it was outside. The birds were chirping, and the sun was shining and glimmering across the hood of her car. As she opened the passenger door and reached in, she glanced out her car window across the street and was surprised to see someone examining her closely.

He was with one other guy, but the other dude might as well have faded into the background of the lowered metal gate they were leaning against compared to his drop dead gorgeous companion. Tracy couldn’t help but stare as she watched the tall, light-skinned brother’s pensive glare in her direction slowly transform into a sly, sexy smirk. He had bedroom eyes that were a strange dark tint of green and hazel, and a smooth complexion that shone in the sunlight. Tracy wasn’t usually attracted to light-skinned brothers, especially thug types, but this one was on point. Damn! His mustache and goatee were low cut and well trimmed, and his clothes were clean and stylish. Tracy smiled crooked as she grabbed her purse from beneath the seat. She stood up too quickly and hit the back of her head on the roof of the car.

“Oww,” she complained as she rubbed the back of her head and came back out. She was too embarrassed to look back across the street so she just slammed the door and turned in the direction of the subway. She sensed someone coming towards her and jumped back.

Wanna know what happens next?

Tracy Samuels has a problem... and everybody sees it but her. She is paranoid nearly to the point of it becoming a serious mental illness. She can get violent at times which is why her family and close friends are afraid to approach her to get help. Tracy is on the brink of a depressive state -- she is also on the road to alcoholism, finding a constant need to take a stiff drink before leaving the door. She is afraid of what is awaiting her out there in the world.

That's until she meets Mike Jenkins. In the book, Tracy meets an attractive, edgy brother named Mike Jenkins who sweeps her off of her feet. Mike is a tall, clean-cut, muscular, and confident young man who knows how to keep a smile on Tracy's face. Tracy has never before dated a man from the streets, and though he is living a dangerous lifestyle, he manages to calm the usually over-the-top Tracy down and make her happier and more optimistic about her life. Tracy's depression is a thing of the past in Mike's presence.

There is a devastating twist at the end of the book that involves some of the people in Tracy's life that will rock her world and be unexpected to the reader. Will Tracy be able to overcome this unexpected turn of events, or will she succumb to the inner demons controlling her life that just don't seem to want to turn her loose?

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