We go through life wishing, and wanting things we can't have. Things that look glamarous now, will be the same things that break you down to your knees.
Max, Grace, Lynn and Mya, four young ladies straight out of the hood, trying to make the best of what life has to offer.
Max meets Tony, the perfect man, or is he really perfect? Max will have a bomb dropped on her that she will never forget.
Grace, beautiful on the outside, thinks her body will get her rich and out of the ghetto. But Grace will get a reality check that will last forever.
Lynn, Max's head strong little sister, loves the glamarous life. Lynn meets Corey, a straight up business man. corey will give Lynn a slice of life she'll nvever forget.
Mya has beauth and braines, two degrees, but still loves the ghetto street life and being with a thug. Mya meets Andre, a straight up street hustler. Will Mya stay true to herself and leave Andre? or will love take over?
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The love making, oh my, oh my, this man had me calling his name in every fucking language I could think of. Not that I knew how to speak every language, but shit, fuck it. I was speaking whatever sound came out of my mouth. Ladies, you know what I'm talking about. I was probably speaking in tongue. God forgive me, for I have sinnned.
Professional Reviews
Francene Ambrose Gunn, Editor
Gwen Cannon first foray into the world of storytelling has produced a gritty tale of choices and consequences that teaches valuable lessona about surviving one's own shortcomings. A story for today's urban woman, Everything that Looks Good, Ain't Good For You is one of freindship that survives true tests, and family that must face harsh realities.
