The Price of Happiness

Deanna Black is a fun-loving, well raised, successful woman from the suburbs of Detroit. Her life had been pretty much laid out on a silver platter, thanks to her hard working parents. Everything was going according to plan, that is, until she met Maurice. He turned her seemingly boring, predictable world, upside down. Despite all the warning signs being present, she was willing to follow Moe anywhere. His fast lane life was intoxicating. Travelling the path they were on, it didn't take long for things to spiral out of control. Lines were crossed and loyalties divided, there were no rules in this game. Fed up with holding the short end of the stick, 'Miss Goody Two-Shoes, ' was ready to level the playing field. Quickly becoming stuck in a double life, torn between her first love and her new flame. She found herself reevaluating what the easy money, glitz and status in the hood, had cost her. Was she willing to risk both her life, and the life of someone else, for a shot at true happiness? Come on this roller coaster ride with Deanna, and flip through the pages, as she dodges death, while playing a game of tug of war with her heart. Hold on to your seats as Casey Carter takes you through this enticing tale.