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Borrow Trouble

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"Borrow Trouble is a perfect blend of two amazing stories by two talented authors."

"A Nightmare In Paris by Mary Monroe is just that for Renee Webb who dares to take a trip of a lifetime with her best friend Inez. Renee decides to take this trip to bring some change into her life. However, the change that comes about is not what she anticipated. Ultimately, Renee learns a secret and is devastated. She seeks solace but ends up in more trouble than she can get out of."

"Bad Luck Shadow by Victor McGlothin is just that for Baltimore Floyd. A debonair man that has a way with women and a reputation that tends to follow him. He also has a knack for getting into sticky situations, but manages to come out on top every time."

"With the help of some friends and acquaintances he plots a heist that could very well be the biggest he's ever pulled off."

"Nightmare In Paris and Bad Luck Shadow are both enticing reads that will engross readers."

Mary Monroe's story 'Nightmare in Paradise' will have you saying 'What looks good to you is not always good for you' and this story definitely fits that description! Great story but her stories always are!
Victor McGlothin's story 'Bad Luck Shadow' takes you back in time when pimps were pimps and hustlers were hustlers! You will fall in love with Baltimore Floyd because despite the hustles that he pulls, you will find that he has a kind heart. Victor took us in a different direction with this story if you have read his previous books and he did it in style! Another great story by Victor McGlothin!

I thought this would be a story written together by both authors, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was 2 seperate stories. I really really enjoyed Victor's story. His characters were well developed in this short story. The writing style was excellent. Mary Monroe did a better job in this short story than she did in both "In Sheep's Clothing" & "Red Light Wives" put together!

Two popular authors Mary Monroe and Victor McGlothin have joined together to bring us, Borrow Trouble.

A Nightmare in Paradise by Mary Monroe is the story of Renee Webb. Renee is a happily married to Leon and mother of one. When the opportunity arises to take an Carribean vacation with her best friend Inez, Renee jumps at the chance to go. Once there, Renee is determined to have a good time and what happens in Paraiso stays in Paraiso. But after a fight with Inez where unexpected secrets and betrayals are revealed, Renee winds up sharing a night of passion with a stranger, a night that will forever change her life.

Bad Luck Shadow by Victor McGlothin is the story of Baltimore Floyd. A one-time professional baseball hopeful, Baltimore now works on the Transcontinental Steamer as an waiter. Along with his best friend Henry Taylor, they spend their time looking for the next big hustle. Already on the run from Harlem hitmen, Baltimore finds himself getting deeper into trouble after the murder of a white businessman. After being stranded in Kansas City, he finds himself once again, buried in trouble but this time, he may not make it out alive.

Borrow Trouble by Mary Monroe and Victor McGlothin are stories about loss and the character's journey to find redemption. Nightmare in Paradise in an engrossing story in true Mary Monroe style, it is what you come to expect after Monroe's previous works while Bad Luck Shadow is a story that while it starts off slow, once it picks it up, the reader is in for a enjoyable read. Reviewed by Shay C of PeoplewholoveGoodBooks.

This book had me from the begining! I was pulled into this book until she started to go back and tell you how everything happened. I would not recommend this book to anyone b/c when she went back and told you everything I started to lose interest in the storyline. I'm sorry Ms. Monroe, but try again with this one! No I did not read the other story by Victor McGlothin!

Nightmare In Paradise by Mary Monroe:
Thirty-one year old Renee has always played by the rules, and even though her best friend, Inez, seemingly did the opposite and broke the rules, they share a beautiful friendship. When Inez goes to the Caribbean to "get loose", Renee goes with her. But the friendship takes a nose dive when Inez admits she slept with Renee's husband, before they married. Renee, frustrated with her own meek nature and bothered by Inez's revelation, spends the night with a man she just met. By morning, she has been charged with prostitution and arrested. Renee's husband refuses to bail her out and she spends three months in jail on this remote island. There she learns a lot about her husband but more about herself and the magnitude of true friendship. The story was interesting and readers will be curious about Renee's outcome. But it was not captivating in that I never felt a part of her dilemma.

Bad Luck by Victor McGlothin:
In McGlothin's story the hero, Baltimore Floyd, is a dashing character with too much charisma and too much Tom-foolery. He vacates Harlem leaving a gambling debt unpaid, takes a job as a waiter on a steamer but jumps train in Denver. Baltimore steals into a neon-lit Kansas City, where he holes up in an old love's cathouse. Ever the hustler, he plans the takedown of a high-stakes card game. But Baltimore and his sidekick were involved an ill-timed murder which threatens to catch up with them. This time his gambling may cost him more than money. BAD LUCK, set in 1946, is something of a throw-back story, when times were less complicated. But, the story is worldly-wise and appealing, the characters are charismatic, and the pacing and plotting are good.

With BORROW TROUBLE, Monroe and McGlothin share engaging tales of how one night changed the course of some unsuspecting individuals. Both stories are endearing and entertaining; good reads when you are constrained for time. The stories shout unerringly, if it wasn't for bad luck I would have no luck.

Reviewed by aNN
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

The two novels were very closely related because both gave kudos to friendships which were outside of a husband and wife relationship.

Mary Monroe's novel keeps you flipping pages one right after the next; there's never a dull moment with poor little innocent Renee's life. Inez was Renee's true friend to the end; and that's exactly how the story ended, with Inez being there for Renee in the end; even more so than Renee's husband. With friends like Inez, who needs husbands like Leon?!

Victor McGlothin's novel, contrary to Mary Monroe's, started out extremely slow; so much until I almost stopped reading; but it eventually turned around. Victor's character Baltimore Flynch was very detailed in description. Baltimore was a southern hustler (so to speak) with good looks and an even better conversation piece. Baltimore's theory for living was "kill or be killed," and the ladies loved him for that. He routinely put his life on the line for his close friend Henry. Although Baltimore was exceptionally fiercely driven, he had a soft side as well; and his kind heart may have been just the thing to save his life...

Borrow Trouble was both refreshing and exciting. Mary Monroe really knows how to keep you wanting more. She took a simple vacation and turned it into something that can easily happen to anyone. Victor McGlothin on the other hand kept my attenion and painted a vivid picture. I felt as though I was there running right beside Baltimore each step of the way.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Brothers and Sister, "Bad Luck Shadow" by Victor McGlothin introduces us to Baltimore Floyd. If you thought Walter Moseley's Easy Rawlings was the man, look out because Baltimore is in the house. Baltimore comes at just the right time. Walter Moseley now has Easy in current times as an old man and Victor takes us right back to a time when Men were men and ladies are ladies. Back to a time when men wore brims and were dressed to the nines. Baltimore doesn't need Mouse as a side kick or to do his dirty work, the brother has no fear. Victor thanks for Baltimore and I'll be standing in line waiting to hear what Baltimore is up to next. RIP Easy Rawlings and move over Walter Moseley, Baltimore Floyd and Victor McGlothin are on the scene.

This book keeps you hanging on the edge! I have always loved Monroe, but had never heard of McGlothin. McGlothin is my next new author. This book keeps you hanging until the end and then craving the next one.