Both Sides of The Fence (Urban Renaissance) [Paperback]

M.T. Pope (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

To most people, 35-year-old Shawn Black is a mild-mannered and fun-loving family man. Filled with music recitals, football games, and family outings, his life seems to be picture-perfect. What observers don't know is that Shawn is living a life on both sides of the fence. He's harboring dangerous childhood secrets that could ultimately rip his family apart.
Shawn makes the mistake of befriending James, a gold-digging bisexual with a secret agenda. Pushing Shawn head first into a life of sex, secrets, and lies, James will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
Take a story where everyone has secrets, and then mix that together with explosive sex and a dash of the painful truth, and the outcome can only be disaster. Heads will roll as Shawn's faithfulness, love, sexuality, and family structure are tested to the very shocking end. Be warned: this is not your average down-low book.

About the Author

M.T. Pope is the breakthrough author of the Both Sides of the Fence novels. He has shaken the bookshelves since it hit the shelves for purchasing in Nov 09. The book has the many aspects of life that people wouldn't have thought existed. His debut tnovel is already being described as gritty, over the top and shockingly realistic. He gives total credit to God for the flow of creativity that allows him to "dig deep" within his soul and save others from doing things that he may or maynot have done.

M. T. Pope is the 32 year old male who currently resides in Baltimore, Md. Presently, he is the store manager and event coordinator for Urban Knowledge Bookstores, which is part of  the fast growing chain owned and operated by New York Times Bestselling novelist, Carl Weber.
M. T.. Pope says that novel writing was something that  he "tried his hand at" but he never inteneded on being a published  author. But after  passing his manuscript around  to a couple of friends, they gave him the positive reviews, which prompted him to give publishing a shot. Within an unexpected moment, His boss and best friend mentiond his work to the owner/publisher, Carl Weber, and before he knew it he was offered a publishing within  a two month period, which is rare in the book industry. Both Sides of the Fence is his first novel and the sequel hit shelves Nov '10.

Product Details

• Paperback: 249 pages
• Publisher: Urban Books; 1 Original edition (October 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1601621965
• ISBN-13: 978-1601621962
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #239,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

M.T. Pope is the breakthrough author of the Both Sides of the Fence novels. He has shaken the bookshelves since it hit the shelves for purchasing in Nov 09. The book has the many aspects of life that people wouldn't have thought existed. His debut novel is already being described as gritty, over the top and shockingly realistic. He gives total credit to God for the flow of creativity that allows him to "dig deep" within his soul and save others from doing things that he may or may not have done.

M. T. Pope is the 33 year old male who currently resides in Baltimore, Md. presently, he is the store manager and event coordinator for Urban Knowledge Bookstores, which is part of the fast growing chain owned and operated by New York Times Bestselling novelist, Carl Weber.
M. T. Pope says that novel writing was something that he "tried his hand at" but he never intended on being a published author. But after passing his manuscript around to a couple of friends, they gave him the positive reviews, which prompted him to give publishing a shot. Within an unexpected moment, His boss and best friend mentioned his work to the owner/publisher, Carl Weber, and before he knew it he was offered a publishing within a two month period, which is rare in the book industry. Both Sides of the Fence is his first novel and the sequel hit shelves Nov '10, Followed by the last in the trilogy in Oct-2011. He also has short story in Anna J's Erotic Snap Shots Vol. 1. Titles due out in 2012 are as followed Don't Ask, Don't Tell (An Anthology of which his story is titled A Dishonorable Discharge) March 2012 and A Clean Up Man- Oct 2012

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OMG I'm hopping the fence too!, December 9, 2009

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D'Avian Barksdale "Book Lover 4 life!!" (The Ghettos of America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Both Sides of The Fence (Urban Renaissance) (Paperback)

M.T. Pope honey you put it down in this book! I have to tell you that James is the most diabolic dude this side of the Mississippi. The book starts out with James being a victim, but after that James turns into the victimizer and it ain't nothing nice. Shawn is a lawyer that has his secrets and when they start falling out he will wish he never opened that door. Shawn's wife Mona has some secrets that she has no idea that they are about to tumble out. This book was so shocking and I can't wait to read what happens in the sequel!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Playing Both Sides, January 14, 2010

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nicole098 "Avid Reader" (Greensboro,NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Both Sides of The Fence (Urban Renaissance) (Paperback)

Shawn Black is a 35 year old successful attorney and family man.He is living the good life with his wife Mona who is a stay at home mom.He has a nice home,a beautiful wife, a great career and two children.So what more could Shawn possibly ask for? Shawn has a childhood secret that he has been keeping from everyone including is wife.

Mona has a secret she has been keeping from her husband as well.For starters,she suspects that Shawn is seeing another woman.Just when she feels things are going well between her and Shawn...someone from her past comes into the picture and threatens to destroy her marriage.

James is a bi-sexual who has been hurt from a previous lover and rather than get his heart broken again, he sets out for revenge, using anyone that crosses his path to maintain his luxurious lifestyle that he is use to having. He befriends Shawn and sooner or later James has his mind set on having Shawn.James is very manipulative and conniving and will go the extra mile when it comes to getting what he wants.

M.T. Pope has talent and he did a good job with his debut novel Both Sides Of The Fence.The story was entertaining,fast paced and held my attention from the first page. However,some of the things in the book were a bit far-fetched and unbelievable.The story had too many typos as well and I didn't care for the ending.However I do look forward to reading more books by M.T. Pope in the future.


Reviewed by nicole098
StreetLitClique
Final Rating: 3 stars

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I THOUGHT I WAS THE REIGNING DRAMA QUEEN, December 2, 2009

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Tina Brooks Mckinney (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Both Sides of The Fence (Urban Renaissance) (Paperback)

Lawd, I was not prepared for this book. Mondell knocked my socks off and had me shaking my head with this DRAMA packed novel. Not your typical down low book. Hell I didn't even realize it was a down low book until I got into it. I started it on the plane when I was travelling to DC to hopefully meet Mondell and get it signed while I was touring the area. Little did I know he had his own tour going on and we never got a chance to exchange hugs! KUDOS to you Mondell cause as soon as I got back to my hotel room I read like a manic until I was finished. IT WAS EXCELLANT. I wish I had the first review that I wrote that Amazon didn't post because I had details that I wanted to talk about but I'm sure we will cover them in our interview that I will be scheduling soon. LOVED THE BOOK! Telling all my friends. I'm pleased our books are linked!