Doing His Time (Who Said Dating A Baller Was Easy?) [Paperback]

Nichelle Walker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2007

Every little girl dreams of meeting Prince Charming and living happily ever-after. But in the hood the Prince Charming are ballers and we dream of living happily ever "Rich!" Now imagine being swept off your feet and upgraded from a nobody into a ghetto superstar. Imagine a life of nothing but the best; clothes, jewels, whips and homes. Just picture your life as baller's bit*h! Ask yourself how much are you willing to sacrifice to be the hottest chick in the game? When Emerald found her ghetto Prince Charming Dollar he quickly upgraded her into a overnight ghetto superstar. Spoiling her with the hottest whips, the finest clothes, the fliest jewels and an unlimited cash allowance. Emerald represented a baller's chick to the fullest; she lived, breathe and swore by the hustlers anthem "Balling!" The night Dollar asked Emerald to marry him; she knew all her blood, sweat and spit had paid off. She'd be forever fly; Emerald knew the life of a baller's wife could only get more luxurious. But when a drop goes bad and Emerald back is pushed against the wall. How much will she be willing to sacrifice to stay at the top spot? Come ride along with Emerald while she discovers the truth about being a Baller's bit*h!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Intense Scandal, Sex, & Setups. All The Makings Of A Bestseller!" - Tiphani Montgomery - Essence Magazine Best Selling Author Of "The Millionaire Mistress" "Doing His Time Shows The Real Deal Consequences Of When Good Girls Go Bad." - K'wan - National Best Selling Author Of "Hood Rat" & "Blow" "Newcomer Nichelle Walker Has Raised The Bar In Urban Fiction With Her True To Life Street Tale." - Erick S. Gray - Best Selling Author Of "It's Like Candy" & "Booty Call *69" "Doing His Time Is A Smash Hit Of A Debut Novel, Made Me Wish I Had Written It. Nichelle Walker has a promising career if she keeps dropping em like this!" - K. Elliott - Best Selling Author Of "Entangled" & "The Ski Mask Way" --Book Blurbs --This text refers to the Perfect Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: NWHoodTales; 1st edition (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979402808
• ISBN-13: 978-0979402807
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,599,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All That Glitters is Not Gold, June 4, 2007

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M. Ball "Book lover" (Kc,mo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doing His Time (Who Said Dating A Baller Was Easy?) (Paperback)

If you ever wondered what it is like to date a big baller, Nichelle Walker takes you there. Emerald and her sister Missy ,were orphaned at a young age and raised by their grandmother, and she became tired of living by her grandmother's strict rules, so when she met Dollar seventeen year-old Emerald was swept away by the things he could give her. Dollar was one of Chicago's biggest ballers and Emerald thought that she hit the big time when she became his woman. Emerald forsook her family , quit high school and devoted her young life to Dollar. Dollar swept her up in a web of deceit and he used money and sex to keep Emerald under control. Emerald thought that she was on top of the world. Who else owns three clothing stores and nightclubs at her age and takes exotic trips? As time went on Dollar began using Emerald to make his dope drops, and she felt that she owed him because he loved her so much. Emerald knew that he was not faithful to her but this did not stop her. Emerald becomes comfortable living the life of luxury so despite warnings from her friend, Peaches, that Dollar has a history of setting young girls up to take his raps she does not listen. Emerald thought everyone was jealous of her because of all of the material things she owns.

This was a fast moving story that was well written and enjoyable and the writer's words flowed very easily. At times I wanted to jump right into the pages and shake some sense into Emerald. I recommend this to anyone who likes to walk on the wild side of life without experiencing it. There were quite a few vivid sex scenes so this is for an adult crowd . This book is an eye-opener for those of us who live tame lives. The author states that there will be a sequel to this book and I would like to see the loose ends tied up.

Reviewed by Margaret Ball
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not good, November 19, 2007

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shonni (va,) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doing His Time (Who Said Dating A Baller Was Easy?) (Perfect Paperback)

This book was kind of immature to me. I dont think the characters were developed well. wish I would have borrowed this one...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars just average, December 28, 2007

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T. Gill "literary_renee" (grand rapids Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doing His Time (Who Said Dating A Baller Was Easy?) (Perfect Paperback)

I think that this book was just average. I think that the story may have been good perhaps if it were written by someone else. I know that this is the authors first book and you could certainly tell by her writing. The book had no timeframe. One day the girl was 16 then the next paragraph years had flown by. It took me two hours to read this book, not because it was a page turner but because I was trying to see if it would get better. It was very predictable.