Candace should’ve listened to her father. He warned her about gangster rappers and forbade her to go to Rilla’s concert, but his strong guidance only fueled her defiance. Candace sneaked to the show anyway, and, at seventeen, she got the thrill of her life when Rilla invited her onstage for a special serenade. Candace gave herself to him that night and turned her back on everyone she knew when Rilla asked her to run away with him. Six months later Candace finds herself in Overbrook Meadows, Texas; a world away from the beautiful home and family she left behind in New York. Rilla has been dropped from his record label, and he’s a fulltime dope man now. Candace’s stomach is getting bigger, and she can’t say for sure who the baby’s father is. She thinks things are as bad as they can get, but she’s wrong about that. Candace has not yet experienced the real pain her new life has in store.
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Keith Thomas Walker is a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University where he earned a bachelor's degree in English. He enjoys reading, poetry, and music of all genres. Keith currently works in administration at one of the city's largest hospitals. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife and two children. Keith is the author of Fixin' Tyrone, How to Kill Your Husband, A Good Dude, Riding the Corporate Ladder and The Finley Sisters' Oath of Romance. Visit him at keithwalkerbooks.com
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Another excellent book by Mr. Walker,
This review is from: A Good Dude (Indigo) (Mass Market Paperback)
Candace is a young lady brought up with every advantage and falls for a rapper/drug dealer. She runs away from home to be with him and that's when it all starts falling apart. She realises after getting pregnant that his focus is more on dealing than rapping and when he gets busted, her world is in a downward spiral. I don't want to completely spoil the book for anyone, but the trials and tribulations Candace goes through end up being the making of what becomes someone with a very fine character. The thing that intrigues me about Mr. Walker's stories is how he manages to make you really care about his characters; you quickly have a vested interest in wanting to know what becomes of them. While this is a love story, and Candace does find her good dude, it's a fun ride at times, but you also share in her rocky times and enjoy seeing her come out on the other side of that. It's also a story of family and the people who'll stick by you no matter what. All in all, I highly recommend this book. I started it yesterday and couldn't put it down until I finished it! Buy this book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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I must say that I really enjoyed this book!!! I always do a lot of reading and sometimes try out some of the authors that are really just hitting the scene. Keith Walker won't be a newcomer for long, the way he's able to put a story together is so entertaining. I was drawn in from the first page and I actually read THE WHOLE BOOK in one day!! I didn't even stop for lunch, I kept reading while I ate, it was that good!! The characters draw you in from the very beginning and you actually care about what happens to them. And it's not written like some fairytale, the young lady in the story ends up dealing with some real consequences because of some of the decisions that she's made. And she shows, realistically, that you can come back and make a real life for yourself even after all the chips are down. It's a great read that doesn't try and glamourize things like drug dealing or prison, it's real, and you can get that while you're reading this book. It's the 3rd book I've read by Mr. Walker and it certainly won't be the last, he's made a true fan out of me!!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A Good Dude Is A Better Than Good Read!,
By Sabrina (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Good Dude (Indigo) (Mass Market Paperback)
I read a lot of books in the span of a year. And to be honest, at least half of the time I can't look at a the cover of a book and specifically remember the story. That however will not be the case with "A Good Dude" - this book will definitely be amongst the few standout novels that I've read this year. Keith Walker showed me with this book, that he is adept at bringing you in to a street level romance and elevating the experience with characters that you come to care about enough to cheer for and wonder about after you've read the book. I hope there is a sequel to this book.
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