Ho-9 [Paperback]

Teela Winters-Evers (Author), Teresa Rae Butler (Author), Text 4M (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 28, 2008

Black Espionage in Urban Life- Who knew a 1-800 paid this well? Teela Winters-Evers' 'Ho-9,' is an unusual hood tale involving street gangsters vs. political gangsters going head up in an all out battle for millions, land and lust. What do a trio of hood chicks from Brooklyn, a tranny and his freaky, elderly mother from Chelsea, two drug dealers facing life on Riker's Island, a wheelchair bound, Chocolatier billionaires, and a gigolo gangster from the south have in common? The Phone! From Manhattan to the Hamptons, lines are ringing, dirt is flinging, and golf clubs are swinging as the Ho-9 uncovers the New York truth. Only they know the real you on the other end as ring-tones jingle in this town. After it's all said and done, who will get the whole nine on the ninth hole? From the first cuss word down to the very last ho, baby, this is a Classic. Catch a good signal, and don't drop the call, because phone sex never felt so powerful.

Editorial Reviews

Review

HO-9 by Teela Winters-Evers is a story about a dying woman's last wish; A wish to initiate reparations through her last will and testament. The main character, Charmaine Alexandria Fodder is trying desperately to leave her millions, treasures and estate to African Americans and the Indians whose land that her founding family members stole it from. It starts out in Brooklyn, New York and ends with a discovery buried beneath her Hamptons Estate that will leave the reader curious as to look for this place in real life. HO-9 is a piece of urban literature that leaves its readers breathless and most hopeful as an any American left with the aftermath of racism and 9-11. This is a rock solid read with shock value. --Lem Louis- Milwaukee Comedian, Poet and Entertainment Commentator.

About the Author

Teela Winters-Evers is the wife of DuReese Evers, author of Glitter, Guns -N- Butter. Together, they are the power house, Midwest team bringing unusual urban fiction to the market. These are their debut mysteries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: Text 4m Publishing; 1 edition (May 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979569125
• ISBN-13: 978-0979569128
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,411,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars (RAW Rating: 2.5) - What's In A Title, April 27, 2009

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This review is from: Ho-9 (Paperback)

If the opening sentence of HO-9 is suppose to snatch reader's attention, then mission accomplished. ToCosha Scott is between jobs, and with her Associate's degree in Business Communication she wonders why she's not employed. A chance dialogue with a wrong number may be the connection ToCosha needs, she never knew a 1-800 Dial-up-Sex line brought in this kind of money.

The characters are plentiful and eclectic; street gangsters, political gangsters, a trio of hood chicks from Brooklyn, an elderly mother, two drug dealers facing life on Riker's Island, a wheelchair bound billionaire, and a gigolo. The question is what do these people have in common? The answer is the phone. No one really knows who is on the other end of the line, but they answer on the first ring, because phone sex never felt so powerful.

HO-9 is also about a dying woman's last wish to initiate reparations through her last will and testament. Charmaine Alexandria Fodder is trying desperately to leave her millions, treasures, and estate to African Americans and Native Americans whose land her founding family members stole. And HO-9 originators are hoping to claim some of the money.

Teela Winters-Eversis has written a piece of urban writing with the intent to leave readers breathless and hopeful, and from the first cuss word to the very last 'ho, baby,' I'm not sure if it accomplished that. I felt as if I were reading tangents of several lives, encompassing several different stories with graphic language for shock value. The premise of a story was there, but was pushed to the background as the name-dropping, metaphoric references and un-grammatically explicit sentence structure claimed the spotlight. Good editing would help the book immensely.

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