Skin Game (Dafina Books) [Paperback]

Lawrence C. Ross Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dafina Books | Publication Date: October 1, 2009

Meet Keisha Montez: a gorgeous college student on the brink of stardom. All she has to do is put her assets to work...

Blessed with a body that won't quit, Keisha Montez is also one very smart, tough woman with big hopes for her future--a future where she'll do whatever it takes to make enough money to get through school and see her dreams become reality...

Steven Cox has big ideas too. When his talent scouts tell him about the next big thing, he has his doubts until he sees Keisha Montez strut across the stage. Blown away by her bombshell good looks and her sexy moves, Steven knows he's found his star. Now he's got to teach her the ropes and get her to see things his way. But Steven is about to learn that Keisha isn't like most other young women hungry for fame and willing to do anything for the limelight...

"An engrossing story." --Booklist on Friends with Benefits

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Dafina (October 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758219423
• ISBN-13: 978-0758219428
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,059,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

LAWRENCE C. ROSS, JR., an important writer of African American literature, has written five books, including The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities; The Ways of Black Folks: A Year in the Life of a People; Money Shot: The Wild Nights and Lonely Days in the Black Porn Industry; Friends With Benefits; and Skin Game.

The Divine Nine is a multiple Los Angeles Times, Essence, and Blackboard bestseller. In both hard cover and trade paper, The Divine Nine is in its seventh printing with over 50,000 copies sold to date. It also remains on the Amazon.com African American studies bestsellers list, and for the past year has been the #1 best selling book among African American college students. His novels Friends With Benefits and Skin Game were Blackboard best sellers.

Educated at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Los Angeles, Ross received a Bachelor of Arts in History from UCLA. Ross also received a Master of Fine Arts from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Ross has lectured at over 400 colleges and universities, as he is universally recognized as an expert in the field of African American fraternities and sororities. He has appeared on National Public Radio, Good Morning Atlanta, and is regularly interviewed by Ebony, Essence, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, The Root.com, The Grio.com, the BBC and National Public Radio, among others.

Ross began his writing career in the mid 90s as the managing editor of Rap Sheet magazine, the West Coast's first hip hop publication. After two years of writing about hip hop and interviewing the top stars in music, Ross moved to the Los Angeles Independent Newspapers, where he covered local politics in Westwood, Culver City, Hollywood and West Hollywood, for three years.

Ross currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife April and their twelve-year old son Langston..

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Really good, October 26, 2010

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Kimberly Cunn "Kimmi" (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skin Game (Dafina Books) (Paperback)

This book was really good. I ordered it as an Ebook from some site a few months ago. The plot was interesting enough to purchase. I don't remember too much about it tho.

I know Keisha is a stripper living in a broken home with her mother and brother. Her mother isnt much of a mother and her brother is a bum still living at home. Her father is ill at the hospital. I can't remember what happened with her boyfriend.

She was stripping to support herself and attend college. She was planning to get herself out of her mother's place and on to a better life that didn't involve drugs and sex. She made a bad choice in participating in what she did and she was blackmailed pretty much for it. And even embarrassed on her school's campus.

She got the last laugh however.