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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...and if the house be a brown-stone front, the feminine sympathy is something wonderful to contemplate. Mammas, too, seize hold of this forlorn young man, and talk in a motherly way of the need his little ones have of maternal care--of the necessity a mansion has of a mistress, etc., etc., and then usually follows a pathetic allusion to the remarkable domestic virtues of their own daughters. There isn't a young unmarried man who stands a chance of winning when his rival is a handsome, rich young widower. As for the widows, we have several specimens of feminine mourners here. They have such an agreeable way of mourning, too. They wear such dainty toilettes, such airy black dresses, such cunning little widow's caps, for there is no use of being a widow unless you let people know it by wearing a cap. We have jolly widows here whose lives seem perpetual sunbeams; we have fair, languishing widows, sentimental widows, tall and stately widows, widows who are rigid and serene, to whom no man would even venture to propose, and widows whose every glance is a man-trap to catch some unwary heart. Do not imagine a widow is rich because she spends her season at Saratoga. Diamonds and costly garments are not necessary to a widow's wardrobe, and she may, or may not, have those articles at her command. It is very easy to borrow a little boy; have one or two stylish mourning dresses most elaborately weeded; a cap or two of white muslin, which is after all but an apology for a cap, being a becoming white bow with two long ends--and come here and pass for a young widow. Papas who have failed to marry off their daughters after several expensive seasons at Saratoga, and who find them on their hands decidedly passd, might humor the widow farce and find it quite economical. We notic...

Crystal Jackson is surrounded by drama. Her parents are constantly arguing and fighting. To escape the drama at home, she befriends Tyreek "Ty" Davis, known on the streets as Doughboy. Crystal ignores her two BFFs, Dena and Sade, warning about Ty and her crush leads her into a full blown relationship with him. Ty's dreams of being a football star are threatened to be crushed when he finds himself mixed up in his older brother's drama. Crystal learns that Ty is more than a high school student, he works for his brother. Ty soon discovers the identity of his father and his father's enemies set out to kill him and anyone close to him. Crystal and Ty are like a new age Bonnie and Clyde as they go on one deadly adventure after another. Lives are lost and enemies crossed. There's nothing sweet about turning sixteen as Crystal quickly finds out in this edgy tale of drama, intrigue and teenage love.

Crystal Jackson is surrounded by drama. Her parents are constantly arguing and fighting. To escape the drama at home, she befriends Tyreek "Ty" Davis, known on the streets as Doughboy. Crystal ignores her two BFFs (Dena and Sade) warning about Ty, and her crush leads her into a lot more than a full blown relationship. As Crystal spends more time with Ty, she unknowingly places her life in situations more dangerous than she has ever imagined. Crystal and Ty become like a new age Bonnie and Clyde as they go on one deadly adventure after another. Lives are lost and enemies crossed. Turning sixteen may be sweet, but it can also be deadly as Crystal quickly finds out in this edgy tale of drama, intrigue and teenage love.

Crystal Jackson is surrounded by drama. Her parents are constantly arguing and fighting. To escape the drama at home, she befriends Tyreek ""Ty"" Davis, known on the streets as Doughboy. Crystal ignores her two BFFs (Dena and Sade) warning about Ty, and her crush leads her into a lot more than a full blown relationship. As Crystal spends more time with Ty, she unknowingly places her life in situations more dangerous than she has ever imagined. Crystal and Ty become like a new age Bonnie and Clyde as they go on one deadly adventure after another. Lives are lost and enemies crossed. Turning sixteen may be sweet, but it can also be deadly as Crystal quickly finds out in this edgy tale of drama, intrigue and teenage love.

There's nothing sweet about turning sixteen as three friends will soon find out. Fifteen-year-old Sade Washington has been harboring a secret from her two best friends, Crystal Jackson and Dena Bradford. Her secret threatens to be revealed when she discovers she is pregnant. Once Sade's secret is out, it drives a bitter wedge between her and her mother Joyce and creates a love/hate relationship. Sade attempts to have a normal teen life, but as she turns sixteen, reality hits her head on. She must make choices that will not only affect her future, but that of her unborn child. Sade's Secret takes the reader on an emotional ride as it tackles a strong subject matter and the dynamics of mother-daughter relationships.