A Small Country Town Love Story- When A Country Girl Meets A City Boy. In the fictional city of Rochdale, Alamosa where the people are down-to-earth, and all love the food and company at the small local diner called Norman's Place. MC Eshe Norman is a sweet, young adult who struggles with the lack of love from her malicious mother, Nichelle. THIS BOOK Three novellas, suspense scenes, and an HFN.
Black Cherry Pie 1: Rochdale, Alamosa, a little country town between Gasburg and Santo Domingo, is the home of Eshe Norman. Everyone in Rochdale has so much love for Eshe… everyone except Nichelle, her mother, Sakina, her oldest sister, and possibly Jemila, her baby sister. Eshe loves to bake and is well-known for the dark cherry pies she bakes and displays at the family’s restaurant, Norman’s Place.With plans of one day having her own space to bake and sell her desserts, Eshe struggles to get out from under her mother’s disturbing stronghold. At the age of twenty-four, Eshe has yet to live her life freely, especially her love life. Until one day, she witnesses a car accident that causes her to view life from a whole new perspective.Kejuan Rugger is all about the right sound to a song. Being a prominent recording engineer for musical artists has its perks and all, which Kejuan is grateful for through hard work and dedication. With thoughts of finding true love, the only issue Kejuan has when it comes to love is the one-hit wonder who hasn’t realized that what they once shared, is not there anymore. On a hot summer day, heading for home, Kejuan and his crew cruise through a small town to grab a bite to eat when their vehicle barely collides with another through oncoming traffic. Within the shocking encounter, Kejuan blacks out, but not before getting a glimpse of his future love.
Black Cherry Pie 2: They say patience is a virtue. Well, it most certainly is for Kejuan Rugger. Home in Santo Domingo, Kejuan gets back into the swing of his everyday life. But this time around, he's really feeling the change in his world without Eshe in it.After impatiently waiting for Eshe to return his calls, Kejuan reaches out to the one person who can help him. The task of getting Eshe into his world takes a little heat as convincing. Once Kejuan gets Eshe all to himself, he starts to feel the promise of their beginning, but not before Ms. Disaster, first name, Jasmyne, strikes.Still struggling with the fact Nichelle has disowned her, Eshe keeps her mental battle at bay for so long.With a lot of persuasion from her bestie, topped off with what Kejuan had to offer, Eshe leaves Rochdale and settles into the new environment filled with wonderment, palm trees, and flamingos. All is good until Eshe is left home alone and has an unexpected visitor.
Black Cherry Pie 3: Continuing where book two of Black Cherry Pie left off, Eshe remains in a struggling mental state regarding her family while trying to move forward in her relationship with Kejuan. The fire continues to burn with mother-against-daughter when Nichelle’s words spew from her mouth like a poisonous gas. The things she says ignite the flames, bringing Eshe to her breaking point.Kejuan stands by Eshe one-hundred percent against her mother’s demonized fury. All is good on Kejuan’s end as he plans to take his and Eshe’s relationship up a notch. But when he accidentally runs into his past love, the outcome leaves him feeling glad that he did.As time goes on, the fire gradually settles as life generally goes on. When the smoke and ashes finally subside, will the view be clear enough for a happy ending?