Before We Were Wicked
Before We Were Wicked by Eric Jerome Dickey is a novel published by Penguin on April 7, 2020, featuring 368 pages in English. The story revolves around Ken Swift, a twenty-one-year-old who resorts to hurting people for cash to fund his college education. His life takes a dramatic turn when he meets Jimi Lee, a Harvard-bound woman whose presence ignites a powerful and unexpected connection between them.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of passion, infidelity, and the complexities of relationships. As Ken and Jimi Lee navigate their intense attraction, their lives intersect in ways that lead to unforeseen consequences, including an unexpected pregnancy. This work delves into the emotional landscape of their relationship, highlighting the rise and fall of their connection and the lasting impact of desire. The book presents a blend of romance and thriller elements, making it a multifaceted exploration of love and its challenges.
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From New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey, “one of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century”* comes a novel about the how one chance meeting can change everything in this thrilling, sexy tale of star-crossed lust.
They say the love of money is the root of all evil, but for Ken Swift, it’s the love of a woman.
Ken is twenty-one, hurting people for cash to try to pay his way through college, when he lays eyes on Jimi Lee, the woman who will change the course of his entire life. What’s meant to be a one-night stand with the Harvard-bound beauty turns into an explosion of sexual chemistry that neither can quit. And when Jimi Lee becomes pregnant, their two very different worlds collide in ways they never could have anticipated.
Passion, infidelity, and raw emotion combine in Eric Jerome Dickey’s poignant, erotic portrait of a relationship: the rise, the fall, and the scars—and desire—that never fade.
*The New York Times
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