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John Roberts has the risky habit of infidelity, but it isn't adult John Roberts running his life, it's John the indignant and angry teenager. At 17, his secret girlfriend becomes pregnant, and both fathers put an end to the relationship. John's father sends him away to live with his Aunt Idell, the family matriarch, birthing in John an anger and resentment he carries into adulthood. Twenty years later, a run-in with his first love and his father's stroke, causes John to believe that redemption is finally at hand. Instead, John's luck begins to run out as he discovers how everyone has moved on, except him. John finds himself facing death, divorce, a dwindling business, and no idea how to correct the mess he has made. Family histories, both proud and tragic, play out in the background as John tries to learn the hard act of forgiveness.

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2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist - African American

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Desiree R. Kannel is a writer and educator from Southern California. Desiree discovered her love creative writing and storytelling while teaching writing to 4th grade students. She left education to pursue her MFA and now teaches creative writing to youth and adults through her workshop, Rose Writers. She is a founding board member of the Long Beach Literary Arts Center, and chapter lead of Women Who Submit.

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