Never Again Once More

236 Pages·2016·1.03 MB·English

by  Morrison Mary B

Also by Mary B. Morrison
SOUL MATES DISSIPATE
WHO’S MAKING LOVE
JUSTICE JUST US JUST ME
Never Again Once More
MARY B. MORRISON
DAFINA BOOKS
Kensington Publishing Corp.
http://www.kensingtonbooks.com
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Table of Contents Also by Mary B. Morrison
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Epilogue
Poetry Corner
SOMEBODY’S GOTTA BE ON TOP.
Somebody’s Gotta Be On Top
Copyright Page
This novel is dedicated to my soul mate Pernell Bursey, to everyone who does
not know his or her biological parents, and to my niece Delisia Melvina Noel.
Although another family adopted you, Delisia, we pray one day you’ll know you
have an entire family who loves you, especially your mother—my sister—Debra
Noel. Your adoptive parents asked that we have no contact with you, and we’ve
honored that request. Your birth given name was changed, and unfortunately we
don’t know your new name. Delisia, you have a wonderfully humorous brother
Omar, four aunts, two uncles, fifteen first cousins, and, of course, your mother
eagerly waiting to bond with you, my love.
Acknowledgments
I give thanks to God for blessing me with the courage to pursue my literary
passion. Each time the road ahead darkens, the Lord sends my guardian angels to
shine a redeeming light, reminding me my humanitarian purpose is forever
greater than myself. I express gratitude for Reverend Dr. Elouise D. Oliver and
my Oakland East Bay Church of Religious Science family for guidance and
motivation.
Thanks to my wonderful son, Jesse Bernard Byrd, Jr., for his unconditional
love and support. To the superwoman who catapulted my dream into a reality,
I’m eternally grateful for my editor, Karen Thomas. I must thank my agent and
backbone, Claudia Menza, for never being too busy. I immensely appreciate my
Kensington family: Walter Zacharius, Steven Zacharius, Laurie Parkin, Joan
Schulhafer, Jessica Ricketts, and Mary Pomponio, thanks a million.
A special love note is extended to one of the world’s greatest writers, E. Lynn
Harris. Thanks for your quote, but more importantly I value your unsolicited
kindness and words of encouragement through my former self-publishing
endeavor and present novelist career.
When all I had was my poetry book, Justice Just Us Just Me, God sent me a
best friend and brilliant publicist, Felicia Polk. After Soul Mates Dissipate was
released, He blessed me with Rodrick Smith, and no greater duo than Smith and
Polk exists in public relations. I also thank L. Peggy Hicks of TriCom for
organizing my tour, because she is the top diva of literary promotions. I thank
my supporters: Patrik Henry Bass of Essence magazine, Glenn R. Townes of
Upscale magazine, Dr. Jeff of WLIB, Cliff and Janine of KJLH, and a host of
others.
I love each of my siblings with all my heart. Thanks for being my foundation:
Wayne, Andrea, Derrick, and Regina Morrison, Margie Rickerson, and Debra
Noel.
I’m blessed to have fantastic friends. Thanks to Bennie Allen, Linda Gayle
Brown, Michaela Burnett, Marilyn Edge, Kendra Hill, Vanessa Ibanitoru,
Brenda Jackson, Naleighna Kai, Gloria Mallette, Marcus Major, Karen E.
Quinones-Miller, Carmen Polk, Exavier B. Pope, E. C. Rhodes, Ronald Salaam,
Joseph Smith, Simone Smith, Carl Weber, Kenneth Williams, and my mentor,
Vyllorya A. Evans, for your unwavering support.
Last but sincerely not least, I thank the distributors, booksellers, book clubs,
and you the reader because you are the wind beneath my words.
And so it is,
Mary Beatrice Morrison
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.marymorrison.com