The Setup (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780692831151)

Marie Holmes, a down-home girl from Claxton Mississippi is turning twenty-one. It's time for a night out on the town with her best friend. The ladies venture into a night club where Marie sees the man of her dreams. The tall, dark, handsome figure across the room is just what Marie has in mind. He's a glass of wine she's dying to get a taste of.

James Littleton has his own agenda. The women that come into his den have no idea what he has in store for them. Marie Rhoades, his Pretty Lady is his latest victim. She will have to learn what it means to deal with a real man. Will she be able to handle his outrageous demands, or will she have to suffer the consequences of her refusal? Who can she trust? How will she escape?

Three women, Marie, Thelma, and Mama. They share a home, a bond, and a love that is about to be tested to its limits. Will they realize it's all a Setup before it is too late?