{"product_id":"chasing-destiny-isbn-9780451219275","title":"Chasing Destiny","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith prose “hot enough to scorch fingers,”* Eric Jerome Dickey has electrified readers with his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers. In \u003ci\u003eChasing Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e, he edges into dangerously sexy territory....\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBillie is as notorious for her beauty as she is for the hot yellow Ducati motorcycle she rides down L.A.'s meanest streets. Tough and talented, she does things her way. Until an unplanned pregnancy spins her life out of control. Her problem: Her lover Keith's divorce decree has been revoked, forcing him to choose between Billie and his dangerously manipulative wife, Carmen, along with their troubled and deceptive daughter, Destiny, a fifteen-year-old dancing on the edge of womanhood. Horrific things happen when Keith's daughter disappears in the company of low friends in dark places. And in chasing Destiny, Billie, Keith, and Carmen find their lives inextricably linked by a dangerous and seductive pursuit-at any speed—at any cost.\u003cb\u003ePraise for Eric Jerome Dickey and \u003ci\u003eChasing Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[O]ne of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Eric Jerome Dickey’s work is a master class in Black joy....[his] characters—bold, smart women oozing sexuality and vulnerability—navigate interpersonal conflicts using dialogue that crackles with authenticity.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] strong, sexy heroine.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The king of African-American fiction for women.”—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dickey is a master at writing about women and what they want and how they want it.”—\u003ci\u003e*Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Jerome Dickey \u003c\/b\u003e(1961–2021) was the award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (\u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e) and the Black Panther. His novel \u003ci\u003eSister, Sister\u003c\/i\u003e was honored as one of \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e’s “50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years,” and \u003ci\u003eA Wanted Woman\u003c\/i\u003e won the NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2014. His most recent novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Blackbirds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinding Gideon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBad Men and Wicked Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Wicked\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Business of Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Son of Mr. Suleman\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299816689893,"sku":"NP9780451219275","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451219275.jpg?v=1767723591","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/chasing-destiny-isbn-9780451219275","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}