{"product_id":"9781439104064","title":"Dating Games: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eRM Johnson, author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Harris Family,\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a riveting story of love, family, and revenge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt age thirty-three, Livvy Rodgers is fed up with relying on men and working her dead-end job, so she decides to apply for a scholarship to become a registered nurse. In order to afford school, she needs to move to a smaller apartment -- leaving no room for her twin daughters, seventeen-year-old Hennesey and Alizé.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough both gorgeous, the two sisters couldn't be more different. Hennesey, a brilliant straight-A student, is soon off to college on a full scholarship. She's in a strong relationship with Rafe, a recently released convict unjustly jailed for drug possession after taking the rap for his old friend, Smoke, who has since become the most ruthless drug dealer in Chicago. Now a free man, Rafe wants nothing to do with his old friends and street life -- especially when he falls for Hennesey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the other hand, Alizé, who is perfectly comfortable relying on her undeniable sex appeal, is a hell-raiser. Once Livvy makes her announcement, Alizé is in desperate need of some money. She and her girlfriends come up with an outrageous plan to score some fast cash -- persuading the men with fat pockets they meet at clubs to take the girls to a hotel, and then drugging them and making off with their wallets and jewelry. In a weird twist of fate, one of their first victims is none other than Smoke, Rafe's old buddy from the street. Once robbed, he's bent on revenge -- and the violent chain of events that follow will change the women of the Rodgers family forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmotionally charged and filled with unforgettable characters, \u003ci\u003eDating Games\u003c\/i\u003e is an intense and thought-provoking page-turner, exactly what readers have come to rely on from RM Johnson.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167773212912,"sku":"9781439104064","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439104064_p0.jpg?v=1763755615","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439104064","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}