{"product_id":"9781451698909","title":"The Vickie M. Stringer Collection: Let That Be the Reason, Imagine This, and The Reason Why","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Vicki M. Stringer, “the reigning queen of urban fiction” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), three exciting novels that will keep you coming back for more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLet That Be the Reason\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet That Be the Reason\u003c\/i\u003e begins when a drug dealer abandons his girlfriend Pamela Xavier, leaving her with nothing but a stack of bills, an empty refrigerator, and an impending eviction notice. Backed in a corner and with no prospects in sight, Pamela decides to get her hustle on. Transforming herself into Carmen, she learns to deal with the streets, the playas, the drug lords, and of course the law—by any means necessary. In no time, she is running a call-girl service, a fencing operation, and a drug cartel—all while still being a mom. Carmen wants money, but she also wants happiness. The problem is, she doesn’t quite understand what real happiness is and what real love means—or what it all costs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImagine This\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImagine This\u003c\/i\u003e continues the saga of Pamela as she does jail time and has to decide who she really is: Pamela, a woman who, more than anything, loves her son and wants to be there to raise him; or Carmen, the ruthless baller, who does the crime, serves the time, and honors, at any expense, the code of the street.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Reason Why\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePamela was a naive coed from Detroit, going to classes by day and clubs by night. The hottest spot was Jazzy Jay’s and that’s where one of the guys slipped his gun in her pocketbook, knowing that the police who had just descended on the club wouldn’t check the girls for weapons. She didn’t know his name or anything other than he was cute and charming. But, when she tracked him down to return his property, she found out his name was Chino, his game was hustling, and his plan was to make her his woman—and give her more than she ever bargained for out of life, love, and the pursuit of money.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155792150768,"sku":"9781451698909","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781451698909_p0.jpg?v=1763841840","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781451698909","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}