Literature & Fiction and Teen & Young Adult
Jumping double-dutch is 12-year-old Tiffany’s favorite pastime. She’s the most talented jumper at her school, incorporating flips and stunts into her routine. All that practice has made her the best in the mid-state area, good enough to enter into an upcoming competition. Then suddenly, her demeanor changes and she stops jumping rope altogether.
Her mother, who wasn’t thrilled about Tiffany’s obsession in the first place, easily accepts her excuse that she’s just not feeling well. Tiffany’s 16-year-old brother Levar, however, becomes suspicious there is more to the story when he catches her burning her clothes in a dumpster near the house. Unable to get his sister to open up to him, Levar shares his concerns with his friend Denim, who offers to reach out to Tiffany. Unfortunately, Tiffany withdraws even more when the unimaginable darkens Levar’s door and threatens to rip Tiffany’s family apart forever.
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Darrien Lee, a graduate of Tennessee State University, is a two-time Essence bestselling author. Her books include, All That and a Bag of Chips, Brotherly Love, and What Goes Around Comes Around. She has been featured in several magazines, including Romantic Times magazine and the Nashville Tennessean.
Darrien began her writing career after reminiscing with a relative about their wild college days while attending Tennessee State University. It was those experiences that inspired her to write her debut novel, 'All That and a Bag of Chips' in 2001.
Blessed to be a two time Essence Magazine Best-selling Author over the past twenty-years with her eighteenth novel, titled "Love past the Moment", which she wrote while fighting breast cancer. Presently a four year survivor, she plans to use her voice to inspire and encourage others who are dealing with life adversities. It is also her goal to continue to write thought provoking and exciting novels to entertain her readers.
Darrien is presently anticipating the release of the sequel to "Love past the Moment" which she hopes to have ready for release by the end of Winter.
Darrien is a native of Columbia, Tennessee, about 50 miles south of Nashville, and lives in La Vergne, Tennessee with her husband of twenty-seven years and two adult daughters.
