LARCENY OF THE HEART by Maxwell Penn
By Leona Romich • Sep 24th, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010 •
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LARCENY OF THE HEART by Maxwell Penn is a love story set in the ’70s in Jamaica. Jean Paul Baptiste is a native of Haiti but moved to Jamaica for a fresh start. Unfortunately, Jamaicans do not welcome Haitians with open arms. To make a way for himself, he uses his natural born talent as an artist to sell his wares on the streets of Jamaica. Jean does well for himself but he has to pay a monthly fee to the Constable for protection.
When Jean bumps into Winsome, he just knows it is love at first sight. Little does he know at the time that Winsome just so happens to be the Don’s (Dexter’s) girl. When an opportunity presents itself, Jean swoops in and a whirlwind romance soon ensues between the two. Dexter sees Winsome and Jean together at a local event and feels disrespected and embarrassed. Jean in turn stands up to Dexter and all hell breaks out, spiraling into a chain of events that will leave many dead and fighting for their lives.
LARCENY OF THE HEART by Maxwell Penn was a story of romance, friendships, family, murder and vengeance. Mr. Penn does an excellent job in the language that his characters speak. Mr. Penn definitley puts his own mark in the literary world and I look forward to reading more by this author.
This book was provided by the author for review purposes.
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Leona Romich is a Ohio native. Since 2008, she has been a member of APOOO. She is also the founder of Street Lit Clique on shelfari.com and a member of the APOOO Exchange Team and an independent book reviewer. You can find her reviews on amazon.com. She is an avid reader. Reading has always been a passion of hers, a means of escape to another time and place by the characters she reads about. Her favorite street-lit author is Al-Saadiq Banks, author of the BLOCK PARTY series. Her favorite AA author would be Bernice McFadden aka Geneva Holliday. She enjoys a variety of genres.
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