Sometimes I wished I had taken the time to consider what I truly wanted—not just in the god-fearing, money-chasing, certified thug of a man I desired, but in the life I envisioned for myself. Change brings opportunity, and that was becoming clear in my life.

My compassionate nature and tendency to see the good in people only added chaos to my already drama-filled, tangled web of lies. I longed to erase my past or simply move on from it, but I couldn’t, and I was done regretting things I couldn’t change.

Like becoming Carter’s friend and nothing more, or falling for the successful, attentive, and risk-taking man he was becoming. Every time I thought Carter couldn’t get any better, he’d do something to challenge that belief and make me question if I needed him or just what he represented.

Life has a way of humbling us, and just when I thought things couldn’t get worse, it reminded everyone close to me how quickly things could change. Was I truly blessed, or was I on the path to self-destruction?Sit back and take a ride with Yona Pearson, the young African American hood romance author of several second chance love stories, hood love, ratchet baby Mamas, and cheating baby daddies.

She's bringing you part 2 of: Lovin' A Rich Goon With Motion, filled with just the right amount of drama, lies, and secrets. .