Title: The Temptation of Fate
Description: The Temptation of Fate is a tale of naïve teenagers and ignorant young adults who tempt fate with their rebellious, value-deficient attitudes. These youngsters are never prepared to take responsibilities for their actions because they think the world owes them something. And they are inadvertently encouraged by parents who do not know the difference between parental love and negligence. JESSICA WEATHERS: A 17 year-old blue-eyed blonde cannot wait to be free from an assumed parental control. But when fate finally presents her with independence, she is too overwhelmed to handle it. LAKEERA WATSON: A 16 year-old African American thinks all that glitters is gold. Due to her ignorance and naivety, she gets easily lured into sex by her mother’s boyfriend. But the mother, in spite of her reckless indiscretion, has been there, done that and will not want a case of history repeating itself. ERIC TURNER: A 23 year-old African American rises up through thick and thin from a notorious Chicago south-side neighborhood to become a health care professional. He however commits some moral and legal blunders that threaten to derail everything for which he has worked. MARY MILLER: Turner’s mother is a strong woman who struggles against all odds and stereotypes to ensure the emancipation of her kids from a ghetto existence. But when her son suddenly appears to be on a downward spiral, she springs into action not only to save him from going to jail but also to avoid his relapse into a life of doldrums.
Subjects: Literary fiction, Romance, Chick-lit, Parenting, Troubled teen, Troubled youths, Chicago, Inner cities, Fiction, romance, general
Places: Chicago, South-side Chicago, North-side Chicago, North Knemore Street, Sheridan Street, Inner cities
Time periods: 1985