Labretta L Simmons

Memoirs of the dark chocolate years Labretta L Simmons

Continue the journey with Lorina Simmons, through the years, as she battles conflict more than ever before, with foster care, new found lovers, enemies, and friends. She still struggles to find her inner being, through love, sacrifices, and heartache. Especially, after she returns to Astoria for good, because she is hood bound and will always feel connected to her roots. When she reunites with her mother Mary during her drug addiction and come to terms with motherhood, all hell will break loose. The beast in Lorina is unleashed to the point of no return. Back in the notorious Astoria projects, new chapters of horror will unfold when she meets an infamous, gun toting, no nonsense drug dealer, named Sean otherwise known as Zark. Lorina thought she experienced hell before, but it was like no other until she met Zark. He will take her through a dark twisted side of love as he wreaks havoc on her soul. In time, when she comes across Marcus otherwise known as Papes, a college graduate, actor and ball player from the slums of shoulin (Staten Island), Lorina makes a daring decision and is forced to choose between the two men, which may cost her, her life. Will her grandmother Willie Mae survive through it all? Will old habits die hard for Lorina with new hustles and survival tactics? Only god knows what's in store for her.