The Reason Why by Vickie M. Stringer / 291 pages. Read in 20 days

The long waited arrival of Chino and Pamela’s hook up has finally dropped and made it to our review line. We all know how Chino and Pamela love story ended but we never knew how it started! So, in this story you get to read first hand of what really went down with Chino and Pamela’s relationship. This story starts off with how Pamela met Chino at the Waffle House in the summer of 88’ when he dropped his Ruger P-89 in her purse. Pamela’s initial reaction was to flip on this dude for even thinking she would take a case for him but Chino was smarter than that to let this young beauty catch a case. He knew that there was no chance the cops would even check her for a weapon so he knew this would blow over. However, to save his own behind, he did not take any chances! That moment was the beginning of Pamela and Chino’s ride or die relationship! Chino did what it took to prove to Pamela he was thankful for her covering for him. He spent as much time as he could try to get her attention and win Pamela over. Eventually after a few months of spoiling Pamela, Chino slowly but surely talked her into quitting her job at the retirement home and months later he convinced her to move out of her dorms to be closer to him. With many more promises that he would always be there to take care of her, Pamela eventually quit school to run her brand new salon, L O Quent, bought and partially owned by Chino. Life was good for a good minute until Chino was caught on another person’s turf in a shoot-out and sent to prison, at that moment everything changed for the two. Pamela was left to run all of the businesses and although she became very lonely she vow to never leave or cheat on Chino but that did not stop Pamela from hanging out with her classmate Erik from time to time. When Chino’s got word of this while he was in prison, he completely turned cold on Pamela and accused her of cheating. Chino tried on several occasions to forgive and believe that his Pooh would never cheat on him but deep down inside he could never find it in himself to forgive her, even after he was released from prison. The story ended with Pamela and Chino fighting, then it was a shooting, someone eventually got married and then a baby arrived. As always, Ms. Vickie M. Stringer brings the heat in her novels! This book was no different!