mad dogs on fire

Many times when you enter into a world of crazy, violent, and demoralized minds; one may never escape. You don't decide when you will retire, the demented souls in the streets will. Janice's mother Malonda traveled in a path of people searching for wealth and power. Individuals who did what ever it would take to be the power. Fearless heartless gangsters. Focussed killers who spared no mercy for those unfortunate enough to get in the way of their quest to be the superior mind. Janice's grand mother, Mrs. Holton, was a noble church going lady and made sure Janice was at church every Sunday. Mrs. Holton was so afraid that her grand daughter would turn out like her daughter Malonda. She tried to hide the truth about everything Malonda had gotten herself involved in, which caused Janice constant disappointments about her mother, Malonda. Malonda's genius I.Q. helped her climb gracefullly to the top of the drug game. In the process she met Janice's father Joey, who was also king pin status in the game, but the relationship went deadly wrong. Janice's child-hood was continuously being bombarded with tragedies and obstacles. Janice's mother and father lived the life that normal people only read about or watched in a movie theatre. Mrs.Holton, Janice's grand mom, tried everything in her power to keep her daughter Malonda away from the cruel drug dealers and fast money, but like other young adults, Malonda fell victim to the cold-hearted money hungry street life. A life in which people used sex as a weapon and let no one road block them from becoming the Top Dog. Murder was a harsh reality in the drug world, but in Malonda's mind it was worth the risk. Her decisions in life to be king pin affected more than just herself. Janice and Mrs. Holton also suffered the after shocks of her derelict way of living. Janice did not have a big family, but sought refuge in her grand mother's best friend Kelly whom she called Aunt Kelly. Kelly had four kids. Anthony, Glen, Little Ray Ray, and the baby girl Tia. Kelly's now ex-husband finally came to the conclusion that he was no longer happy with his married life and divorced her because of a big secret that he kept hidden for years. Tony was Kelly's ex husband and loved his wife and kids, but was much more in love with some one that Kelly didn't stand a chance of competing against. Together they all shared in their struggles through life and kept each other strong through murders, sexuality secrets, and their own fight for sanity...enjoy this novel about a not so normal family..