Product Description

Her female intuition told her he was a dog but yet and still she lent him her soul, gave him her heart and allowed herself to fall in love. Torn between infatuation, lust, denial and playing wifey, the only thing Mo knows for sure is that she's been through hell, survived nine years, three miscarriages, numerous flings, heated arguments and a few knock-down drag-out fights only to realize she is further deep in love and more confused than ever. Come join National Best Selling Author Keisha Ervin as she spins a classic tale about loving someone so much you lose yourself, only to find in the end that what you thought was real love was just a game.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31687 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• 400 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780977880492
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
Torn follows the bittersweet relationship between lovestruck Mo and eternal-playboy Quan. The line between right and wrong in their relationship is hazy because Mo and Quan have invested nearly a decade of love, time and money in each other. Although the fruits of Quan's hustling is visible in the expensive house, cars and clothes, Mo would trade it all for a true bond of love from his heart to hers.

Mo's father and her friends, Quan's mother, and even Mo's own intuition tell her to move on, but her desire for Quan controls her actions. Quan, on the other hand, knows he isn't right, yet explodes at the very thought of Mo possibly being unfaithful. Their relationship is simultaneously passionate and pathetic, keeping you absorbed page after page. While they are saying Yes, yes, yes! , you will be cringing and saying, No, no, no! When you add baby-momma-drama, shady friends and other love interests, Mo and Quan are forced to make life-changing decisions that will test whether or not they are soul mates.

Keisha Ervin's latest spin on love, life and lies is nothing less than incredible. Torn is street literature in its finest form. Keisha Ervin has written a story transcends its environment. Gunshots, crackheads and drug lords have been replaced with the sleepless nights, the phone calls that need to be taken in private and heart-to-heart advice that may hit home for some of the readers. There is even guest appearances by sisters Mina and Meesa, from Keisha Ervins's National Best Selling Novels Mina's Joint and Me & My Boyfriend respectively.

Keisha Ervin's Torn has added on to her remarkable repertoire and is a yet another Best Seller in the making, following Chyna Black, Me & My Boyfriend, Mina's Joint and Hold U Down. If you came across After The Storm in Triple Crown's second anthology Street Love, Torn is the breathtaking expansion on that short story. This is not book for quick consumption like an item off the dollar menu. Instead, this book is full of substance, a tale that you will not mind taking time to read and digest. --Joey Pinkney, Freelance Writer

About the Author
Hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, Keisha Ervin is a prolific writer and devoted mother. Her success has drawn much deserved attention to herself and her hometown. She is the author of the Essence Best-Sellers Chyna Black, Me & My Boyfriend, Mina's Joint and Hold U Down, as well as the novel Torn and the short story After the Storm, featured in the Street Love anthology.

Customer Reviews

I Can't Let Go"
Wow...I will be the first to say i can relate to the story line in this book. After I read the book I just laughed to myself and said wow this story seemed to be about me and a relationship I was once in. So I could relate to how Mo felt about Quan. and the almost 10 Yrs. relationship they were in. Even with all the affairs, the arguments and yes a few knock-down drag out fights Mo and Quan felt they were in love with each other and were determined to make it work. But how much "make up sex" and "baby I'm sorry" can a relationship stand? And how much hurt will you cause each other before you decide it's time to call it quits and move on. Is it really love or just you are determined no one else is going to take your place and be with your no good man cause we in love (LoL). It's funny how we are afraid to move on until we do and that's when you see all the wrong that was in a relationship and than say "Damn I went through that Bulls**t!"

Keisha Ervin did it again!!!
Torn is another best seller from Keisha Ervin. Ms Ervin did her thing once again. I first got a sneak peak of this book from Street Love (Triple Crown Publications Presents). Monsieur aka Mo is torn between loving her boo JaQuan aka Quan of 9 years and leaving him. Her female intuition is telling her he is a dog but she is blinding by love. I love how Mina and Meesa made cameos in this book. I'm not going to give the book away you just have to go to your local book vendor and cop this book. To all avid readers, Keisha Ervin, and Triple Crown fans cop this book I guaranteed you will not be dissappointed.

Torn? Really? About What . . .
Although I swore I would NEVER read another Triple Crown production because they are so ghetto, I picked up this book at the recommendation of a library book club. Disappointed does not begin to explain my feelings about this book.

For 270 pages, we (the readers) get to read about Quan beating Monsieur (the girl) and Sherry. The readers get to read pages of insensitivity on the part of Quan; we get to read about Quan's constant cheating and his overall azzhole appeal. A female would not be TORN; she would be stupid if she stayed with a man like Quan for 9.5 years and this is why:

Quan's bad characteristics:
1. He cheated on Mo like 5 or 10 times
2. He never came home earlier than 3 or 4 in the morning because he was either selling drugs or cheating on Mo
3. He would not come home when Mo called him and this cost Mo dearly on one particular occasion
4. He often choked or beat Mo
5. He couldn't satisfy Mo sexually

Quan's good characteristics (from the eyes of Mo):
1. He had plenty of money to keep her styling and profiling in designer gear
2. He had plenty of money to get her a nice house and car

Other than money, Quan was a unsalvageable dog. No woman in her right mind would have stayed with Quan. Thus, for the author to focus 270 pages on their relationship just made the book a huge and tiring bore.

Recommendation to the author: To make a character TORN worthy, you have to give the character likeable characteristics. Hustling drugs and walking around with drug money are not likeable characteristics.

Pros: Good writing, great character descriptions
Mo's and Zaire's relationship was off the hook; I loved them as a couple. Thus, pages 270-380 something were very well written; I was totally engrossed in that storyline.

Cons: Too long, a one noted romance does not make for a good LONG book - better to make the book shorter if the romance is going to be one noted

My other issue with the book is the constant need to mention designer clothing. I know we like being ghetto fabulous, but mentioning designer gear for no good reason just gets tiresome after a while.