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The tension and suspense are ramped up to new highs in this eagerly anticipated final installment in Essence bestselling author RM Johnson's Million Dollar trilogy.

Picking up where The Million Dollar Deception left off, Freddy Ford knocks on Nate Kenny's door, storms into the house, and shoots both Nate and his ex-wife Monica. But he doesn't stop there -- before driving off, Freddy manages to escape with little Nathaniel, Nate and Monica's beloved adopted son, while little Layla sleeps upstairs.

Nate is expected to survive the brutal attack, but Monica is left in a coma, and doctors are not certain that she will ever recover. When Lewis Waters -- Freddy's best friend and Layla's actual father -- visits the hospital to see Monica, Nate bargains with him: if Lewis can get Freddy arrested, Nate will give him back his little girl.

Meanwhile, Daphanie Coleman, the woman Nate had planned to marry before he sought revenge on Monica, rushes to Nate's side with plans to get him back by making herself available to him in his time of crisis. By chance, she meets Lewis while visiting Monica's bedside, and the two devise a plan to both get what they want.

When Monica finally awakens, she opens her eyes to a world in which Daphanie and Nate are hiding an affair, Lewis and Daphanie are harboring nasty secrets, and Nate has plotted to steal another man's child in the name of revenge. Will Monica forgive Nate, whom she was about to remarry? Will she uncover the truth behind the love triangle of Daphanie, Lewis, and Nate? And, more important, can the tragic lovers escape a second attempt on their lives?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49932 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781416596264
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
The crazed conclusion of Johnson's Million Dollar trilogy opens with a literal bang. Freddy Ford shoots millionaire Nate Kenny and Nate's ex-wife, Monica, at Nate's Chicago mansion and kidnaps Nate's three-year-old adopted son, Nathaniel. The reason? Nate reneged on rewarding him for his part in a blackmail scheme that led to the arrest of Freddy's best friend, Lewis Waters, in the previous book, The Million Dollar Deception. Lewis was getting too cozy with Monica, whom Nate is eager to remarry. As a result of their serious gunshot wounds, Nate and Monica (who's in a coma) miss Lewis's hearing, at which he's set free. In a weird twist of fate, Lewis agrees to help Nate find Freddy, who's holding Nathaniel for $5 million ransom, if Nate will do Lewis a favor. Meanwhile, Nate's spurned lover, Daphanie Coleman, pregnant with another man's child, plots her revenge. The rushed ending suggests the duplicitous Nate could return to commit further mischief in a sequel. (Sept.)
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About the Author
RM Johnson is the author of seven novels, including bestsellers The Harris Family and The Million Dollar Divorce. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Chicago State University and is a native of Chicago, where he currently resides.

Visit RM Johnson's website at www.RMnovels.com.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

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Since he had been thrown out of his house, Freddy Ford had barely been able to hold anything in his stomach. He had lost almost ten pounds off of his already thin frame. The T-shirt he wore now hung loosely on him. His jeans dropped from his narrow hips, and his hair had grown long and unruly.

He looked over his shoulder again after ringing Nate Kenny's doorbell. None of Mr. Kenny's neighbors were around.

Freddy heard the door unlock.

He quickly reached behind him, pulled the gun from the waist of his jeans, and pointed it at the door. When it opened, Mr. Kenny stared straight into the barrel of the weapon.

"Freddy," Mr. Kenny said, all cool, like there was nothing wrong. "Our business is done. I told you that three weeks ago."

"Step into the motherfucking house," Freddy said.

"Freddy -- "

Freddy cocked the gun.

"Fine." Mr. Kenny turned, walked back into the house.

Freddy walked behind him, the gun pointed between his shoulder blades.

Images popped into Freddy's head. He shut his eyes, trying to black out those images. He saw his mother crying, as the sheriffs had all their furniture dragged from the house and thrown to the curb. An image of his girlfriend raced through his head, her feet in stirrups, an overworked doctor in the middle of performing the abortion, slicing his unborn baby into pieces and sucking it out of her.

When Freddy opened his eyes, the stain of those images still soiled his thoughts.

It was this man's fault, Freddy told himself, the gun shaking in his hand. He had to pay.

All of a sudden Mr. Kenny spun around. He was smiling. "I tell you what I'm gonna do."

Without a thought, Freddy squeezed the trigger of his gun and shot Mr. Kenny in the chest.

Then he shot him again, in the stomach. There was something comforting about the gun going off in Freddy's hand, something calming. Freddy fired two more times, his arms absorbing the shock of the small piece's kick, a lifeless expression on his face -- once in the thigh, and again in the chest.

Mr. Kenny staggered back, horror in his eyes, bloodstains blooming large on his white shirt.

There was a scream.

Mr. Kenny turned and yelled, "Monica, no!"

Freddy whirled around and blindly fired the gun.

A single bullet tore into the side of the forehead of the woman who was standing by the bedroom door wearing only a bath towel.

It was Monica, Lewis's old girlfriend.

The towel fell, leaving Monica naked -- her body dropped to its knees, then fell flat on its belly.

By then Mr. Kenny had fallen across the sofa. Freddy could see they were both dead.

Freddy hadn't meant to kill the woman, but maybe it was for the best. After another moment, he turned and was about to walk out of the house when he heard movement behind him.

Freddy turned again, the gun pointed in front of him.

"Mommy. Daddy." There was a small boy standing in the entrance of the kitchen. The child ran to his father and pulled on his bloody arm.

Freddy walked over to the boy, stood over him, and pointed the gun into the child's face.

This must be Mr. Kenny's boy.

The nagging image of Freddy's unborn child forced its way into his brain again. If it wasn't for Mr. Kenny, Kia never would've aborted their child.

Freddy moved the gun closer to the little boy's face. The child was bawling and seemed oblivious to the gun.

An eye for an eye, a child for a child, Freddy thought, applying pressure to the trigger.

Freddy envisioned the bullet ripping through the child's neck, dropping him to squirm in his own blood and die. He pulled on the trigger a little harder, but hesitated slightly.

"Do it, dammit!" Freddy grunted.

But he could not.

He lowered the gun, shoved it back into his jeans, then turned and walked out the door, hearing the sound of the wailing boy.Copyright © 2009 by R. Marcus Johnson

Customer Reviews

Million Dollar Drama
Nate & Monica Kenny are back. "The Million Dollar Demise" picks up where "The Million Dollar Deception" left off. Monica and Nate have just been shot by Freddy Ford, Lewis Waters best friend. The always scandalous Nate tricked Freddy into setting Lewis up with the promise of a new home for Freddy, his mother and his girlfriend. Nate buys the taxes and takes Freddy's moms home, demolishing it and leaving him homeless and without his girl Kia, who quickly aborts their unborn baby.

Freddy shows up at Nate's door for revenge and accidently shoots Monica in the mix. Freddy quickly grabs Nate's adopted son Nathaniel and jets out if town to Atlanta to stay with an ex. Meanwhile Lewis is going crazy because his former love Monica is in a coma and he is worried about Freddy and wants answers as to why Fredy hurt Monica. Nate's is keeping Lewis' daughter Layla until Lewis assists Nate in finding Freddy and little Nathaniel. Add to the mix more of Nate's crazy schemes and you've got drama for days! Monica wakes up to some crazy things going on, including a supposed pregnancy for Nate's ex Daphanie.

This book is a true page turner and is also one of the best I've read in a long time! A lot of author's bring back characters, but some need to leave those old characters alone because the book ends up wack. I won't name names lol. R M Johnson however brings new, exciting plot twists with the same characters!! I wouldn't mind a 4th book in the "Million Dollar" series to see what becomes of everyone!! 5 stars!!

Worth Waitin For!
Nate Kenny will always be Nate Kenny. This book was great... I highly recommend it. It was worth waitin for. The ending makes you think that there is more coming.. I sure hope so because there is room for more. Monica was great finally accepting the fact that Nate is Nate....

please do a part 4
i love this author he is great, it has 2 be a part4 you cant leave us hanging like that, please i want more