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Description edit
The lure of Richmond, VA’s streets is too strong for Bambi, a good girl from the right side of the tracks, who fell in love with, Reggie, a young hustler. Her thug love not only corrupted her but blinded her with the bling and cash that come with living the glamorous life of a gangsta’s... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Reggie: Bambi's BF, 6' tall, thin, hustler
- Tricia: Bambi's mom, 39, old school "playerette"
- Ronnie Shaler: Associate of Lynx
- Bambi Ferguson: Main character; dark skinned, 5'7; party planner
- Ruby Lee Meedlepoint: Friend of Bambi's mom
- Douglas "Doo Doo" Davis: lived up the street from Bambi; military man
- Jack: A friend of Reggie
- Amy: Bambi's friend; gossipbox
- Zonna: Bambi's favorite cousin; lives in Church Hill with Grandma Ellie; her father was Tricia's brother; light skinned, sandy brown hair, 5'2; wears wire-frame glasses; computer whiz
- Grandma Ellie: Bambi's grandmother; lives in Church Hill
- Paul Waxx: Mechanic, "greasemonkey"
- Ms. Dot: Reggie's mother
- Bob: Bambi's father; politician
- Joe: middle aged man who works at car dealership
- Cook 'em up: Lynx's right-hand man; loyal; 10 years older than Lynx; used to work with his father
- Tall Daddy: powerful man; in a wheelchair
- Ted: young man Bambi met at Tall Daddy's party
- Shay La: Add a description of this character.
- Lynx: Infamous baller/hustler in Richmond; Bambi's man
- Wild Cat: Lynx's father
- Lolly: Golddigger; Lynx's mother
- Unique: hood rat
- Took: Unique's man
- Moe: convict
- Jay: convict
- Cleezy: Lynx's brother
- Brent Jackson: lawyer
- Michelle: Ronnie's girl
- Shawn: Egypt's prison friend
- Lootchee: Bambi's boyfriend
- Johnny Boy: thief
- Rocky: Moving company employee
- Lloyd "Slot Machine" Pitman: Relative of Bambi
- Lisa: Lynx's girl while in prison
- Yarnis: Bambi's relative
- Snowball: Lynx's cat
- Alice: Lolly's friend
- Donnie: Ronnie's twin
- Hilda: friend of Grandma Elle
- Martha: Ex-friend of Grandma Ellie
- Egypt: Bambi's best friend since middle school; 21
- Big D: Reggie's supplier
- Smooth: Egypt met at club
- Jeff: Bambi's stepdad
- Janay: bill collector
- Disco: club owner; in his 60s
- Nita: Smooth's Ex
- Uno: Ruby's ex-man
Setting & Locations edit
- Richmond: Richmond City Jail, Church Hill
- Texas
- Dallas
- Virginia
- New York
- Korea
- North Carolina
- Brander Mill Inn
- East Coast
- West Coast
- Spade Club
- Byrd park
- Ashland
- New Orleans
- Ohio
- Washington D.C.
- Carribean: Jamaica, St. Thomas
- Atlanta: Wyndham Hotel
- Charter Westbrook mental hospital
First Sentence edit
There are two kids of girls: those who like thugs, and those who lie to themselves and think they don't.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nikki Turner (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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