The Million Dollar Divorce

RM Johnson

Simon & Schuster – 2004

Pages – 292  $23.00 US

ISBN: 0-7432-5816-9

Reviewed by Yolanda M. Johnson

Literary Wonders!

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5/2/2005

Rating: 4 Stars

            What do you get when you cross love with boundaries and deceit?  More than you bargained for and RM Johnson’s “The Million Dollar Divorce”.  Mr. Johnson, author of the Harris Saga does it again with this page turning and suspenseful novel.

            Nate Kenny adored his wife Monica and would do anything for her.  The two shared what most view as the American Dream; the money, the house and car.  Everything except 2.5 children.

            Nate is excited when Monica utilizes a home pregnancy test that gives her a positive reading.  Nine months from now, Nate thought that his dream would be complete.  Little did he know that his dream would turn into a nightmare when Monica failed to tell Nate the truth after a follow up with her physician.

            When Nate learns the truth, he becomes distant and tries to bear with his grief. That is until his grief turns into anger and then revenge.  A slip of the tongue from Monica triggers Nate into a whirlwind of deceit himself as he vows to get rid of Monica leaving her penniless. 

            What Nate does not count on is his plan being foiled and coming back to bite him in the backside. 

            Meanwhile, while living with his girlfriend Selena in poverty, Lewis Waters, wishes for a better life for he and his daughter Layla.  His love for Selena is merely symphathy, but does not want to ruin any chance of being in his daughter’s life.

            Lewis is tired of living in the Ida B. Wells Housing Project and has a hunch that Selena has turned back to her drug using ways.  He is completely at  his wits end when he finds out that Selena has gone back to her “usual” way of making money; all in front of his nine month old daughter.

            Just when Lewis thinks his luck can’t get worse, his car steers out of control hitting the driver in front of him.  From that point on, Lewis’ life is never the same.  He must indulge in a little deceit of his own to keep himself from going to jail.  When he agrees to an assignment from the driver of the vehicle he  hits, Lewis finds himself in just a little too deep.  Can he turn things around before it’s too late.

            The Million Dollar Divorce is an easy, exciting read that you won’t want to put down for fear of missing what’s next. 

            In The Million Dollar Divorce, RM Johnson gives new meaning to Sex, Lies and Videotape.  And you will be in awe when you reach the end of this intriguing novel because if you think you know how it ends, think again.