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    Black Fever
    Black Fever
    Black Fever
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    Black Fever

    By Elizabeth Griffin

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    Tara Woods is the owner of the politically explosive Urban Express newspaper. The metropolitan periodical is known throughout New York City for printing the truth no matter whose face the camera lens focuses on.

    The talented Tara Woods is also known for running down alleyways and pushing through crowded subway stations just for the sake of a news story. Her effort and zeal have earned her the respect of the Big City, but the cost of her reputation comes at a price.

    She hasn’t dated a man in years-- not since college-- not since her Spring Break days at the Wild Wood shores where gorgeous men were plentiful and hot kisses were readily available. It was a decision that she made willingly in order to succeed in the very competitive world of telecommunications.

    But now, looking back over the past five years, she wonders whether she has made the right decision. She misses the touch of a man. She longs for the intimacy of a relationship. Why can't she have both? And, is it too late for her to change her mind?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGore Publications
    Release dateJan 30, 2017
    ISBN9781370930678
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      Black Fever - Elizabeth Griffin

      Table of Content

      Title Page

      Dedication

      BLACK FEVER

      THE END

      THANK YOU GOD FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE

      Copyright Elizabeth Griffin

      All rights reserved

      Published 2015

      www.elizabethgriffin.net

      egriffingore@gmail.com

      Gore Publications

      P. O. Box 43561

      Philadelphia, PA 19106-3561

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Griffin, Elizabeth

      Cover Design

      Derrick H. Gore

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission from author.

      Printed In The United States of America

      For All Of The Romantics In The World...

      BLACK FEVER

      I COILED A THIN RED DREADLOCK AROUND MY FINGER; its woolen strand obeyed my playful gesture as I peered down at the PM edition of the Urban Express. My eyes were focused on its lead story and examining for the third time, the picture of a man fleeing the direct lens of a camera.

      I didn't feel good about the shot. Or the story. How could I? It was only going to aid in the man's political demise, but I had approved both anyway; I had to. It was my job. I was not here to filter the news, but report it. Still I felt regret. I never liked exposing one of my own, no matter how far he strayed from his people.

      And, Travis Tilton had strayed far. He was no longer the young black lawyer of promise in the District Attorney's office. He was no longer the leg work of the prosecution team― doing all the tedious research on the Nkosi Case.

      And, he was no longer the man behind the scenes.

      No, now Travis Tilton was on his way to becoming the first black governor of the state. He was loved by many whites and most blacks. His was the voice of the poor or so everyone thought until the Urban Express ran its articles. In it, the paper reported a story of an ambitious lawyer who sacrificed the life of a black man for his career.

      The newspaper revealed how he had gone along with the status quo. He had apparently not wanted to alienate himself from those who had the power to block his ambitions.

      So, he sat back and allowed a man to be executed for the killing of two police officers.

      Travis was the man who had kept quiet about withheld testimonies which could have saved a black man's life. The concealed evidence might have acquitted the single father of a double homicide conviction and cast a bit of light on a corrupt prosecutorial team.

      I turned the newspaper over and let out a long, gradual sigh. I also let go of my hair and reached for a cup of decaffeinated coffee.

      I would have preferred the real thing, but my doctor forbid it. My extensive intake of caffeine had finally taken its toll on my body. It caused a lump to develop under my right arm and a soreness

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