Little Black Girl Lost Book 1: The Innocent:

by Keith Lee Johnson

Overview

On Christmas Eve, 1951 in New Orleans, fifteen-year-old Johnnie Wise is sold into prostitution by her domineering mother, and her dreams of being an Evangelist or nightclub singer like Billie Holiday vanish like the notes of an old song.

In her new life, surrounded by powerful men with even more powerful secrets, Johnnie finds that she can use romance with the men that pay to sleep with her to her advantage, and the teenage girl finds herself thrown into a world of wealth, bribery, and cold-blooded gangsters.

But, the underbelly of New Orleans in the fifties isn't without its dangers. The Story of Johnnie Wise is a dramatic page turner with enough steamy romance that leaves readers questioning if love can really exist in such a dark world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935825265
Publisher:	Dare to Imagine Publishing LLC
Publication date:	12/12/2019
Series:	Little Black Girl Lost , #1
Pages:	302
Sales rank:	204,214
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Keith Lee Johnson is a United States Air Force veteran, the author of 17 novels, and the former editor of Insight Magazine. He served his country in Texas, Mississippi, Nevada, California, Turkey, Indiana, and various other places in his four years of active service. He has written in several genres, including suspense/thrillers, drama, historical fiction, and contemporary fiction. His most successful novels are the Little Black Girl Lost stories, seven to date. The journey to publication was an arduous one and began at Robert S. Rogers High School during the Fall semester when his composition teacher ridiculed him in front of his peers for a poorly written paper. Humiliated, he dropped the class, and no longer pursued education. Two decades later, he entered Owens Community College, as it was more cost effective. Upon graduation, he planned to attend a fully accredited local university to get a degree in psychology, as he never intended to be an author. That, too, was interrupted by a literature professor who challenged his ability to write a credible story early in the Fall semester. Unlike his high school experience, he accepted the challenge, picked up a pen that very day, and has been writing ever since. His failed past turned into fierce determination. He worked full-time and was a full-time student. He graduated with honors and became the commencement speaker for the December graduating class. He lives in Toledo, Ohio.