A review by treberry
Before We Were Wicked by Eric Jerome Dickey

4.0

“Money made it easy for a woman to love a bad man.”

BWWW is the prequel and takes us back to the 90s when Ken Swift met his savage love, Jimmi Lee. Sparks flew instantly. Ken gave her the “Soul Stealer” that can make a girl quickly lose her mind. What starts as a lustful passion filled tryst gets real, when Jimmi becomes pregnant. The clash of cultures, families, and beliefs make for a tumultuous road ahead.

The first 100 pages or so was filled with very hot, pornographic, incredibly desirable sex. We definitely see how he earned the name Soul Stealer. The action continued, but I wanted to know more on how Ken & Jake were brought into their “industry”.

I did not like Jimmi Lee from the beginning; she was grimy, and looked down on people outside of her Ethiopian culture. It was interesting to see the dynamic between African/African American lovers. So many twists, so much sex & wickedness!