No Turning Back

By: Brenda Hampton, Oasis, Buck 50 Productions

Narrated by: Mishi LaChappelle

Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

A crippled economy changes Lola Jones' silver-spoon status to copper and threatens to rip her sheltered family from the upper echelons of society, dropping them into the rotten bowels of East St. Louis. Only one thing can save Lola's children from the claws of poverty, and that comes in the form of a million-dollar life insurance policy. It is, however, just a useless piece of paper unless she's dead. With that in mind, Lola vows to make the ultimate sacrifice for her children's well-being.

There are two problems - she doesn't have the guts to kill herself, and her insurance doesn't pay out on suicides. With only days left before her family learns the true meaning of homelessness, Lola turns to Blase, a desensitized hit man with a "no turning back" policy, to execute her murder. To foot Blase's upfront bill, Lola seeks prostitution. It's not long before the hole she's dug gets deeper.

Living on the erotic edge leads her to an unforgettable sexual encounter with Mannish Major, a lonely married man with skeletons swinging in his closet. Their tryst explodes into a full-blown love affair that renews Lola's will to live. But not even a budding romance will cancel the expiration date Blase has set on Lola's soul. Now Lola and Mannish must make a final and desperate attempt to stop the hit man, or else they will die trying.

©2013 Brenda Hampton and OASIS (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing and Urban Audiobooks

Unfinished....

This story missed several opportunities to give the characters and the storyline much needed depth. It’s completely unfinished.The ending is a HUGE cliffhanger but I wasn’t bothered too much by it because I don’t think a sequel would be interesting enough for me to listen to.

Good story but I wanted closure!

Since there is no second book, I really didn't like the cliffhanger at the end.

The story line 🔥

I love the story and the plot twist 😮‍💨 but the narrator 🥴 not so much. The oldest son was a brat but I’ve never been in his shoes so I don’t understand the grief. He was old enough to understand the struggles tho. I love Mannish even tho he was an adulterer he was such a sweet soul. If him and Lola met in a different life I would enjoy their love story.
That blazay and his partner whew they was some rude boys that didn’t fck around.

Ugh

I hate how they ended this book! Ugh!!! Honestly, I was surprised that Brenda wrote this! It started out okay but then got weird and the ending was just horrible.

Ridiculous yet entertaining

So the book started off great but then as time went by it just got ridiculous.

Horrible Ending..

The story was good but dont waste your credit. you will be upset in the end.

Yes, Nail biting til the end !

This kept me on the edge of my seat. And identifying with a mother's love to do anything for her children
hit home!❤️ I work 3rd shift and finished in 3 days

You know what…

First let me say that unintentionally I cracked up quite a bit. The verbage alone was hilarious at times from a character. The reader did very little to define each character; I found myself rewinding a lot.
When it finally got into a quick read, pulse pounding octave…It dropped like a ton of balloons😏

I don't know....

I guess I'm on the fence with this one. I need part 2 to push me either way.

Great action filled tear jerker

This book have me a while lot of unexpectation. The start was weird but drew me in. so glad I continued. Definitely made me cry in the end..