Review of Grass, Ass or Cash...No One Rides for Free!

A bold remix. A rawer voice. A hotter hustle.

From the author of Off the Chain and Church Girls Are Easy comes an unfiltered, erotic novella that pulls no punches. Grass, Ass, or Cash… No One Rides for Free is a remix and expansion of one of Euftis Emery’s most talked-about short stories—now fully loaded with more fire, more detail, and more drama.

Set in the late 1980s at Howard University, this story follows a savvy computer lab assistant who’s mastered the art of the exchange: programming help for grades, secrets, and often, sensual favors. Through a lens of sharp humor and explicit realism, Emery captures the underground economy of intellect, lust, and survival among young, brilliant, and flawed students trying to make it through school—and life.

Told in Emery’s signature style—blunt, provocative, and unmistakably street—this book is for readers who want their stories messy, sexy, and unapologetically real. It’s not just about sex; it’s about the psychology of the hustle, the power dynamics of desire, and the codes people live by when the rules don't serve them.