Matthews skillfully and successfully weaves practical wisdom, biblical insight, and a keen sense of humor that results in understanding some of the most difficult issues facing families and the church. (Christian)

On a cold, quiet day between Christmas and the New Year, a man's body is found in an abandoned apartment. His friends look on, but they're dead, too. Their bodies found in squats and sheds and alleyways across the city. Victims of a bad batch of heroin, they're in the shadows, a chorus keeping vigil as the hours pass, paying their own particular homage as their friend's body is taken away, examined, investigated, and cremated. All of their stories are laid out piece by broken piece through a series of fractured narratives. We meet Robert, the deceased, the only alcoholic in a sprawling group of junkies; Danny, just back from uncomfortable holidays with family, who discovers the body and futiley searches for his other friends to share the news of Robert's death; Laura, Robert's daughter, who stumbles into the junky's life when she moves in with her father after years apart; Heather, who has her own place for the first time since she was a teenager; Mike, the Falklands War vet; and all the others. Theirs are stories of lives fallen through the cracks, hopes flaring and dying, love overwhelmed by a stronger need, and the havoc wrought by drugs, distress, and the disregard of the wider world. These invisible people live in a parallel reality, out of reach of basic creature comforts, like food and shelter. In their sudden deaths, it becomes clear, they are treated with more respect than they ever were in their short lives. Intense, exhilarating, and shot through with hope and fury, Even the Dogs is an intimate exploration of life at the edges of society--littered with love, loss, despair, and a half-glimpse of redemption.

Jermaine Banks is surrounded by trouble, now that his best friend has been murdered and his fiance's family hates him. Can Jermaine turn his life around before it is too late, or will he remain a trouble man?

When Rayford Johnson, Jr., The Man of God, returns home for a funeral, he has no idea his life will be changed forever. He sees his high school sweetheart for the first time in 20 years and realizes he has never stopped loving her. But what tore them apart as teenagers – her marriage to someone else and the child that was born of the union – threatens to separate them apart once again. At the same time, his rock, his example, Rayford, Sr. reveals a secret to the family. It is potentially devastating and sends The Man of God or “ManMan” as he is called, to the very edge of his faith. He wages a war in the spirit realm that pits his soul against forces that tempt him to act in evil, vindictive ways. In the end, the lesson he knows God is trying to teach him has little to do with him and all to do with forgiveness.

Jimmy hasn't seen his father in nine years.

When love hurts so does life, this is why 31 year old middle school counselor, Shauzlis (Shauz) Johnson wont let love stand in the way of her second chance at coordinating her Ten Year High School Class Reunion. In the meantime, intuition leads Shauz to call it quits with her long term cheating boyfriend Acerion Feldham (Ace). Shauzs subconscious thoughts are confi rmed with reality when Aces mistress Kensa tells her exactly where to fi nd evidence of his 13yrs of infi delity. However, even with all of this, Shauz questions whether she should leave her man for some other woman to enjoy, especially after hes been properly molded. But then, as the story unfolds, all thoughts of Ace are off . So she thought. Ace, on the other hand, fi nally wants to be a one woman man these days. But, in order to do so, supernatural change is what he needs. Its too bad he doesnt know it. As Aces career as music producer of rap group StaticOne begins to blow up. His love for his mistress defl ates and his grip on his lady Shauz is loosened. As Ace changes, so does his life. Racquel Caine (Racqui), a thirty-eight year old hairstylist and Shauzs best friend, not only believes happiness is found within she knows it. Racqui tries to prove this to her girl by showing Shauz that self liberation is a beautiful gesture and it is possible to be happy and single. Later, Racqui quickly changes her tune when she meets ex-professional football player, Kenny Tillman. Now that Racquel respects relationships, she cant stand to see her girl suff er at the hands of a man. So, she comes up with a plan. Deborah Williams, Shauzs older girlfriend, aint worried about no love or no man problems. She needs security. As soon as her husband Jaspa gets out of jail everythingll be alright with her and the boys. Meanwhile, Deborahs job as Resource Center Specialist for Kemis High aint cuttin it. Shes fed up with Scandalous Scanton her boss and the high schools Principal. Deborah manages to reserve the auditorium and audio visuals for Shauzs Reunion. However, none of this would be possible without handling her own business first by venturing into the world of entrepreneurialism. Deborahs a hustler and once a hustler always a hustler. Regardless of what, shes gonna get hers. The lives of these characters are intertwined and things unwind at the Kemis High School Class of 88 Ten Year Reunion. Dive into this masterpiece created by Lady Crybaby! Sometimes our minds tell us one thing, but realty tells us another. Are we all creating our own destiny or do we ask ourselves Am I just Trippin Til I Get Myself Together?

Andie Foster fell for her professor in Love in Flame, her torment continued through Love in Game, and now it’s time we meet the man who has held her heart from the first moment, Professor Sawyer Lawrence. #1 Rule: NO fraternizing Whoever made that rule hasn’t met Andie Foster. The sound of her voice sends shivers trickling down my spine. It isn’t the words that she speaks but the way her gentle voice wraps around them. She’s a distraction that I can no longer ignore. #1 Rule: NO fraternizing Whoever made that rule hasn’t met my professor. The way the muscles in his back flex when he moves, stops my breath. The heat in his dark brown eyes touches places inside of me that they shouldn’t. Just one word from him, and I’ll be his.