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Checkmate – Tiece Mickens Book Review

  • November 24, 2011
  • Kevin Benoit
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CHECKMATE by Tiece Mickens tell the story of main character Monty Banks and at the age of 23 he is successful sex for hire escort but the only thing he is serving up is sexual relations and for his company  or I should say services he isn’t cheap either.
Monty has been able to survive and help his mom due to his lucrative business and he just wants to make his money and eventually retire from the “fast life” since it often comes with a lot of unwanted attention he isn’t actually seeking.
He wants to walk away but his pawns, as what he refers to as his clients the satisfaction of being able to bring these females to such sexual bliss is a pure adrenaline rush for Monty and he continues this lifestyle while padding his wallet.
Enter his sister’s best friend Candy into the equation a pretty young thing that he has considered taking it to the next level but due to her age he has forced himself to wait and he does but as soon as she turns legal he gives into temptation and a love affair is born.
CHECKMATE was a very interesting story and I could not put the book down, it definitely kept my attention because I wanted to know what was going to happen next especially between Candy and Monty, would it be love or money and would Candy stay around if the choice didn’t benefit her.
Tiece Mickens definitely wove together great storyline and perfect poly execution that will leave readers ready for her sequel. Definitely a literary job well done for debut novelist Tiece for Checkmate.

Checkmate by Tiece Mickens tells the story of main character Monty Banks.  At the age of 23 he is successful sex for hire escort but the only thing he is serving up is sexual relations and his services he isn’t cheap either.

Monty has been able to survive and help his mom with the help of his lucrative business, but  he just wants to make his money and eventually retire from the “fast life” since it often comes with a lot of unwanted attention that he isn’t actually seeking.  He wants to walk away but the satisfaction of being able to bring his female clients to is such sexual bliss and a pure adrenaline rush for Monty.  Not knowing when to call it quits,  he continues this lifestyle while padding his wallet.

Enter his sister’s best friend Candy into the equation, a pretty young thing that he has considered taking it to the next level with. Due to her age he has forced himself to wait and he does but as soon as she turns legal he gives into temptation and a love affair is born.

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Checkmate is a very interesting story and I could not put the book down, it definitely kept my attention because I wanted to know what was going to happen next especially between Candy and Monty. The questions swirl throughout, would it be love or money and would Candy stay around if the choice didn’t benefit her?

Tiece Mickens definitely wove together a great storyline with perfect execution that will leave readers ready for her sequel. Definitely a literary job well done for the debut novelist.

Checkmate receives a PARL

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