The Why of Things

About the Book

How important is sex to a relationship?

That question lingers in the mind of Thankful, a college freshman with an undecided major and an uncertain future. But her future gets a lot brighter when she falls for Pierre, a handsome upperclassman that decides he's tired of playing the field.

Attempting to respect the fact that Thankful is saving herself for marriage, Pierre does the unthinkable and impregnates a fourteen-year-old girl. The news spreads like the common cold across the campus of Fayetteville State University, marking the couple as the laughing stock of the college community. A heartbroken Thankful sets her heart on revenge.

But how to obtain it?

The choice she makes sets off a chain of events changing the lives of all involved, and things will never be the same

Follow Pierre, Thankful, and a colorful cast of characters through their ups and downs, life-altering decisions, and everlasting consequences.

This is one book guaranteed to leave readers wondering The Why of Things.

About the Author

E. Emerson Mitchell lives in North Carolina.