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Before We Were Wicked

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Before We Were Wicked

Written by: Eric Jerome Dickey
Narrated by: Dion Graham
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From New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey, “one of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century”* comes a novel about the how one chance meeting can change everything in this thrilling, sexy tale of star-crossed lust.

They say the love of money is the root of all evil, but for Ken Swift, it's the love of a woman.

Ken is twenty-one, hurting people for cash to try to pay his way through college, when he lays eyes on Jimi Lee, the woman who will change the course of his entire life. What's meant to be a one-night stand with the Harvard-bound beauty turns into an explosion of sexual chemistry that neither can quit. And when Jimi Lee becomes pregnant, their two very different worlds collide in ways they never could have anticipated.

Passion, infidelity, and raw emotion combine in Eric Jerome Dickey's poignant, erotic portrait of a relationship: the rise, the fall, and the scars⁠—and desire⁠—that never fade.



*The New York Times
Action & Adventure African American Crime Thrillers Thriller & Suspense

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Praise for Before We Were Wicked

“From wanton to wicked, the love-hate relationship between Dickey's characters burns with rapid-fire dialogue and plenty of steam.”—Kirkus Reviews

“The love story Dickey tells...is potent. Readers will want to read Bad Men and Wicked Women again after being immersed in this edgy, emotional adventure.”—Booklist

“A passion-filled prequel that puts a new spin on the familiar conflicts that have made him a household name.”—Essence

“Nobody currently publishing today writes sex better than Eric Jerome Dickey.”—Electric Review

More Praise for Eric Jerome Dickey


“Dickey’s fans flock to his readings....He’s perfected an addictive fictional formula."—The New York Times

“Dickey has the knack for creating characters who elicit both rage and sympathy.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Eric Jerome Dickey’s work is a master class in Black joy....[his] characters—bold, smart women oozing sexuality and vulnerability—navigate interpersonal conflicts using dialogue that crackles with authenticity.”—The Atlantic
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