This Hurts: A Novel by: Shaun Mathis

This Hurts: A Novel

]Shaun Mathis

ISBN: 978-0-6151-5450-3

$23.52

All his life Syncere Washington has lied and deceived his way into the hearts of women who adored him. The only woman he loves is Kendra Lewis until the Brazilian Kenya Goddess catwalks into his life sending Syncere into a whirlwind of confusion. Unknown to both women Syncere has more skeletons in his closet than they will ever know as he lies and cheats them out of their love. Underneath his exterior lies a lonely young man desperately craving the love of a women.but which one?

I see God in You played in the mind of Syncere Washington the day he laid eyes on Kendra Lewis. The beautiful, intelligent, sweet southern girl from Morrisville North Carolina showed a troubled & violent Syncere that there is more to life than just sex, music and fighting with just one conversation.As the years pass a future is planned and the two change every aspect of their lives to be with one another unbeknown to the two lovebirds things don’t go according to plan. Kendra reluctantly attends a university she didn’t plan to attend while Syncere faces a life behind bars because he is incapable of controlling his jealousy and insecurities. Even after a two-year hiatus from one another, Syncere is convinced that Kendra is the woman for him.
That is until Seduction plays in Syncere’s head when he meets Kenya Northrop. The stunning young Brazilian print model has a beauty and personality that far exceeds her young age, which instantaneously challenges Syncere’s theory about Kendra. After a year of fighting the urge Syncere let’s himself go and begins to fall in love with Kenya despite Kenya’s racist mother, her hectic modeling schedule and catching backlash from his close-minded friends about their interracial relationship.

Just as all seems perfect between Kenya & Syncere, Kendra resurfaces wanting to try to have the life she and Syncere have designed for one more time. However, Syncere and Kendra have grown to be different people and the only one who seems to realize the change is Kendra (when it is too late) as Syncere pushes Kenya aside for his first love. In the mist of it all Syncere is dealing with losing his faith in God and his infidelity issues, as he is confused at which woman to choose. Will he choose the woman he’s love since age fifteen or the one who has his heart right now? Lies, deception and infidelity play a major role in the outcome.

Shaun Mathis is a 24-year old freelance writer from Philadelphia Pennsylvania by way of Waterbury Connecticut who discovered at an early age he was gifted. Shaun could draw exceptionally well but his true talent was he had the ability to transform his creative imagination into vivid pictures through writing. Shaun began polishing his talent by writing short stories then soon escalating to poetry, which had earned him three published poems on www.poetry.com and winner of a number of writing contests at the age of sixteen. While a brief stint in a foster home, Shaun met members of a local rap group and began writing rhymes incorporating music into his life. Writing and performing music proved positive as Shaun’s literary skills heightened almost overnight.

The novel is loosely based on Shaun’s love experiences with two women (who he wants keep nameless) that he has had the pleasure of being in love with. Although Shaun is not presenting the book as a true story it still is very much a part of him and uses it as therapy as well as a public apology to the two women who suffered broken hearts as a result of his immature actions. In addition to completing the book, Shaun has also established is own publishing & book company called Aapri Books which will feature titles by himself has well as other new authors. Shaun’s writing is edgy, original, witty and isn’t aimed to please anyone but Shaun.

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Shaun is available for book club chats and interviews. Please contact: Dawnny

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