RM Johnson 
Dating Games 
A Novel

RM Johnson, author of the #1 Essence bestseller The Harris Family, returns with a riveting story of love, family, and revenge.At age thirty-three, Livvy Rodgers is fed up with relying on men and working her dead-end job, so she decides to apply for a scholarship to become a registered nurse. In order to afford school, she needs to move to a smaller apartment — leaving no room for her twin daughters, seventeen-year-old Hennesey and Aliz.Though both gorgeous, the two sisters couldn’t be more different. Hennesey, a brilliant straight-A student, is soon off to college on a full scholarship. She’s in a strong relationship with Rafe, a recently released convict unjustly jailed for drug possession after taking the rap for his old friend, Smoke, who has since become the most ruthless drug dealer in Chicago. Now a free man, Rafe wants nothing to do with his old friends and street life — especially when he falls for Hennesey.On the other hand, Aliz, who is perfectly comfortable relying on her undeniable sex appeal, is a hell-raiser. Once Livvy makes her announcement, Aliz is in desperate need of some money. She and her girlfriends come up with an outrageous plan to score some fast cash — persuading the men with fat pockets they meet at clubs to take the girls to a hotel, and then drugging them and making off with their wallets and jewelry. In a weird twist of fate, one of their first victims is none other than Smoke, Rafe’s old buddy from the street. Once robbed, he’s bent on revenge — and the violent chain of events that follow will change the women of the Rodgers family forever.Emotionally charged and filled with unforgettable characters, Dating Games is an intense and thought-provoking page-turner, exactly what readers have come to rely on from RM Johnson.