Maxine Billings

Life After Momma Maxine Billings

Fifteen-year-old Kiara was thirteen when her mother died of breast cancer. Although her life will never be the same, she is coping thanks to her father's love and support. But when he springs his new female companion on her and her family at their annual family reunion, she feels as though he is trying to replace her mother. About to turn sweet sixteen, Kiara is at a time in her life when she desperately needs her mother and craves the understanding that only a mother can give. Her father Terrence still treats her like she's six years old, and she can't wait to get older so she can make her own decisions. But in the meantime, she has to abide by his rules--or does she? In the midst of living her double-life, her father is taking his relationship with his lady friend too seriously, which only makes Kiara feel more threatened. She vows that no other woman will ever take her mother's place in her life or in her heart. In the process, her once-close relationship with her father starts to crumble. But when she is hit with another traumatic blow, she will finally understand that the love of a father can be just as strong as the love of a mother.