Roman

Ronald Mantel aka, "Roman" a street hustler with an 11th grade education, is running the streets of Washington, D.C. Will the ultimate betrayal by Tori, the woman that he loves and Wink his right hand man keep him in the game or push him into the arms of the unexpected? Quentin gets caught up in the middle of lies, lust and love. Will he be able to survive or will the actions of others bring back the sins of his past? Spiders weave intricate webs but the lives of these characters become so intertwined to the point of no return. Who will survive this rollercoaster of emotions and bad judgments with their sanity and life intact!

About the AuthorDwayne Vernon grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. After graduating from High School, he joined the United States Navy and completed six years of active duty service. After the military, Dwayne worked for twelve years at Xerox Business Services as a Human Resource Representative. Dwayne is now working for the Federal Government. Dwayne believes in giving back to his community, thus leading him to volunteer for four years with the Big Brother/Big Sister Program, mentoring young children; and for two years in the Everybody Wins Project where he read weekly to third and fourth graders. In 1997, Dwayne started his modeling career. He won the Mr. and Mrs. Metropolitan modeling competition in 1998. He modeled in such events as For Sister's Only and The Barnum Brothers Hair Show in Atlanta. Eventually he became the trainer of male and female models, instructing them with meticulous technique on the cat walk. Dwayne Vernon's writing started in 1992 with his creation of poetry. In 2007, his first novel, My Man, My Boyz was released with great reviews and became the best seller on several review boards across the country. In June 2009, Dwayne Vernon's sequel to My Man, My Boyz; Deception, Lies and Truth hit the shelves. Dwayne has now completed his third Novel entitled, "Roman". Roman will be released in May 2010.