The Fragile Truth

Lisa Rose knew Lamont Johnson before the NFL and before the money. Before the millions of Instagram followers and endorsements. Now, when new accusations of his sexual misconduct come to light, everything about the past Lisa worked so hard to forget is forcing its way to the surface. When her friends and family start asking questions of their own about their relationship, Lisa Rose will have to face new realities as the secrets of the past threaten to interfere with her future.

In 1999, a shy and quiet thirteen-year-old Lisa had a crush on her sister's college boyfriend, Lamont Johnson, a charismatic and athletically gifted twenty-year-old football player. And the two begin a secret romantic love affair. Now, thirteen years later, Lisa's past is thrown into the spotlight. Lamont Johnson, now a famous NFL star, has been accused of sexual assault by several young women. When old intimate emails and texts that were once shared between Lisa and Lamont resurface. All the dark secrets Lisa had long buried are now threatening to become public knowledge. Lisa could deny it, remain silent, or finally admit the truth to herself and everyone else. With these recent revelations, Lisa's life is flipped upside down as her friends, family, and the public demand answers. Lamont was essential in developing Lisa into the successful woman she is now. He believed in her when no one else did and even investing in her business. She owes so much to him, but now she could lose everything because of him.

E.J. Ivory is a pseudonym, the author was born in Germany and then lived in numerous locations due to her mother serving with the US military. On graduating from high school in 2001, I immediately followed in her mother's footsteps and joined the Army. After serving, once she got out. She started writing novels as a full-time occupation, along with doing some ghost writing on the side.