Welcome to the world of ordinary people whose lives are changed significantly, when their need to be happy comes with consequences and repercussions, and things ultimately go awry.

Meet Zoe and Marcus George, two very attractive & trendy business owners of an uber, chic spa in downtown Jersey City. Married, for eleven years, with a cute, precocious ten year old son named Myles, living life like its golden in a beautiful home in Union, NJ. But are they happy? Their life may look perfect on the outside, but underneath the facade, dwells lies, distrust, pain, and deceit.

Enter Steven Christopher, the confident, and ever so sexy, teenage sweetheart of Zoe, whose return, back up north gets exciting and complicated, when he runs into her, and his amusing childhood friend, Denver Jones, leading him to put closure to his past.

Introducing Zo’s best friend, Brooke Williams, the sultry, biracial 90’s r&b songstress, with a no nonsense attitude. Since her career demise, in the new millennium, she is compelled to write hooks for a reputable record label in Times Square, called Money Makin’ Records, owned by the callous Leslie Mack. Upon this, a horrific memory from her past, and a current scandalous affair puts her life in harm’s way.

Going up in Smoke is an eclectic read if you are into adult, urban fiction, with copious amounts of drama, lust and foolish decisions.