Diamond Life
by Aliya S. King
The follow-up to the critically acclaimed novel Platinum, Diamond Life returns to the smoke and mirrors world of fame with brand new characters and more true to life plotlines. Alex Maxwells career as a journalist and celebrity ghostwriter is taking off, but it pales in comparison to her rapper husband Birdies multi-platinum debut and world tour. Slowly but surely, everything they swore would never happen begins to happenleaving Brooklyn for a mansion in suburban New Jersey and letting a reality TV crew into their home. Birdie is confronted time and again by the sexy groupies who pursue famous rappers, and hes forced to make some life-changing choices. Meanwhile, the largely unknown performers Trip and Step release their new single, and it becomes the hottest song of the year. The duos popularity spreads like wildfire at the expense of entertainments leading iconsJake and Zwho seem to be losing their edge, their market share, and perhaps their...