Follow The Exit Sign‪ ‬

In the United States today, there are millions of young men and women who think that selling drugs is the only way to make money. There are also billions of people all around the world who think that selling drugs is the thing to do, which couldn’t be any further from the truth. Just take a listen to today’s rap songs; the hottest rappers are the ones whose lyrics are only about selling drugs, aimlessly spending money and having sex with random women. In my opinion, someone has to stand up and tell the world the truth about the drug game. Follow the Exit Sign does just that! Early on in life, Shakeem Allen knows he is called to minister the word of God. For some strange reason along the journey, he thinks that he can use an illegal street hustle to perfect God’s destiny for his life. Instead of walking in the power of the Lord that he learned so well throughout his childhood years, Shakeem chooses to live a double life and takes penitentiary chances daily. Even though the Lord had blessed Shakeem with the ability to start his own business and buy his first property by 19, Shakeem takes another route from the Lords plan of being a living testimony of how good Jesus truly is. The Lord blesses Shakeem to be a blessing to others but he hoards those blessings to himself with plans of becoming rich. Shakeem chases the illegal money with hopes that it can be a short cut (through the process required) in executing the Lord’s defined plan. In Follow the Exit Sign, Shakeem gets caught up in several illegal endeavors while maintaining a shaky relationship with the Lord. Even though this novel is about the street life, its message is diverse and applicable to the struggles that many others face. Starting out in the weed game, Shakeem’s lust for fast cash never stops growing. This novel is the first edition of the Follow the Exit Sign series, where Shakeem Allen runs into brick wall after brick wall trying to find the recipe for instant riches. The cycle continues as Shakeem runs from police, robbers and snakes pretending to be his friends. Will he learn and turn to God, be found dead on the side of the road like his father, or end up in prison with a life sentence like his older brother? Only time will tell, but he must find his way quickly because his town is too small to be a career criminal!