Maestro

Author: Aja

Series: The Enigma #2

Narrator: Mari, Winston James

Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/05/2024

Categories: Fiction, Romance, African American & Black Fiction, New Adult

Synopsis

He was his daddy's son.

Eli "Maestro" Lewis has prepared himself to run the kingdom of Smoke Enterprises. The plan was to allow his father time to rest and live out his golden years with his new love, but someone wanted his father back in the game, and his father, Smoke, was all too happy to show Pittsburgh how he earned his name. They said where there's Smoke, there's fire, and now the city was up in flames. Eli had major problems with that. For one, his pops shouldn't have been running around the city like he was Shaft, risking his life and all he worked hard for, and two, he was more than capable of handling all this trouble on his own. If only his pops would let him.

Being the prince wasn't always easy, and neither was finding love during a war. But he'd deal with all that. Like he always did. That's how he earned his name.

Contains mature themes.

About Aja

Aja is an award-winning, nationally bestselling author of passionate women's fiction and romance. Readers experience realistic, passionate, and soulful interactions with her work. She is inspired by soulful music and sensual art and uses them to help craft her stories.

Aja is the recipient of multiple awards, including BRAB's Beverly Jenkins Author of The Year Award for 2020. When she's not being a wife and mother, you can find her looking for a spot on the beach to watch the sunrise over the remarkable waves.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kari on April 22, 2014

14-year-old Burl Crow has a father who is violent. His mother struggles with mental illness. When he follows his father to his secret fishing spot he learns that his father is having an affair. Burl's cover is blown and his father beats him. As his father strikes blow after blow, a helicopter flies......more

Goodreads review by aaron on January 22, 2024

bro was in a damn legal battle😭😭😭......more

Goodreads review by Anne on September 19, 2019

The sequel (25 yr. later) to the Maestro arrived in the mail unannounced, so it was time to read the original. As a big Tim Wynn’s-Jones fan it was surprising that it had been missed. The book stands the test of time well and even causes some nostalgia as much of what happens in this survival /comin......more

Goodreads review by Gina on July 12, 2017

Burl is an angst ridden fourteen year old with desperate family conditions. Although his father taught him survival skills which he does get to put into practice, he also leaves him a legacy of violence and despair. I enjoyed the Canadian factor, but there were some parts of the book that got in the......more

Goodreads review by Carlos on January 18, 2018

Burl, a young boy who was not glad about his life, especially about his father's way, hard though. This is a great book, the flow of the story is smooth and we are invited to understand Burl's life, which is not such easy life and easy living. I like the representation of the problems he goes throug......more