Your Love Has a Hold on Me: Your Love Has A Hold On Me (Paperback)

Chanel used to be what society considered a normal person until the unimaginable happened, turning her world upside down. With an abusive alcoholic for a father he decides loving his mistress is more important than being there for his family, forcing her to learn that sometimes blood is thinner than water. Even with being raised in the church, Chanel is subjected to turn to the streets to provide for herself and three younger siblings by any means necessary. With a hardened exterior, her high school sweetheart Malik seems to be the only one to break down the walls she built up. With a crackhead for a mother and an absentee father, Malik finds a place of solace in Chanel. As years go by, Chanel and Malik know they're meant to be, but they just can't seem to get it right. Tired of his lying and cheating, Chanel decides to part ways, leaving her to question if the love she once felt for Malik was real or if he was nothing more than a distraction from her harsh reality. Can Chanel mend her brokenness and begin to love herself again without the idea of another person around? Will Malik finally step up and become the man he's always wanted to be, despite his personal demons? Sometimes the people we love end up hurting us the most. Hurt people, hurt people-but it's hard to walk away when their love has a hold on you.