To China With Love by Erica Denise | Play W’Ya Mammy, Not Me

We’re back in Indigo Falls, this time with Trinity’s bestie China.

China McNeal is a wild one lol. She’s an entrepreneur who owns a hookah lounge that catered to women. The dude she was dating, Chase, tried to play her and she made sure he never saw his Hellcat Redeye again. The downer? She and Chase were supposed to be going on a couple’s Valentine’s week trip to Jamaica with Trinity and Remedy that was already paid for. She had 30 days to find someone to take with her, but the prospects just weren’t looking good. And do you know Chase dumb ass was STILL chasing China even after what she did to him.

Enter Benjamin “Bronx” Leonard. Bronx was set to do a 15 year bid for drug trafficking but a year into his sentence the DA had to reopen the investigation due to cases being padded so he was released. Bronx was an entrepreneur running his own transportation company, taking care of his baby momma and son when all of this happened. He had no clue how or why drugs were in his truck the night he got arrested. His cousin Niq was holding him down and managing the business while he was away.

But baby… why when he got out and pulled up on his raggedy ass baby momma Masika, who barely visited him or accepted his calls while he was locked up by the way, this heffa was in the townhouse HE bought her getting dug TF out by another man?!. Chile. Then she tried to gaslight him which was almost comical.

Hunty, the way the man she was with ended up being the reason Bronx was arrested in the first place. Listen, they learned real quick that Bronx was the wrong one to play with. On top of that he found out his baby momma had also been verbally and physically abusing his son Benji. Nobody was safe. Niq suggested he and Bronx take a vacation to Jamaica to ease the tension.

China and Bronx both ended up at the Sandals All Inclusive in Montego Bay during the same week. At karaoke night, China and Trinity got up to perform and Bronx locked eyes with China. The duo decided to perform Cater 2 U by Destiny’s Child and requested male volunteers so they could do the whole BET awards performance thing lol. Remedy wasn’t having it when dudes tried to get on stage with his woman lol. China decided on Bronx.

Baby, things got extra sexy on stage. When the show ended, Bronx wanted to stay and get to know China, but Niq wanted to go to the club with some chicks he didn’t even know so they parted ways. Later that evening while chilling on her deck, she discovered that Bronx was in the bungalow to her left. Once he swam over to hers, it was on and poppin.

Listen, Bronx was smooth AF lol. He kept calling her babydoll and she said nobody called her that outside of family. That man said good thing we gon’ be family when I make you my wife and that he’s the type of man that knows what he wants and gets it by any means. These two were so passionate. My jaw was on the floor every damn time their bodies connected. Bronx took his time pleasing China every time hunty. She legit called him a demon lol and he put her ass to sleep!

When I tell you these two had me cackling! At one point China thought he was on the phone calling another woman baby and said “tell that hoe she gon’ have to go to war for it!” I died. Then they were in the club on live and Chase was watching, commenting, calling her phone nonstop mad, Bronx messed his whole head up.

Those two stayed connected at the hip the entire trip and the way he spoiled TF out of her for Valentine’s Day was literally everything. I wasn’t sure they were gonna make it after he abruptly left Jamaica leaving a note and she refused to acknowledge his existence for damn near a month, but they found their happily ever after. And Chase got exactly what he deserved when he tried to push up on China once she was back home.

This was a super cute short read with lots of drama, spice and fun. Fully enjoyed this one and I wish there was a book 2 as well.

TW: domestic violence, child abuse, wrongful incarceration

Rating: Baby Bronx is the one!