Ghetto Babe

About the Book

A product of rape, prostitution, and the heir apparent to an illegal empire, Katlin comes face to face with an enemy she can’t handle. Katlin rises from the ashes of a life steeped in the crude and vile obsessions of prostitution as the protégé of a Madame who takes her under her wings, educates her and gives her keys to an empire. She only has to do one thing: keep a dying promise. Will she hold on to an empire amidst traitors, dissension and betrayal to keep the promise of her mentor; Mama Neal, Madame extraordinaire? Will the legacy continue to flourish under the auspices of Katlin Patrice Johnston or will changes force her into some harsh realities she finds harder to deal with? How long can she fight this destructive enemy which has crept in unawares to call into question the very foundation of her word given to a dying surrogate mother? This is her battle…

About the Author

Mattie Bradford is a new author with some published works in poetry, her other passion. She is the second place prize award winner of the Francis G. Thomas Award for Poetry in 2008 for the poem Fiber Optic. She has three poems published in the Round Table Magazine, a Poetry review magazine published byHopkinsville Community College where Ms. Bradford graduated with honors. She received a degree in Liberal Arts and continues her education for a Bachelors Degree at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. She plans to pursue her education to the Doctorate level as a long awaited vision for her life. Ms. Bradford is the mother of five adult children, a grandmother and a great grandmother. Her hobbies include writing poetry, fiction writing and challenging games. She shares her life with her husband, William MCCauley, who supports her endeavors. She plans to publish several books she has written in the near future.