For the Lust of Money - SMITH FITZROY (FITZIE-SMITTY)

This book is about a young African-American lady (Ella), who got involved with a petty drug dealer. Her boyfriend got caught selling drugs and was sentenced to service ten to fifteen years in jail. While having a night out all by herself, she met (Leroy) a young, handsome African-American brother. They got married within a few (three) years, of which they had a little boy (Leroy Jr.). Ella's ex-boyfriend got an early release from jail, due to good behavior. Shortly after his release, he found that the love of his life got married while he was in jail. He decided he would do anything to get back into Ella's life, so he send one of his drug dealer friends to buy Ella's old car. Jimmy got the car up and running again. He then encouraged his drug dealer friend to get into an accident with Ella's husband.

After Ella's husband were temporarily unemployed, she began to fall into hardship. So she turned to her ex-boyfriend (Jimmy) for financial help, and by receiving money (financial support) from Jimmy, she had to slept with him. Things didn't end too well for Ella because her marriage fell apart, and her ex-boyfriend got caught selling drugs again and was sent back to jail.