Pepper writes stories that span the gamut from humorous to heartfelt, however the common theme is crossing boundaries. Pepper's unique stories often tackle taboo topics such as mental illness and homelessness. Readers will find themselves questioning their own sense of right and wrong, attraction and desire. In addition to writing, the author is also an artist, an introverted recluse, a self proclaimed empath and a foodie. Pepper Pace can be contacted at: pepperpace.author@yahoo.com

In 1977 12-year old Vanessa White lives just out of reach of the projects that both scare and entice her. It is the year that she meets 14-year old Scotty Tremont, one of the few white boys to live in the ghetto. Initially afraid that Scotty intends to beat her up because her cousin called him white trash, Vanessa soon learns that although Scotty is a ‘Trick Baby’ and will probably be a dope boy just like his brother, he also somehow manages to be compassionate. 

Scotty is learning something as well; that his path has not been laid out before him and that everything isn’t necessarily everything. This book series takes the reader back to the 70’s style urban lit stories of life in the ghetto. It begins in the 70s and moves throughout the decades following the lives of people whose stories have intertwined in a romantic, tragic, sometimes funny, tale of street life. This story is for adult readers only and contains mature themes including language, sex, violence, drugs and racism. 


Everything is Everything

"Men can be, too. Not you, of course. But some men are."


"You won't have to worry about that when it comes to Scotty. Now let's dance. You rested yet?"


As they hit the dance floor, Vanessa considered how strange her life was. Phonso felt like a brother to her and the man that she was engaged to was her half brother's half brother. 


Juan Carlos Tremont had fathered a number of children—she and Tino among them. He'd raised Scotty and Phonso as his own but they had fathers that they didn't actually know. 


It was weird that she'd never met her own father who had raised these two young men.


Scotty said that he was in the state pen and would be there for some years to come. 


Apparently one of the women he pimped out wasn't exactly eighteen. Scotty had asked if she wanted to visit him but she didn't—wouldn't know what to say to the man. He'd played her mother for a sucker and if he had ever thought two seconds about her he'd never made it known to her. 


Chapter 95