Is the Bitch Dead, Or What?

by Wendy Williams

  But there was one blemish on an otherwise stellar record.

  He had his reasons for not being there for his baby girl— his namesake, no less. He even secretly followed her career and fame with both pride and shame. But who was he to judge?

  He thought the hardest conversation he would ever have would be with his son. And it was tough. Randolph felt betrayed and lied to. And he was. His primary concern was his mother, but he was also shocked to learn that she knew— she knew it all.

  Randolph said he needed time to process it all. And he was taking his time. He had a new woman in his life and he wanted to start a new life free from drama, lies, and chaos. And this Ritz situation— everything around Ritz period— was a bit much for Randolph. He made himself unavailable to his parents for the time being.

  Ritchie felt it was time to step up and put his family back together. Or, at the very least, it was time to face the consequences of his actions of thirty-plus years before.

  He had to face his daughter, look in her eyes, and tell her the truth. She deserved to know why her father wasn't there for her. She deserved to know the whole story.

  ABOUT THE AUTHORS

  *★*

  WENDY WILLIAMS, the self-proclaimed “Queen of All Media,” is the host of the syndicated The Wendy Williams Experience (WBLS 107.5 FM in New York City), which airs weekdays in the coveted 2 p.m.–7 p.m. drive-time slot, and has been named “Radio Personality of the Year” by Billboard. She's no stranger to TV and is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Wendy Williams Experience and Wendy's Got the Heat.

  KAREN HUNTER is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and former editorial board member of the New York Daily News. Hunter has coauthored several New York Times bestsellers, including On the Down Low, by J. L. King, and Wendy Williams's nonfiction books.

  IS THE BITCH DEAD, OR WHAT? Copyright © 2007 by wendy williams and karen hunter. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. For information, address Broadway Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Williams, Wendy.

  Is the bitch dead, or what? / by Wendy Williams and Karen Hunter. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Ritz Harper chronicles vol. 2)

  eISBN: 978-0-307-48641-7

  1. Radio broadcasters— Fiction. 2. African American women— Fiction. 3. Self-perception— Fiction. I. Hunter, Karen. II. Title. III. Series.

  PS3623.I5666I8 2007 813'.6— dc22

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