Mr Soon Come

Mr Soon Come was a story waiting to be written. Jasmine Johnson is a 'tell-it-like-it-is' writer, and one day when she decided that she had seen one too many relationships torn apart by lust, too many broken hearts, homes and promises – and yes, too many hurting sistas, she decided to write a 'Sista-get-your-own-back' novel. So basically, she was inspired by life.

She simply got the traits of a few players, pumped them into one character, called him ‘Mr Soon Come’ and gave him enough rope to hang himself. Then she let the women have their own back! At this point, she could almost hear the ladies saying 'Yes!' So she was inspired to write Mr Soon Come by your regular 'Mr 24 carrot-gold Playa': Men who just can't say no to women!

Why Mr Soon Come?… What is the significance of ‘Soon Come?’
Well, most West Indians will be familiar with the term, ‘Me Soon Come’, simply meaning, ‘I’ll be there soon’, or ‘I’ll be back soon’, only, the ‘soon’ is more often ‘late’ than it is ever ‘soon’. Hence, a promise that is never really kept, right?

So, when the main character, Conteh Gonzalez kept promising his wife, Simone that he’ll be faithful, and after giving him countless chances after his serial infidelity trips, the only name for him had to be, ‘Mr Soon Come’.

Conteh Gonzalez was brought up in the church, but not even the Godly upstandingness of his church-going mother and her constant telling, nor the outstanding beauty of his wife (both physical and of nature) could stop him falling to the temptation of the carnal flesh.