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DEATRI KING-BEY
AUTHOR BIO:
When Deatri was six
years old, her mother was told that because of Deatri’s
dyslexia, she’d probably never learn how to read. At that
time it was
recommended Deatri partake in a specialized reading
curriculum. Unbeknownst to Deatri’s parents, this
additional help their daughter would need was actually
Deatri being taken out of reading class to sit in the
hallway with a tape recorder for a teacher.
When Deatri entered the fourth grade at a different
school, her parents were
terrified to learn their daughter couldn’t read. For years
she’d been reciting
the bedtime stories to her mother from memory instead of
actually reading the written words from the pages. My have
times changed.
Five years ago, Deatri was a technical writer at a
telecommunications company with dreams of joining the
publishing world as a content editor and author. Mind made
up, she returned to school and soon started as an
editorial intern at Third World Press, Inc., one of the
oldest independent, African-American owned publishing
houses in the world. Shortly thereafter, her skills were
recognized, and she became a more permanent fixture at
Third World Press, Inc.
Though Deatri believes in Third World Press’ mission,
fiction is her true love, so in 2004 she began editing for
Genesis Press Inc. The largest independent,
African-American owned publishing house in the country.
Dozens of manuscripts later, she still hasn’t figured out
she wasn’t supposed to learn
how to read.
February 2006, the second half of Deatri’s dream comes
true with the release of her debut novel Caught Up.
Currently, she is editing, conducting writing workshops,
and about to start rewrites for her next titles, Ebony
Angel (Genesis Press Inc., February 2007) and Beauty and
the Beast (Parker
Publishing LLC, March 2007).
THE INTERVIEW
I write the same as I read, broadly. I write everything
from romance to science fiction. I love mixing and
matching elements of different genres to come up with
something fresh and exciting for the readers.
Behind the author is just little ol’ me. My family means
the world to me, and every day I thank God for blessing
me with them. My husband and children keep me laughing,
then throw in the rest of the family, and believe me,
there is never a dull moment. Boy do I have some stories
to tell! READ
THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW
THE BOOK
 Caught
Up
Mainstream Fiction
February 2006
Genesis Press
ISBN: 1-58571-178-0
A tangled web…David Martín, rising star of a drug cartel, has a problem thus
calls in a favor from his best friend. Ernesto Bolívar, money launderer and CEO
of an up and coming technology firm, agrees to help David in order to put David
in his debt. Harriet Wells, gold digger extraordinaire, has been kicked to the
curb by her drug kingpin lover, but scored double points by snagging Ernesto.
Ernesto Bolívar’s goal in life is to become the CEO of the largest corporation
in the world. He has to sleep with the devil from time to time, but he
perseveres and eventually succeeds. As Ernesto matures, his priorities change.
Now he must cover his tracks before his past catches up with him and he loses
his most valuable possession: his daughter’s love.
The DEA alleges Ernesto is the number two man in the largest drug cartel in the
world, but Rosa Bolívar, Ernesto’s daughter, doesn’t believe it. Ernesto won’t
protect himself, so she sets out to prove his innocence. She enlists the help of
DEA agent Samson Quartermaine and soon finds herself falling for him. Torn
between loyalty and love, Rosa must weave through the tangled web to discover
the truth—A truth that could lead to her murder. READ AN EXCERPT
MORE INFO
Website: http://www.deewrites.com
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