An Inconvenient Friend by Rhonda McKnight (Book Spotlight)

An Inconvenient Friend by Rhonda McKnight Christian Fiction Urban, Trade Paperback ISBN-10: 1601628641 Click on the book to purchase Samaria Jacobs is a deceitful, yet captivating diva who will do anything to win the heart of her married lover. Will she get her man or destroy herself and everyone else in the process? Samaria has her sights set on Gregory Preston. A successful surgeon, he has just the bankroll she needs to keep her in the lifestyle that her credit card debt has helped her grow accustomed to. He’s married, but Samaria would never let a little thing like that get in her way. Samaria... 

An Honest Conversation About Online Book Marketing by Dee Stewart

Every day I spend a significant amount of my work day online. If not creating a client’s mar-comm materials, networking with my contacts, or researching & obtaining more pr opportunities, I’m analyzing my deliverables. What tangible milestones can I bring back to my clients that shows that we are moving steps forward on our book marketing campaign? There are a few deliverables that make the grade for authors: print media placements broadcast interview placements retweets with links attached click thrus on buy back buttons book festival placements public library requests bookclub president... 

My Sister’s Veil by K. C. Marshall (Book Spotlight)

WINNER!!! 2010 B.C.A.L.A FIRST NOVELIST LITERARY AWARD Witness the strength and courage of three phenomenal African American women, as they journey through the pain and darkness of self-hatred, self-destruction, and self-medication. MY SISTER’S VEIL unfolds through the harsh, ironic, love and life lessons of three young African American women. When they find themselves at the mercy of their perilous ghetto streets; their only saving grace is a gifted veil, which teaches them each a revealing lesson about their community and their circumstances. Abandoned by her alcoholic mother, at an early... 

Destined Blog Tour with Patricia Haley

Today we’re chatting with Patricia Haley about the release of her new book, DESTINED. Check out the excerpt below, see her question at the end of this feature and join in the discussion! PATRICIA HALEY is the trailblazing, #1 Essence bestselling author of seven faith-based, novels, including Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, No Regrets, and Chosen. She’s a project manager with degrees from Stanford University and the University of Chicago. She is a born again believer and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Patricia lives with her husband and daughter in Philadelphia. Visit her at www.patriciahaley.com... 

Cheryl Willis Hudson – Children’s Book Author/Editor/Publisher

CHERYL WILLIS HUDSON is editorial director of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publishing company that focuses on Black interest books for children and young adults. She and her husband Wade Hudson, founded Just Us Books in 1988 to address the need for more African American children’s books in the market place. Ms. Hudson has authored many books for young children including AFRO-BETS ABC and 123 Books, Hands Can, Good Morning, Baby, Glo Goes Shopping, Many Colors of Mother Goose and Bright Eyes, Brown Skin, (co-authored with Bernette Ford). She has also co-edited a number of titles including... 

New Book Release: Unbeweavable by Katrina Spencer

Today is the release of Unbeweavable, the second novel by Katrina Spencer, who writes for us here at RAWSISTAZ.   On her website, when discussing the book’s release, she says: “Writing a book is like blowing air in a balloon. You blow, and blow, and blow—filling your lungs expand and contract as you blow life into this balloon—and once it’s all done you tie a string around the end and let it go. So folks Unbeweaveable is out there, flying around in a book store near you. I hope that it flies off the shelves and into your homes but I have no control over that. But you do don’t... 

Holy Rollers Blog Tour w/ReShonda Tate Billingsley

What is your definition of a Holy Roller? Join us today as we chat with ReShonda Tate Billingsley about her new release, Holy Rollers!  **This is not a book discussion, so no need to worry about not having read the book.** Get your copy of Holy Rollers!! ABOUT THE BOOK Holy Rollers tells the story of three life-long friends—Coco, Audra and Nita—and their quest to find true love. The three women have endured their share of heartache: Coco is abused by her boyfriend Sonny; Audra is a single mother who only seems to meet unreliable men; and Nita can’t get over a married man who wants to... 

Desires of the Heart by Beverly Taylor (Book Spotlight)

What would you do if you were in jeopardy of losing the man you love and the children you adore to another woman? Carson and Katharine O’Connor seem on the surface to be perfect people—good looking, successful and God-fearing, but no one could accuse them of being too perfect to be believable. Katharine spends her life building a home and family until the day Carson leaves her and allows a voluptuous, cunning school counselor, Cindy Lomax, and her disturbed pre-teen daughter, Deanna, to move in with him on a temporary, platonic basis—or so he thinks. Katharine must find her way beyond the... 

Black Book Release: Two the Hard Way by Travis Hunter (July)

Two The Hard Way by Travis Hunter Dafina Books, July 2010, Young Adult ISBN: 0-7582-4250-6 / 978-0-7582-4250-1 PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW Coming up in the inner city, Kwame and Romeo Braxton never had anyone except their Nana and each other. So when big brother Kwame caught two years for doing nothing but keeping the wrong kind of friends, their lives were turned upside down. And things are about to get shaken up one more time… Romeo is seventeen and the star quarterback for the Tucker Tigers. He gets all the attention he can handle from the honeys-and the big-time college football programs.... 

Book Spotlight: Who I’ve Become is NOT Who I AM by Sonya Visor

Have you ever said that you were, “Alright” or responded, “I’m fine” when you knew that you weren’t? Then keep reading–this book just might be for you! Wearing a Mask is a powerful thing! We all have worn a mask at one time or another in our lives. The danger is when YOU, the true person, can no longer be seen …what people see; is the role that you have become! Are you like the characters in the book: Mr. and Mrs. D & L, Ms. Gucci or Little Linda, showing the face that you want to be in the eyes of others? This book is far from being just a testimonial; it is a mirror... 

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