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Kevin Kennard gazed into the precious face of his newborn son, the offspring of the intoxicating love he shared with his wife, Simone. Closing his eyes, Kevin whispered a prayer of thanks. Life had given him a second chance at happiness far greater than anything he’d fathomed from inside the concrete walls of his prison cell. While Kevin and Simone bask in their familial bliss, those scorned by their union collect the pieces to their shattered hearts and plot the couple’s demise. Darkness hovers the Kennards when their newborn baby becomes the target for revenge. A tidal wave of fatal events stifles the sanctity Kevin and Simone have come to cherish. Kevin had promised those he loved that his gun-toting days were a thing of the past. But with nothing else to live for, he journeys to find the person responsible for the devastation reeked in his world. Someone will pay for what they’ve done to his family, even if it cost Kevin his own life.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

After an impeccable, award winning career in real estate, Traci Bee decided it was time to acknowledge a yearning that had shadowed her from childhood. An avid reader and lover of creative writing, Traci decided it was time to pen the novel that had dwelled inside of her for over 20 years. In September of 2007, “Two Tears in a Bucket” was born. A compelling story of raw love amidst the harsh realities of urban life, the novel won Traci two awards. Excited about the novel’s potential, Traci decided to take a vacation from the world of real estate to focus on promoting her novel. But life had other plans for Traci as a life altering storm brewed in her horizons. Three years later, Traci’s back and her passion remains unwavering. She started King George Publishing, LLC – a publishing company named in honor of her daddy angel, George. TWO TEARS IN A BUCKET, ANOTHER TEAR and A NICKEL FOR A KISS are just a few of the titles in her arsenal.

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The Family
Mallory Haulm has finally carved his place in the Family Business, but his arched nemesis and eldest brother wants him out. With each plot Marc devises, Mallory manages to dodge the bullets. However, with family members turning their backs and betraying Mallory’s trust, Marc’s last plot might be successful.

The Son of God
Since his return to Heaven, Matthew is not happy. He is hell bent on coming back to Earth and reclaiming rightful possession. He will not let anything stand in the way, not even his identity as “The Second Coming.” In his quest to succeed, will he go as far as starting a little fight called Armageddon?

And The Holy Hell Raiser
Silas Xavier Luxapher – a new comer to the scene but not new to the game. With all the distractions of his Million-Man Campaign, raising his Family and running the Empire, Silas’ eyes are set on a new possession. He does not take “NO” for an answer; HE TAKES IT ALL!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

TL James graduated with an MBA from LeTourneau University. At LETU, James cultivated an interest in biblical studies and research.

James developed the family drama storyline, (The MPire trilogy) that showcases her love of research, biblical studies and literary classics (i.e., Chaucer, Shakespeare and Mythology).

TL James currently resides in Houston, Texas with her son and immediate family.

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The Stalker Chronicles by Electa Rome Parks
ISBN-10: 1601623348
ISBN-13: 978-1601623348

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She’s back, and this time it’s all about revenge.

Tall, dark, and handsome bestselling male author Xavier Preston thought his nightmare — in the form of Pilar, a fanatical stalker/fan — had finally ended. Little does he know it’s only beginning.

In Mrs. Black? Cinnamon Brown finally divorced her husband, William Brown, who had flagrantly disrespected their vows for decades. Cinnamon, however is not without sin, she had an affair with Malcolm Black and was set to become his wife. Does Cinnamon and Black get married? And if they do marry will they be able to withstand their comeuppance, because one must always pay for their transgressions. Not only that what could possibly occur if politics enter the already volatile mix?

To find out, delve into the pages of The Blacks: LOVE’S POLITICS – New Beginnings and find out. You will not be disappointed as Angelia Vernon Menchan plunges you into a story filled with love, family, retribution, revenge, politics, and ultimately love.

AUTHOR BIO:
Angelia Vernon Menchan considers writing to be the elixir of her soul. Since learning penmanship at age four, most days have found her jotting down thoughts in a notebook. After decades of journal-keeping she decided to try her hand at writing and publishing books, from which was born her small publishing company, M.A.m.m. Productions through which she publishes her own books that she has coined, ‘Fictionalized Truths, Ageless Fiction and Ramblings.’

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Don’t touch the hot Italian was a mantra Gina Robinson had spent the last ten years repeating to herself about her best friend, Nick Da Canaveze. She had to repeat it often, as Nick was hot beyond all reason.

Everyone knew how Nick felt about Gina…except for Gina. Ten years was a long time to wait for the girl you love to get a clue, especially when it only took him a month to realise he wanted to worship at the altar of her body every day for the rest of his life. Gina wasn’t just good for him, she was perfect for him. He’d spent many nights imagining if her beautiful chocolate skin taste as good as it looked and if she’d moan his name or scream it when he brought her to climax?

Once he got around the whole platonic-friendship nonsense that had up to now categorized their relationship, Nick vowed to get around to teaching her new phrases like Harder, Soprano!, Deeper, Soprano!, You’re going to make me break the sound barrier when I scream out your name, Soprano!

AUTHOR’S BIO

Ah, poor Billy. The only girl between two boys who each have nearly a foot on her. Didn’t stop her from starting physical fights with them. She still thinks she can take them. So while she used to hide away in her wardrobe to read a book or four, she started to question why the heroines in those books would just lie there and take it. No, not just sex, but downright James-Bond-backhand-slapping, do-as-you’re-told-woman, inappropriate lie there and take it.

She couldn’t understand it. These women were just playing that mental woman from Coming to America, Miss “Whatever You Like” who barked like a dog and hopped on one foot. Billy didn’t want to do that. Definitely not because one empty-headed fool with different anatomy told her to. So she started to create characters and worlds where the women could own their sexuality, their intelligence, their right to turn around and say “jog on, mate” without apology.

The small problem was that other people wanted to read what she was had written. “Er…why?” didn’t cut it as an answer. After years of prodding and pleading and come on and for goodness’ sake, what’s the point otherwise, she closed her eyes and pressed “submit.” Actually, she had Prosecco, limencello and white wine, then pressed “submit.” Who would have thought people would actually enjoy reading about the crazy characters who live in her head? But they have done, and Billy feels rather proud of that connection with her fellow man.

Billy lives in London with the most patient family in the world and doesn’t forget for a minute how lucky she is. Well, she wouldn’t mind a BBC adaptation of one of her novels… Ooh, with Richard Armitage!

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What does it mean to have the life you want? To wake up and live to your full potential and never question what has been put in your path. Leland Jacobs felt he had that life. He was part of the perfect Pack run by the perfect Alphas, neat and orderly—just the way he liked it. Then tragedy comes to call one day, and Leland finds his world turned upside down.

What does it mean to live your life by the dictates of others? To wake up and know that you have only reached a fraction of your potential and question what has been put in your path. Morgaine Emrys had that life, and she longed for the day when it would be over. Then a miracle comes to call one day, and Morgaine finds her world turned upside down.

Leland and Morgaine are two individuals traveling on different paths—until there is only one. Will they continue hand-in-hand…or will they decide that their journeys are best taken alone?

AUTHOR’S BIO

Like most great superheroes (or super-villains, depending on who’s telling the story) Janet Eckford lives a double life. By day Janet is a mild-mannered crusader for justice (or nefarious deeds, depending on who’s telling the story) and by night an indestructible creator of prose (or pathological liar, depending on who’s telling the story) while munching on her favorite cookies—oatmeal raisin. A native West Coaster who hails from the sunny state of California Janet, has loved the romance genre ever since she convinced her dad it was required reading when she was eleven. Janet believes love shouldn’t have a color code and strives to create stories that represent that belief. Send her your praise and adoration and she will return it in kind.

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In the waning days of Indian Territory, the multi-racial, teenaged Rufus Buck Gang embarked on a vicious, childish, and deadly 13-day rampage that shocked even this lawless land. Based on the true story, this is a tale of how real-life figures “Hanging Judge” Isaac C. Parker, notorious half-black, half-Indian outlaw Cherokee Bill, one-quarter Cherokee “gentlemen bandit” Henry Starr, relative of the notorious Belle Starr, and the worst of them all, the teenaged Buck, collided during the summer of 1895. In lawless Indian Territory the end of an era approached. The U.S. government continued to co-opt Indian land for settlement. Judge Isaac C. Parker’s judicial tyranny over 74,000 square miles of Indian Territory was coming to an end.

Against this background, the teenaged Rufus Buck Gang embarked on their mad quest to reclaim Indian lands from US settlement. Rufus is guided by a sense of religious mission, by heavenly visions made manifest in the form of the extraordinary, 13 year-old Theodosia Swain. With his angel to guide him, he sets out to do the impossible with a missionary’s zeal, a child’s anticipation, and a grown man’s violence. In “I Dreamt I Was in Heaven,” famous, historical figures dance with fictional characters to create a turn-of-the-century tapestry of violence and innocence, love and betrayal, butchery and grace–mirroring and chafing against the backdrop of a burgeoning United States, and a disappearing American West.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Raised in New Orleans, Washington D.C., Germany, Missouri, Maryland and elsewhere, Leonce Gaiter is the quintessential army brat—rootless, restive, and disagreeable. He began writing in grade school and continued the habit through his graduation from Harvard. He moved to Los Angeles and put his disagreeability to work in the creative and business ends of the film and music industries. His nonfiction writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times, LA Weekly, NY Newsday, The Washington Post, Salon, and in national syndication. His short fiction has appeared in the literary magazine Archipelago. His thriller “Bourbon Street” was published by Carroll & Graf in 2005. His historical novel, “I Dreamt I Was in Heaven – The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang” is from Legba Books, September 2011. He currently lives in Northern California.

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“She passed a hard candy over her shoulder as though whatever was in the tiny wrapper was supposed to make it all better. I clutched the peppermint in my hand and buried my face in the hard leather seat while she explained what was going to happen to me. She promised that I’d be safe from then on.”

And so begins the journey of Naomi, whose amazing story picks up where the past and future intersect. As Naomi struggles to hide the ugly physical and emotional reminders of yesterday that insist on haunting her dreams, she crosses paths with a young boy, Xavier and his quick-tempered mother, Mona, who both share an interesting story much like her own.

Running from Solace is an emotional tale that will send you catapulting on a breathless journey beyond breaking points and will finally lead you to believe in the power of accepting what is to be.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nakia R. Laushaul was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and now resides in Houston, Texas with her teenage son. She is a poet, novelist, and entrepreneur. She spends her free time writing and enjoying her family. Nakia is the author of two works, Running from Solace, a novel and The Truth As I See It: In Poetry & Prose. She is now working on her third book, Do You Know Daisy McCloud, a novel.

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This is a unique collection featuring stories from Victor J. Banis, Kevin James Breaux, Robert Buckley, Amanda Fox, Remittance Girl, Akua Lezli Hope, Jolene Hui, Hzal, Dean Jean-Pierre, D. L. King, Rebecca Kyle, Maxmilian Lagos, C. Dennis Moore, Dorla Moorehouse, Nick Nicholson, Alicia Night Orchid, Art Nixon, Gary Phillips, Cole Riley, Thomas S. Roche, Lisabet Sarai, Savannah Stephens Smith, Alice Sturdivant, Anne Tourney, Allegra Verde, Zander Vyne, Jayme Whitfield, Kalamu ya Salaam.

These selected stories, contemporary retellings of some of the most familiar blues themes, are inspired from the recorded gems of the Delta blues, Chicago blues, Memphis blues and Texas blues. The themes cover every facet of sexual abandon, betrayal, and obsession: the virile man, the willing woman, and the needs, impulses, cravings and urges of the sensual mating dance.

These tales of sex and sensuality mirror the power and sweep of the blues. They say we are people who are constantly under the influence of our urges, needs, impulses and desires.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cole Riley is the author of several street classics: Hot Snake Nights, Rough Trade, The Devil to Pay, The Killing Kind, Dark Blood Moon, and recently, Harlem Confidential and Guilty as Sin. His erotica and reviews have been featured on several websites and anthologies including Intimacy and Maxim Jakubowski’s The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica. In 2010, he edited an anthology, Making the Hook-Up: Edgy Sex With Soul, for Cleis Press. He lives in New York.

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“These are truly stories from the heart about “the human heart in conflict with itself.” Creating a set of vivid and memorable characters, centered on Carter Hankerson and his family in northern California, S.R. Martin, Jr. presents a compact cycle of indelible vignettes about growing up black in middle-class America in the mid-twentieth century. Taken all together, they paint a portrait of a larger community and of the irrepressible human spirit at work as it struggles to realize and express itself. These stories represent a separate and unique perspective on the black experience in America and touch on what is universal in all human experience. . Race, music, and religion loom large in these pieces, and illustrate how race is never far from the surface of the American consciousness; what religion does for people and at the same time what it does to them; and the importance of art (music and, indeed, these stories) in finding personal expression and escaping the narrow confines of social stereotypes. Exploring fundamental themes–love, ambition, self-doubt and rebellion, among others; narrated in unique and distinctive male and female voices; and using graphic descriptions, these stories maintain an easy harmony between narration and dialogue. There is much to be learned and gained by pausing to spend a while in Seaside.”

Thomas Grissom, author of The Physicist’s World and Parodies of the Fall. ABOUT THE AUTHORS. R. “Rudy” Martin, Jr.S. R. “Rudy” Martin, Jr. was a founding faculty member of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He taught American/African American Studies and was an administrator there until he retired in 1997. His previous major publications are the family memoir On the Move: A Black Family Western Saga (2009) and the novel Natural-Born Proud: A Revery (2010). ]]> http://www.rawsistaz.com/spotlights/book-spotlights/seaside-stories/feed/ 0 http://www.rawsistaz.com/spotlights/book-spotlights/wimbeys-corner-by-david-covin/ http://www.rawsistaz.com/spotlights/book-spotlights/wimbeys-corner-by-david-covin/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:27:07 +0000 RAWSISTAZ http://www.rawsistaz.com/?p=6104 ABOUT THE BOOK

Wimbey’s Corner is a novel centered in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois during the early 1940s. Most of its characters reside in Wimbey’s Corner, a small, Black Evanston housing development owned by Eskeridge Wimbey, a wealthy Black man. The book’s principal characters are Eskeridge Wimbey; Wayne Hunter, who moved to Chicago from Kentucky; Mackenzie Sweet, who aspires to be the world’s oldest Negro; Claude Bonfils, a prince of Chicago pimps; Electa Wenders, a single mother; and Tommy Brown, a sailor. Much of the book’s tension arises from the question of whether Wayne is the right kind of resident for Wimbey’s Corner, and how that question plays out in the lives of the principal characters and other residents of Evanston and Chicago during WWII.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Covin is Emeritus Professor of Government and Pan African Studies at CSU Sacramento. He is author of the novel, Brown Sky, Path Press, 1987; short stories in Drum Voices Review and the Griot; two academic monographs, Black Politics After the Civil Rights Movement, McFarland, 2009; The Unified Black Movement in Brazil, 1978 – 2002, McFarland, 2006; and The African Race in California, the Center for California Studies, 1994. He and his wife, Judy, have two daughters, Wendy and Holly; and three grandchildren, Nicola, William, and Claire. They live in Sacramento with the Akita, Midori.

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A young nurse is brutally murdered in her Atlanta apartment. Her boyfriend was quickly indicted and convicted for the crime. This case began the stellar career of, now retired, homicide detective Roger Jennings, who solved the crime. But did he?

Twenty-five years later, college professor Doreen Patrice Grant is struggling with a dangerous memory hidden deep within her mind – a memory that could cost her life. Dr. Tom Richards, Jr., a wealthy family practice physician, is frantically trying to solve the mystery surrounding the presumed suicide death of his father. Will his obsession with the investigation ultimately drive him to the same fate? Someone is hiding a deadly secret that connects Doreen and Tom. Is it the eccentric mystery writer, T. J. Corprou; the ambitious former judge, Bennett Hargrove; or Hargrove’s loyal confidant, cousin and bodyguard, Burke Hargrove? Doreen is beginning to remember the secret that will finally reveal all the answers, if she lives long enough to tell it. Who will silence her memory for good? The clock is ticking . . . and Doreen’s time is running out!

To Silence Her Memory weaves an intricate tale of love, loyalty, betrayal, deception . . . and murder.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Madge D. Owens was named a “Phenomenal Trailblazer” by the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative/Women. The prestigious “Trailblazer Award” is the highest award given to a woman by NOBEL/Women.  She is the author of two novels and weaves exciting tales of mystery and suspense.

The Final Curve has sold out during numerous appearances at book clubs, literary, civic and government events. Madge has been a featured author at Barnes & Noble, Medu Bookstore, Nubian Bookstore, and Densua’s African Treasures Fine Arts Gallery.

Her first novel, To Silence Her Memory, was reviewed by The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers, who described it as “a unique story line” and “a joy to read.” Award-winning journalist Hal Lamar, of The Atlanta Voice Newspaper, described it as a “nail biting who-dun-it based in Atlanta.”

Madge is a native Atlantan and the author of poetry and short stories. She is currently working on her third novel.

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Violet, Shayne, and Fifi are three desperate women living in a quaint suburban town who on the surface appear to have it all, but underneath are in the midst of various crises.

The gorgeous Violet Christianson is a childless, 42-year old widowed psychiatrist who counseled inmates at a local state prison until her millionaire husband died under mysterious circumstances.

The sweetheart Shane Wentworth is a 37-year old ex-beauty pageant queen and mother of five whose husband left her after proclaiming that her revolting appearance and their horrific children drove him into a world of asexuality.

The go-getting Fifi Gentry is a single 28-year old activist who is pregnant by a married, uber-conservative presidential candidate who’s threatening her with bodily harm if she does not abort the baby and forget she ever met him.

Fed up with their bleak state of affairs, Violet decides to blackmail the state prison warden (she knows his secret) into selling each of them their very own prison inmate. In exchange for their freedom, the inmates would be at the mercy of his benefactor’s every wish and whim, regardless of how sinister.

But never in their wildest dreams did the women imagine all the chaos that would ensue from a simple little purchase.

Author Denise Wheatley

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Denise N. Wheatley has been a lover of reading and writing for as long as she can remember. She is the author of three novels, including “I Wish I Never Met You,” published by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Her second and third novels, “Wards of the Women” and “The Road to Bliss,” were published in 2011, as was her paranormal novella, “Shadow of a Man.” Her short story “Coming Full Circle” was published in two books from the bestselling “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series; “Chicken Soup for the Bride’s Soul” and “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Happily Ever After.” Denise is currently working on her fourth novel, “When It’s All Said and Done,” in her hometown of Chicago, Illinois.

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Rhonda Bowen is a writer and event planner living in Toronto. When not stressing over her job, she can be found at church stressing over the kids she teaches each weekend. She enjoys spending time with her family, trying on shoes she can’t afford, and enjoying life’s unexpected twists and turns. You can reach her at: rhonda.bowen@yahoo.com or at www.rhondabowen.com.

My Father’s Colors: The Drama-Filled Journey of Naya Monà Continues by Marian L. Thomas
Publisher Name: L.B Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-615-40941-2
Format: Paperback
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

My Father’s Colors-The Drama-Filled Journey of Naya Monà Continues, takes you on the journey of four individuals that lead to one incredible destination, filled with betrayal, lies and shocking secrets.

Naya Monà  is back on another emotional and drama-filled roller coaster as she finds herself  fighting to find her voice, discover her father’s past and search for her daughter.  How do you find a daughter you never knew you gave birth to?

Then there’s Chris—the husband. How far would one go for love? That is the question that Chris wastes no time answering. He will do whatever it takes to remove his wife’s pain, even if it means being the one to cause her the most.

Fierce and Fabulous Misty. Fame and Fortune have been the determining factor for Misty ever since her father passed away. How far will she go, this time, to achieve it?

Introducing, Carl Thompson. Carl has found the love of his life, only she doesn’t know it. Green eyes and hazel brown hair fill his dreams for the future. Does he have enough love for the both of them?

This book is guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and get caught in the drama-filled story of a woman’s journey!

You’re invited to get to know the author by visiting her website at: http://www.marianlthomas.com, where readers can view book trailers, purchase her books through online retailers such as Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Borders , Kindle and Nook or schedule a visit for their book club.

Off the court, tennis star Jason Cartwright’s playboy image is taking a public beating.  On the court, he’s down forty-love.  A knee injury is shutting down his game, and the paparazzi are splashing his love life on every magazine. A comeback is in order, but the makeover he needs to save his faltering career is in the hands of the woman he loved and left fifteen years ago.

While single-mom, Izzy Connors, sees people for who they really are through the lens of her camera, even without it, she knows Jason isn’t the star he appears to be. Although his charm and good looks haven’t dimmed since he broke her heart, all she sees is his wasted talent and playboy lifestyle.

Can Izzy put the past behind her and help Jason get his game, and his image, back on track? Or will the click of her camera shatter his world as well as his heart?

Author Bio

Nana’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she borrowed from her cousin on a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana at a precocious thirteen.  She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since.  With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

Waiting for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, Nana, meantime works out her drama, passion and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.  Though, until that ninja job comes through, you’ll find her acting out scenes for hubby and puppy while catching up on her favorite reality television shows in sunny San Diego.

Her debut novel GAME, SET, MATCH is available from The Wild Rose Press and Amazon.

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The Available Wife by Carla Pennington
Life Changing Books
January 2011, $15.00
ISBN-13: 978-1934230176

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Niquole Wright seems to have it all; a loyal and devoted husband, two children and a rising record label that she dedicates more time to than her family. Everything is perfect except for one thing…her husband Germaine. She has run her course with him and he needs to be replaced. When the handsome and seductive Kingston enters her life, he becomes the perfect substitute. Clueless to his wife’s plan, Germaine continues to be a loving, naive husband while Niquole’s full blown affair quickly becomes her obsession. Desperate to start a new life with her new man, Niquole does everything in her power to push Germaine out of the picture. However, little does she know Kingston’s plans are different from hers. Sit back and see what happens when a wife learns that the price of betrayal can have a shattering toll.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carla S. Pennington was born and raised in Prichard, Alabama where she continues to reside with her family. In 1995, she graduated from Mattie T. Blount High School, an all black school. She became a teen mother in 1992 and was advised that she couldn’t return to school for an entire semester after giving birth. This devastated Carla, but she refused to be held back. Her dedication and hard work paid off.  She ranked number five in her graduating class and received an advanced diploma with honors. In 2002, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in journalism from SpringHill College in Mobile, Alabama. After graduation, Carla decided not to pursue her career in journalism. Her heart and mind was set elsewhere. She wanted to write fiction novels and short stories, something that she had been doing since she was a young girl.

In 1996, Carla was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Over the years, the disease has halted her, but she refuses to let it stop her. She is currently working on a number of other projects that she plans to have published in the near future.

In 2005, Carla published her first novel, Fling and from there several short stories which appeared in anthologies across the country. Finally, she landed a deal with Life Changing Books which is set to release the wildly anticipated novel, The Available Wife in January 2011.

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Kennedy Logan is too ashamed to reveal the truth about her steamy relationship with hot, insatiable Drake—his sweet lies and hellacious lovemaking—to anyone except her private diary . . .

ABOUT THE BOOK

Twenty-eight year old Kennedy Logan is gorgeous, educated, talented, and in love. Unfortunately, Drake Collins has other ideas about the true state of their relationship. Kennedy hopes to turn him around; Drake just wants to turn her out sexually. Kennedy is also searching for her biological mother, who gave her up at birth. She wants answers and she has tons of questions. The enormous weight of these predicaments leads to a failed suicide attempt.

Her overprotective and overbearing mother, Dorothy Logan, moves in with Kennedy and makes it her mission to get her daughter’s life back in order. The first step is getting rid of Drake Collins once and for all, but that’s easier said than done. Drake has no intentions of going anywhere. Kennedy’s ever loyal and fun-loving best friend, Taylor, and her absentee father join forces to help support Kennedy in her time of need.

At her psychiatrist’s advice, Kennedy uses writing as her therapy. She starts to keep a daily journal detailing the erotic circumstances and family drama that led up to her despair. Through very personal, funny, and graphic entries, readers will share her confessions. Brace yourselves for a very steamy journey!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Electa Rome Parks lives outside Atlanta, Georgia and is the bestselling author of six acclaimed novels, The Ties That Bind, Loose Ends, Almost Doesn’t Count, Ladies’ Night Out, These Are My Confessions (anthology) and Diary of a Stalker. Electa is currently working on her next novel and first screenplay.

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Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama, Illustrated by Loren Long
Knopf Books for Young Readers, November 2010
Hardcover, 40 pages, 17.99
ISBN-10: 037583527X
ISBN-13: 978-0375835278

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In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O’Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America’s children.

Breathtaking, evocative illustrations by award-winning artist Loren Long at once capture the personalities and achievements of these great Americans and the innocence and promise of childhood.

This beautiful book celebrates the characteristics that unite all Americans, from our nation’s founders to generations to come. It is about the potential within each of us to pursue our dreams and forge our own paths. It is a treasure to cherish with your family forever.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Barack Obama is the forty-fourth president of the United States. Born in Hawaii to a mother from Kansas and a father from Kenya, he himself is now the father of two daughters, Malia and Sasha. It was spending time with them that inspired him to write Of Thee I Sing. President Obama’s proceeds will be donated to charity.

Loren Long is the bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved books for children, including Drummer Boy and the New York Times bestseller Otis. Born in Missouri and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, he is also the illustrator of Watty Piper’s The Little Engine That Could, as well as Toy Boat, I Dream of Trains, and Wind Flyers. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Tracy, their two sons, Griffith and Graham, and their dogs, Elle and Moon.

ABOUT THE BOOK

True Season of Love is an unforgettable and passionate love story in 1960s Paris, between wealthy Greek émigré Ptolemy Verenis and African-American medical journalist Olivia Moreno.  This is a book of love, passion, deception, sibling rivalry, and secret pain.  This tale will bond the women who love Ptolemy. One tormented by trauma in her past, the other guilt-ridden with the atrocities of Germany’s invasion of Greece during World War II.

AUTHOR’S BIO

Author Urenna Sander lives in Pennsylvania and is the mother of two sons, and attended Temple University. She is an administrative assistant at a medical university. Urenna began writing poems at age twelve. She has written several short stories. Thus far, she has completed three books. She admits most of her time is spent writing, and describes herself as a seat of your pants writer. True Season of Love is her first published book. She is in the midst of completing a book on Connie Moreno, Olivia Moreno’s sister, in True Season of Love. Visit her website at: http://www.urennasander.com.

Book Reviews:
“What do women want? Urenna Sander can tell you exactly that. Hang on to your manhood boys and make room for the real men to step to the frontline. After your woman reads this one, you just might lose her.

Every woman desires to be swept away and experience love like Olivia Moreno, the heroine in this absolutely inspiring masterpiece. Every thought, every sense, every note of adoration written appeals to a woman’s sense of desire and makes you want to hold out for the loving reciprocation from the opposite sex that you knew possible in your innocence. Curl up with a bottle of wine – yes, a bottle, -put the children to bed and ‘check-out’ for a while as you ride this one all the way to the finish line (and don’t worry, it’s definitely a smooth one).

Excellent characterization, a fluid storyline, drama, hope, love and deceit, all set against a lush Parisian backdrop (you can almost smell the baguettes), make True Season of Love a breath of fresh air that awakens nostalgia within the feminine spirit. I guarantee you, in due time, (we can’t wait to see what she comes up with next) we will all have started our Urenna Sander collection, on the shelf above Danielle Steele.”

- T.C. Bell, Editor-in-Chief
The African-American Literature Review

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“TRUE SEASON OF LOVE is a wonderful love story, which encompasses severe problems the lovers have. In addition to being a love story, it also teaches lessons about how we deal with other people; the race issue included. This book was a real page-turner.”

- Alice Holman, RAWSISTAZ.com

In Werewolves the Mix Tape, just when Omari and Jamilah were sure that the strangest thing that could happen in the Bay Area was a vampire war, they find themselves faced with a new threat: a werewolf in the form of their recently bitten tagger friend Dragonbrush. As the full moon fatefully approaches, the siblings wonder what will happen to their Filipino friend when he fully transforms? And more importantly what will happen to them?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bay Area resident AJ Harper is the author of Night Biters a Tale of Urban Horror. He is currently completing Smoke & Demons the third book in the series

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The Gods of the Bacteria is the first book of its kind which talks about the lives of the bacteria using special characters to personify the bacterial world of the microorganisms. This is an action packed fiction book with all the whistles and bells included from the very start. The story is about a powerful king named Bacterior who is the leader of the Bacterian people. Bacterior has a beautiful wife named the princess Grace and she and Bacterior are in love.

Grace shows her husband a rainbow one day and he falls head over hills for the rainbow; Bacterior believes that the rainbow is god and he will ultimately trade in his wife for the sake of the rainbow gods. There is a lot of drama and screen play in the characterization of the book itself. The princess Grace will face the ultimate challenge when she is faced with the concept that her husband, the king, has had an affair with a beautiful palace aid and now she is pregnant.

There is an evil wicked priest who is basically getting on everybody nerves. He is appointed high priest by the king and he will ultimately become the villain within the story. The priest possess many powers and he is very wise. He will build a temple worthy of the gods which will infatuate the Bacterian people. The priest only has one friend, the king, and he will betray him one day in order to take over the kingdom. The priest is feared by most of the people and he is believed to be god by some of the village people.

This is a fascinating book of adventure and action with a very clever cast of characters who will enlighten your reading time from the start of the book. If you like action, adventure, love, compassion, and touching moments that will have you in the driver’s seat; then you have come to the right page. This is an amazing book of courage, discovery, bravery, and some of the best action scenes showing the bacterial world in action.

AUTHOR’S BIO

Mr. Billy Z. Earley is a veteran practitioner and he graduated from Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. He has been practicing medicine for the last twelve years where he has helped thousands of patients understand there medical conditions and improve their health status. Billy studied cellular genetics and microbiology at UCLA where he gained much of his experience in the microscopic world of the bacterium in general. Dr. Billy is one of the very few African Americans who has mastered the Spanish language and he is presently working on one of the first books every written by and African American of Non-Hispanic descent.

Billy has a beautiful wife of eight years and he has several small children, Giovanni and Jon Carlo. Dr. Billy’s has an older son who is attending Huston Tillotson University in Austin Texas which is a predominantly black university; where his major is computer engineering. Dr. Billy loves to work and help raise money for charity and he volunteers for the Southern California Special Olympics each year where he works the medical team. Dr. Billy is a man of hope and high spirits, he is a person of real value and he will go out of his way to make life better for the next person in line…

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BOOK SYNOPSIS

Phats is a Washington DC police officer. He’s an over weight, unattractive man, with a mean disposition. He’s amazed that such an attractive woman is willing to settle down with him. He uses his power as a cop to rob inner city drugs dealers on a regular basis. The tax free money is the path to keep Sandra happy and she continually asks for more and more expensive items.

Phats loves the feeling of power he receives from manipulating drug dealers on the inner city streets. Why should they be the only ones collecting tax free money? He thought to himself. The streets belong to him and he’s willing to do what ever it takes to prove that fact.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Daryl Moore has a Masters Degree from Nyack University in “Organizational Leadership”. His hobbies include motorcycle riding and sports. He also enjoys watching good movies at the theater.

“I’m tired of being broke,” Skip shouted. “We’ve got to make some money. And I’m not talking about flipping burgers kind of money.” Skip was a high school graduate living in an upscale community.

Skip’s partner in crime “Greg” was under constant surveillance. “All the fine woman appear to like brothers with cash,” Greg uttered as he inhaled on a joint. He was a part time cashier working at a fast food restaurant.

“Weed,” Skip commented. “We can sale marijuana and make some quick cash. It’s not like we’ll be selling hard drugs. It’s natural; weed comes from the earth.” Greg was intrigued with the possibilities.

Greg and Skip proceeded on their mission to sale drugs. Find out whether or not they can sale drugs without getting locked up. Will they be able to lure the women of their dreams with the fast cash? Or does life have something completely different in store for them.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Daryl Moore has a Masters Degree from Nyack University in “Organizational Leadership”. His hobbies include motorcycle riding and sports. He also enjoys watching good movies at the theater.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Oh, to be young, dumb and full of your self in the 80’s. Alisa is a money grubbing gold digger who sashays through her days wearing this title like a tiara. Feeling life’s all about the expensive gifts and money a man can give her, Alisa follows the steps of her mentor and basks in the glory of using men, until she stumbles upon Omar.

Omar is a Muslim trying to fight his demons and find his way back to the proper Islamic behavior he knew as a child. Distraught over disagreements that divided the Muslim community a decade prior, where many Muslims became victim to inner city chaos, Omar became a product of his environment and is at the head of that chaos.

Tired of hearing her mother rant and rave about her gold digging ways, Alisa takes her great grandmother’s advice, “Always get a man who loves you more than you love him.” Stumbling upon Omar in his brand new Cadillac, Alisa decides to make him her man, or rather, her victim, or will the tables turn?

Hell erupts, splatters like geysers, while skeletons and bones fly out of closets, in this edgy novel, Life Knows No Bounds, “1 Who Luvs U More.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andrea is a Novelist, Poet Essayist, and aspiring Screenwriter/Filmmaker. As a Montclair State University Graduate, she posses’ a degree in English, Film and Journalism. She’s the founder and CEO of the non-profit organization, People Helping People Inc.; Editor in Chief of THE AMISTAD newspaper; and is presently working on a biography and screenplay featuring the life of her uncle George Clinton of Parliament/Funkadelic and the Clinton family.

Today, Andrea is bringing the novels and stories she wrote into fruition. Her first novel is one of five novels in her first volume of Life Knows No Bounds. She started this chronicle because she wanted to address through fiction the many different directions life takes, in and effort to show readers life isn’t after them in particular, it just doesn’t know boundaries.

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