VICTOR MCGLOTHIN

Victor McGlothin is a former bank vice-president who nearly forfeited an athletic scholarship due to poor reading skills.  His knack for weaving passionate tales of suspense and drama, (Autumn Leaves, What’s A Woman To Do?, Every Sistah Wants It, Down on My Knees, Borrow Trouble and Sinful) has book clubs across the country adding his novels to their Must-Read lists.  Victor, the on-line columnist of highly entertaining Victor Said…, a real Brotha to Sistah look at relationships, has also given his loyal readers several reasons to hail him as a refreshing voice in African American fiction.  READ MORE

Linda Leigh Hargove writes inspirational fiction. Her debut novel, The Making of Isaac Hunt, is a story of adoption, racial reconciliation, and new faith. For 10 years Linda co-led racial reconciliation discussion groups and conducted panels on racism in the church. She writes out a desire to both educate and entertain. 

The former environmental engineer currently resides in North Carolina with her husband and three sons where she occasionally designs a web site. READ MORE

David L., author and publisher, holds a Bachelors Degree in Communications and Human Relations and a Masters Degree in Social Work with a concentration in clinical administration. David has authored several published articles relating to race relations; "How To" articles in becoming a self-published author. He also works with emotional and behavioral challenged youth.  READ MORE

TRACIE CHOATES

Tracie Choates author of Playing the Game as a MAN!, is a Technical Writer, she is a former Network Administrator. She has always had two loves in her life writing and computers. She was a Reporter and the Copy Editor for her High School Newspaper. She's always enjoyed all forms of creative writing.

She's decided to take the time to put her work into print. This is her first novel, but she plans to put one into print every year. READ MORE

ROSLYN HARDY HOLCOMB

Roslyn Hardy Holcomb was born and reared in North Alabama and has had a disparate career and varied interests. Born on the cusp of the Civil Rights Movement, she grew up and married interracially six years ago.

Many of the themes that abound in her first novel, Rock Star, particularly the taboos against romantic relationships between black women and white men, are issues she and her husband confront routinely. READ MORE

MARSHA D. JENKINS-SANDERS

Marsha D. Jenkins-Sanders is a writer of novels and songs. She received acclaim in the music industry for lyrics written for Keith Washington’s freshmen album project, Make Time for Love. Both “Kissing You” and “Closer” introduced her writing talent and she received award-winning recognition from ASCAP for Writer and Publisher in the R & B genre.

Her crossover into the literary field began when she decided to transform personal writings from her defunct marriage to Keith into a fictional contemporary romance novel. In 2005 she completed The Other Side of Through which will be released in March 2007. Jealousy: A Strange Company Keeper will follow in 2008.  READ MORE

CARLA SARRATT

Carla Sarratt was born in Cleveland, Ohio and fell in love with books in elementary school. Books were her constant companion, then and now. The first time she created a story was in the sixth grade for her language arts class. From there, she would write for her junior high school and high school newspapers as well as the Black student literary magazine at her college, Wittenberg University.

A former high school English teacher, Carla took her experiences as a teacher and student to craft her first novel, Freshman Focus. READ MORE

MIRANDA IFEDIGBO

Miranda Ifedigbo is the youngest daughter from a close-knit family of five children and grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania. Both she and her siblings grew up in the Pentecostal church singing and playing various instruments and were heartily encouraged by both of her parents to excel in that area. Her love for music grew and flourished over the course of many years. And, as a result, her novel combines both her writing and musical talents. To her readers Miranda promises, “My book Sexual Transgressions: A Chain of Events and the music that goes with it are just the beginning. I am looking forward with great anticipation to what comes next. I know that there are more books and music to come and much more that I will be sharing with you.” READ MORE

DELILAH DAWSON

Delilah Dawson is the author of Something Naughty, Truth or Dare, Mr. Satisfaction (anthology) and the Ebony Butterfly books. She is currently working on an erotic trilogy for St. Martin's Press.

She is a voracious reader and when she's not writing on her computer, she loves to hear from her fans, so please drop by her website or sign up for her newsletter for updates. READ MORE

Christian Novelist, Shelia E. Lipsey, is a native Tennessean, residing in the city of Memphis. She attended Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi, graduating magna cum laude with a BBA degree. Lipsey, a published author and inspirational speaker has been actively writing and speaking most of her life. Prior to being noticed by Kensington/Urban Christian, she self-published a fictional title, Always Now and Forever, about love, loss, and grief. Then just two years later, she followed up with a nonfiction book, A Christian’s Perspective—A Journey Through Grief, which enlightens and encourages grieving hearts.

She is one of the first authors to be signed to the new line of Urban Books LLC (Kensington/Urban Christian). Her premiere novel under the imprint, Into Each Life, was released January 2007 and her second novel, Sinsatiable, will be released by August 2007. READ MORE

Cherlyn Michaels originally self-published Counting Raindrops through a Stained Glass Window in January 2004 and it was re-released through Hyperion Books in September, 2005. She was a 2003 Shades of Romance Magazine Best New Multicultural Author of the Year and nominated for the African American Literary Awards Show Open Book Award for Best Self-Published Author of the Year for 2004. Her current release, First Fridays, is her second novel.

Michaels is a board member of StudioSTL. This non-profit organization is dedicated to supporting students ages 8-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Cherlyn is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the #1 Stunnas Motorsports Club. She currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri and is currently working on her third novel. READ MORE

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