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Monday, May 26, 2014

Write Now Literary Group Presents Brown Girl Publishing






About
The Book







Open
Door Marriage
, A chance encounter lands NBA star
Dallas Avery back in the arms of the woman of his dreams. A woman he hasn’t
seen in years. A woman he soon discovers just so happens to be his fi ancée’s
aunt! But Dallas’ fi ancee, Tori, isn’t ready to give up all that she’s worked
for, so she makes him a shocking offer – go through with the wedding and she’ll
still allow him to be with the one woman he now can’t seem to do without.
Dallas will get a family, something her much older aunt, Alicia can’t give him.
Tori will get the lifestyle she clamors. And Alicia will get the love she’s
longed for all her life. Everyone will get a little of what they want. . . and
maybe a whole lot of what they don’t.


Teaser…..“You
slept with my aunt?”


The words still didn’t register, even though this
had to be Tori’s fifth time saying them. She glared at her fiancé, still
desperately trying to come to terms with the information her mother had blasted
to everyone at the packed Thanksgiving dinner table.


“Seriously? How is that even humanly possible
when you didn’t know the woman four hours ago?” Tori shouted.


“Tori, l-let me explain,” Dallas stammered.


Twelve pairs of eyes were now focused on the
not-quite-blissful couple standing at the bottom of the stairs just off from
the dining room. 


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About
The Author



Naleighna
Kai

is the national bestselling author of Every Woman Needs a Wife and the
provocative new novel, Open Door Marriage. She started writing in December of
1999,independently publishing her first novels before acquiring a book deal
with an imprint of Simon & Schuster,and most recently a book deal with
Brown Girl Publishing—the offspring of mega-successful national bestselling
authors—Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley. She is a
contributing author to a New York Times Bestseller, an award-winning author, an
E. Lynn Harris Author of Distinction and a noted book club favorite on
Oprah.com



About
The Book




In
Strict Confidence,
Fans of John Grisham and Mary
Higgins Clark will love this suspenseful rollercoaster ride that doesn’t let up
until the very end… Psychiatrist Allen Kline is forced to make the agonizing
choice of life over death when a killer approaches him with the horrific news
that he has abducted Allen's two sons. Who the killer is and why he has chosen
Allen to victimize is a question the doctor struggles to answer. What he
discovers just may haunt him forever. Things aren’t always what they seem…
Detective Ben McCallum is on a mission. Someone is viciously murdering little
boys and Ben knows the pain all too well. His son was one of the victims and
now, it’s up to Ben to bring the killer to justice . . . before two more young
boys die. As Ben struggles to put aside his personal demons to track a killer
hellbent on revenge, he’ll discover the killer’s motives hit close to home and
everyone will discover things aren’t always what they seem. In Strict
Confidence is an intense, harrowing tale that will shock, surprise and satisfy
readers with each suspenseful word and doesn’t let up until the very last page.


Teaser…
Chris Kline’s eyes fluttered open and he saw only darkness. He was lying on a
cold, hard ground—concrete, he thought, naked—no wait, not naked. He still had
his boxer briefs on. He sat up and as he did, a wave of unsteadiness came over
him. Whoa. He shook his head, trying to clear cobwebs, and when his equilibrium
settled enough, he tried to stand, but couldn’t because of a manacle fastened
around his right ankle. He shivered.


Where am I?


What’s going on?


Think, Chris. Think!




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About
The Author





















Dwayne
S. Joseph
began his writing career at the age of thirteen.
Commandeering his parent's computer, he sat for hours on end creating dramatic
stories of fiction that earned him the "best story teller in the Joseph
household" moniker. He then went on to win second place in the National
Scholastic Writing Competition during his senior year in high school, for a
short story he wrote, titled "Playtime" (A story that he does plan to
develop into a children's tale someday soon!) The novels at thirteen and the
short story in his senior year all helped to propel him on the destined path to
becoming a published author at the age of 27, with the release of his first
novel The Choices Men Make. 



About
The Book




Pink
and Patent Leather
, Sasha “Pink” Jansen has heard the
voice of God. He spoke loud and clear at her purity ceremony, when she was just
sixteen years old and Pastor Malik Stroman placed that ring on her finger. And
He was just as clear when He told her that purity ring would someday be
replaced with a wedding ring from the same man . . . all Pink had to do was
save herself. Dreams of a life with Pastor Malik were enough to keep the
privileged princess committed to her vow, dodging all kinds of temptation,
resisting every romance, and the whole time, keeping her eyes on the prize –the
day she would become first lady. There’s just one problem - Pastor Malik
already has a wife. But Pink is accustomed to getting what she wants - by any
means necessary. With her grace and virtue on the line - and what she thinks is
God’s word in her head - Pink is on a mission no one understands. She’s
determined to show Pastor Malik that they belong together – and come hell or
high water, she plans to get the good reverend to agree. Candy Jackson has
penned a page-turning tale of one-woman’s quest for love and the spiraling
descent she’ll take to get it.


Teaser….
It had been a long time, four years to be exact, but I was ready. The night I
had been dreaming about was finally here. My life was playing out like a
well-rehearsed script, and I had the starring role.


I wanted a life with him.


It was my time; sweet victory was in the air.


I was Sasha Simone Jansen and I had come to win.


Now, as I sat at my vanity poised and proper with
my hair done and make-up flawless, I stared at my perfect cocoa complexion and
smiled. I had to be the luckiest girl in the world. No, that wasn’t it. I’m a
Christian, and we don’t believe in luck. 


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About
The Author




















Washington, DC author, Candy Jackson is a cosmetology teacher who loves to create poetry and short stories. Her reading rose to a brand new height with the discovery of many black writers whose work exploded in the ‘80’s. An avid reader, she began to tap into her own creative side and decided to write stories of her own. Candy is the mother of three young adult children and one grandson.

About
The Book




Easier
Said Than Done,
is a touching new novel of love and
risk, featuring a sassy and skillfully created cast of characters that are so full
of life, they breathe, dream, and shout right off the page. Kingston Phillips,
a beautiful entertainment executive in the fast-paced city of Chicago, has
finally grasped the brass ring. But just as her friends and colleagues are
buzzing with her success, Kingston must return to Jamaica for her grandmother’s
funeral. While there, childhood tragedies, heartbreak, and family jealousies
come back to haunt her, threatening to shatter her dreams. Not only does
Kingston come face to face with the college sweetheart who left her
heartbroken, but her grandmother names her executor of her will and forces her
to make a life-altering decision.


Teaser….
Nothing would be the same again. That I knew for sure, though the uncertainty
of what exactly that meant sloshed inside of me as I unlocked the door to my
office and quietly asked my mother for guidance.


Instantaneously, a peace settled in my soul, just
as I knew it would; but the question marks still pricked at my brain.


Three hours later, my secretary alerted me via
the intercom that I had a phone call and the feelings of unrest surged again. I
pushed the Talk button.


“Kingston speaking,” I said.


“Job well done, Kingston.


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About
The Author




















Nikki Woods, the author of Easier Said Than Done, is a Multi-media personality, Social Media and Personal Branding Coach, Motivational Speaker and Voice-over artist, and the CEO of Nikki Woods Media. She is also the senior producer of the acclaimed, nationally- syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show (TJMS), the most successful syndicated urban radio show in history reaching more than 8 million people on a daily basis.




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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The Prodigal Son


Kimberla Lawson Roby

Very few authors can pull you in like Kimberla Lawson Roby, her books are always a sure thing. Her stories are always current and I feel like she's writing and speaking to me. The Prodigal Son was a GREAT read, in the Curtis Black series. Matthew and Dillon are both angry and hurt by Charlotte Black's constant interference. One son wants out and the other son wants in. The suspense of this families drama had me holding my breath until the last page
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Friday Night Love by Tia McCollors



About the Book
CAN LOVE HEAL WHAT INFIDELITY TRIED TO DESTROY?

Zenja Maxwell was widowed in her twenties; she never thought she’d be a divorcée, too. Yet that’s the destiny she resigns herself to after learning of her husband’s dalliance with infidelity and kicking him out of the house. She plans a cruise with her best friend, Caprice, to take her mind off Roman and celebrate moving on with her life.

But Caprice won’t let her give up that easily, especially when Roman seems committed to reconciling. She and her husband invite Zenja and Roman to Friday Night Love, a weekly event for couples. Zenja hesitates, but the promise of food and fellowship prevails. She figures she can put up with Roman for one night.

At the events, the women are issued a series of Bible-based challenges designed to help them cultivate respect for their husband. Zenja struggles at first; she isn’t even sure she wants to rekindle the relationship. But Roman is persistent in his pursuit of her, even when he finds out that she nearly cheated on him. Through tragedies, triumphs, and trusted friends, the couple learns never to underestimate the Author of marriage when husbands and wives surrender to Him.

About the Author
Tia McCollors used to dream of being a television news anchor, but her destiny led her behind the pages instead of in front of the cameras. After earning a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from UNC-Chapel Hill, she went on to build a successful career in the public relations industry. In 1999, a job layoff prompted Tia to discover and pursue a writing career as an author. Following the birth of her son in 2006, she left the corporate arena to focus on her family and her expanding writing and speaking business.
Tia’s first novel, A Heart of Devotion, was an Essence Magazine bestseller. She followed her popular debut with four other inspirational novels including Zora’s Cry, The Truth About Love, The Last Woman Standing, and Steppin’ Into The Good Life. In 2012, she released If These Shoes Could Talk, her first devotion book of The Prissy Purse Devotions series. Friday Night Love is Tia’s sixth novel.

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Mother’s Day Contest

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MOTHER'S DAY CONTEST: Do at least ONE of the following about my new book, Friday Night Love, and I'll enter your name in a contest for your mother (or special mother-figure in your life) to receive a signed copy of my devotional (If These Shoes Could Talk) and a beautiful journal for Mother's Day. Now wouldn't that be nice? You can : 1. Write a FB post, 2. Send a tweet, 3. Change your profile pic to the book cover, OR 4. Post a review on Amazon. Be sure to COMMENT HERE and tell me what you did! Good luck!.

Simply Said Says,
Great read about friends,relationships and forgiveness Tia McCollors had me wrapped up and encouraged. This book was a testament to when someone is destined for you, there ain't nothing you can do about it!
Great read High 5





Friday, April 25, 2014

The Perfect Affair by Lutishia Lovely



The Perfect Affair by Lutishia Lovely

Lutishia Lovely is known for her Amen moments in her Hallelujah Series and her delicious drama in the Soul Food Series,
 BUT
 in this first book in her newest Shady Sisters Trilogy, The Lovely one has a new voice to add to her growing arsenal of characters!

Jacqueline Tate is beautiful, brilliant, bold and  a predator 
Randall Atwater is a brilliant Dr., husband and father.

These two meet on the way to a conference, they are both attending and the games begin. For this Shady Sister, it's lust at first site. She sets her sites on the sexy Dr. He's enjoying the view and attention but has no idea he has become her fantasy and obsession, and the lengths she'll go through to get what she wants.

Problem is he's married and she doesn't  care, neither does her partners in crime, 
so she thinks....

I LOVED this book and looking forward to the next book in the series, The Perfect Deception due out at the end of the year. But right now if you want a GREAT read, order Perfect Affair right now, you won't be disappointed 5 Stars for this Shady Sister!


   
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Blue Butterfly by Marian L.Thomas

One ebook (Kindle, Mobi) copy of Blue Butterfly will be given away!
Paperback: 314 pages
Publisher: L.B. Publishing (March 3, 2014)
ISBN-10: 0984896759
ISBN-13: 978-0984896752
Book Title: Blue Butterfly
Genre: Christian Fiction,  Age Group 18+

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About The Book

There have been five black ballerinas that have made a noticeable mark in the world of ballet. Five that have fought to have the world see their talent rather than the color of their skin. Each has graced the stage as soloist and/or principal dancer. Precious Blue Johnson is set to become one of them. Precious Blue Johnson, young, country and naive, from Lutts County, Georgia, is traveling to the energizing city of New York to search for her birth father and perhaps make history by becoming the first black ballerina. Her simple mocha skin and thick lips will put her in the center of a movement, expose secrets and unlock the past as she steps onto the stage as the Blue Butterfly. She will be guided by the vivacious and wise Ms. Ann and fall in love with the alluring Ray Silvers. Ray brings the whole package. Enchanting eyes, a bright future as a doctor, and a willingness to love completely. To Precious, he is perfect. Except Ray’s package includes his deadly past. Will their love survive the one person who could end it all—his drug-addicted mother?

About The Author


Clean Fiction novelist Marian L. Thomas is a dynamic story-teller with five engaging and dramatic novels to her credit. Her books have been seen on national television stations and featured in print magazines and newspapers. She has also been a guest on many broadcast and online radio stations. Her titles, My Father’s Colors and Strings of Color both received the USA Best Book Finalist Award. What makes her books unique? Mrs. Thomas is a pioneer for clean fiction for contemporary female readers. She refuses to lace her work with explicit sexual themes or profanity. Ms. Thomas’ books are rich with ever-intriguing themes of race, family strife, love, courage, friendship and forgiveness. And yet her tales, which seem to pre-stage current tabloid headlines, are spelled out in ways that suit the delicate moral tastes of both the Christian Fiction reader and the Clean Fiction book reader. Ms. Thomas resides in a suburb of Georgia with her husband, family and dear friends.
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Email: info@marianlthomas.com
Website:   www.marianlthomas.com
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Excerpt Blue Butterfly by Marian L. Thomas
From Chapter One
They say on the night that I was born June 30, 1969the fringes of the moon could be seen peeking out through the thin layers of the clouds. They say that the rain had done come down so hard it felt like something was tearing away at your soul, drop by drop. They say my mama was laying in the birthing room screaming because I was ripping her life away from her. They say that the doctors wanted to cut away at her tummy, but she had done plain-out refused. She was an ebullient woman, with the heart of an unbreakable but beautiful stallion.
I ain't never seen the woman with eyes so blue they felt like they could reach down into the pit of your core and tell you about yourself. I ain't never seen the warmth of her smile or the way she could soothe my daddy with her kind-hearted words. People talk under their breath about her. Talk about how long her silky blond hair was or how thin and soft her frame was. I do alls I can when I hear them whispering about the woman who gave her life so I could dance in the rain on a hot summer day.
Just before she took her last breath they say that she stared into my eyes and smiled because I done come into the world with what she thought was the better part of her. The one feature that my daddy loved the most.
She was the one who placed the weight of my name upon me. Precious Blue Johnson, but everyone around here in Lutts County, Georgia, fixed my name at Precious.
My dear, sweet Daddy is a tall, well-stocked-around-the-tummy man. I heard that back in his heyday he sported a nicely trimmed frame of six feet, two inches. That his hair used to be slicked back so perfectly there wasn't a black woman in Lutts County that wasn't dying to give it a coat or two of sweet brown sugar with the very tips of their hard-worked fingers.

His shoulders hang now sometimes, but that wasn't always the case. No, it be said that when Charles Johnson used to walk down these dirt-filled roads, his shoulders stood towering with an air of confidence that one could breathe in from a mile away.
Once upon a time, it be rumored that his hazel brown eyes were fixed on singing his way out of Lutts County. They still talk about this fact in the rooms of their barely-able-to-stand homes, where they figure can't nobody hear them but God. Whispering under the dim lights about how it is such a shame that he wasted his talent on a white woman.
There are nights when I would wonder what his voice must have sounded like. I would hear him humming sometimes, but I ain't never heard the sound of butter flowing from his lips.

That's what they say he sounded like.

Hitting the Right Note by Rhonda Bowen





Hitting the Right Note 
 Excerpt from:
HItting the Right Note
Rhonda Bowen

JJ sat up with a start, momentarily disoriented.
            Something was pressing against her chest. She reached up her hand to touch it. Seat belt? As she blinked, clearing the sleep from her eyes, she noticed the open road ahead of her. Nothing but fields on either side and not a house in sight. She looked across at the beautiful man sitting in the driver’s seat, his profile highlighted by the morning sun, his long locks like thin ropes pulled back from his strong face. The morning’s events came rushing back to her.
            The sound of something instrumental whispered in her ears. Her eyes floated over to the console and, after observing the CD player going, widened when she saw the time: 9:21a.m. She shrieked.
            “I thought we weren’t going far!” She sat forward suddenly, only to be forced back by the seat belt.
            “We aren’t,” Simon said, his eyes still on the road.
            “We’ve been driving for two hours!”
            “We’re almost there.”
            “Where is there? You said we would be back by nine!”
            “Yeah. Nine p.m.”
            JJ felt another scream bubble up in her throat as momentary panic swept through her. “Simon! I have a life, a schedule. My boyfr—I mean manager, is going to be wondering where I am. What if they call me in for rehearsal?”
            “It’s a Sunday.”
            “My Sundays are very busy, mister.”
            “Look, if you want, I can have someone take you back, but you were the one who begged me to stay for your sister, and you agreed to help me out today as part of that deal.”
            “I didn’t know helping you out would require me to go cross-country.”
            “Not across the country,” Simon corrected. “Just a little out of town. But if that’s too much for you, I can turn around. It’s up to you, Judith.”
            She turned to look at him. Normally she preferred JJ, but something about the way his faint British accent wrapped around her name made her like it when he said it. Again, the control center in her brain reminded her that she did not know the person sitting next to her. But somewhere, in some irrational depth of her mind, she wanted to trust him, if for no other reason than to learn more about this intriguing man whom she had spent a whole year of her life thinking about. A year that could have stretched into two, had she not managed to convince herself she would never see him again. Sydney would definitely kill her for what she was about to say.
            “Okay, fine,” she said with a sigh. “But you still didn’t answer my question. Where are we going? I don’t think we’ve known each other long enough for you to be taking me long distance.”
            “But just long enough for you to know my schedule, right?” His narrowed eyes stole a glance at her. “How did you even know what time I started at the hospital this morning?”
             “Nurse tipped me off . . .”
            Simon shook his head. “So much for confidentiality.”
            “Don’t worry. I’m a special case. I used to volunteer there when I was in college. Plus I spent a lot of time in that hospital when my brother was transferred there last year.”
            JJ frowned as she remembered Dean. Simon noticed.
            “This the same brother who’s the father of your sister-in-law’s baby?”
            JJ nodded and looked out the passenger window. Simon whistled.
            “Sounds like there’s a story there.”
            JJ grunted. “You have no idea. Let’s just say my family is better than TV.” She glanced over at him then back out the window. “I don’t even know why I’m telling you all this.”
            “’Course you do,” Simon said with a roguish smile that gave her a peek into his personality. “I’m the man who saved your life.”

About the Book
JJ Isaacs’ dream of becoming an R&B star has come true, and it’s all thanks to Rayshawn, her amazing producer–and secret lover. But as JJ enters the spotlight, the relationship gets harder to disguise. And the more she hides the truth, the more distant she feels from her faith, and from her family’s approval. But support may come from an unexpected place…
When JJ finds herself helping her estranged sister-in law, Sheree, through a difficult pregnancy, she discovers a surprising ally. But she also becomes enthralled with Sheree’s doctor. Simon Massri is world renowned–and scheduled to leave the country. The more time JJ spends with Simon, the more she questions her choices–in love and in work. Now she’ll have to face some tough decisions. Can she make peace with an uncertain future–if her heart is in the right place?

About the Author

Rhonda Bowen knew she would be a writer as early as eighth grade when she wrote her first novel with a classmate in a dollar notebook. While waiting for the day to come, she spent a lively childhood growing up in Kingston, Jamaica and later attaining her Bachelor of Arts at the University of the West Indies. Not long after, her family moved to Toronto, Canada where she has worked in several areas including, public relations, event planning and now youth work, which is her main focus. Throughout this time however, her desire to write stayed constant. She eventually completed her first novel, Man Enough for Me, which was released under Kensington Books’ Dafina imprint in February 2011.
Since then she has published several other novels including One Way or Another and Get You Good. Her newest release, Hitting the Right Note, will launch on March 25, 2014 in bookstores everywhere. Rhonda is excited for this new title and for the path that God has for her life. 

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