• E books,  New Adult,  Novella

    Help pick the cover title!

    12/29/2012 /

     

     

    Please vote on the title of this novella after reading the book blurb:

     

    Just the way You Are

     

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    Drawn to You

     

     

    A secret tryst results in an acclaimed portrait that ties a model forever with the artist.

     

    Akeel’s a gifted artist who gets raves for his web site designs and graphic comics, only he can’t seem to win over Layla. He’s drawn to her in more ways than one, especially after Layla disrobed on a dare and let him paint her, and now it’s his best known work.

    But Layla’s no longer the girl in that painting, the one where her voluptuous curves were proudly on display.  After dropping over sixty pounds, guys who used to taunt her in high school now want to date her, and so-called friends are only too quick to remind her of how heavy she used to be.

    Trapped between the snarky girl she once was and the femme fatale many assume she’s become, Layla’s not sure she’s ready to risk her heart again, even though Akeel’s more certain than ever that they belong together.©

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • Adult Novella,  Blog,  E books,  Paranormal romance

    More Adult ebook excerpts coming up!

    12/09/2012 /

     

     

    Immortal Beloved

     

    Raquel Santos is a palliative care nurse and she’s Dominican. Hypnos AKA Hype is . . . well, let’s just say he’s otherwordly, as in Greek Mythology, the stuff of dreams. But he’s also still living with his parents and fighting with his brother Death. When there’s a mix-up regarding the hound from Hades, Cerberbus, and the big beast lands in Raquel’s care, she  renames the canine “Sweetie” and has him working as a therapy dog at the hospice where she’s employed. Raquel won’t return the dog when Hype comes to collect him . . . and well, that’s all I’m revealing for now.  Because in the paranormal novella Immortal Beloved, the mythological deities of ancient Greece walk among us as movie superstars, egocentric cosmetic mavens and seducers of the unwary, like Raquel.

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  • Adult Novella,  Contemporary Romance,  E books,  YA Paranormal

    WSC Book Sampler

    12/04/2012 /

    The WSC Book Sampler is almost complete. I think the change to this mock up cover will be a different background. But I’m also going to write a blog post to give easy to follow instructions on how an author/cover creator can use a few programs like Paint.net (which is free) or even Adobe Elements (not free, but not costly) to make their own cover designs.

     

    Just click the image for a larger view:

    Wikkidsexycool book sampler

     

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  • Blog

    African American Literature Today

    11/21/2012 /

    I’ve really been lax in posting on the blog section of this site. But I plan to remedy that with a research piece I’m working on regarding African American fiction, its current genres and sub-genres. First, I’d like to congratulate the NY Times best selling writing team behind the series “The Cartel” Ashley & JaQuavis

    The Cartel Four on USAToday book chart

     

     

    As per the above screen shot, The Cartel 4 first entered USA’s chart at #69, and that’s proof of the popularity of this series. As I compile information on the state of African American fiction, I’ll have more info on the established genres and sub-genres of popular African American novels, from noted historical romance author Beverly Jenkins, to the top writers in Interracial Urban Romance. If you wish to follow the progress of my research, please use this link: Celebrating the modern writer: African American Fiction today

     

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