• Adult Novella,  Contemporary Romance,  E books

    TAKEN: Saving Sanai

    The Player is currently on sale at Amazon.com. It’s also part of KU/Kindle Unlimited.

    At Last, The Player and TAKEN are interconnecting stories that occur in the same timeline. The next erotic romance is about Sanai.

    TAKEN is Sanai’s story, and readers get to see Harlow, Kyle, Torii, and Ethan work to get not only Sanai back on her feet, but ex-football player and Kyle’s brother, Scott McClure. I’ll have the first chapter up shortly.

    Blurb: Sanai’s been almost fanatical in her pursuit of the man who got away. But all that stopped when she found out her competition was none other than her own sister. Overwhelmed by hurt, Sanai begins a downward spiral, forcing an unexpected suitor to step in. But is she ready to forgive and forget? Or will her need for revenge destroy any chance at happiness?

    This is a short novella that will be released in April. Also, HUI will be out any day now.

     

    Sanai, from the ebooks At Last and The Player gets her story told in the ebook novella TAKEN
    Sanai, from the ebooks At Last and The Player gets her story told in the ebook novella  TAKEN

     

     

     

    Taken is Sanai's story.
    TAKEN is Sanai’s story.
  • Contemporary Romance,  E books,  Historical fiction,  Historical romance,  Historical womens fiction

    If I Were a Boy

    His name is Ozzy, and he’s a fictional rapper in my ebook The Player:

     

    Ozzy on his own copy

    Veterinarian and sometime singer Adam Takaura is also introduced in the book. Since I already had Hui’s spot on imitation of Michael Jackson in the ebook HUI, Adam’s passion is for R&B music.

     

    There are a number of Asian singers who can SANGGGG. Check out JiHwan, 지환 He’s South Korean (1/2 of duo called 2BiC). I first saw him on Youtube in these videos: JiHwan covers R&B singer Joe’s “(All The Things) Your Man won’t Do”

     

    JiHwan covers R&B singer Donnie Hathaway’s “A Song for You:

      I LOVE his voice. 

     

    You can check out his new video here:    

     

    Just finished up some new promos for JUKEBOX Volume II, the sequel to JUKEBOX Volume I. Volume II is set in the late 1960s to the 1970s:

    JUKEBOX VOL 2 promos copy
    Funk and Soul Diva Simone Westwood is married to badboy Southern Rocker Johnny Burr in the ebook JUKEBOX Volume II.

     

     

    Black Power salute and the African roots movement are featured in JUKEBOX Volume II

     

  • E books

    One author’s journey

    This is a two post day.

    I love to write about love. I also write in different genres, like middle grade, YA, NA and IR (interracial romance), in addition, scifi/fantasy, paranormal romance, crime fiction, contemporary fiction and non-fiction.

    But self publishing also affords me the opportunity to use the proceeds of my books in the manner I see fit, which, in my case is to fund my other endeavor, film making.

    I say all this in an effort to introduce readers who may not be aware of the unique struggle authors of color have, to a fascinating article by Zetta Elliot regarding her indie publishing journey. Ms Elliott brings up a number of issues that don’t just apply to African American authors, but many authors of color.  Lack of representation and exclusion within the publishing industry, with a focus on children’s publishing:

     

    Black Authors and Self-Publishing

    “Despite the fact that the majority of primary school children in the U.S. are now kids of color, the publishing industry continues to produce books that overwhelmingly feature white children only. The message is clear: the lives of kids of color don’t matter.”

    Read the full article here:

    http://www.slj.com/2015/03/diversity/black-authors-and-self-publishing/

     

    I have to thank the site Dear Author for making me aware of this riveting post by Ms. Elliott.

     

    Author Zetta Elliott
    One of many childrens books by author Zetta Elliott. Ms Elliott also writes YA novels. Her website is http://www.zettaelliott.com/
  • Adult Novella,  Adult Novellas,  E books,  Historical fiction,  Historical womens fiction

    Hey Soul Sista

    My Wednesdays will never be the same now that EMPIRE is on hiatus until the fall. I’m so happy for Taraji P. Henson, as well as the other stars of the show.

     

    New Nightstalkers promo with Cookie resized
    Only Cookie can tame the supernaturals of NIGHTSTALKERS

     

    As I mentioned in a previous post, I need to get back to a few of my older novels in order to take them forward with their sequels. JUKEBOX II is also on that list:

    Simone of the 70s resized
    Simone Westwood goes solo during the 1970s, releasing her inner funk diva in JUKEBOX Volume II

     

    I’m going to include JUKEBOX One in the MARCH MADNESS deals that kick off this week:

     

    Edited-Promo-for-JUKEBOX-Ma

     

     

  • Adult Novella,  Contemporary Romance,  E books

    March Madness Marches On!!

    Hold on, because Hui and The Player are coming. 

    Imani and Hui kissing copy with effects added copy
    North Korean defector falls for African American ballerina in the interracial romance HUI

     

    I didn’t meet my own deadline of this weekend, but the books will be out in the coming days (this week).

    I’ve decided to put The Player in play during MARCH MADNESS, as well as a few other novels. The novels will be .99 cents and also be available via Kindle Unlimited. Only  HUI will be priced at $2.99.

    I’d like to once again thank everyone who purchased AT LAST. Torii Theas is also in The Player, but I made sure to focus on the main couple, Kyle and Harlow.

    Since I’m so close to releasing these two books, I’m not putting up anymore excerpts from these two novels, however an edited excerpt from

    RUSH: The Book of Aaliyah is now up:

     

    Rush 2 Low resolution
    RUSH: The Book of Aaliyah continues where RUSH: Suicide Kings left off.  Interracial romance featuring a Somali Bantu and a member of an Outlaw motorcycle gang
  • Adult Novella,  Adult Novellas,  E books,  Women's fiction,  YA Contemporary

    Going back in order to go forward

    I’m busy working to get HUI and The Player released this weekend, as I try to figure out which novels will be part of MARCH MADNESS

     

    I’ve decided that after HUI is released, I’ll complete the next round of edits on books that need to go on sale.

    I haven’t forgotten about my book sequels. The excerpt for RUSH 2  will be up this weekend:

     

    Rush on Amazon
    RUSH: A Suicide Kings motorcycle gang novella, featuring Aiden and Aaliyah.
    New Cover for RUSH 2 small copy
    Aiden and Aaliyah’s story continues in RUSH: The Book of Aaliyah

     

     

     

     

     

    Ebooks related to this series :

      Click the image for an excerpt                                                                                    

    Anatomy of a Seduction ebook cover small size copy
    Anatomy of a Seduction is Rory’s tale. Rory is a character first introduced in RUSH
    Make Me Yours. African American divorcee falls for her Somali Bantu college professor.
    Make Me Yours. African American divorcee falls for her Somali Bantu college professor, Daniel Semboga, who was first introduced in RUSH

     

     

     

    Dane2a copy with watermark
    Unforgettable, a spin off novella from The RUSH: Suicide Kings Motorcycle Gang series

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Adult Novella,  Contemporary Romance,  E books,  Excerpts

    Love is a Battlefield

    So these are the last excerpts before the ebook THE PLAYER is released, and I thought I’d start with the scene where Harlow puts on her old costume from Carnival. I decided to do a quick edit in order to keep it clean enough to put on this site (I’d rather not use an 18 and over rating):

     

    Harlow in dancing costume plus Kyle on bed copy low resolution
    Harlow and Kyle from the ebook THE PLAYER. Click the photo to read how their love story began, in an extended excerpt.

     

     

     EXCERPT: 

    “Do you still have your outfit?”

    “It’s around here somewhere. I don’t know why I kept it. There was a time I really could’ve used the money if I’d sold it. I guess it brings back memories, because winning that contest was one of the high points of my life.”

    “I wish I could’ve seen you back then.” He was sprawled on her bed with one of his long legs cocked up while the other was diagonal, his heel along the mattress edge. The way his legs were divided gave her a clear view of what lay heavy and thick between his thighs . . .

    After what  seemed like an eternity of getting hollered at because he kept trying to peek, she told him to open his eyes.

    And what he saw, it was . . . it was beyond words. She was beyond words.

    There were green feathers, diamonds – at least he thought they were diamonds – they could’ve been that other stuff women wear to make outfits like that sparkle. Whatever the hell they were, the little buggers really popped in just the right places. Her headdress was adorned with feathers and silvery, shiny little beads also. Fuck. Why couldn’t he recall what those things were? All he knew was what stood before him, dressed like the women in the comic books he liked to read as a kid, her body curvy and soft and spilling out of a very skimpy superhero outfit like it was painted on. God, she was beautiful. So gorgeous, that his dick reacted in a salute.

    “Would you like to see how I danced?” Harlow’s voice was practically a purr.

    Kyle licked his lips in anticipation. “Oh yes, I’d like that very much.”